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The quest for a better user web experience has led to a number of web technologies that continue to shatter expectations.

JavaScript, for example, is a special programming or scripting language that runs in a web page. The technology has been around for years and has proven successful in providing developers the ability to turn dull and boring web pages into...

One of the most misunderstood aspects of a web application is how well it works with different browsers. Whether it be a corporate web presence website, a storefront, or a single web page, the issue of cross-browser compatibility is often confused with the capabilities of the chosen platform.

Take content management systems for example. Content management systems (CMS) are web applications that generate content dynamically. The mechanics of how they work is virtually the same. A web designer...

Hard to keep up with Google these days. Google has a tool called Image Chart Editor where you can create any kind of chart imaginable online. Sure there are a number of charting applications and components. But why send an entire spreadsheet, for example, when you can send them a link. The chart editor allows you to select the type of chart, add your data, and it supplies with you with a link to your creation. To begin charting yourself silly, go to http://imagecharteditor.appspot.com/

Frustrated not being able to use the fonts you want to use in your site? In the past, using your favorite fonts in your site required creating an image or using other quirky approaches like using Flash. The problem is that the content embedded using those approaches is generally not visible to search engines and thus not indexable.

There are now a number of sites that allow you to upload your font and get a bit of code to place in your websites's stylesheet, a global file where your site's...

Ever found yourself going back to reference an article you bookmarked a year ago and come to find out it is no longer available? Worst yet, try to find it in the first place after you've changed the way you manage your bookmarking for the 21st time. Wouldn't it be nice if you had an article indexing system that allowed you to annotate, tag, and convert to something more permanent like PDF's?

Diigo.com, a powerful research tool, allows you...

The main driver behind thought leadership is content development. Generating engaging and useful content requires a lot of research, preparation, and writing skills. An excellent approach to organizing your ideas is to use mind maps.

A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in writing — Wikipedia

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Creating a memorable, rich, and intuitive web interface is often challenging and costly. In the past, creating animations, and more user friendly web pages required tools such as Adobe Flash or writing expensive and elaborate javascript code. Even when businesses decided to undertake such projects, the idiosyncrasies of making the functionality work on different browsers proved to be a challenge. jQuery, a library of javascript code, simplifies making interactions and animations. The library is designed...

You are probably familiar with Flash™ and don't even know it. Flash™ is a multimedia authoring tool made by Adobe®. You've seen those fancy animations on web sites or maybe a rich interactive game online or even YouTube™. These applications are usually built with Adobe® Flash™. Microsoft® has released a very similar application called Silverlight™. This tool allows developers to create the ...