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  • SQLite GUI tools

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    Hello, I am Alex. For the past year I’ve been chained in a dungeon, fed on a steady diet of MySQL and PHP. [Ed. note: We do let him out once a month to play with some CSS.] I built the Doghouse infrastructure with these technologies. Recently I started learning a wonderful and beautiful programming…

  • Adding Page Numbers to Print Templates

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    Some of the Pedias’ printing templates add an automatic page break after a certain number of entries. Starting with version 5.0.2 of the programs, this page break can be used via CSS to style in a page number at the footer of the page. To add a page number add the following CSS code to…

  • Searching for Cover Images

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    Nora
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    When you download information for an entry and no cover image is included (or you don’t like the one that came along), this is how you can search for alternatives. Ctrl-click (right-click) anywhere in the cover image well at the bottom of the main window to bring up the contextual menu, as listed here: Then…

  • Statistics 5.0

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    The new statistics in 5.0 use a monochrome palette of blues to blend in with the muted tones of Lion. While some users have requested the return of the brighter colors used previously, the customization options remain flexible. Since our programs are based on a number of open technologies, including HTML and CSS to render…

  • 5.0.1 is out

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    This version mostly addresses smaller bug fixes that slipped past us with the initial 5.0 release (localization errors, fields not included in autofill) but also includes an important change to the new Amazon search sign up as you no longer need to enter an Amazon associate ID in version 5.0.1. If none is provided the…

  • Meet the Doghouse

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    Nora
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    The new search options in version 5 of the Pedia programs now increasingly favour sites that provide media content instead of goods for sale. The advantage of this is that the data is largely user-contributed and open for sharing. However it also means that information like UPC and price is not necessarily included. We’re hoping…

  • Search 5.0

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    Nora
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    The search window is one of the features that has received a major make over with this new version, both in form and function. Let’s start by talking about the new UI a bit. The biggest change for most users will probably be the way the search sites are accessed now. Instead of a drop-down…

  • The new Amazon Search

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    Nora
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    Since the release of version 5 of the Pedias the Amazon search is no longer accessible automatically. Instead users have to sign up for their own AWS account. Please refer to the online Help files for more information.

  • Top Apps in The Mac App Store

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    Conor
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    The response to the new version 5 has been incredible awesome. We are thrilled that users are sharing our excitement and showing it in the Mac App Store to boot. Three of our apps have taken 1, 2, and 4 top paid app spot under reference category: For the all encompassing global category we are…

  • Are There Any Commas Out There?

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    Conor
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    With version 5.0 of the Pedias several more fields have been turned into multi value fields. These are values displayed by a surrounding blue bubble. It makes it clear what is a distinct value and allows the program to leverage this information, an example is providing a better statistics count. The character that creates a…