Weekend Links – Google Maps API, HeatMap API, googleDrive, MooTools Forms, jQuery Sparklines, Firebug

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Density Map Tutorial -- Prototype, Google Maps API, and the HeatMap API

HeatMap allows you to create heat maps on top of Google Analytics. A very impressive script that requires little code from the developer.

http://jeffreybarke.net/2008/07/density-map-tutorial/

googleDrive

googleDrive is a script written by PhatFusion. Why drag the Google Map when you can just drive around it? Grand Theft Google!

http://phatfusion.net/googleDrive/

10 MooTools Scripts For Enhancing Your Web Forms

Web forms can be bland and boring but they don't have to be! Here's a list of MooTools scripts that will make your forms pop!

http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/web-development/10-mootools-scripts-for-enhancing-your-html-forms-28

jQuery Sparklines

Sparklines is a mini chart-building script built with jQuery. The charts aren't anything too special but they're simple and effective.

http://www.omnipotent.net/jquery.sparkline/

John Resig -- Firebuggin'

John Resig as joined the Firebug team at Firefox! Glorious!

http://ejohn.org/blog/firebuggin/

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