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
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Before we get started, it's worth me spending a brief moment introducing myself to you. My name is Mark (or @integralist if Twitter happens to be your communication tool of choice) and I currently work for BBC News in London England as a principal engineer/tech...
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Introduction
For quite a long time now websites with the so called "parallax" effect have been really popular.
In case you have not heard of this effect, it basically includes different layers of images that are moving in different directions or with different speed. This leads to a...
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Before each of the browser vendors we like was providing unique CSS controls, Internet Explorer was setting the tone. One such example is IE's early implementation of CSS filters. Internet Explorer was also the first browser that allowed developers to, for better or worse, customize...
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One of the more impressive MooTools plugins to hit the Forge recently was The Wall by Marco Dell'Anna. The Wall creates an endless grid of elements which can be grabbed and dragged, fading in elements as they are encountered. Let me show...
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!