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2002
- Tech Trends and Toys
- We survey the latest tech trends and showcase some high-tech gadgets. By Andy King. Dec. 26, 2002
- Up to Speed with Opera 7 - Notes for Code Writers
- Opera 7 really sings, but for JavaScripters some notes are slightly off key. By Kenneth Tibbetts. Dec. 12, 2002
- Making Headlines With Cascading Style Sheets
- It only takes a dash of CSS to spice up otherwise bland content and grab your reader's attention. In this tutorial, guest author Christopher Schmitt provides specific examples for dressing up your page and section headers. Dec. 11, 2002
- Using Multiple CSS Classes on Elements
- Making use of the latest coding standards not only makes a Web developer's job easier, but can also result in smaller pages. Applying multiple CSS classes to individual elements allows you to style your HTML with less overall bytes. By Eddie Traversa. Nov. 27, 2002
- Viewstate Optimization Strategies in ASP.NET
- Viewstate can help you to maintain a site visitor's information across multiple form hits; but if you're not careful it can also negatively impact your overall bandwidth and/or your server response times. In this article we examine the basics of viewstate and offer optimization pointers for two typical usage scenarios. By Utpal Chakraborty. Nov. 20, 2002
- Java-JSP Menu Builder for HierMenus
- When a single static array of menus isn't a viable option, HM implementors often turn to server-side techniques. This case-in-point solution utilizes JSP technology to auto-generate HierMenu arrays on a page by page basis. By Paulo Caroli and Srimant Misra. Nov. 18, 2002
- Creating Unique Automatic JavaScript Objects
- Need to create a JavaScript object, and ensure that one--and only one--instance is available to your scripts? Guest author Philip Chalmers discusses his technique for creating single JavaScript object instances that can be accessed from multiple scripts. Nov. 7, 2002.
- Drag and Drop In Internet Explorer
- Add personality to your pages by extending the default drag-n-drop behavior of the Internet Explorer Web browser. Guest author Nicholas Zakas shows you how to use JavaScript to tie into and customize IE drag-n-drop events.
- Spam Solutions II
- Inundated with spam? Can't separate the wheat from the chaff? Here are some tips and software to help you reduce the amount of spam in your in-box. By Andy King. Sep. 26, 2002
- Fast Loading Pages: A Fresh Look at Internet Speed
- Making your pages load quickly will keep them coming back for more. By Kenneth Tibbett. Aug. 1, 2002
- AlltheWeb versus Google
- Does size really matter? Guest columnist Rich Wiggins investigates AlltheWeb's claim to have surpassed Google in terms of total documents indexed.
- A Cross-Browser DOM Document Wrapper
- Though implemented differently, both of the latest browsers support dynamic XML document loading. This tutorial shows you how to write a common JavaScript API that will work similarly for both IE and Netscape (Mozilla). By Nicholas C. Zakas. June 13, 2002
- WebStandards.org to Relaunch
- The Web Standards Project relaunched this week with a new mission, a new crew, and a new attitude. Having convinced the browser and authoring tool makers to adopt standards, they turn their pointy stingers towards web designers and developers. In other words, us. We talked to Jeffrey Zeldman about WaSP 2. By Andy King. June 10, 2002
- Content Management Application Development: Best Practices
- CMA's can increase your ROI ASAP, if you do them the right way. Godfrey Baker of Organic shows you how. May 23, 2002
- Reinventing the Wheel
- Slow fades and swipes for navigation? Designers are using Flash to replicate standards-based HTML and create fancy effects for navigation. Why reinvent the wheel? By Andy King. May 20, 2002
- Multi-Feed RSS Sidebar Tabs
- Our new WebRef sidebar tab provides RSS based headlines from multiple internet.com sites, and our sidebar script combines multiple Internet technologies allowing you to create your own sidebars for the latest Netscape and Mozilla browsers. By Dan Ragle.
- Alexa Web Search
- Amazon's new service combines the power of Google, the rankings of Alexa, the Wayback Machine, and Amazon's back-end. Will Amazon rate the web like they do for books? By Andy King. April 9, 2002
- DOM-Based Conditional Script Loading in JavaScript
- You can embed JavaScript within Web pages using the <script> tag. But how do you ensure that incompatible browsers don't stumble over your shiny new DOM code? By using DOM methods, of course. Kenneth Tibbetts explains. April 30, 2002
- Current Events: A Client Side Tipsheet
- Events are common on Web pages, and, as a developer, sooner or later you will want to write specific handlers for them. Returning author Kenneth Tibbetts serves up some event handling code and discussion to whet your appetite. April 10, 2002
- Why Script?
- Kenneth Tibbetts gives us five good reasons why we should script our web pages. March 28, 2002
- Waiting for the DOM
- Kenneth Tibbetts runs down scripting related DOM differences in the major browsers. March 14, 2002
- The Evolution of Rollovers
- From JavaScript to CSS2, we chronicle the development of rollover creation techniques over time. By Andy King. March 11, 2002
- CSS Repository?
- Our own Andy King proposes a CSS repository where designers could get free CSS layouts, rated by users. March 7, 2002
- PHP and Regular Expressions 101
- Regular expressions needn't be tools exclusive to UNIX shell programmers and Perl gurus. As guest author Mitchell Harper explains, adding basic regular expression functions to your PHP code is simpler than you might think. March 4, 2002
- JavaScript and Accessibility
- Relying solely on JavaScript to access your site is an accessibility barrier. We look at an example, and ways to gracefully degrade. By Andy King. Feb. 21, 2002
- Navigational Systems Defined by Customer Experience
- Learn how mirroring the customers' experience in the offline world can improve navigational systems on web sites. By Mary Brodie. Feb. 7, 2002
- Content Management - The Magic behind the Web
- Dr. JoAnn Hackos talks about the advantages of content management systems over more ad hoc systems to preview her new book "Content Management for Dynamic Web Delivery" due in February from John Wiley. Jan. 24, 2002
- Accessibility for All?
- We track the spread of the Olympic Web site accessibility story, and offer some pointers. By Andy King. Jan. 22, 2002
- Why Projects Fail - and What You Can Do About It
- Failure rates on custom software projects are above 70%. Hal Helms proposes a new methodology, Fusebox. Using wireframes and embedded messaging Fusebox provides developers with just-in-time client feedback. Jan. 3, 2002
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