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PHP with Visual Studio

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I’ve done some PHP projects in the past for a few clients and found it to be a pretty good language and very powerful. I used an application called HTML-Kit?which I think is pretty popular among PHP developers. It has no auto-complete or anything, but it worked better than notepad.

Now I’m all .Net and Visual Studio. Most hard-core Microsoft people I’ve worked with would never dream of touching php. “ASP is better, so why should I even bother trying PHP?” I expect PHP coders have the opposite argument.

However, I found a product that will let you code PHP in Visual Studio call VS.PHP. You can find the link here:

http://www.jcxsoftware.com/jcx/vsphp/home

I’m going to have to have a look at this.

Reverend and the Makers

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I’m not very knowledgeable about popular music generally. I’m still very much and 80s man, I guess. However, in the UK I’ve been hearing a lot about Reverend and the Makers. I heard their song “Heavyweight Champion of the World” on Radio 1 this week and think its fantastic. It’s my new favourite video. I think it will get very big in the coming weeks.

Ron Paul for President

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As a long-time Republican, I have become extremely disillusioned with the current state of the party. The Neo-Conservatives have ruined the party and helped to discredit America all over the world. Living abroad as I do, I often see the hypocrisy of the current administration (who doesn’t?). I no longer consider myself a Republican—but I could never be a Democrat.

The war in Iraq is unjustifiable. Do 50% of Americans really still believe that Saddam Hussein had a part to play in September 11? After 4 years, the Republican presidential candidates are still talking about winning the war in Iraq. Except one.

Ron Paul is taking a lot of flak for speaking out about current foreign policy. It’s refreshing to hear someone talking about the war for what it is—a failed foreign policy.

Ron Paul doesn’t stand a chance of winning with the base of the party that votes in the primaries. He’s very popular on the internet, but not in the polls. Still, it’s nice to hear him say the things that need to be said. When he drops out, it will be time to start looki:ng at the Democrats, unfortunately.

Here’s a Youtube video from a CNN interview recently