QiGuang Articles

Please enable Javascript to view this site.

Impressions of Firefox 4

May 24, 2011 | Tags: Firefox, Software | Leave a comment

I'm one of those people who subscribe to the idea, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," which is why I was a bit hesitant to install Firefox 4. But after a month of using the new Gecko 2.0 based web browser, it's left such a positive impression on me that I've been inspired to write about it here.
Read the full article »

	Curly Braces within Double Quotes in PHP May 31, 2010 \| 1 comment
	Hard Drive Dead? Stick it in the Freezer! May 12, 2009 \| Leave a comment
	Automating Facebook Jan 27, 2009 \| Leave a comment

Coding
Notes about PHP, MySQL, Python, Ruby, Javascript, and popular frameworks.
Technology
Exciting new hardware and software news, reviews, and comparisons.
Japanese
Online resources to help you learn the Japanese language.
Chinese
Online resources to help you learn the Chinese language.
Miscellaneous
Random tidbits, morsels, musings, and whatnot.

Killing the Windows Update Nag Popup June 2, 2011 \| 1 Comment How do you tell the Windows Update popup that only gives you the options "Restart Now" or "Postpone" to simply just go away until you restart your computer yourself? With a simple command. Here's how. Full article »
Unpacking Javascript March 29, 2011 \| Leave a comment If you've worked with numerous javascript-heavy open source web applications, you've probably come across javascript files that look like they were encoded into a single large block of gibberish. Whether the purpose of this obfuscation was to protect the original code or to minimize the download size, it becomes a pain if you are trying to debug or modify a piece of javascript cod… Full article »	Case Sensitivity in PHP July 14, 2010 \| Leave a comment It surprised me to learn that class names in PHP are actually case insensitive. That means the following is legal: ... Full article »
Curly Braces within Double Quotes in PHP May 31, 2010 \| 1 Comment Curly braces are used to delimit variables in double quoted strings in PHP. While very useful in many situations, this can cause confusion when trying to print a combination of curly braces and variables. Full article »	Hard Drive Dead? Stick it in the Freezer! May 12, 2009 \| Leave a comment Okay, so I’ve known about this idea for a while but never had a chance to try it out until now. The basic idea is if your hard drive suddenly fails and your computer can no longer read it, putting it in a freezer for a few hours might fix it so that you can use it long enough to copy your data over to a backup drive before it fails again. Full article »
Automating Facebook January 27, 2009 \| Leave a comment You know those Facebook applications that require you to click a button over and over again? Ever wish you could program your browser to automatically click those buttons so you don't have to do it yourself? With a little programming knowledge you can, and here's how. Full article »	Dealing with High Laptop Temperatures October 24, 2008 \| Leave a comment My laptop had started overheating recently, so I took some steps to help cool it down and thought I'd share them here. Full article »

Page 1 of 212 »

Recent Comments

Coding

More articles »

Technology

More articles »

Japanese

More articles »

Chinese

More articles »

Miscellaneous

More articles »

Tags

color computers facebook Firefox gaming hacking hdd javascript mods mysql php playstation Software storage websites web tools wii

Archives

Browse the archives:

QiGuang.net || Articles | Blog | Photos | Projects | About

All website content created and maintained by qiguang.net,
Copying, modifying and sharing are encouraged. // Credit is appreciated.

stats count