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If you are ever stuck while designing a website and would like some sample sites for inspiration, this is a great collection!

One of the best howtos I've seen on htaccess. That thing is a nightmare!

Learn how to create cool XP/Vista icons with fake reflection with Photoshop

One of the best introduction on CSS I've seen in a long time

In this article you'll learn how to create database-enabled Ajax requests using PHP and MySQL. We begin by creating the front-end HTML and JavaScript files used to make requests to the server-side. The requested server-side is a PHP file which bridges the gap between Ajax and a PHP object that connects to a MySQL database and returns results as an XML response to the Ajax engine. To cover this functionality you'll learn about the concepts from a high level overview rather than focusing on each and every line of code. The complete source code for this sample can be downloaded and is necessary to create a working sample on your personal server.

Fascinating trip into the sleazy world of domain snatching. A must read if you own a domain.

A quick howto on creating soft fades on photos using photoshop.

If you are worried that some day Google, by mistake, might disclose your private search terms into public Internet domain, try some of the following suggestions that may fool the search engine or give it a hard time recognizing you. Here, I will look at all possible ways to control and reduce the negative privacy impact of each of these search variables.

If your server is having problems dealing with diggs put this code in your .htaccess and it will redirect them to a cached mirror of your page.

Creating equal height columns with tables is easy. Of course we shouldn't use tables for layout. With CSS it's a little harder. If, for example, you create a three column layout by floating 3 DIVs within an overall container the result will probably look something like the following: