A Third (Smaller) Option for Embedding Flash Using JavaScript
In January (2007), I wrote a howto for embedding Flash using JavaScript. The examples I gave were for SWFObject and Unobtrusive Flash Objects (UFO) — the howto was for UFO. Now there's a third...
How to View the Generated HTML Output from JavaScript Web Widgets
One of the best things to come from social networking and the so called Web 2.0 is the Web widget. Web widgets allow users to easily drop JavaScript code into their own website and instantly add...
sIFR 3 Beta is Getting Closer to its Final Release
Mark Wubben announced on Wednesday (December 26, 2007) that sIFR was getting closer to its final release. In a message to all of the developers and beta testers, he said: Good news, I'm running out of...
Google Introduces New Sliding AdSense Ads
Google continues to test and introduce new ways to make their AdSense ads more profitable and useful. Their latest innovation is sliding ads. I first spotted it on a client's website. It was active on...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Announces Limited Beta for New Database Service - SimpleDB
The Amazon Web Services team just announced SimpleDB - the long anticipated database service to complement S3, EC2, and SQS. Now there will be an alternative to managing your own SQL cluster within...
New Flash Player Breaks sIFR
Adobe's new Flash Player (version 9,0,115,0) does not work with earlier versions of sIFR 2. Mark Wubben, the current maintainer of the sIFR code, sent out an alert early this morning notifying...
Implementing Contextual Feedback and Help to Improve the Usability of Web Applications
Traditionally, communication between developers and users has been sparse. Developers have always provided limited help through a single help window and users rarely get the chance to offer feedback...
How to Make Files Publicly Accessible on Amazon S3
The Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) allows webmasters to store and deliver files cheaply and quickly. S3 is perfect for hosting large images, documents, audio files (MP3s) and video files. An...
Day One At PubCon Las Vegas 2007
So far, Pub Con Las Vegas 2007 is off to a great start. This is easily the largest attendance I've ever seen at a PubCon conference. The picture of Scott in the keynote auditorium only captures...
Decoding Your DNA: Does First Class and Economy Already Exist?
I was intrigued by a recent Wired Magazine article, 23AndMe Will Decode Your DNA for $1,000. Welcome to the Age of Genomics. Although I don't have $1,000 to have my DNA decoded right now, I'm still...
How to Fix Photoshop's "Save for Web" Color Mismatching
Most Web designers have experienced the frustration of designing their website in Photoshop, and then having it output different colors when they save it as PNGs or JPEGs. The problem is related to...
