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Getting Started With PHP

Getting started with PHP is a challenge just like any other programming language, but don’t let that stop you! There are plenty of resources for the experienced programmer looking for a technical solution, but they are too techey for the newbie just starting out. This post is a good place to start with PHP [...]

Widgetizing Themes

We came across this really helpful resource on codex.wordpress.org which tells you how to fix up your WordPress theme, and make it Widget ready. Widgets are now a standard part of the WordPress install so to reach the broadest audience all modern themes should support them, as well as supporting old style sidebars.

You need [...]

British plans for the world’s first 1,000mph car

British engineers have unveiled plans for the world’s first 1,000mph car, a muscular streak of gunmetal and orange designed not to break the world land speed record but to shatter it. The proposed car will attempt to beat the existing record by more than 250mph. The car called Bloodhound SSC, is named after [...]

Book Reviews by John Weller

Windows XP – A survival guide
Kyle MacRae Published by Haynes £15.99 ISBN 1 84425 033 4
Computer Troubleshooting – The complete step-by-step guide to diagnosing and fixing common PC problems
Kyle MacRae Published by Haynes £15.99 ISBN 1 84425 019 9
Computer Manual – The step-by-step guide to upgrading, repairing and maintaining a PC
Kyle MacRae Published by Haynes [...]

Help End Leprosy Now!

A new site has been launched to help in the fight to end Leprosy. It is called End Leprosy Now!

Public ignorance and fear mean that attitudes towards former Leprosy sufferers and those close to them remain unchanged; they are excluded from schools and workplaces, unable to find or keep marriage partners, and widely shunned [...]