ImpInaBox

If you generate few random numbers (using rand() which produces a flat distribution) and take the average and then repeat that a few times the result will be a set of more or less normally distributed values. The greater the number of of rands() you average the closer the distribution will be to normal. You can try it with dice - throw one die a few times and you'll get a flat distribution, throw 5 or 6 each time and the result will be pretty much normal.

I use PhpED for the serious stuff. I bit the bullet and paid money for it after struggling to get anything but error messages out of Eclipse. For simple stuff, HTML, CSS and the odd bit of PHP in an HTML file I use Crimson Editor (http://www.crimsoneditor.com). Been using it for years and went back to it after trying Notepad++ for a while.

Hello all. I'm Mike, ex electonics engineer, ex C/C++ developer, now web designer/developer and naturally inclined towards to PHP & MySQL. So not a programming noob, not even a PHP noob, just like to be able to be able to bounce things off others from time to time to make sure I've not missed the bl*****in' obvious!