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Nov
11
I’ve always enjoyed tweaking my Web Servers, trying to get the most out of them, but sometimes it can be very tedious and frustrating… long, late hours of troubleshooting problems. So enter HowTo Forge!
HowTo Forge is website that provides pre-compiled virtual images of (pretty much) every UNIX platform already configured for you.
Oct
7
I have been delving into the Javascript Frameworks yet again. When I think of Javascript Frameworks, I automatically think “AJAX”, but that actually is just a part of what they are.
When I think of Javascript Frameworks, these 4 come straight to mind:
I am sure there are others out there but these are the most popular ones that I have learnt about. I remember the first time when AJAX was being taunted with back in 2005. If I recall correctly, ProtoType was the first “Javascript Framework” to appear on the scene, taking hold of this new concept.
These days, more have popped up with very similar features and tools. They also focus on doing everyday tasks as well as handling AJAX. But admittedly, AJAX was the main reason why it spawned this new idea of creating “Frameworks” for Javascript.
The real point of this rant was to ask if anybody else knew of any other Javascript Frameworks? I want to have a look at some alternatives and see what they have to offer and to broaden my knowledge.
Thanks for reading!
Oct
1
For those budding PHP developers out there, you want to run your eyes over this!
Mantis is a free Bug Tracking tool like Trac but without the SVN fuctionality.
Why is this useful? There are several reasons. It’s a quick and easy way to log any issues for any sized projects. Even if you need a simple “to-do” list for a small job, its a nice, tidy way on keeping yourself organised without the hassle of using SVN.
Aug
17
The latest version of CL Auth now includes example files to help you understand how to use the functions.
You can download the lastest version CL Auth v0.2.5 now.
Aug
11
I’ve just completed taking the “A List Apart” survey for 2008. It was a set of 48 quick questions about what its like to be a web designer.
If you are a web designer, I suggest that you show your support and fill in the survey so they can get the most accurate figures. They do publish them at the end of the year for everyone to see.
Last years results were interesting. It will be even more interesting to see how much they have changed this year!
Aug
1
Just to top off my daily posts, I have been perfecting a PHP Validation class over the past few months.
At work I tend to do a lot of registration forms for competitions, subscriptions, newsletters, contact forms etc.
So I went to the trouble of creating a very quick and easy validation class that I could include into my projects at a drop of a hat. Inspired by CodeIgniters validation class, it has very similar features. Including helper functions.
It’s even UTF-8 friendly (except for the email function). Please feel free to download and test it out yourself. Read more »
Aug
1
Recently I had to integrate a photo gallery for one of my work projects Sony Alpha, a new digital SLR camera from Sony. My task was to display both the Exif data and the image at the same time.
For this project I had to create something new which I haven’t found on the internet before. It uses the popular Lytebox extension (a flavour of the popular Lightbox 2 javascript library) combined with a new javascript plugin that gathers Exif Data for photos via javascript with AJAX. Read more »
Jul
25
Apparently a new hacking tool exploiting the new DNS flaw has been released to the public. The DNS flaw was only published on the web last week by accident.
It is suggested that if administer your own webserver that you patch against this vulnerability ASAP. Otherwise you don’t know what might happen…
Jul
23
Link to IE Blog: Font Embedding on the Web
The IE Team talks about how you can embed any type of font you want into your web pages. This has been a highly desirable feature for years but has been a tough one to implement. Read more »
Jul
18
CL Auth is finally in round 2 of BETA testing. BETA v0.2 offers better optimisation, new functions, better documentation and easier customisation. It also quashes some known bugs from the previous BETA.
Download or view the Documentation online.
