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This looks to be a really cool hidden feature in Windows 7.

Create a folder called GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and upon opening it will contain many customizable operating system features.

See the original article here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Here is some code I found that will allow you from PHP code to export data directly into an excel file. I haven’t personally tested this but the source I had for it was no longer available online so I’m reposting it here.


< ?php session_start();
$ID=$_SESSION["ReportData"];
?>
< ?php
$line = '';
foreach($ID as $line) {
foreach($line as $key => $value) {
$data .= $value . “\t”;
}
$data .= “\n”;
}

$data = str_replace(”\r”,”",$data);
?>
< ?php
if ($data == "") {
$data = "\n(0) Records Found!\n";
}
?>
< ?php
header("Content-type: application/x-msdownload");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=extraction.xls");
header("Pragma: no-cache");
header("Expires: 0");
echo "$data";
?>


While working with the new Google Analytics Export API and a PHP example, I wanted to be able to output a csv version of the data to a file that could be downloaded.

I found this PHP function that allows output buffering. Still working the bugs out of my data export, but the output code works well.

http://my.opera.com/zomg/blog/2007/10/03/how-to-easily-redirect-php-output-to-a-file

ChannelAdvisor Lays off 19% of its Workforce

Sad to say, I was one of them. Apparently there were 32 Employees let go in the US offices.

http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m01/i23/s04
http://onlinesaleschannels.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/my-liquid-lunch-with-ex-ca-employees/

I look at this as a good thing though as I was the only member of the Seattle office left on staff after they vacated the office building in Oct 2008. (Yes, no more west coast office). I have had to work out of my home office since then. It will be nice to be able to get back into traveling to work and getting to talk to other people, sharing and learning new things.

If anyone knows a company looking for a Search Marketing guru feel free to contact me at steve @ ironvine.com!

My condolences to all the other employees that were let go this week I wish you all the best, and to my former co-workers it was a great 2 years. Take care!

Here is some interesting news for all those web developers out there from www.mysqlconf.com

We are pleased to announce that on February 25, 2008, Sun Microsystems acquired MySQL. This is great news for Sun, MySQL, the open source community, and the 2008 MySQL Conference & Expo.

Technorati Tags: MySQL, Sun, Ironvine

Feel free to visit the links section of the Ironvine Search Marketing blog for useful links to resources I have created or related companies. In the links section you will also find links to articles I have written about SEO and search marketing.

If you have comments, content, or things you would like to write about in the search marketing field please contact me at steve@ironvine.com for publishing on this site.

For more information on programming related things, or to submit programming content to my sister site AjaxKnight.com, please contact me with your requests as well.

Technorati Tags: Ironvine, links, blog, search marketing, ajax, programming, ajaxknight

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In the interests of keeping focused information and relevant content, I have decided to move my programming section of Ironvine Search Marketing to a new blog AjaxKnight (http://www.ajaxknight.com/blog/).

I hope to have more programming information there and posts at least weekly.

You should still get daily updates here about search marketing, search engine optimization and marketing news here on Ironvine Search Marketing.

Thanks! And I hope you visit AjaxKnight soon.

~Steve

This is a good little tutorial article about migrating your web design style from tables to CSS. Bulding your first CSS site article on Adobe Developer Center has good examples and walkthroughs of setting up the structure and compliant methodology that can get anyone started with CSS designing.

Technorati Tags: adobe, tutorial, css, web design, ironvine, dreamweaver, article

SketchUp is one of Google’s lesser publicized applications that it offers for free online (for personal use).

SketchUp is an easy-to-learn 3D modeling program that enables you to explore the world in 3D. With just a few simple tools, you can create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects - even space ships. And once you’ve built your models, you can place them in Google Earth, post them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies.

This is a downloadable product and not an online tool, similar to Picasa. You can do some really neat drafting and design with this tool, and for basic users who want to build a tool-shed in the back yard, you will be hard pressed to find anything close for the price (free!).

A neat little tool that I will be installing to show related entries. My blog tends to be a bit broad in scope at times and perhaps this will help the usability.

http://www.w-a-s-a-b-i.com/archives/2006/02/02/wordpress-related-entries-20/

JasonR let me know about a great resource for Flash, PHP, Photoshop and CSS tutorials [http://www.kirupa.com]. They include lots of video tutorials as well as code walkthroughs. They have a good selection of tasks that they walk you though.

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