If you wanna test or install dynamic web offline (i.e in your PC) , you need a working web server such as Apache. Other than that, for normal opensource and free web softwares, they require PHP and Database such as MySQL to run. So there are 3 things already that you need. Finally, just to make your life easier, it is suggested that you also install PhpMyAdmin, a webbrowser php application that makes maintaining MySQL database a much simpler task. Sounds a bit complicated i presume for a tech novice, but believe me it is not.

Some of you may want to have your own website or blog (like me :-)) , but you don't know anything or very little about web development. Well, let me tell you a secret, i am not good at all in designing or coding a web (but you may know that already). My knowledge in this area (or in any area in the matter of fact) is very very shallow. But thanks to a few groups of web developers and programmers out there, for developing web softwares,you and i don't need to be an expert in computers to have our own website. All you need is some patience to read instructions, courage to ask questions and and probably a friend who is good in computers (just trying to make a lame joke).

From the creators of Winamp and Yahoo!Music Engine, build from Mozilla open source technology, a really cool web/audio player, i present you, SongBird !!!

Serendipity is a php webblog software, just like Wordpress and Typepad. Many may not have heard about Serendipity, or it's abbreviation, s9y, but that doesn't mean it ain't cool. This blog is a testimony of the 'coolnest' of s9y, because i am no php expert and my html know how ain't that good either, but i still manage to pull up this somehow cool blog (it's what i think, i don't care what you think :)). So read on to know the top 5 reasons why s9y is better than other blogging software.

This is just a simple tutorial on making a banner like mine (without the illustration image). I am not a pro in Photoshop, so you may change the setting as you see fit,but i still want to give it shot ;) Ok, lets begin by opening your photoshop, open a new file with width 600 pixel and height 250 pixel, just to have some space to play around. Type a text, type in anything, i choose to type 'Technovice' with text setting font: trebuchet ms bold 60 pix color:4378e0 , just like below,