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May 10, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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April 2010 JQuery Goodness Roundup

Here it is April and that means it is time for another roundup of jQuery plugins that will greatly assist you in making short work of your development efforts while at the same time pleasing the end user. I have noticed that there are quite a few of new jQuery plugins out there and they really caught my attention as well as the proven older plugins that I have found useful. If you have a favorite plugin why not leave a comment and share wit the community? TextBoxes and DropDowns FlexBox (CodePlex) JQuery DropDown Drag and Drop JQuery List DragSort …

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April 7, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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How To Process JSON With C# and JQuery

JavaScript Object Notation affectionately known as JSON is a wonderful way to deliver content to the browser in a lightweight method that can both save on bandwidth and reduce page weight. Who doesn’t like the idea of performance improvements? In this tutorial, I will demonstrate how to make a call to a SQL Server database via a Web Method and create an employee object that will hold the top ten employees. This object will contain the JSON data that in turn will be displayed in a standard HTML table. Of course you could use CSS to display the data and …

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April 6, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Display Images With JQuery And A Standard HTML Select Tag

jQuery is a coding language that is a branch off of JavaScript. jQuery works like JavaScript in which its used to help with interaction and effects with your development code. The best featuring for jQuery is the effects you can accomplish, with less code than what it would take with JavaScript. Most common jQuery effects are drop down menus, drag and drop elements, animations and form validation. Developers have also connected this with other coding languages like JSP, ASP, PHP and CGI. While JQuery has been around for a while I have not had the time to spend a great …

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April 5, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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March JQuery Goodness Roundup

I haven’t done a roundup for jQuery plugins before so I thought it was long overdue. I have noticed that there are quite a few of new jQuery plugins out there and they really caught my attention as well as the proven older plugins that I have found useful. If you have a favorite plugin why not leave a comment and share wit the community? Tabs JQuery Tools: Tabs Done Right TabContainer jQuery UI Tabs Bookmarkable Tabs Tabs Made Easy ToolTips JQuery Tools: Tooltips Done Right The JQuery Tooltip qTip ClueTip AJAX Tooltip Sliders JQuery Tools: Scrollable AnythingSlider Featured Content …

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December 20, 2009
by Steven Swafford
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Snazzy File Uploading With .NET and JQuery

I must admit that more often than not when I run across an option to upload files the interface leaves a lot to be desired. Why is this? Should end users not be presented with eye candy as well as immediate feedback when it comes to uploading data? Simply JavaScript – Free 150 Page Preview! Learn how easy it is to use JavaScript to solve real-world problems, build smarter forms, track user events (such as mouse clicks and key strokes), and design eye-catching animations. Then move on to more powerful techniques using the DOM and Ajax. World-renowned authors, Kevin Yank …

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November 11, 2009
by Steven Swafford
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Cheat Sheets

If you looking for a cheat sheet then you may possibly find it here! Python cheat sheet: The Python Cheat Sheet, a quick reference guide for the Python programming language. Subversion cheat sheet: The Subversion Cheat Sheet, a quick reference guide for command line Subversion. Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet (v2): The second version of the Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet, a quick reference guide for regular expressions, including symbols, ranges, grouping, assertions and some sample patterns to get you started. CSS cheat sheet (v2): The second version of the CSS Cheat Sheet, a quick reference guide for CSS, listing selector syntax, …

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