Category: Misc

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6 Totally Free Essential Fresh Format Installs

So while I am trying to get back into the swing of things & am making a few modifications to The Attached Image, I thought I would do a list of the programs I always install after a format. So without further ado here they are.

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Get Your Winfast Capture Card Working In Windows 7 x64

If like me you have been told of, or have had first hand experience of, the disappointment that flows over you when you realise your beloved Winfast capture card doesn’t work in the shiny new OS Windows 7 x64, then you’ll probably be searching furiously for an answer to resuscitate your loved one! Look no [...]

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Proxy Pro 6 Remote Desktop Software

Proxy Pro 6 is a remote access software that allows you to control another computer from your own. It is ideal for use by help-desks & IT Administrators.
Some people might ask “Why not use a free alternative like VNC?” They are fine unless you need a professional service with security that you can rely upon. [...]

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VIPRE Antivirus – The New AV On The Block

What Is It?
VIPRE Antivirus is a new Antivirus Software from Sunbelt Software. It is lightweight, fast, and also works as an antispyware software.

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Oh No My Computer Has Died!

Don’t Panic!
As the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy said the first thing to do is to not panic. If you don’t calm yourself down, you can’t do anything if you’re in that frame of mind, you’ll only go and break something else.

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Storing Multiple Items In One MySQL Field – Alternate Method

A little while ago I posted about storing more than one piece of information in a MySQL table field. This can come in handy for quite a few reasons, none of which I can think of right now, but really it does.
Anyway here is a trick for doing this in a much better way, in [...]

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Storing Multiple Values In A MySQL Database

So after a little rest from coding I’m back with this little conundrum that hit me about 4 or 5 year ago, but seems to have come back to haunt a lot of people recently.
The problem is storing multiple values in one field when using a MySQL database. The project I worked on all that [...]

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Codeigniter Tutorial: Selecting A Random Row Every Day From MySQL & Not Repeating It

So I am doing a little project that I am thinking of implementing over at Celeb O Rama. Basically it’s a poll, but one of the features the poll has is that it will change randomly every day. I have found lots, and lots of people asking how to do daily polls or pictures so [...]

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Storing IP Address Data In A MySQL Database

Sorry about the recent problems with the site. I had quite a large database crash before I moved the site over to the new host which caused a lot of posts to be lost. I do have a backup, but I have decided to make a fresh start. I did however use the backup to [...]

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Starting Out With Codeigniter Part 1

I have recently started using Codeigniter, and found it to be an incredibly powerful framework. Some people argue that lazy people use frameworks, but personally I think it stops you from having to re-invent the wheel everytime you start a new project.
Getting Codeigniter
The only place I advise you get Codeigniter from is the official Codeigniter [...]


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