Archive for 2009

Generate “ajax loading” images

Not much information on the people that created Ajaxload, but heck it’s cool and free: Create easily your own ajax loader icon : Select the type of indicator you want Enter the background code color you want (tick “Transparent background” if you don’t want one Enter the foreground code color you want Press “Generate it” I think they forgot one final instruction where you have to say “Presto change-0″   [read more]

Norwegian Websites Declare War on IE 6

Several large websites in Norway have launched an advocacy campaign urging Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 users to upgrade their outdated web browsers, according to Wired Epicenter. I love this explaination of why its so disliked: IE 6, released in 2001, is the scourge of web programmers, user-experience designers and technical-support staff alike. The browser is stacked with quirks that cause web pages to render differently from all other browsers, and special considerations must be taken by web builders to accommodate users running IE 6. Most wish the browser would just go away, eliminating the... [read more]

Development tool: DebugBar

DebugBar is a free (for personal use) Internet Explorer plug-in that offers a number of web development features.  You can inspect the DOM tree, HTTP/S request to check cookies, JavaScript and HTML validation. Any takers on evaluating this for the group?  Please leave feedback in the comments…  [read more]

IE8 For Better or for Worse

Internet Explorer 8 has been officially released. For a quick review and rundown of new features see this AP review of IE8 and for those worried about if/how it will break those sites you spent so much time coding, check out www.HowToCreate.co.uk’s detailed list of IE8 changes.  [read more]

Link Appeal

Link Appeal is a tool from Webmaster Toolkit that let’s you see if a certain page on a website is a valuable place from which to get a link. Enter the URL in which you’re thinking of asking to link to your site,  and you’ll find out how valuable a link from that page would be.  Results are based on factors such as PageRank and number of outbound links.  [read more]