Articles from 2010

Making an Apple-style Splash Screen

In this tutorial we are using jQuery and CSS to recreate the splashcreens that Apple uses to promote their products on their homepage. In the course of the article we will be developing an easy to use jQuery plugin that you can incorporate into any existing website.

jQuery's Data Method - How and Why to Use It

jQuery's data method can make our code more concise and clean. As of jQuery 1.4.3 we also have the ability to use the method on regular JavaScript objects and listen for changes, which opens the doors to some quite interesting applications.

Making Better Select Elements with jQuery and CSS3

By far the browser controls are one of the most difficult elements to style consistently. This is why we are building a script that is going to take an ordinary select element, and replace it with a better looking, markup powered version, while keeping all the functionality intact.

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