An Ounce of Performance and Prevention

The Wicked Good Gallery was a lot of fun to build. It meets the stated requirements, I like the design, and I learned some good stuff.One issue that always concerns me is performance. The Wicked Good Gallery demo has seven images, and on each page… more »

Browser Based Audio Preview / Listen - IE6/7/+, FF2+ - HTTP/HTTPS

The following code segment is an extract from a Smarty template which allows you to embed Windows Media Player in a web page and use javascript to initiate playback. AUDIOFILE.WAV is a marker name, you will need to use a valid URL.The code uses two… more »

Psuedo 'Slide Show' - Displaying and Hiding divs

This is a nice example of the setInterval function of javascript. Key features: Divs can be added without modifying the code Div naming scheme (div#) reduces collisions with other page content setInterval drives the process Tested with IE7 and… more »

Rounded Rectangles Notes

Creating rounded rectangles has become a bit of a quest. This blog links to a utility that lets you create a rounded rectangle image that can be used in a page to help organize the content (http://wirehopper.com/design/rounded.php). It has a link to… more »

Generate Backgrounds with ImageMagick

Link is to a page that has daily dynamically generated background tile images, with a gradient overlay. A fun way to make a site more interesting, especially for those with limited design skills. :) more »

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