TechBytes Blog moved
Today, I have moved my TechBytes blog from old server (techbytes.pk) to its permanent home (asim.pk).
19 ffmpeg commands for all needs
Do you need to convert video/audio files or generate thumbnails from Video files? Then you need FFMPEG library. I found a very nice post titled 19 ffmpeg commands for all needs. Enjoy!
jQuery Error
jQuery Error, originally uploaded by asim.zeeshan. I tried opening the jQuery documentation website for a reference and it was running into errors. I strongly feel that there should be an offline documentation with every release.
FaceBook’s New Interface
FaceBook's New Interface, originally uploaded by asim.zeeshan.
How to create a tar file using SSH on Linux
To create a tar from a directory using SSH on Linux punch in the following command [code lang="plain"]tar -vcf backup.tar mystuff/[/code] Where "mystuff" is a directory and backup.tar is the target compressed file. You can also create a file called archive.tar of all the files and subdirectories in the current directory with the following command [code lang="plain"]tar -vcf backup.tar *[/code] Note: "v" flag is for verbose mode.
Article: Reading and Writing Spreadsheets with PHP
A very nice article on Reading and Writing Spreadsheet Excel files. Read it here.
Changing and adding file extensions recognized by Dreamweaver
Ever wanted to add new extensions to Dreamweaver? I am working on Zend Framework these days and I wanted Dreamweaver to be able to read and maipulate "phtml" files in design mode. Adobe Knowledge Base has an article that describes how to do it. A simple change in two files and viola! its done. Read the Knowledge Base article here.
If fuel prices increase, then this is future
If fuel prices increase, then this is future, originally uploaded by asim.zeeshan. Some one sent this cartoon, copyrights unknown (please let me know so that i can credit the creator of this cartoon). Language is URDU Enjoy :)
A Bug in WordPress v 2.5.1
A Bug in Wordpress v 2.5.1, originally uploaded by asim.zeeshan. Excerpts from PHPCommunity I discovered a BUG in Wordpress Version 2.5.1, the forgot password sends you an email with the "key" that is supposed to generate a new email but the "key" itself contains characters like "&" which appends to the URL like query string and wordpress gives an error that the "key" is invalid.