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This tutorial will show you what you should do to make your flash-based CD menu or SWF flash presentation run automatically from a CD, DVD or USB stick when it is inserted into a computer. ...

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Introduction Indeed, it isn't shocking news that AJAX has introduced considerable changes within the development of client-side Web applications. This brand new way of c...

AJAX has been exciting many programmers as the latest and greatest thing in web development. This article takes a step-by-step look at the Microsoft way to script for AJAX. Introd...

When any new technology undergoes fast and widespread adoption, there’s always an opportunity for unintended misuse. So it’s no surprise that the World Wide Web has seen its fair shar...

It's a given that we at Cooper—and most of you reading this article—believe design is the right tool for translating market needs into tangible product specifications. The peo...

Heuristic evaluation is a technique that involves analysing the usability of a website against a set of general usability precepts. One or more “experts” will analyse the target site,...

With the user-friendly Linux distribution Ubuntu gaining popularity at an astounding rate, you may be considering making the move from Windows to Linux. If you are, then you will h...

MySQL has become one of the most popular databases for Web applications. The database is well suited for common Web-related tasks like content management, and for implementing Web features like dis...