Easy Mod_Rewrite with PHP tutorial

I have been playing around with Apaches mod_rewrite on my other site http://www.2big2send.com and i must admit its a whole lot easier than i first thought.. Here is a quick guide for most general use: Create a new file in your main directory (public_html for cPanel or httpdocs for plesk – not sure about other ones) called .htaccess (Dont forget the ‘.’ dot before the name – you may already have one of these file, thats ok, just edit it and follow the guide...

Location-aware search with Apache Lucene and Solr

Location, location, location! Just as location is king in real estate, search plus location awareness can yield significant dividends in helping users effectively and efficiently find information. For instance, if you are a business-directory provider (such as a "Yellow Pages" site), when a user searches for a plumber, the site should return results for plumbers near the user's home. If you run a tourism site, you might want to allow travelers to search for places of interest near their...

Drawing with Object Snap

  Object Snap Object Snap tools are available from the Object Snap toolbar ( View - Toolbars to enable). They allow for precise drawing within Autocad. For example, a rectangle could be drawn from the exact endpoint of an existing line by simply selecting the 'Snap to Endpoint' tool, or we could draw a line from the centrepoint of a circle using the 'Snap to Center' tool. In many cases, object snap avoids the need to draw construction ...

The Extend Command

Introduction AutoCAD drawings are rarely completed simply by drawing lines, circles etc. Most likely you will need to Modify these basic drawing objects in some way in order to create the image you need. AutoCAD provides a whole range of modify tools such as Move, Copy, Rotate and Mirror. As you can see, the command names are easily understandable. However, the way these commands work is not always obvious. This tutorial is designed to show you how all of the Modify commands work. If...

Android & iPhone browser wars: Intro to the WebKit

Introduction Combined, the iPhone and Android platforms have more than 100,000 application titles available for download across their respective app stores. Native applications are those created with a platform's SDK, then compiled and installed to a device. These native applications provide thorough access to a device's inherent capabilities, including features like wireless networking, Bluetooth, data...

Creating a Google Search Application!

In this tutorial we will teach you how to create a Visual Basic application that lets you search Google Web and Google Images!   To begin, create a new windows project. File, New, Project. Name it GoogleSearch, names are important as they help us identify projects much easier. Once the project is created, you should have a blank form that looks like this Now from the Tool Box at the Left hand side, drag onto the form a Combo Box, Text Box, and Command Button, then resize...

Origami Logo

Create an Origami Logo in Illustrator; getting a little taste towards one of the trends of 2009 Logo Design and answering to those that requested an Illustrator version of the previous Origami Logo tutorial!   Step 1 – The inevitable ‘New Document’ Create a New Document in Illustrator. For the purpose of this tutorial, I am working in my Illustrator favourite, 210mm by 210mm. You can download the source file to this tutorial above. Step 2 – Import...

Smoothly Shift Winter Colors, While Creating an Icy, Vector Landscape

Handle color changes and variations with ease by following this intermediate level tutorial. This is a special tutorial sponsored by Astute Graphics that incorporates the use of their high-quality Phantasm CS range Illustrator Pugins. We'll work with Phantasm's color shifting tools: Hue/Saturation and and Shift to Color, while we learn to contrast shapes when composing natural, vector scenes! Final Image Preview Want access to the full Vector Source files and downloadable copies of...

Use Illustrator to Create a Fun, 3D, Character Logo

In this tutorial we'll use illustrators 3D tool to create text with depth. We'll give the letters personality by placing them at angles and choosing a fun font. We'll add a crazy rabbit character and unify all the colors as we add simple shading. Lastly, we'll give this fun logo a sticker effect. We cover quite a bit of ground in this tutorial, so fire up Illustrator and let's begin! Final Image Preview Below is the final image we will be working towards. Want access to the full...

Everything You Ever Want to Know About Creating Seamless Patterns in Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator patterns makes your work process easier and the result prettier. Every vector professional must know the secrets and details about using seamless patterns, as well as many approaches to creating them. In this tutorial I dive into the anatomy of patterns in Adobe Illustrator, analyzing numerous existing methods of creating a seamless pattern fill, from the easiest ones to the most complex ones. Vector Plus Want access to the full Vector Source files and downloadable...