Create your own browser extensions, Part 1: Extend your reach into Chrome
Before you start For this article you need to download and install Google Chrome version 19 or higher (the examples shown here are based on version 19). You'll also want something you can use to edit HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It will help if you have some experience using Chrome and some Chrome extensions first.
Polyglot.jl: transparent remote/recursive evaluation between languages
The Julia module Polyglot.jl supports transparent remote/recursive evaluation between Julia and another interpreter through automatic call serialization. In poorer words, Polyglot.jl lets you call functions in other languages as they were regular Julia functions. It also allows other languages to call Julia functions as if they were native.
User Stories and User Story Examples by Mike Cohn
User stories are short, simple descriptions of a feature told from the perspective of the person who desires the new capability, usually a user or customer of the system. They typically follow a simple template: As a <type of user>, I want <some goal> so that <some reason>. User stories are often written on index cards or sticky notes, stored in a shoe box, and arranged on walls or tables to facilitate planning and discussion. As such, they strongly shift the focus from writing about features to discussing them. In fact, these discussions are more important than whatever text is written.
How to Create a Chrome Extension in 10 Minutes Flat
One of my favorite things about the Chrome web browser is how extensible it is. It seems like there is a Chrome plugin for just about everything you could ever possibly want. But, have you ever wanted to create your own Chrome extension? Have you ever wondered how difficult the process would be or what it would entail? Well, it turns out it is super easy—probably a lot easier than you ever imagined.
10 handy tips for Google Chrome beginners
Google's Chrome browser is marketed as a streamlined browser that removes all unnecessary bloat in order to maximise its speed on the web. But its lack of bells and whistles shouldn't be misinterpreted as a lack of functionality. There are still plenty of ways that you can tweak Chrome to suit your own surfing habits..
Create your own browser extensions, Part 2: Extend your reach into Firefox
This article, the second in a four-part series on building browser extensions, shows you how to build an add-on (or extension) for Mozilla Firefox. In "Create your own browser extensions, Part 1: Extend your reach into Chrome," you built the Gawkblocker extension for Chrome. In this article, you port the Gawkblocker Chrome extension to Firefox. (See Download to get the complete source code.) Gawkblocker redux
MySQL Database Export - Backup Methods
The simplest way of exporting a table data into a text file is using SELECT...INTO OUTFILE statement that exports a query result directly into a file on the server host. Exporting Data with the SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE Statement:
Access MySQL Database with Python
Access MySQL Database with Python The first Python script shows you how to open a connection to your MySQL database. It assumes you already have a table called student in your database.
How to Make a Chrome Extension
If you’re wondering how to make a Chrome Extension, Chrome’s extension documentation is great for basic implementations. However, to use more advanced features requires a lot of Googling and Stack Overflow. Let’s make an intermediate Chrome extension that interacts with the page: it will find the first external link on the page and open it in a new tab.
10 best Chrome apps for students
Evernote can be as all-inclusive or focused as you make it. For some it’s a good place to store screen shots and lecture notes. For others, it’s an all-in-one depository for projects and files, complete with collaborator-shared notebooks and audio clips a-plenty.
Create your own browser extensions, Part 3: Extend your reach into Safari
This article, the third in a four-part series on building browser extensions, shows you how to build an extension for Safari. You built the Gawkblocker extension for Chrome in Part 1 and for Firefox in Part 2. In this article, you port Gawkblocker to Safari. See Download to get the complete source code. Gawkblocker redux Recall that Gawkblocker enables you (and its other users) to block certain domains that you prefer not to visit, such as time-consuming blogs.
Terminal 101: Creating Cron Jobs
Every Monday, we'll show you how to do something new and simple with Apple's built-in command line application. You don't need any fancy software, or a knowledge of coding to do any of these. All you need is a keyboard to type 'em out! There are many times when you need to run a shell script or command at regular intervals. This can be to clean up your system or run maintenance tasks on your computer.
