Practical PHP Scripts and Tips

Sending files to other people, or having them for download on your website, can create issues that you might not even be aware of. For example, I was sent a document file today in Microsoft Publisher (.pub) format. This file was sent to a group of about 20 people (local Rotary club contacts). Now, whilst [...]

If DaFont isn’t enough with 1000′s of fonts… try Fonts 500 — The Web’s Top 500 Free Fonts… all free and with a nice preview. 100 per page… easy to navigate and download what you like. Enjoy!

I’ve never claimed myself to be an illustrator — at best I can just copy graphic designs! But I was looking online for a free frog clipart, and couldn’t find one — so I created my own! You can have it free! Here’s a small version: You can download a vector (scalable) version in Adobe [...]

I came across Slide this week, which lets you create, save and share a slideshow of your own images. And it’s free. Once I’d uploaded my images (you can even retrieve them from online services like Flickr), I picked the “Yearbook” style for image transitions, and hey presto! Nice flash-based slideshow to host anywhere. The [...]

One very handy resource we use regularly to download free fonts is DaFont.com — last time I looked there were over 7,300 fonts on the website for download. You can always see the latest fonts, but even better, there are 70 categories of fonts: Fancy: Cartoon, Comic, Groovy, Old School, Curly, Western, Eroded, Distorted, Destroy, [...]