Sunday, January 31, 2010

5 useful PHP functions for MySQL data fetching - AnyExample.com

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

The Easiest Way to Build your First iPhone App | Nettuts+

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Apple iPad launch day roundup: everything you need to know

via Engadget by Joseph L. Flatley on 1/28/10

The long rumored (and we mean long rumored) Apple tablet has finally arrived. Is the iPad as "magical" as the company hopes? Perhaps not, but there is a lot to this story beyond the obvious: A4 chip? Micro SIM? What's the deal with Flash? Since we know you're looking for the straight dope on the big reveal, and since this is what Engadget does best, we've thoughtfully compiled the last twenty-four hours worth of coverage in something we like to call a "list." Now sit back, put your feet up, and take it all in.

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Impressions / hands-on coverage
Product announcements
In-depth / details

Apple iPad launch day roundup: everything you need to know originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

65 Open Source Downloads That Could Change Your Life — Datamation.com

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

10 More Must-have Google Chrome Extensions

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Monday, January 25, 2010

The Healthcare System: An Apple Tablet's Biggest Opportunity

via ReadWriteWeb by Mike Kirkwood on 1/25/10

iTablet.jpgApple's "iTablet" - whatever it may be - could be destined to transform our care delivery system in a major way. For years, key hardware vendors like Panasonic, Toshiba, HP and Intel have been working hard to embed tablet computers into hospitals.

The promise of improved clinical information systems, based on real-time information updates across patient touchpoints could be a workflow game changer. If the tablet becomes the tool that is carried with a nurse or doctor on their travels from patient to patient, it will save time, money and lives by enabling the first "always updated" system.

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Unfulfilled Opportunity

Considering the massive expense of implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system - for example the $4 billion spent by Kaiser Permanente - data synchronization is a huge investment for the healthcare system. At the national level, the Office of National Coordinator (ONC) is administering billions of dollars of stimulus dollars to help systems move forward into the electronic realm.

But early today, the ONC's Charles Friedman told a FDA interoperability meeting that in 2008, a mere 4% of systems in the United States qualify as "fully functional" electronic health record systems. With all the fantastic and innovative work that has gone into creating a healthcare specific devices, such as Panasonic's series of tablet PCs, it's not the mainstream yet.

A big part of this reason is usability of the software. Clearly, vendors have been building creative and durable machines. But in a similar way that earlier smartphones now seem clumsy compared to the iPhone, we haven't yet seen a product that is amazing. Something like what we think the Apple tablet could be would change this landscape overnight and may be priced at a point that's much less than other medical devices on the market.

Mobile Health Momentum

The iPhone has already changed the face of healthcare. Apple shared this fact at last year's iPhone OS 3.0 release and within the keynote at WWDC. The momentum that started with consumer applications has moved to forward-looking doctors and health providers. We know that it is becoming common practice for some doctors and nurses to carry both their company-issued Blackberry and their personally purchased iPhone.

airstripOBJan2010.jpg There are already amazing applications in the market. AirStrip allows doctors to monitor patient vital signs and receive alerts from afar. There are now personal health records that can be carried and updated from anywhere.

Additionally, there are information-rich applications that allow nurses, doctors and patients to look up health information in real time. Last week during the Haiti tragedy, an injured individual was able to use an iPhone to treat himself using an first aid application on the iPhone.

Clinician Ready

Haiku-3Jan2010Small.jpgApple and EPIC systems have been collaborating to release the first version of MyChartManager on the iPhone. EPIC is a leading provider of EHR in the United States, and powers systems such as Kaiser Permanente and Palo Alto Medical Foundation in the Bay Area, to name a few. The application, named Haiku was released on Jan. 13, 2010, and several health systems are in the process of testing it. It's a clear contender for the "killer app" in the hospital setting. Looking at the screenshots, it's clear that more screen real estate would be ideal - which means it may be just the right time for an iTablet-like device to emerge on the market.

It's the Apps

It is nearly certain that iPhone OS 4.0 will create a path for existing applications to "upsize" to a tablet device, and this includes size. The medical category today is already the highest-aggregate-priced category on the App Store today, and with the promise of applications inside the clinical walls, the opportunity gets much larger.

The iPhone-to-tablet combination may be the biggest reason that a tablet is successful in the market, since the entire iPhone developer community will be able to deliver on this new platform. With Apple's success in having an integrated OS that shares core libraries across both the Mac and iPhone, it is likely that a table device will also connect with apps from both the iPhone and the Mac.

Workflow Wish List

Having had the opportunity to observe clinical workflow and talk with several healthcare providers - including Kaiser Permanente and the Lucille Packard Children's Hospital - we've compiled a list of device capabilities that would change healthcare. Our wishlist includes:


  • Real-time observations, including vitals signs: It is amazing that many systems still require doctors or nurses to take down vitals on pencil and paper, even when an EHR is in place.

  • Shift changes: Shift transitions between nurses can be greatly improved by having a device that is mobile and moves freely with each part of the staff, so that the shift exchange is a workflow generated process that isn't tied to a physical location. Nurses move, the system should too.

  • Rich content delivery: The ability to share with a patient what is going to happen in rich detail, including video, can be a major force in improving readiness of the patient.

  • Video: Bringing remote feeds right into the emergency room, outpatient setting or other environment should be easier than ever before.

  • Family and friends: Offering a feature for family and friends to directly communicate with the patient is a huge opportunity. A tablet may be the perfect device to enable more personal discussion and check-ins with family members in the hospital, near or far.

    • Prediction

    If Apple does in fact show a tablet device at the Jan. 27 event, hospitals around the country will react with pilot programs, and we will see tablets and Macs join the iPhone in helping deliver healthcare with a new era of style and grace. It is also true that Apple will have an uphill battle getting past corporate IT; getting support in the enterprise as a new class of device is a daunting challenge. But the "iTablet" will give visionary IT leaders more opportunity to change the status quo and look to the future.

    We can hear the doctor already: "Take two moments to fire up your iTablet, and teleconference me in the morning."

    What do you think, could a tablet be the product that brings Apple inside the hospital walls and improve the system?

    Photo credit: Balazs Gal.

    Discuss

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Sunday, January 24, 2010

10 interesting projects from Google Code

via CatsWhoCode.com by Jean-Baptiste Jung on 1/15/10

ZeroClipboard


Do you remember the old days of web development, when IE6 was the king? (ok, it sounds soooo bad now but if you were already building sites in 2002 you know what I’m talking about!) It was extremely easy to force copy to clipboard.
But, for obvious security concerns, Firefox doesn’t allow clipboard access by default. This is a good thing, but for some sites, being able to copy into clipboard is a must.

Using powerful Javascript and a .swf file, ZeroClipboard allow you copy information into the user clipboard. For a live demo, just have a look to my Coupons For Bloggers site.
» Visit ZeroClipboard

yourls


As a blogger, I know how important Twitter is to stay tuned with my readers and share my favorite links with them. But as you know, Twitter allows only 140 characters in messages. In order to create shorter urls, you can use a service like bit.ly or Tinyurl.com, or you can get yourls, and create your own service.

Yourls is built in PHP and is very easy to configure. If you’re using WordPress, you’ll probably be happy to know that yourls has its own WordPress plugin.
» Visit Yourls

Minify


I know I already talked about Minify in a previous article, but I simply cannot resist to spread the word about this very cool piece of code.
Minify is extremely simple to install and will combine, minify, and cache JavaScript and CSS files on demand to speed up page loading.

Installing minify is extremely easy: you just have to upload a directory to your site document root and Minify will start to speed up your blog. Wonderful, isn’t it?
» Visit Minify

Thematic


Being a WordPress fan, I really love the concept of Theme frameworks. For those who doesn’t know what it is, Theme frameworks are WordPress themes which contain lots of functions and styles. You can extend both in looks and functionality by adding a child theme.
For example, my other blog Cats Who Blog is using the Thesis theme framework that I extended using my own styles and functions.

Many commercial frameworks are availables, but Thematic is 100% free. A definitive must download if you’re into WordPress!
» Visit Thematic

Flexlib


As you may guess, Flexlib is an open source Adobe Flex library. It provides lots of components that you can freely use in your Flex or Air projects.
The currently available components include: AdvancedForm, Base64Image, EnhancedButtonSkin, CanvasButton, ConvertibleTreeList, Draggable Slider, Fire, Highlighter, HorizontalAxisDataSelector IconLoader, ImageMap, PromptingTextArea, PromptingTextInput, Scrollable Menu Controls, SuperTabNavigator, Alternative Scrolling Canvases, Horizontal Accordion, TreeGrid, FlowBox, Docking ToolBar, and Flex Scheduling Framework.
» Visit Flexlib

Zen Coding


As a web developer, I often find it frustrating having to type lots of tags and attributes to reach the desired result. HTML tags are necessary of course, but that doesn’t mean it should consume so much typing.
This may be the idea Sergey Chikuyonok before he started to develop Zen Coding. What is Zen Coding? It is a handy set of tools for high-speed HTML and CSS coding. It integrate in your favorite text editor and then provide functions and shortcuts to speed up your development.

As an example, if you type this:

div#content>h1+p

You’ll get the following output:

<div id="content"> <h1></h1> <p></p> </div>

If you want to know more about Zen Coding, Smashing Magazine has a nice article about it.
» Visit Zen Coding

Sexybuttons


On the internet, design matters. Some people are good for designing, some, like me, aren’t. Happilly, those who aren’t designers (or who are bad designers!!) should take advantage of projects like this one.
Sexybuttons is a small CSS framework that allow you to instantanely create gorgeous buttons for your blog, websites and web apps. If you like CSS buttons, don’t forget to have a look to my Top 10 CSS buttons tutorial list.
» Visit Sexybuttons

jQuery transmit


Who doesn’t like jQuery? This very handy Javascript framework allows developers to enhance both the design and usability of your website. Thanks to plugins, jQuery can be easily enhanced with the functionalities you need. There’s a bunch of very cool jQuery plugins available from Google code so it was very hard to choose one. However, file upload has always been a major problem in web development and this jQuery plugin will be extremely helpful.

Using jQuery transmit is incredibely easy :

$(document).ready(function() { var options = { allowedFileTypes: [{ description: "Images", extensions: "*.jpg; *.gif; *.png" }] }; $("#transmit").transmit("http://mysite.com/upload/", options); })

» Visit jQuery Transmit

dompdf : Convert HTML to PDF using PHP


The PDF format is useful for many thing such as invoices, and is largely used in business. dompdf is an advanced HTML to PDF converted which can download and read external stylesheets, inline style tags, and the style attributes of individual HTML elements. It also supports most presentational HTML attributes.
» Visit dompdf

stop-spam


Spam is definitely a big problem for blogs and websites. Although it is still impossible to completely prevent spam, some tools can help you a lot to fight it.
Stop-spam is one of those tools. It is lightweight, compatible with all blogs and forums (WordPress, PhpBB, Movable Type, etc) and easy to install. It automatically blacklists well known domains and IPs used by spammers. Of course, you can edit lists to blacklist/whitelist to add more domains and IPs.
» Visit stop-spam

Any other you’d like to mention? Don’t hesitate to let me know in a comment!

Have you checked out the highly recommended Digging into WordPress book by Chris Coyier and Jeff Starr?

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Friday, January 22, 2010

35 Beautiful E-Commerce Websites - Smashing Magazine

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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Google Wave - feature by feature

via Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day by Jane Hart on 1/19/10

As anticipated there are lots of new Google Wave resources appearing.  Yesterday I discovered The Ultimate Google Wave Guide for Students: 100 Tips, Tools, and Tricks. Today, I've been reading a posting on Lifehacker, by Gina Trapani:  Google Wave Versus the Rest, Feature by Feature.

As Wave combines features from email, instant messenger, Google Docs, wikis, and forums Lifehacker have created a quick visual of its offerings versus similar tools. Check out their feature-by-feature comparison table, which you can enlarge to make more readable.

This table is going to go into Chapter 1 of the first edition of The Complete Guide to Google Wave, the preview edition of which is already available.

I'm trying to keep track of useful Google Wave resources here. Do you have any others to recommend?

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Great Free Software for Web Designers « Boagworld

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iPhone Development Class in March at About Objects in Reston, VA

via MacMegasite by prMac on 1/19/10

Reston, VA. About Objects is offering its popular series of iPhone development classes in Reston, VA during March, 2010. These courses have garnered good reviews from developers at companies such as Apple, Intuit, Symantec, Sybase, Raytheon, NASA, and Yahoo!. The classes are taught by noted developer and trainer Jonathan Lehr, author of the upcoming book, Objective-C: the Missing Manual (O’Reilly, September, 2010).

This series of courses lets developers ‘right-size’ their training by choosing the exact courses they need. The courses are designed to give attendees not only a firm grounding in iPhone development, but also solid insight into how things work under the covers so they truly understand what’s going on in their code. The courses also provide numerous tips and techniques for using the language, the tools, and the frameworks more effectively.

The first of the three classes is a 3-day ANSI C Programming course that runs March 15-17. It provides a comprehensive introduction for people who are relatively new to programming, as well as for developers who lack experience in C or a C-like language, such as Java, C , or C#. That will be followed immediately by a 2-day Objective-C for Beginners class on March 18-19, designed to get experienced programmers up to speed quickly on object-oriented programming in Objective-C.

The third and final class in the series is a 5-day iPhone Programming Workshop, held March 22-26. After starting off with a brief review of Objective-C syntax and memory management, the course covers the following topics:

* Working with Xcode
* Working with Foundation Classes (strings, arrays, dictionaries, etc.)
* Memory Management and Performance Monitoring
* Network and Files
* Applications, Windows, Views, and Layers
* View Controllers
* Custom Drawing with Core Graphics
* Core Animation
* Responding to Touches
* Interacting with Buttons and Other Controls
* Working with Text Fields and Keyboard Input
* Working with Interface Builder
* Table views
* Navigation and Tab Bar Controllers
* Web Views
* Storing and Retrieving User Preferences and Data
* Working with the iPhone’s Accelerometer, Location Data, and Other Core Services.

About Objects offers discounts for early registration as well as bundled training bundles that package either Objective-C for Beginners and the iPhone Programming Workshop, or all three of the courses in the series at a substantially reduced price.

Reactions from developers who have attended the classes have been overwhelmingly positive, including the following comments:

“Thanks again for the great class! My first app got approved for sale just before Christmas. I’m working on version 2.0 of it now. Thanks again for the great class!!!” – Mark Kenney, Mach Dog

“Highly recommended – especially if you want to understand what’s going on (or at least get the tools to understand what’s going on) behind the scenes.” – Jeffrey E. Thoma, Ph.D.

“Excellent, well thought out and well designed course. This is a MUST-HAVE course for any one aspiring to be a good iPhone developer.” – Santosh Menon, Sybase

“This was the best course I have taken and far better than the Stanford University class. I learned more in one week, with historical backgrounds from NeXT that I would have never learned anywhere else.” – Victoria French, Metrosharp

“The best course I’ve ever taken. If you are serious about getting in-depth, end-to-end, real world iPhone programming, you must take this course! – John D’Esposito, Technet

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About Objects is a leading source of training and development in Objective-C on the iPhone OS and Mac OS X platforms, and was the first company in the world to offer public developer training on the iPhone SDK. Headquartered in the ComScore building in Reston, VA, About Objects offers public training at multiple locations, including Cupertino, CA, in addition to onsite training and mentoring. The company also provides development and consulting services for the iPhone OS and Mac OS X. Copyright 2010 About Objects. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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