At our company, we process a lot of requests on the leading gift cards and coupons websites in the world. The senior developers had a meeting in late October to discuss working on a solution to replicate the MySQL functions of AES_ENCRYPT and AES_DECRYPT in the language of PHP. This article centers on what was produced by senior developer Derek Woods and how to use it in your own applications.Security should be at the top of every developer's mind when building an application that could hold sensitive data. We wanted to replicate MySQL's functions because a lot of our data is already AES-encrypted in our database, and if you're like us, you probably have that as well.Why Does Encryption M...

Low cost anywhere internet connectivity is always an issue when designing devices. Also when building in low quantity , most are not able to keep costs low. So here is a low cost demo of a internet connected platform which can be used for a lot of things like monitoring , information display , communication , control , tracking etc.So a basic device should be achievable at < USD 40 BOM at 100x quantity. Internet Dongles are subsidized by carriers and bought in bulk so its cheaper to use them , they also come with Free data plans at start .GMS/CDMA Internet modules on other hand when imported are quite expensive at low quantities. Also the whole design is a low power and can easily run on ...

(cross-posted from the official Prototype blog)I'm very happy to announce a new addition to the Prototype bookshelf: core committer Andrew Dupont's Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us published by Apress.Obviously, Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us covers all you need to know about the latest versions of Prototype and script.aculo.us. But it goes well beyond that. Andrew does an awesome job at setting the context and giving appropriate background information, so much so that you'll end up knowing not only the how but also the why. In the ruthless world of client-side development, that's serious asset!Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us is a pleasure to read - the style is bo...

What is it that makes a typeface into a text font, instead of a font for larger sizes? The answer differs slightly, depending on whether one aims for print or Web-based environments.Nevertheless, there are certain features that most good text faces have in common. Familiarity with these helps to select the right fonts for a given project. This article presents a few criteria to help the process along.Some of today's most successful typefaces were designed to excel in very specific areas of use: Frutiger grew out of airport signage, Georgia and Verdana were among the first mass-market fonts created for on screen reading, FF Meta was conceived as a telephone book face, and even the Stalwart...

Testing your web pages in multiple browsers is critical to ensure that your pages work for as many people as possible. Alexander Peev provides us with information on how to test, what to do when problems crop up during testing, and even how to deal with changes to the site after testing is complete. This is part two of the article Cross Browser Testing.Read the full article: How to Test Web Page DesignsWhat Browsers Do You Use?Cross Browser TestingTesting Your Web PagesGraceful Degradation - Make Your Pages Work Even in Older Browsers

Are you looking for technical writing experience on HTML, web design, or XML? I am looking for one to three interns for the second half of 2012. Interns for this site will write one article (650-800 words) per month, July through December, on topics related to HTML, web design, web editors, and XML.This internship is unpaid, but you can work from anywhere in the world and all your articles will appear with your byline along with an author profile describing you and your expertise.This internship is open to any current graduate or undergraduate students studying web design, computer science or a related discipline. Recent graduates are also invited to apply. You must know HTML and be able ...

Using CSS3 transitions, transforms and keyframes to produce a 3D animation of the Earth, Mars, Jupiter and the Moon.

(cross-posted from the official Prototype blog)I'm very happy to announce a new addition to the Prototype bookshelf: core committer Andrew Dupont's Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us published by Apress.Obviously, Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us covers all you need to know about the latest versions of Prototype and script.aculo.us. But it goes well beyond that. Andrew does an awesome job at setting the context and giving appropriate background information, so much so that you'll end up knowing not only the how but also the why. In the ruthless world of client-side development, that's serious asset!Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us is a pleasure to read - the style is bo...

(cross-posted from the official Prototype blog)I'm very happy to announce a new addition to the Prototype bookshelf: core committer Andrew Dupont's Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us published by Apress.Obviously, Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us covers all you need to know about the latest versions of Prototype and script.aculo.us. But it goes well beyond that. Andrew does an awesome job at setting the context and giving appropriate background information, so much so that you'll end up knowing not only the how but also the why. In the ruthless world of client-side development, that's serious asset!Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us is a pleasure to read - the style is bo...

(cross-posted from the official Prototype blog)I'm very happy to announce a new addition to the Prototype bookshelf: core committer Andrew Dupont's Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us published by Apress.Obviously, Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us covers all you need to know about the latest versions of Prototype and script.aculo.us. But it goes well beyond that. Andrew does an awesome job at setting the context and giving appropriate background information, so much so that you'll end up knowing not only the how but also the why. In the ruthless world of client-side development, that's serious asset!Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us is a pleasure to read - the style is bo...