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Wow – the browser wars are back with a bang! We wait ages for a new version of Internet Explorer and then two come at once (almost). There’s a nice summary on the Register this morning about the new versions of various browsers. If you’re in the mood you can download: Chrome (Win) Firefox 3.0.7 (An

The US Dept of Homeland Paranoia has been working on publishing a list of the top 25 most serious security errors common is programming. This is a good read, although it is fairly advanced. Worth a look if you are keen to improve your application development skills. SANS Institute – CWE/SANS TOP 25

Picking colour schemes for web sites is something I’m notoriously bad at. I’m not artistic and struggle to get beyond safe Blue, White and Yellow as a design scheme (must be a link to a certain footy team there). Adobe Kuler is great for picking a nice setup and I have a couple of themes [...]

I’ve been playing with the new beta of Google Chrome. In case you missed it, Chrome is their new web browser entering into a crowded market. Last time I checked, Firefox and IE were still dominating market share (especially Firefox according to w3schools.com). So do we need a new browser, and what d

It is probably unfair to call PHP a numpty language anyway. Programmers always have their biases and tend to favour one language over another. I’m as guilty as the next man in this respect. I’ve always found PHP a little uncomfortable to use. Much of it seems bolted on to me. I did find this article

I hesitate to show you this article, but the ever-hilarious Verity Stob has published her thoughts on the various kinds of software planning diagrams you may be asked to produce. Why hesitate? Well after reading this, when my colleagues are asking you to produce class diagrams, data flow diagrams or

I found this in .Net magazine (which seems much better and more heavyweight then when I last looked at it). swf Image Replacement is a neat combination of JavaScript and Flash which lets you apply effects like drop-shadow or rounded corners to conventional images. “Big deal” I hear you say, I can do

If you visit digg.com, they use a nice effect to show or hide comments. Rather than abruptly disappearing (like we do with the tabbed interface tutorial) they open and close using an animated effect. This one if fairly advanced for year 1, but have a look. Harry Maugans » How to Create an Animate

I saw an interesting short piece on Wired’s website about a college banning Wikipedia references from assignments (papers). This does represent a real worry when it comes to marking assignments. Many students are too credulous when it comes to the information printed on the Internet. It is essential