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Callbacks in JavaScript
Callback functions are the same old JavaScript functions. They have no special syntax, as they are simply functions that are passed as an argument to another function. The function that receives the callback as an argument is called a higher-order function. Any function can be used as a callback, since it is…
Category : Javascript 19-12-2022 by Janeth Kent
JavaScript Arrow functions: What they are and how to use them
In this article we are going to see what they are and how to use JavaScript Arrow Functions, a new feature introduced with the ES6 standard (ECMAScript 6). What are Arrow Functions Arrow Functions are a new syntax for defining anonymous functions in JavaScript in a more concise way. Being an abbreviated…
Category : Javascript 30-08-2021 by Janeth Kent
How synchronize the scroll of two divs with JavaScript
In case you have two divs of different sizes you may sometimes want to scroll both at the same time but at different speeds depending on their size. For example, you could have text in one and images in the other and want to scroll both at the same time.…
Category : Javascript 11-08-2021 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to access webcam and grab an image using HTML5 and Javascript
We often use webcams to broadcast video in real time via our computer. This broadcast can be viewed, saved and even shared via the Internet. As a rule, we need software to access the webcam and stream video. But you can also stream video on websites without using third-party software. The…
Category : Javascript 20-05-2021 by Janeth Kent
Top Javascript Libraries and Frameworks Part 2
What are JavaScript frameworks? JavaScript frameworks are application frameworks that allow developers to manipulate code to meet their particular needs. Web application development is like building a house. You have the option of creating everything from scratch with construction materials. But it will take a long time and can incur high costs. But…
Category : Javascript 06-05-2021 by Janeth Kent
Top JavaScript libraries and frameworks part 1
JavaScript libraries and frameworks make it easy to develop websites and applications with a wide variety of features and functionality, all with dynamic, flexible and engaging features. According to a 2020 StackOverflow survey, JavaScript remains the most widely used programming language (for the eighth year), with 67.7% of respondents using it. Its…
Category : Javascript 06-05-2021 by Janeth Kent
How to set up your Android phone: learn how to get your new phone up and running
If you've just bought a great new Android phone, you'll want to start using it as soon as possible. You'll see that it's not hard to get the initial set-up and configuration to get it ready to use, and we'll guide you every step of the way. From connecting your Google account,…
Category : Mobile 28-04-2021 by Janeth Kent
6 Best Alternative Privacy Focused Browsers in 2021
In today's article we take a look at free private browsers which are relevant in 2021. We will compare their advantages and disadvantages, specs, etc. Let's get into it. What are alternative browsers? Alternative browsers are mostly trying to increase browser security, by various methods, such as browser hardening, sandboxing, encryption forcing, etc. When…
Category : Software 22-04-2021 by
What is the First Input Delay and why is it important?
First Input Delay (FID) is a Google usability metric that is part of the Core Web Vitals and, from May 2021, will be an SEO ranking factor. FID is the time it takes for the browser to respond to the user's first interaction on a web page while it is loading.…
Category : Seo & sem 25-03-2021 by Janeth Kent
Elon Musk To Found Starbase, A City In Texas To House His Companies And Projects
Elon Musk's initiatives hardly go unnoticed, either because of how curious, innovative and/or eccentric they can be. Recently, SpaceX's CEO confirmed that it is getting into a new business: building cities. An announcement of few words that generated a lot of buzz. Lately, Elon Musk has opted for terse messages on Twitter, playing…
Category : Technology 05-03-2021 by Janeth Kent
Creating simple CSS spinner-loader
In today's article we will show you how to animate a basic loader that spins when some predefined action is defined, such as loading an image. That can be used on a website for example when there is a request running and the result is not yet retrieved. What are they? Loading…
Category : Css 05-04-2021 by
Deepfakes Detection – An Emerging Technological Challenge
It is highly probable that while browsing the Internet, everyone of us has at some point stumbled upon a deepfake video. Deepfakes usually depict well-known people doing really improbable things – like the queen of England dancing on her table or Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreations starring as every…
Category : Technology 27-01-2021 by Iveta Karailievova
Cumulative Layout Shift, what is and How to optimize CLS
Cumulative Layout Shift, one of the new Core Web Vitals metrics, is the first metric that focuses on user experience beyond performance. Unexpected movement of web page content is a major source of irritation for users on the web. The new cumulative design change metric helps developers understand the impact of…
Category : Seo & sem 14-01-2021 by Luigi Nori
Understanding LCP, CLS, FID. All about Core Web Vitals in Google Search Console
A few months ago we talked about certain Google metrics that were displayed in Search Console. The reason for writing another post on this topic is that Google has changed this again, giving priority to other metrics. Interestingly, we thought in that previous study that the FCP and FID were not…
Category : Seo & sem 14-01-2021 by Luigi Nori
Validating HTML forms using BULMA and vanilla JavaScript
Today we are going to write about contact forms and how to validate them using JavaScript. The contact form seems to be one of the top features of every basic home page. It is a great way to encourage your visitors to make contact with you, by adding a form which…
Category : Javascript 31-12-2020 by
A FULFILLED PROMISE - Using the FETCH API to make AJAX calls
In this article we talked about what AJAX calls are and how to use them in a traditional way, by using the XMLHttpRequest (XHR) object. In short, thanks to AJAX calls a web page can be partially updated without having to reload the whole content. This leads to better loading…
Category : Javascript 26-12-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
Making AJAX requests to a REST API using vanilla JavaScript and XHR
Imagine you just build your first static web page and you would like to add some functionality to make it more attractive and generally more usable. Perhaps you would like to entertain your web page visitor with randomly generated cat facts, jokes, or, (preferably not randomly generated) weather forecasts or…
Category : Javascript 25-11-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
The best tricks and features to master your Android Smart TV
We bring you a collection of the best tricks to squeeze Android TV, the Google operating system designed for televisions. You can find it on smart televisions of some brands, but also on devices that you will connect to the TV. With all of them, you can use different types…
Category : Networking 05-11-2020 by Luigi Nori
Javascript: what are callbacks and how to use them.
Today we are going to learn about a concept that is widely used in javascript and that is used quite a lot by today's frameworks, libraries, especially NodeJS. This is the use of Callbacks. What is a Callback? Simplifying, it is to pass a function as a parameter so that this function…
Category : Javascript 23-10-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to securely access the Dark Web in 15 steps. First part
The dark web can be a pretty dangerous place if you don't take the right precautions. You can stay relatively safe with a good antivirus and a decent VPN. However, if you want to be completely anonymous and protect your device, you'll need a little more than that. Here there are…
Category : Security 04-05-2021 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to Browse the Internet Anonymously: 6 tips
Most of the actions you take online are not as private as you might imagine. Nowadays, countless people and groups try to follow our online behaviour as closely as possible. Our ISPs, our network administrators, our browsers, search engines, the applications we have installed, social networks, governments, hackers and even the…
Category : Security 16-09-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to run Android apps in Windows 10
Forget about having to constantly pick up your phone to see notifications or answer messages, Your Phone in Windows 10 is what you need and here we tell you how to use it. Apple users can't stop remarking how well their iPhone, iPad and Mac work together. And for a long…
Category : Technology 15-09-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Matrix. An open network for secure and decentralized communication that you can install in your Ubuntu server
Imagine to have an open platform that is as independent, vibrant and evolving as the Web itself, but for communication. As of June 2019, Matrix is out of beta, and the protocol is fully suitable for production usage. But, what is Matrix? Matrix is an open standard for real-time, interoperable and decentralized communication over…
Category : Networking 25-08-2020 by Luigi Nori
A collection of interesting networks and technology aiming at re-decentralizing the Internet
The decentralised web, or DWeb, could be a chance to take control of our data back from the big tech firms. So how does it work? Take a look at this collection of projects aimed to build a decentralized internet. Cloud BitDust - is decentralized, secure and anonymous on-line storage, where only…
Category : Networking 27-08-2020 by Janeth Kent
Awesome JavaScript Games and Js Software to create Games
Best sites js13kGames 2019 - Highlights from the js13kGames 2019 competition. js13kGames 2018 - 13 Games in ≤ 13kB of JavaScript. js13kGames 2017 - Build a game in 13kB or less with js13kGames. Adventure Triangle: Back To Home - You are lost in the cave. Try to get out and back to home. Sometimes it…
Category : Javascript 30-06-2020 by Janeth Kent
SEO Mistakes that Need to Be Avoided
Search Engine Optimization is the need of the hour, especially for people who have businesses and want to make something big out of it. You need to put in your share of efforts in the domain of SEO to see to it that your business is moving in the right…
Category : Seo & sem 11-06-2020 by Janeth Kent
JavaScript: Promises explained with simple real life examples
Handling asynchronous data flows is complex, who hasn't faced codes like this one?: checkWeather('palma de mallorca', (error, weather) => { if (error) throw error; if (weather === 'well') { return checkFlights('palma de mallorca', (err, flights) => { if (err) throw err; buyTicket(flights, (e, ticket) => { if (e) throw e; console.log('ticket nº…
Category : Javascript 06-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
What is Google My Business and how does it help my local business?
Google My Business is increasingly present in the digital marketing strategies of companies, and this Google tool provides us with various options to better position our business in the search engine. Through the creation of a business file we can work on the SEO of our brand. Google My Business mixes the…
Category : Web marketing 02-05-2020 by Luigi Nori
JavaScript. What's new in ES2020?
As we discussed in our article about the ES2019 features you should try, ECMAScript's proposals will continue to grow and give rise to new implementations. Therefore, you can already access the new ECMAScript features summarized in ES2020. So, in order not to miss the train, it is worth to be informed…
Category : Javascript 05-04-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
What is Webpack and how does it work
WebPack is basically a packer of modules or module bundler, but thanks to one of its components, the plugins, can be used as tasks runner, ie we can do tasks of all kinds, such as moving directories, clean up, etc... To understand what Webpack is, let's analyze this graph a bit. Webpack…
Category : Programming 23-11-2019 by Silvia Mazzetta
Java: introduction to Design Patterns and Singleton Pattern
Anyone with even a minimum experience of programming, should have realized that the majority of the problems have common elements. In fact we often find problems with the same pattern but in different contexts. For example, a management software for s supermarket and the one for a great industry will operate…
Category : Java 27-10-2019 by Alessio Mungelli
What to Expect from Email Marketing Tools in 2019
Along with everything else, marketing has received a huge boost recently, thanks to technology. As email continued to be a top performer even in 2018, it’s one of the integral parts of any online campaign today. So, what should you look for in your email marketing tools in 2019? Advanced Automation…
Category : Web marketing 18-11-2019 by Janeth Kent
Implement Internationalization in Javascript (a headache for developers)
Definitely, programmers living in the U.S. (and few additional locations in Mexico and Canada) are luckier than us about the age-old problem of internationalizing methods. This makes their life so much easier because they don't have to think about internationalization: not about converting to distinct date formats, not about the idiosyncrasies…
Category : Javascript 12-07-2019 by Janeth Kent
Best Open-Source Javascript Date Picker Plugins and Libraries
For date pickers, selecting menus is a common choice as they are simple to set up. But I suppose our customers deserve better after centuries of using MM / DD / YY menus. For many companies, datepickers are vital. They can also be used for any defined purpose to monitor time. It…
Category : Javascript 23-07-2021 by Janeth Kent
Progressive Web Apps Directory: The Best Collection of Resources
Get started with progressive web apps and learn things in depth, this page will list the best resources we know of to help you understand Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) . Make sure to bookmark this page, as this is a living document that we’ll be adding to from time to time.Progressive…
Category : Javascript 20-06-2019 by Janeth Kent
Understanding the JavaScript language (guidelines for beginners)
What began in 1995 as a modest 10-day project is now one of the world's most commonly used programming languages. JavaScript is actually everywhere, thanks to more advanced JavaScript engines and the introduction of frameworks like Node, Apache Cordova, Ionic, and Electron that took the language beyond the simple web…
Category : Javascript 18-06-2019 by Janeth Kent
10 Collaborative Coding Tools for Remote Pair Programming
The days of lonesome coding are long gone since the development of pair programming. It is a technique where two software developers share a keyboard and collaboratively work together. The two developers take turns and continually switch roles in writing code: one being the Driver, whose job is to write…
Category : Development 02-03-2020 by Janeth Kent
The Bible of the Best Node.Js Frameworks
Node.js is the platform built on chrome’s javascript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. It uses an event-driven non-blocking IO modal that makes it lightweight and efficient. node.js is perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices. Node.js frameworks can help to streamline the development of web…
Category : Javascript 09-05-2019 by Janeth Kent
Core features overview of JavaScript syntax (ES6)
Several changes to JavaScript were introduced by ECMAScript 2015, also well-known as ES6. Here is a summary of a number of the foremost common options and syntactic variations, where applicable, with comparisons to ES5. Variables and constant comparison In the following table, we provide a brief overview of the concepts of scope…
Category : Javascript 11-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
Level Up Your JavaScript Skills: 12 basic notions
If you are a developer at any level, understanding its basic concepts is crucial. This article highlights 12 basic concepts that are critical to understanding by any JS developer, but do not represent the full range of what a JS developer should know. 1. Value vs. Reference Variable Assignment To coding bug-free JavaScript,…
Category : Javascript 23-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
14 JavaScript Animation Libraries
Well - designed and smooth animations are one of the most important things that makes an app stand out from the crowd. The purpose of UI animations is to help users understand the product in a more interactive way. While surfing the web in search of a cool animation library in…
Category : Javascript 17-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
Top free JavaScript User Authentication Libraries
We are keen on security: authentication is an important issue when creating a dynamic web application Authentication is for identifying users and provide different access rights and content depending on their id. Since new tutorials appear on the web and more people try to understand the cost-benefit equation for implementing their…
Category : Javascript 29-01-2020 by Janeth Kent
The Best RSS Readers for Ubuntu
Even if most of the tech experts actively claim that RSS (Rich Site Summary) is dead especially after Google Reader was discontinued 5 years ago but it isn’t yet as still many people rely on RSS to get the latest news, podcasts, videos etc. and almost every website is still…
Category : Software 19-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
Which Javascript frameworks will rule in 2019?
In this article, we will review and analyze the 2018 State of JavaScript report to later focus attention on frameworks that will be at the center of attention in 2019. Let's take some time to look at the amazing journey of JavaScript, reflected in the use of more than 20,000 developers…
Category : Javascript 19-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
Async/Await how they really work: an example
Promises give us an easier way to deal sequentially with asynchrony in our code. This is a welcome addition, given that our brains are not designed to deal efficiently with asynchronicity. Async / await functions, help us to write completely synchronous code while performing asynchronous tasks in the background. The functionality…
Category : Javascript 22-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
Best Javascript front-end hacking cheatsheets
JavaScript has a extremely high potential to build cutting-edge web applications. But it's really hard to memorize it by heart. The JavaScript cheat sheets therefore act perfectly as a reminder and a comprehensive reference for developers. All popular and special purpose cheat sheets have been discussed above. You now have…
Category : Javascript 06-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
Tips for JavaScript Developers
Another year is over and JavaScript is constantly changing. However, there are some tips that can help you write in 2019 clean and efficient code that scales. Below is a list of 9 pragmatic suggestions. async / await Are you still trapped in callback hell? Don't use callbacks unless it's completely necessary, such…
Category : Javascript 08-06-2020 by Janeth Kent
Working with JSON in JavaScript
JSON is short for JavaScript Object Notation and an easy - to - access way to store information. In short, it gives us a collection of human - readable data that we can access in a very logical way. In addition to RSS feeds, any sites now share data using JSON,…
Category : Javascript 08-04-2020 by Janeth Kent
Best Node Js Resources, Courses and Tutorials.
NodeJS is a platform that enables developers to write high-performance and networked applications server side. And using good old Javascript as well. Why should you study NodeJS? To begin with, it never hurts to learn something new. But most importantly, it's great to learn NodeJS. With a focus on modern JavaScript and real-world application,…
Category : Javascript 10-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
Node.js Course in 90 Minutes
Node.js can be defined as a Google Chrome JavaScript V8 engine based on a dynamic, cross-platform and open-source JavaScript framework or runtime environment. Node.js was initially implemented as a client-side scripting language, developed by Ryan Dahl in 2009. JavaScript code and scripts running on the server side are now used…
Category : Javascript 08-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
How to build a basic PWA with HTML and Javascript
Looking at the web for a basic PWA online training exercise, everything I found was just too confused or required libraries/system/stage or another. If we need to learn another innovation, we would preferably not get derailed with redundant subtleties ... We have indeed composed a basic introductory exercise to draw from different…
Category : Javascript 10-04-2020 by Janeth Kent
JavaScript Basis: Syntax & Structure
Programming languages are defined by rules. The syntax is what we follow when we write our code, which forms the logical structure of our programs. Let's dive right into the basic components of JavaScript. We will look at values, unicode, semi-colon, indentation, white spacing, commentary, case sensitivity, keywords..ect. By taking the time…
Category : Javascript 07-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
Most Popular Node.js Frameworks in 2019
Before Node.js, web developers always faced the issue of having to use different languages for client-side and server-side scripts. JavaScript was traditionally the language for client-side scripting with the HTML code running in the browser. The invention of Node.js in 2009 introduced server-side scripting with JavaScript code running on the…
Category : Javascript 14-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
DOM vs Virtual DOM (Vue's challenge)
Most of the Javascript frameworks like Vue, React and Ember implement a “virtual DOM”. While it seems like some thing from a technological know-how fiction, its number one motive for present is to expand the speed and proficiency of DOM updates. It offers a few more advantages as well. What the DOM actually is (a reminder) We have a tendency consider the DOM as the HTML document it represents. but without a doubt the DOM is a tree-like data structure that comes into existence as soon as an…
Category : Javascript 05-10-2018 by Janeth Kent
JavaScript Manual for Beginners
The JavaScript Manual shows you how to use JavaScript and gives an overview of the language. I GETTING STARTED ABOUT Created by Netscape in 1995 as an extension of HTML for Netscape Navigator 2.0, JavaScript had as its main function the manipulation of HTML documents and form validation. Before winning this name so…
Category : Javascript 04-09-2018 by Janeth Kent
Top JavaScript Libraries in 2018
As Javascript remains the most popular and widely used programming language in 2018, so grows the ecosystem around it. JavaScript has gained immense popularity over the span of a few years. Developers preferred it over other languages because it allows them to design and modify web pages in various ways and…
Category : Javascript 23-08-2018 by Janeth Kent
Useful Terminal Commands Every Web Developer Should Know About
The command line interface (CLI), or Terminal is considered by many to be the Holy Grail of computer management. At one time the CLI was the only way to accomplish anything on a computer; then, the CLI gave way to the graphical user interface (GUI) as the popularity of PCs…
Category : Operating systems 22-06-2018 by Janeth Kent
Send Push Notification to Users Using Firebase Messaging Service in PHP
Today I will show you how to send unlimited free push notifications to your clients using Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) in your PHP web application. Push Notifications are clickable messages that come from a website. They are used to show notifications outside the web page context even if the user is not browsing…
Category : Php 14-05-2018 by Janeth Kent
Useful technical SEO checklist for developers
Let's start from the beginning. What is SEO? When we talk about SEO we are talking about Search Engine Optimisation: we are talking about the organic positioning of a web page in search results. And when we say organic positioning we mean unpaid positioning. SEO is a discipline, strategy or set…
Category : Seo & sem 09-06-2021 by Janeth Kent
Facebook Prepack, The Next Big Thing In The JavaScript World
In the last days, the social networks were crazy about Prepack. Probably you still haven’t heard about it. It’s reasonable! It has been an open source only a few days ago. Prepack has developed by Facebook and it is under active development. It’s experimental and still in very early stage,…
Category : Javascript 11-05-2017 by Janeth Kent
CSS Progressive Loading in Chrome
Until now, only in IE/Edge could we leverage streaming of CSS to load progressively the CSS of the components as their HTML is streamed. In other browsers, they would normally block rendering till the entire CSS sources were loaded, giving us the white screen of wait before anything could render. With…
Category : Css 09-05-2017 by Janeth Kent
Fetch API, an amazing replacement of XMLHttpRequest AJAX
When AJAX came to the modern web, it changed the definition of how web works. We all are using ajax for a long time but not with Fetch API. To load a new content in a web page, we do not need a full page reload. Using AJAX, we can…
Category : Programming 19-02-2017 by Janeth Kent
How to Install Syncthing on Ubuntu 16.04
This tutorial shows how to install Syncthing on Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop LTS Xenial Xerus. Syncthing is a free continuous file synchronization tool that lets you synchronize your files across desktops, tablets, mobile phones or even servers. It’s an open source alternative to the popular BitTorrent Sync (aka btsync) application. The creation,…
Category : Networking 17-02-2017 by Janeth Kent
Getting started with Node.Js
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment (hence its .js termination in reference to the JavaScript language). This real-time runtime environment includes everything you need to run a program written in JavaScript. It also brings many benefits and solves many problems, so it would be more than interesting to take our…
Category : Javascript 06-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
How to force screen/s resolution in Ubuntu and make it permanent
Sometimes our ubuntu drivers don't work so well as we espect with our screens, most of the time we get a low resolution in our screens and cannot change it via GUI, fortunately using xrandr we can easily configure our screens to force them to a better resolution. First of all,…
Category : Software 09-11-2016 by Janeth Kent
Ubuntu servers security: 25 security tools to armor your system
The Ubuntu repositories contain several useful tools for maintaining a secure network and network administration.This security tools include network scanning,attack detection,Virus Detection etc. 1) Wireshark -- network traffic analyzer Wireshark is a network traffic analyzer, or "sniffer", for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and…
Category : Servers 14-09-2016 by Janeth Kent
Install Syncthing on Ubuntu 16.04 using Debian Repository
Syncthing is a free continuous file synchronization tool that lets you synchronize your files across desktops, tablets, servers. It’s an open source alternative to the popular BitTorrent Sync (aka btsync) application. The creation, modification or deletion of files on one machine will automatically be replicated to your other devices. Syncthing…
Category : Servers 19-08-2016 by Janeth Kent
PHP Libraries For Summer 2016
Here are our picks for the 12 most useful and interesting open-source PHP libraries that you should check out this summer! Monolog With Monolog you can create advanced logging systems by sending your PHP logs to files, sockets, databases, inboxes or other web services. The library has over 50 handlers for various…
Category : Php 11-08-2016 by Janeth Kent
Display Linux TCP / UDP Network and Socket Information with the 'ss' command
The ss command is used to show socket statistics. It can display stats for PACKET sockets, TCP sockets, UDP sockets, DCCP sockets, RAW sockets, Unix domain sockets, and more. It allows showing information similar to netstat command. It can display more TCP and state information than other tools. It is…
Category : Networking 23-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
The Best Free SSH Tabbed Terminal Clients for Windows
PuTTy is an emulator for the terminal. It allows you to log into another computer that can be on the same network or accessed via the internet. The basic program has no security, but you can add authentication and encryption to SSH to protect internet connections. The tool also includes…
Category : Networking 05-05-2021 by Janeth Kent
Mozilla introduces Firefox 29
Firefox 29 was released on April 29, 2014. The new version looks significantly more like Chrome than the old Firefox. It features the same three-bar menu on the right and rounded tabs, for example. At the same time, though, it keeps the separate search form — something most other browsers have…
Category : Software 29-04-2014 by Janeth Kent
Syncronize Files Between Servers With RSYNC
Synchronize Files With rsync Synchronizing files from one server to another is quite awesome. You can use it for backups, for keeping web servers in sync, and much more. It's fast and it doesn't take up as much bandwidth as normal copying would. And the best thing is, it can be…
Category : Networking 03-02-2014 by Janeth Kent
Install Bit Torrent Sync on Ubuntu
There are some great tools for syncing files over the internet available to us, but one stands out from the rest in regards of technology used and possible use cases. A public beta version was released in June this year and now it’s available for Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, Android and…
Category : Networking 15-01-2014 by Janeth Kent
Build a realtime jQuery plugin
Realtime web technologies make it really easy to add live content to previously static web pages. Live content can bring a page alive, retain users and remove the need for them to refresh the page periodically. Realtime updates are generally achieved by connecting to a source of data, subscribing to the…
Category : Javascript 27-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
Weekly Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers: JavaScript, HTML & CSS – Week of August 12, 2013
This is our weekly design news column where we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool freebies from the past week. Enjoy :) Tutorials Raymond Camden shares a very cool proof of concept for drawing a shape on a map and getting back map data from Google Maps. Using Drawing Tools…
Category : Web design 21-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
Top 12 free JavaScript resources for advanced users
If you have a strong knowledge in programming and want to improve your JavaScript skills or you want a good reference book then this list is for you. We've put together a list of 12 of our favorite JavaScript free book to help save you time and energy along the way.…
Category : Web design 16-01-2018 by Janeth Kent
13 jQuery Plugins and Tutorials for e-commerce website
E-Commerce websites are making shopping easy for customers. The number of ecommerce websites are growing with every day. Shopping Cart is the most important aspect of an E-Commerce website. We all know that jQuery plugins helps us to add difficult things to our websites very easily. Below you’ll find 13 jQuery shopping cart plugin and…
Category : Javascript 02-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
The Best Project Management Tools For Planning
Project management tools are one of the essentials when it comes to having a project run successfully. Whether you are a freelancer, or simply an owner of a small business, it comes in handy to know what is required and needed in order to manage a client’s project successfully. Programmers and engineers…
Category : Software 02-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
A Collection of Essential WordPress Plugins
With so many plugins available, finding the best WordPress plugins can be hard and time-consuming! That is my motivation for gathering this comprehensive collection of Essential WordPress plugins. Enjoy! WP DB Backup WP DB Backup is an easy to use plugin which lets you backup your core WordPress database tables just by…
Category : Web design 21-08-2020 by Janeth Kent
How to use AdSense with Responsive Design
After some time publishing interesting information on your website, it is normal that you want to make a profit. One of the most widely used systems is Adsense, a Google service that allows you to display advertising on your website to generate income. An income that will depend on the number…
Category : Web design 23-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
Visualize Your Data: 25 Javascript Visualization Libraries
You have a huge amount of data that you need to present to your website visitors in a clear and concise way. First of all, you have to organise that data so that it's understandable to everyone in some way, right? That's where graphics come in. In web design, graphs…
Category : Javascript 03-05-2021 by Silvia Mazzetta
50 tools to reinvigorate your content marketing efforts
2012 has been the year of growth for content marketing. Brands have begun to embrace the discipline as a vital part of their overall strategy. What was once a conversation on “why content marketing” has turned into a conversation on “how to.” The current focus on social media advertising is pulling marketing attention…
Category : Web marketing 03-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
Dinamically Get Social Media Buttons After Page Loading
While working on the new theme for this site, we realized that the various social media buttons We use were making the entire page load considerably slower. As soon as the browser hit that region of the page (the end of each post), everything would stop until those fat buttons…
Category : Programming 29-06-2013 by Janeth Kent
Syncronize Files Between Two Ubuntu Servers Using Unison and Incron
File Synchronization Between Two Ubuntu Servers using Unison Unison is a file-synchronization tool for Unix and Windows. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or different disks on the same host), modified separately, and then brought up to date by propagating…
Category : Networking 21-06-2013 by Janeth Kent
Tutorials, Videos, Free Books, and More Resources for Learning jQuery
Maybe you’re a jQuery pro. Maybe you’re John Resig... But, in the other hand, maybe you read words like “jQuery”, and think: “jQuery What?” . If you belong to this category of person, now is the time to learn jQuery. According to jQuery.com, jQuery is a fast, concise, JavaScript library that simplifies…
Category : Javascript 19-06-2013 by Janeth Kent
20 Open Source Scripts Applications for Web Developers
Open source applications and tools can be handy for web designers and developers on a budget. Nowadays most of the tools and applications are increasingly either employing open source or are built entirely on it. And all of this adds up to an increasing premium on web development skills and…
Category : Programming 11-08-2016 by Janeth Kent
Android tips: How to change archive and delete actions in the new Gmail
With the latest update to Gmail interface, Google has change things a bit -- but it didn't give users much indication of how things changed. One of the big change was the differentiation between archiving and deleting emails, and what options are chosen to be available. If you haven't tweaked any settings previously,…
Category : Operating systems 11-06-2013 by Janeth Kent
25 Useful HTML5 Tools For Web Designers & Developers
The latest version of HTML – HTML5, adds many new elements to the applications that are being developed. It's very important important for the web developers and web designers to learn and use the elements of HTML5 to develop web apps and sites. Here we have some fresh and news HTML5 resources which are…
Category : Web design 29-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
CSS:How To Create Fixed Position Share Box
Do you want your social media buttons to always be on the screen for your visitors to click on? If yes then you want to have a fixed position share box on your website. This allows your social media buttons to always be on the screen even when the user scrolls…
Category : Web design 16-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Turbulenz, open source html5 game engine
Some of the best things in the world are open source — that is to say that the basic code or instructions for it are available for everyone to use for free. Google’s Android operating system, for example, is open to anyone who wants to use it. That provides companies…
Category : Videogames 03-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Download Google fonts to your desktop
The goal of Google Fonts has always been to bring beautiful, open-source fonts to the web, fast and free of cost. Starting today, you can download these fonts for offline access on your desktop. We’ve made all of the fonts from the Google Fonts directory available in SkyFonts, a tool from Monotype that…
Category : Operating systems 01-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Remove duplicate and empty Google+ photo albums in your Gallery
Has your Gallery gone haywire with blank and duplicate Google+ albums? Don't worry, you're not alone. Since the implementation of Google+ Instant Upload and its deep integration into the included Gallery app, more and more of the photos you see on your device aren't actually... on your device. This all works…
Category : Software 26-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
Google Drive can now automatically sync all your Docs, Sheets, and Slides so you can access any file offline
Less than three hours after the last Google Drive update, Google has announced a very useful feature: automatic syncing of all your Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. You can now also create and edit drawings offline. The two features are rolling out over the next “few days” so you should see them…
Category : Software 25-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
The Best Experimental Chrome Features You Should Check Out
Google Chrome is a great browser as it is, but that doesn't mean it doesn't come with its share of annoyances and curiosities. You can fix some of these, as well as add new features by playing around with Chrome's experimental settings. Here are a few we really like. When you…
Category : Software 24-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
100+ Best Google Chrome Extensions
There are a lot of extensions specific to Google and its services, which isn't surprising considering Chrome is Google's browser. They work across operating systems. Best of all, every extension mentioned here is entirely free, so there's no harm in giving them a try. If you don't like one, just…
Category : Software 16-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
13 Top Free Android Productivity Apps
If you are an android user and a blogger, then this post is for you. We have listed the top free 13 android apps for productivity. 1. Google Goggles Search the real world by taking a picture. Search by taking a picture. Goggles uses image recognition technology to recognize objects and return relevant…
Category : Software 15-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
Creating a Notepad app with indexedDB
indexedDB, which is new in HTML5, allows developers to persist data within the web browser. As a result your app runs both online and offline with powerful query facilities. indexedDB is different from traditional relational databases in that it is an objectStore instead of a collection of rows and columns. You just…
Category : Databases 14-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
Install ISPCONFIG 3 in UBUNTU 12.04
Note: This is work in progress! You should probably test this in a virtual machine first and play around with various settings. There are a lot of tutorials over the Internet about how to configure an Ubuntu server for ISPConfig. I usually follow them, after all there aren’t so many variations on…
Category : Networking 11-04-2013 by Janeth Kent