There’s no doubt that the eventual release of Microsoft’s new Vista operating system is a big thing for the world of computing. Windows holds the vast majority share of office and home computing, and the release of their first new system in over 5 years will be very significant. Matt Bailey recently pointed out Microsoft’s claims that Vista would be the most accessible Windows ever. His description of their new features sounds promising – one of the key improvements will […]
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Error with last version of MySQL / PHP based poll
I just fixed an error in the code for my PHP (Hypertext PreProcessing) based poll script – please download the new version! No change to the version number; this wasn’t that major of a fix, but if you are producing a poll which will have fewer than 5 result choices you will need to use the new version. Thanks!
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Recently made some minor revisions to my MySQL/PHP Poll. The previous version was very limited in that it was only capable of handling polls with exactly 5 options. The new version is still fairly limited, but can now handle polls with anywhere from 2 to 5 voter choices. Download now!
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groundswell 1. A sudden gathering of force, as of public opinion: a groundswell of antiwar sentiment. 2. A broad deep undulation of the ocean, often caused by a distant storm or an earthquake. I think, of course, that definition number one is most applicable here. What I’m finding particularly interesting about the recent surge in public commentary on WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) 2.0 is how late it is in coming. This eleventh hour response, coming just days before the […]
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Today may be a big day for net neutrality. Today, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act (S.2917), a net neutrality measure introduced to the Senate by Olympia Snowe (R, Maine) and Byron Dorgan (D, North Dakota) will come up for debate. The measure has received wide support from net neutrality advocates, including major internet service companies such as Amazon.com, Google, and eBay. The act specifically limits the powers of broadband service providers to make "special deals" with content providers and requires […]
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