How can I limit the accessability of images that my users uploads?

throwawaypornsiteq · 1 day

Don't let the users access the image files directly. Instead, store the images outside the public directory and pass the image name as a parameter to a PHP script (or whatever) and have it stream the image if the user has permission to access it. When appropriate, be sure to send a 304 code instead of re-streaming the image

0x- · 1 day

OK, so it sounds like you're going with reason number 2, which, as I said, is a legitimate reason. Good luck! Have fun with it

0x- · 1 day

I can think of a few reasons why you might want to build a tool like this:

You can't or don't trust your images with a third party
You want to gain more experience with programming
You think you can do better than existing tools

The first two reasons are legitimate, but I would caution you if your reason is the last one. What I've learned from experience is that re-inventing the wheel should only be done if you're solving a problem that is both significant and uncommon. You may be better off just putting in a feature request to an existing tool.

ZeroCool2u · 2 days

I intentionally omit periods when using emoticons :)

ZeroCool2u · 2 days

There's also these:

the our school

provide also provide

How she was connection to computers

Don't worry; it happens to the best of us ;)

ZeroCool2u · 2 days

I remember being surprised she at how excellent her english was

Hmm...

TekPhin · 5 days

Our understanding is that in addition to HTML and CSS, we should also be fluent in... Java in order to market ourselves well in the industry.

Do you mean JavaScript? I do web development full time and I don't know Java. But JavaScript, yes. That is very important to know, especially these days. One thing to be aware of is that even if your JavaScript works in one browser, it might not work in others. This is why JavaScript libraries such as jQuery exist. I recommend that you learn the basics of JavaScript and then move onto jQuery.

What is the next step after learning how to make basic sites in HTML/CSS?

As you know, many different technologies power a single website. There's the web server, HTML, CSS, usually JavaScript, usually a language like PHP, Python, or Ruby, and usually a database. It's all very tightly integrated, and because of that, it's hard to answer your question. I think JavaScript is the thing to learn after HTML and CSS, but after that, just take your pick and go for it.

How is the pay for freelance Web Developers?

See this.

Would it ultimately be more rewarding to work as a salaried web developer for a company?

It depends on the person. I prefer to be salaried because I don't want to have to think about taxes or looking for clients or being disciplined or anything like that.

What are good ways to newtwork/find work?

You'll probably have to do two or three websites for super cheap just to get a portfolio going. Then you'll have something to market yourself with. It's hard to sell yourself if you have no proof that you know what you're doing.

At what skill level should we start marketing ourselves for freelance jobs?

When you understand everything here.

What languages are you expected to know?

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL. You should probably know how to work with .htaccess files too.

assuming we work on it daily, how long would it take to actually become marketable in the industry?

It just depends on how quickly you learn and how passionate you are.

milksteaktogo · 5 days

This is the video that plays:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvgJEznqtms

You can also see it by disabling CSS

old_snake · 5 days

http://harvesthq.github.com/chosen/

maximal_crazy · 5 days

I second the idea that you can most likely run a virtualized Windows XP on your Mac even though it's a few years old. What are your Mac's specs? In VirtualBox, when you go to create a new Windows XP virtual machine, the recommended amount of base memory to allocate for the virtual machine is only 192 MB.

I say at least try it. You may be surprised to find that it works. And if it doesn't, at least you tried. If you want to be totally legit, you can download the Windows XP image from here. The initial setup is more involved since the image is specifically designed to run on Microsoft Virtual PC, but after the initial setup, you're good to go. Unfortunately, you'll have to re-download the image every three months (I think) because it expires and then Microsoft releases a new one.

aveilleux · 6 days

I would be tempted to set the customer up with this (I wouldn't actually do it, though).

OstermanA · 6 days

Raise your hand if you googled "ISO 8877 8P8C"

MaybiusStrip · 6 days

That's how I code too. I think that's the best approach. Also, here is a relevant Smashing Magazine article:

The Seven Deadly Sins Of JavaScript Implementation

gthank · 6 days

I'm going to quote the article. Pretend that instead of it being SASS vs. LESS, it's SASS vs. PHP.

With either language, you can write your own mixins [or functions] to help with vendor prefixes. No winner there. But you know how you don't go back and update the prefixes you use on all your projects? (You don't.) You also won't update your handcrafted mixins [or functions] file. (Probably.) In SASS you can use Compass, and Compass will keep itself updated, and thus the prefix situation is handled for you. Yes you'll have to keep your local preprocessor software updated and compile/push once in a while, but that's trivial and thinking-free.

So what this comes down to is: SASS has Compass and [PHP] does not.

DaveChild · 6 days

Reminds me of this

CajunJerk · 7 days

Nice!

OuterShpongolia · 7 days

You might want to post this to /r/CrappyDesign

MostAwesomeUsername · 8 days

Did Herp admit he was wrong and apologize too? If not, that's lame

MostAwesomeUsername · 8 days

When we got Herp in on the call he pretty much repeated everything he said to me to his supervisor but his supervisor had seen the ticket and screenshot.

So what did the supervisor say?

Max_Karlin · 8 days

Short and to the point... how refreshing!

Also, I know somebody who read the the GE logo as just an "H".

CajunJerk · 8 days

more elaborate pranks

Such as?

alec5216 · 12 days

Needs a demo! I'm too lazy to download it and implement it myself :)

farhanhafeez · 12 days

Here are a couple relevant Lifehacker posts:

Ditch the Secrecy When Vetting Ideas

How to Give Your Million Dollar Idea Away So It Actually Gets Made

cRckls · 12 days

It should be noted that the images work in VirtualBox too. You just need the .vhd files. After you create the virtual machines for the Vista and 7 images, you just have to be sure to go to each virtual machine's settings and move the image from the SATA controller to the IDE controller or else it won't work. Other than that, it's pretty painless. The XP image, on the other hand, requires a little more work. You'll need these twelve files:

ac97intc.sys
battc.sys
cmbatt.sys
compbatt.sys
hidclass.sys
hidparse.sys
hidusb.sys
mouhid.sys
pcntpci5.sys
usbohci.sys
usbport.sys
usbui.dll

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