David Hurst

PHP/MySQL, REALbasic, Javascript Developer

PHP Random Secure Password Generator Class

UPDATE: If you don’t want to spend the time implementing this code, and just want to generate some passwords, I’ve put it on a separate website: www.random-password.net.
I just recently had to create a function to generate random passwords on a site I was developing and thought it would be an ideal thing to expand upon […]

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All change for the Apple iMac range

I can’t believe how cheap the iMac has become. £679 buys you a 17″ iMac with the following specification:
1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
17″ Widescreen LCD
512MB RAM
160Gb Hard Disk
DVD-ROM/CD-RW
Plus don’t forget it comes with Wireless and iSight Web Cam, not to mention the full suite of Apple software goodies. And it can run Windows too. Bargain!

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Connect Mac OS X to Windows 2003 server shared folders

Do you use a multi-platform network with a Windows 2003 server? If so, you may have found with great irritation that your Mac will for some reason refuse to authenticate properly on shares held on a domain controller. It’s all to do with the way your Mac is handling .local domains and something called SMB […]

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Higher Sites launch website in British Virgin Islands

Higher Sites truly has global appeal, having just launched a property management website for Coldwell Banker in the British Virgin Islands. The site is based around our PHP/MySQL content management system with some flash elements.
You can visit the site at www.coldwellbankerbvi.com.

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