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As Greg has mentioned in a previous post, using Google’s Font API you’re are no longer limited to “web-safe” fonts! We all love Arial and Times, but there are thousands of other really cool fonts to play with too. Here I’ll compare some options for using custom fonts on the web.
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Let’s face it… JavaScript “alert” notifications are boring and can be annoying. They are ugly and make ding-y sounds when appearing. However, you still need to notify the user upon certain events. What is a better way to display a dialog box to web users? Using jQuery, of course!
EXAMPLES:
First, let’s have an example of the “old” way of doing things with an alert box. Click Here
Now, the new hotness example: Click Here
The script is fairly simple, and requires very little code to implement. No additional images are required, although they can be added on the DIV for an even more-stylized look. The effect is very smooth in comparison to the traditional alert box. Also, this event can be applied to nearly any HTML element, including links, divs, images, buttons, etc. (more…)
We have an intern coming in next week to hang out with us nerds. He’s a highschool student that would like to see what the day to day tasks of a web programmer are. I’ve talked to him about what he will be doing and what to brush up on. Here are a list of sites that I recommended him click through to brush up on some of the basics of the tools that we use. These are in no particular order.
There are more places online that can teach you our toolset. Google is great if you know what you are searching for. The internet is a great thing, and can teach you just about anything you want, especially if it relates to computers and programming.
The web sure is great. Can you tell that we love the Internet? You can do so much with it. Need to learn something? Google. Want to buy something? Amazon, eBay or Newegg. Want to sell something? Time to do some research. We are here to help.
If you just want to sell things easily, you can set up an eBay store in a matter of hours. Set each of your items to Buy it Now Only and you can ask the price you want. Are you selling something in the handmade goods niche market? Try out Etsy.com. It’s pretty sweet. Now, if you have a whole catalog of items with a steady inventory and want to use the internet to allow for credit card transactions, shopping carts and more, you’ve got a lot of choices.
There are some tools out there that will help you get your store up and running with an easy system to maintain your customer and item databases. These are usually buy-in systems and we really don’t like them much. Our latest ecommerce project uses a tool called Americommerce. With this system, you can log in and track basically everything. The only trouble is making the thing look pretty. If you have a design that you are trying to follow, then forget about it. You’ll make more progress banging your head against a wall than trying to fight the CSS that is auto-generated with this system. If you don’t care what your site looks like, then this system could be just the right fit. Customizable templates are available and it boasts quite powerful back end functionality.
If you do have a design that you want to follow, then by all means get set up with a foxy cart account. They have the best tools for developers to integrate ecommerce solutions into both existing websites and brand new sites. It works a lot like paypal buttons, except you can style everything according to your client’s colors and logos. It uses a slightly modified jQuery library to connect to their servers so that you don’t have to worry about SSL, HTMLS, secure connections, blah blah blah… they do it for you so you can spend time engaging in fun coding.
So, if you are a developer, next time you get approached with an ecommerce project, don’t choose Americommerce, and choose foxy cart. Spread the word—it’s the best ecommerce solution out there.
W3C
Here at Zoom Creates, we’re fanatical about testing & validation of the web sites we produce. Before a web site is launched, our team performs a site-wide validation check for HTML & CSS compliance using the globally-recognized standards taken from the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).
What the W3C does:
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding. It is the organization which all web standards are derived from and should adhere to.
Top 3 reasons why validation and testing of a web site is important:
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