Go On Select Drop Down Menu
I was asked a day or two ago to create a one of those drop down menus that goes somewhere when you select a new item. I created it and realized how little there is on the internet on how to create one, so here is how you do it.
Image Zoom Effect With jQuery
This is an effect I was asked to create for a website I was helping out with a day or so ago. The idea is to have the image zoom forward & become larger so users can get a better view. Ideal for e-commerce websites to show close-ups of products.
Creating an Auto Updating Data Slider With jQuery
I received an email yesterday asking me if I could replicate Twitter’s auto updating popular tweets widget that they have on their front page. So instead of just sending an email back I thought I’d make a tutorial.
Measuring The Speed Of PHP Scripts
It’s always useful to run speed tests on your scripts to check how fast they are running, and so that you can then measure any improvements when you are optimizing scripts. Here is how I do it, plus a few tips.
Creating A Stylized Pull Quote or Blockquote Using CSS
Creating a stylized pull quote or blockquote can sometimes require images & additional elements. In this tutorial I am going to show you a simple method of creating a simple but stylized pull quote or blockquote using only CSS.
Creating A Polaroid Effect With CSS
I was recently asked how to create a Polaroid photo effect using only CSS & no layout based images. After creating it I though I’d share it with the world, just to show how easy it is.
Simple Data Sanitization with preg_replace
Sanitizing data is a very important part of any server side scripting language, and it’s no different for PHP. So here is one simple way of sanitizing data using the dreaded REGEX.
CSS Transforms and Transitions: Practical Examples
Following on for my last tutorial, I’m now going to show a couple of examples of CSS transitions & transforms in action. This includes a list animation commonly created with jQuery.
Fixing the Cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zazzle Store Buider 1.0.2
Zazzle Store Builder is a fantastic tool to quickly display products from your Zazzle store on your own personal website or blog. Unfortunately there is a cross-site scripting flaw which needs to be addressed.
Using CSS Transforms and Transitions
A awesome feature of CSS that has started to become a little more usable as CSS 3 draws nearer are the transform & transition properties. They can be used to manipulate elements in wonderful ways & animate without Javascript respectively.















