A hoax news story fools people into thinking actor Lou Ferrigno is dead.

A hoax story by a website pretending to be USA Today fools people into thinking actor Lou Ferrigno is dead.

Getting the pills from the pharmacy in The Walking Dead.

In this guide, we will show you how to get pills from the pharmacy in “The Walking Dead: The Game”.

The Walkie-Talkie icon in “The Walking Dead: The Game”.

This one frustrated me a little, so I figured that I’d make a quick post about it. I’m sure that others have had the exact same question as me.

Scraping noise coming from car engine while accelerating.

If you’re hearing scraping noises coming from your car’s engine, make sure that your oil levels are topped up.

How to modify the “data-ad-format” attribute for Google Adsense.

This Adsense unit is perfect if you have a responsive design and are worried that an ad will mess with the layout of your website.

Generating and building HTML with JavaScript

A look at some of the ways that developers construct and build HTML with JavaScript.

Shops and businesses that have closed in Wexford

A look back on some of the businesses that have closed in Wexford Town over the past few years.

Ireland in 1987 – The Year in Review.

A look at Ireland in the year 1987.

Resizing images on upload VS Resizing images on the fly

In this article, we are going to look at why resizing images on upload is better than dynamically resizing them “on the fly”.

Creating a “Hot” algorithm with PHP and MySQL

A simple guide to creating a Reddit-style “What’s Hot” page with PHP and MySQL.

Definitely vs Defiantly – Funny tweets that completely lost their meaning.

Misspelling the word “definitely” as “defiantly” has the hilarious effect of completely changing the meaning of the sentence – as is evident by this list of hilarious tweets.

How to validate HTML forms using PHP.

In this guide, we are going to show you how to validate HTML forms using PHP.

Common measurement conversions in PHP

One of the tricky things about being a web developer is that you are sometimes forced to accommodate visitors that use different measurement systems and formats. Currency symbols, date formats and measurement systems can all differ from one user to the next. The following PHP code snippets will help you to convert between some of […]

MySQL: A guide on which columns to use.

In this guide, we tell you what MySQL columns to use when storing different types of information.

Is client-side hashing secure?

Client-side password hashing is not secure. It is not a valid substitute for transporting passwords over SSL.

Performance differences between Single Quotes and Double Quotes in PHP.

Simply put, there are no performance differences between using singles quotes or double quotes in PHP.

Actors – Then and now

Photos of former child stars and actors that many of us have forgotten about.

PHP – Best Practises

A comprehensive list of the best PHP / web development practises that every developer should know about.

PHP: Check if an HTTP resource exists.

In this tutorial, we show you how to send a HEAD request using PHP and cURL. This is useful if you need to check if a remote file exists.

How to tell if a player is friendly on DayZ.

DayZ is a multiplayer game that thrusts you into a harsh and unforgiving post-Soviet world where you are forced to survive against the elements, zombies, and other players. There is no end-game. You simply spawn on the shore of an enormous landmass with nothing but a flashlight and the goal of surviving for as long […]

Slow MySQLi connection on Windows 7.

Not so long ago, I came across a peculiar issue with PHP’s MySQLi extension. For some strange reason, using the string “localhost” in the constructor will sometimes result in an unexpected delay in connectivity. For example, connecting to MySQL will take 1-2 seconds. This is despite the fact that the DBMS is on a local […]

How to bullshit your way through football conversations.

If you don’t know anything about football, simply use one of our talking points below. In conversations about soccer, most men will just tirelessly repeat the exact same cliches to each other. Pick any defensive midfielder and call him “underrated”. It doesn’t matter who he is, just as long as he’s a holding midfielder who […]

Generating Google Maps markers with PHP.

On too many occasions, I’ve come across developers using PHP loops to print out large amounts of JavaScript data. This seems to be particularly common among coders who are trying to generate multiple markers for the Google Maps API. Typically, they will grab a bunch of long / lat values from their database and then […]

Do Irish people call it soccer or football?

This question arose during one of those riveting “soccer vs. football” debates. Predictably, it didn’t take long before the discussion devolved into an argument, with random punters from different countries around the world throwing their handbags at one another and calling each other names. God bless the Internet. Wait, what’s the issue here? To Americans, […]

PHP – Redirecting a form with POST variables.

On more than one occasion, I’ve come across novice PHP developers looking for ways to redirect the user and their submitted form variables to an external website. More often than not, they’ll ask if they can somehow attach POST variables to a header redirect. After this fails and they finally realize that another solution is […]

Movie Magic website: A forgotten Irish rental store.

Here are some screenshots of the old Movie Magic website, which no longer exists. Movie Magic was a video rental chain that existed in Ireland up until about 2007 or so. During my early teens, Movie Magic was the store I’d visit whenever I wanted to rent a PlayStation game or a movie. This was […]

Historical football articles about big events.

Historical news articles that foreshadowed some of the major events that have happened in the world of football.