Database Normalization: How bad can it get in a non-normalized database!

Database decisions are right if they positively affect your application. Normalization (or the lack of it) is one decision every programmer makes while designing his application database. Looking at the big picture is crucial in such a circumstance.  The positives associated with normalization are:
1.    Lesser coding required.
2.    Coding becomes easier.
3.    Fewer errors.

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Important DOS Commands

Most of us today are used to using the graphic user interface while using our computers. However using the Windows Command Prompt still remains a faster and more efficient way of executing operations. In fact there are several occasions where a visual alternative is not even available. Sometimes in the event of a system crash and the operating system not loading, the only option that remains is to salvage the system using the DOS commands. Hence it makes good sense to have a list of required DOS commands available to us easily.

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Reinvigorate & vBulletin 4

Reinvigorate & vBulletin 4

One of the best ways to track your live stats and visitors is via Reinvigorate. If you’re running vBulletin 4, you can make of an excellent feature of Reinvigorate called NameTags.

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Portfolio Hosting – Why & Where

Portfolio Hosting – Why & Where

Every creative artist needs a place to showcase his/work. While some have their own sites, where they do showcase their work, some of them aren’t so. That’s where Portfolio Hosting sites come into the picture, These sites help you create and easily maintain a digital portfolio of your works.

This works wonders for even those artists who have a site of their own.

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Solving “Call to a member function toHtml()” Magento Error

Solving “Call to a member function toHtml()” Magento Error

One of the errors you’ll usually encounter when you use a theme made for Magento 1.3 on Magento 1.4.1 0 is the “call to a member function toHtml()”. There’s a very easy fix for this error.

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