Category: Web Development
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How do you watch your television shows?
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in Amazing, DVR, Entertainment, Google, Hardware, Hosting, Software, Technology, TV, Web DevelopmentMidway through Heroes: Season 3 I realized how quickly video streaming technology has evolved in the last few years. Think about the multitude of ways you can now get your fix. Regular old TV Digital Video Recorder (DVR): TiVo, MythTV, cable box DVR Hulu YouTube (and other video-sharing sites) NetFlix’s Watch Instantly Networks’ websites (ABC,…
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Easy Way to Convert UTC to Current Timezone in PHP
$utc_time = “2009-01-12 21:28:21”; // As pulled from the database date_default_timezone_set(“America/New_York”); // Set to Eastern time (automatically handles daylight savings time) // Here’s the secret: add a Z (for zulu) to the end of your UTC date/time string $utc_time .= “Z”; // Now convert to the current timezone $cur_date = strftime(“%G-%m-%d %H:%M:%S”, strtotime($utc_time)); // Format…
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Presenting Stock Rider :: Ski the Market
Play Now Today is very special. After 150 hours of hard work and sleepless nights, I have released Stock Rider, a flash-based game where you ski real market data. This is my first big Flash piece and I am so happy with the results. It uses Box2D for Flash as the physics engine, incorporates sounds,…