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Top free applications to aid in web design and development

Posted on Thu, 2009-03-19 20:45

FileZilla FTP Client - http://filezilla-project.org/
A FTP client to upload documents from your computer to your web server. Also supports SFTP for secure transfering of files.

Windows Vista x64 to Windows 7 Beta

Posted on Tue, 2009-01-13 21:42

With the new Windows 7 beta out from Microsoft, I decided to try to upgrade an existing Windows Vista x64 which has been very stable and not had a problem, has a fair few applications installed and lots of documents.  I wasn’t putting up much hope, but backed up all the Documents and proceeded to upgrade the Vista installation as opposed to a new installation.

The installation started properly with no issues from within Windows Vista, then the PC required a restart, so restarted and the installation continued.

A message then came up during installation that “a required driver could not be found”.  This could be a problem, once the error had been closed, the window on screen said that all changes made would be reverted to how they were.  So my thoughts here were that it would restart back to Windows Vista like it was before with a heap of temporary installation files on the C drive.

HTPC software configuration using MediaPortal

Posted on Thu, 2008-12-11 13:41

For my HTPC, I now have configured most things up, so it is all working just like it should be. It took a few OS reinstalls to get it exactly where I wanted it, but I more or less have it, just have to sort out Blu-ray & HDDVD playback sorted first.

Here is a list of what I was aiming for:

Built my first HTPC (Home Theatre Personal Computer)

Posted on Sun, 2008-10-26 12:31

The idea of an HTPC is to have a PC that can fit in with your amplifier/receiver underneath your TV which will act as a DVD player but with more features.

Hardware wise it is identical to a normal PC with CPU, RAM, motherboard etc etc but generally put in to more stylish cases specially built to fit in most TV stands.

[PHP + MySQL] Making a basic product database - Part 1

Posted on Sun, 2008-10-12 19:29

Firstly you need a server which supports PHP and Mysql. If you haven't got one, you can set up your computer as a local web server.

Google Chrome annoyances

Posted on Thu, 2008-10-09 22:31

It has been over a month now since Google released Chrome to the world and quite a few annoyances have appeared over that time.

Closing multiple tabs

The huge flaw that is extremely irritating is no warning of closing multiple tabs.

If you have 10

[MySQL] Using MySQL to analyze web usage from Windows ISA logs

Posted on Mon, 2008-09-22 13:57

This tutorial will teach you how to import a tab delimited file in to a MySQL database. I built a program to do this for Windows ISA Server logs which contained over 500,000 lines which was way too many for Microsoft Excel to handle and too much for notepad to handle properly. What MySQL functions will we be using:

Google Chrome really Safari in disguise?

Posted on Tue, 2008-09-02 21:29

While enabling Google Gears from within the newly released Google Chrome, I noticed something odd about the wording.

In Firefox and IE, you get the same text:

Ford Mondeo MK4 (2007 – onwards) leaking boot problem

Posted on Mon, 2008-08-11 21:09

There is a problem on all Mondeo’s from 2007 until early 2008 I believe which is after heavy rain when you open the boot, you get wet as does everything in the boot.

There is a fix for this and is on all current Mondeo’s been made. The fix is a rubber seal going all the way round the boot.  All the water that sits at the bottom of the window now floods down the sides of the window and drops a short distance at the top of the boot and flows down the side gutters.

[How to] Convert AVCHD ISO to MKV

Posted on Sun, 2008-07-20 20:36

These steps will help you convert an AVCHD ISO to MKV so it is playable on your PC.

After some searching after my previous post.

I have found the answer on the AfterDawn forums.

The only difference being that IsoMagic failed to open up the ISO at all.  Instead I used IsoBuster created by Smart Projects.

The software you will need is:

  • IsoBuster - (You will need to purchase, as free trial does not allow ability to extract.)
  • tsMuxeR - Freeware.
  • mkvtoolnix - Freeware (Windows download at the bottom.)

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