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The Impact of automation and Robots on human jobs: exploring controversies and opportunities
Automation and technological advancements have raised concerns in some sectors about the possibility of robots taking away human jobs. While it is true that robots and artificial intelligence can perform certain tasks more efficiently and accurately than humans, the idea that robots will completely replace human workers is a controversial…
Category : News and events 02-06-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
How artificial intelligence design the world
The image you see above was drawn especially for this article, but did not require any artistic skills or vein from its author. It was created by DALL-E, an artificial intelligence that can be asked to draw anything. To visually illustrate the point, the author of this article's lack of…
Category : Technology 17-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
The history of video games: from entertainment to virtual reality
The release of Return to Monkey Island (September 2022) has jogged video game fans' memories back to 1990, when The Secret of Monkey Island debuted, a graphic adventure based on the vicissitudes of Guybrush Threepwood, a somewhat awkward would-be pirate whose story inspired the film Pirates of the Caribbean. While…
Category : Videogames 28-11-2022 by Janeth Kent
How to set up your own free web server with XAMPP
Nowadays anyone can create their own website easily and free of charge. Whether through a CMS (such as WordPress) or by hand with HTML, CSS and JavaScript, in a few minutes we can have a more or less functional website up and running. However, in order to test that everything…
Category : Servers 25-10-2021 by Silvia Mazzetta
What are React Hooks and what problems they solve
Working with React, - and before the release of Hooks in version 16.8 - there was always the possibility to create components in three different ways based on a number of suspects and needs: 1. Elementary components - These components are the simplest ones, they are characterized by being mere variables that…
Category : Javascript 13-05-2021 by Janeth Kent
Graphic design and its impact on Web Development
In today's article we will explain the concept of graphic design, its fundamentals and what it brings into web development. Graphic design is applied to everything visual, believe or not, it can aid in selling a product or idea, it's applied company identity as logos, colors, typography of the company…
Category : Web design 05-04-2021 by
What is Django and what is it used for
When we talk about Django, we refer to that framework that is used for any totally free and open source web application which is written in Python. Basically, it's a group of elements that will help you create web pages much more easily and quickly. At the moment you are going…
Category : Programming 26-12-2020 by Janeth Kent
Django vs. Laravel: Market Share Comparison
There are two leading frameworks in the web development segment: Django and Laravel. In this article, we prepared a Django and Laravel comparison focusing on their market share so that you can figure out which framework is better for your project. Selecting the appropriate framework is crucial for coping with…
Category : Programming 23-12-2020 by Janeth Kent
SEO: How to find and remove artificial links
At Ma-no we are aware of the importance of a good linkbuilding strategy in order to achieve success with a website. Links are key to placing a website among the top positions in Google search results, and therefore increasing the number of visits and conversions. But in today's post we are not…
Category : Seo & sem 23-12-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Security of Internet providers: can we trust it?
This year has been a time of many changes. Now, more people are connected to the Internet through their home routers for teleworking, shopping, or leisure. This is where the security of Internet operators becomes more important. The question is whether the ISP's security is good enough to be the only…
Category : Security 29-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
GAN Generated Images
Let’s play a game - can you guess what these portraits have in common? They all depict non-existent people. All these images were created by artificial intelligence. We could say, that AI “dreamed” those people up. How can a machine make up people’s faces? The genius idea came from Ian Goodfellow, who was…
Category : Technology 28-10-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
3 awesome ways technology is helping us combat the COVID pandemic
Times are hard now, that humanity once more stumbled into a terrible pandemic. But in comparison to the poor folks back in 1918 when the Spanish flu was on wreaking havoc, nowadays we have the advantage of cutting edge technology on our side. Here’s a quick list of top three ways…
Category : Technology 28-10-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
Network and port scanning with Zenmap
This article goes out to all the computer nerds who are, when it comes to networking, more on the noob-side of the crowd. It does not have to be complicated and everyone with patience and eagerness to learn something new can relatively quickly gain the knowledge necessary to feel more…
Category : Security 08-10-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
SEO in Google News: How to appear in Google News
Google News is a tool, from Google, that spreads current, reliable and truthful content from different websites or portals dedicated exclusively to news. The sites that appear in Google News have a great opportunity to increase traffic to your website and consequently the opportunity to increase your sales through it. If you…
Category : Seo & sem 26-06-2023 by Luigi Nori
Jennifer in Paradise: story of the first photo ever edited in Photoshop
A photograph with more than 30 years of history has become an icon in popular culture, or at least it remains in the memory of those who have ever used Adobe Photoshop, the well-known tool for photo retouching. Behind software like Photoshop there are dozens of stories. One of them…
Category : News and events 25-09-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to write our own Privacy Policy
In this article we will talk about Privacy Policy statements, how you can write one and implement it on your page. Why did it pop up? These days when we browse on any new page, or when we visit the site for the first time, most of the time we have to…
Category : Development 13-12-2023 by
What is a Cryptophone and how it works
The so-called cryptophones, are anti-interception smartphones as they use encryption methods to protect all communication systems. Here are all the details and the truth about these "unassailable" phones. The recent Encrochat affair, recently investigated for illegal activities, has brought to light the so-called cryptophones. They are smartphones - legal in themselves -…
Category : Security 11-09-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
How are businesses using artificial intelligence?
The term Artificial Intelligence (AI), "the intelligence of the machines", unifies two words that, a priori, could not be associated, since the term intelligence is attributed to the faculty of the mind to learn, to understand, to reason, to take decisions and to form a determined idea of the reality. How…
Category : News and events 21-06-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
What cybersecurity professionals have learned from the lockdown experience
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the rules of the game for most companies and individuals in a very short time; it has also changed the international computing universe. Sudden changes in people's habits as well as in business operations have altered some of the elements that characterize cyber-risk. And…
Category : Security 26-08-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
5 Remote Careers You Can Start Online in 2020
In 2020, life has moved indoors. School, shopping, entertainment, and work have all moved online to keep up with the fight against COVID-19. And with it came an enormous demand for remote careers. If you are looking to start a new career that you can excel in without leaving the…
Category : News and events 25-08-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
The package managers npm and yarn: main differences
Npm and yarn are package managers that help to manage a project’s dependencies. A dependency is, as it sounds, something that a project depends on, a piece of code that is required to make the project work properly. In the past we had only npm but it had so many issues…
Category : Javascript 19-08-2020 by Luigi Nori
How to integrate native images lazy loading in your web projects
Support for natively lazy-loading images is now supported on the web! Look at this demo of the feature From the version 76 of Chrome, you can use the loading attribute to lazy-load images without the need to write custom lazy-loading code or use a separate JavaScript library. Let's dive into the details. Browser compatibility is supported…
Category : Programming 03-04-2023 by Luigi Nori
Introduction to Network Theory
Modern network theory was introduced at the end of the nineties by the PhD student Reka Albert and then monopolized by her tutor L.A. Barabasi, who made an empire out of it. The idea was not new, network theory is based on graph theory and graph theory had been already introduced…
Category : Networking 03-08-2020 by
Smishing: risks, examples and how to avoid it
Do you know what smishing is, what risks it involves and how you can avoid it? The cyber-criminals are betting on the technique known as Smishing when it comes to defrauding users through text messages (SMS). The objective of Smishing is the same as that of other types of scams…
Category : Security 16-07-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Awesome JavaScript Games and Js Software to create Games
Best sites js13kGames 2019 - Highlights from the js13kGames 2019 competition. js13kGames 2018 - 13 Games in ≤ 13kB of JavaScript. js13kGames 2017 - Build a game in 13kB or less with js13kGames. Adventure Triangle: Back To Home - You are lost in the cave. Try to get out and back to home. Sometimes it…
Category : Javascript 30-06-2020 by Janeth Kent
Neumorphism (aka neomorphism) : new trend in UI design
This area, which arises from a basic human need, such as the urge to communicate, is constantly changing thanks to the advances of the technological era. Today, we invite you to reflect on the origin of this discipline and its future challenges. Graphic language has always been present throughout our lives…
Category : Ui/ux design 17-06-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Why do you vote the way you do in the age of misinformation and fake news?
In this context of the electoral campaign in which we are immersed, the 'political hoaxes' are becoming more relevant and it is expected that attacks to destabilize the parties and candidates in order to influence the electorate will increase. As recent examples, let's remember that disinformation campaigns influenced Trump to win…
Category : News and events 11-06-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to turn your smartphone into a webcam for your pc
With the propagation of Covid-19 we all had to adapt to a new quarantine situation at home, and since the human being needs to communicate constantly, we used the internet channel to make group calls, be it between friends or business meetings. This has led to a rapid expansion of online…
Category : Multimedia 17-05-2020 by Luigi Nori
First steps into JavaScript – a practical guide 3
After we learned the basic ofaccessing DOM elementsandhow to modify them,we are ready for the more exciting parts – handling DOM events. This allows us to make our web way more interactive, and finally we can put our JS knowledge into practice. User input such as keyboard actions or mouse clicks…
Category : Javascript 07-05-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
First steps into JavaScript – a practical guide
For those who are new to web development, surely the amount of new terminology can sometimes be discouraging. But when it comes to learning JS, some of the first new concepts you definitively should wrap your head around is the Document Object Model and what it implies. To keep it simple…
Category : Javascript 26-10-2021 by Iveta Karailievova
Web shells as a security thread for web applications
Over the past two decades, web applications as an alternative to traditional desktop application have been on to rise. As their name suggests, they are installed on web servers and accessed via a web browser. This gives web apps a rather long list of advantages: multi-platform cross-compatibility, no installation required for…
Category : Security 04-05-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
The best websites of the Tor Deep Web and Dark Web Network
We already talked about Deep Web more than a year ago, explaining that to open Deep Web (or rather Dark Web) sites you need total and undetectable user anonymity and access to the "onion" network. The Dark Web is much smaller than the Deep Web and is composed mainly of sites…
Category : Security 03-11-2022 by Janeth Kent
5 ways to improve your user experience
As a brand, UX is incredibly important when it comes to keeping your customers happy and on your site. Afterall, the longer they are on your site, the more likely they are to spend, and the more likely you are to hit your targets and KPI’s. Also, the better the…
Category : Ui/ux design 09-04-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to find everything you need on the Deep Web and the Dark Web
How to find everything you need on the Deep Web and the Dark Web Best links, sites, markets what you can find on the Deep Web The Deep Web is also known as the Deep Internet is a sort of layer of content that is not indexed by the search engines…
Category : Security 10-05-2021 by Silvia Mazzetta
Linux for Dummies: Introduction
If you have thought about migrating from Windows to a Unix operating system, or Linux specifically there are things you should know. The goal is to give essential information (and not) to take the first steps in the world of the "penguin". What is Linux? With the word Linux we commonly refer…
Category : Operating systems 21-08-2020 by Alessio Mungelli
7 valuable tips from Steve Jobs for entrepreneurs
Steve Jobs certainly needs no introduction, but how did he become one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the last decade? In this article we will talk about his entrepreneurial method, let's continue with our focus today. If you have a startup or you want to be the CEO of a big company…
Category : Startups 24-01-2020 by Janeth Kent
Tips to Maximize Your ROI with Google AdWords
The marketing method you use is not important. What you want is the best possible ROI. The money spent should come back to you tenfold. Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the idea. If you were to try pay per click and Google AdWords in…
Category : Seo & sem 22-01-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
10 SEO trends for 2020
In "Ma-No" we have tried to make some predictions with our digital crystal ball and (knowing that we will be wrong about many things) about what will happen in SEO in the next months. These are the ten trends that could mark the evolution of web positioning in 2020. 1. More…
Category : Seo & sem 01-01-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Java Design Pattern: Strategy Pattern
One of the most popular patterns is the Strategy Pattern. It is also one of the easiest patterns. It is a member of the behavioral patterns family, it has the duty of managing algorithms, relations and responsibility among classes. The GoF defines it as follow: It defines a series of encapsulated algorithms…
Category : Java 13-09-2019 by Alessio Mungelli
What Are The Best Methods to Make Money Online
More and more individuals are moving from a regular job they have to work on the internet. This trend continues to grow at quite a rapid speed, and since we depend on the internet a lot these days, it is natural that there is so much money to be made…
Category : Web marketing 12-06-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Java Design Pattern: Factory Method Pattern
Going on with the speach about design patterns started previously, we are going to talk about another pattern often used: the Factory Method Pattern. The GoF (Gang of Four Design Patterns) defines it in this way: It defines an interface to create objects, but leaves to the subclasses the decision about the…
Category : Java 05-11-2019 by Alessio Mungelli
Keynotes on Modern Agile 2019
Devotees of Modern Agile have good reason to be grateful to Joshua Kerievsky! He introduced this marvelous concept to the world! It is applicable with, or without, software development. Therefore, contemporary establishments are hungry for it! Modern Agile functions on four important principles. Make People Awesome No, this does not refer to…
Category : Web marketing 01-10-2019 by Janeth Kent
How To Disable Right Button of Mouse in Web Pages
In this snippet we are going to see how to block the right mouse button to prevent the user from taking out the context menu. This is good because in this context menu appears, among other options, to show source code. Now that we can think that by deleting this context…
Category : Javascript 12-08-2019 by Luigi Nori
Google Search hacks to Use Google More Efficiently
Modern folks have grown up with having all the world's data at their fingertips with super mobile phones glued to our palms. Or it's what we've always believed. Sometimes the incredible amount of information in a Google search result can actually stop us from finding out what we need. We…
Category : Software 24-07-2019 by Janeth Kent
The strategic advantages of Open Source
Being a good web designer also means getting the right tools (and skills) to accomplish the task. Fortunately, there are an incredible number of resources available to those of us who work in this area. Here's the thing: most of them are free. A smart and cheap start There are some costs involved…
Category : Programming 11-07-2019 by Janeth Kent
How Technology has Improved the Way We Do Business
There’s no question that technological advancements are a positive change for many industries, as they contribute to growth and innovation. New hardware and software have completely redefined some industries, and revived old or dying ones, with improvements in efficiency, standards, processes, and connection and communication. It’s tough to find a commercial…
Category : Web marketing 20-06-2019 by Janeth Kent
Why Becoming A Certified Scrum Master Can Launch Your Career
A development team in any organisation or in any industry would require a scrum master who can adapt the changes which occur in the company and would help the team reach its targeted goal. A Scrum master is the facilitator between the team and the top level management of the…
Category : Startups 20-06-2019 by Janeth Kent
10 Collaborative Coding Tools for Remote Pair Programming
The days of lonesome coding are long gone since the development of pair programming. It is a technique where two software developers share a keyboard and collaboratively work together. The two developers take turns and continually switch roles in writing code: one being the Driver, whose job is to write…
Category : Development 02-03-2020 by Janeth Kent
Invest In Future By Developing Next-Generation Leaders!
For many years, those born in the Baby Boomers generation have been held most of the top-level positions of several business firms across the world and lead the respective organizations and its stakeholders towards success with highly honed skills, vast experience, and accomplished leadership abilities. However, with the members of…
Category : Web marketing 08-05-2019 by Janeth Kent
How to Make the Most of Technology in Your Business
If you’ve decided not to make use of the available technology in your business, you’ll soon find yourself falling behind the competition. More and more businesses are using technology to serve their customers better and extend their abilities. As well as understanding the importance of technology in business it’s also…
Category : Technology 16-04-2019 by Janeth Kent
Is jQuery going to die in 2019?
For a while, JQuery's relevance has been a topic of debate among web developers. We were curious as web developers interested in Javascript to know what others have to say about it. So we browsed through Javascript's history along with some interesting discussions on several developer forums and a bunch of…
Category : Javascript 22-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
Best 5 Javascript NewsTicker Plugins
Not all developers know the marquee tag of HTML, that allows you to create a scrolling piece of text or image displayed that is shown horizontally or vertically on the DOM. Its functional, however this tag is obsolete so you should try to avoid using it. The most reliable alternative to this…
Category : Javascript 20-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
Best 5 Frontend Development Topics in 2019
Ah, a new year. A time of positivity, a time to restart. For new objectives and proposals. And in the world of developers, to look at the scenery and decide what we need to learn to keep up. Because let's face it-web development is always changing, and we're falling behind…
Category : Programming 18-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
A roadmap to becoming a web developer in 2019
There are plenty of tutorials online, which won't cost you a cent. If you are sufficiently self-driven and interested, you have no difficulty training yourself. The point to learn coding I think is to read a lot of code of other developers, then typing code and testing to see what…
Category : Programming 30-05-2019 by Janeth Kent
Designers and Marie Kondo: a life lesson
A new phenomenon is sweeping the world, and it's fascinating. Who would have imagined that Europe's new obsession would be tidy up? The revolution is led by Marie Kondo. I'm going to admit that I wasn't thrilled when my best friend bought me The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. I followed…
Category : Ui/ux design 11-02-2021 by Janeth Kent
The Meaning of Colors in web Design. A little bit of psychology
Color psychology is one of the most talked about and interesting parts of psychology. The idea that some colors evoke feelings and emotions. In fact, this color helps buy the most attractive product. You invest a great deal of time and money to create a convincing website design to increase…
Category : Web design 05-08-2019 by Janeth Kent
Most Popular Node.js Frameworks in 2019
Before Node.js, web developers always faced the issue of having to use different languages for client-side and server-side scripts. JavaScript was traditionally the language for client-side scripting with the HTML code running in the browser. The invention of Node.js in 2009 introduced server-side scripting with JavaScript code running on the…
Category : Javascript 14-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
4 Ways To Quickly Improve Your Online Business
It’s great to be an online business in an era where technology is continuously growing and expanding, but it can be difficult to succeed because there’s also a lot of competition in the space. This is why it’s important to always be looking at how you can be improving your…
Category : Web marketing 07-11-2018 by Janeth Kent
80 Linux Network Monitor Software & Tools for Managing & Monitoring Unix/Linux Systems
It’s hard work monitoring and debugging Linux performance problems, but it’s easier with the right tools at the right time. Finding a Linux Network Monitor tool or Software package for your Critical servers and services that are running on those systems in one of the most (if not the most)…
Category : Security 23-10-2018 by Janeth Kent
JavaScript Manual for Beginners
The JavaScript Manual shows you how to use JavaScript and gives an overview of the language. I GETTING STARTED ABOUT Created by Netscape in 1995 as an extension of HTML for Netscape Navigator 2.0, JavaScript had as its main function the manipulation of HTML documents and form validation. Before winning this name so…
Category : Javascript 04-09-2018 by Janeth Kent
Top JavaScript Libraries in 2018
As Javascript remains the most popular and widely used programming language in 2018, so grows the ecosystem around it. JavaScript has gained immense popularity over the span of a few years. Developers preferred it over other languages because it allows them to design and modify web pages in various ways and…
Category : Javascript 23-08-2018 by Janeth Kent
Qualities That Make a Successful Software Developer
Deciding on the right career path for you is a huge decision that will affect you for the rest of your life, this is why it is so important that you consider the qualities that are needed for the job role that you are interested in to better understand whether…
Category : Programming 25-06-2018 by Janeth Kent
Barriers To Overcome When Starting A Business
Life is never a straightforward road, and we all encounter bumps and dips along the way. If you have a dream to start your own business, some of those bumps and dips could affect your opportunities and chances of success. You may have already encountered difficulties that have made it…
Category : Web marketing 30-04-2018 by Janeth Kent
The Rise and Fall of Business-Related VoIP Platforms
Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) was at one time ubiquitous within the office environment. It had been employed to make crystal-clear digital phone calls, to send large packets of proprietary information and to hold webinars with attendees from around the world. However, we have recently seen a shift in regards…
Category : Software 24-04-2020 by Janeth Kent
How JSON data types work in mysql
First introduced in MySQL 5.7.8, the JSON data type is a specialized binary column type, similar to a blob , but with added machinery to optimize the storage and retrieval of values from a column typed as json . Javascript Object Notation or more commonly known as JSON, is a modern…
Category : Databases 30-09-2019 by
Top 7 UX Tools of 2017
In this years we see a surge in new tools and technology to make our marketing and creative lives easier. UX tools also continue to grow . Today we have listed 7 tools and resources to add to your workflows for 2017. 1. UX MAP An Axure RP library to create compelling UX documentation in no time. Add…
Category : Web design 11-07-2017 by Janeth Kent
5 best open source version control systems tools for sysadmins
As a system admin, the chances are you collaborate with multiple people across the company, therefore you will probably know the stress of constantly transferring files and version controlling the changes. Version control tools are a great way to enable collaboration, maintain versions, and track changes across the team. Perhaps the…
Category : Software 13-05-2017 by Janeth Kent
Ubuntu servers security: 25 security tools to armor your system
The Ubuntu repositories contain several useful tools for maintaining a secure network and network administration.This security tools include network scanning,attack detection,Virus Detection etc. 1) Wireshark -- network traffic analyzer Wireshark is a network traffic analyzer, or "sniffer", for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and…
Category : Servers 14-09-2016 by Janeth Kent
Happy 25th birthday WWW !!!
On this day 25 years ago, August 6, 1991, the world's first website went live to the public from a lab in the Swiss Alps. So Happy 25th Birthday, WWW! It's the Silver Jubilee of the world's first website. The site was created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the World…
Category : Technology 06-08-2016 by Janeth Kent
200+ sites, apps & books for designer
Design is fundamental to any digital strategy. We are in a digital era where visual stimuli make the difference when the user makes a decision. It is necessary that when faced with a good idea there are creative elements that differentiate us from the competition and attract our audience in…
Category : Web design 10-09-2020 by Janeth Kent
Google's 200 Most Important Ranking Factors
Domain Factors 1. Domain Age: Matt Cutts states that: “The difference between a domain that’s six months old verses one year old is really not that big at all.”. In other words, they do use domain age…but it’s not very important. 2. Keyword Appears in Top Level Domain: Doesn’t give the boost that it…
Category : Web marketing 30-03-2023 by Janeth Kent
10 Server and network monitoring tools
When you have a website or a network, it’s helpful to be aware of any issues as soon as they occur. There are open source and freeware server/network monitoring tools that will supervise your infrastructure for any issues that may arise. These tools are meant to aid you in avoiding…
Category : Networking 04-02-2014 by Janeth Kent
Free PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript editor (IDE) - Codelobster PHP Edition
For valuable work on creation of sites you need a good comfortable editor necessarily. There are many requiring paid products for this purpose, but we would like to select free of charge very functional and at the same time of simple in the use editor - Codelobster PHP Edition .…
Category : Software 16-01-2014 by Janeth Kent
Best Content Strategy Resources
Content Strategy Books Annett-Baker, Relly. A Practical Guide to Creating Web Content. Bailie, Rahel Anne; Urbina, Noz. Content Strategy: Connecting the Dots Between Business, Brand, and Benefits. Bloomstein, Margot. Content Strategy at Work: Real-world Stories to Strengthen Every Interactive Project. Halvorson, Kristina; Rach, Melissa. Content Strategy for the Web. Handley, Ann; Chapman, C.C. Content Rules. Jones, Colleen. Clout — The Art &…
Category : Web marketing 09-12-2013 by Janeth Kent
Happy 18th Birthday JavaScript!
On December 4, 1995, JavaScript was announced in a press release by Netscape and Sun. The press release leads with this title: NETSCAPE AND SUN ANNOUNCE JAVASCRIPT, THE OPEN, CROSS-PLATFORM OBJECT SCRIPTING LANGUAGE FOR ENTERPRISE NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET The subtitle may have been better still: 28 INDUSTRY-LEADING COMPANIES TO ENDORSE JAVASCRIPT AS A COMPLEMENT…
Category : News and events 18-12-2013 by Janeth Kent
Tutorial: Introduction to PHP:PDO
Many PHP programmers learned how to access databases by using either the MySQL or MySQLi extensions. As of PHP 5.1, there’s a better way. PHP Data Objects (PDO) provide methods for prepared statements and working with objects that will make you far more productive! PDO Introduction “PDO – PHP Data Objects…
Category : Databases 15-10-2013 by Janeth Kent
Ubuntu: How To Start Program As Service
According to Ubuntu’s Upstart website, “Upstart is an event-based replacement for the /sbin/init daemon which handles starting of tasks and services during boot, stopping them during shutdown and supervising them while the system is running.”Basically, Upstart is an init daemon that replaces the /etc/init.d scripts.It comes with Ubuntu 6.10 and…
Category : Networking 10-10-2013 by Janeth Kent
Top 23 Free Photoshop Plugins
Looking a professional Photoshop extension for free? Today we will provide 23 free Photoshop plugins for graphic designers. These plugins suitable for web designers, graphic designers and photograpgers and the silled photographers have been acknowledged to bring these awesome free plugins into play as a base and after that tweak and…
Category : Software 22-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
Evolution of HTML5: Past, Present & Future
HTML5 is the next evolutionary step in the competitive web world. In web usage, it has infinite possibilities and usages. Surpassing all the obstacles of its predecessors, it comes with improvised language and support. It is comprehensive to most of the present media devices and compatible with recent browsers. The infographic…
Category : Web design 20-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
Is Lorem Ipsum Useful? 25 Useful and funny Lorem Ipsum Generators
Lorem ipsum represents a long-held tradition for designers, typographers and the like. Some people hate it and argue for its demise, but others ignore the hate as they create awesome tools to help create filler text for everyone. Is Lorem Ipsum Useful? John McGarvey writes the following for .Net Magazine: “Latin placeholder text isn’t…
Category : Web design 31-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
11 Open Source JavaScript Libraries for Web Developers
Undoubtedly, JavaScript is one of the most used programming languages nowadays. Thanks to it, we have access to different features offered in the websites we visit regularly and which make our browsing experience much more pleasant, simple and entertaining. The browsers we use have their own JavaScript engines integrated, in order…
Category : Javascript 17-06-2020 by Janeth Kent
How to Easily Install Hadoop in Ubuntu 12.10
This tutorial covers the installation steps of Apache Hadoop 1.0 and 2.0 in Ubuntu Linux. I will also go through the configuration for running it on pseudo-distributed mode. Pre-Requisites Java 6 or later (Hadoop is written in Java) Linux OS (Windows is supported only in development mode. Other flavors of…
Category : Databases 11-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
Useful list of commands for linux server management
List of checks that you can perform on a linux server to try and figure out why it keeps going down Disk Space: df -h (Make sure you have enough disk space) Memory: free -m (Check you're not out of memory) Processes / Load average top (shift + m) htop (Check for processes that are taking up a lot of…
Category : Networking 09-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
15 Time saving tutorials for web developers
For us in Ma-No, being web developers ( and designer) is the world's coolest jobs because you can play with new technologies and create some amazing stuff. The problem (if we can call it problem) is that we need to keep up with the industry and also with our deadline. Therefore,…
Category : Programming 05-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
50 tools to reinvigorate your content marketing efforts
2012 has been the year of growth for content marketing. Brands have begun to embrace the discipline as a vital part of their overall strategy. What was once a conversation on “why content marketing” has turned into a conversation on “how to.” The current focus on social media advertising is pulling marketing attention…
Category : Web marketing 03-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
How to detect Mobile & Retina Devices: 8 Techniques
In order to serve mobile-optimized content, you need to detect which visitors are coming from mobile devices and which aren’t. Here we have list 8 method to detect mobile browsers so you can chose the best suitable to your needs, and give your user the best experience possible. #1 PHP User Agent We…
Category : Javascript 02-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
Firefox OS: Start To Develop Your First App
Nearly two years ago, Mozilla announced "Boot to Gecko" (a.k.a. B2G), a project whose primary goal was to provide a standalone web-centric operating system in which the preferred (and in fact, only) platform for application development is the HTML5 stack. In essence, this operating system would have filled a gap…
Category : Programming 02-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
16 fantastic examples and uses of the parallax effect
Parallax (also called "Parallax scrolling") is a web design effect that consists of simulating the movement of objects on a web at different speeds and in different "layers". By creating the illusion that there is a background and figures in the foreground, it manages to trick our brain into thinking…
Category : Javascript 09-04-2020 by Janeth Kent
PHP Recursive Backup of MySql Database
This script can be used to make backup of your MySql database, you can use the script in conjunction with cronjobs $user = 'myuser'; $passwd = 'mypass'; $host = 'myhost'; $db = 'mydb'; // Delete the tables if they exists? $drop = true; // Tables that will be created $tables = false; // Compression algorythm that we will use $compression…
Category : Databases 24-06-2013 by Janeth Kent
PHP Recursive Backup of Directories
This script can be used to make backup of entire directories and subdirectories in our servers, you can use the script in conjunction with cronjobs //specify the source dir and target dir $src = $_SERVER.'/test/backup/dir1'; $dst = $_SERVER.'/test/backup/dir2'; function recurse_copy($src,$dst) { $dir = opendir($src); @mkdir($dst); while(false !== ( $file = readdir($dir)) ) { if…
Category : Programming 24-06-2013 by Janeth Kent
Google Officially Buys Waze
Today Google announced it had acquired Waze. Brian McClendon, said Waze product development would remain in Israel as a separate team, for now. “We’re excited about the prospect of enhancing Google Maps with some of the traffic update features provided by Waze and enhancing Waze with Google’s search capabilities” McClendon said. The deal was worth $1…
Category : News and events 11-06-2013 by Janeth Kent
Ubuntu UFW Firewall - Uncomplicated Firewall for Ubuntu
Introduction to UFW - Uncomplicated Firewall The default firewall configuration tool for Ubuntu is ufw. Developed to ease iptables firewall configuration, ufw provides a user friendly way to create an IPv4 or IPv6 host-based firewall. By default UFW is disabled. Gufw is a GUI that is available as a frontend. Basic Syntax and…
Category : Networking 27-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Jquery: Manage Cookies easily with Jquery.Cookies
Jquery.Cookie is A simple, lightweight jQuery plugin for reading, writing and deleting cookies. Let's start with it, first of all include script after the jQuery library (unless you are packaging scripts somehow else): Note:The plugin can also be loaded as AMD module. Usage To Create permanent session cookie use $.cookie: $.cookie('the_cookie', 'the_value'); If you want…
Category : Programming 21-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Super Stealthy Backdoor Spreads To Hit Hundreds Of Thousands Of Web Users
One of the most sophisticated web server backdoors ever seen has spread fast and is now sitting on hundreds of webservers running some of the most popular websites in the world, researchers have warned. One expert told TechWeekEurope the Cdorked backdoor, brought to light in April, is almost as smart as Stuxnet, the malware which disrupted…
Category : Security 09-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
8 CSS Properties Designers Can't Live Without
Imagine a world without CSS, where you have no real control over how anything looks or behaves in a browser. Imagine having to slice images using nested tables for your design. Some of us have been around long enough to remember when tables were a typical, perfectly acceptable way to…
Category : Web design 29-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
Why Consumer-Facing E-Commerce Is BROKEN
I finally found panties on True&Co., an ecommerce lingerie company. It took them nearly one year to start selling panties. They allegedly sold them when I mentioned them in an article titled VCs Think My Boobs Need An Algorithm in January, but the panties were impossible to find. Nobody could find them. Now you…
Category : Web marketing 29-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
Accelerating Page Loads with Lazy Load
In today's digital age, website performance plays a vital role in delivering an exceptional user experience. Slow page load times can frustrate visitors, leading to high bounce rates and reduced engagement. One effective technique to optimize page loading speed is lazy loading. This article explores the concept of lazy load, its…
Category : Javascript 29-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
13 Ways to Drive More Website Traffic from Your Facebook Page
Would you like to drive more website traffic from your Facebook page? Combining your Facebook page and your website can have a powerful affect on your business. You can use your Facebook page to attract thousands to millions of fans and then use them to drive website traffic to generate leads, increase…
Category : Web marketing 24-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
6 Things to Consider when Choosing a Framework
When embarking on your next application development project, opting for a framework is a smart choice. If you're already well-versed in a particular framework, it's natural to lean towards using it. However, it's crucial to ensure that the chosen framework is truly suitable for the task at hand. To help…
Category : Programming 28-06-2023 by Janeth Kent
SEO Basics: 8 Essentials When Optimizing Your Site
Basic search engine optimization (SEO) is fundamental. And essential. SEO will help you position your website properly to be found at the most critical points in the buying process or when people need your site. What are search engines looking for? How can you build your website in a way that…
Category : Web marketing 11-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
