Author: engel

There are many elements that show up throughout the fantasy genre in different guises. Worldbuilding in particular has many common conventions, as do, to a lesser extent, plot and characterization.

This list has been constructed over time based on a list and categories originally constructed by the late Professor Ted Michelfeld and owing debts to a number of other sources including The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. It is still under construction

Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system management tasks (as in Perl). It is simple, straight-forward, extensible, and portable.

In this article Martin explains how to create a secure PHP login script that will allow safe authentication. Features remember-me function using cookies, validates logins on each request to prevent session stealing.

Remember when Wired News redesigned in 2002, to an all CSS+XHTML design? I do. Here’s the original WiredNews.com design documents from 2002.

OpenSSH for Windows is a free package that installs a minimal OpenSSH server and client utilities in the Cygwin package without needing the full Cygwin installation. This is similar to the package formerly available from NetworkSimplicity.

Ruay and Rails Email lists to via web forum

ExifTool is a Perl module with an included command-line application for reading and writing meta information in image files. It recognizes EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB and ID3 meta information as well as the maker notes

Editing an image is like editing text. When you edit text, you take an existing piece of text and fix what is wrong with it. The same is true for editing an image. But first you must learn to speak the language of the image. This series of steps will help

Auth_generator is an authentification generator for rails (0.13 and 0.14). It includes specific features like being able to display user information on static pages through a javascript trick or an Ajax call, an admin interface, or an easy way to handle u

Open Source Web Design is a community of designers and site owners sharing free web design templates as well as web design information. Helping to make the internet a prettier place!

Scott Adams, Dilbert man, on the Creationism Intelligent Design vs. Evolution debate

Do you wish you were a better photographer? All it takes is a little know-how and experience. Keep reading for some important picture-taking tips. Then grab your camera and start shooting your way to great pictures.

A single-page solution for exploring and editing databases from a browser. Edit data just like you would in a desktop application, without submit buttons or page refreshes. Built using cutting-edge TurboWidgets and the Dojo Toolkit.

Live CSS editing with Internet Explorer and Firefox simultaneously

Below you’ll find a series of my latest retouching projects. This portfolio includes some high-end fashion, editorial, advertising and high-profile celebrity work. I even included some archival restorations of my extended family and whatever else I had ly

This plugin was inspired by Stop Design’s Photo Gallery Templates. Creating by a leading design firm, these templates produce the most professional photo albums and galleries in the Internet. And they are available only for Movable Type.

I have loved mechanical things since I was a kid. Engines in particular have always intrigued me. All my life I’ve pored over books, studying cutaway diagrams, hungry to understand how things worked. These pages are an attempt to share that magic.

The old version of Alien Arena was previously mentioned on GamersDaily Episode 36, but thanks to the open-source release of the Quake 3 engine, the new version is finally here and it’s AMAZING!

Pure CSS-based layouts have come a long way but they still have shortcomings [2] that fail to address certain design goals without compromising the true separation of content and presentation.