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Ok I need help on this puzzling problem. At first I thought that this person stored the dates in the MySQL database like this:August 27, 2007That kinda freaked me out a little, because string dates are hard to manipulate. Then I found out that he stored both th string data and numerical date, which I found a little bit odd, but it was like this:2007-08-27I need to build a PHP program to manipulate the data, but I need to access the year, month and day respectively by themselves.I think that isolating the first 4 characters for the year, last 2 characters for day and 6th and 7th characters for month would be the easiest method to do this. Then I could pass the data onto an XML file, in then which I will use XSLT to transform the data. So how do I do that? (I already got the XML/XSLT part, but I need help on the initial problem.)

If you have read the post above, you will know that I don't know any C, C++, C#, Visual Basic or other programming languages, except if you count PHP as one.Also, I am trying to promote Firefox.

Are you joking my life? I don't know anything about C++, C or C# except for the fact that we can learn it in grade 11 and that it is quite complicated (judging from a beginners book that I saw). I need an easier way to do this and no one on the MozillaZine forums are responding.

This has been posted at the MozillaZine Forums by me, but I think that people here will have different responses as well and I want to see different opinions.

Well the site that I like isn't as bad as the situation described in my post, but here are a few that I like: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ http://dhseagles.kpdsb.on.ca/ (note: look at the sub-sites. Especially ones under Extra Curricular Activities) Any Facebook profile page with millions of applications Of course I can find some more, like friends' Piczo sites and so on, but these ones are the most common ones that I visit.

I use Windows Live Hotmail mainly because most of my friends are on the Windows Live Messenger network. It is ok, with the classic version working in Opera and Safari, Full version in Internet Explorer and Firefox/Flock/Netscape. I receive quite a few emails there, mostly notifications and stuff though. My main choice of email about be GMail, I like the web-based interface and that is my main account. I get newsletters and a lot of stuff there. The spam filter works excellent, but I'm still not comfortable with the Labels thing. I prefer folders better. I used to use Yahoo! Mail, but the thing is, it doesn't store your message on the server after you downloaded it to POP3. GMail does, and in case of accidental deletion or Windows re-installation, I can still retrieve my emails from there. Also, Yahoo! Mail marks my emails as spam, even though it isn't. The filter is either too strict or too lenient. More and more, I am communicating with friends through Facebook. They check that much more often than they do with Windows Live Hotmail, and it integrates really good with social networking. See this article for more information: https://www.cnet.com/topics/software/. Anyways, I would recommend GMail to new users unless they use Windows Live Messenger, then Hotmail I guess.

Continuation from Part 1:51. Question here: Is all games required to make a link/shortcut into this Games folder/directory thing? If not, it doesn't make them easier to find on the PC.52. No argument here, this might be good.53. Use a combination of Skype/Windows Live Messenger/Google Docs and Spreadsheets to collaborate with your co-workers, family members and etc. This ensures that you can communicate by talking and chatting, and also that it is free and online.54. With all your repetition about Windows Media Center, I think that your main focus of Windows Vista is to make the PC into a DVD/media player and nothing else.55. Because there are 3rd-party programs that do this and are compatible with systems as old as Windows 98, we are now including it with Windows Vista.56. Does Internet Explorer 7 support the printing CSS selectors?57. Most computer manufacturers already include some sort of this software with their DVD burners.58. Did you know that their is something called an iPod, or even the Zune that you can carry in your pocket and rock out it any room, outside, or almost anywhere?59. Ever heard of Microsoft PowerPoint 2000? I think your company invented that, and it is capable of what you describe there.60. Right...61. So why do you sell Windows Live OneCare?62. Preloading files into my memory? What if you preload a file that I don't need? What if it is a virus that you are preloading? Is that going to "SuperFetch" anything except damaged files and etc?63. No argument there.64. What kind of home user has a smart card?65. Please explain further as how you can "receive" faxes without a fax number. Also, scanning and emailing is sufficient for most users.66. How much space is that going to take up? With all my videos, music, documents, pictures and files that I work on, we would probably need to add a second or third hard drive every month or so to hold the shadow copies.67. Because e-mail is your lifeline? No, email isn't one of our basic needs. Food, water, oxygen, shelter, energy and interaction with others are. And Mozilla Thunderbird, among with other email clients, already offer phishing protection, spam filters and a lot more (and it is compatible with older versions of Windows).68. Are you saying that Windows Calendar will replace an essential part of Windows Live Events (the product you just launched), Facebook, Google Calendar and other calendar/event-related applications? I don't think so.69. Higher quality will require more time. Also, I think they use more energy and colour than draft/normal quality printouts, so that doesn't cut environmental impacts by a lot actually.70. I think that Windows 98 has Sleep. And most BIOS systems allow you to control Power Management. Also, Hibernate is available in many versions of Windows I think.71. Just use Recent Documents and organize your files properly and you won't need to use this feature that creates this huge index on your hard drive.72. You can use iGoogle+Google Reader, my Yahoo!, my MSN or any other RSS-compatible software/browser (Firefox, Opera, Thunderbird) to enjoy more advanced features, better notifications and/or integrated experience with what you should be using to surf the Internet.73. Isn't everyone already doing this without Windows Vista?74. How about adding your own mp3 files and then changing your speaker's device equalizer to customize your listening experience?75 and 76. Picasa can already do this.77. We use the software that comes with our cameras to import pictures. Also, Windows Explorer can do that just fine.78 and 79. iPod and iTunes, born to be together.80, 81 and 82. Again with the Windows Media Center? You also need a TV Tuner for TV to work, and few people have that.83. No argument there. Need to find out more about it.84. Seriously, enough repetition about Windows Media Center?!?85. Absolutely no argument there. Now this is a really cool feature, if it means transforming the entire operating system into a whole different language. *looks at footnote* Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate ONLY?! WTF?86. Ok, that is just creative writing. Combining Windows Media Center and Windows Backup in 1 point altogether.87. Didn't I see this somewhere in the beginning? I'm guessing that a few different people wrote this list, and they didn't share their ideas on what to put on, so they came up with duplicate ideas that they included.88. With expensive hardware, you can finally play games on Vista!89. Is Windows going to make your Internet faster? No, paying for high-speed does.90. And how are we supposed to view the stuff on the monitor if the PC isn't booted up?91. Umm...okay?92. Could everyone please press PrintScreen and CTRL+V it into Paint? Then save it and send it with IM, emails, etc. Already available in Windows 98 or even older.93. Are those monitors really expensive?94. So are wireless networks on Windows XP insecure?95. Use Windows Briefcase, and it will synchronize your files just as good as this new feature.96. Just use Remote Desktop, if there is another person at the office to click OK or whatever on the remote computer.97. Because we can already do this with our devices in Windows 2000, let's call it a new and exciting feature in Windows Fax and Scan.98. My school uses Windows XP and we already do that, so I wouldn't call it a new and exciting "speechless" feature.99. Windows Live Messenger with Sharing Folders already does this. And the Network controls in Windows 98 already allow read-only and write access respectively.100. Because we have this now, all IT department staff can be unemployed now because we don't need them to fix network problems anymore. NOT!Real article's name: 100 reasons why everyone's so speechless: Because almost all these features are already available in Windows XP, some with the use of third-party software.So yeah, the cool features weren't even introduced, and way too much repetition in the article. How boring is Windows Vista anyways?

Actually, you can middle-click on a link to open in a new tab, but it may be blocked by certain pop-up blockers. Linux may be better, but it is sure harder to manage! OpenOffice.org I like, but when I need powerful tools, I go for Microsoft Office 2007.

Recently, I have received an "Exploring Windows" email from Microsoft, which led me to an interesting link called 100 Reasons You'll be speechless. Thought it was related to Windows Vista, and it was. Here are some of my opinions: 1. It makes using your PC a breeze, if Windows is responding most of the time. Also, many users have complained about User Account Control, which say that it makes using the PC not a breeze. I haven't tried it yet, but from others' point of view, it seems to be intrusive and annoying. 2. Your music may be a click away from your remote control, but you need to buy one with your computer manufacturer first. Obviously Windows Vista Home Premium/Windows Vista Ultimate is required for this to work, and Microsoft isn't going to bundle a remote control with Vista. Oh, footnote, and am I supposed to go to a DIFFERENT HTML page to read that? 3. It's the safest version of Windows ever. Emphasis added: It's the safest version of Windows ever. If I read correctly from many other users, and also from my own minor experiences, I think that Mac OS X and open-source alternatives such as Linux are more safe. So the sentence is true, but it doesn't tell the entire truth. 4. See your world in a whole new light. What, do we need brighter monitors to use Windows Vista? Or are you referring to the glare coming from overhead lights and the windows in the room? 5. It can find your stuff. If you are referring to actual "stuff" (physically), then I'm impressed. If you are referring to files, documents, pictures, videos, etc, then I'm not that impressed. Isn't this option available since Windows 98 or earlier via the Find command? 6. No argument there. 7. It can freeze time. With your description, wouldn't "preserving memories" or something similar be more suitable? First thing that came to mind when I read that was when the entire operating system freezes, the clock freezes also, then you are freezing time...NOT! 8. No argument there, haven't tried Vista yet. 9. Unchain your mobile PC. Who chains up their mobile PC anyways? It is mobile. And by the way, Windows XP already has wireless network support. Nothing really new there. 10. Surf more safely, once you download Firefox, Opera, Flock, Safari, Netscape, Mozilla or an alternative safer browser on your computer. If you insist on using Windows Internet Explorer 7, then you are exposing yourself to many, many security holes and you need to take unreasonably extreme measures that may/may not protect you from all the security holes. 11. Umm....blacklist. Nothing new there, Content Advisor in Windows 98 already does that if you can remember 10 years back. Oh and are you telling us that Windows Vista Parental controls is a replacement for parental monitoring? Nothing beats that. 12. See your TV shows if you have Windows Vista Home Premium, but who has built-in TV tuners in their computers these days? And if Windows freezes on an episode, then I am obviously missing it. 13. Phishing filters are included with every browser. I'm surprised that you put it in 7 only and didn't make it an update for 6. 14. Make any room a media room. So you either need to purchase many devices to be wirelessly networked with each other, or you need to move the computer into the room that you want as a media room. 15. Ahem...anyone recall using Windows Task Scheduler in Windows 98? If you are going to put that in Windows Vista, that's one less selling point for Windows Live OneCare then. 16. Copied from XP, eh? Files and settings wizard. 17. Ok, first of all, I remember I had the Google Sidebar running for a few months in Windows 98, so that could have been optional components for that. But still, Ubuntu Linux gives that possibility already, and it doesn't have that much system demands as Windows Vista (any version). 18. Any different from 15? 19. Any different from 12? 20. I just checked and this wizard is almost the exact same as the one when setting up network connections in Windows XP. 21. I think that those have equivalent freeware versions somewhere (not completely sure though). And also, you need to connect to a TV to play on the TV. 22. No argument there. 23. Digital candy store? Does that mean you have to pay to access your own content? 24. Relax, you just need to install at least 4 different anti-spyware programs along with Windows Defender to be sufficiently protected. And don't forget, Microsoft Update will only update Windows Defender, so you must manually do the updates for the other ones. 25. People will have to spend hundreds of dollars on new software then. Do you expect everyone to upgrade their hardware to Windows Vista certified versions? The operating system is already expensive enough, don't you think? (<theyThink>no, of course not) 26. Tabs in other browsers are at least 3 times quicker than the ones in Internet Explorer. 27. You've already mentioned that 2 times previously. 28. Ok, how much do you have to promote Windows Media Center?!?!? We already had that in Windows XP Media Center Edition! 29. Handwriting notes is way too messy! There are also some issues with that (I won't mention them here). 30. Can anyone on Xisto tell me how that works/how good it works? I would love to hear some outside opinions on that because I haven't heard anyone using that. This would be a lovely feature for me if it doesn't corrupt the backup file when I try to restore it. 31. Because if your PC is running weird, Windows will think it is software/settings that you gave permission to and automatically allow it to run, regardless if it detected it or not. You need third-party programs to prevent this. 32. Does that mean IT department staff will have to relearn how to use Group Policy? 33. Any different from 18? It is at least 90% repeated. 34. Would that open up so many security threats to schools/corporate networks? Do you seriously want IT department staff to stress out over something that you didn't need to implement? 35. A video plays a short snippet of the video? That will seriously slow down Windows Explorer, and will viruses execute a small snippet of malicious code? 36. Oh yes, basic things like cropping, resizing, adjust hue/saturation, adjust brightness/contrast are very, very common in many programs. Anywhere from free open-source software like The GIMP or expensive popular software like Adobe Photoshop will help you edit your photos properly though. Your imaging device may also contain software more helpful than this. 37. Please note that you need Windows Vista Ultimate to obtain this BitLocker feature as part of Windows. 39. Just organize your photos properly, use Details view and click on the column heading to do this! Voila, no Windows Photo Gallery required! And as a Photo Gallery, Filmstrip view in Windows XP works just fine. 40. Repetative reports from end-users tells me that it isn't that easy to focus on doing something. Instead, you must learn how to perform a task as you change everything. 41. Yes, all versions of Windows had that. Except you deprecated Windows 95/98/ME. And various complaints were heard about Automatic Updates, including unexpected loss of bandwidth and loss of data from "Restart later or restart now?" 42. You can also publish them on the Web, password-protected for your family and friends. If uploading the file is an issue, you can email them in a ZIP file. 43. No argument there. That sounds quite useful if it works. 44. No argument there. I just need to have additional ReadyBoost compatible USB memory drives compatible. But will the read/write calculations wear out the drive way faster? 45. But I still have so many wires behind my computer! And wireless hardware is expensive (and don't you dare make Windows Vista compatible with wireless devices only). 46. Music isn't a visual object. And you can look up Album art pictures by typing the name of the album into Google/Live Search. 47. Umm...repetative enough? 48. Again with teh repetition. 49. Let's see, PortableApps on my USB drive is good enough for me and a lot of other people. That's called a computer on a stick. 50. Tabbed browsing was introduced into Opera and Firefox way before you put them it. Even Internet Explorer derivatives such as Maxthon/Avant Browser was faster than you. So from these arguments, I am still deciding on buying a new computer with Windows Vista. I've had troubles with Linux before, and Windows XP is working fine for me. But things that I look forward to in Windows Vista aren't even listed here!! I mean the cool features aren't listed, like Windows Speech Recognition, or Windows Mail, and Windows DVD Maker is mentioned 1 time as part of extended repetition of Windows Media Centre. Those are features that I look forward to, and I don't know why Microsoft didn't put them it. Share your opinions, criticize all your want, and don't be afraid to express yourself!

I have a whole new idea for this now. It will be the next generation of HTML/web building tutorials if I am successful, and it will increase the accessibility of the tutorials (both for visually-impaired [blind] and hearing-impaired [deaf] users).Now I just need motivation to do this, and I got this idea from YouTube, Microsoft and other sites which are employing this technology within lessons, courses, etc.(note that I didn't share that idea publicly )

That was the site that I had possible indirect copyright violations with. The content was too similar even though I had revised it several times.

I'm looking for stuff that would be helpful and would generally teach beginners who know nothing about (X)HTML, CSS or SVG. The audience is intended for beginners who know nothing, also as a handy resource for people to refer to if necessary. Yes, that site is perfect for this. Too bad I can't create derivative works from it though, unless I ask for permission. I also stumbled across that when I was searching. I find that tutorial to be too "unorderly" for a beginner to learn from. So I'm probably not going to use that one. If I can't find any more of these resources, then I guess I will have to write my tutorials carefully.

Because of some disputes over copyrighted content, I had to remove some of my web development tutorials and stuff from my website. I do wish to offer such tutorials though, but I wish to do so completely legal, as the previous stuff was borderline plagiarized apparently. I am looking for tutorials for: - (X)HTML - CSS - SVG I would prefer them in a Creative Commons license format, or a similar system (I have to learn about it first). Any relevant and appropriate content under any license is good. However, I prefer to be able to creative derivative works from it, and I do not plan to use any of the works commercially, so therefore look for: *BY-NC *BY-NC-SA *BY-SA *BY I tried using the search engine located at http://search.creativecommons.org/, but I found little to no good content when searching. I do not have a lot of time to rewrite my tutorials in very different words as I am quite busy with stuff, so CC content is the way to go here. Anything related would be helpful, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

As stated above, I don't use Windows Vista yet. Is there some parental controls thing that is available for Firefox (Gecko based) and/or Opera browsers as I didn't even think that parental controls would only work for Internet Explorer.And by that, I mean one that actually works good, not just a blacklist one as I can configure a blacklist via the HOSTS file and through other means.

I haven't tried Windows Vista yet, but as for its parental controls, I've read some books and stuff about it. The only thing I would use is the Time Limiting thing, and a blacklist if it includes one. I don't know if it is disable-able via Task Manager, but usually 3rd party programs are. Because this is integrated into the operating system, it should be fairly secure, but nothing replaces parental monitoring.

Erm, for images and stuff, JPEG/PNG/GIF/SVG and even BMP for Windows users is fine (although BMP may be a bit bloated).For text/images, plain old (X)HTML is great. For those office application users, DOC/DOCX/ODT is great for storing these kinds of documents.I honestly don't know what is so great about PDF, they are slow to load in Adobe Reader, and even slower if loaded in Firefox/Internet Explorer.

Here is my opinion on each of these:UNIX Air: Not for me. Every random part that people bring would be incompatible with each other, all the passengers would have to relearn safety and security each time they fly, if they ever compile an actual plane.Air DOS: Good if you are flying very short distances?Windows/Windows NT Air: Shouldn't they include "Are you sure you want this plane to explode? Continue/Cancel [C/C]" And of course if you press "C", it will go to Continue as the default option.Windows XP Air: It is bearable, although quite annoying. I would pay a little more to go onto... Windows Vista Air: I would love to go on this airline. Everything is perfect here except for being punched in the face. I think that everyone should ask for confirmation when doing anything. I can't wait to get User Account Control on Windows Vista. OS X Air: This one would be quite suitable for me also. It should be very comfortable. However, do you need to bring certain movies and music so it can be played?Linux Air: From what this article says, it seems to be excellent. However, it doesn't say if the plane's communication breaks down, then everyone will need to use the emergency exit float in the air until the plane is reassembled, somehow in the air. There are so many troubles to installing/maintaining a Linux system, even for Ubuntu!That's what I think about every one of them anyways. What's your opinion?

Acutally, there is a vulnerability with Firefox/Flock's password manager. Search Secunia for details, I found this: http://secunia.com/advisories/23046/. I use Opera's wand, Internet Explorer autocomplete and I don't know if Safari has one or not, but I still use Firefox Password Manager regardless of the vulnerability. Do you think that this has something to do with this situation?

My password was not a dictionary word. It was sufficiently long at 9-10 characters and had a symbol in it. There weren't any numbers and none of those ALT+numpad things. Case-sensitivity was used to the advantage that I inserted capital letters into it.So it wasn't wasy to guess.

Erm...what is SpamAssassin? Is it some kind of server-side spam blocking software? I've never heard of it before, and it wasn't in cPanel when I signed up for Xisto/Xisto.

I use Google services for the following things:- iGoogle for homepage- GMail for primary email address- Google Docs and Spreadsheets for documents that need to be transferred from home to school (although support for Microsoft Office 2007 is not implemented yet)- Google Webmaster Tools for keeping track of my websites- Google Bookmarks for keeping global bookmarks- Google Translate for tranlation purposes- Google Earth for maps (although Google Maps in browser sometimes)- Google Video for searching of YouTube and other videos- Picasa for basic photo editing- Toolbar to enhance Gecko-based browsersAnd of course Google Search for general searching! ;)Here are my opinions on other Google products:- Google Calendar: With this and Google Mail, these two applications have the power to take over Microsoft Outlook. It may not be as powerful, but it is certainly good enough for most people. I don't really use Google Calendar as I do not find that I need to use Calendar applications a lot- Google Talk: It might be good for people who have lots friends that use Google-based products, but I have like 1 or 2, so that is unnecessary for me- Google Notebook: I plan to try this in the future.- Google Web History: Yes I use this. I have it to "Searches only" for privacy reasons. It is quite good if you need to find something that you searched for few months back.There are some other ones, like Google Ride Finder, but those are still in BETA stage and I don't know if they are useful to me or not.

Ok I have DHCP enabled and my ISP says that I can't force an IP address in my system's network configuration.I know that Java chat rooms are incompatible with proxy servers as instead of connecting to the actual site, they will connect to the proxy server, which obviously doesn't have the file.Is there any way I can circumvent a Java chat room block? I'm not trying to go against DNS or proxies here, but this is just ridiculous.

The thing is, my website was ACCESSIBLE when cPanel and FTP were down. No files were renamed/changed except for the newer uploaded directory. Also, I wasn't using any content management systems on my website, I was going to install phpBB2 but I didn't get around to uploading that yet.And the site is pretty active, at least a few members visit it everyday. I regularly check on it also, so I don't see a problem with activity levels.

Wow this is kinda neat. I knew about everything in that list except for 1, 9, 10 and 11. The about:cache thing was on Wikipedia when I read about it. In Opera, try opera:cache for a slightly different result

So if I use the variables in the script immediately above, what will happen to the HTML entities when they are inserted into the MySQL database?