I’ve received multiple requests for simpler CSS tutorials that teach the tricky fundamentals. This will serve as the first entry in a series that will receive new additions sporadically each month. Today, we’ll be reviewing the overflow: hidden, and clearfix tricks to force a parent div to contains its children.
10 Tips for New iPhone Developers
Jul 1st in Other by Paolo RanosoMaking a webapp for the iPhone is a lot like making a normal web site, but with a few quirks to abide by. In this article, I’ll give you a wide variety of tips, covering things such as: “must-haves”, usability guidelines, testing/debugging, pitfalls, and performance issues. I hope you enjoy it!
Turn-By-Turn Directions with the Google Maps API
Jun 30th in Javascript & AJAX by Noah HendrixIn this tutorial, we will go through the process of creating a small widget that allows users to retrieve turn-by-turn directions to a specified location. We’ll be using the Google Maps API, via JavaScript, to provide this rather advanced functionality.
Recreating the MobileMe Web Gallery Interface
Jun 26th in Javascript & AJAX by Devon GovettIn 2007, Apple updated .Mac (now MobileMe), and introduced the “Web Gallery” feature - a photo sharing service that integrates with iPhoto. Web Gallery offers a beautiful interface, but the layout is done entirely with JavaScript. In this tutorial, we will attempt to recreate the Web Gallery interface using only CSS and a small amount of jQuery.
Getting Started With Restful Authentication in Rails
Jun 24th in Ruby by Noah HendrixIn this article, we will use restful_authentication to add a user system to a simple Rails application. This is great for those first starting out and need step-by-step directions for using this amazing plugin. At the end of the article, visitors will be able to create an account, reset their password, login, logout, and validate email addresses.
10 Ways to Instantly Increase Your jQuery Performance
Jun 23rd in Javascript & AJAX by Giulio BaiThis article will present ten easy steps that will instantly improve your script’s performance. Don’t worry; there isn’t anything too difficult here. Everyone can apply these methods! When you’re finished reading, please let us know your speed tips.
“Outside the Box” Navigation with jQuery
Jun 22nd in Javascript & AJAX by Jarel RemickJust about every website uses the regular navigation concepts we’re all used to. After awhile this can get pretty boring, especially for designers who thrive on creativity. While mimicking the OS X dock and stacks isn’t new, it’s certainly not common.
10 WordPress 2.8 Features To Look Out For
Jun 19th in Wordpress by Andrew TurnerIt’s a great achievement for WordPress 2.8 to be released so soon after 2.7. Named ‘Baker’, 2.8 adds plenty of new features, including syntax highlighting for theme/plugin editing, a theme installer, and a great revamped widgets interface and API.
10 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Firebug
Jun 18th in Other by Marius GhitaFirebug is one of the most popular tools used by web developers. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at ten of its most attractive features.
Build a Web 2.0 Document Search Site
Jun 17th in Javascript & AJAX by Ji GuofeiIn this article, we will create a document searching site with jQuery. This site will be used to search documents by specifying an extension (file type). The data is then filtered and sent to Google. We’ll learn many jQuery tips and skills through the process. A gray box plugin called “ColorBox”, and a toolTip plugin called “SimpleTip” will also be introduced in this article. Let’s get started.
