Transferred to new website

Sorry, forgot to mention this, but I’ve created a new website. I wanted a little more functionality than a blog could provide for my company, and the need for transferring came a little faster than I expected.

So, you can find the new website at PsionLabs.com. Thanks!

PHP Math Basics

Yesterday, I added PHP math basics video tutorial to YouTube, just forgot to post it here. So, you can view part 1 here and part 2 here.

Again, Notepad++ can be downloaded from Sourceforge. Enjoy!

PHP Basics Video Tutorial at YouTube

I have uploaded the second lesson, PHP Basics, over at YouTube.

You can find part 1 here and part 2 here.

The software used in this tutorial was Windows Notepad and Notepad++. Notepad++ is highly recommended.

Thanks for stopping by!

My first YouTube video – a general PHP tutorial

I have created my first two video tutorials.  The whole series is designed for PHP, but it can easily apply to any programming language.  It’s very general.

For the design document, I used OpenOffice.org’s Writer word processor, which can be found at http://www.openoffice.org.  It’s totally free and has many of the same functions as Microsoft Office and others.  Highly recommended.

For the sample design document, you can use the links below to download it:

- OpenOffice format: http://www.4shared.com/file/151883358/927515ef/designdocumentexample.html
- Microsoft Office compatible: http://www.4shared.com/file/151883348/8b6e24ae/designdocumentexample.html

And, of course, a linkback to my YouTube video: PHP Tutorials – Lesson 1 – Design Document pt 1/2 and PHP Tutorials – Lesson 1 – Design Document pt 2/2.

Starting up my new blog…

I have decided to get “with it” and start up a personal blog with the primary goal of educating people, like myself, who are new to PHP programming and MySQL database management, especially in the area of game development.

So, here I am, and here it is!  I am thoroughly excited.  It is also meant to serve as a place to catalogue my YouTube tutorials (the first one in the making now) and allow discussion of different topics here on the website.

A little about me:  I am not a full-time programmer or database specialist.  I am not even in the IT department where I work.  I simply love technology, and I love developing new software.  There are few people who know that special feeling of accomplishment when you make something from scratch and can say, “Look what I did!”  Few people know how making a complex series of code work, after long, arduous attempts, many late nights, and several cans of soda really makes you feel.

Of course, I could just be a nerd.   But, that’s okay, too.  The older you get, the more “nerdyness” becomes accepted and actually useful.  Anyway, I have to get to work on my first YouTube tutorial before my wife gets home.