Tommy Craig

15 jQuery Plugins Giving Web Interfaces Drag ‘N Drop Capabilities

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:53:19 +0000

Like most others with a great interest in web front end development jQuery have a special place in my heart. jQuery manages to brings the real goodies to us with only a few lines of code and every day it gets better. This is because the huge jQuery community keeps shipping awesome plugins; great thanks to everyone contributing!. With jQuery it is possible to create user friendly and sophisticated web user interfaces in a lightweight and elegant way. One of the most important aspects of creating good user interfaces is taking care of the user events; like fx. user dragging stuff around on the page. Typically in web development this has not been trivial at all but with jQuery the dark clouds are gone. This post give you 15 jQuery Plugins that will give you the poser to add Drag N’ Drop capabilities to you web front ends.

Free XHTML Template Pack: Classic Luxury

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:11:58 +0000

Classic Luxury is a high quality, clean and simple CSS-based template with three custom pages created by CssTemplateHeaven exclusively for Six Revisions readers.

It is clean and has a lot of whitespace and nice typography. The code is well-organized and uses standards-based HTML and CSS.

Classic Luxury is great for portfolios and personal photo sites, and can be converted easily to a CMS theme as needed (such as Drupal or WordPress).

You may use this template in any projects you like (both personal/non-profit and commercial), but you cannot resell this pack’s source files.

Features

3 custom page templates
Photoshop PSD files included
Valid XHTML
FancyBox support (jQuery plugin for modal windows)
Dropdown menus
Social media icons for Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn

30 Glamorous Windows 7 wallpapers for your PC

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:03:57 +0000

Windows 7 is the latest public release version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft. This operating system is unfamiliar to me. I am using good old Windows XP. From Windows 7 I am interesting in the wide range of wallpapers that this operating system comes with. These wallpapers are very glamorous, bright and vivid. It inspired me to assemble the best and the latest Windows 7 wallpapers and backgrounds for your desktop. If you use the Windows 7operating system , you will find here useful wallpaper for your PC. Overall, I’ve compiled the best 30 Windows 7 wallpapers from deviantART community. I hope in this post you will find most perfect for your PC.

10 Of The Best Lightbox Scripts

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:15:52 +0000

More and more sites you visit seem to have some kind of lightbox script displaying a multitude of elements, images, videos, ajax inline content and external and internal webpages.

For those of you who may be unsure what a “lightbox” is, basically it is a script that allows you display large images using various modal dialogues utilizing libraries such as Prototype, MooTools and jQuery.

Recently a client of mine requested a lightbox gallery, and whilst searching the far corners of the web for a suitable script, I found an arsenal of lightboxes that deserve a mention.

The listed scripts are in grouped by the library it uses, the objects will be listed for each.

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High Gear Media site provides all your reviews

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:27:21 +0000

This High Gear Media site contains car reviews, photos, classified ads, and external links to informational articles and related-industry companies. Users are presented links to get car insurance quotes and auto loan financing. New and used car reviews may be selected by vehicle type, or make and model. An alternating image block displays a featured vehicle in the categories of ‘Sedans’, ‘2 Doors’, ‘SUVs’, ‘Vans’, ‘Trucks’, ‘Hybrid’ and ‘Luxury’.

Browsing this media hub will allow you to find reviews all all sorts of cars, Suvs, Vans and Trucks, such as the hyundai veracruz review, ford escape hybrid review, and mazda rx-8 review to name only a few.

The ‘Tips’ section of this site contains question & answer style tips. A variety of general and vehicle specific questions are listed and answered by a site ‘car expert’. His name is hyperlinked but the link is a broken Facebook link. Registered users may comment on these posts. The site also contains discussion forums which may be browsed by visitors.
The ‘News’ section of this site contains articles on auto shows, concept cars, hybrid technology, automotive manufacturers and other industry-specific blog-style posts. Registered users may post comments and rate the posts and a link list of related articles is displayed. A variety of social network bookmarks are also present for users to share favorite and/or interesting articles.

RSS feeds are available and users may use the dealer or services locator to find participating car dealers, repair shops and parts & accessories dealers in their local area.

5 Lists Every Website Owner Should Keep

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:16:41 +0000

A post about lists – life doesn’t get anymore exciting than that! Admittedly lists are not the most exciting of subjects but if you are a website owner they could make or break your website. Find out how.

I know, a list of important lists. With a post like this I could just tear the fabric of space time. However stay with me, it might be more interesting than it sounds.

To be honest with you I am obsessed by lists. I keep lists for everything. It’s a problem, I need help. However despite that, I have discovered that when it comes to running a website a few carefully selected lists can be incredibly helpful.

What follows is my list of lists that could make or break your website.

To checkout the full article click here.

Free Exclusive Payment Icons

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:56:11 +0000

he Speckyboy Payment Method icon set is a collection of popular payment icons, that include: Mastercard, Visa, Paypal, Google Checkout, Check Payment and even icons for Wire-Transfers.
Not only do these icons look awesome, they are also very useful and versatile (there are eight different sizes that range from 12px all the way up to 512px).
Thanks again to Iconshock for exclusively designing these icons for us.

The Speckyboy Payment Methods Icons Set

This icon sets download package contains the six icons, and include a choice of eight different sizes: 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 64px, 128px, 256px and 512px.
The icons are entirely free for personal or commercial use.

Get your Free Copy today.

Three Simple Steps to Maintaining a Razor-Sharp Skill Set

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:33:25 +0000

One of the challenges that we as web professionals face is that of keeping our skills updated in a constantly changing world. Our expertise can and will quickly become outdated if we don’t work purposely to continue our education, which makes continuing education one of the most important things you can do.

But when you’re putting in full days to take care of clients and working hard on developing your business, we look at that continued education and often end up telling ourselves, “That can wait,” and before we know it our skills have fallen behind and then our work suffers because of it.

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Online gambling has developed into a global phenomenon

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:25:29 +0000

The activity of online gambling has developed into a global phenomenon that attracts millions of gamers from all over the world each
and every day to reputable online casinos. If you are someone who is searching for vital information regarding a particular online
casino, you should pay a visit to OnlineCasinoSpotlight.com where you will find a directory of elaborate online casino reviews.

The process of selecting the optimal online casino for your specific Internet gambling needs can be rather difficult, especially if you
are not aware of resources such as OnlineCasinoSpotlight.com that can make your decision significantly easier. They provide you with a
variety of details about each gaming venue’s reliability, reputation, exclusive bonus offers and other important aspects of online casino gambling.

Not only does OnlineCasinoSpotlight.com provide you with invaluable information about Internet casinos but it also serves as your
one-stop online gaming guide for several popular gambling activities such as Blackjack Online, Online Poker, Online Roulette and Slots.

The exhilarating world of online casino gambling is action-packed, full of excitement and incredibly enjoyable, especially
if you take advantage of resources such as OnlineCasinoSpotlight.com that can enhance the quality of each of your gaming experiences.

The Benefits of Ajax Development Services

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:29:45 +0000

Technology never seems to take a breather from its run for progress as it belts out one pleasant surprise after another. With the phenomenal popularity of the internet across all facets of life there is a website for almost anything these days. And with the growing craze for newer and richer features like web applications on various websites serenading the visitors, there’s even more reason for further developments. But as web applications keep getting better, they become heavier to load as well, making communication between the user and the server a slow process. Ajax steps in here as the perfect answer with a collection of technologies contributing towards the processing of a seamless interaction between the user and the client server. This has given rise to the demand for AJAX development services in the market in recent years.

As a complete programming language Ajax includes some of the most effective technologies like CSS and XHTML, XML, XSLT and Document Object Model. Each of these technologies serves a specific purpose for the successful completion of the process. While CSS and XHTML makes the creation of standardized web presentations possible, XML and XSLT look after the data exchange between the server and the client. Ajax works on several operating systems as well as web applications that are based on DOM and JavaScript. A big wave of companies offering AJAX development service has taken over the market these days, making it possible for website owners to cash in on the running trend of web applications in the market.

When you decide to hire a developer take care that you choose one that can deliver you the kind of solutions that you are looking for. With the huge proliferation of Ajax development companies finding one that can offer you the right solutions isn’t a daunting task anymore. What’s more you can even find a lot of affordable options due to the fierce competition that ensues between this growing numbers of companies. Ajax is the solution to take care of all your server communication issues, thus making user experience the prime concern of website owners who use it.