Monthly Archives: October 2008

Calculate the first Friday of next month with PHP

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Chris Kankiewicz

UPDATE: This script has been updated, see: http://www.web-geek.net/posts/2009/02/14/first-friday-script-updated-and-simplified/ While developing phx2600.org, I ran into a slight dilemma.  The PHX2600 meetings occur once a month on the first Friday of every month, and we wanted to display that on the site.  … Continue reading →

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Free Alternative Lightweight Software for Windows (Part 2)

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Chris Kankiewicz

Part 2 of my Free Alternative Lightweight Software for Windows will cover basic security and performance enhancing/maintenance tools. I have broken this article into four parts to make it easier on both you, the reader, and me.  As I publish … Continue reading →

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Creating Dynamic Menus with PHP and CSS

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Chris Kankiewicz

Want to pep up your web page with some dynamic menus? Here’s a simple solution that only requires a few lines of PHP and CSS. UPDATE (11/1/08): Simplified the header code and edited the syntax of the list element echo … Continue reading →

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Free Alternative Lightweight Software for Windows (Part 1)

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Chris Kankiewicz

Sick of your computer running like molasses?  Tired of having to perform that annual (semi-annual?) reformat and installation of your operating system?  Do you wish your computer just ran faster?  Well maybe some free alternative lightweight software will solve your … Continue reading →

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Turn your old PC into a hardware firewall with IPCop

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Chris Kankiewicz

So you’ve got a 10-year old PC sitting around the house.  You’re sick of your cats always getting into the wires and knocking the darn thing over.  You don’t want to throw it away, but you just don’t know what … Continue reading →

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