18 posts tagged with development
query.dropSlideMenu.js
dropSlideMenu is my attempt at building a simple (single-level support only), yet easily and highly-customisable drop-down menu with an attractive sliding effect.
query.dropSlideMenu.js v1.0 – View Demo or Download
There are plenty of jQuery drop-down menu scripts already available, but I often find that they’re either too basic, or too complicated and bulky, or … view full post
Defending IE6
Lately I’ve noticed an increasing trend among web designers/developers who are proudly announcing their decision to drop Internet Explorer 6 from their list of supported browsers, or advocating ways that enforce IE6 users into upgrading. Some of these methods are good for a laugh, some … view full post
jQuery plugin for Twitter
Updated [08 July 2009]:
v1.5 released – View Demo or Download
I’ve made a couple of improvements to the plugin. The ones worth mentioning:
- You can add alternative content to the container element (that you pass to the plugin). This will be replaced by your tweets when the plugin is executed by jQuery. If JavaScript is disabled or the plugin fails,
Amazon.com open a software development centre in Cape Town
Online retailer Amazon.com has opened a software development centre in Cape Town, a statement issued by the company said on Tuesday. The centre will create innovative web services and help software developers build innovative applications using Amazon technology.
It is the third centre of its kind in the world, with the other two in Scotland and India.
Chris Pinkham, managing director … view full post
coda.coza RSS feed
A few new additions and updates to this site.
The calendar on my blog pages now works. On days where there are multiple posts, the link will be to an archived page that lists those posts. The current day is highlighted. And you can’t jump back in months (yet). The reason for holding off on that, is the way I’ve … view full post
Mark Shuttleworth offering bounties for OS software development
Mark Shuttleworth (together with his Shuttleworth Foundation) is offering some bounties for open source software development.
You’ll have to submit a proposal and some references, if you want an advance on the bounty. My budget for these bounties in 2004 is USD 100,000. I’m open to proposals for projects that will further the
Benchmark
If you’re wondering what the ‘benchmark’ number in my footer represents, it’s the time (in seconds) that PHP is taking to parse the page. I grabbed the code off PHPBuilder.com article, Golden Rules for optimizing your pages, by Marion Weerning.
SQL memory problem
The SQL memory problem I am experiencing is either directly related to the list of 5 latest referers that I was displaying on every page, or is because of a technical fault on the server. I’m waiting to find out, and until then I’ve simply removed the list – which appears to make the rest of the site work again. … view full post
SQL and Google Hilite
Something’s up with my SQL server, I have e-mailed my trusty host to find out what the problems are, so until then don’t expect this site to operate very well.
Have added a little feature to this site called Google Hilite, thanks to Dean @ … view full post
Edgars: just imagine
Acidman just directed me to the new Edgars website. Wow, incredible stuff. How ironic that their slogan is “just imagine”…
Even when you do visit the site with their specified browser of choice, you are presented with an inconsistently-sized layout, images in place of text, a dynamic menu with a font size so tiny that … view full post