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Ajax – A Squeeky Clean Website

Posted by Tim On September - 8 - 2009

Ajax, not the cleaner, the asynchronous JavaScript and XML, it is like viagra for your website. Pop in a little Ajax and your website is performing better and making your “visitors” happy. As with viagra you need to read the warning labels associated with Ajax.

Warning:

Ajax should be used in moderation. If your server maintains a full load for more than 4 hours as a result of using Ajax, you should consult a programmer immediately. Websites hosted on shared servers or those intending to move to a shared server should not use Ajax as this may cause complications during deployment.

Seriously though, over use of Ajax can cause a lot of load on your server if you are processing too many requests at the same time, often the requests that tax the server the most include database queries. Don’t get me wrong, I love Ajax and I think every site could put it to good use. This is why I am going to show you a few simple methods to implement it on your site to make your visitors time more enjoyable.

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Easy LightBox With Scriptaculous and Javascript

Posted by Tim On September - 2 - 2009

Lightbox
I searched far and wide to find a basic lightbox that was not only lightweight but easy to install. It was just one of those nice touches I wanted to add to my site but did not want to spend a lot of time doing so. Needless to say I could not find a simple solution so I spent some time and made my own.

This is broken down into a few small and simple sections, first the CSS which we will use to display our lightbox followed by the HTML and Javascript to activate it. In order for this to work correctly you must have script.aculo.us set up on your site.

A working demo may be seen by clicking here.
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I am an independent web developer and webmaster of many sites. The main goal of Script Perfect is to provide answers to some of the hard to find questions when it comes to website design and coding.

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