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What to take tramping

Quite often I am at a loss when making sure I have every thing I need when going tramping (hiking)... More

Fender electric guitar: History

For more than four decades, Fender electric guitars and amplifiers have had a tremendous influence on the way the world composes,... More

Avoiding negative body language

You can tell a lot from a persons body language. In the right conditions, you can tell if someone is sad,... More

How to get up earlier

For some people, getting up early happens naturally for them and they just jump out of bed when the birds... More

How to sleep soundly

Sleep may be as natural as breathing and eating, but many of us find ourselves tossing and turning instead. Sleepless nights... More

XML Sitemaps: For speed indexing large sites

After reading XML Sitemaps: The Most Overrated SEO Tactic Ever, I felt that XML sitemaps were getting a hard time. The... More

Metric system

In Britain and the U.S. there is an lot of people still set on using the imperial system of... More

Editing live sites and the power of __autoload() in PHP 5

I have always wondered how many web developers have a development server to program on and how many just edit... More

Signs of lying

You many not realise it, but people are telling you lies every day. These lies range from small fibs to deliberate... More

Signs of a true smile

Embarrassed by the crow's feet at the corners of your eyes? Contemplating plastic surgery to remove those unsightly little creases? Think... More

Rewriting URLs with mod_rewrite (Apache URL rewrite tool)

``The great thing about mod_rewrite is it gives you all the configurability and flexibility of Sendmail. The downside to mod_rewrite... More

Not all countries have a 5 digit postal code and states

Most websites that require a postal address are also international, but it is a wonder how so many of these... More

How light affects colour schemes

The most important aspect of selecting a colour scheme that most home owners fail to consider is how natural light will... More

NVU HTML Editor

For a long time I have been searching for an HTML editor that I could use on both Microsoft Windows... More

CSS Usage

Overview External Style Sheets Internal Style sheets Inline Style Multiple Style Sheets Overview There are three ways of inserting style... More

Web Hosting: My DreamHost Experience

I seem to have taken a step up in the world by moving my webhosting and domains from GoDaddy to DreamHost... More

PDD-NOS: PDD not otherwise specified

PDD Not Otherwise Specified, PDDNOS or PDD-NOS is a pervasive developmental disorder in which some symptoms of autism or a similar... More

Major areas of AI

There are no set areas of AI when it is looked at from what the AI system does. This is because... More

More lesser known facts

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs. Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters. Amount American Airlines saved... More

Coffee's effects revealed in brain scans

Coffee improves short-term memory and speeds up reaction times by acting on the brain’s prefrontal cortex, according to a new study... More

Unnecessary site registration

For me, there is nothing worse than hurrying to find something on Google, clicking a search result and then finding... More

Animal facts 3: Interesting facts you never knew

Some scientists think that 10% of the animal biomass of the world is ants. Scientists in Brazil have reported the... More

Confidence, posture and the first impression

Ask any woman - the first thing they look for in a man is confidence. It turns them on. It's worthwhile... More

Mnemonic devices

Mnemonic devices should probably not be used for memorizing concepts because they are designed to sidestep the deep meaning of a... More

Sci Text Editor

The Sci Text Editor is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a... More

Animal facts 2: Interesting facts you never knew

The fastest dog, the Saluki, can reach speeds of up to 43 miles per hour. The greyhound was known to... More

Bad blog posts

Every now and then we all write bad blog posts. It is bound to happen to all blog owners and writers... More

Color symbolism

Color Symbolism describes the use of color as a symbol throughout cultures and religions. Listed below are some common cultural (symbolic)... More

Genetic Engineering

Every organism has DNA, and this DNA held in every cell of your body. It is like a blueprint that... More

Animal facts 4: Interesting facts you never knew

The koala is the world’s fussiest eater and feeds uniquely on eucalyptus leaves. An elephant's tooth can weigh as much... More

Interesting bird facts

Some interesting facts about birds: The oldest bird was known as an Archaeopteryx and lived about 150 million years ago. It... More

7 tips for efficient sleep

The modern world is fast paced and a good night sleep seems to be somewhat of a luxury. Understanding how to... More

Lesser known facts

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. The national anthem of Greece has... More

Natural and artificial intelligence distinguished

What is the difference between human intelligence and artificial intelligence? The difference between natural intelligence (e.g human intelligence) and artificial... More

How do I build up my confidence?

One of the key skills required to achieve your goals and get where you what in life is confidence. Although... More

Inferiority complex

The nature doesn't believe in similarity. It creates every human being with a unique quality or feature. Even twins are different... More

Throwing things away

People have always had problems throwing things out. Everyone knows someone who thinks that they need to keep everything and... More

Automatic Keyword Generator

Content sites often use keywords to better describe the topics of published articles. The keywords may help the sites being... More

Asperger's Syndrome

In 1944, Asperger's Syndrome was first described and named after the Austrian doctor, Hans Asperger. He described individuals who showed... More

Lesser known facts about the human body

A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day. A cough releases an explosive... More

Fender Amplifier History

In 1946 Clarence Leo Fender began building guitar amplifiers in Fullerton, California. He first targeted country players, and spenta lot of... More

Dynamically load a class in PHP

Recently I visited a PHP forum where a user was asking how to "Dynamically Load A Class" in PHP using... More

PHProxy

It is all in the name; PHProxy is a proxy that is programmed in PHP. PHProxy is a web-based circumventor that... More

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no-one knows the reason why?

It has been widely quoted in incorrect lists of facts that a duck's quack does not echo. This statement is incorrect... More

Writing a good forum signature

All the good forums allow their users to have a forums signature at the bottom of each of their post. The... More

Body Language Basics

Body language is fascinating. People rarely recognize how much information they give off and how noticeable it is to the human... More

Who invented the toilet

Toilets appeared early in history. In the year 2500 BCE, the people of Harappa in India had water borne toilets... More

Animal facts: Interesting facts you never knew

You can tell if a skunk is about if you smell only .000 000 000 000 071 ounce of its... More

CGI Proxy

CGI Proxy is a free script that is on many web pages and is a HTTP or FTP proxy. What this... More

Anonymous CGI Proxy

CGI Proxy is a free script that is on many web pages and is a HTTP or FTP proxy. What this... More

How to pick the right website topic

Choosing the right website topic can make or break your website building success, so how can you make sure that... More

Types of handshakes

There are 5 basic types of handshakes that most of us have experienced. Perhaps you can think of others. Knuckle... More

Importance of forum signature links

When you write a post to a message board, bulletin board or forum, most good systems allow you to have... More

Open Source Cola

Open Souce Cola Formula - How to make Open Source Cola Good ideas are worth money. So why are hard... More

Detecting internal redirects in url rewrite

Question My current .htaccess file does a conditional internal redirect using quite a few RewriteRules to the contents of a... More

Anonymous surfing

It is common for people to worry about their privacy. The companies around us like to compile as much data on... More

Body language myths: Truth behind the smile and other myths

Being able to read "nonverbal communication"-body language-is essential in business dealings. Problem is, we usually interpret a smile or lack of... More

Historical background of AI

1950 - A.M. Turing published "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" (1950). - The paper also introduces the Turing test. This is... More

The Mozart Effect

Can listening to Mozart really improve your child's IQ? I got the music because I read that the beats of Mozart... More

Fixed width layouts versus flexible layouts

I have recently been redesigning my website and found myself having to decide what if my website design should be... More

20 Tips for writing better articles

There are many articles around the web and many of them are not well written. Some are have so many... More

How to write a good review

Reviews are becoming more and more common on the net. People are posting what they though about things, positive or... More

Horde framework project

The Mission The Horde Project is about creating high quality Open Source applications, based on PHP and the Horde Framework... More

Notepad++

I have been a fan of SciTE, but there is one thing that continues to annoy me about using it... More

Open Souce Cola Formula

Disclaimer Making soft drinks is not for the faint of heart, nor the dirty of finger. It is a solemn... More

9 steps to a successful website

Some websites seem to have instant fame, but most tend to lack growth and lack careful planning. There are 9... More

Quick Kiwi

Quick Kiwi.com is a new website that is currently being developed. Coming soon... (Well maybe not soon) (Unless a... More

KiwiBank: New Zealand's most satisfying bank

KiwiBank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the state-owned enterprise New Zealand Post Limited. Through KiwiBank, New Zealand Post provides... More

Common Comparisons

After looking at the top words used on Wikipedia, I decided to make a summary. So here are some notes... More

Baroque and early jazz compared

Baroque and Early Jazz are two styles of music that one would not normally compare. With nearly 200 years separating them,... More

The art of laziness

Never before have I ever though that laziness could be good, but recently I discovered the art behind being lazy... More

Getting up when your alarm goes off

We all have had problems with our alarms some times. You are in your nice and warm bed, your alarm... More

Association method to improve memory

Through out our life, our memory is very important. It helps us with everything thing from where we parked the car... More

Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974), also known simply as Duke (see Jazz royalty), was an... More

What are the basics of Video Editing?

Introduction In-Camera Editing Shooting to Edit Post-Production Just How Difficult is Editing? Editing is Really Just Copying... Manual Editing Edit... More

The art of procrastination

For years and years procrastination has been a bad trait, weeded out by self help books and generally been associated... More

Proxy Server

A proxy server is a computer network service which allows clients to make indirect network connections to other network services. A... More

No more Shyness

Shyness can affect all of us in some way and if we do not learn to control it, it controls... More

Content is not King

It seems that one of the phrases that webmasters use the most is that "Content is King". One site in particular... More

Judging a sites popularity

Popularity is very important for a site for many reasons. Trust - The more that people have used and know... More

Can Alexa Really Rank Traffic

For the people who do not know Alexa.com it may sound like some dirty site with seedy undertones, but... More

Googles Sitemap Protocol

Google has made the latest step towards making the Internet into a semantic web with its release of its sitemap... More

SmileCity.co.nz

SmileCity got started on Mar 29, 2003, and has not changed very much since, except for its growing popularity. Personally... More

PuTTY

PUTTY is a client program for the SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols. These protocols are all used to run... More

What to look for in Digital Cameras?

Digital cameras have completely change the photography market. For years, you typical old film cameras were expensive, and hard for some... More

Segment Publishing

Segment Publishing is a Sydney, Australia-based company who specialize in standards-compliant web development and FreeBSD-powered web hosting. From my first... More

Principles to help solve user issues

Murphy's Law.If anything can go wrong, it will. There are hundreds of corollaries to this law, all pointing out that... More

Sleep

We do not fully understand why we sleep, but think that it restores the bodies energy supplies that have been depleted... More

GoDaddy

When I first started looking at GoDaddy.com for hosting my site I found that there seemed to be one common... More

PHP

PHP (now a recursive acronym for "PHP Hypertext Preprocessor", but originally "Personal Home Page Tools",) is a widely used open-source programming... More

Crashing computer

The problem started for what seemed no reason at all. I would: Start up the computer like normal Wait for... More

Computer Problems

Oracle Problems (2004-05-10 13:32:37) When an Oracle Form will not run, and claims it can not save a file. Try... More

CSS Tutorial: Syntax

Selectors The class selector Making selector classes available to multiple HTML elements The id selector CSS Comments Selectors, properties &... More

Comparing MySQL to Oracle

MySQL vs Oracle was written in 2004 and may become outdated What constraints are allowed? Constraints are restrictions that are... More

CSS Tutorial: Basics

What is CSS? Why use CSS? Multiple Styles Cascade Into One What is CSS? CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets... More

Finding Jobs in NZ

Job Sites There are many jobs sites around for finding New Zealand jobs. seek.co.nz The largest and best... More

Everyone for themselves

In the virtual world of the Internet it is every one for themselves, including countries. Although the Internet was thought... More

Here's why you hate Mondays

Scientists have discovered a cure for the dreaded Monday morning blues - stop sleeping in on weekends. A new study has... More

Meta Tags

Although the idea of Meta tags is growing old, they are still being used to help other sites decide what... More

Computer Design

Why is it common practice to work on a monitor that is the same shape as a page in landscape... More

Site Maps

With 40 million websites in existence, and more than 3 billion web pages indexed by Google at the time of... More

Shyness: Putting shyness in the spotlight

You've been thinking about that hot new kid all month. So when you see the object of your affection by the... More

Choosing an interior color

Color not only feeds the eye but has both physiological and psychological components. The following provides a nutshell description of what... More

Physical activity in your daily life

At Home It's convenient, comfortable and safe to work out at home. It allows your children to see you being active,... More

Body language: Tactics to sway interviewers

Before a job interview, do you peruse magazines or review prepared notes? When the meeting begins, do you wait to be... More

Robotics

In the last few years, robots have been an increasing help to people. They have the ability to go where people... More

Pattern Recognition

The idea of pattern recognition is to obtain the traits or characteristics of given samples and sort them into classes. This... More

Natural language processing

One of the main problems with human and computer interaction is the computers inability to understand natural language. The aim of... More

How to Build Self Confidence

Don't settle for topical solutions to increasing your self-worth. True self-confidence isn't an overnight acquisition. It takes dedication to realize you... More

Machine Learning

“Machine learning is the ability of a computer to learn from experience. It is essential in situations where the environment... More

Knowledge Based Systems

A knowledge based system is a system that is designed to help solve difficult problems and make decisions. They can often... More

Important developments in AI

The Turing Test A.M. Turing published "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" (1950). - The paper also introduces the Turing test. This... More

Expert systems in managements decisions

According to (http://www.reduct.com/About_Ai/machine_intelligence.htm), AI is not only used for Process Control, Process Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis/Maintenance, but also... More

12 Tips for Writing Articles on the Internet

I have compiled a list of 12 tips I think should be helpful when you are writing articles on the Internet... More

Business areas of AI

“Industrial robots make up half of the value of robots and the most common industrial robots are demolition robots, medical... More

Psychology of writing

Do you ever come accros a webpage adorned in colors and why it is all these colors, while none of the... More

How to jog your memory

The busier life becomes, the easier it is to forget names, numbers and important dates. These mnemonic tricks can help you... More

How to give up coffee

Millions of people around the world begin their day with a cup of coffee, believing that they cannot wake up without... More

Seven ways to optimize your brain and life

The brain is a three-pound supercomputer. It is the command and control center running your life. It is involved in... More

Overcoming shyness and social phobia

Shyness, (sometimes inaccurately called 'social phobia'), affects most people at some time in their life. Young people in particular find overcoming... More

Orkut review

If you asked web surfers what’s the hottest “in-thing” that is all the rage on the net? Chances are social networking... More

Messy desk = ordered mind, expert says

Is a cluttered desk a sign of genius or just hopeless disorganization? I had plenty of opportunity to ponder this question... More

Table and CSS based layouts

In the past few years and well into 2006, there has been a push for web designers to move from the... More

Linux is not ready for mainstream

I have tried to move to Linux twice so far, but during both attempts I found myself drawn back to... More

Researchers debate the Mozart effect

Listening to Mozart won't raise a child's IQ, but music classes could help her or him to understand directions and diagrams... More

Finding article ideas

It has happened to us all, we have gone to write something and we draw a blank. We have nothing... More

Miles Davis

Miles Davis (1926-1991), American trumpet player and bandleader, one of the most innovative, influential, and respected figures in the history of... More

Ugly website designs can be effective

It has recently been discovered that an ugly website can be more effective than a professional looking site. Simple or... More

Overcoming shyness

Some of the advice given out by various relationship experts does not work. Some of us have found ourselves apparently 'failing'... More

Proxy

A proxy server is a server that sits between a client application, such as a Web browser, and a real server... More

Like it or not, a website fails without incoming links

For a short while, I was taken in by a lot of the chatter on the net about content. People... More

Memory boost: A healthy heart is good for your memory

There's a lot out there about how we need to be heart healthy, but did you know that being heart healthy... More

Your URLs still contain WWW?

If you look at any website URLs most will contain the acronym WWW. This stands for World Wide Web, though... More

Memory tips

This article will review the use and potential of using mnemonics tactics to increase and improve memory capabilities and better memory... More

Quick SEO Tips

Just a few tips to help get better rankings in search engines. Update often Search engines like MSN like websites... More

Learning how to learn

Santosh Prem, a teacher at Malet Lambert School, claims that “the difference between a genius and a "normal" person is that... More

Solutions to Window Start Menu Clutter (aka ideas for programmers)

I do not understand why no one has tried to combat the problem of Start Menu Clutter. Everyone I know... More

Invalid host attack on PHP websites

When you are creating a PHP script on your website, you many be unaware that there is a security flaw... More

PHP Live

PHP Live is a live support system for Web sites offered by phplivesupport.com. Its functions include unlimited operators, unlimited... More

7 tips for keeping your desk messy

A messy desk is a sign of creativity and imagination. There is something about a messy desk that makes it... More

Showing NoFollow links in Firefox

On some links, webmasters can say that the link should not be followed by a search engine. The problem is... More

Search engines ranking with nofollow

The nofollow attribute (rel="nofollow") is used by webmasters to control what search engines crawl, and can reach. The Google Blog... More

Mambo

The Mambo is a musical form and style of dance originating from Cuba. The word mambo is the name of a... More

Choosing a Content Management System (CMS)

It is very hard to choose the correct CMS. There are so many offered now days that to the uneducated,... More

XML is not (always) RSS

Recently RSS has become the "in thing" and an example of the Web 2.0 craze. Many webmasters are adding RSS... More

Google Analytics failure

There was a huge rush to sign up for Google Analytics when it was first announced a few weeks ago... More

Target attribute on websites

The target attribute was originally designed for sites that use frames, but in recent years it has been abused. There... More

Free iPod from Krugle.com

It is always very cool to get free stuff, and even better to win it. I am an application developer... More

Television advertisements: The fine print

Recently I have started to take notice of the small print on television advertisements and have found that many advertisements... More

Difference between HTML and XHTML

One of the reasons that today's browsers are so large is that HTML documents can be constructed much more loosely than... More

StumbleUpon: A Web 2.0 mashup!

StumbleUpon.com is a website that directs you to a random website that was liked by other people with similar... More

Google Sitemap hack together

A Sitemap file lets you tell Google about all the pages on your site, and optionally, information about those pages, such... More

StumbleUpon: Mention it and they will come

Earlier this year, I wrote an article titled StumbleUpon: A Web 2.0 mashup. The aim of this article was... More

How colours affect your website

Since people associate particular colours with different emotions, the colours used on your website can have a psychological effect on visitors... More

Unequal Discrimination

Discrimination is defined as unfair or unequal treatment, based on prejudice, taken against a person or group of people because... More

Test page2

This page is used to test this site.... More

Why Should I Pay for Web Hosting?

The advent of blogging and free blog space has brought about a revolution in web publishing that pushes the boundaries of... More

Links to your website: How to get them

Links building is a primary job for developing link popularity. Link popularity is one of the vital measures taken in consideration... More

New Zealand

New Zealand is a small country about the about the size of Japan or California, that is located in the n... More

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

As computers have become part of everyday life, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) has become more widespread in the general public. Carpal... More

Mothers Day and Fathers Day

Mothers Day Even in the ancient days when the Greeks reigned, there has been holidays aimed at mothers. The Greeks... More

Global Warming

Global warming is an issue that affects all of us. It is a real threat, not only to our lifestyle,... More

Adsense smart pricing: Better than the alternatives

After reading a blog entry on JenSense, about how "One poorly converting site can "smart price" an entire Adsense account", I... More

Writers Block

As a writer, one of the most annoying things is to not have anything to write about and can not... More

ASB Bank: One of New Zealand's largest banks

ASB Bank is one of New Zealand's largest banks, with branches throughout the country. It also has insurance and securities arms... More

More sleep would make people happier, healthier and safer

Many people are surprised to learn that researchers have discovered a single treatment that improves memory, increases people's ability to concentrate,... More

Web Server

The term web server can mean one of two things: a computer responsible for serving web pages, mostly HTML documents, via... More

Connect with me

Yes I am single, have many hobbies and do not mind chatting away with random websurfers. If you would like, it... More

Psychology of Programming: Encouraging creativity

It has often been said that programmers are introverts. I find that this isn't true, in the majority of cases, but... More

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