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HighEdWebDev 2006: Introduction to PEAR
I am happy to announce that my workshop proposal for this year’s HighEdWebDev conference has been accepted. This year I will be presenting on PEAR, the PHP Extension and Application Repository. PEAR is a collection of PHP classes that form a framework to help developers create applications more efficiently. I’ve been using PEAR for a […]
Back In Business
After an upgrade from an ancient (1.something) version of WordPress to the latest, there were a few issues with the display and functionality of this site. I’m glad to report that they are now fixed. Kodiak’s Korner is back in business.
Blogging from Flock
I discovered a cool new browser while browsing through the March issue of Computer Link magazine: Flock. Flock is built on the Firefox core and is designed to allow easy posting to blogs. It isn’t even in beta yet, but I decided to download it to see what its all about. So far, so good. […]
I’m the Master of PHP
Last week I noticed that RIT’s E-Learning Zone offered a Brainbench certification exam for PHP 4. I had a little time to look at it today, so I started the test not knowing what to expect. As it turns out, I know PHP pretty well—I scored 4.40/5 and became a Brainbench-certified Master of PHP 4.
I Have No Friends
So I signed up for Facebook the other day. I haven’t done much with it beyond search for a few people, so I can’t really comment on it yet. So far it looks pretty cool, though. I noticed, on my profile screen after signing in for the first time, that Facebook declares I have no […]