Just to be clear about what I am looking for in a newsletter system, here are my major requirements: Easy to use; difficult to make mistakes. Once set up, and end client should be able to use it, and it should be very clear what the client needs to do, and what the system is doing for the client. No queues to get stuck. I don’t want to be unlocking files, killing background processes and not knowing how far the sending has …
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Flash Video Notes
Notes and links concerning the creation, conversion and streaming of video on a web page, in no particular order. Specifications Specs for supported Flash Video formats: http://osflash.org/flv HOWTOs Converting uncompressed AVI to high quality FLV using AviSynth This HOWTO refers to Flash 8. Flash Players Most players seem to come in a free version, and a licenced version with additional features. JWPlayer – Open Source. I really like this one. FLV Player – Free, good, but no full-screen mode. FlowPlayer …
Choosing a Framework (part 2)
The Final Four Down to last four; CakePHP, CodeIgnitor, Kohana and Zend. The test is to get each framework to print ‘Hello World’ on its own ‘/hello/’ page. For each test I will record the time taken to: Work out how to complete the task, which will indicate how simple it is to use, and how good the documentation is. How long the script takes to execute, to measure the performance. This will be averaged over 5 attempts CodeIgniter Test …