Thank you for 2008 – Happy New Year!
The end of 2008 is near, and I felt it was time to summarize the passed year.
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Happy holidays, Merry Christmas!
The time of year for celebration, family time and gifts to your loved ones is here!
Inline Code Finder Firefox extension – find inline JavaScript events, inline styling and javascript:links
When I first coded and released Obtrusive JavaScript Checker, I had some more ideas with it, as well as some great feedback I have received and wanted to see to. The result is Inline Code Finder, which looks for inline styling as well as what the Obtrusive JavaScript Checker offered, and it comes in two versions!
JavaScript timers – using functions and scope
This article is also available in Russian.
Today I thought I’d introduce you to timers in JavaScript and how to use scope to make your life easier.
Google Chrome 1.0 officially released
The time is here: Google Chrome is now officially released.
Spotify invites for everyone!
The time has come to give a number of Spotify invites to anyone! And you know what? Since Christmas is just around the corner, I have 80 of them for you!
smush.it – optimize your images without sacrificing quality
Sometimes I notice great things, but just forget to blog about them. However, having Chris H in town reminded me – I just have to write about smush.it.
Spotify invite bonanza week – UK residents, Happy Holidays!
This week is Spotify bonanza week! Invites to the people!
Geek Meet broadcast live tomorrow, December 4th
Tomorrow night, December 4th, is the time to get your geek-on! Geek Meet December 2008 will have a staggering 150 attendants, and thanks to our sponsor Creuna, all of them will be treated to free presentations by Chris Heilmann, together with complimentary pizza and beer.
But don’t fret if you cant be there. The event itself (all in English) will also be broadcast live over the Internet, so I gladly invite you to join us through cyberspace! The starting time is as at 18.30 Central European Time. That means 17.30 UK time, 12.30 PM US EST, 9.30 AM US PST.
See you tomorrow!
Chris’ summary and links to slides are now available at Geekmeet Stockholm – Performance and Play.
Owning an iPhone – pros and cons
Ok, time for an admission: I now, honestly, own an iPhone.
Becoming an MVB for DZone
Recently I was approached by DZone, where they asked if I wanted to become one of their MVBs.
Poll: Do you use access keys?
I felt it was about time to bring up the topic in one of my oldest drafts (written in May 2005) which, for some reason, never saw the light of day.
IE 6: now coming to a cell phone near you
Something was brought to my attention which, to say the least, left me a little baffled: IE 6 is coming to mobile phones…
Why inline CSS and JavaScript code is such a bad thing
Available is also a translation in French of this article.
When I review web sites, and also in my own projects with a number of different team members, I almost constantly stumble across something web developers should really refrain from: inline styling and inline JavaScript code.
Why I use a Mac
The reason why I use Macs is pretty simple:
Image taken from FAIL Blog.
And, to be honest, I think this epitomizes my view on Vista: it’s something which should never fail, but just did.
Obtrusive JavaScript Checker 0.8 – proper Firefox extension release with live enabling and disabling
It was time for me to stop being a whiny lazy developer, and instead properly learn to develop Firefox extensions. So. the result is version 0.8 of Obtrusive JavaScript Checker, as a very much improved Firefox extension.
Internet Explorer 8 – fix event handling, or don’t release it
Something which have troubled web developers for a long long time is the proprietary event handling implementation in Internet Explorer. In IE 8, this really has to go.
Obtrusive JavaScript Checker also available as a Ubiquity command
With the latest release of Obtrusive JavaScript Checker and its cool information and report features, I got the request to make it as a command for Ubiquity as well. So, here you go! 🙂
Obtrusive JavaScript Checker 0.7 – support for JavaScript links, inline event information and summary report
When I launched Obtrusive JavaScript Checker, I immediately felt it had more potential, and I definitely had more features to add to make it even more compelling. Therefore, here comes a new release with javascript: link support, detailed inline event information and a summary report.
Obtrusive JavaScript Checker – Greasemonkey script and Firefox extension to find inline events
In my work, part of it is analyzing both other people’s code as well as my own. Now I have created Obtrusive JavaScript Checker to help me out with that!
Ubiquity command to search Robert’s talk for posts – rob-search
I guess some of you hard-core developers and keyboard shortcut lovers out there immediately took Mozilla’s Ubiquity extension for Firefox to your hearts when the first version was released in August. Now I have created a command to perform a search in my own web site with the help of Ubiquity, and naturally I want to share it with you.
JavaScript namespacing – an alternative to JavaScript inheritance
When talking about JavaScript and inheritance, something that often go amiss from the discussion is the alternative of using proper namespacing instead.
JavaScript inheritance – experimenting with syntax alternatives and private variables
After my recent posts about JavaScript, there were some people asking for more information about inheritance – intrigued by the concept myself, and also inspired by Andrea Giammarchi’s comment , I though I’d come up with some scary shit. 🙂
Beware of JavaScript semicolon insertion
One of most tricky behaviors by JavaScript interpreters is semicolon insertion.
Geek Meet December 2008 – Chris Heilmann presentations
Time for a new Geek Meet, and this time we will have an extra treat for you! Christian Heilmann, Web Architect/Standards Evangelist at Yahoo UK (Chris’ blog, Chris’ Web Development Articles) will be flown in from the UK to Stockholm (courtesy of Creuna) to do two intriguing web development talks!
Behind Blue Es
Since everyone and his mother is beating down on Internet Explorer, I thought I’d express things from IE’s own perspective:
JavaScript: how to get private, privileged, public and static members (properties and methods)
After reading JavaScript inheritance – how and why and Explaining JavaScript scope and closures, I thought we’d combine the knowledge gained to talk about private, privileged, public and static members (properties and methods) for objects in JavaScript.
Your childrens’ perception of you
Sometime, your perception of yourself isn’t a 100% in sync with your childrens’ takes…
Explaining JavaScript scope and closures
I thought I’d try to explain something which many people struggle with: JavaScript scope and closures.
“You STILL work with JavaScript?”
Some time ago, I had lunch with a former colleague I last saw in 2000, when we were working together in a project. We got to talking, and eventually he asked me an interesting question.
Spotify launches – 10 more invites to give away
Ok, apparently this is Spotify week, counting all my posts, but I just found out that the service has launched for the public, at least in terms of paying accounts! Also, as a launch bonus, I have 10 more invites for the fast commenters. 🙂
JavaScript inheritance – how and why
Currently I’m working a fair bit with JavaScript and teaching different ways to use it, and what I want to talk to you about is if and how you use inheritance in JavaScript.
Spotify – get you own invite now!
It’s finally time to give something back to you, dear readers, for your loyalty! You know I’ve been ga ga about Spotify for quite some time, and now I’m very glad to offer you invites to the terrific service!
The Spotify party
Saturday night, I had the pleasure of attending a Spotify party, thrown by Spotify – the best music service available.
Accessibility tested web sites: Nokia vs. Sony Ericsson
Having done an amount of cell phone research lately, I’ve had the not-so-pleasant experience of seeing the level of quality of certain cell phone vendor web sites. Therefore, I’d like to compare Nokia vs. Sony Ericsson.
CSS includes with the title attribute might be ignored
Yesterday I ran into a little unexpected behavior when adding title attributes to a couple of link elements.
Taxation of my daughter
The other day I got a letter from the Swedish Tax Authority in regards to taxation of my daughter Emilia.
Flickr vs. SmugMug – a comparison of the picture services
As every other web developer on Earth, I initially clung on to Flickr for my photos, but recently I did a little evaluation round, and instead fell for SmugMug. Therefore, I thought it would be interesting to write down a comparison of those two services.
DOMAssistant 2.7.2 released – triggerEvent and replace added
Version 2.7.2 of DOMAssistant has just been released, and beside from some small improvements and minor tweaks, it has two new and very interesting methods.
tumblrBadge – a Tumblr badge script
I’m sure there are a few Tumblr fans out there, and if you are, naturally you’ll want a Tumblr badge to present it in your own web page? 🙂
Operating System market share prediction
When I wrote One browser to rule them all, I also wanted to speculate a little in where the operating system market might be heading. Suffice to say, Vista hasn’t meet its expectations, and Mac OS X has gained a lot of attention through iPhone and iPod.
You want CSS opacity to go with that? Well, suit yourself
This article is also available in Hungarian.
Personally, I like opacity when it is used well in a web site. And instead of some static images, I prefer, when possible, that it is achieved through CSS.
Stepping down with DOMAssistant
January 25th 2007, I released something I fondly nicknamed DOMAss, which step by step evolved into the today full-fledged DOMAssistant. Today, it is time to let it go.
About FriendFeed and FriendFeedBadge – present your FriendFeed in your own web site
Ok, so some of you must think I’m slightly retarded in regards to discovering new internet services. The thing is, though, that I usually test a lot of them as soon as they surface, then wait to see if they become popular, and if yes, hops on the train as everyone else. This time around, the turn has come to FriendFeed and the FriendFeedBadge.
One browser to rule them all
One browser to rule them all, one Google to find them, one extension to bring them all, and in the darkness (Redmond?) bind them.
An alternate iPhone review
I now own an iPhone and must reconsider what I wrote in iPhone letdowns.
German code
For many years now, me and a couple of friends have had a saying about code, measuring the quality of it, whether it’s excellent or mediocre.
PictureSlides plugin for jQuery – create compelling slideshows and thumbnail galleries
Some time ago I released PictureSlides, a DOMAssistant plugin to create compelling slideshows and thumbnail galleries, with a number of customizable options. Recently, I ported PictureSlides to also work with jQuery, so if you want to do something spiffy with images, I recommend you check it out!
Visitor record
I just thought I’d mention that I have a new visitor record for this web site. 🙂
Geek Meet September 2008 – Django and Pecha Kucha
I hope you all have had a nice summer, and are up for another Geek Meet!