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Having a dynamic website is now the norm when it comes to website design and development. People want the most up to date content, posts, images, and everything else right away without having to refresh their web browser. The method most websites use to provide dynamic content is called AJAX or known as XMLHttpRequest or XHR for short.

XHR has a few limitations though, such as not being able to get content from other domains easily. So if you do want to have dynamic content it has to be from the same domain you have your website on. This is of course a problem when you want to use an external API such as Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, YouTube and others. But there is another client side solution called JSON P. In the steps below I will show you how to create a library to use JSON P and how exactly JSON P works.

If you have to convert video or audio files of any type you may be overwhelmed by how many software options you have to pick from. And if that isn’t bad enough, a lot of those software options contain adware, viruses and more.

But there is a solution that is very simple and powerful, FFMpeg. FFMpeg is a free console based program that lets you convert audio and video files. A lot of websites and software we discussed above use it. But why use a third party client when you can use the real thing and have more power, control and security.

If you are starting with GUI (Graphical User Interface) programming you may be having some issues with the styles not appear how they are “suppose to”. Buttons may look very old using the “3D Style” and not using the glowing gradient pulsing buttons we are so use to in modern Operating Systems such as Vista, Windows 7 and 8. Below I will explain how to get the Visual Styles enabled in C programming in the Win32 API. I had a lot of issues getting it working so hopefully this will help you out.

If you have used CamStudio, you may of noticed files don’t work after 2GB filesize. This is an issue with the program that has not been resolved for many years. But don’t fret, there is a fix for it if you do happen to go over the 2GB limit.

You will need VirtualDub. VirtualDub is a video processor, which allows you to render and process videos using a set of plugins and settings. For instance you can stabilize videos, color correct, change formats, and reprocess the video files.

If you ever need to quickly get the Hex Color Code, or RGB value of a color on your screen, you may have some issues. Sure you can screen shot, then paste into Photoshop and use the color picker… but even typing that took too long. And who wants to open up Photoshop when they are only coding a site and need a quick value of a color.

The answer is Pixie. Pixie is a free to use “Color Grabber” or “Eye Dropper”. It is very light weight and portable, meaning you don’t need to install it. You just run the EXE and you are golden.