Worth a look
- jQuery talk
I'm giving a talk at the weekly developers meetup "Spletne urice" on the topic of jQuery this Wednesday. I'll try to cover most of the basic principles behind jQuery and have thrown in a nice little surprise. What? Come and see for yourself :)
- Mobile Web Design
Cameron Moll just published a preview snippet and the table of contents for his upcoming book "Mobile Web Design" which will be made available in PDF format in a couple of days. And if you buy it on the day that it comes out, you could win an iPhone :) I'm game, hehe :)
- jQuery for JavaScript programmers
Last week I decided to start using jQuery (I've actually ported a lot of code to it), and this article has strengthen my decision. Just to point out how popular the idea of chaining is - find Dustin Diaz's comment who has implemented this very feature for use with YUI.
- Zend Framework 1.0.0 production release
After months of development the Zend Framework is finally ready for production.
Zend Framework
A powerful high-quality open-source framework focused on developing modern Web Applications and Web Services.It is safe to say that
Zend Framework is now the best class library available for PHP 5 web application development
. Perhaps the next logical step would be to bundle this framework with future PHP releases. But that would be just wishful thinking i guess...- Reset reloaded
Eric Meyer has released the final version of his reset styles CSS. I've been thinking that my current approach of
* { margin:0; padding: 0 }will not go down well. Nice to have guys like Eric to watch our backs :)- How to prevent HTML tables from becoming too wide
Roger solves a problem I haven't had the time to solve yet. I believe that without using javascript or inserting odd wbr tags into the content overflow:hidden seems to be the only quick solution for this problem.
- 35 Designers x 5 Questions
I've been following Smashing Magazine for a while now and I must say that they impress me with each and every new article. And 35 Designers x 5 Questions is no different. They've gathered 35 of the worlds top designers and asked them each 5 questions (on design, CSS, typography, books and design magazines). A must read!
- PHP 5.2.1 Released
PHP 5.2.1 was released earlier today which
is a major stability and security enhancement of the 5.X branch, and all users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to it as soon as possible
. The new release amends over 180 bugs from previous versions.- Comparing programming languages in real life
Can't make up you mind which language to choose? Think of them as types of women, perhaps that will help you find your true love ... erm programming language.
- PHP configuration statistics
Damien Seguy has gathered a whopping 11 000+ phpinfo() pages in order to get an overview of the values used to configure PHP.
Default values from the distribution are the most commonly used values : it shows how much trust PHP programmers have in the PHP group.
Still some of the values should be changed (like the register globals, error_reporting and magic_quotes_gpc). (via)- PHP 5.2.0 Released
If you haven't yet migrated to PHP 5 shame on you ;) PHP 5.2.0 was released today, and it is
a major improvement in the 5.X series, which includes a large number of new features, bug fixes and security enhancements
. Excellent work once more!- The Django Book
Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.
If you haven't taken a closer look at the beast, you should check out the The Django Book. The book if free but is still in beta, so the authors are looking for comments and improvements that any visitor can suggest. For now only two chapters have been published, but they promise to publish one or two chapters each week. The final print version will be published in 2007, so in the meantime subscribe to the feed any get your hands dirty.- The world has lost another legend: Arnold 'Red' Auerbach
The architect of 16 NBA championship titles passed away unexpectedly on Saturday at the age of 89. Known for his cigar and his thoughness, he coached and made All-stars out of Bob Cousy and Bill Russel (among others). The Boston Celtics have already announced that they are dedicating this season to Red.
- Yahoo! bookmarks uses symfony
Yahoo! released their Bookmarks Beta application recently, and the framework behind it is - Symfony. It may come as a bit of a surprise to some, but Symfony has one of the best documentations around. And what is even better is that is not in beta (or preview or some other greek character). I'm currenty examining the Zend Framework, and an article should follow shortly, but after reading this I can't wait to get my hands on Symfony!
- Best practices for the Mobile Web
Nice checklist of things to do and not to do to make your transition to the mobile web smooth sailing.
- Introduction to Microformats
What are microformats? Why and how to use them? Well if you practice semantic web (nice going by the way), then try to go about it so that everbody understands you. That is machines and humans. By following a few simple rules for marking up you code (by means of tags
rel,revandclass) you are ensuring that everybody will be able to understand you and your code just a little bit better. This article ought to give you a quick glimpse of why to start using microformats. (via)- Useful tips for writing efficient CSS
For those of you not subscribed to 456 Berea Street (if you're not shame on you!), here is the lates article from Roger Johansson. He's writing about efficient practices when writing CSS. A good read for newcomers to the CSS world.
- The miniature Earth
If the world's population were reduced to 100 it would look something like this...
- Standards Reboot
I was an active participant of the last few CSS Reboots, but this year it all seems to have gone down the proverbial tubes. The changing of the ownership brought new ideas, but it was soon evident that those promises were too big for the author to keep. The next reboot is less than two weeks away, yet the page still isn't finished, not a good start. I doubt there will be as many rebooters as the past few years, but most of the newcomers in web development are still likely to submit their sites, just to get more traffic to their sites. But as for me, I won't be submiting any reboots here anymore, as I have stumbled upon a new reboot site. Apparently I'm not the only one dissatisfied with the current status of the CSS Reboot site. Long live Standards Reboot!
- Theory of the DOM
If you don't like reading books and want to get on a first name basis with DOM take a look at the video presentations made by Douglas Crockford, the discoverer of JSON.
- IE7 final released
Microsoft has announced the immediate availability of their newest browser IE7. Hope they fixed a few bugs from the beta versions I was testing...
- Opening new windows with JavaScript, version 1.2
Roger has the openings of new windows down to pure science. He tweaked a few lines of code from the previous version, mostly obliging to requests from the comments. You can now specify which links shoud open in new windows by setting a special class name or by using
rel="external".Nice work!- Create your own drop down menu with nested submenus using CSS and a little JavaScript
Emanuel is up to his usual trickery. This time he shows how to create drop downs using a bit of CSS and DOM. Yours trully helped him out with the Javascript snippet wich is very simple in its self. It finds the navigation by using the document.getElementById and the loops though all the child li tags (perhaps child tags is not the best analogy here, as the loop goes through all the li tags under the current ul node, wich in fact means all decendants of the parent). For every li tag it searches for a child ul tag, wich means that the list element has a sublist (or in our case a submenu). So when and if we find it, all we need to do is append a javascript function to the onmouseover and onmouseout events, wich just sets the inline style of the sublist to block when hovered over and none (thus hidding it from plain sight) when the mouse leaves the hover area.
- Use LiveUser for authentication and permission management with the Zend Framework
Implementing authentication and authorization can get quite tiresome with permissions, groups and similar. LiveUser offers a nice solution to those problems, so making it all click with the Zend Framework is a good idea.
- Should I Make a Flash Site?
The process of deciding whether to create flash websites can be very difficult, so here is a flowchat to help you on your way. I'm still laughing :)
- Flickr Inspiration Set
I've always wanted to start a web design gallery, but Flickr allows me to go one step further and actually save the designs for posterity. Give it a quick look if you fancy designs like I do :)
- Top 10 Web 2.0 Winners
This years list of web 2.0 winner according to Paul Scrivens. Could argue that some of the major players are missing, but I think the majority of them are listed.
- Top 10 Web 2.0 Losers
Although some of the sites are not pure web 2.0, it still makes for a good list, and a good read.
- 21 Things I learned about CakePHP
This coincides with my current project - selecting a PHP framework, and I must say that CakePHP really looks tempting. (via)
- Template Lite
Template Lite is stripped down alternative to the Smarty template engine. It uses the same basic syntax as Smarty, so porting would not present a big problem.
Template Lite was designed from the ground up to be fast. It has acheived that goal.
If it's speed you need, by all means give it a go, I'm about to :)
- Zend certification for PHP 5
I missed the announcement earlier this month. When I wrote about certification a couple of months ago I decided to wait until they came out with the revised exam covering PHP5. It looks like they went a step further, focusing only on PHP5. And why not, the world is finaly embracing the new features PHP5 has brought to web developers.
- Vertical Navigation Explained
Let Emanuel Blagonic guide you through the creation of vertical navigations. Nice article for newcomers to CSS and XHTML development.
- Why standards still matter
We've come a long way from the day of tag soup, but according to Roger the finish line is nowhere in sight. Amazingly in the days of web standards and usability a lot of sites out there still haven't embrased what the development community has been preaching for years.
- Regular Expressions and Microformats Cheat Sheet
Dave Child is at it again. This time he added a Regular Expressions and Microformats cheet sheet to his list to aid in our web development. Cheers!
- Automatic pullquotes with JavaScript and CSS
What are pullquotes? I didn't know either. I'm considering using this on hribar.info when there'll be more interesting articles to read. As Roger says, they really are a
nice design element and a good way of highlighting important phrases
.- moo.fx
moo.fx is a superlightweight, ultratiny, megasmall javascript effects library, written with prototype.js
. Did I mention it's small? Only 3 kb for a load of special effects. Scriptaculous really looks like an overkill compared to this little devil :)- Listed on CSS Heaven
CSS Heaven is the latest CSS gallery that listed hribar.info. Thanks a bunch!
- Design is ... desktops
The whole thing was started by Jon Hicks, and his desktop is my favourite. Other well known designers have put their two cents in and presented their own
Design is...
desktop. Nice work!
Update: Couldn't resist :) I couldn't get my hands on the used font, so this is the closest I could get :) Design is just making things messy- Simple preview update
David and his sleepless nights :) The preview layer is now added with Javascript and looks ready to use. Wouldn't mind seeing the preview with the stripped tags though, but lets let David sleep :)
- Optimal width for 1024px resolution?
Cameron Moll gives a few of his pointers for choosing the right witdh for the 1024px era of web design. Looks like 960px is the new pink :)
- Toni Kukoc to retire after 13 years
Kuki, the Croatian best all rounder, is planing to retire after 13 years. In his 13 years he won three consecutive NBA titles (95/96 - 97/98) and the NBA sixth-man of the year award (95/96) all with Michael Jordan in the drivers seat of the Chicago Bulls.
- Easy CSS hacks for IE7
Targeting IE7 can be done, but the
*+html {}might not work in future versions of IE7 so I guess conditional comments are still the best way to go :)- Listed on CeeSeS
CeeSeS is a ex-yugoslavia CSS gallery and they've been so kind as to list hribar.info in their gallery. Thanks a bunch.
- Text-Resize Detection
The latest issue of A List Apart features a very nice article on detecting text-resizing. It is acctually a neat trick. They use a span with a single space inside to detect when a user resizes the text. Absolutely briliant. A few implementations hit me right away, but is the text resizing we use today really the anwser? Does a user really need to only resize the text (ok, you can use fluid layouts, but that is not what I consider resizing). I find the Opera and IE7 implementation of this much better as the whole site is zoomed and not resized. After all isn't that what the visitors should do? It does not break the design, does not take extra hours of coding and everybody is happy in the end. Anyway still a good read!
- A positive attitude to development
Apparently John Oxton is the guilty party responsible for writings on the subject of CSS development for the .net magazine. His article titled
A positive attitude to development
, wich appeard in the august issue of the mentioned magazine, has now been made availible for your reading pleasure on the .net magazine website. Worth a glance if you're just getting started in CSS and web development in general.- Emo Fashion Style T-shirts and Urban Clothing
The site needs a bit more work, but the t designs are that much better. Just love the iTape shirt :)
- Accentuate Clothing
Designer clothing. Fresh, beautifully designed, and the t-s aint that bad either :) (via)
- CSS full-height frames
Yeah, frames. The mere thought of frames makes my stomach twist and shout (no, not because of little butterflys). Roger Johansson has revised his three year old article and shows how to imitate frames using nothing but CSS. As excpected IE 6 and under need special treatment, but there seems to be no other workaround.
- Ajax with Connection Manager
Another great screencast about YUI. This time Dustin explains
how to set up a connection object and create a basic webservice model
. Looks rather nice, kinky even :)- Dragon Labs
One of the best sites I've seen in a while. Very nice design, and just love that resize notice (try to resize it to 800x600 and you'll see what I mean).
- Web 2.0 T-shirts
With all the web 2.0 buzz going around, we all knew a page like this will emerge sooner rather than later. There are currently only three T-shirt designs availible, but more will be on their way for sure. (via)
- Catching Up on the Mobile Web
Monday By Noon has another great article, this time covering mobile web.
- YUI Basics and DOM Hijacking
Dusting Diaz presents the first episode of the WSwI Screencasts. In this episode he demonstrates some of the fundementals of the Yahoo! User Interface utilities and how to add progressive enhancements to webpages with only applying the basics. Some great stuff. And if you were wondering which editor Dustin is using, its TextMate - damn cool if you ask me :)
- Picasso, Paula Scher, and the lifetime behind every second
Knowing how to charge your clients is always trouble. Do you charge by the hour? We know the trade-off for that is finishing too soon. What about by the project? Well what if it takes longer than anticipated? This article sheads a bit of light on this troublesome topic.
- CSS changes for IE7
Microsoft has finally published a list of some 200 fixes for the upcoming 7th release of the most popular web browser. They have addressed quite a few bugs and added features that were missing like the
:hoverdynamic pseudo class for all elements and the long coveted min/max width support. It looks like Microsoft has been paying attention the the web standards comunity this time. (via)- Peppermint Tea
david convinced me to have a look at mint, and I have to say I find it refreshing, minty even :) Anyway, Pepermint Tea is a pepper version tracker with loads of usefull peppers.
- JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks
Apparently a new wave of scripting is upon us.
Security researchers have found a way to use JavaScript to map a home or corporate network and attack connected servers or devices, such as printers or routers.
One more reason to make sure your Javascript degrades gracefully. (via)- Valid Flash, video, and audio embed (object) markup
Links to sites that describe valid flash, video and audio embeding. Could come in handy, although for Flash I still prefer SWFObject.
- CSS Hacks and IE7
I've just started testing websites in IE7 and found out that Microsoft has kept its word and fixed a lot of mistakes they made with IE 5 and 6. But have they done too much? Apparently IE7 will be indistinguishable to CSS developers, wich means no IE7 specific hacks like my favourite, the Holly hack. Well you will still be able to use the conditional comments, but that will result in three different CSS files (IE 5-6, IE 7 and standard browsers).
- Style Your RSS Feed
A few interesting ideas for styling your RSS.
- hribar.info amongst the CSS Elite
hribar.info has been featured on CSS Elite. Well at least somebody by the name of Miha Hibrar :) Don't worry I sent them an email with my real surname :)
- Gallerized by CSS Galery
hribar.info wounded up on their gallery list. Many thanks :)
- Another image replacement technique
Didn't really bother me at first, but that annoying dotted line that streches all the way to the left around links when using image replacement with
text-indent: -9999pxreally got on my nerves today. And this is the quick and painless remedy. Yay!- Screenbloged by tom.ma
tom.ma is probably one of the busiest sites one the web where people run away to find tons of inspiration. And I'm proud that hribar.info can now be found amongst those inspiring others. Thanks tom.ma!
- Listed on CSS Mania
The folks at CSS Mania were very kind to list hribar.info in their gallery. Thanks a bunch ^^
- Safari for Windows?
Swift is a new open source browser based on Apple’s WebCore & JavaScriptCore rendering and JavaScript engines.
I managed to install it late last night and is pretty rudimentary for now, but is only a few weeks old. I doubt it'll save me the trouble of testing on Macs, but at least the JavaScript engine could be tested a bit before convincing my boss we really need a Mac. (via)- ALA Issue 221
This time A List Apart goes back to basics showing you how to make your navigation friendlier and how to write for the world wide audience.
- PAS 78 availible free of charge
The British Standards Institution’s Publicly Available Specification has been made availible free on charge. PAS 78, a guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites’, is for those responsible for commissioning or maintaining public-facing websites and web-based services. (via)
- Arcade Daze
Relive the heady days of your youth as you defend humanity against the video onslaught. Very nice and very free icons :) (via)
- Happy birthday www
Today (6th August) is the 15th birthday of the world wide web :)
- Common CSS Mistakes
Never a bad idea to check out some of the mistakes we make...
- iBar
Bar with integrated video-projectors that can project any content on the milky bar-surface with intelligent tracking system. Sa-weet :)
- Algorithms
All computer algorithms you'll ever need to use. Graphs, greedy, dynamic, np-complete, quantum and much more :)
- The PC Boot Process - Windows XP
Ever wondered how Windows XP boots up? Read and wonder no longer :)
- Mozilla Firefox Cheat Sheet
Cheat sheet for Mozilla Firefox running on Windows XP machines.
- CSS Zooming
Using a combination of simple javascript and background image replacement techniques, you can make a text-resizing widget more useful for your site's visitors.
- 25 Best Licence-Free Quality Fonts
Just what you would expect...
- CSS Tools
CSS, XHMTL, Webstandards related tools, references, and articles.
- MIT lecture videos
Learn as if you were there
- Berkley podcast feeds
Want to go to Berkley, well no you don't have to actually go there :)
- HTTP 2.0
Lets revolutionize the web...and why AJAX will hit a brick wall.
- How to get traffic boosted on your new website
A great article on the ins and outs each new site should abide.
- Listible
A very nice site with all sorts of list. From web 2.0 applications to best Firefox extensions. Worth a closer look :)
- Web2.0: Revolution or Evolution?
A nice point of view on the Web 2.0 era.
- famfamfam.com icons
Slick, minty, mini and more to come :)
- 8 Cool Firefox Plugins You Never Knew Existed
A few I haven't seen so far. Take a look :)
- 24 ways
24 ways to impress your friends.
- A List Apart Issue 208
Smplicity in practice and theory.
- Playing Nice with the Other CSS Kids
I guess the title tells everything.
- Swat
Swat is an open-source web application toolkit built with PHP5.
- Treehouse
A new web development magazine. Looks nice, and the first issue is free. Quick, download ;)
- Damask Wallpaper Patterns
More patterns, more patterns, more patterns...
- ISO50
Clothing & posters...need I say more? :)
- WallpaperStock
Make your desktop look nicer :)
- Qnext
The Swiss Army Knife of Internet Communication Tools. Gotta try it out!
- Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2005
Jakob Nielsen is up to his old tricks again. OK not really tricks, but he has a way of explaining the obvious. So obvious that you can't notice it most of the time. Some great pointers!
- Dinpattern
I've been looking for a site like this. I like patterns in my life :)
- Valid Flash Embeding
I've been looking for a way to valid embeding of flash, and this seems to be a good way of doing ti. It validates, and can be seen across browsers in the same manner. But it uses JavaScript, so could be a possible downside if the user has JS blocked.
- Troyis
A nice chess game. You have to cover all of the open fields with your horse. Can get a bit tricky as you go along :)
- A List Apart Issue 204
Columns...and more columns.
- CSS 2.1 selectors, Part 1
Learn how to use CSS2.1 selectors the right way. In this 3-part turotial (this being the first part) 456 Berra Street guru Roger Johansson will show you everything you need to know to cook with selectors, the right way.
- JavaScript Resizing, Fading Slideshow Demo
This photo slideshow is a demonstration of Flash-like behavior implemented solely in Javascript, HTML, and CSS.
- A List Apart Issue 203
In this issue the ALA crew takes a closer look at print styles. A must read!
- The Design Encyclopedia
A growing, collaborative resource that describes, tracks and explains culture, commerce, politics, media, sports, brands – everything possible, really – through design.
- Ten more CSS tricks you may not know
More CSS tips & tricks.
- Ten CSS tricks you may not know
Another nice list of CSS trickery.
- Rapid Web Development and Testing with Mozilla Firefox
Successful web development requires certain essential tools. "Out of the box" Firefox has an extensive list of built in development tools. In addition, Firefox’s extensible design has encouraged the development of a number of very useful extensions to help design and troubleshoot web pages. This additional functionality can be a real time saver during the Web development process.
- CSS Table Gallery
Like CSS Zen Garden but focused on tabular data design. Could come in handy someday :)
- A List Apart Issue 202
JavaScript Logging, High-Resolution Image Priniting and more. All in the latest issue of ALA number 202.
- An Event Apart
It's live, with the first event set at Phily on 5th of December. Speakers include Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman. Man Would I like to see this, but I'm half way around the world, so I guess some other time then.
- PocketMod
Trying to get organized, but can't afford a PDA? Try this out then :)
- Evolt.org is back
Version 3.0 was announced earlier this week. I used to wander to their site from time to time before, now I'll become a more regular visitor :)
- Cheat Sheet Roundup
Over 30 Cheatsheets for developers.
- Finley Makes It Official
The Spurs have signed Michael Finley. Damn, if they were champs last year without Finley and Van Exel...well, too soon to say I guess, but this is a much better team. I just hope Pop will find some playing time for Beno and Rašo.
- Vacation is Over... an open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
A nice Saturday evening read :)
- Which religion is the right one for you?
Just another silly quiz. Well anyways, I got scored as Satanism (87%) and Buddhism (79%). Now where did I put my upside down cross again? Hm...
- Don't click it
Smoethnig new, something fresh. But no clicking! :)
- IE is teh 3v1l
Just another great IE "feature" to take into consideration when developing sites. Again.
- GoogleOS? YahooOS? MozillaOS? WebOS?
A lengthy but quite informative entrie from Jason Kottke. He certainly has a god grasp of things to come in the near future.
- AJAX Magazine August 2005
Again a blog based magazine :)
- PHPMagazine.net August 2005
A blog based magazine. Looks nice :)
- Boys Among Men
With the 05/06 NBA season just around the corner, NBA.com takes a look at the Atlanta Hawks, a team who's average age is just 23.2.
- Dynamic Ajax Tables
A simple example to show how AJAX and tables can be combined to create a powerful inline table editor. Sweet :)
- Niceforms
Staaaay, staay! Nice forms.
- Real-time JavaScript RegExp evaluator
No way! Yes way :)
- Regular Expression Tutorials
Don't know what they are or just need a few good pointers? This is the site for you!
- Make Your Site Mobile-Friendly in Two Minutes
A great article if you're thinking of showing your site to the users browsing with mobile devices. This is on my todo list :)
- Top Ten Web-Design Mistakes of 2002
A bit outdated, or is it?
- Mobile Web Design
Cameron Moll published the second part of this great article. Worth a read if you're thinking of going mobile!
- CSS tests
Categorized CSS trickery
- Defunker: Tshirts that make you happy
Me too :)
- Ajax Mistakes
JavaScript is dangerous :) Thinkin of developing a sticker ;)
- Typography for Headlines
Need ideas for headlines? Here's a few you could use.
- How To Be Productive Working From Home
IF you work from home like me, give this a quick read. It can't hurt :)
- DomainsBot
Looking for a domain name? Look no further :)
- NBA Preseason 2005 Begins Oct. 10
Can't wait :)
- Interview with the AdSense million dollar man
An interesting interview. Check the previous link for the acctual blog entrie on how they managed to get to that number.
- $1M a year in Google Adsense
Damn!
- 10 Reasons to Publish to Mobile
There is supposed to be 3 times more mobile phones than PCs. Cause for concern? Not really, just make your site mobile-user-friendly.
- State of the Mobile Web
I'm convinced, I'm going mobile :)
- Developing With Web Stadards
A comprehensive guide to web standards, definitely worth a closer look!
- Top 10 blogs you would take on a desert island
A list of peoples top 10 blogs, if you're looking for blogs to get into this is a good starting point :)
- Simple Adsense Tips
Simple, short and easy
- COLOURlovers
I love colours :) More than 1000 palettes are currently on file
- AdSense Calculator
Calculate your AdSense success, for the mathematicaly challenged :)
- Optimizing CSS presentation in HTML emails
Take care of email you send so that they can be viewed with ease in any client.
- JavaScript Cheat Sheet
Get it, print it and pin it up like a good looking girl :)
