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Quick Tip: How to Add Syntax Highlighting to Any Project
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Quick Tip: How to Add Syntax Highlighting to Any Project

on Jul 26th 2011 with 37 comments

In this lesson, we’ll use a JavaScript based syntax highlighter to quickly add a syntax highlighting functionality to any web project — even on a simple HTML page!

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Easy Graphs with Google Chart Tools

Easy Graphs with Google Chart Tools

on May 14th 2010 with 50 comments

Google Chart Tools provide several ways to easily add charts to any web page. Charts may be static or interactive, and in this tutorial, we’ll learn how to use both of them.

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Switching to Chrome? Download these Extensions

Switching to Chrome? Download these Extensions

on May 13th 2010 with 72 comments

When Chrome first entered the browser wars in September 2008, although it quickly acquired a big 1% of the audience, many resented the fact it wasn’t as extensible as the long-time favorite Firefox browser. Developers want add-ons – things that’ll make their coding faster and easier, with less room for mistakes. Things which, let’s face it, Chrome couldn’t yet offer. But things have since changed.

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Creating Flash Charts From Google Spreadsheets

Creating Flash Charts From Google Spreadsheets

on Aug 7th 2009 with 20 comments

With Google docs gaining popularity, it is anticipated that in the near future there will be a great demand for connecting it to external systems for various purposes such as data interchange, data visualization, etc. In this article, I will show you how to connect Flash based charts (FusionCharts) to Google Spreadsheets and plot live data using JavaScript.

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Turn-By-Turn Directions with the Google Maps API

Turn-By-Turn Directions with the Google Maps API

on Jun 30th 2009 with 79 comments

In 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.

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Google enters the browser wars with Chrome.

Google Enters the Browser Wars with Chrome

on Sep 2nd 2008 with 91 comments

When a new browser enters the market, people generally split up into two categories. The first group thinks, “Great! Anything that moves us towards a more standards oriented environment is a good thing!” The other group, neither better nor worse, thinks to themselves, “Ohh gee. Yet another browser that I’ll have to test my sites in. Enter Chrome. Today, Google officially entered the browser wars. No matter which group you fall into, you’ll inevitably find yourself downloading this new browser.

If you compare the browsers of 1996 to the browsers of today, you’ll find that, truthfully, they haven’t evolved that much. Sure, they’re more standards aware. But generally speaking, they’ve essentially remained unchanged over the last decade. Google is hoping to change that.

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