April 2007
Have you ever watched your status bar while you wait for a page to load and wondered why several files seem to be downloaded before you see anything at all on your screen? Eventually the page content... Read More
Now this is an article that grabbed my attention straight away! Often when I think about web usability and usability heuristics I think about it from a commercial perspective. I think about my... Read More
Anyone who’s been on Digg can tell you that while the traffic can be amazing there isn’t a correlating increase in ad revenue, the bottom line being Digg users don’t click on ads... Read More
When I first announced that Microsoft had made an IE6 VPC image avaliable for testing purposes, there was a fair amount of consternation about the expiration date in early April. MS indicated that... Read More
Yesterday I talked about the problems facing communities when it comes to making money. Today we’ll talk about specific ways that you can turn the loyal following that communities naturally... Read More
Introducing “The Coop“. An experimental Firefox add-on that will let you to see what your friends are doing online, as well as share content with them from popular web services such as... Read More
As I mentioned in my bio snippet, I’m a big fan of user generated content. Before the Internet I read somewhere that the worlds content was created by 10% of the worlds population. I think... Read More
Of all the prominent server-side languages, ASP.NET definitely has the worst reputation amongst designers. Many of the controls in ASP.NET rely on table structures, inline styles and various other... Read More
Let me introduce myself, My name is Chrispian Burks and yes, you can call me Chris. I’ve been a member here at SitePoint since November, 2001. I’ve also been a Mentor in the forums and... Read More
My name is Ian Muir, and I’m a new blogger here at SitePoint, so I thought I’d take a minute to introduce myself and let you all know what to expect. During the day, I’m a mild-mannered web... Read More
The following is republished from the Tech Times #161. JavaScript accessibility is an issue fraught with controversy and imperfect solutions, particularly when it comes to supporting the screen... Read More
All too frequently, I see Ajax examples where the response is handled like this: (pseudo-code used for demonstration purposes) xhr.onreadystatechange = function() { if ( xhr.readyState == 4 ) { if... Read More
Is the Flickr interface doing justice to your stunning snaps? It's time to consider customization! Jonathan shows us the ropes in his hands-on tutorial, as he uses CakePHP and the Flickr API to build... Read More
Ok, so I admit it — the title of this post was indeed meant to draw you in. But before you jump straight to the comments form to leave your cynical wisecracks, hear me out. Granted, we’ve... Read More
