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PHP/Tutorials & Samples

Get Timestamps using MkTime in PHP

PHP Timestamps can be very useful in programming and tracking possible modifications which could have been made. The mktime() function in PHP is a powerful tool that returns UNIX timestamps of a given date. The mktime() function shows the number of seconds passed from 1st January 1970 to a given date. Keep Reading

My Creations/My Websites

Prem United Website

Prem United Website Client: Prem United URL: Prem United Date: October 2012 Work Done:Website Design, WordPress Integration, SEO Prem United aims to connect the community at large by exploring the traditions and evolution of Indian arts in order to better explore Indian Culture. They wanted a simple site that was easy to maintain and update. Keep Reading

My Creations/My Websites

Full Course Website

Full Course is one of Montreal's most recognizable artists and one of the most skilled rappers to come out of M-City. He wanted a very simple website with nothing fancy so that visitors could focus instead on what he had to say...

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Free Stuff/Google Maps

A Complete List of Standard Google Maps Marker Icons

I do a lot of web programming that involves interaction with Google Maps. As much as possible, I try to use the standard Google Maps Marker Icons. In cases where I need to use Google's standard markers, it's always a headache trying to figure out what custom markers exist. So I wrote a little script to create a list of all the standard Google marker icons available.

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All That's Awesome/Movies

Captain America Movie Poster Artwork

I absolutely love this poster for the Captain America movie. The visuals for this poster are absolutely stunning. This is one of the best design work that I have seen for a movie poster in quite some time. I love the attention to detail, the lighting and even the textures used in this poster. Keep Reading

HTML/CSS/Tutorials & Samples

Creating a bar graph with CSS and HTML

I recently had to create a bar graph to highlight for a simple project that I was working on. I took the lazy approach and started out looking for a good tutorial on creating a bar graph using only CSS and HTML. After failing to find any good bar graphs, I decided to write one myself using a combination of various techniques that I came across on the web. The result is the following bar graph:

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PHP/Tutorials & Samples/Wordpress

executing shortcode inside the_excerpt() in WordPress

I recently had a project that required me to use Wordpress shortcode inside a Wordpress excerpt. Anybody who is familiar with Wordpress will tell you that: Wordpress does not allow you to use shortcode in excerpts! You see, you can use shortcodes for anything called through the_content() function, but the shortcode will be displayed as-is when the same post is called through the_excerpt() function. According to the Wordpress Codex, no code or html tags are executed in the_excerpt() function. Keep Reading