PHP 8 is out as the next major update of the PHP programming language. PHP has long been used for building web applications and has over the years had it’s fair share of people that love it and it’s fair share of people that hate it. All in all it’s been a great tool for many including the famous Wordpress content management system that powers a staggering amount of websites across the internet.

So let’s look at the top features of PHP 8.

Named Arguments

Let’s say we want to call a function that takes four arguments, only the first…

I’ll go through the steps I used to create the double exposure image you see above and hope that it will help you create your own. To begin with, for the purpose of this tutorial I have used photos from Pexels and Unsplash and the links for those are here if you want to try and follow along. Though I encourage you to take you own or use different ones for a different effect.

Model
https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photography-of-woman-1771298/

Landscape
https://unsplash.com/photos/-heLWtuAN3c

Note: I am using GIMP for this tutorial because that is what I use. I am sure that users of photoshop or…

One of the benefits of a mirrorless camera is that you can change your camera settings and see the result of those changes in exposure right there on the screen in front of you. Whether you’re using the EVF (electronic viewfinder) or the LCD screen on the back of the camera, a mirrorless camera shows your exposure settings in real time.

But did you know, that your Nikon (and probably others) DSLR camera can also do the same thing. Well… sort of. It’s not going to be as good as a true mirrorless camera…. …

How often have you come across a scene you wanted to photograph in the moment so you get out the camera (or phone), frame and take the shot and then move on. How often is that shot taken by holding the camera at eye level such as looking through a viewfinder or looking at the screen?

The photography tip for today is to think about the angle of the photo you’re about to take. …

For many, Google maps is a go to application if we need directions somewhere or even for navigation in their vehicle. It makes sense to use it, since it’s available on most Android phones by default, it’s free and up to date.

What happens though if you’re out in the middle of nowhere, with no mobile data signal and you need directions? These things are great while the signal is good but it can’t be used to help navigate if you’re offline, right?

Well, actually it can. Google maps offers the ability to download maps for specific regions that will…

There are a number of good quality RAW photo processing applications that are open source and free to use, such as RawTherapee and Darktable but Filmulator aims to take a slightly different approach.

Filmulator aims to provide a streamlined, easy to learn interface that tends to favor simplicity over flexibility. It’s workflow tried to simulate the development process that is used when developing film photographs.

In film development, the highlights consume more developer than dark regions. This depletes nearby chemicals, limiting the overall brightness of large bright areas. At the same time, though, small details remain contrasty because small bright…

Have your kids (or you) ever wanted to have your very own Minecraft server so that they (or you) can play it together with friends from all around the world?

The good news is that setting up a dedicated server for the java edition of Minecraft isn’t very difficult. So let’s have a look at how we can setup a Minecraft server using the provided server tools available on the Minecraft website. We will be setting it up on a Linux system but it’s very similar to doing it on a Windows system so either way you can follow along.

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Linux gaming has come a long way over the years and while it still might not be considered as a platform by many game developers (despite many high profile game engines supporting the creation of games on Linux), there is still many games out there that run natively and many that run with the help of projects like Wine and Valve’s Proton.

Some game developers have in the past tried natively supporting Linux for one of their titles, and then dropped support with their next release. …