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Convert Any Video Format for Free
Posted by on May 16, 2012
I recently went to Niagara Falls and I needed a program to convert MTS files. Most of the programs cost $40 plus, but then I found Handbrake. Handbrake converts most any video formats to a handful of modern ones being MP4 and MKV. Handbrake converts videos for Mac as...

Java Video Tutorial 40

Java Video Tutorial 40
Posted by on May 12, 2012
I have received the following requests many times over the past week. Make a Java JApplet Tutorial. Show me how to turn your Personality Test into a Java application. So, in this tutorial I will do both! I also provide a review of many things...

Java Video Tutorial 39

Java Video Tutorial 39
Posted by on May 9, 2012
In this part of the Java Video Tutorial, I cover the JEditorPane Swing component. It allows you to both display rich text and HTML documents. I also cover how to listen for events in JEditorPane, when users click on links for example. These...

Java Video Tutorial 38

Java Video Tutorial 38
Posted by on May 6, 2012
In my previous JTable Video Tutorial I showed you how to pull information from a database and work with it in a JTable. In this tutorial I show you how to add and delete rows in a JTable that will then effect the database. I also cover...

New Personality Test

New Personality Test
Posted by on May 2, 2012
A few years ago I built a personality test based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. My aim was to make a personality test that worked, but also was easy to use. Over time many people have asked me...

Java Video Tutorial 37

Java Video Tutorial 37
Posted by on May 1, 2012
In this part of my Java Video Tutorial, I continue showing how to use JTables with MySQL. You’ll learn how to pull information from a database, add a row, delete a row, convert a String into a SQL Date and much more. If you haven’t...

New Riders MySQL Code

New Riders MySQL Code
Posted by on Apr 29, 2012
Well over a decade ago, a book came out simply titled MySQL by Paul DuBois. Everyone I know learned about MySQL from this book. I guess I mentioned in the past that I liked this book and ever since I get requests for the code from the book. I...

Java Video Tutorial 36

Java Video Tutorial 36
Posted by on Apr 27, 2012
I’ve been asked to make a Java JTable tutorial by many people. Today I’ll show you how to display database query results from my Sabermetrics Tutorial into a Java JTable. I then cover most everything about Java JTables. How to...

Baseball Sabermetrics

Baseball Sabermetrics
Posted by on Apr 22, 2012
Previously I made a couple of Baseball Sabermetrics videos and it was a lot of fun. In this Sabermetrics tutorial I’ll cover a few of the Sabermetrics formulas I missed. One question I received from a few of you was which...

Sabermetrics 3

Sabermetrics 3
Posted by on Apr 20, 2012
I continue covering some neat Sabermetrics formulas in this video. If you missed part 1 of my Sabermetrics Tutorial, check it out first. I’m going to cover a few new complicated formulas including: Theoretical Team Runs...

Sabermetrics 2

Sabermetrics 2
Posted by on Apr 18, 2012
Here I continue my Sabermetrics Baseball tutorial. If you missed part one, check it out first because in it I show you how to get all of your tools. It is here Sabermetrics. I’m going to introduce a few new SQL functions...

Sabermetrics

Sabermetrics
Posted by on Apr 17, 2012
In this article I introduce you to the world of Sabermetrics. Sabermetrics is the analysis of baseball statistics to measure player performance, in game probabilities and much more. With Sabermetrics you’ll be able to...

Java Video Tutorial 35

Java Video Tutorial 35
Posted by on Apr 15, 2012
One of you guys asked me to do a tutorial on Fixing Java Errors. I thought it was a good idea, so here I’ll show you over 30 common Java errors. Sometimes it is hard to figure out what Cannot be Resolved, Syntax Error on...

Homemade Pizza Recipe

Homemade Pizza Recipe
Posted by on Apr 13, 2012
A while back I made a tutorial on how to make thin crust pizza. I have worked on this Homemade Pizza Recipe for years and am happy to share it. Based on comments though, I decided to remake it. Now I make everything 100% by hand....

Java Video Tutorial 34

Java Video Tutorial 34
Posted by on Apr 10, 2012
In this part of the Java Video Tutorial I show you how to setup Java JDBC in Eclipse. I then cover how to connect to a MySQL database, query it and get the results of a query. We also look at the Exceptions you’ll need and...

Java Video Tutorial 33

Java Video Tutorial 33
Posted by on Apr 7, 2012
Here I continue covering everything about Java. Today I completely cover reading and writing Java Binary Streams. I cover everything you need to know including DataOutputStream, FileOutputStream, BufferedOutputStream, all of the...

Java Video Tutorial 32

Java Video Tutorial 32
Posted by on Apr 4, 2012
In this part of my Java Video Tutorial, I completely cover how to both write to and read character streams from files. I explain all of the following: PrintWriter, BufferedWriter, FileWriter, BufferedReader, FileReader, common...

Java Video Tutorial 31

Java Video Tutorial 31
Posted by on Apr 1, 2012
In this part of the Java Video Tutorial, I completely cover the Java File Class. I’ll show you how to create and delete files and directories. How to pull lists of files from directories and manipulate them. We’ll look...

Java Video Tutorial 30

Java Video Tutorial 30
Posted by on Mar 29, 2012
You asked for a giant tutorial that covers every Swing component, and in this tutorial I deliver. This is a big Java Swing Tutorial! Here I create a complicated Java Swing layout. I set up everything in a GridBagLayout, but...

Java Video Tutorial 29

Java Video Tutorial 29
Posted by on Mar 26, 2012
In this part of the Java Video Tutorial series, I cover GridLayout, GridBagLayout, GridBagConstraints, Font, Insets and much more. I do this by showing you how to create a calculator layout with Java Swing. You’ll see just...
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New Personality Test A few years ago I built a personality test based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. My aim was to make a personality test that worked, but also was easy to use. Over time many people have asked me to improve a few things...
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Homemade Pizza Recipe A while back I made a tutorial on how to make thin crust pizza. I have worked on this Homemade Pizza Recipe for years and am happy to share it. Based on comments though, I decided to remake it. Now I make everything 100% by hand. I also show you how to work with a wet...
recent from Marketing Convert Any Video Format for Free
Convert Any Video Format for Free I recently went to Niagara Falls and I needed a program to convert MTS files. Most of the programs cost $40 plus, but then I found Handbrake. Handbrake converts most any video formats to a handful of modern ones being MP4 and MKV. Handbrake converts videos for Mac as...
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Java Video Tutorial 40 I have received the following requests many times over the past week. Make a Java JApplet Tutorial. Show me how to turn your Personality Test into a Java application. So, in this tutorial I will do both! I also provide a review of many things I’ve covered, while...

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