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  • SkywayCup 2008 - Dev Contest
    By vinu on July 29th, 2008 | No Comments Comments
    Not really a PHP topic, but though that Java readers to this blog may be interested in this. Have received notification that Skyway Software, a US-based developer who considers India “a leading force in software devel...
  • Zend Framework Architecture @ PHP::Impact
    By vinu on July 29th, 2008 | No Comments Comments
    “Zend Framework not only offers a solid infrastructure, but also an extensive component library. The component structure of ZF is somewhat unique, each component is designed with few dependencies on other componen...
  • Upcoming Zend Webinars in August
    By vinu on July 22nd, 2008 | No Comments Comments
    Here are some interesting Zend Webinars coming up in August: Aug 13th, 9am PST What’s New in Zend Framework 1.6? Come join the Zend Framework team for an hour long jaunt through the new features added in Zend Framewor...
  • mbstring Functions by default in PHP
    By vinu on July 18th, 2008 | 5 Comments5 Comments Comments
    When dealing with multiple languages and internalization in PHP, some of the default functions in PHP end up mangling up the unicode characters in PHP. This is evident when you have a lot of funny looking characters com...
  • [Hack] Speed up your Wordpress Delivery
    By vinu on July 16th, 2008 | 1 Comment1 Comment Comments
    Set the a future expires headers which Apache sends out to the browser while serving content Disabled ETag headers Removes last modified Header Adds cache control headers These quick hacks ensures that the browser ke...
  • Wordpress 2.6 Released
    By vinu on July 15th, 2008 | 2 Comments2 Comments Comments
    I’m happy to announce that version 2.6 of WordPress.org is now available, almost a month ahead schedule. Version 2.6 “Tyner,” named for jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, contains a number of new features that make WordPre...
  • Installed One-Theme here.
    By vinu on July 14th, 2008 | 2 Comments2 Comments Comments
    I just got One-Theme installed (after reading about it at John Chow’s blog) and configured on this blog. It’s a cool theme which comes with it’s own admin section where you can change a lot of the them...
  • How to get Cross Browser Compatibility Every Time
    By vinu on July 14th, 2008 | No Comments Comments
    Anthony Short’s got a great article which shares tips on how to get your CSS cross-browser compliant everytime. Cross-browser compatibility is one of the most time consuming tasks for any web designer. We’ve see...
  • MVC Frameworks and 404s
    By vinu on July 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment1 Comment Comments
    Mark Kimsal has an interesting article on whether your MVC frameworks handle 404 errors properly. “This post is about the consistency of frameworks. Consistency is key to a low learning curve. If all parts of a fr...
  • Zemanta - More Platform Coverage
    By vinu on July 6th, 2008 | 3 Comments3 Comments Comments
    Zemanta’s plugin now works with Drupal, MySpace, Tumblr and Ning, making Zemanata now available for 9 major platforms. Other Improvements in Zemanta’s new update: Zemanta widget is now much faster on all p...

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