Common Website & Web Design Terms
Improve your web design and website development dialog by using the proper website terminology. The chart below displays the terms over-layed on a site for visual reference.
Terms included: banner, header, footer, menu, drop down menu, tabs, url, address, domain name, widget, social links, banner ad, block ad, slider, carousel, slide show, box & module.
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Javascript Compiler from Google
Google has released a javascript utility called Closure Compiler to compact javascript code so it will run faster and download more quickly. The utility also helps find javascript errors. A Google add-on for Firebug is available to work with the ‘compiled’ code.
Check out these links for more details:
Closure Compiler Home Page | Closure Compiler Online Tool
iPhone Apps for Webmasters
Here’s some iPhone apps webmasters might find useful:
Search for apps by the names below in the app store.
FTPOnTheGo
Access FTP servers directly from your phone and perform common ftp functions like file transfers, change permissions CHMOD, text editor, etc. One question I’m not sure about – is it safe to access ftp from a cell phone?
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Comparison Grid of Major Javascript Frameworks
Useful comparison grid of javascript frameworks – jQuery, Dojo, MooTools, Prototype, Ext JS, Spry, Yahoo, Scriptaculous, etc. Interesting that the page displaying the grid uses jQuery – not sure if that’s an endorsement or not. View Grid>>
Codeigniter 2 Coming in Dec?
Update 01-11-2009 : It appears Amazon has removed the Codeigniter 2 book from their inventory. Anyone know the status of this?
Codeigniter 2 books are available in December from Barnes & Noble & Amazon. Is CI2 going to be released in Dec?
White House Website Using Drupal
According to Netcraft the White House has recently switched to using Drupal. Read More>>
Backing Up and Restoring MySQL Databases on your PC
Recently it became obvious that I really didn’t understand how MySQL stores databases on my PC and although I backup frequently, the files I thought were the databases were only the table structures. Not only that but restoring them was not a matter of simply copying the files back to my hard drive.
I was able to restore the databases, but discovered there are some pro’s & con’s to relying on a typical pc backup.
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Top 6 Essential Joomla Extensions, Components & Modules
If you are just getting started with Joomla and are curious what components and modules can improve your site we’ve compiled a list you might find useful. Here’s a list of Joomla components almost every site will need:
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Top 10 jQuery Plugins and Resources
jQuery has gone beyond just simplifying the use of javascript. It has also provided the ability for creating modules and plugins that can be easily be shared and integrated into any site using jQuery.
Here’s my top 10 favorite jQuery Plugins:
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Flash vs Javascript (jQuery) Pros and Cons
Until the availability of Javascript libraries such as jQuery and MooTools adding animation and interactive features that don’t require reloading a web page were out of reach for many web designers/developers unless they used Flash.
This was largely due to Javascript implementations not being consistent in major browsers. Without using a Javascript library you need extensive knowledge about the inconsistencies between the browsers and extensive knowledge about Javascript in order to work around them.
jQuery and MooTools offer a library of routines that are cross browser compatible which greatly reduces the learning curve. These libraries also offer functions to handle many routine tasks making Javascript programming faster and easier to learn.
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