Tutorials You Should Have Read in March 2010

Really Useful Tutorials You Should Have Read in March 2010





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10 MySQL Tools that Streamline Your Development Process



10 MySQL Tools that Streamline Your Development ProcessWith the help of various well-designed tools administering your MySQL databases becomes a task that’s much easier to do then if you were to execute them through conventional methods. Developers need to always be on the look-out for tools that will shorten and ease their time spent on

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Why is The Learning PHP Process Different Than Any Other Programming Language ?

By nature, PHP is all about knowing what to do. If you have the knowledge on how to do something in PHP, actually doing it is most of the times really really easy. I would actually pay to know some of these things beforehand. In PHP, doing things the way you think them will most probably result in doing them the wrong way. Not because you’re a bad programmer, but because there are some standard tricks of the trade that you cannot really avoid using, if you want to write good and maintanable code

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Ext JS: Rich Internet Application Framework

Browser Compatibility

Ext JS supports all major web browsers including:

* Internet Explorer 6+
* FireFox 1.5+ (PC, Mac)
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Free Online IDE For ASP.NET, PHP and AJAX

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•Create projects in multiple languages
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CodeRun Studio is a cross-platform Integrated Development Environment (IDE), designed for the cloud. It enables you to easily develop, debug and deploy ASP.NET, PHP and AJAX web applications using your browser. You can upload existing code in order to test it in the cloud or for sharing with your peers.

Developed by Gilad Khen, Dan-El Khen and Alon Weiss; CodeRun Studio is a free service.
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Moving to Visual Studio 2010 e-book

The book is not a language primer, a language reference, or a single technology book. It's a book that will help professional developers move from previous versions of Visual Studio (starting with 2003 and on up). It will cover the features of Visual Studio 2010 through an application. It will go through a lot of the exciting new language features and new versions of the most popular technologies without putting the emphasis on the technologies themselves. It will instead put the emphasis on how you would get to those new tools and features from Visual Studio 2010





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10 Best PHP Tutorials To Improve Your Skills

PHP is the best language for developing dynamic web pages available today.PHP has so many different capabilities, and is relatively easier to learn than many of the other languages.Today, we present a splendid collection of PHP tutorials that will serve you to improve your programming skills.




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Microsoft turns 35:

Microsoft turns 35: Best, worst and most notable moments





An opinionated look back at the good, the bad and the ugly of Microsoft's 35-year history


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Advanced Defrag that Really Works

I am impressed with Advanced Defrag. It does what it’s supposed to. It does so in a small amount of time with little to no CPU-Load. It feels as if it actually has improved my three year old computer. I shall continue testing the software (especially the real time monitor function) and will update this post with any noticeably differences that might occur.

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A Successful Project Proposal for freelancer

A Successful Project Proposal for freelancer



Whether you’re actively looking for clients on freelancing job boards, or you only get clients through referrals, you’ll have to submit project proposals.

The project proposal is your sales piece. It’s what will ultimately “sell” your services to the prospect. To be successful, your proposal should perform the following:

show that you understand what the client is looking for
prove that you are the best person for the tasks at hand
convince the prospect that either they can afford you or they cannot afford not to hire you
To accomplish all this, your project proposal should have the following elements:


1. Summary of Client’s Requirements and Goals
This is a critical part of your proposal. However, it’s something many freelancers overlook. I have to admit, I didn’t do this until after many months of freelancing.

The thing is, if you can’t write this part, that means you don’t know enough about the project to prepare a thoughtful proposal for your prospective client.

This is undesirable, because if you completely miss what your prospect really wants, any of these things could happen:

you won’t get the project
you’ll get the project, but realize mid-way that you underestimated the amount of effort and time it will take to complete the work
you’ll get the project, but the client will be disappointed with your outputs
So, by taking the time to really understand what your prospect is looking for, you’ll be ensuring a better outcome for both your prospect and yourself. Furthermore, by showing how well you’ve paid attention to your prospect’s needs, you’ll set yourself apart from your competitors.

2. Tasks Involved and Your Fee for Each
List down the main tasks you’re going to do, along with the fee you will charge for each. Make this as detailed as possible, so that anybody–even someone who isn’t knowledgeable about the project–will be able to say when you have delivered or completed the task.

For example, if I’m going to write a sales page for a client, I’ll say that it will be at least 1,000 words long, will include graphics, and will be submitted in a .HTML file.

3. Breakdown of Each Task with Costs
It’s not enough to simply say what big tasks you will do. Break them down so your prospect appreciates how much work and skill it takes to complete each one.

In my sales page example above, I could specify that writing the sales page includes:

doing market research to better understand my client’s target market and what his competitors are doing
choosing appropriate photographs from iStockPhoto and Fotolia
design and layout of the sales page into a .HTML file
4. Delivery Schedule
Make it clear how long it will take you to complete each task. Take into account the amount of time your client may take to clear each step of the project.

5. Work Process
Describe how you usually work with clients. Will you hold a conference call after the client approves your proposal? Do you use Basecamp or another project management service to track all client communication?

Be specific now so you and your client won’t be in for surprises later on.

6. Mode of Payment
In this part, specify how you want to get paid. Do you require full or partial down payment before starting on a project? Can the client pay you through PayPal, credit card or check?

7. Samples or Other Proof That You Can Do the Job
Make it easy for prospects to decide that you’re suitable for this project. Attach samples of work, or links to samples that show how you’ve fulfilled similar client requirements in the past.

8. Clear Indication of the Next Steps
Tell your prospect clearly what he should do if he either wants to proceed with the project, or if he has further questions before he can make a decision.

Say something like, “If you need clarification on my proposal, please email your questions to me. On the other hand, if you’d like to proceed as I outlined here, I’ve attached an invoice for your first down payment so I can get started right away.”

9. Invoice for First Payment
Obviously, you should include this only if you require a down payment (or full payment) before you start a project.

10. Contact Information
Make sure your proposals include your name and contact details–including your email address even if you are emailing your proposal. Don’t assume your prospect will simply hit the “reply” button, or take the time to find your contact information if he doesn’t see it right away.

Bonus: Some prospects will have their own requirements that aren’t in the list above. Just the other day I saw a job posting where the only requirement was to “tell me why you should get this assignment.”

Always, always review the job posting to make sure you’ve complied with everything the prospect asked for. If you fail to comply, you won’t get the assignment no matter how good you are. The ability to follow instructions counts for a lot among clients.

20 Firefox Plug-ins for Web Designers and Developers

There are whole sea of Firefox plug-ins out there for you to sift through, but we've done the hard work for you and selected 20 of the best.

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20 Firefox Plug-ins for Web Designers and Developers

Websites For Downloading Free Templates

25 Best Websites For Downloading Free Html/CSS Templates

You will find Download links on every website with some details about the templates layout type, color schemes, table format or pure CSS etc. If you are comfortable enough in editing the simple HTML / CSS files then you can come up with your own fresh design which you can be proud of.



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50 hot tutorials WOW.......

Tutorials can often be your greatest source of inspiration when trying to design that project you have been putting off. In this post, I have rounded up a collection of very useful tutorials from around the web from the month of February. You’ll find everything from a stunning retro futuristic typography, to designing a brilliant product advertisement. So what are you waiting for…why not try one out?


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CCleaner

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space.

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