A Quick Look at Google Instant
Google Instant can predict results and complete searches before you even finish typing. Google boasts Instant can shave off time spent on searches. Definitely true. Google seems to be accurate 90% of...
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This is a little tutorial that will add a Search function to your CodeIgniter projects. As you may already know, CodeIgniter is a PHP Framework that uses the MVC model. MVC stands for Model, Views and...
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A few days ago, I wrote an article on how to add a search feature in CodeIgniter projects. The method I used was “Pattern Matching” using SQL’s LIKE statement. Although the LIKE statement works great,...
View ArticleStop Ubuntu from sending your Desktop Searches
How to stop Ubuntu from sending your desktop searches to online retailers. Canonical has gotten a lot of flak for sharing Ubuntu users’ desktop searches to retailers. They plan to drop it with Unity 8...
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