Displaying Records in Multiple Columns Using PHP

For this article, i have selected a table members, containing each member's pic and some other text detail. The members will be shown in multiple columns as shown in the picture below. The technique is to use 2 loops (one nested inside the other). The outter loop creates rows and the inner loop creates columns. The only thing we have to take care of is the inner loop creates equal number of columns for each row. If there are no more records the inner loop should print a blank column....

Camera tool in Excel

The Camera tool allows you to select a range of cells and literally insert a live picture into a spreadsheet. Any change to the range of cells will automatically update the image. The Camera tool allows you to select a range of cells and literally insert a live picture into a spreadsheet.  Any change to the range of cells will automatically update the image. In order to use the Camera tool, we must first add it to the Command Bar.  There is a well documented tutorial on...

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...

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...

Brushed-Explosion

Step 1: Introdution   This tutorial is divided into two different parts. The first part, will be a step by step guide on how to create the following brushed explosion: The second part of the tutorial will be a rough guide that will teach you how to create and implement your own 3d text into the explosion and obtain a similar result: The entire result will be obtained using JUST Photoshop with its default brushes and settings.     Step...

Manny Pacquiao in Illustrator

Good Day! I’ve been away for weeks now. Sorry for that. I just needed to rest for a while after having some minor flu. I just took resting seriously. Well another GOODY thing I think was a few hours ago, The Philippines People’s Champ was hailed for winning the WBO welterweight belt. With that excitement I guess, I was moved to say: ” Hey, what can I do about this?” And so this is it  an Illustrator rendering  of the Peoples champ. 1 Set up the layers....

Illustrator Tutorial: Cosmetic Bottle Illustration

In this tutotiral, you are going to learn how to draw a beautiful cosmetic product illustration. It is pretty easy and beginners can learn the basics of coloring and drawing. At the end, we are going to add some glitters to finish it. So let’s get started! Drawing the Cosmetic Bottle 1. First, create a new document and using the Rectangle Tool (M) and draw a rectangle with the following sizes: Width: 180 px, Height: 150 px. 2. Pick the Ellipse Tool (L) and create an ellipse...

How to Create a Vector Goldfish in Six Steps

In this tutorial I'll show you the process I use for creating a vector goldfish in six easy steps. The steps are a bit condensed so Intermediate Illustrator users will benefit greatly, though beginners will be able to get similar results, you'll just need to experiment a bit more with these tools and techniques. The vector goldfish is created with the use of the Mesh, Blend and Symbol Tools. Let’s get started! Final Image Preview Want access to the full Vector Source files...

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...

Learn to Create a Financial Crisis, Vector Illustration

Fitting for these tough financial times, learn step by step how to create this turbulent vector illustrations. Numerous Illustrator tools are used to create this illustration. We'll use Symbols to add texture to the land are, the Mesh Tool for the sky, 3D effect to compose the skyscrapers, the Twirl Tool for the tornado, and Warp effect for the dollars. We'll cover alot of ground in this tutorial, faster than a businessman escaping to the bahamans! Final Image Preview Below is...