Let’s take a second to talk about floating elements. I come from the days where the only ‘float’ you could find on the web was an ad that scrolled from one side of the screen. Things have changed, for the better too. jQuery makes it easy to now float elements wherever you need. Movement is [...]
Tag Archives: JavaScript
Free 30 Day jQuery Lessons
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Learning new languages, or in this case, new libraries, can be an interesting process. I have read the dry, 400 page books, and found many blogs that sometimes explain things the wrong way. I can appreciate a good resource when I see one. This link is to a great video tutorial of jQuery, the JavaScript library. [...]
jPlayer, a jQuery Media Player
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The Internet and media has always been a rough relationship. With all of the ownership issues going around, embedding videos in your webpage will need more support than what was needed in the past. I remember setting up a site in my early days of development, to host YouTube videos and other content I liked. After so [...]
Google Chrome Experiments
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
There comes a time where you really need to see the capabilities of the modern day browser. Now with a blend of JavaScript, HTML5, WebGL and more you can see how well a browser can render. Well, how well Google’s browser will render. Chrome Experiments is a small site that hosts user uploaded experiments that [...]
Shake It Up With jRumble
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Not too long ago I had a client tell me that he wanted an element to shake. After envisioning myself cursing over my computer for hours trying to create this effect, I started looking to see what was out there in the small world of shaking elements. I was beyond happy when I found jRumble, [...]
JavaScript Spinners with Spin.js
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
If you are hosting any type of videos on your site, and are using JavaScript players like a good little webmaster, you probably have customized your player. Adding a unique look and feel is essential to creating your brand. I’m sharing spin.js because it can play a large part of your styled player. Create a [...]
FitText – Browser Scaling with jQuery
Friday, March 9, 2012
I know we have all heard the one size fits all website selling point. To tell you the truth there are numerous ways to achieve this goal. One could run a script to check the browser type, or another to check the screen resolution, you could even swap CSS files based on either of the [...]
jQuery Zoom with Zoomy
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Zoomy is a great jQuery plugin for the zoom lens effect you get on an iOS product. With a click, the cursor changes to a round or square lens that tracks with the mouse. The plugin does a great job, especially with the configuration page, where you can change some properties without digging through code. The one [...]
jsFiddle Developer Playground
Monday, March 5, 2012
My usual workflow consists of folders, editors with multiple tabs, and hopefully one browser for testing. Things get a little hectic if I’m trying to make a simple rotating logo. JSFiddle is a neat little browser editor that simplifies workflow on smaller projects. The workspace has resizable editing areas for your HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and final product. You can [...]
Modernizr
Thursday, March 1, 2012
With all of the browser changes and differences, it would be nice if a JavaScript library kept all of that information for you. Well there is one. Modernizr is a small library that takes the burden of browser implementation off of your hands. The script sets up a Modernizr object that has boolean properties. With [...]