Sometimes we need to present our sets of data on a webpage in a manner more friendly for the user. Graphs are suited for this. We can do this serverside, generating an image and send to browser, or make use of different scripts to draw the data straight in the browser. This is a very [...]

Javascript compressors or packers are tools that compress the javascript file saving bandwidth. There are several tools that can do this. We will try to show some of them. For tests I used Mootools v1.11 downloaded full with no compression. Javascript Compressor Highest compression level is with “high ascii” setting, “fast decode” unchecked and obtained [...]

Lightboxes are a nice unobtrusive way to display content in your page,without forcing the user to navigate through your site, and leave current page.You can use it for interaction with user (a login box for example), videos or even other html content. We’ll try to make a list with some lightboxes, with some properties. Suckerfish [...]

When we use forms we need somehow to validate the data user input. We can do this both server side  and client side. Client side part helps in user experience, and reduce bandwidth usage. Anyway, it’s not offering a good security so you ALWAYS should validate your input server side too. Below we’ll put some [...]

Javascript resources for rounded corners: Corner.js ShadedBorder – JavaScript Round Corners with Drop Shadow Anti-aliased Rounded corners with JQuery jQuery Corner Demo – more effects, not only rounded CurvyCorners Building Rounded Corners With CSS and JavaScript – more like a tutorial Rounded corners MochiKit Rounded corners -  editsite.net Let us know if you know other [...]

Some times, when we have a pretty big amount of pages on a site but don’t need or want to use a CMS so we take advantage of PHP and split the page layout in more includes like:header.php, content.php, footer.php – this way we do not need to write the same content (or copy paste [...]

If you don’t have the time, tools, knowledge or simply not in the mood to code, there are some tools that can help you make your rounded corners.

Rounded corners are a challenge for every coder that wants to make a modern design. If the layout of the page is liquid a simple image is not enough anymore. In this article we’ll present some CSS resources for rounded corners. Nifty Corners: rounded corners without images CSS and Round Corners: Build Boxes with Curves [...]

Forms are the base of interactivity in webpages. Formating forms can bring a good usability to a page, easing the user’s experience.

In completion to date pickers, we’ll present here some time pickers