Fun With CSS Shapes
Category: Web Development > Other      Posted: 06 Apr 09

I bet a bunch of you don't realize that we can create the illusion of shapes by using 100% CSS. By utilizing the border property in creative ways, we c...

The Easiest Way to Use Any Font You Wish
Category: Web Development > Other      Posted: 06 Apr 09

CSS 3 is on the horizon, and we're all getting excited. Thanks to the latest browser updates, developers can begin working with time-saving new propert...

How to Build a Super Duper News Scroller
Category: Web Development > PHP      Posted: 06 Apr 09

This week, we'll learn how to combine PHP, SimplePie, and jQuery to build a simple news scroller widget for your website. It's much easier than you mig...

How I Can Code Twice As Fast As You
Category: Tools > Editor      Posted: 06 Apr 09

We're all familiar with text expander programs; though I would surmise that the percentage of us who use them when coding is quite low. To change thing...

Extending SimplePie to Parse Unique RSS Feeds
Category: Web Development > PHP      Posted: 06 Apr 09

A few days ago, as I prepared our Create a Slick Flickr Gallery with SimplePie tutorial, it occurred to me that we haven't posted many articles that co...

You Still Can't Create a jQuery Plugin?
Category: Web Development > Javascript      Posted: 06 Apr 09

It's tough. You read tutorial after tutorial, but they all assume that you know more than you actually do. By the time you're finished, you're left fee...

Building the imgPreview jQuery Plugin
Category: Web Development > Javascript      Posted: 06 Apr 09

Today, we'll be featuring the winner of our "Screencast Competition". Created by James Padolsey, this video tutorial will demonstrate how to build a re...

Build a Login and Registration System with XML
Category: Web Development > PHP      Posted: 06 Apr 09

Building an entire membership system can be a tedious, and time-consuming task. Tim Cooper is going to show us how to build the ENTIRE thing in roughly...

An Intensive Exploration Of jQuery
Category: Web Development > Javascript      Posted: 06 Apr 09

Ben Nadel has generously created a comprehensive video overview of the jQuery framework. He carefully covers everything from the basic hide/show method...

Diving into Django
Category: Languages > Python      Posted: 06 Apr 09

It's always nice to branch out from our usual topics. For today's screencast entry, Jeff Hui will show us how to build a basic ticket management system...

Nate Koechley - Professional Frontend Engineering
Category: Web Development > Javascript      Posted: 06 Apr 09

Nate Koechley, one of the first frontened engineers hired at Yahoo, has spent the last eight years studying the discipline and curating some of the bes...

Adding a New Feature to DimeCasts.Net - Data Listing
Category: Languages > .net      Posted: 05 Apr 09

In this episode is the second a series where we are going to be walking through the coding process of adding a new feature to the Dimecasts.net website. In this episode we will create the needed code needed to list the raw data onto the website.