Looking to get into PHP/MySQL development? Building websites as a hobby can be fun and rewarding albeit time-consuming. These open source technologies make web development accessible to anyone with a computer and an idea. Here are a few sites and services that Slicksta found helpful when he was learning.
Sitepoint.com – This site if full of [...]
Slicksta has been getting lots of telemarkting calls lately – on the cell phone! He thought these annoyances were a thing of the 90s, left behind along with the useless land-line he abandoned years ago but he was wrong. He’s been called several times in the past week with various “exciting offers” and “important messages”.
Not [...]
Woo-hoo! Slicksta is thrilled with yesterday’s announcement that Yahoo! Mail is now offering unlimited email storage. Never having to delete an email ever again is a pretty nice perk. What would make Slicksta really happy is free POP mail access (Google’s Gmail provides it). But this would take away from the many ads Yahoo! shows [...]
Christorpher Null does a good job summarizing five ways to watch tv online for Yahoo! Tech:
TivoToGo which requires Series2 or higher. Of course you’re SOL if you don’t have a TiVo.
Official streams from the major television networks: NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox
AOL’s In2TV for classic (read: old) television programs
Beeline or wwiTV for international programming
Downloads from [...]
411 is so yesterday. Next time you need help finding a number dial 1-800-373-3411 instead and receive free directory assistance. You’ll hear a short, 15 second ad before the phone number, but that’s not a big deal, right?
Slicksta just saved you at least $1.50.
Slicksta is really late on this one. He’s been selfishly enjoying the benefits of streamlined instant messaging and hasn’t shared his favorite new web app. At this point Meebo is fairly well-known to users across the web and has won praise for its convenience and ease of use. Meebo simplifies your day by bringing [...]
