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Responsive JungleDragon - update XIII

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:55:11 +0100

Responsive JungleDragon - update XIII

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The touch zoom dilemma

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:36:20 +0100

The touch zoom dilemma

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I fought responsive images...and won

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:56:06 +0100

I fought responsive images...and won

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Holy Lizard Tails, a responsive image breakthrough - Part II

Sat, 1 Dec 2012 21:22:01 +0100

Holy Lizard Tails, a responsive image breakthrough - Part II

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Holy Lizard Tails, a responsive image breakthrough

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:48:02 +0100

Holy Lizard Tails, a responsive image breakthrough

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Responsive design time saver

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:01:25 +0100

Responsive design time saver

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Quick tip: how to test if your markup is semantic

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:23:10 +0100

Quick tip: how to test if your markup is semantic

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Why you really should learn SASS and Compass

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:00:29 +0100

Why you really should learn SASS and Compass

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Modernizr in five minutes

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 22:00:00 +0100

Modernizr in five minutes

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JungleDragon's redesign - iteration 1

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:14:25 +0100

JungleDragon's redesign - iteration 1

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A game-changing CSS tip

Tue, 8 May 2012 20:09:29 +0100

A game-changing CSS tip

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Responsive design is my new standard

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:16:11 +0100

Responsive design is my new standard

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How to integrate Google signin into your PHP application

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:25:42 +0100

How to integrate Google signin into your PHP application

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JungleDragon Marathon III - update 1

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 08:43:47 +0100

JungleDragon Marathon III - update 1

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CSS transform versus Javascript animation

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:59:03 +0100

CSS transform versus Javascript animation

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Breakthrough in JungleDragon photo viewing

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:12:21 +0100

Breakthrough in JungleDragon photo viewing

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One line of code to prevent double submits

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:31:44 +0100

One line of code to prevent double submits

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Book review: the principles of beautiful web design

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:08:59 +0100

Book review: the principles of beautiful web design

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Tutorial: How to deeply integrate Google Site Search into your website

Wed, 8 Jun 2011 18:05:20 +0100

Tutorial: How to deeply integrate Google Site Search into your website

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JungleDragon Smart comments: The making of

Tue, 31 May 2011 20:45:38 +0100

JungleDragon Smart comments: The making of

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Power tip: In-Page analytics

Fri, 20 May 2011 12:07:03 +0100

Power tip: In-Page analytics

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Power tip: measuring site speed with just one line of code

Sun, 15 May 2011 07:46:39 +0100

Power tip: measuring site speed with just one line of code

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JungleDragon browser support

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:58:18 +0100

JungleDragon browser support

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Book Review: Neuro Web Design

Wed, 2 Feb 2011 18:30:44 +0100

Book Review: Neuro Web Design

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How to easily implement inline-editing in your web application

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:13:03 +0100

How to easily implement inline-editing in your web application

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The lightest tooltip solution possible

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:55:45 +0100

The lightest tooltip solution possible

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JungleDragon: Excellent design, wrong strategy

Fri, 1 Oct 2010 14:37:33 +0100

JungleDragon: Excellent design, wrong strategy

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Book review: HTML5 for Web Designers

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:21:26 +0100

Book review: HTML5 for Web Designers

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The quickest and best way to test for IE7 when you are on IE8

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:21:33 +0100

The quickest and best way to test for IE7 when you are on IE8

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Amazon S3 finally has a GUI

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:19:45 +0100

Amazon S3 finally has a GUI

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Tagonomy: Taxonomy meets folksonomy

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:54:06 +0100

Today I release my most extensive, and probably best article to date: Tagonomy - Taxonomy meets Folskonomy. , The article discusses an innovative way to combine the power and flexibility of tagging with the structure and richness of a taxonomy.

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Introducing JungleDragon tag display modes

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 19:29:09 +0100

Introducing JungleDragon tag display modes: table, cloud, and picture.

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Start using CSS3 today

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:49:27 +0100

Start using CSS3 today. I am using progressive enhancement to give better browsers a better experience, and so should you.

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JungleDragon Karma Control Video

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:28:13 +0100

I recorded a small video that demonstrates some cool jQuery animations that I developed for the karma control of JungleDragon.

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qTip, the ultimate jQuery tooltip plugin

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:18:59 +0100

I'm using qTip, a very cool jQuery tooltip plugin for JungleDragon.

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Total user experience

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:23:29 +0100

Two examples of how I'm trying to create a total user experience in JungleDragon

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Final two JungleDragon class illustrations

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:04:14 +0100

The set is complete! All 12 JungleDragon classes of the food chain are ready.

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New JungleDragon class: Giant Tortoise

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:15:44 +0100

They just keep coming in: yet again a new JungleDragon class, the Giant Tortoise

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Even more new JungleDragon classes

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:36:13 +0100

Even more new JungleDragon classes

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My web dreams

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:26:07 +0100

My web dreams

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JungleDragon UI Design done!

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:42:50 +0100

JungleDragon UI Design done, please have a look and tell me what you think.

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Book review: Information Architecture for the World Wide Web

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 07:49:16 +0100

Book review: Information Architecture for the World Wide Web

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Design Erosion

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:49:39 +0100

Design Erosion

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TagDragon 1.3 is out

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:41:28 +0100

TagDragon, the ultimate autosuggest jQuery plugin is out.

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Web usability: web writing gone wrong

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:58:22 +0100

A real life example of how incorrect web writing can ruin a user's experience

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A jumpy fox

Fri, 29 May 2009 01:54:52 +0100

I finally found a solution to a problem that has been nagging me for years: Firefox making my content act jumpy (horizontal spacing) when opening different pages. Turns out it's the vertical scrollbar.

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Login throttling: the easy way

Fri, 22 May 2009 03:16:25 +0100

A simple, yet effective way to protect your web application against automated login attempts

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TagDragon 1.2 is out

Mon, 11 May 2009 08:18:27 +0100

TagDragon 1.2 is out! Check the full post for the details.

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My ode to Yahoo

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:32:21 +0100

My ode to Yahoo

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Drag a tag: beyond tagging

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:36:16 +0100

Drag a tag: beyond tagging. How tagging is implemented in JungleDragon.

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The JungleDragon comment system - part III

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:09:01 +0100

Another update on the progress I made developing the JungleDragon comment system

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jQuery tip: live events

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 08:57:26 +0100

A quick jQuery tip to save you some time and headaches

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How do I stay motivated for JungleDragon?

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 11:05:10 +0100

How do I stay motivated for JungleDragon?

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The JungleDragon comment system

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 21:07:35 +0100

A sneak preview of the JungleDragon comment system

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Super friendly dates in PHP/MySQL

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:32:54 +0100

More and more sites use date formats like "submitted 20 minutes ago", instead of the classic date stamp. Here's how I do it in PHP/MySQL

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SQL gurus...is my Related Tags logic correct?

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:07:14 +0100

I've been thinking about how to calculate related tags based upon a specified tag. I think I have a basic version wotking, but I want to share to see if you see any flaws in my logic.

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TagDragon 1.1 released!

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:09:51 +0100

Version 1.1 of TagDragon, the ultimate autosuggest jQuery plugin, is released.

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Tagdragon, the ultimate autosuggest jQuery plugin

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:27:05 +0100

I finished coding Tagdragon, the ultimate autosuggest jQuery plugin. Come have a look at the result and try it!

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New article: Coding a jQuery Hotbox

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:17:17 +0100

Announcing my latest article: coding a jQuery Hotbox

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Coding a jQuery hotbox

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:09:20 +0100

This artice explains how to code a hotbox, which is a lightbox popup navigation bar that is triggered upon pressing and holding the spacebar. The article includes an online demo and a download of the source code.

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FerdyChristant.com - poor man's redesign

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:22:07 +0100

It's been almost 5 years since I last changed the look & feel of my blog, time for a small change. Do you like it?

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Book review: Prioritizing web usability

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:46:28 +0100

Book review: Prioritizing web usability, by Jakob Nielsen

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jQuery hotbox preview

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:43:09 +0100

A small preview of an upcoming article about some jQuery magic to provide a unique web navigation experience.

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Transparency hell...how IE once again ruins the web

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:35:20 +0100

Transparency hell...how IE once again ruins the web

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New article: a scientific approach to web design

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 07:55:59 +0100

I have published my first article of the year. the article discusses scientific and mathematical methods that can be applied to web design. The point of the article is to show you that you do not need an artist's eye to produce great designs.

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A scientific approach to web design

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 07:51:04 +0100

A lot of programmers are good with code, but struggle with the creative task that is web and UI design. Programmers tend to prefer structure, patterns and rules over artistic creativity. The mind of an analyst and engineer is much different from that of an artist., Still, did you know that there are scientific methods to web and UI design? Structured rules that are universal, rules that do not depend on a creative mind?, In this article, I will point out a few of these rules. Welcome to the scientific approach of web design.

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7 reasons why you really should learn jQuery

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 06:06:39 +0100

If you're into the development of web applications, for long you may have been in doubt about which of the cool new Javascript frameworks to learn. I'm a clear jQuery proponent, and I will explain why I think it is a sensible investment to learn it

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Mythbusting: Using Google hosted javascript libraries

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:16:26 +0100

It is time to bust a myth. A myth stating that refering to Google hosted javascript libraries is better than hosting it locally. Have a look at my experiments.

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New article: the ultimate (PHP) guide to the Amazon S3 service

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 07:42:57 +0100

Hereby I announce my new article, a detailed guide on how to integrate the Amazon S3 service into your (PHP) application. The article contains a step-by-step guide, working code and killer tips on reducing your Amazon S3 bill.

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The ultimate guide to the Amazon S3 service

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:43:38 +0100

This guide explains how you as a (PHP) developer can make use of the Amazon S3 service for "storage in the cloud". We will cover the basics of explaining the S3 service, setting up your account, and finally how to make the most efficient use of it. Even if you're not a PHP developer, much of the concepts can be applied to any development environment.

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Building your own Captcha

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 03:09:32 +0100

A common sight on web forms nowadays is the Captcha check, a way to determine whether your are a human or bot user. In this article we are going to get creative, and build our own Captcha. A Captcha that is not a hurdle for the user, yet a fun experience that blends into the theme of your application!

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Advanced jQuery form validation

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 02:11:28 +0100

In this article, I will explain how to implement robust form validation on a complex form using jQuery. The form has multiple field types, lots of validation rules, needs to be able to handle Unicode text and work with or without Javascript enabled.

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New article: Building Unicode LAMP applications

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:09:40 +0100

I have published a new article that describes into detail how to build Unicode support into a PHP/MySQL application.

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Building Unicode LAMP applications

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:28:04 +0100

This article describes in detail what it takes to allow for the input, storage and display of Unicode characters in PHP/MySQL applications.

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JungleDragon and Unicode

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:32:00 +0100

JungleDragon and Unicode

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How to unobfuscate Javascript

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:58:35 +0100

Have you ever wanted to unobfuscate javascript code? Here's a very simple way to do it without any tools!

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Code Igniter 1.7.0. released

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:23:45 +0100

Code Igniter 1.7.0. has been released, time to upgrade.

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You NEED these Firefox 3 add-ons!

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:07:30 +0100

If you're into web development at all, please have a look at these amazing extensions.

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a Grande tour of a Small website

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:07:06 +0100

In this blog entry I show you how I occasionally produce websites for small local businesses.

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Google Chrome evaluation

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 07:20:02 +0100

A quick evaluation and some thoughts of Google's very own browser Chrome

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The MVC Front Controller Pattern

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:43:35 +0100

A little description on what a Front Controller is, and how it works in Code Igniter, a PHP MVC framework

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Stress test your web server with Apache Benchmark

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:53:07 +0100

Stress test your web server with Apache Benchmark

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New article: Debian @ home server

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:39:36 +0100

Announcing the last article of the year, where I describe all the incredible things Debian can do. Includes a demo, and considerations for you to set up your own home server.

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Debian @ home server

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:38:59 +0100

An article discussing all the incredible things you can do with Debian at a (home) server

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Project Tango

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:18:28 +0100

Project Tango. Royalty-free, standardized desktop guidelines and icons to dress up your GUI

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The holy grail of web development

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:12:14 +0100

The holy grail of web development

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The path to Ruby enlightenment - Part II

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:08:09 +0100

Discussing the steps I am following to learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails

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The path to Ruby enlightenment - Part I

Wed, 3 Jan 2007 06:08:38 +0100

A gentle, yet interesting start I made with learning Ruby. Valuable resources inside.

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s3maphor3 forum launch

Tue, 2 Jan 2007 06:31:01 +0100

s3maphor3.org, my project site, now has a dedicated forum. It is based on phpBB, the world's most popular forum software.

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Closing the year...with an article for you

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:19:07 +0100

Closing the year...with an article for you

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Advanced Domino TinyMCE integration

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:29:20 -0500

This article will explain how to integrate TinyMCE, a web-based rich text editor, into Domino. Ultimate goal is to have it working reliably in all modern browsers, and well integrated into your Domino back end.

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Integrating TinyMCE into Blogo

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:43:43 +0100

I am currently trying to integrate TinyMCE with Blogo, with mixed success

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s3maphor3.org v3.0 is live

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:10:10 +0100

s3maphor3.org v3.0 is out. Next to a new design, it has also become a lot more usable!

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The walk of CSS shame

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:30:46 +0100

The walk of CSS shame

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A first encounter with script.aculo.us

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:02:32 +0100

Here's a mini article on how to get started with script.aculo.us for fancy web effects. Demo included.

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New article: how to create web panels

Sun, 1 Oct 2006 02:33:49 +0100

As promised earlier this week, I hereby announce a new article on web panels.

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Web 2.0 panels

Sun, 1 Oct 2006 01:18:22 +0100

A short article on how to implement web panels on your web page. Web panels are collapsable sections on a page that are often seen on portal pages and desktop-like web applications

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Party like its 1929

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:26:08 +0100

Come check out my new site design

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Web panels

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:44:09 +0100

Maximize the use of screen space on a web page by building web panels

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Tons of innovation...one screenshot

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:40:33 +0100

Tons of innovation...one screenshot

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A touch of Ruby

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:10:47 +0100

For a while I've been wanting to learn Ruby, today I made a very small start

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What does your website look like in "...."

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:16:45 +0100

What does your website look like in "...."

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The 3D tag cloud

Mon, 4 Sep 2006 08:47:07 +0100

Recently I wrote an article on how to implement a tag cloud in Domino. Today I read about the 3D tag cloud and updated the article

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Using innerHTML effectively

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:55:20 +0100

A quick tip on AJAX development, more specifically the use of innerHTML and the side effects it has

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The new IE discussion

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:59:16 +0100

After the decade-long discussion of Microsoft not making IE standards-compliant, there is a new discussion

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Google AdSense experiences

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:35:29 +0100

Is it worth it to enable AdSense on your blog? Plus, a couple of tips on optimizing revenue

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Domain name aspirations

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:03:08 +0100

A little info on my current domains and the new ones I purchased, along with some tips on how to register them

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New article: Domino tag clouds

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:56:06 +0100

Tagging is a popular way to structure content on the net, you see it used on a lot of social networking sites nowadays. Once particularly interesting element is the tag cloud, a way to visualize the popularity of tags. I think I found a very effective way to do this in Lotus Domino, and have published an article covering the topic. A demo database is included.

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Domino Tag Clouds

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:42:14 +0100

Tagging is a popular way to structure content on the web. Tag clouds give a visual overview of the weight of each tag. This article describes how to create a tag cloud in Lotus Domino. Both an online and downloadable demo database are included.

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All you need to know about your website

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:43:40 +0100

I found a great online site that tells you all you need to know about your site, or at least most of it.

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HTML for lazy perfectionalists

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:37:03 +0100

If you're like me, and like to create not only valid HTML, but also cleanly formatted HTML, TidyUI is just the thing for you.

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Blogo for the Notes client - preview

Sun, 28 May 2006 12:53:54 +0100

It is not yet ready for release, yet I'm working on Notes client support for Blogo. Have a look at the screenshot inside.

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Silk icons

Sat, 6 May 2006 08:35:08 +0100

Still paying for nice icon sets? Check this out...

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Accidental Firefox tips

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:38:54 +0100

Sometimes I discover features by accident, here's two great ones in Firefox.

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Completing the SubVersion Setup

Mon, 3 Apr 2006 07:49:46 +0100

I now have a perfect home setup of SubVersion, I extended WebSVN with the ability to create repositories online

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WebSVN installation & customization

Sun, 2 Apr 2006 09:49:02 +0100

Now that I have my version management system implemented using SubVersion, I wanted to install WebSVN as well. WebSVN allows for online repository browsing. This entry describes the way I installed it, and the result.

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Evolution of the web

Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:49:43 +0100

Don't you just love the fact that web development tools and techniques are getting better over time? This week I got inspired by two particular items.

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Domino Fusion Charts

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:06:25 +0100

A small article on integrating pretty flash chart in your Domino application. The article gets you up and running in minutes and includes a demo database.

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