Monthly Archives: December 2013

Gimp Old Photo Tutorial

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Gimp is great! Gimp is open source. What is Gimp? It edits image files. It has loads of filters and tools. One really good one that we show today is the Filter->Decor->Old Photo… which uses sepia toning (if you are … Continue reading →

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VAX/VMS and DCL Primer Tutorial

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Am gobsmacked that VAX/VMS mainframes and their absolutely stupendous DCL operating system command language software did not make that transition into popular home usage today. It was (and probably is still, with OpenVMS) such a solid and wonderful hardware/software/networking (DECNet) … Continue reading →

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HTML/Javascript Maths Table Fill In Tutorial

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Here is a tutorial showing some client-side basics in HTML and Javascript that can test some fairly simple mathematical Calculations Presented in a Table for the user. The inspiration for this came from some homework of a student. This HTML/Javascript … Continue reading →

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PHP Show Linux Processes Primer Tutorial

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The Linux (or unix) command ps shows process information at the command line of a Linux (or unix) operating system. The performance of your Mac laptop or web server can be monitored, albeit in a non-GUI rather crude way using … Continue reading →

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Gimp Layers Primer Tutorial

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Here is a tutorial that gives you an insight into the massive possibilities of using a sophisticated image editor and use layers with various amounts of transparency, especially suited to use with png image files. Transparency (or its obverse, opacity) … Continue reading →

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PHP/Javascript/HTML Geographical Placename Integration Tutorial

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Here is a tutorial that presents various functionality via placename lookups of Latitude and Longitude. The inhouse functionality was applied in a centralized way when we did PHP/Javascript/HTML Geographicals By Placename Tutorial but for this tutorial, as promised, we add … Continue reading →

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Apache .htaccess and mod_rewrite Primer Tutorial

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Today’s topic is a big area (of knowledge) of Apache and PHP website usage and would like you to (re?)read yesterday’s Linux diff Primer Tutorial, below, to get the context (of what led to the interest). Expertise in the use … Continue reading →

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Linux diff Primer Tutorial

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The Linux (or unix) command diff is a powerful command line tool that does file comparisons at the command line of a Linux (or unix) operating system. When you are coding this type of tool can be very important. You … Continue reading →

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