June 2009Monthly Archives

Different people learn in different ways. One discussion that comes up on a regular basis is that the jQuery documentation is sometimes hard to follow for those new to jQuery. This may stem from the reference style the official documentation takes. Here we will provide another style of documentation to help those who do not like to learn from the reference style. Instead, we will use the "How-To" style. A "how to" statement will be made, then followed up with a description and some sample code.

Blog is about JQuery javascript library. I collect javascript code snippets, howto's, tips and performance observations.

"jQuery HowTo" blog contains a vast amount of jQuery and javascript code, tips and tutorials. You will find jQuery/JavaScript code snippet performance benchmarks and recommendations on how to write a lightweit and efficient code.

This session will be about practical jQuery – you may know how to use it, but actually using it is a lot different.

So, you have heard of this wonderful Javascript library named jQuery. What exactly is jQuery?

Here is a quick tutorial on how to handle radio buttons using jQuery.

When used correctly, jQuery can help you make your website more interactive, interesting and exciting. This article will share some best practices and examples for using the popular Javascript framework to create unobtrusive, accessible DOM scripting effects. The article will explore what constitutes best practices with regard to Javascript and, furthermore, why jQuery is a good choice of a framework to implement best practices.

Creating UI components using JQuery is surprisingly easy, especially when you’re used to JSF. Here’s a simple example that illustrates how to create a semantically correct annimated accordion menu. The result will look like the following image. When you click on a category the menu items below it will be displayed or hidden.

Had you ever experienced the IE6 z-index bug where a simple select box will always take priority over any predefined z-indices and always show up on top? Ever annoyed to make a floating dialog only to have a select box underneath popup and ruin the dialog? Well you’re not alone…

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Baking bread at home saves hundreds of dollars on groceries every year. With this easy method, each deliciously crusty-on-the-outside, moist-and-chewy-on-the-inside loaf will only cost you about 50 cents and 5 minutes a day. We’re not kidding!

It’s undeniable: Google Wave (Google Wave reviews) has captured the imagination of techies, social media enthusiasts, and web users everywhere. Its combination of email, real-time chat, wiki tools, and social networking have generated an incredible amount of buzz.

Picard is the next generation MusicBrainz tagging application. This new tagging concept is album oriented, as opposed to track/file oriented like the ClassicTagger was. Picard is written in Python, which is a cross-platform language, and makes use of cross-platform libraries – this allows the same code to run both on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

meta-iPod, the iTunes Cleaner can clean up an iTunes library with as many features as a Swiss Army Knife. From recovering ratings and play counts from your iPod to tracking down files or folders gone missing, meta-iPod analyzes all data sources containing your music to put the pieces of the puzzle back together.

Major announcements from Google, Microsoft and Apple in the last few weeks have techies flipping out about the awesomeness coming to our browsers, pockets, and desktops in the very near future. Strap on your jetpacks; let’s take a look.

One-fifth of the world's population is deprived of the pleasure of viewing the Milky Way in all its splendour – thanks, you guessed it, to light pollution.

Adobe Browserlabs launched today making it faster and easier to browser test your client sites. Here are 10 browser testing tools and services for web designers.

Today I put together yet another Greasemonkey script. This script will allow you to quickly submit URLs to Ping.fm. You’ll first need to supply your Ping.fm application key to the script.

What would it take to re-energize our excitement about space exploration? Maybe if astronauts start getting treated like movie stars. Here's a step in the right direction: a Louis Vuitton ad featuring Sally Ride, Buzz Aldrin and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell

Today has been dominated by news and excitement surrounding Google Wave (Google Wave reviews), Google (Google reviews)’s new real-time communication platform that will launch to the public later this year. In fact, there’s been so much buzz that you might just not have enough time to read the thousands of articles being released on Google’s biggest product launch in recent memory.

To make sense of it all, we have compiled key information, definitions, and links related to the launch of Google Wave. This in-depth guide provides an overview of Google Wave, discusses the terminology associated with it, details information on Google Wave applications, (i.e. the Twitter Wave app Twave), and goes over ways to keep yourself informed. We know you’re excited about Google Wave, so here’s what we think you should know: