Archive - Feb 16, 2010

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PHP: Files or database storage?

In which situations is it better to store data in files, rather than in the database?

Becoming a Freelance Copy-writer

JakeThePeg loves writing and is thinking of pursuing a freelance career as a copy writer. Do you have any useful advice?

What Font is This?

This long-running SP favourite is a thread where we try to identify mysterious fonts.

Adjusting Saturation With The Sponge Tool In Photoshop

There are several ways to adjust color and saturation in Photoshop. You can completely desaturate an entire image (i.e. take all the color out) by choosing Image > Adjustments > Desaturate. This strips all of the color out of the image but gives you a fairly wishy-washy grey image.

Le sondage de Zend Technologies démontre la croissance rapide de la communauté de développeurs PHP Zend Framework

Le sondage de Zend révèle que le principal focus porte sur le développement d’applications Web critiques avec le Zend Framework, l’utilisation grandissante de Mac OS X pour le développement et une demande accrue pour la formation et la certification.

xmlDB

Package:
xmlDB
Summary:
Manipulate XML files like a database
Groups:
PHP 5, XML
Author:
Rodrigo Reis
Description:
This class can be used to manipulate XML files like a database.

New Google - Did You Mean

Package:
New Google - Did You Mean
Summary:
Get text spelling corrections from Google
Groups:
PHP 5, Text processing, Web services
Author:
Zachie du Bruyn

Boagworld Podcast Celebrates 200 Episodes

One of the biggest sources of inspiration behind the SitePoint Podcast has been the long-running Boagworld Podcast, which marked its 200th episode this past week by broadcasting a 12-hour live marathon.

CodeBurner Updates for Firefox 3.6

I’m pleased to announce the hotly awaited update to CodeBurner, our popular developer tool for Firefox and Firebug, bringing it up to date with Firefox 3.6.

!important is Actually Useful (in Print Style Sheets)

The poor old !important statement receives a lot of flak in the CSS community, and with good reason. It’s unnecessary, creates a maintenance nightmare, and makes a hollow mockery of the cascade. I haven’t thought about using !important in years, until I discovered one very good use for it: print style sheets.