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Diving into PHP Part 1: Getting Started with PHP
Posted on April 16, 2011 | 1 CommentIntroduction Welcome to the 1st installment of Diving into Development. This is a free online ebook or workshop written by Joshua Drake in an effort to teach those who are willing how to be a multifaceted web developer. As this is an individual project, it will take me a long time to reach completion, but I hope everyone will follow along and learn something. In this series, I will be jumping back and forth between languages (have no fear, I will remain highly organized with this) in an effort to demonstrate the best tools for the job in my opinion. Throughout this project, I will be supplying sample code to copy / paste, downloadable snippets, as well as demonstrations. These articles will all be accessible to The Admin Zone community, my personal tutorial / resource site Drake Technologies, as well as Good-Tutorials.com and possibly others. If anyone has any questions,... -
JediTank.com Charter Members – Quick Reminder
Posted on March 14, 2011 | No CommentsJust as a reminder for those of you interested in our JediTank.com website, we are offering FREE VIP memberships for LIFE for the first 100 members to accumulate 25 quality posts. If you are interested in this website and the content it provides, register today and take advantage of this offer while supplies last! -
Windows 7 FAQ
Posted on February 19, 2011 | No CommentsMemory Support: Question: I have 4GB of memory installed on my copy of Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit, but it doesn’t show up. When I install my copy of Windows XP 64-bit, it works fine. What gives? Answer: For the x86 versions of Windows 7, they claim to support 4GB. In reality, the operating system can only access approximately 3.1GB even when a full 4GB is installed. This is due to how 32-bit operating systems handle memory access. If you were to install the x64 version of the same operating system, your machine will have access to the full 4GB. This information is primarily true for desktop computers. On laptops, you also have to take into account that the majority of notebook and netbook laptops use “shared” memory between system memory and video memory. Upgrading: Question: I bought this PC a few years ago, and it is currently running Windows Vista Home Premium. I bought an upgrade copy of Windows 7... -
GPU Computing
Posted on February 19, 2011 | No CommentsThe future of desktop hardware seems to be focusing around GPU computing. Large software suites including several Adobe products, Browsers such as Internet Explorer 9, and even medical imaging software are all being written and optimized to graphics processors as opposed to the classic ideal of a central processing unit or CPU. By the sounds of things, this isn’t completely changing everything, but will severely lighten the load on your CPU. From the article I’ve been reading over, the performance boost is an equivalent of driving a 4 cylinder automobile and then jumping to a jet engine. I can’t help but be slightly skeptical, considering some of the marketing hype I’ve seen in previous years. I was at one of the unveiling conferences that AMD demonstrated their new 64-bit processors several years ago, boasting that the processors would demonstrate a 30% increase in performance versus their 32-bit predecessors. The upgrade is minimal at... -
Final Fantasy XIV Preview
Posted on February 19, 2011 | No CommentsAt E3, Square-Enix unveiled a little bit about the newest conception of the Final Fantasy series. There really isn’t very much information readily available, but they did have a demo available at the conference. From what I have gathered, it is looking to be released on the PS3 and the PC, as opposed to all HD capable consoles like the last round was made for. Also, the battle system looks to be similar to the Final Fantasy XI system, which should be a vast improvement from the one used in Final Fantasy XIII. Here are some screenshots courtesy of IGN: