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The window.onload Problem - Solved!
The problem is that the onload event fires after all page content has loaded (including images and other binary content). If your page includes lots of images then you may see a noticeable lag before the page becomes active. What we want is a way to deter
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Why Yahoo Acquired Upcoming.org
I want to be able to search for events naturally with queries like nyc this weekend, etc. Since upcoming.org has an API, I was actually able to build a proof of concept event search that supports such queries. My example only works on a few cities, but I
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Cheat Sheet Roundup - Over 30 Cheatsheets for developers
no developer can remember all the different functions, options, tags, etc. that exist. Documentation can be cumbersome at times, thats why I like cheat sheets. They are quick references that feature the most commonly forgotten things on a specific topic.
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QuirksBlog:
addEvent()considered harmfulToday I found excellent evidence that the cross browser event handler script addEvent() can be harmful if it's used without intimate knowledge of the differences between the W3C and Microsoft event registration models.
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QuirksBlog:
addEvent()recoding contestMy recent entry addEvent() considered harmful generated many interesting comments and technical pointers. It's clear that the original addEvent() function doesn't quite cut the cake any more, and it's equally clear that we badly need a function such as th
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The New Face of Flash | Andy Budd::Blogography
Aral quite rightly mentioned that what people are starting to do now using AJAX, Flash developers were doing 3-4 years ago. As such, the Flash developer community had learnt a lot from their early mistakes, the same mistakes AJAX developers are making now
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CSS Techniques Roundup - 20 CSS Tips and Tricks
I never cease to be amazed at what problems can be solved with pure CSS. Here are 20 CSS techniques, tips and tricks that you may find handy:
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Agile Software Development with Jason Fried - notes on the podcast
IT Conversations podcast with Jason Fried of 37 Signals, on Lessons learned while building basecamp. Jason has a lot of good advice for building simple, and solid software. Here are some notes
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Particletree ยท Treehouse Now Available
Gorgeous 58-page pdf magazine covering techniques in AJAX, CSS, design, and biz web2.0, with downloadablee support files. The first issue of Treehouse magazine is now unleashed. Go forth, download and be merry. If you like what you see, please consider g
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Aquabrowser [ AquaBrowser Library : Overview ]
YA relatedness-map visualisation tool, but over closed metadata sets not open services...AquaBrowser Library compares a user's search terms to the metadata in your catalog to create a visual map (a "word cloud") of associations or overviews of areas of in
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