Winter

Posted and filed under comedy.

I found a script at Dreamhost to make it snow on the page. Let’s see if it works.

XML

Posted and filed under Web Design.

Way cool: I found an article at 4GuysFromRolla.com that describes how to use Microsoft’s XMLHTTP object to get data from other web pages. You can create a custom Internet Movie Database search machine with this information … very interesting …

Editing

Posted and filed under blogtech.

If you visit http://www.davidgagne.net/ you’ll see a period – . – before each link to an entry’s comments. That period is a link to the editing window for that particular entry. As long as I am logged in to MovableType, I can click on that link and immediately begin editing the post. Here’s the link… Read more »

Javascript

Posted and filed under Web Design.

I loves me some Cut-N-Paste javascript …

Webmasterbase

Posted and filed under Web Design.

Cleaning out the ol’ Inbox tonight I found an eMail directing me to the WebmasterBase. It’s a part of the SitePoint network, and a great resource for webheads.

DHTML

Posted and filed under Web Design.

Did you know that you can use DHTML to implement Dynamic Balloon Help on your site?

Blogger Template

Posted and filed under blogging.

<BlogDateHeader> <h5><$BlogDateHeaderDate$></h5></BlogDateHeader> <blockquote class=”blog”> <small> <a name=”<$BlogItemNumber$>”></a> </small> <br> <$BlogItemBody$><br> <small> <a title=”<$BlogItemDateTime$>” href=”<$BlogItemArchiveFileName$>#<$BlogItemNumber$>”>sproink!</a> <a href=”mailto:dvg[at]davidgagne[dot]net?subject=post #<$BlogItemNumber$>” title=”tell me about it”>speak!</a> </small> </blockquote>

Server Side Includes

Posted and filed under Web Design.

I keep meaning to tell you and I keep forgetting. My prol-style loggerheads drop-down combo box on top of the sidebar is a <#include> That means if you want to steal it, or make your own, or even include mine on your site (?!), all you have to do is grab weblogs.shtml and it’s yours.

The META Tag Generator

Posted and filed under Web Design.

The META Tag Generator (that I found from a link from a link from dink) is, for whatever it’s worth, the DavidGagne.Net cool tool of the day …

Weblog Madness

Posted and filed under blogging, Web Design.

Weblog Madness is a terrific resource for bloggers. I can’t imagine why I’ve not blogged it before.