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• By David WalshFebruary 16, 2008

  Weekend Links – FancyZoom, Icon Design, PHP Desktop Applications, PHP Geocoding Using Google Maps API, LinkedIn, TextboxList AutoCompletion

  FancyZoom 1.1FancyZoom is a unique light-box like script that gracefully appears when you click on a thumbnail. Doesn't go "black-screen-in-the-background" but simply hovers the image over everything else.http://www.cabel.name/2008/02/fancyzoom-10.html10 Mistakes in Icon DesignI'm not a graphic designer but I did find this post...

• By David WalshFebruary 15, 2008

  Custom Error Handling in PHP

  Web application don't always go to plan, that much is obvious. Users will continuously find ways to trigger errors within your application and how you record, contain, and eliminate these errors is a true testament to your code. PHP provides means for trapping errors...

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• By David WalshFebruary 14, 2008

  Fun With Google Code Search

  As programmers we've all had days that don't go well. You found out the hosting provider switched a setting that blows up a customer's website. That piece of code that you swore worked fine yesterdays in now causing you fits. Your coworker accidentally wrote...

• By David WalshFebruary 13, 2008

  GWT Ext 2.0 Released…and It’s Stupid! (Cool)

  Version 2 of GWT Ext has been released and it's insane! The collection of form, table, and numerous other controls are absolutely memorizing. Even if you have your framework picked out or even if you don't care about JavaScript, check out the

• By David WalshFebruary 12, 2008

  Book Review: AJAX Security

  In the interest in full disclosure, I was sent this book by Pearson Education in hopes that I would review it. I'm reviewing this book, however, in the interest of my audience.AJAX SecurityWritten ByBilly Hoffman, Bryan SullivanPublished ByAddison Wesley / Pearson EducationPublisher Summary:More and more...

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• By David WalshFebruary 11, 2008

  9 Signs You Shouldn’t Hire THAT Web Guy

  My employer specializes in creating websites for middle-sized businesses. We rarely create "Mom'n'Pops" websites and generally don't pursue contracts with major corporations. Working with mid-size business has given me the opportunity to speak with executives and "decision-makers" within each business. Our discussions eventually...

• By David WalshFebruary 9, 2008

  Weekend Links – Browsers of 2009, Realities of Designing Websites, CSS Tricks Videos, JavaScript Library Loading Speed, Comment Spam Blocker

  The Browsers of 2009John Resig makes his predictions on what the browser market will be in the year 2009. Don't we all need Firefox to simply take over?http://css.dzone.com/news/browsers-200910 Realities of Designing Websites for ClientsA great article about designing a website for clients...

• By David WalshFebruary 7, 2008

  My Website Tools

  For those of you who eat up my RSS feed (thank you), you may not know that I have some pretty helpful tools on my website.Alexa Rank FetcherYour Alexa rank can come into play when you try to sell advertising on your website.https://davidwalsh.name/alexa-rank-fetcher/CSS CompressorDon't make...

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• By David WalshFebruary 5, 2008

  Yahoo SEO Domain Result Grabber

  I released my PHP Google Grabber script about a month ago and it was a big hit, even spawning Python and Groovy versions. Obtaining the number of pages indexed in Google by simply providing a domain name...

• By David WalshFebruary 5, 2008

  CSS-Tricks — CSS & Text Selection & Highlighting

  CSS-Tricks.com's Chris Coyier authored a really cool post titled Overriding The Default Text Selection Color With CSS. In the post, Chris explained: One of those cool CSS3 declarations that you can use today is ::selection, which overrides your browser-level or system-level text highlight color...