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Harry Potter Hits the Home in a Big Way

July 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Not in the way you’d think, though: this isn’t about books, nor is it about the movies, and it’s not even about that mysterious new “Pottermore” site Rowling released recently. No, in fact, this is about you. You now can literally be Harry Potter. Or Hermione Granger if you’re a

Harry Potter (character) 

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girl. And what you can control with your magic is none other than the greatest box ever invented for the human race:

The television!

Introducing the “Magic Wand Remote Control.” All technology sites like source2html.org would kick their legs on Broadway over this cool piece of hardware.

It looks like Harry Potter’s wand, but it’s a remote control. With 13 programmable commands, all you need to do is “Wingardium Leviosa” your way to changing channels and upping or downing the volume — all without pressing a single button. That’s right, using motion technology, you simply need to wave the wand and enjoy your direct.tv movie and tv show marathon.

How you wave the wand will determine what you’ll do to the TV — changing the channel, changing the volume, turning the TV on and off, maybe even working the Cable, DVD Player, or Blu-Ray. Whatever you choose, however you program the wand, you have a total of 13 commands. Basically like magic — only you can’t turn your TV into a flying griffin. Don’t even try it. The wand is so smart, like magic, it will even turn itself off after being inactive for 60 seconds; the moment you pick it up, the wand “wakes up” for you!

Harry Potter, eat your heat out. You didn’t have any TVs in the Gryffindor Common Room, did you?

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Installing Survey Software Made Easy

April 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

When it comes time to conduct a survey, there’s no better tool to use than online survey software. Online surveys are more efficient and effective in collecting, organizing and analyzing data than paper-based models. Best of all, most are very easy to install on any website. Just follow these two simple steps:

Step One – Copy & Paste

Most survey software packages will provide you with the HTML code to install in your site. After designing your survey via the survey service interface, decide if you want your survey to appear static on your webpage, or if you want it to pop-up in a window. Copy the HTML code for the format of your choice, and then paste the code into the section of the HTML on your site.

Step Two – Customize & Test

Once the code is part of your site’s HTML, then you can customize the code to meet your needs and ensure the survey software works properly. Take the survey yourself from your website to see how it flows and if there are any kinks. If you discover a discrepancy, or just want to make a change in the survey, then go back to the software interface and make the corrections. Then, repeat these two steps to install the survey again on your website. Just be sure to delete the first code you pasted onto your site, so that you won’t have duplicate codes.

Surveys are popular, effective tools for collecting data online. Following these two simple steps, installing a survey on your website is quick, easy, and often free.

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Create with PHP

April 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The PHP logo displaying the Handel Gothic font.

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Many of us are already familiar and using html in developing web pages and blogs. But have you wondered about the world of php and what it is or could do for you?

Php once stood for personal home page but has evolved over its life span to mean hyper text preprocessors. It is a code that can be embedded into your html documents to enable you to create dynamic web pages.

Php code is useful for you to learn and gives you more control over how your web pages appear and function.

Before you begin your education in php you will need to have knowledge of html and javascipt. Both of these functions can be learned on line and for free. Do your research there is no reason to put out cash to learn these languages when there are great online sources of information and instruction. Once you have these two mastered you will be ready to step into the php world and expand your computer language knowledge.

Php is a free to use source and a scripting language that works with your server.

You will find there are step by step instructions on line that can easily take you through learning php. As a scripting language php is a tool that helps you develop and design your web pages to function efficiently.

Learning a new scripting or computer programming language is simplified when you take it one small step at a time and build your knowledge over time. This will keep you from becoming overwhelmed and giving up.

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Converting Source Code: It Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

January 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

When a program is written for a computer, it is first written in source code. In this form, it can be read by humans; it doesn’t have to be put on a computer or anything else in order to be seen. Once source code has been written, it must then be converted to different programming languages. This conversion must take place before a computer can read the information and perform the functions and operations for which the program was written.

Sometimes it is necessary to convert source code to a specific language. However, that language may not be recognized by a computer’s hardware or software programs, and further conversions have to be performed. HTML is one of the programming languages used. This is a very effective language for several reasons. For one thing, it lends itself well to Internet usage. For this reason, it may be the one chosen for specific web designs.

Another reason HTML is so effective is because other programming languages can easily be converted to it. This allows users to have access to other programming languages because their computers’ hardware and software accepts them. There are programs available for converting programming languages. Some of these programs convert only a few languages, while others convert several languages.

If your job is writing source code, you may want to keep the ease of conversion into different programming languages in mind while you write the code. In this way, you can be assured that your source code can be used by more people. Once you have written your source code, you may want to tell those who will be converting it to do their job with that same intention in mind. Once all conversions have been completed, and the program is ready for distribution, you can then go one step further and inform users of the different programming languages into which your source code can be converted.

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