Characters and Strings A character is a single letter, symbol, or number (from -128 to +127). The value of the character is stored in one byte of memory, so it must be very small. A string, however, can be any length of letters, words, or symbols, like a name or a sentence. Let’s learn how to handle […]
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Programming in C: Short and Long Variables
Short and Long Integers, Double and Long Double Floating Points C provides special integer and floating point variables to handle short and long numbers. How you use these depends on how your computer’s memory stores information. Short and Long Integers When declaring an integer, you can use one of three variable types: Type int […]
Programming in C: Floating Point Variables
Floating Point Variables, Working with Money, Viewer Input with Float, Constants Now that we understand integer varialbes, let’s learn about another type of number: the floating point. Floating Point Variables A floating point variable is a number with a decimal point value, like 5.34 or -345.98.
Programming in C: Working With Variables
Declaring Variables, Integers, Working with Viewer Input, and Arithmetic Operators A variable stores information. In C, we use different types of variables to store different types of information, such as numbers, letters, or words. The variable holds the information until you are ready to use it. Declaring (Initializing) Variables Whenever you use a variable in a […]
Programming in C: Escape Characters and Tabs
There is a set of special characters, called escape characters, which add special things to your printf statements. Escape characters begin with a backslash: \ and are followed by a letter or symbol, such as: newline character: \n tab indent: \t beep sound: \a
Programming in C: Directives and Functions
When you write a C program in an editor (such as vi on Unix or Notepad on Windows), you are creating a source code. Every C source code has these parts: preprocessor directives main function body functions Let’s learn what each of these means and how they work.
Starting Off Programming in C
The following series of tutorials are designed for people with little or no computer programming knowledge. They only require a basic understanding of either Windows or Unix and you must have a C compiler with an IDE, or you must understand how to use a plain text editor, such as vi (in Unix) or Notepad […]
11 Tips to Energize Your Website Content
Imagine; you spend thousands of dollars designing your website and no one comes. Why? It could be that you forgot about the content or you didn’t invest enough in the message. Good website content delivers the right message in the right way. Tip #1 -The most important rule to remember is that writing for the […]
Fixing CSS Float Issues
CSS is great. On somedays I’d go so far as to say it’s a lifesaver. But every now and then you’ll encounter a CSS issue that will drive you crazy. In this case we’ll talk about two of the more common issues when using the float property to create your layout. For those of you […]
Lightning (Video Tutorial)
DNA (Video Tutorial)
Radio Wave
Step 1 Create a new image, 500×500, with a black background. Step 2 Create a new layer.
Working With Photoshop Layers
First thing to know about layers is what they are. Layers, simply put, are just the order your project is put in. Layers on the bottom will not go over something on the higher layers. Next, the Diagram: these parts are: 1, 2. Fill and Opacity: changes the transparency of the active layer (see also […]
Fading Bar Graphic
These bars can make great borders or backgrounds; with a few extra touches, they’ll spice up any page. Create a new canvas, 400 x 100 pixels, with a transparent background. Choose any color as your foreground color (I used a nice dirty blue, hex value of #6699CC), then select the paint bucket tool and fill […]
3D Navigation Bar
This 3D navigation bar used to be a common element in website design – however over the years it has transitioned to be a common design element used across all sorts of graphic and web design projects. Let’s start by opening up a new 600 wide by 50 high canvas in Adobe Photoshop. Using the […]
360 Degree Text Logo
In this tutorial i will show you how to create 360 degree text with Adobe Photoshop. This can easily be utilized to generate a nice logo or graphic for your website. Here is what it should look like at the end:
Road Sign Text
Press Ctrl+N to create a new work window. Click on the Preset box and choose 640×480 to create a 640×480-pixel workspace. In the toolbox, click on the Default Foreground and Background Colors button to set up the default color and set the foreground color to black and the background color to white. Choose the Horizontal Type […]
Blending Options
Blending Options are one of the first things Photoshop Novices stumble upon. The infancy of adding layer styles often leads to a short period of horrible drop shadows and cringeworthy bevels. Ironicly, this easily available styling is one of the harder things to master. Blending options is all about manipulating individual layers to obtain a certain […]
PHP Variables – Understanding The Basics
If you have ever looked through any programming language – or still remember those algebra classes when you learned what 3+x=5 means then you already know what a variable does. A variable stands for something else, or in PHP it stores something inside of it so that you can recall it later on in your […]
Getting Things Started With An Echo();
Chances are you’re familiar with the Hello World exercise by now. It’s the starting point for learning almost any programming language. PHP is no different. So let’s dive right into it. How do we display things using PHP?