PHP has several functions which can truncate a string to grab a portion of the string up to certain number of characters. However, there is possibility that a word can be cut off in the middle of nowhere into two, making the separated word unintelligible. The situation is not an error, but by design, as most commands such as substr() simply return portion of string […]
In HTML, text can be easily underlined by enclosed the text with the <u> and </u> tags. However, in HTML 4.0, the <u> and </u> tags element has been depreciated. Although most web browsers will continue to support the u element to underline text, the usage of the u element makes the web pages less “pretty” in the sense of web standards compliant.
Web publishers and bloggers who do not only rely on WYSIWYG editor and do all the dirty work directly at HTML coding level will notice that to make a text appears in italic style, both em and i elements can be used, while to make a text appears in boldface, both strong and b elements can be used.
Dislike Apple products? If you don’t like to own a Apple product such as iOS-powered iPad 2 but would like to purchase a high-performance slate tablet, there are still plenty of choice available, especially from the Android platform which running Android 3 Honeycomb-powered tablet. The two worth looking at are newly redesigned Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Motorola Xoom, where both is regarded as strong […]
Though most search engine does not take meta description tag into consideration when deciding where to rank a web page, but Search Engine Optimization (SEO) experts believe otherwise. Nevertheless, meta description tag on the header does been used for displaying as content snippet in search engine results page (SERP).
Openbox/Skybox/Hibox or Yumy S9 HD is an universal satellite decoder that can be used to receive both KU and C-band channels from the sky. As you may have thousands of channels from multiple satellites by default in the .abs file, but in many occasion, you may not able to view them due to insufficient dishes or non-motorized dishes installed so it is better to remove […]
Still remember the WatchESPN sports streaming mobile app that recently launched for iOS devices? The well-known multimedia sports entertainment giant, ESPN, Inc. is expanding its free WatchESPN service to Android platform, which offers Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Verizon FiOS TV subscribers easy live streaming access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com shows right from their Android-powered devices while on the go – […]
The next version of Windows, codenamed Windows 8, will have a feature of user tile which display user picture or avatar at the Windows Taskbar towards the end of notification area (system tray), ahead of Aero Peek and Show Desktop bar.
Office 2010 is the first version of Microsoft Office productivity software applications that come in both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions. However, many add-ons, plug-ins, or third-party application programs does not yet support nor compatible with 64-bit version of Office programs, especially Outlook 2010 where synchronization and interaction with external programs is essential.
Akismet by Automattic is a anti-spam service which protects blogs, forums and websites from comment, pingback and trackback spams. It shipped with each and every WordPress installation by default as a plugin, and has been the major contributor in reducing web spams. Unfortunately, officially Akismet is only free for personal weblogs which no ads placement. If you have even one ad block or affiliate link […]
MadAppLauncher is a free tabbed launcher tools that is designed to quickly access to all favorite programs, documents, and folders. MadAppLauncher supports up to 10 different tabs of which each tab has 30 slots that can hold program, file, or folder shortcuts. With MadAppLauncher, users can use tab groups to reduce cluttering on desktop or task bar, have quick access to applications, navigate and launch […]
Google has released an update to its interesting image recognition search application – Google Goggles for Android to version 1.4, which is designed to offer better user experience with new features and enhancements, including better result suggestion capability, enhanced search history and improved business card contact recognition.
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