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GIMP “Save for Web” plugin for Ubuntu

Here is a plugin for Gimp which gives you a “Save for Web” option in GIMP. This plugin gives you the option of preparing your images for the web by optimizing it, adding additional compression, stripping EXIF information from the images to reduce it’s size. You can preview the resultant image before you save your [...]

Google Mobile App for Nokia S60 Phones

Google has brought out their Google Mobile App for Nokia S60 Phones. You can get the application by visiting m.google.com on your mobile browser. This application provides a shell for Google applications and services. When you start the app, you get a search screen, and the app detects your location to give you area specific [...]

Tweets60 – Twitter client for S60 mobiles

If you’re looking for a free native Twitter client for your S60 device, you’ve got to check out Tweets60. It’s works on S60 3rd and 5th Edition phones. As with most Twitter clients you can view your Timeline, Replies, DMs and Favorites and follow/unfollow Tweeple.  The interface is good and simple with the actions to [...]

PHP Compiler Internal Slides by Sebastian Bergmann

Here’s an interesting slide from Sebastian Bergmann which explains the magic that happens when you execute your PHP code, and how it gets converted into bytecode. He also goes ahead to show you how to extend the PHP compiler in the presentation.

PHP Compiler Internals
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PHP Quick Profiler – Profile your Code

Here’s a good looking and functional profiler you can plug into your projects. PQP (PHP Quick Profiler) allows you to profile your code and get information about how much time your script took to execute, the amount of memory used, the files which have been included, errors in your code, queries and any other debug [...]