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Hacking JavaScript for Fun and Profit: Part II

Myles Eftos — 2008-11-20T05:00:00Z

In Part 1 of this series, Myles gave us a taste for how to manipulate sprites on the screen. In this fascinating follow-up, he reveals the end product of some extreme JavaScript hackingrecreating the classic Mario Brothers platform game!

Terrific Tables with CSS

Jonathan Snook — 2008-11-18T05:00:00Z

HTML tables have gained a new lease of life in the CSS era, now that they have been freed from misuse as a layout element. In this article, Jonathan demonstrates how you can use CSS to create exciting, colorful tables, which will work successfully across browsers, as well as taking a peek at what the future holds.

3 Cool Tricks You Can Only Do In Photoshop CS4

Alex Walker — 2008-11-14T05:00:00Z

Alex takes the latest release of Adobe's flagship product, Photoshop CS4, for a test drive. On his journey, he stumbles upon three awesome new features for adding a whole new dimension to your web graphics.

Fake User Profiles: Free Speech or Defamation?

Chris Gatewood — 2008-11-07T05:00:00Z

How closely are you monitoring the user-generated content being published on your portfolio of sites? In this article, Chris explores the ramifications of hosting content that is defamatory, and how to avoid paying a price for the right to do so.

How to Pick a Shopping Cart: 7 Carts Reviewed

Tim Slavin — 2008-11-05T05:00:00Z

Eager to integrate e-commerce functionality into your web site, but don't know where to start? Overwhelmed by the options? Let Tim do the hard work for you, as he puts seven of the most popular online shopping carts through their paces.

Scratching the Surface with August de los Reyes

Matthew Magain — 2008-10-31T05:00:00Z

At the Web Directions South conference last month, SitePoint's Matthew Magain caught up with the creative director of Microsoft Surface, August de los Reyes, to talk about design literacy, design process, and the next generation of user interfaces.

Enjoy Tomorrow's Web Today with AIR and CSS3

Jonathan Snook — 2008-10-29T05:00:00Z

While we all wait patiently for CSS3 to be supported by the popular browsers, you can take advantage of CSS3 features now by building web applications within the Adobe AIR platform. Experience cross-platform utopia with this look at the advanced CSS styles you can use.

Multi-threading in JavaScript

James Edwards — 2008-10-24T04:00:00Z

No, you can't really multi-thread in JavaScript, but James shows the advantages of simulating a multi-threaded environment when dealing with intensive code. Armed with the techniques in this article, the possibilities for what you can achieve with JavaScript are limitless!

The Problem with CSS is ...

Rachel Andrew & Kevin Yank — 2008-10-22T04:00:00Z

You know all of those tricky CSS layout techniques that you've spent years mastering? Well, be prepared to abandon them all. OK, maybe not immediately, but as Rachel and Kevin explain in this excerpt from the forthcoming SitePoint title, Everything You Know About CSS is Wrong!, the way we lay out pages is about to change forever...

6 Things To Like About Dreamweaver CS4

Alex Walker — 2008-10-17T04:00:00Z

Alex road tests the latest edition of Dreamweaver and finds more than enough good reasons to justify an upgrade. Some of the cool new features include: advanced JavaScript interpretation, a Code Navigator, and a more user-friendly interface.

Distributed Processing With Flex and AIR

Jack Herrington — 2008-10-15T04:00:00Z

Whether you're searching for extra terrestrials or decoding DNA, cross-platform distributed processing has never been easier with Adobe AIR! In this tutorial, Jack shows you how to easily dispatch a PHP application's processing to the desktop of your application's many users.

Google Reigns Supreme

Mihaela Lica — 2008-10-10T04:00:00Z

In her first article for SitePoint, Mihaela examines Google's sustained effort at search domination. This comprehensive analysis looks at the role of web reportage in the search landscape, and the attempts by various entities, including Microsoft, at slaying the Google giant.

Constructing ASP.NET Web Pages

Cristian Darie & Wyatt Barnett — 2008-10-09T04:00:00Z

ASP.NET web pages are known as web forms, but, as Cristian and Wyatt show, the process of building ASP.NET web forms is a lot like composing a castle with Lego bricks! ASP.NET is bundled with hundreds of controlsincluding HTML controls, web controls, and so onthat are designed for easy deployment within your applications.

Douglas Crockford: JavaScript Doesnt Suck

Kevin Yank — 2008-10-07T04:00:00Z

JavaScript guru and Yahoo architect, Douglas Crockford was in Sydney town recently for the annual event that is Web Directions South. He kindly gave up some of his time to chat to SitePoint's Kevin Yank on the continuing evolution of JavaScript.

Derek Featherstone: Accessibility is More Than Compliance

Kevin Yank — 2008-10-03T04:00:00Z

Derek Featherstone has forged a name for himself as an author, speaker, and web accessibility expert. In this interview, he explains to SitePoint's Kevin Yank what it means to develop an accessible web site beyond compliance.