Communication between JavaScript and Flash
Most web developers are familiar with JavaScript…the scripting language of the web. And while ActionScript is not as popular as it used to be, there’s one instance where you should most definitely...
View ArticleView Source: Creating a Photo Rotator with JQuery Cycle
I love the JQuery tagline…write less, do more. It’s a perfect summary of what the language is about. JQuery is a JavaScript library that makes it easier to add interactivity on your projects. The nice...
View ArticleA JSON Tutorial. Getting started with JSON using JavaScript and jQuery
Javascript has grown from a way to add interactivity on your page, to a language that lets you perform tasks that once belonged to servers. JSON provides for an easy way to create and store data...
View ArticleBeginner guide to a mobile app using the jQuery Mobile JavaScript Framework...
A super simple beginner’s guide to the jQuery Mobile framework jQuery Mobile is an excellent way to create web applications for mobile devices, but it suffers from a bit of a PR problem. When I first...
View ArticleBrowser Animation Options Part 2, jQuery
Animation on modern browsers can be accomplished in many ways. I’m working on a series of articles that explores some of the options available. In my last article, I looked at Creating animations...
View ArticleLearning how to use HTML5′s canvas element
I’ve been exploring different animation options available in modern browsers. First, through CSS and then with jQuery. In this article I want to take a look at Canvas and talk about some of the...
View ArticleGetting Started and customizing Bootstrap for Responsive Design [Video]
I’ve been using a really awesome framework called BootStrap to put small sites together. It’s a great starting point for sites. In this article, I’m going to guide you through the basics of installing...
View ArticleIntroduction to JavaScript Templating [video tutorial] with Mustache.js
Recently, I did a small website for an event in my area. This type of project required me to manage small amounts of data. Information about speakers, bios, titles and a description of the talks. I...
View ArticleLearning how to use jQuery AJAX with PHP [video tutorial]
Getting started with AJAX is super easy when you use the jQuery library. That works well for the client side, but how do you work with a server side language like PHP? It’s easier than you think. In...
View ArticleWorking with the Twitter API 1.1 changes (with video)
Recently, Twitter made some changes to their APIs that affected a lot of users and applications connected to the service. So I wrote a small PHP script that clones a lot of the functionality and I made...
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