3+ Free Must-Have Programming Books For Your Summer Reading List
Want to be productive this summer? If your answer is no, I’m surprised you’re reading this article, but since you’re already here, you might as well read about some potentially productive things. Say, reading some great beginner-grade materials especially if you have an interest in making some of your own Chrome extensions, Windows programs, etc.
The 10 Best Open Source Projects You Should Be Volunteering To Help With
You don't have to be a programmer. You could be a writer, a designer, a translator, just a Facebook or Twitter junkie, or someone who wants to just donate money for the cause. There are different levels where you can put your two bits. And here are ten of the many open source projects where you can.
5 Ways to Customize Your Browser and Have Websites the Way YOU Want Them to Be
You’re probably familiar with browser extensions, but there are many other ways to customize your browser and tweak websites. The web isn’t a one-way, passive medium – you have the ability to remix websites you view on the fly, adding features or changing their look. Each of these methods has its own advantages and drawbacks.
How To Write A Windows Script To Change Network Settings On The Fly
In many offices or work environments, you might need to redefine your network settings to connect to different networks. I found myself in this situation often enough, and got so tired of browsing to the network card, opening up the IP settings and making those edits, that I decided it was high time to put together a VB script that would do it all in one or two clicks.
Learn SQL Or Create A Simple Database With SQLite Database Browser
Have you ever found yourself in need of a database, but you can't really afford Microsoft Access, and you certainly can't afford to install and operate an Oracle server at home. Whether your goal is to practice your hand with learning SQL commands on a real, live database, or you just would like to have a simple and highly portable database, the SQLite Browser is exactly what you need.
How To AJAX-ify Your WordPress Comments
By default, the WordPress commenting system is woefully inadequate. You could switch to a third party system like Livefyre or Disqus, but if you’d prefer to keep everything in house or some other kind of customization going on, then posting comments by AJAX is the least you should do.
What Is the Java Virtual Machine & How Does It Work?
Though it isn't strictly necessary to know it works in order to program in Java, it's still good to know because it may help you become a better programmer.
Try Out Sublime Text 2 For Your Cross-Platform Code Editing Needs
Sublime Text 2 is a cross-platform code editor I only recently heard about, and I have to say I'm really impressed despite the beta label. You can download the full app without paying a penny and with no enforced time limit for your evaluation. So I really think it's worth taking a look at, in your search for the elusive best code editor ever.
Raspberry Pi - A Credit-Card Sized ARM Computer - Yours For Only $25
Something big has been brewing in the university town of Cambridge, UK. For the past year a team of academics, businessmen, lecturers and programmers have been making final amendments to a very exciting project indeed. Raspberry Pi is an ultra-affordable credit-card sized computer that will be finally making its way into the sweaty palms of excitable programmers, hobbyists and students come the end of February 2012.
A Tutorial On Using AJAX In WordPress
AJAX is a remarkable web technology that moved us beyond the simple “click link, go to another page” structure of The Internet 1.0. It enables websites to dynamically fetch and display content without the user moving away from the current page. Making use of AJAX is quite easy to do from within the WordPress environment, and today we show you how.
Pass Any Information Between VBA Applications Using The Clipboard
One of the most frustrating parts of working with VBA inside specific applications, is that it’s not always easy to get two applications to “talk” to each other. You can try for very quick transactions of information between applications is passing data to the clipboard, and then reading that information from the other application.
Soup Up The Notepad++ Text Editor With Plugins From The Notepad Plus Repository [Windows]
Notepad++ is a worthy replacement for Windows’ in-built and much loved text editor, and comes highly recommended if you’re a programmer, web designer or simply someone who finds themselves in need of a powerful plain text editor. Not only is Notepad++ free under the GPL licence but it is also possible to extend its functionality with plugins.
3 Interactive, Fun, Free Ways To Start Learning The Ruby Programming Language
Ruby is an expressive, very high-level, scripting language. It is used on the Web mainly as part of the Ruby on Rails web development framework, but also standalone. If you’re curious about what Ruby (not Ruby on Rails) feels like, you don’t necessarily need to pick up a book or go watch a screencast (although those are good ways to learn, too).
The 5 Best O'Reilly eBooks That Are Free To Download
There are quite a few people who have realised that smartphones, tablets and e-book readers are a great way to store and read technical manuals. It's not just that these books are not taking up room on the desk. It's also the fact that they're on hand when you need to refer to them and easy to get stuck into when you find yourself with an hour spare and realise you could spend a little time learning something useful.
How To Control Running Services With The SC Command [Windows]
One of the things that I find myself doing much more often since diving into IT is monitoring and checking the status of services running on computers that are running across the company. There is the standard way of managing services which most people use because it's well-known and fairly easy. But what about another way?
How To Create A Data Backup Tool With SyncToy & VB Script
We've covered a lot of backup solutions here at MUO, and all of these solutions are great, but if you're working in an environment that is wary about free 3rd party software packages, or companies that want to stick with Microsoft products only, then you may find yourself without a good solution. Enter SyncToy and VB Script.
How To Make Your Own Basic Internet Browser Using VBA
When you really stop to think about it, an Internet browser in its simplest form isn't really that impressive an application. I mean, yes, the Internet is amazing by anyone's standards. The concept of linking so many of the world's computers and mobile devices within this massive network, that is epic. But the concept of transferring a text file with special code in it onto a computer screen is not really a big deal.
Put Your Command Line On Steroids With Swiss File Knife [Windows]
Sometimes, the fastest way to accomplish a task such as sorting files or editing text documents is to use quick command line tools. there is a really cool tool called Swiss File Knife (sfk), which extends the sort of scripting set we've all become accustomed to.
2 Websites & 2 Apps That Can Help When Learning Java Programming
There are plenty of people I know who'd like to know how to program, yet they're confused by how to start and what the general ideas of programming are. In addition, there are a large number of programming languages to choose from, so choosing the right one to start out with may be a little difficult for the inexperienced programmer. This article will help you get started with a relatively easy to learn language.
How To Edit Thousands of Wordpress Posts With Just One SQL Command
Growing a blog takes years, and a whole lot of pain and struggle. Then there are the major transitions, when you realize that you have to make some major changes, and it's going to take a whole lot of work. There are a number of major changes I've had to make on my own blog, but one of the most difficult was that I had used a certain manual method to insert Google ads into my blog articles.