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The Best Web Apps
Posted: 3rd Mar 2010
Don't forget you can find a collection of great web apps on our web app review blog which now has nearly 400 subscribers and 200 Twitter followers. It's worth a look.
We did have a small period over the last few weeks when it didn't get updated (sorry about that), but we're back on the case now.
Project Bubble Video
Posted: 1st Mar 2010
Over the weekend I made a video for Project Bubble. The video is different from other videos I have made in that it follows a script and is edited carefully, as opposed to a single live take with a bit of trimming. I'm quite proud of the video, let me know what you think. The video is hosted by Vzaar a new video hosting company that offer a good service.
jQuery Field Replacer
Posted: 28th Feb 2010
This is a working version of the plug-in that is covered in my article on Woorkup.
You can download the source code here.
Nice Transparent Loading GIF
Posted: 24th Feb 2010
We've all seen those loading images when you click on links in AJAX enabled websites, such as Twitter. They are essential, particularly when coding websites with AJAX functionality because the user needs to know if something is actually happening.
So having one of these loading images is useful, and they can often be 'borrowed' from the web. However the problem with a lot of these images is that they don't work very well with different backgrounds because of transparency issues.
Well I spent a while making one the other day in Photoshop that works nicely on many backgrounds and thought I'd share it with the world.
Feel free to use this image, let me know where you've used it if you do. I've used it in Project Bubble and other sites.
Right click on the image above and Save As...
Gloucestershire Police Authority
Posted: 12th Feb 2010
I've just finished working on a new website for the Gloucestershire Police Authority. The brief was to take their old site that was built in the 90s and had very bad information architecture (layout and usability), in to the 2010s.
I redesign the IA, and created a look and feel that was appropriate for the organisation. The idea is to make sure that users who visit get the information they need quickly, but also to provide a reasonably pleasant user experience. Accessibility tools are also provided for screen reading, text and contrast changes.
Visit their site here.
Website is powered by Halogy
Social Project Management?
Posted: 18th Jan 2010
Project Management in most organizations is focused internally. No matter how many team members are involved in a project, these players are generally known to the project manager and the organization’s leadership. However, can and should project management focus externally and become social — even viral?
Inspiration: Building Web Apps
Posted: 13th Jan 2010
If you have an idea for a web app and you don't believe that it will be successful or you don't think you have the time to build it, think again. It is possible!
I want to share with you how I was inspired to build a web app of my own for a particular need in my life, and how I was able to build it and launch it successfully in just three months.
Note: this article was originally written as a guest post for Inspired Magazine and can be found here.
Woork Up
Posted: 4th Dec 2009
Just a quick mention...
You can read more of my articles on Woork Up. A great resource site for web developers and web designers.
Great Web Apps!
Posted: 26th Nov 2009
Introducing another Haloweb creation - Great Web Apps. Because we are so passionate about web apps, we thought we would launch a site reviewing the best ones!
Of course, it's powered by Halogy. If you know of a great web app, submit it.
jQuery for Beginners
Posted: 23rd Nov 2009
Following my article on Woorkup, I thought I'd just post a working demo of what I wrote about - a basic jQuery form fade.
Copy and paste the code below in to your website, and it should work! I have also put a working demo below as well.
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.pack.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function(){
$('.showform').click(function(event){
event.preventDefault();
$('#mydiv').fadeIn();
});
});
</script>
<!--Start of container div, and form-->
<div id="mydiv" style="display:none;">
<form id="myform" action="wherever.php" method="post">
<input name="myinput" type="text" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
</div>
<p>To show the form <a class="showform" href="/mylink.php">click here</a>.</p>
<!-- End of form and container div -->
To show the form click here.
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