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

By David Walsh on July 19, 2008

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.

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

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!

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

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

By David WalshSeptember 19, 2011
Introducing MooTools Templated
One major problem with creating UI components with the MooTools JavaScript framework is that there isn't a great way of allowing customization of template and ease of node creation. As of today, there are two ways of creating: new Element Madness The first way to create UI-driven...
By Andi DysartOctober 16, 2014
Responsive Images: The Ultimate Guide
Chances are that any Web designers using our Ghostlab browser testing app, which allows seamless testing across all devices simultaneously, will have worked with responsive design in some shape or form. And as today's websites and devices become ever more varied, a plethora of responsive images...

By David WalshJuly 28, 2013
Create a CSS Cube
CSS cubes really showcase what CSS has become over the years, evolving from simple color and dimension directives to a language capable of creating deep, creative visuals. Add animation and you've got something really neat. Unfortunately each CSS cube tutorial I've read is a bit...
By David WalshApril 16, 2009
MooTools’ AutoCompleter Plugin
One of the famous MooTools plugins is Harald Kirschner's AutoCompleter plugin. AutoCompleter takes a term input by the user and searches for matches -- an obviously help to the user. Here's how to make the most of Harald's great plugin. The XHTML All we...