It looks like we could be nearing the end of the debate over which high-definition video format will prevail in the high definition DVD format war. Just a few days before the start of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Warner Brothers announced that they will be abandoning the HD-DVD format in May of 2008 and will offer high definition movie titles only on the Blu-Ray format. This could be the tipping point in the format wars that have been raging since the introduction of the competing high definition formats. Read the rest of this entry »

Setting up a new home theater and getting it to work right does not need to be difficult. We have put together a list of questions and answers that may help to simplify things and get your home theater set up correctly. Read the rest of this entry »

There is a little-known web design problem that can prevent search engine spiders from finding the content on web pages. It’s called excessive table nesting and the problem is more common than most designers and site owners think. Read the rest of this entry »

The upcoming USA conversion to digital television transmissions will arrive on February 17, 2009. This has been dubbed as DTV Day or Digital Day. Many people are confused about the transition to digital and what they may have to do to be prepared for DTV day. We’ve compiled a list of questions and answers to help make sure that you are ready for the big day. Read the rest of this entry »

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, there is a difference between a marketing strategy and marketing tactics. A strategy is a goal. It’s what you want to be. Tactics are the methods used to achieve your strategy. In my opinion, the ultimate strategy is to build an online machine. Better yet, to build multiple online machines. Read the rest of this entry »

Learning how to use the MySQL database properly can take quite a bit of time. It is not uncommon to select a less than optimal data type when setting up a new table. Multiple data types are available for each value that you wish to store. This MySQL data type tutorial is intended to help take some of the mystery out of the proper type selections for database columns. Read the rest of this entry »

The term "strategic marketing" is frequently misused to the point where its real meaning has become diluted and confused with other marketing terminology. There is a difference between a strategy and a tactic.
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If you have a web site that focuses on interesting topics, it is fairly easy to earn some passive income from the web site by placing Google AdSense ads on your web pages. AdSense is a context-driven system, which means that the ads displayed should be related to the theme of the content on the page. Read the rest of this entry »

This MySQL cheatsheet is the first of a series of cheatsheets. I’ve always set up cheatsheets for my own use as long as I’ve been writing programs, which goes back a long time. What sets this cheatsheet apart from others is that it focuses on commonly used MySQL examples and not just code. It’s a free download. I hope that you find it to be useful. Read the rest of this entry »

This is a simple PHP script that takes data from a MySQL table and uses it to generate a drop-down select box for an HTML form. This can be used for a list of states on a credit card or user data form, or for a category selection or something where you need to pull the selections from a MySQL table. The script uses PHP to generate the HTML that is sent to the user’s browser. Read the rest of this entry »