Over the years I have have used a variety of shared hosting platforms for small websites. In this article I share my thoughts in what you should look for when you require a hosting company for your website.
Twitter has opened up a huge array of functionality through the use of it’s API and it’s really easy to use. In this tutorial I am going to make use of the API to make a simple search using search phrases as well as hashtags. I’m going to retrieve the data via XML and parse it using SimpleXML - now built into PHP5 and return the results to the browser.
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In the internet’s relatively short life it has come a long way. From it’s conception in 1973 by Vinton Cerf to the adoption of multinational companies to social networking sites, now anyone can have their own space on the internet. This post looks back at how over the last decade some well known companies have changed the design of their website.
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It’s now 18 months since I got my iPhone and my contract has ran out. Fortunately I realised a few days after my contract was expired that my phone was still working. I thought, no problem, maybe they have just put me on a month by month rolling contract until I change it. Nope!
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I have taken a keen interest in fonts over the last few years, yet so often we look at the brands of companies and do not even think about the thought that has gone into the making of a logo. I have looked at over a dozen well known logos to find out which fonts they use. Follow the links to find out more about the fonts and an insight into why they may have been chosen as a suitable base for the branding of these companies.
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There are many theme switchers out there that do the job just great. Whether you change the theme via a server sided script like PHP or through Javascript most theme switchers do the job of changing the CSS file that styles your content. But what if you want to just change a few of the styles on the page? What if you only want to have to update just one CSS file? (more…)
In my previous article on a simple introduction to JSON I showed how to use JSON to post back to the server, do some calculations and respond with the results rendered in the browser. In this example I will show you a real world example where you can select from a first option list and dynamically populate a second drop down list with items.
Before javascript libraries like jQuery came along asynchronously updating content with AJAX involved writing code which would account for the different ways that browsers posted back to the server with HTTP. Using the jQuery method post, we can easily load results via an HTTP post request with only a few lines of javascript.
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As it’s the new year I have decided this year to push myself to achieve goals set out. Some may call these resolutions. I prefer to think of them as long time goals as resolutions just don’t seem to work with me. (more…)
jQuery can be easily used to manipulate the way that content is displayed on a page. Using unobtrusive javascript we can easily enhance a users experience if they have javascript enabled by allowing users to click to view more content.
