Tag Archives: javascript

jQuery: Change Doctype

Posted on January 30, 2012 by W

There are a few things you might want to know if you’re looking to change the document type (doctype) using jQuery or Javascript. First, doctype is listed as a property in the W3C documentation, and is defined as read-only: interface … Continue reading →

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Use Google Chrome as a Screensaver

Posted on January 12, 2012 by W

You can use Google Chrome‘s –kiosk mode to create a full-screen screensaver of sorts. This might be good if you have a webpage or intranet page you’d like to display. Here’s how I did it for a windows computer: Create … Continue reading →

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Google Fails Graceful Degradation

Posted on June 15, 2011 by W

I’m a big fan of Graceful Degradation, Progressive Enhancement, and accessibility in web design. And I think that normally it is also important to Google as well, after all they have hundreds of millions of visitors each day and surely … Continue reading →

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Google gets crazy with Newton’s Apples

Posted on January 4, 2010 by W

Google is celebrating Newton’s Birthday today with a poppy javasript falling apple. Google recently added javascript to their homepage with the fade in /  fade out of the text around the edges. Google usually adds cool graphics for holiday’s like … Continue reading →

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thickbox alternatives

Posted on November 4, 2009 by W

While Thickbox had its day, it is not maintained any longer, so we recommend you use some alternatives. colorbox jQueryUI Dialog fancybox DOM window shadowbox.js

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greasemonkey – google images relinker (v 2.0)

Posted on August 26, 2009 by W

I really like the google image relinker script for greasemonkey, but sometimes when there’s a hotlink protection or something else funky, you just want the original google images link. i updated this greasemonkey image re-linker script so that it relinks … Continue reading →

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Fancy Thumbnail Hover Effect w/ jQuery

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Clipmarks

clipped from www.sohtanaka.com Recently I was checking out some nice flash galleries and came across an effect that I really liked. I had a sudden urge to duplicate that similar effect but using my bread and butter (CSS and jQuery). … Continue reading →

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Using json_encode() and json_decode() in PHP4

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Clipmarks

I use json_encode() a lot for AJAX calls. Teamed with jQuery’s $.getJSON(), it’s too convenient not to use. Unfortunately, json_encode() doesn’t come standard until PHP 5.2. To add insult to injury, many current *nix distros don’t include PHP 5.2 in … Continue reading →

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jQuery speed in firefox vs chrome

Posted on June 10, 2009 by W

so, everyone knows that Chrome is the fastest browser for running Javascript. But it is almost 4x as fast as FF2 for running jQuery UI elements. WOW!

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