Weekend Links – Best CSS Hacks, Apache Speed Optimization, AJAX File Upload, Image Theft
10 Best CSS Hacks
CSS hacks are, unfortunately, a necessary evil on the web. Here are some of the best.
http://stylizedweb.com/2008/02/14/10-best-css-hacks/
Speed Up Apache - How I Went From F to A in YSlow
This article details ways you can speed up your website using PHP and .htaccess.
http://www.jaisenmathai.com/blog/2008/02/27/speed-up-apache-how-i-went-from-f-to-a-in-yslow/
AJAX File Upload Tutorial
If you've wanted to know how to build a great AJAX uploading script, check out this article.
http://www.ajaxf1.com/tutorial/ajax-file-upload-tutorial.html
How to Highlight Search Results with JavaScript and CSS
Eric Wendelin details how to highlight words from a Google search. Awesome job, Eric!
http://eriwen.com/javascript/highlight-search-results-with-js/
Techniques for Fighting Image Theft
Image theft can be a huge problem -- here are some possible solutions.
http://css-tricks.com/techniques-for-fighting-image-theft
![Regular Expressions for the Rest of Us]()
Sooner or later you'll run across a regular expression. With their cryptic syntax, confusing documentation and massive learning curve, most developers settle for copying and pasting them from StackOverflow and hoping they work. But what if you could decode regular expressions and harness their power? In...
![Animated 3D Flipping Menu with CSS]()
CSS animations aren't just for basic fades or sliding elements anymore -- CSS animations are capable of much more. I've showed you how you can create an exploding logo (applied with JavaScript, but all animation is CSS), an animated Photo Stack, a sweet...
![jQuery Countdown Plugin]()
You've probably been to sites like RapidShare and MegaUpload that allow you to download files but make you wait a specified number of seconds before giving you the download link. I've created a similar script but my script allows you to animate the CSS font-size...
![Introducing MooTools LinkAlert]()
One of my favorite Firefox plugins is called LinkAlert. LinkAlert shows the user an icon when they hover over a special link, like a link to a Microsoft Word DOC or a PDF file. I love that warning because I hate the surprise...
thanks for mentioning me
These are definitely some solid articles ;). Thanks for making me one of them!
I prefer to use FancyUpload 2 for uploading files, but that just me, besides, now it uses mootools 1.2 so you probably like it.
Wow, It would be nice combining FancyUpload 2 with your Facebook sliders tutorial. Regards!