Weekend Links – jQuery 1.4, CSS Images, Printing Techniques, Converting to CSS, Cross-Browser Coding

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Not the most notable week in programming news, but why not share what's out there?

jQuery 1.4 Released: Faster, More Tests, Ready for 1.2

I don't use jQuery but I know that the community is strong and there are a lot of great scripts out there. WordPress uses jQuery.
http://jquery.com/blog/2007/08/24/jquery-114-faster-more-tests-ready-for-12/

Pup Inc's Arrow Over Lay Screenshot Browsers Explained

Pretty cool script using CSS to move backward and forward through pages. Definitely worth a peek.
http://www.pupinc.com/browser/

Printing the Web: Solutions and Techniques

Users don't read, they scan. Perfect outlook on print vs. screen. All web programmers and designers should read this article.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/02/21/printing-the-web-solutions-and-techniques/

Why You Should Convert to CSS

Anyone who hasn't switched to CSS really should -- there's no advantage to not doing so. In case you haven't, this is a good read.
http://www.programimi.com/2007/08/18/why-you-should-convert-to-css/

Effectively Testing Your Website in Multiple Browsers

Making sure you website works in multiple browsers is essential to any public website. How can you do so? Read this article to find out.
http://www.vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/effectively-testing-your-website-in-multiple-browsers/

Recent Features

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    CSS Filters

    CSS filter support recently landed within WebKit nightlies. CSS filters provide a method for modifying the rendering of a basic DOM element, image, or video. CSS filters allow for blurring, warping, and modifying the color intensity of elements. Let's have...

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    Camera and Video Control with HTML5

    Client-side APIs on mobile and desktop devices are quickly providing the same APIs.  Of course our mobile devices got access to some of these APIs first, but those APIs are slowly making their way to the desktop.  One of those APIs is the getUserMedia API...

Incredible Demos

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    Making the Firefox Logo from HTML

    When each new t-shirt means staving off laundry for yet another day, swag quickly becomes the most coveted perk at any tech company. Mozilla WebDev had pretty much everything going for it: brilliant people, interesting problems, awesome office. Everything except a t-shirt. That had to change. The basic...

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    Animated 3D Flipping Menu with CSS

    CSS animations aren't just for basic fades or sliding elements anymore -- CSS animations are capable of much more.  I've showed you how you can create an exploding logo (applied with JavaScript, but all animation is CSS), an animated Photo Stack, a sweet...

Discussion

  1. Thanks for the link to my article Effectively Testing Your Website in Multiple Browsers.

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