http://www.beginnercode.com The adventures of an amateur coder Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:44:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Drivers for win xp, drivers download, soundcard software at Drivers download. http://www.beginnercode.com/index.php/2008/10/04/sound-cards-drivers-search/ Drivers for win xp, drivers download, soundcard software at Drivers download. http://www.beginnercode.com/index.php/2008/10/03/sound-cards-drivers-database/ I ran across an interesting situation where some users of mine were complaining that a form I created "didn't work". Kind of strange to get this complaint after almost a full year of operation. I remember testing the xhtml and css design in both firefox and IE browsers and it ... http://www.beginnercode.com/index.php/2008/09/26/return-key-doesnt-play-nice-in-web-form-using-internet-explorer/ Ahoy there! Just a reminder that today is talk like a pirate day! Arggghhh! All posts and comments for today will be translated in to pirate speak by using the nifty text plugin from Dougal Campbell. It looks like it hasn't been updated in a while, but it still works. At least ... http://www.beginnercode.com/index.php/2008/09/19/talk-like-a-pirate-day-2008/ I was searching my Vista accessories for hyperteminal and stumbled upon a built in screen shot tool in Vista called Snipping Tool. I'm sure to most it's nothing new, but coming late in the game leaves for more surprises! You can find it in the start menu -> ... http://www.beginnercode.com/index.php/2008/07/29/screen-shots-a-snap-with-vista-snip-tool/ I haven't posted much (No, this isn't a blogpology) lately. Mainly because I haven't had the passion to write about anything. Secondly because I just don't want to do the work of messing with the UI and entering one. Thanks for the tip from my buddy ... http://www.beginnercode.com/index.php/2008/07/28/wordpress-and-windows-live-writer/ I found myself working with text files a little more recently and was looking for a way to tell if a directory was empty. Why? In my case I wanted to check if a directory was empty. If it wasn't, to grab the data in those files and put them ... http://www.beginnercode.com/index.php/2008/02/21/php-checking-if-a-directory-is-empty/ I came across a situation where I needed to pull records from 1 db to another on a recurring basis. I read many different ways to do it via searching around the net. Some of the suggestions included creating a temporary table and copying it over. What was lacking was ... http://www.beginnercode.com/index.php/2007/12/20/mysql-conditional-insert/ Jones soda (of which I do own a few shares of) is offering the feature of creating your personalized label on a flavor of choice. As of this writing the feature is offered for 29.99 + S&H. The order process is pretty simple really. Sign up for an account, upload an ... http://www.beginnercode.com/index.php/2007/11/28/get-your-mug-on-soda-bottles/ The rush is just around the corner. I found a bunch of sites that list places and prices of 'hot' Black Friday deals. Most of which include links to many major stores: blackfday.com blackfriday.info bfads.net gottadeal.com How much shopping will you be doing online this year? http://www.beginnercode.com/index.php/2007/11/20/a-list-of-black-friday-online-sites-with-lists/