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The CodeBurner Family Welcomes Three New Babies!

by James Edwards

Today sees the launch of a major upgrade to CodeBurner, our popular reference tool for Firefox, and also the launch of three new builds, for Opera, OS X Dashboard, and Adobe AIR.

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 | Posted in Web Tech | 25 Comments »

Exclusive Interview With Ben Firshman, Creator of JSNES

by Craig Buckler

Craig interviews Ben Firshman, developer of the JavaScript-based NES emulator JSNES. Find out how it evolved, why Google Chrome was 10x faster, and what response Ben received from the web community, Mozilla, and WebKit.

Friday, October 16th, 2009 | Posted in Web Tech | 3 Comments »

16 Fabulous Web Browser Options

by Sean P Aune

Why restrict yourself to the big four browsers when there are so many other options out there? Sean gives us a rundown.

Monday, October 12th, 2009 | Posted in Web Tech | 16 Comments »

Win Signed SitePoint Books at Web Directions South

by Matthew Magain

If you’re at the Web Directions South conference in Sydney and want to win signed copies of SitePoint books, then here’s what you need to do.

Friday, October 9th, 2009 | Posted in Web Tech | Comments Off

Progressive Enhancement Techniques 3: the JavaScript

by Craig Buckler

This is the final of a 3-part series in which Craig explains how to use progressive enhancement techniques. The tutorial covers unobtrusive JavaScript which adds further functionality and refinements to a tab box control.

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 | Posted in Web Tech | 5 Comments »

Progressive Enhancement Techniques 2: the CSS

by Craig Buckler

In the second of a 3-part series, Craig explains how to use progressive enhancement techniques in web development. Today’s tutorial covers layout and styling using unobtrusive CSS.

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 | Posted in Web Tech | 2 Comments »

Progressive Enhancement Techniques 1: the HTML

by Craig Buckler

In the first of a 3-part series, Craig explains how to use progressive enhancement techniques in web development. Today’s tutorial covers POSH HTML.

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 | Posted in Web Tech | 6 Comments »

12 APIs For Creating The Next Big Mashup

by Sean P Aune

APIs power some of the most popular tools on the Web. Here are 12 of the most essential APIs to get you started on building your own exciting new tools.

Monday, October 5th, 2009 | Posted in Web Tech | 5 Comments »

Take the SitePoint Reader Survey and Win One of Four Cool Prizes!

by Rachael Wilson

Has your Christmas list got a new iPhone, Wacom Intuos4 Tablet or a Nintendo Wii (with games and accessories) on it? Or would you like to give $1000 to your favourite charity? Well we’re giving one of these away and it will only take a measly 5 minutes of your time. Read this blog to find out more!

Monday, October 5th, 2009 | Posted in Web Tech | 6 Comments »

Build a Lifestream with SimplePie

by Raena Jackson Armitage

If you’re anything like Raena, you have bits and pieces of your online life scattered absolutely everywhere — photos, comments, tweets, blogs, favorite links — stashed away in all kinds of profiles. Wouldn’t it be nice to aggregate all those on one page? Find out how in this introduction to the SimplePie feed parser.

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 | Posted in PHP, Web Tech | 8 Comments »