The Security of PHP scripts has become a major issue lately. The very power and flexibility of PHP scripting architecture has become its major vulnerability, if certain simple steps are not taken to protect the script. Read more...

ffmpeg is a wonderful library for creating video applications or even general purpose utilities. ffmpeg takes care of all the hard work of video processing by doing all the decoding, encoding, muxing and demuxing for you. Read more...

Learn how to colorize black and white images in photoshop. Read more...

This guide will attempt to take you step by step, through the process of creating a fully functioning CSS layout. I will try my best to explain the concepts behind each step, but a lot of the time other people have already covered these things better than I can. Because of this there will sometimes be links to more information on external sites. Read more...

This small Tutorial will show the methoThis small Tutorial will show the methods I use to create grass, everything was created using Adobe® Photoshop 5.5 and a mouse.ds I use to create grass, everything was created using Adobe® Photoshop 5.5 and a mouse.
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A few weeks ago, Matthew Cone showed us how Macinstruct's beautiful icons, courtesy of the talented Gary Gehiere, came to be (http://www.macinstruct.com/node/40). In that article, you were shown the beginning stages of icon design – how the meaning of an idea is distilled down to a few carefully placed pixels. The end result, of course, is seen here - on Macinstruct - in the icons scattered throughout the website. Read more...

Soldering is defined as "the joining of metals by a fusion of alloys which have relatively low melting points". In other words, you use a metal that has a low melting point to adhere the surfaces to be soldered together. Soldering is more like gluing with molten metal than anything else. Soldering is also a must have skill for all sorts of electrical and electronics work. It is also a skill that must be taught correctly and developed with practice. Read more...