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How To Become a Hacker

omotoed — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:54:42 -0500

Hacking is the art of breaking into or penetrating though a secured virtual barrier or firewall normally without the consent of the owner of the virtual environment. Being an act that has always been viewed negatively, hackers always want to keep their identity anonymous to avoid arrest by the authority. Although hacking always poses a serious threat to our systems, to me it is in one way very helpful and that is why I insist on employing computer professionals who poses the skills of hacking.

They help my company by keeping all posible penetration points closed to the public. Furthermore, they help me gather information that keeps my company at a competitive advantage in relation to my competititors.

How To Use a Java Applet

kakulz — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:26:02 -0500

How To Use an XML Parser Module

kakulz — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:06:22 -0500

eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is the industry standard for exchanging information. XML allows users to define their own tags. These tags are then used to define the data. For example, <author>Syed Feroz Zainvi</author>.

An XML document has hierarchical structure. At the top, there is a document root followed by other nodes, which may in turn have further nodes. There may be attributes and data associated with these nodes.

XML parsers are tools used to read or write to an XML document. These parsers are based on either DOM (Document Object Model) or SAX (Simple API for XML) standards. A comparison of DOM and SAX approaches is given in many books and on websites as well.

How To Use PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)

jamsam — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:46:33 -0600

PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a web development language, where you can develop and create small and big databases/applications with the help of MySQL, Informix, Oracle, Sybase, Solid, PostgreSQL, Generic ODBC, etc. PHP is a server side-scripting language like ASP. Learning PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) can be fun and challenging. It is not that complicated but requires close attention. Here we will introduce only PHP and MySQL databases.

How To Make a Login System for Your Website

marcosriso — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:11:16 -0600

This is a simple login system that has been very reliable and secure for me. I use it myself on my websites, when a simple login system is needed. If you know a little of MySQL and PHP, it is very easy to use.

First, you will need MySQL instaled in your computer. I have XAMMP instaled and I use PHPmyADMIN for accessing my databases. They are free for download; just search for them online. You also need to create a database in your MySQL. And as you proceed, remember that linux server file names are always case sensitives. LOGIN.PHP is not equal to login.php like on WINDOWS servers.

How To Do a Preloader in Flash

vinimaz — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:50:16 -0600

I will tell you how to do a simple preloader. Yes, the famous "LOADING!" First, open the flash; second, follow the steps below:

How To Use SelectionFormula in a Crystal Reports Subreport

vicfalmac — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:00:38 -0600

If you want to select some data from a subreport inside a report with a different query provided by a VB6 code, you need to follow the steps below:

Create a report and insert a subreport.
Use a Crystal OCX component in your VB6 form.
Create a CrystalReport object. (i.e: Dim Crystal1 as CrystalReport)
Assign the property SubReportToChange: with this property you can assign values to the subreport you want. (i.e: Crystal1.SubreportToChange = "MySubreport")
Pass the selection formula to the subreport. (i.e: Crystal1.SelectionFormula = "Your query here")
Show your report: use the Action event to show your report and the subreport. (i.e: Crystal1.Action 1)

How To Do Web Design Using Web Page Maker

pmzlabis — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:49:24 -0500

There is a lot of web design software out there on the market. But, in this instance, I highly recommend that you use Web Page Maker v 2.5 because it's free and so far it has the most user friendly graphical interface.

How To Convert String to Date Using ASP

christphe6 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:40:57 -0500

ASP makes it very easy to convert a string to a date format using built-in VBScript functionality. We're going to use the CDate function to accomplish this. The CDate function has one argument, which is the text to be converted to date format.

Here's how to do it:

Open up your text editor and type the following piece of code:
<%

Dim MyDate

MyDate = "April 12, 1978"

%>
Now, use the function this way to convert the date, and print the new format to the screen:
<%

Response.Write CDate(MyDate)

%>

The result will be displayed in your browser like this:

04/12/1978

How To Learn Syntax In C Programming

zerofox — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:21:26 -0500

Learning syntax in C programming will make you understand how to code C in a better way, making you less prone to syntax errors when coding. Below are some conventions in writing C programming that you need to know: