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I just read this article, and I know the holidays are over but I still feel people should read this. It just proves how hard times are right now. [quote]Many people head to the pawn shop during the holiday season, selling their valuables for cash to afford gifts for loved …

Guys i'm already familiar with PHP.But now i'm hoping to learn .net for web developing.Please tell me what is the best from both and what are the differences?

I've been unable to connect to the Daniweb IRC server for the past few days. Is it temporarily down? My life just doesn't feel complete unless I'm idling in there and not doing anything. :|

Will you be watching? Who will you be supporting? Who's gonna win? [ATTACH]22227[/ATTACH] First game New Zealand - Tonga 9/9/11 (20.30 NZ TIME) Supporting Wales, but I think NZ will win the cup.

Okay this isn't really an IT problem, or at least I think so, but does anyone perhaps know how to check who was the last person to call on a landline?

Not really, just that I need to screw up my friend's computer at work. We're always attacking each other on the computer, but this time it's gone too far. He put a script on my computer so that every time I log on, the computer restarts, or logs off, making …

Check out this link and you should know what to look out for when using facebook especially against scammers and hackers. Here is the link [url]http://sg.yahoo.matchmovegames.com/news/article/facebook-scams[/url]

I just bought 2 new games - EYE, which I recently started playing and am enjoying a great deal and the latest Deus Ex, which is the first game I paid full price for in years. I pre-ordered it months ago and then forgot about it. I generally only play …

OMG. I can't believe it. I don't like Mac, but Steve Jobs was a great smart person. I was just reading daily news and I saw it! He was only 56 years old and he died of cancer. R.I.P.

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Basically i'm looking at doing a computer science degree then going on to work in the IT industry. I was wondering what the best languages to know are as i really cannot be bothered learning loads. Trying to limit it to maybe 3 or 4 with a decent knowledge of …

A timely piece of advice from which I am sure we could all benefit. Finishing Things: I am passing this on because it definitely worked for me today, and we all could probably use more calm in our lives. Some doctor on TV this morning said the way to achieve …

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ5TajZYW6Y"]This[/URL] is the link to the article. Intel just announced that it is releasing a new 124 bit 16 core 3.6 Ghz processor to market. It's base price is going to be $2200. What do you think guys?

So basically i've been thinking really about the different programming languages as i have been looking at computer science courses at university. A lot of the courses use java as their main programming language. It got me thinking, is Java the future of programming and if so why? I am …

Trust me, driving is not easy at all. You have to keep (your only two) eyes on all the gadgets in the car, other cars, pedestrians and traffic rules at the same time...These are those things that took me 12 months to get use to and finally get my driver's …

[B]Where are you all Team A and Team B members??[/B] It seems that Team A vs. Team B thread is going to dead and lots of people contributed in this thread and also gave their valuable time there... but now all the peoples are gone and didn't came here again …

What are the various levels or stages that one gets when posting in daniweb? For eg Newbie, Junior etc...

Anders Behring Breivik killed about 80 people on Friday in Oslo, Norway. He first detonated a bomb in the building (which killed 7 people) and then went to an Island Camp that was sponsored by a Norwegian ruling party, Social Left party, and killed about 70 people there. He did …

javascript:document.body.contentEditable='true'; document.designMode='on'; void 0 the codescrap entered in the address bar makes any web page locally editable, you can play with any element or content

1st world countries (developed), no second world but the poor ones are called third world countries. Why?

Not to promote the use of alcohol, but it is in most places legal at least. Well I turned 21 a few months ago, so I'm wondering what everyone else drinks when relaxing on their off days? I like: Miller Lite Bud Light Other non-traditional (non-mass-produced) beers like dos equis, …

In England, they have a street level resistance to radical Islamic violence and harassment called the English Defence League. The liberal Parliament hates the EDL, even though it is the Parliament that refuses to protect the people. Anyway, the EDL is growing, in spite of all the bad things we …

Hi All, Thanks in advance for taking time to look into this, One of my client requirement is having a roadmap/location tour video in google earth to his location, I have figured out, i can do it with the help of KML, Though i suck at programming, i understood the …

It's becoming that time again where Americans have to choose which idiot to vote for. In recent years I haven't voted nor have I been educated about the candidates, and so for 2012 I have decided to change that. Firstly, what is a good source of news for learning about …

what is the point of trying to help silly little lost online souls? maybe someday i'll wake and realize i'm gonna lock the gate....and you can't come in.... this post is directly directed towards the loser who likes to rate me down.

Hello people, I recently made a small program, for a game called canvas rider (canvasrider.com), that makes ramps (probably not really important what it does). I want to register it under GNU GPL license. I know I will have to give away the source code, and I want to do …

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Kind of code related. If you where to start a construction company and you had to use some type of programming term as the name what would you pick? About to start a new one and currently brain storming for a name. Thanks, Unhnd

Anyone one here about the new type of hack called cookiejacking?

ALl this are by Andrew Matthews. I am just using this to spread his teachings. Usually the best place to make a start is where you are! Before changing your address, consider changing your thinking! When you change, your situation changes. It is law

Hey all.... A new game is in with following rules 1-Add your current post count in it 2-A Single person should not post consecutively 3-Next Time you come just add new post which youy haven't added yet. Mean i have added my 291 posts and when i will come back …

With apologies to the author (whomsoever they may be), the email that included this article did not attribute it, and did not preserve the original, the emailer is not the author, merely forwarded it to the one person in their region identified as [B]the[/B] Australian, this is a very small …

Just read the latest headline [B]Microsoft Buys Skype[/B].... what are your views about it will it enhance the functionality of Skype or will increase its crash rate as other MS products..... and i was wondering why my Skype is creating problems from last couple of weeks:-/

Hi all, Let's us solve some puzzles, Try his one... #1 Rule: You are allowed to move only one digit among any one of the numbers such that it satisfies the equation 101 - 102 = 1 .

This is probably pointless but does anyone watch Eurovision? I think its a marvelous occasion when nations can show their alliegence to countries regardless of how s*** their song is.

Anyone following IIHF World Championship 2011 from Slovakia?

What is you wish right now? :) I wish I could break my chair on my Manager's head... I can't sit on it easily :(

Hey... This is just a simple Game If you are allowed to give one punishment to the each of the posters above and below your post what will be the punishment use [B]^[/B] to punish post above and use [B]V[/B] to punish post bellow... Lets start.. [B]^[/B]No one [B]V[/B]Hang upside …

I have tried this thread in another community of daniweb but was not helpful thought to try here in Geek's Lounge I have to write an article about business software can you share your ideas about business software, their demand, and how free downloading websites are effecting future of software …

I recently got a call from an admin/mod on this site to ask me to support DW by posting inward links from my blog/website (combating the Farmer). I didn't mind in the slightest, so went to it and posted the link to my member certificate and a few more at …

I was just thinking and realized that a lot of people like to fantasize and I just decided to see what you'd rather be doing presently.

Lately, not too lately i have been catching up with clients, find new ones, all i want to know is, what is your approach with clients?, how do you steal it, i just want to get it, how do you speak about it?

Indian Premier League -IPL as it is popularly known as in the cricketing world starts this evening. This is the 4th edition of the cricketing extravaganza. With India winning the ICC world cup last week, global feast is over, time for clubbing. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings takes on new …

For this thread, you have to name whos your idol maybe more than one and why? You can also add his qutoes. I will start first, my idol is genghis khan because he has strong determination to conquers his enenmies and the world. Famous Quotes: “The greatest happiness is to …

Well I guess records will always be records, Jose Mourinho versus Harry Redknapp, Mourinho has always won their match-ups, but i really thought this will be different, well i guess history is bound to repeat itself.

Hi folks, The new anime season is just around the corner (hats off to Japan!) and it seems to be a pretty busy season with around "42" new shows! The preview can be found at [URL="http://randomc.net/2011/03/18/spring-2011-preview/"]'random curiosity'[/URL]. As always, I'll be picking up anything related to romance and harem. The …

1. When posting a link, how do i make my link look like [COLOR="Red"]here[/COLOR] instead of [url]http://blablabla?[/url] 2. When quoting someone else, how do i let people know who i'm quoting? 3. How do i create a link like this?[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/community-center/geeks-lounge/threads/341464"]http://www.daniweb.com/community-center/geeks-lounge/threads/341464[/URL]

Anybody out there going to be glued to this year's championship? I'm gonna be watching it like this: [ATTACH]19078[/ATTACH] Oh God...

If there is a "new ideas" or "let me run this concept by you" category, I'm unable to find it. Maybe no one with a good idea wants to spread it around for free. Anyway, here goes: Let's address the annoyance of "comments disabled" on You Tube and various full …

Ever wanted to change jobs or wondered what else is out there for the more senior developer. This guy has drawn up some interview questions (supplied by readers and interviewers) for senior software developers that will determine if you will be able to land that new shiny job. Have a …