When you build a form on the web, you should always validate the data being submitted. While it’s necessary to do it on the server side, it’s more friendly if you can do one on the client side so the user doesn’t have to suffer through multiple attempts to submit.
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The only thing I know about my next computer purchase is that it will be a dual-processor machine. Do I really need that much power? I like to kid myself into thinking that I do along with those 3 23″ LCDs, but I digress. If you are in the same boat as me (well kinda) […]

Every online community, whether a mailing list, a forum, a chat or a newsgroup, seems to go through the same basic phases. Knowing these phases may be useful in directing your own community’s future. This document may help: The Natural Life Cycle of a Mailing List

SQL can be a dangerous animal. Usually, when you write a bad query, it’s no big deal. But occasionally you might encouter the cartesian join

Of course Linux is not the only player in the open source game. Many people seem to overlook the *BSD variants which all have there advantages. One such variant is NetBSD and the NetBSD Firewall solution has, you guessed it, developed a slimmed down version of NetBSD to use as a firewall. If you have […]

Today’s schedule for Monday is to stare at the computer for a while. Realize it would be cool to play some games right now. Head on over to NetHack and download the latest version. Stay at work for 10 hours playing the game just to up myself 2 more levels. Go home and do it […]

If you’ve ever built a PC with a window, you know how ugly wiring is to look at. And it can be hard to hide. The best option I’ve found is cable sleeving, and specifically the Universal PSU Sleeving Kit from FrozenCPU.com.