Cheap Office

How to Buy Microsoft Office for Cheap

Microsoft Office provides important productivity functions that many of us need to use on a daily basis, but at times the cost just seems so prohibitive! Thankfully though, you can buy Microsoft Office for cheap if you know where to look.

Here are some tips and ideas for getting a totally-legal discount off of the world’s most popular productivity suite: Continue reading

Laptops for College Students

Laptops for College Students

When buying a laptop for college, there are many factors you should consider to ensure you’re purchasing the right computer for your needs and budget. Rather than hand you a list of “recommended computers” that quickly gets outdated, this extensive buying guide equips you step-by-step with the inside scoop you need to interpret the tech jargon and make your own informed buying decisions. Continue reading

How to Make Music Notes on Facebook

Ever wanted to insert music notes into a status message or comment on Facebook? Want to add a bit of musical flair to some song lyrics or a “happy birthday” message? Here’s how to do it. Continue reading

Scheduled Tasks in Windows 7

Where’s “Scheduled Tasks” in Windows 7?

If you’re coming from a Windows XP background, you’re probably accustomed to using XP’s “Scheduled Tasks” folder to run programs at specified times or events. At first glance, it may appear Windows Vista and Windows 7 lack this functionality, since there is no “Scheduled Tasks” to be found. However, it’s still there, but under a different name: Task Scheduler. Continue reading

T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM

Parse error: parse error, unexpected ‘[‘, expecting T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM in _____ on line 30

T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM is Hebrew, and it refers to PHP’s scope resolution operator (“::”). If you get this message, it means PHP sees a class name and expects you to access it with the scope resolution operator.

In my case, the problem was that I was referencing a PHP variable without a dollar sign, so PHP thought it was a class name. Oops!