Dual-core and WinXP

WinXP and dual-core problems

WinXP and dual-core problems:

from the June 2006 issue of MaximumPC < www.maximumpc.com >

While this is not a common problem, it is well documented that sometimes WinXP, apps, or games, have a problem with the dual-core cpus.

Vista, Hardware, and You

Culled mostly from the MAY 2006 issue of ComputerPowerUser
< www.computerpoweruser.com >, their Vista article is in 3 sections, and is about 15 pages long. A nice in-depth look at what to expect from MS this time around.
But my purpose here is to give you a Sneak Peek at what hardware you will want, to ..mmmmmm.... enjoy your Vista experience.

Chopping Files with PHP

Functions to Chop up Files in PHP

A quick test.....

Sometimes it's useful to be able to chop up a file into chunks of a certain size. For example, maybe you need to put a large file in a MySQL database, and the file size exceeds the maximum MySQL packet size allowed by your hosting company. Another use might be to allow users to download a large file in parts, and then join them together on their computer with a file joiner. Below are two scripts to help with the task of splitting up files.

Fun with perl

This is my new article

#!/usr/bin/perl
use foo;
if(5 > 4){
  print "hello world";
}

Does the above format correctly or does it show the html?

Creating an RSS feeds generator in PHP

Over the past few weeks while I was working for a news portal, we came across the need to create a RSS feeds generator in PHP. Now since I presumed many of the PHP programmers out there would also come across such demands at some point, I thought I'ld document the development of a simple RSS feeds generator on Programmer Assist.

Ruby On Rails, And I Take A Dive!

A website that I visit pretty regularly, today published an excellent introduction for Ruby On Rails (ROR). I, like many of the webdevelopers, have been terribly curious about this almost "magical, no fuss" web development language, hence the time was perfect for Sitepoint to come out with the article.