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Is a Windows 7 handset worth it?

A lot of people took to the Windows 7 phone market when it initially launched, but nowhere near the amount who leapt onto the iPhone bandwagon, laughing at other platforms as iOS became the most popular destination for applications on the market. However, there are remains a dedicated userbase, so let’s take a look at […]

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PHP script to create thumbnails for images

The task: Write a PHP script to get images from database (database table “PHOTOS”), resize them and output them in the browser. Here’s my quick solution(not optimized): thumb.php [sourcecode language=”php”] <?php require_once(‘dbconfig.php’); // file that stores our database connection variables require_once(‘functions.php’); // resize script try { if (!isset($_GET[‘id’])) { throw new Exception(‘ID not specified’); } […]

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Fearfully and wonderfully made

This is too fascinating! Wow! A video that captured development of human embryo following from conception to birth. http://www.ted.com/talks/alexander_tsiaras_conception_to_birth_visualized.html Psalm 139:14 “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

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iOS and XCode tutorials and resources

Navigation controller and Tab Bar usage and implementation Creating an iOS 4 iPhone Multiview Application using the Tab Bar (Xcode 4) http://www.techotopia.com/index.php Creating an iPhone Multiview Application using the Tab Bar http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Creating_an_iPhone_Multiview_Application_using_the_Tab_Bar Creating a Navigation Controller Based Application in Xcode for iOS based devices http://www.gurusonthego.com/2011/06/creating-a-navigation-controller-based-application-in-xcode-for-ios-based-devices/ Add a navigation Controller http://www.ralfebert.de/tutorials/iosdev/navigationcontroller/ Using CoreLocation and GPS: iOS […]

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