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“JavaScript from a PHP Perspective” Published
November 30, 2009
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PHP|Architect has just published an article by Timothy Boronczyk entitled “JavaScript from a PHP Perspective.” The article urges PHP developers to take a serious look at learning JavaScript, explains why framework dependence is a bad thing, and provides a list of questions one should ask when considering whether to use a JavaScript framework. The article appears in the November, 2009, issue. For more information and to purchase a copy, visit http://www.phparch.com/magazine/index/110
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CentOS Bible Published by Wrox
August 9, 2009
CentOS Bible (ISBN: 978-0-470-48165-3) by Christopher Negus and Timothy Boronczyk is the first comprehensive guide to the rapidly growing enterprise-level Linux distribution, CentOS. Learn how to set up users, automate system tasks, backup and restore files, customize the desktop experience, create and publish formatted documents, and prepare for the latest security issues and threats. The book is tech edited by a key member of the CentOS development team, Ralph Angenendt, with a foreword written by lead CentOS developer, Karanbir Singh. For more information and to find out where you can purchase your copy, visit http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047048165X.html.
Clients Participate in Test Program
April 12, 2009
Both John’s Auto Care and St. Augustine’s Parish are participating in Salt City Tech’s latest test program to see if Google Apps can provide a suitable solution for its clients’ email needs. Google Apps is a service from Google for using custom domain names with several of Google’s online collaboration products, including Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs.
Customers still retain their domain’s email address though the actual messages are stored on Google’s servers. Designated administrators can manage their domain’s addresses. Users can retrieve their mail via POP3 or IMAPv4 if they use a traditional mail client, or a familiar GMail interface which is re-branded with their logo.
“The current trend in IT is towards virtualization, cloud computing, and distributed services-- and with good reason,” said Timothy Boronczyk, Owner of Salt City Tech. “Taking advantages of these services help keep costs down and providers and offers greater access and flexibility for the consumer.” The ability to take advantage of Google’s state-of-the-art spam filtering is one of the major benefits of migrating email services to Google Apps.
A free Google Apps account allows up to 50 email accounts for the domain. Salt City Tech pricing has yet to be determined, but as participants in the test program have had their mail transferred over free-of-charge. “We certainly aren’t going to charge for a service we’re not providing, but there may be nominal set-up cost charged by Salt City Tech if the client asks us to set things up for them. Setting up an account, validating it, and then migrating existing emails and contacts can be a large undertaking depending on the size of the organization,” says Boronczyk.
Beginning PHP6, Apache, MySQL Web Development published by Wrox
January 9, 2009
Beginning PHP6, Apache, MySQL Web Development (ISBN: 978-0-470-39114-3) by Timothy Boronczyk, Elizabeth Naramore, Jason Gerner, Yann Le Scouarnec, and Jeremy Stolz is an update to a Wrox bestseller, and offers an in-depth, step-by-step walk through of the entire process of creating dynamic, database-driven sites using the the Apache web server, MySQL database, and PHP. The team of expert authors covers PHP scripting, database management, security, integration, and e-commerce functions, and comes complete with a useful syntax reference. For more information and to find out where you can purchase your copy, visit http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470391146.html.
“Google Gadgets” Published
November 28, 2008
PHP|Architect has just published an article by Timothy Boronczyk entitled “Google Gadgets.” Gadgets have the potential to offer far more in the way of interactivity than has been available in customizable portals until now, and this is one area of Web development that looks set to expand. The cover article appears in the November, 2008, issue. For more information and to purchase a copy, visit http://www.phparch.com/magazine/index/86
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Dialog JavaScript Widget Released
November 22, 2008
Salt City Tech has released Dialog, a lightweight and unobtrusive JavaScript dialog widget that’s easy and fun to use. Multiple dialog types are supported, including modal and non-modal dialogs. Dialog styling is done completely with CSS, so you can easily customize its appearance to suit your needs. Find out more at http://labs.saltcitytech.com/projects/dialog/index.html.
Geany Accepts Contributions
October 3, 2008
The open-source project Geany has accepted two patches submitted by Timothy Boronczyk.
The first patch was submitted to Geany itself, a lightweight text editor with the basic features of an integrated development environment. The modification moves a hidden preference that was originally changable only in the application’s configuration file into the preferences dialog screen. The change is expected to be available in release 0.15.
The second patch was submitted to GeanySendMail, a plug-in that allows a user to email the current working document directly from the IDE. The change allows the plugin to prompt for a recipient’s email address instead of the address needing to be hardcoded in the configuration. The change is expected to be available in release 0.4.
“Reusable Shell Scripting” Published
July 29, 2008
PHP|Architect has just published an article by Timothy Boronczyk entitled “Reusable Shell Scripting.” It’s no secret that PHP can be used for more than just generating Web pages. Sure, that’s where PHP shines the brightest, but it is also a capable general language flexible enough to tackle almost any programming task you might want to throw at it. The article appears in the July, 2008, issue. For more information and to purchase a copy, visit http://www.phparch.com/c/magazine/issue/78.
The Newest ZCE Programmer
June 25, 2008
Timothy Boronczyk has passed the Zend Certified Engineer (ZCE) exam. The ZCE is an internationally recognized PHP certification program established by Zend Technologies to show an individual is fully qualified to develop PHP web applications. Currently only 69 PHP programers in the state of New York are ZCE certified and Timothy is the only one in the Central New York region.
PHP and MySQL: Create-Modify-Reuse published by Wrox
May 9, 2008
Although PHP and MySQL can each be used independently, they open up dynamic options for Web site development when they are used together. PHP and MySQL: Create-Modify-Reuse (ISBN: 978-0-470-19242-9) by Timothy Boronczyk provides step-by-step instructions that walk through real-world applications so readers can learn by doing. Application topics include: User Registration, Community Forum, Mailing Lists, Search Engine, Personal Calendar, Ajax File Manager, Online Photo Album, Shopping Cart, Web Statistics, News/Blog Systems and Shell Scripts. For more information and to find out where you can purchase your copy, visit http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/productCd-0470192429.html
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New Site Released
January 27, 2008
After much anticipation, the new website for Salt City Tech has been released! We trust you’ll find the new look visually pleasing, and it easier to find exactly what you’re looking for. Thank you for your continued support.
“Phalanger— When PHP Meets .NET” Published
October 31, 2007
PHP|Architect has just published an article by Timothy Boronczyk entitled “Phalanger— When PHP Meets .NET.” Microsoft’s .NET is hyped as a language-agnostic framework, but PHP developers may say it’s left them out in the cold. Phalanger is a project that aims to bridge that gap, initially by making it possible to compile PHP code into .NET libraries, but latterly moving towards compatibility with the cross-platform Mono framework too. The article appears in the November, 2007, issue. For more information and to purchase a copy, visit http://www.phparch.com/magazine/index/62.
“Writing a Windows Service in PHP” Published
August 31, 2007
PHP|Architect has just published an article by Timothy Boronczyk entitled “Writing a Windows Service in PHP.” PHP may have been designed for the Web, but it is fully capable of performing system tasks as well. The article, published in the September, 2007, issue shows how the win32service extension allows you to write system services without having to write it in C++ scripts. For more information and to purchase a copy, visit http://www.phparch.com/magazine/index/58.
“Printing from PHP” Published
June 30, 2007
PHP|Architect has just published an article by Timothy Boronczyk entitled “Printing from PHP.” There isn’t a lot of documentation out there when it comes to printing directly from PHP, so hopefully this article helps fill that gap. The article appears in the June, 2007, issue. For more information and to purchase a copy, visit http://www.phparch.com/magazine/index/55.