Yesterday we released HTML_AJAX 0.5.0 It contains lots of bug fixes and a couple new features, but the biggest change is this means were commiting to a stable API. Between this release and 1.0 will be in a feature freeze,…
Webthumb adds login and quick submit
I’ve upgraded webthumb, adding in login support and given logged in users the ability to quickly submit multiple webthumb requests. Logged in users also have a recent thumb bar on their user page, and will be getting more historical features…
Understanding AJAX example code now available
All the code shown in Understanding AJAX is now available from understandingajax.net. You can run the examples on my server or download them and set them up on your own. If you run into any problems leave a comment on…
Understanding AJAX excerpt available at computerworld.com
The lead story at ComputerWorld.com is an excerpt from my book Understanding AJAX. If you are thinking about buying the book, but needed more information to make a decision nows your chance. Head over to ComputerWorld read the chapter, check…
Webthumb Rendering Engine Released
Webthumb uses a custom browser thats embeds the mozilla rendering engine to take its website screenshots. We call that custom browser pageprint, and its svn repo is now available. The browser was originally written to generate PDF’s for Clearhealth so…
Understanding AJAX reviews and Table of Contents
I’ve added the Table of Contents to this site, so if your wondering more about the topics covered in the book, thats a good place to start. I’ve also added a reviews section that links to reviews of the book,…
AJAX Answers
The last couple days have been a lot of fun. I was at LinuxWorld and did a book signing yesterday, my publisher had the first copies of Understanding AJAX at their booth. They should be showing up at bookstores and…
AJAX Question updates
I’ll be answering your AJAX questions tomorrow, so if you have any thing else, head over to my last post and ask away. Also I’ll be at Linux World tomorrow so if you’re taking part in the healthcare day make…
You got AJAX questions I got Answers
Have you wondered whats the easiest way to submit a form using AJAX, what the status of HTML_AJAX development is, or what is covered in Understanding AJAX? Well nows your chance. Submit your questions general AJAX questions, questions about my…
Adding AJAX to a Website step by step, Part II
I have a lot more change's i'd like to make to webthumb so the last article (Adding AJAX to a website step by step) is now the start of the series. In this article will be taking front page of…
Adding AJAX to a website step by step
Update: The next article in this series is now complete. Webthumb is a small project of mine that takes a snapshot of a website and gives you thumbnails in 4 different sizes. Currently the site is rather boring and has…
I’ll be at LinuxWorld
I’ll be at LinuxWorld on the 15 and the 16. On the 15th i’ll be demoing Clearhealth as part of Healthcare Day, and on the 16th I’ll be talking to people about my book. Let me know if your going…
Understanding AJAX Digital Shortcut Available
A chapter from my book, Understanding AJAX has been made available as a digital shortcut. This chapter covers the different ways you can use the data you transfer using XMLHttpRequest. Document centric approaches based on HTML and XML are described…
I’m Married
Megan and I tied the knot on the 29th, and then spent a couple of days relaxing in sedona. We have a couple hundred pictures from the wedding and reception online. I ended up writing a simple picture viewer to…