Tutorials Page 186
MooTools Zebra Table Plugin
I released my first MooTools class over a year ago. It was a really minimalistic approach to zebra tables and a great first class to write. I took some time to update and improve the class. The XHTML You may have as many tables as...
David Walsh: The Lost MooTools Plugins
I'm the type of guy that really pushes myself to get the job done. That said, not every plugin keeps my interest for reasons ranging from lack of interest to low return on investment. For those reasons, a few of my attempts at MooTools...
SSLmatic SSL Certificate Giveaway Winners
On Monday I shared with you my experience with SSLmatic, a provider of cheap SSL certificates. SSLmatic was nice enough to give me five SSL certificates to give away. Four days, one random-PHP-script, and many FTW's later, our winners are:
Represent Your Repositories Using the GitHub Badge!
Update: The badge includes jQuery which breaks any MooTools on your page. Be aware before including...as I wasn't. Update 2: MooTool's own Thomas Aylott has an awesome MooTools version! You can grab it at: http://github.com/subtleGradient/mootools-github-badge/tree/master! GitHub users are generally proud of their...
MooTools FileManager
Explaining file management on the web to my customers is always a difficult part of my job. I have to explain that there's no "undo," that filenames are case-sensitive, and that the web doesn't accommodate drag and drop like their OS allows them to do. ...
PHPTVDB: Using PHP to Retrieve TV Show Information
I'm a bigtime TV/movie buff. If it's ever seen the light of day on HBO or BBC America, I've seen it (and quite possibly filmed my own made-for-TV-short-film). Unfortunately IMDB doesn't provide an official API for movies and TV shows but thankfully
SSLmatic: Quality, Cheap SSL Certificates and Giveaway!
If you develop eCommerce websites or create applications that request sensitive user information, you're probably well aware of the advantages of using SSL certificates. For those that haven't, SSL certificates: Encrypt data between the user's browser and the web server. Provide peace of mind to users...
Create Short URLs Using U.Nu
I was recently referred to another URL shortening website called u.nu. As far as shortening services go, u.nu seems to have the field beat as far as the shortest base URL. If you're really intent on creating the shortest possible URLs, look no...
Poll Follow Up: How Many Domains Do You Own?
It was interesting to see how many domains you all had. I'm a serial domain buyer. Ever since I bought my first domain, DWIZZLE.COM (which I stupidly let go), I loved the power that it gave. Apparently many of you agreed: The Count Number...
Create Bit.ly Short URLs Using PHP
One of the more popular URL shortening services is Bit.ly. I've showed you how to create short URLs with TinyURL and Is.Gd, so why not show you how to create Bit.ly URLs remotely? The PHP Note that Bit.ly requires you to sign up for an account.