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Detect mobile device / identify phone type with javascript

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:53:53 -0400

Detect mobile device / identify phone type with javascript:

This one actually works! The downloadable code displays a pop-up identifying what type of device you are using to view the page. You can replace that code with whatever you want. I used it to create conditional CSS styles to be applied to various devices. Works like a charm.

Mp3 Player with XML Playlist - Nice Flash player for MP3s...

Mon, 09 May 2011 12:51:08 -0400

Mp3 Player with XML Playlist - Nice Flash player for MP3s...:

Combine with this technique for download protection:

MP3 Download Protection

Font comparer - See what embedded Google Fonts look like side-by-side

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:50:29 -0500

Font comparer - See what embedded Google Fonts look like side-by-side:

Allows you to compare Google fonts online and on one screen

Icon Seeker, an icon search engine to help you search for and download icons.

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:08:46 -0500

Icon Seeker, an icon search engine to help you search for and download icons.:

Icon files for web design

Interactive Website Tour with jQuery.

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:22:17 -0500

Interactive Website Tour with jQuery.:

Pretty cool jQuery script that allows you to guide your website visitor through your web pages.

Undocumented Google Search Operator - AROUND

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:36:18 -0500

Undocumented Google Search Operator - AROUND:

An undocumented Google Search operator which shows certain terms in proximity to each other. Can be useful for narrowing down searches, especially if many results are returned or many long documents are presented in your results.

Preset, prefill or populate Form Fields using HTML URL parameters with simple JavaScript

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:05:31 -0500

Preset, prefill or populate Form Fields using HTML URL parameters with simple JavaScript:

I have used this form pre-populating script with great success. It performs very well when you have the need to prefill form fields when using regular HTML pages.

Get Started Developing for Android with Eclipse - Smashing Magazine

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:40:01 -0400

Get Started Developing for Android with Eclipse - Smashing Magazine:

A very good article / tutorial on how to get started programming for the Android market (using Eclipse)

New CSS Sticky Footer - 2010 - HTML for Bottom of Page Footer

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:42:08 -0400

New CSS Sticky Footer - 2010 - HTML for Bottom of Page Footer:

CSS for making sure footer area of your web page sticks to the bottom of the page.

"Dust-Me Selectors is a Firefox extension that identifies unused / orphaned CSS rules."

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:57:50 -0400

“Dust-Me Selectors is a Firefox extension that identifies unused / orphaned CSS rules.”

- Locate unused (orphaned) CSS rules so you can remove them from your style sheets.

Dust-Me Selectors

11 Trends in Web #Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:28:28 -0400

11 Trends in Web #Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused:

This is a good study in current logo design trends in the web design world.

Obfuscate Mailto: Function in HTML using Javascript

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:50:45 -0400

Obfuscate Mailto: Function in HTML using Javascript:

Sometimes the client insists on having their email address on their website. When they do, it is best to obfuscate the mailto link. This page will create an encoded Javascript function that you can just plug into the HTML.

Greenshot - a free and open source screenshot tool for productivity

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:29:02 -0400

Greenshot - a free and open source screenshot tool for productivity:

This is one of the most practical and useful screen shot utilities that I’ve found. It is very easy to use and has all the features that I need whenever I need to take a screen shot and annotate it.

How to Display a Flash Video From YouTube in a Modal Window Using Easy Front-end Framework

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:29:02 -0400

How to Display a Flash Video From YouTube in a Modal Window Using Easy Front-end Framework:

This is one of the easiest modal window solutions for playing YouTube videos that I’ve tried.

5 Excellent Freeware Tools To Edit Your Videos The Easy Way | Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:59:07 -0400

5 Excellent Freeware Tools To Edit Your Videos The Easy Way | Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers:

Everyone knows that editing videos is a real pain! Perhaps some of these tools will be useful in reducing that pain.

Full Page Image Gallery with #jQuery

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 22:43:26 -0400

Full Page Image Gallery with #jQuery:

This one is quite different than any of the other jQuery galleries / Slideshows I’ve seen. Interesting use of mouse-over image movement.

"jQuery Mobile: Touch-Optimized Web Framework for Smartphones & Tablets"

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:35:41 -0400

“jQuery Mobile: Touch-Optimized Web Framework for Smartphones & Tablets”

- jQuery Mobile - jQuery mobile framework takes the “write less, do more” mantra to the next level: Instead of writing unique apps for each mobile device or OS, the jQuery mobile framework will allow you to design a single highly branded and customized web application that will work on all popular smartphone and tablet platforms.

RT @earino: Don’t start a web app without http://html5boilerplate.com/

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:54:00 -0400

RT @earino: Don’t start a web app without http://html5boilerplate.com/

CrossSlide - jQuery plugin to create pan and cross-fade image gallery animations

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:20:13 -0400

CrossSlide - jQuery plugin to create pan and cross-fade image gallery animations:

Check out all the sample animations HERE

Canimate Plugin - Create image animation without GIF or Flash using jQuery

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:15:26 -0400

Canimate Plugin - Create image animation without GIF or Flash using jQuery:

Click HERE for demo