In the same spirit in which Validator was released in this post, I am also releasing several other JavaScript tools. It has taken a little longer than I expected to prepare them for release. But I wanted to release the tools with good documentation, and several examples. Strong Password has been in soft release since Validator, and now is being fully released. It includes 4 separate examples on how to use and extend the Strong Password tool, including making visual graphs, custom text, … [Read more...]
posted on October 22, 2007 by
Validator – Improved Samples
I've updated the samples provided with validator to clearly show the code used on the sample page, instead of making you view the source code. Hopefully it will be helpful to those who are looking to use a simple Form Validation tool. Form Validator is a free JavaScript form validation tool that requires almost no knowledge of JavaScript, just simple HTML skills. … [Read more...]
posted on October 15, 2007 by
5 Questions to Ask before integrating an existing Component into your Web Site
I get people asking me about any of the 1000s of free website components and tools that exist all of the time. Sometimes these tools (shopping cart, ad rotator, content management system, etc.) might only provide 85% to 90% of what they need. Other times there might be a fee associated with it, and that is fine too – because when used properly a component can reduce the development time (and potentially cost) of your site. In a perfect world, these components can be dropped them and work with … [Read more...]
posted on October 6, 2007 by
So what if your a geek?
62 Some people tend to get caught up in being a technical genius, looking for others like them, etc. But does that really matter? I used to think that it did, but it doesn't. Yes I can still "out geek" 95% of the world's population - but that doesn't help a small business. So I named 62 of the ~70 different HTML elements - it means nothing. What matters is if I can help your company solve a business problem using technology. If I, or anyone else, am only concerned about the technology … [Read more...]
posted on September 29, 2007 by
Promotional Video for Any Occasion Photography
We've just launched a new promotional video for one of our clients, Any Occasion Photography. They wanted a video to showcase their wedding photography style and abilities, showing some of their clients. Because of the cost of distribution, a 20-30 second television commercial wasn't applicable. Also a television commercial would hit a broad market, many of which would not be requiring their wedding photography services. Instead, a one minute video was designed, for viewing over the web. … [Read more...]
posted on September 27, 2007 by
Update to Validator – a JavaScript Form Validator
I small bug was discovered and fixed in the Validator JavaScript library. The new upload (version 0.9.1) has been released. The bug related to how the minval function was working. About Validator Validator is a easy to use form validation tool. If your client machine has JavaScript enabled, it will capture almost any kind of Form Validation you might need. Some basic benefits of Validator are: Do not have to know JavaScript 23 different validation rules to test … [Read more...]
posted on September 19, 2007 by
Avoid a lack of service
I don't get to travel much for my job, and that is not necessarily a bad thing, so when I do, I get to experience all types of oddities. However, today I find myself sitting on the floor, against an pole, typing this article (but not into the website – more on that later), waiting to get on a plane. <rant on> I live in the greater Orlando, FL area and here in town we have a large international airport. Given the heighten security restrictions, I knew I'd have to get there early – … [Read more...]
posted on September 18, 2007 by
Protect your website (and on-line business)
What would happen if you were to lose your website? This is one of those good questions to ask but one, that few want to answer. If your website were to go down for the following periods of time, how bad would it be? 1 hour 1 day 3 days a week - or more OK, hopefully, no one looses their site for a week or more, but I've run into plenty of new and potential customers that have had their site down for hours to days. See if your response fell into one of the following (these are … [Read more...]
posted on September 17, 2007 by
The three things that make up a website – Part II
In our last posting, three things that make up a website, we mentioned the three things that you need to have a website, your domain name, your host, and your files. We also talked about picking and getting your domain name. Remember to talk to your web designer/company, they should be able to help you come up with some good names. If not, you might need to consider a different web design company. Get some web server space This is the next item that needs to be taken care of. Your … [Read more...]