Posts Tagged ‘Coding’

The 7 Most Effective Rules of Web Design

The 7 Most Effective Rules of Web Design

November 18, 2009 2 Comments

One of the most important principles of effective website design is 'Keep it simple'. This rule must be applied to all aspects of your website, including graphics, content and navigation. Use the following guidelines to implement simplicity in your website design and make your sites stand out from the clutter of ineffective ones on the internet that do not follow these rules.
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A Collection of CSS Rounded Corner Tutorials

A Collection of CSS Rounded Corner Tutorials

November 16, 2009 1 Comment

Sometimes creating rounded corners with Css is a big challenge for most designers. Many will end up with a design where they don’t use rounded corners in order to avoid the entire rounded corner kerfuffle that has always been an issue in HTML/ CSS. The question has always been which method or solution is best, and what is the easiest way.
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How To Parse XML Using jQuery and Ajax

How To Parse XML Using jQuery and Ajax

October 26, 2009 12 Comments

In this tutorial I will show you how to parse or process an xml document to display the data on a page in html form. It can be used to filter raw RSS feeds, set up a cool sitemap on your blog or even the groundwork for your own search auto complete.
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Getting and Setting Cookies with jQuery

Getting and Setting Cookies with jQuery

October 12, 2009 0 Comments

jQuery is one of the most versatile JavaScript libraries today. Extending it's functionality one step further, we can use cookies to enhance the user experience by helping the browser remember user site preferences, login details and more.
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How to Create an Ajax Style File Uploader

How to Create an Ajax Style File Uploader

September 5, 2009 28 Comments

In this tutorial we will be creating a simple Ajax style file uploader using jQuery, Ajax and Php. Something you can easily implement on your site, complete with front and backend validation.
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Free Resource: ASCII Symbol to HTML Converter

Free Resource: ASCII Symbol to HTML Converter

August 18, 2009 2 Comments

Do you ever find it hard to remember the html entities for the ASCII characters you’re supposed to use so your code validates when designing a website or while making your next post in your favorite blogging program? If you don’t have them all stored in your memory by now, I may have a little tool that will help you.
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10 Incredibly Useful WordPress Customizations

10 Incredibly Useful WordPress Customizations

August 4, 2009 4 Comments

WordPress is the most versatile and popular blogging software on the internet today, but out of the box it doesn't always do what you would like it to. Fortunately, many hacks have been found to whip it into shape and get even more functionality out of it for your own personal use.
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Cross-Browser Blockquotes Using CSS and jQuery

Cross-Browser Blockquotes Using CSS and jQuery

July 28, 2009 6 Comments

Back in December 2005, Simon Collison posted a tutorial on how to get "Swooshy Curly Quotes Without Images" on 24 Ways. I'd like to expand on that concept using jQuery, automating and skipping adding the additional span tags each time getting the same effect.
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