I searched the web for around 30 minutes looking for a script that allowed me to use MCrypt with PHP and actually see the decoded string.
Check out this very thorough (well-written and commented) script. Works like a charm.

I am pretty much addicted to WordPress. It is simply my favorite development platform. It’s open source, it’s PHP and MySQL, and things just work out of the box. Well.
If you are running live WordPress installations, you may come to a point where you need to make an actual copy of your […]

I’m really enamored with my virtual dedicated server account with GoDaddy.com. It’s pretty invaluable and really makes my life much easier as a developer and a content producer. Interactive websites really need a core back-end that’s flexible and can do what you want / need, without requiring phone calls to tech support to […]

Creating dynamic websites which combine the power of Flash or Flex with PHP is easier than ever with ActionScript 3.0.. Utilizing the networking power of the Flash player we can create next-generation user interfaces which go well beyond static web pages or simple animations and instead act as the front-end for powerful applications. […]

This step-by-step tutorial is aimed at aspiring (and new) web designers or web content publishers who would like to understand one of the most important technologies in use on the World Wide Web: File Transfer Protocol, or FTP.
Why Should I Learn FTP?
Practical knowledge of FTP is essential for just about anyone who wants to update […]

For most Flash designers, the Movie Clip has been an important and rather indispensable building-block for creating dynamic Flash web sites and applications. Movie Clip symbols are very intuitive and easy to relate to, mainly because of the metaphors of ‘timelines’, ‘frames’, ‘keyframes’, ‘layers’, and ‘clips within clips’, as well as the ease […]

Tutorial: Create a “state” drop-down (combo box) which displays all 50 states in ActionScript 3.0. The states are given in the example.
I recently worked on a project where I had to come up with a combo box component which contained state abbreviations (United States that is). It would be great to have this […]

Recently, in my role as an on-line instructor, I was asked to recommend a good site with resources and tutorials focused on learning Javascript. Javascript can be, for many designers, a very frustrating language, mainly because of the various syntax upgrades throughout the years (now its object-oriented), and the historically spotty browser support. […]

Just finished some WordPress optimization work for the fine folks at Anvil Media here in Portland. Thanks to Hallie, Kent, Chloe, John K, for making it such a great experience!
Their newest blog is all about managing your online reputation and brand awareness. Interesting and pertinent subject matter, to be sure. Anvil Media […]