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RenownedDatabase Released, MySQL Database Manager

September 30th, 2009

Today, we have released RenownedDatabase, an easily integrated MySQL Database manager. Please click here for a live demo, no authentication required. RenownedDatabase is an easy to integrate database manager. What this means is you, as a developer, can simplify the creation of your sites admin panel by simply installing RenownedDatabase in the backend. RenownedDatabase handles [...]

Pagerank and higher search engine rankings explained

September 28th, 2009

Introduction People ask us all the time, how does Search Engine Optimization (SEO) work, what is Pagerank (or Alexa / Compete), and what can I do to get my website on the first page of a Google result? This blog post will attempt to explain as much of this process as we can. There is [...]

RenownedMint WordPress Theme

September 26th, 2009

RenownedMint is our first free WordPress theme, and marks an era of Renowned Media releasing more free content. Click here to download RenownedMint from Renowned Media or download RenownedMint from wordpress.org. RenownedMint is an attractive, minty Web 2.0 theme for your WordPress blog, based on the same color scheme used by our popular product RenownedStats. [...]

RenownedLyrics released, lyric database web application

September 25th, 2009

RenownedLyrics is a fully featured lyrics web application. For a demo of a live website running this script, check out spiderlyrics.com. Download does not include a database of lyrics. The included layout differs slightly from the demo URL as the stock photos in the header were removed. Features: SEO URLs (e.g. lyrics-rammstein-du_hast.htm) Simple forums for [...]

RenownedLinks released, URL shortening application

September 24th, 2009

Today, we’ve released RenownedLinks, the same application which runs the popular URL shortening service ezlink.info. RenownedLinks is a shorter URL web application written in PHP and MySQL. With the help of the included PDF manual, you can easily install this on your web host with little knowledge of web servers. Why would someone want to [...]

RenownedQuotes Released, quote voting web app for sale

September 22nd, 2009

Today we have released RenownedQuotes for sale, the same application which powers ObsceneArt.net, a popular funny quote website. This download is basically an entire working website. Everything is easily configured using the master config.php file, along with documentation provided in a three page PDF document. Also included is the Photoshop PSD file for the layout [...]

RenownedStats released, web analyzer / page counter statistics

September 21st, 2009

Today, Renowned Media has released a website visitor statistics application called RenownedStats. This application is much more than just a page counter, keep reading for more details. This application allows you to keep a close eye on the visitors to your website, including what websites are referring people to you, what people are searching for [...]

PageRank sculpting

September 20th, 2009

Here is a good article about Google PageRank and some general SEO techniques… The best way to increase your PR of a site (and boost your organic search results) is to have many people link to you. But, what happens when you link to too many people? Read on… PageRank sculpting

Change PHP Timezones

September 19th, 2009

When working with dates, PHP uses the system time by default, which is dependent on the timezone the server is in. So, instead of doing tricky math with the results of the date function, you can simply change the timezone. Here is the function used to change the timezone: <?php putenv(“TZ=US/Detroit”); ?> One thing to [...]

PHP Class for creating CSS Graphs

September 18th, 2009

We’ve developed a PHP Class for drawing a CSS graph. The CSS and XHTML code for this class was originally developed by Meyerweb, we just took it and wrapped a PHP class around it. This class is also hosted over at phpclasses.org if you prefer to get your stuff on that site, but keep in [...]

Royalty Free Music from Renowned Media

September 17th, 2009

We are starting to sell Royalty Free Music via AudioJungle. This music is mostly ambient and is intended for video games / movies, or even some corporate background audio for use in presentations. The songs are low priced, with the most expensive price being $10 per track, making this a very affordable method for purchasing [...]

PHP Bargraph Generator

September 16th, 2009

This script is loaded using an image tag and generates data based on information added as GET parameters. For example: <img src=”bar.php?value=100&max=256&info” /> Generates: This script requires at least four files to use. The first is an HTML file which loads the image (of course), the second is the background “bar.png” image which the graph [...]

Updates to The Rock Youth Center

September 14th, 2009

Today, we made an overhaul to the layout and functionality of The Rock Youth Center. The most obvious changes are the addition of several pages, such as the Rock Climbing Wall and their Business Affiliations pages. Other changes include work on the backend, such as a photo gallery and PDF management, both designed to make [...]

SlickMap CSS — A Visual Sitemapping Tool for Web Developers

September 10th, 2009

Just found this awesome sitemap CSS/XHTML markup. What it does is provides an easy way to display an attractive hierarchy of data, specifically used for generating website sitemaps but can also be used for displaying other such data.

iPhone CSS Framework

September 6th, 2009

Experimentation with a CSS framework for creating iPhone web application GUI’s.

Setting up VHOSTS using XAMPP/Apache in Windows

September 5th, 2009

Setting up a vhost allows you to use an alias of your localhost in your browser. These instructions apply to various Windows operating systems and apache platforms.

Upcoming Projects

September 4th, 2009

Some upcoming projects for Renowned Media.

Facebook Developers API Offline Manual

September 1st, 2009

An offline copy of the Facebook API, for fb developers on the go.