PHP 5 requires a bit of a mindset change as you move into a more object orientated approach, but has anyone ever done benchmarks on which loops/random code etc! Well now some one has, check the PHP5 benchmark here, and never code in the dark again.
Another cool JS effect that is taking the web 2.0 [...]

Before I qualify this statement, let me just say that one would only need this tutorial to make personal backups of legally purchased DVD’’s, Right!
Well I recently did need to make a copy of a DVD (Dont worry it was my Wedding DVD, so no legal issues) and found this tutorial helpfull. Obviously you lose [...]

Ive been spending a bit of time researching cool Javascript ways of making the web more accesible. Desktop apps have lost their appeal for me, so trying to do things that are easy on a desktop app, on the web is what ive been looking at.
First, I found this cool image uploader that builds on [...]

Adrian from Even Flow has just droppped by my desk and handed me the new Edge-Core Skype Wifi Phone. The phone looks awesome and my first impression is that its a winner.
The phone uses the Skype UI and impliments a scaled down version of the desktop Skype software. The phone picks up most wifi networks [...]

Everyone is on about the big CSS Reboot that happened on the 1st of May, so I thought I would give PHP a reboot.
Today CakePHP was released, and it looks like quite a good framework to get in bed with. Lets hope they have turned out a good first product (I wouldnt expect anything less [...]

I cant believe it! 217 quality posts later, and Techblog is 1 year old!!!
Here is what a few of Techblogs celeb friends had to say:
“go shorty, it’’s your birthday.” - 50 Cent
“It’’s an amazing thing to think that ours is the first generation in history that really can end extreme poverty, the kind that means [...]

Google is at it again, they have released an update to Sketchup, a new 3D modelling app, that looks amazing. here is the scoop:
“Google SketchUp is an easy-to-learn 3D modeling program. Using a few simple tools you can create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects-even space ships. You can add details, [...]

Choosing colours for your new Web 2.0 layout is a job best left up to the Pro’’s, but if are looking for a colour scheme, why not leave it to chance and use this little flash colour wheel. You can come up with some fun colour combo’’s and see what colours work with each other.

Today, I thought I would make every readers life a lot easier ( I figure all my readers fit into one of these categories). I have a few usefull tools for you.
Techies: All the tools you need on your USB flash disk. This collection will enable you to troubleshoot just about everything.
Developers: Are you using [...]

I”m interested in Ajax for a number of reasons, primarily because it makes users experience of the web so much richer, as well as the neat way that it allows you to code using a framework. There are loads of frameworks out there, and many are pretty bad, but Max Kiesler has done a round [...]