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What's step I, on learning SEARCH?

Asked by abi12 | 22 February 2010 - 05:58 AM

Answered by rachel.j | Feb 22 2010 09:25 AM
This depends a lot on what you're precisely trying to learn. Are you wanting to learn to build a search engine, to make your content findable by search engines, to use search effectively? A good plac... full answer >

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about .bash_history file

Asked by Bhagyesh28 | 21 February 2010 - 11:03 PM

Answered by JHR | Feb 22 2010 06:12 AM
For each instance, Bash keeps a local history in memory. This local history is available only to that one instance. When the instance exits, the local history is saved to the .bash_history file and ... full answer >

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Reg to .httpd_profile file

Asked by Bhagyesh28 | 22 February 2010 - 12:14 AM

Answered by msilver | Feb 22 2010 01:06 AM
You can only restore a previous copy of a deleted file if the file has been backed up somehow. If you don't have any sort of backup procedure set up, now is the time to start. Essential System Ad... full answer >

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where can I get the com.jspservletcookbook package?

Asked by witczak | 21 February 2010 - 03:01 PM

Answered by msilver | Feb 22 2010 01:00 AM
If you look at the page for Java Servlet and JSP Cookbook, in the left column below the image of the book cover, click on the Examples link. In the example zip file, there's a directory for each... full answer >

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Code Example

Asked by RxZhi | 22 February 2010 - 12:04 AM

Answered by msilver | Feb 22 2010 12:56 AM
If you go to the catalog page for the book, Look in the left columb below the image of the book cover, you should see the word "Examples" above the google preview link. full answer >

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finding downloaded files

Asked by wfugate | 19 February 2010 - 05:55 PM

Answered by msilver | Feb 21 2010 11:43 PM
It depends on how the preferences are set in the web browser you're using to view your yahoo email, and on what operating system you're using. On Windows, the files might be in "My Docume... full answer >

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I need help with this ICT assigment question about HTML! opinions please

Asked by iwannant | 30 December 2009 - 10:00 AM

Answered by DaveEveritt | Feb 20 2010 03:11 AM
Many web developers have become tired of the lack of development in XHTML and - wary of the radical differences between XHTML1* and XHTML2 - have reverted to HTML4.01 strict. Since HTML5 seems to be i... full answer >

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When should I consider migrating to HTML 5?

Asked by sarahkim | 10 September 2009 - 10:20 AM

Answered by DaveEveritt | Feb 20 2010 03:02 AM
You can already use the most promising HTML5 element canvas in all modern browsers. For instance, the Javascript library Raphael adds Flash-like functionality without a plug-in, and is cross... full answer >

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How to Search for Products with Google Shopper for Android

By BrianSawyer | 19 February 2010 - 08:50 AM
Yesterday, Google Labs announced the release of Google Shopper, a scanning app for Android phones that searches for product details by barcode, image, or voice query. In this screencast, I run through...

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Is it standard practice to give the web user apache full read/write/execute privileges to the files and folders within the webroot?

Asked by TekZombie | 09 January 2010 - 09:22 PM

Answered by TekZombie | Jan 12 2010 06:42 PM
The following URL provided the information I needed: http://httpd.apache....urity_tips.html In summary, the answer is no. Root should be the owner of the files/folders within your webroot. Then, Apa... full answer >

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xml to other database conversion

Asked by dbcrawler | 12 January 2010 - 06:57 AM

Answered by todisht | Feb 18 2010 07:31 PM
You should be able to write a function to loop through your XML and insert each record into your database. Likewise you can take a dataset that you receive from your database and convert it to XML. I ... full answer >

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How to push streaming video to a local server to enable local (LAN) access

Asked by bijuphilipmani | 28 January 2010 - 05:33 AM

Answered by todisht | Feb 18 2010 07:26 PM
Not sure if you're interested in a third party solution but Brightcove offers "behind firewall" streaming video distribution. Might be worth checking them out. full answer >

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Transferring Internal Style Sheet CSS to External Style Sheet

Asked by Bigcat1943 | 15 February 2010 - 09:01 AM

Answered by todisht | Feb 18 2010 07:24 PM
The pathing problem mentioned by KBenson is most likely your issue. Make sure that the image paths in your external CSS file are correct. They will need to be relative to the location of the CSS file ... full answer >

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Import .ics files exported from Zimbra Collaboration Suite into Google Calendar

By msilver | 18 February 2010 - 06:17 PM
I ran into an issue today where the iCalendar file I exported from Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) would not import into Google Calendar. It would import into Apple's iCal, and into Mozilla's...

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How to get an iPhone to automatically add an apostrophe

By nanbarber | 03 February 2010 - 06:02 AM
Here's a great tip from UK reader David Knox: "So there's a number of words that iPhones can automatically apostrophise for example if you type "isnt" it will drop the apostrop...

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Is there a base version of Drupal that is minimal and secure, yet has an easy editing function?

By olav.schettler | 18 February 2010 - 04:01 PM
As with any open source software Drupal is not spared from regular security issues with the core software and modules. However, possibly due to the large number of commercial companies active in Drupa...

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How to create a Google Profile for a business, project or team

By macslocum | 12 February 2010 - 01:15 PM
I noticed recently that TechCrunch set up a Google Profile company page. It's an interesting example of how Google's once-static Profiles are becoming much more interesting thanks to Google Buzz. ...

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Video Player for Droid

Asked by mdenmark2010 | 18 February 2010 - 08:05 AM

Answered by BrianSawyer | Feb 18 2010 10:46 AM
For playing most media, I use TuneWiki, which has a ton of great features (including lyrics in 40 languages, album artwork, playlists, etc.) and connects with YouTube, Internet radio, and social media... full answer >

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How to use jQuery UI for advanced effects

By adfm | 16 February 2010 - 02:05 PM
Get past the simple effects you can easily generate with jQuery. In this excerpt from jQuery Cookbook the authors will demonstrate the use of jQuery UI for advanced effects. If you want to create mor...

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How to build a simple web crawler

By adfm | 16 February 2010 - 12:34 PM
If you're creating a search engine you'll need a way to collect documents. In this excerpt from Tony Segaran's Programming Collective Intelligence the author shows you how to set up a simple web crawl...

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