the witching hours

a fresh of batch of over 60 web design & programming articles

Posted in applications, css, Design, inspiration, programming, Resources, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on July 6, 2008
  1. over 50 of the best tutorials from 2008 (so far)
  2. 35 time management resources for designers
  3. date display inspiration
  4. 20+ incredible free icons
  5. 13 CSS design on CSSLeak
  6. free stuff for web design :: CSS menus
  7. cool business cards
  8. 18 smokin’ hot business card designs
  9. business cards- a set on Flickr
  10. CSS positioning properties at-a-glance guide
  11. websites you shouldn’t have missed in June 2008
  12. 37 business cards- best of June 2008
  13. Wallpapers | Abduzeedo
  14. 60 not to be missed web development articles
  15. anatomy of an AJAX application
  16. beautiful, inspiring firefox wallpapers
  17. 15 CSS and HTML tutorials you can use in your projects
  18. Function icon set, 128 completely free icons
  19. 20 of the best CSS navigation menu techniques
  20. 50 more wallpapers for designers
  21. 55 free high quality icon sets
  22. flyer design goodness
  23. 7 simple and useful web apps
  24. using the style object for zebra tables with CSS and Javascript
  25. great wood textures
  26. get inspired!
  27. top 21 websites for freelance designers
  28. jQuery Corner gallery
  29. rounded corner boxes the CSS3 way
  30. Accordion
  31. bits of inspiration #3
  32. 10 seamless website designs
  33. 7 useful web design tips
  34. free icons and buttons
  35. top 15 free AJAX resource directories worth bookmarking
  36. web form design patterns: sign-up forms
  37. 30 great free paper backgrounds and textures
  38. how to make a list with rounded corners, auto width and hover effect
  39. jazz up your forms with Mootools part 1
  40. table of contents: creative and beautiful examples
  41. animated progress bars using Mootools: dwProgress
  42. CSS-styled lists: 20+ demos, tutorials and best practices
  43. effective use of blog sidebars
  44. cheat sheets for front-end web developers
  45. amazing bookshelves
  46. getting started with CSS: 20 awesome introductory tuts
  47. business card inspiration roundup: eye candy for the creative mind
  48. inspiration: user showcase roundup
  49. Kreativuse- creative resources and inspirations
  50. horizontal layout trends
  51. all levels navigational menu
  52. using Firefox’s rounded corners feature
  53. print-friendly images and logos with CSS
  54. 30 most inspirational light web designs
  55. getting out of binding situations in Javascript
  56. over 30 awe-inspiring digital artists we think rock
  57. how to edit a website- cut & paste one line of code to make any site editable
  58. 32 amazing inspirational pieces of graphic artwork
  59. 10 handwritten logo designs
  60. examples of sIFR typography
  61. Mootools typewriter effect class
  62. 30 essential books for industrial designers

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40+ new additions to the list of good web design reading

Posted in applications, css, Design, inspiration, programming, Resources, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on June 30, 2008
  1. awesome photo manipulation inspiration
  2. 32 inspirational examples of amazing layout and typography
  3. 8 Adobe AIR apps for web designers
  4. 35 cool and inspirational business card designs
  5. the 50 hottest business card designs
  6. favicons episode 7
  7. business cards- best of May 2008
  8. 70+ visually impressive header graphics
  9. cool business card designs
  10. cool business card designs, part 2
  11. 50+ kick ass logos for inspiration
  12. 23+ impressive tools for faster Javascript/AJAX development
  13. 7 ways to increase your creativity in web design
  14. an improved approach to building zebra tables
  15. great advertising inspiration
  16. top 10 navigation menus
  17. 12 tools I use every day as an independent web designer
  18. create a floating HTML menu using jQuery and CSS
  19. 16 things to look for in a website health check
  20. 15 tips for great design internships
  21. beautiful business card designs
  22. 170+ must-have tools for the beginning blogger
  23. ornate, floral, swirly and curly vector roundup
  24. 32 more amazing and inspiring pieces of graphic artwork
  25. 2007 design inspiration
  26. 10 most useful Firefox extensions for web developers
  27. 25 awesome stock texture and photo websites
  28. some free icon sets for your projects
  29. Accordion v2.0 demo
  30. Matt Black Tabs
  31. jQuery progress bar 1.1
  32. how to create a “Mootools Homepage” inspired navigation effect using jQuery
  33. selected free wallpapers that rock- Volume 1
  34. free quality icons for your website or application
  35. 24 unforgettable advertisements
  36. CSS2/DOM- styling an input type=”file”
  37. 24 red CSS website designs
  38. iMask- an open source (free) Javascript tool for creating input and textarea masking
  39. June’s best: this month in web design
  40. 30+ outstanding character illustrations in modern web design
  41. inspirational logo designs & business cards
  42. typographic relevance for 2008
  43. the inspiration gallery- free borders, backgrounds, fonts and unique graphics

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It’s Time…

Posted in introspection, poetry, reflection by thegirlnextfloor on June 24, 2008

you’re pretty good
at a lot of things
like charming snakes
or ignoring what stings
avoiding things is
your forte
you just laugh it off
in your strangely
charming
fucked up way
if it isn’t today
and it won’t be tomorrow
why does it matter
it’s just a waste of sorrow

you just shrug it off
you know that someday
some things will happen
but it isn’t real
until its here
and you don’t feel

until you feel
it’s getting near

so maybe running away
is the right way
just run away from
the day it comes true
maybe if you keep yourself
aware enough
and alone enough
you will be all you need
and will end up
with nothing but you
I know you don’t know
what the hell to do
with yourself
some of the time
how do we handle
what isn’t yours
and isn’t really mine?
we simply don’t
because we just won’t
boundaries that become
too unclear
make it too uncomfortable
for us to stay here

so we’re out
yeah, we’re gone
I know I never
seem to stay for
very long
but I’m not wrong
to use my freedom
as my own
whether you like it
or not
if I don’t like it
I’ll find my way home
to somewhere else
by myself

because I know me
better than you do
inside
and out
can’t show you
what the big picture
looks like through
my eyes
and what I think it’s
all about
we could speak
we could not speak
we could cry
hysterically
or scream and shout
and it won’t ever
amount
to anything more
than a disagreement
the same one
we had before
so skip the intensity
of stupidly chosen
emotions
save it for something
that can be changed
I can’t be changed
any more or less than you

It’s just time
time to let go of
what is over
and must be
left behind
time to find
my place in now
and who I am
to say goodbye
to who I was back then
I question everything
and trust nothing,

therefore I am……….

just a little sparkling gem
amid the cesspool
in orbit around
a mortal heat
that gives the
mortal heart its beat

just another start
of something else
that won’t last forever
victims of the never sever

the end of the world
chaos and catastrophe
time and atrophy
are somewhere next to the
apocalyptic thoughts
that have been
known to haunt
the darker alleyways
in the dazed maze of
my mind
the same mind I lost
the same one that needs
to find
its place in time
wherever it is
it’s still mine

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Creativity Alert: an assortment of 40 different links to awesome material on design, graphics, programming, CSS & much more!

Posted in applications, css, Design, inspiration, programming, Resources, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on June 24, 2008


  1. learning Mootools: Mootools tutorials and examples
  2. great accordion scripts
  3. FrameID Flash XML menu
  4. CSS editors reviewed
  5. using jQuery with Ruby on Rails
  6. Smashing Royal Icon Set
  7. 80+ graphic design links
  8. 200+ quick tips for using Blogger effectively
  9. 16 designer’s community website- opensource, free and useful online resources for designers and developers
  10. best small web design icon download sites
  11. top 100 AJAX ‘form’ related scripts for 2007
  12. free website templates
  13. open source templates | free CSS and XHTML website templates
  14. 29 cool, smooth and chilled out wallpaper, something for the uncluttered mind
  15. CSS round corners
  16. 4 CSS navigation menus
  17. 99 free canvas, paper, paint, and metal textures
  18. make a featured content slider for your site
  19. creative calendar designs
  20. smart floating banners
  21. 50+ nice clean CSS tab-based navigation scritps
  22. 300+ vintage style textures and Photoshop brushes
  23. how to write modular CSS, round 1: the preparation
  24. free wallpapers
  25. everyday icon’s playground
  26. MojoMagnifiy- Javascript image magnifier
  27. jQuery resources- 8 essential sites
  28. 80 free collections of yummy icons to suit any taste
  29. login form showcase: 65+ examples of login form design
  30. cool business card designs
  31. cool business card designs, part 2
  32. 70+ visually impressive header graphics
  33. business cards- best of May 2008
  34. Favicons episode 7
  35. the hottest business card designs of the last 8 years…
  36. 35 cool and inspirational business card designs
  37. 8 Adobe AIR apps for web designers
  38. 32 inspirational examples of amazing layout and typography
  39. awesome photo manipulation inspiration
  40. 30 essential PDF documents every designer should download

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web design articles, tutorials, resources & inspiration: 63 must-see links

Posted in applications, css, Design, inspiration, programming, Resources, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on June 20, 2008
  1. 40 excellent web based tools to help you design from anywhere
  2. 99 resources for web 2.0 design
  3. 22 beautiful free image galleries for your website
  4. 99 Flickr groups for design inspiration
  5. top best 50 free apps for designers and webmasters
  6. top best 50 freeware for design and developing
  7. 25 open source web design programs and tools you should already know about
  8. 10 websites that use Javascript animation effectively
  9. beautiful black and white photography
  10. top 10 blogs for web developers
  11. 5 more cool Adobe AIR applications
  12. Blogger Templates: +70 thèmes pour votre blog
  13. TagGalaxy
  14. Gmail architecture part 1
  15. 2008 design trends
  16. beautiful brochures and booklets
  17. using CSS to fix anything: 20+ common bugs and fixes
  18. 7 interessante Formular-Ideen
  19. walk on AIR: create a to-do list in five minutes
  20. 71 gradient resources for web design
  21. FORM elements using CSS and list (ul and dl)
  22. 12 excellent websites to follow if you’re into web design
  23. upload files like Gmail- client side Gmail architecture part 2
  24. 33 new places to get design inspiration
  25. using CSS and animated GIF’s to animate a menu
  26. web design resource for free patterns, backgrounds and textures
  27. 28 vintage/retro design
  28. 25 websites with beautiful background
  29. want to know how to design? learn the basics
  30. 60 ridiculously useful tools and generators for your blog or website
  31. a semantic list-based CSS calendar
  32. Vista Aero Buttons menu
  33. 8 cool Google Reader features which you might have missed
  34. 10 short URL services face off!
  35. DinPattern
  36. Yahoo’s secret text-sprite generator
  37. best of open source and social media list: list of all lists: 60 of the best resources of resources
  38. 101 resources to help you build a better web form
  39. image buttons made simple
  40. [Forms] – a set on Flickr
  41. PatternFoundry
  42. 101 gorgeous wallpapers hand-picked around the web
  43. another 38 amazing wallpapers
  44. free web icons – an enormous list
  45. 5 excellent Blogger themes
  46. showcase of free RSS icons part 1
  47. free RSS icons showcase part 2
  48. 23 web 2.0 icons pack for websites and blogs
  49. 30 place your ad here banners
  50. web 2.0 badges collection
  51. web typography at its best
  52. free CSS menus
  53. free osCommerce web 2.0 button sets pack 2
  54. jQuery for absolute beginners
  55. 100 free desktop wallpapers (set 11)
  56. over 40 landscape wallpapers that you have to see
  57. how to create an AJAX autocomplete text field
  58. handy designer’s tools “On the Fly”
  59. Gmail Chat- Gmail client side architecture part 3
  60. tips for writing a great ebook
  61. create a multilevel dropdown menu with CSS and improve it via jQuery
  62. assigning background colors dynamically to zebra tables with CSS
  63. free wallpapers for your desktop

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over 80 web design & developing tutorials, showcases, lists, examples, inspiration galleries & other resources

Posted in applications, css, Design, inspiration, programming, Resources, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on June 20, 2008 
  1. beautiful CSS buttons with icon set
  2. beginner jquery tutorials
  3. best CSS tools
  4. 105+ logo design tuts and resources
  5. 10 examples of beautiful CSS typography and how they did it
  6. creating and using CSS sprites
  7. rounded corners using CSS
  8. CSS and round corners: build boxes with curves
  9. CSS: block and inline elements
  10. CSS- bordering on the ridiculous
  11. 33 logos in 33 minutes
  12. fading javascript tooltips 2kb
  13. 25 excellent AJAX techniques and examples
  14. style switchers are back: ideas, examples and a contest
  15. 15 tips to bring more traffic to your blog
  16. 5 jquery questions...and answers
  17. performing GET and POST requests with AJAX
  18. 15 digital photo manipulation from Flickr to get inspiration!
  19. move over AJAX, ARAX is here
  20. 25 AJAX resources
  21. 40 free web template resources
  22. 100+ resources for web developers
  23. the 10 biggest brands in design blogs (part 1)
  24. the 10 biggest brands in design blogs (part 2)
  25. top 50+ wallpaper websites
  26. free seamless pattern backgrounds for blogs, mobile phone wallpapers, MySpace profiles and web design projects
  27. 5 more jquery questions...and answers
  28. top 10 custom Javascript functions of all time
  29. web 2.0 customized buttons
  30. clean and pure CSS form design
  31. 200+ textures, brushes, and fonts: ultimate grunge roundup!
  32. celebration of vintage and retro design
  33. 30 amazing free vector icons, buttons, stickers, banners, labels and speech bubbles
  34. Javascript and CSS tutorial: accordion menus
  35. the top 40 free AJAX & Javascript code for web designers
  36. Javascript and CSS tutorial- dynamic tabbed panels
  37. 26 sites with coffee cups
  38. popular links | Design Bump
  39. a list for the most complete AJAX framework and Javascript libraries
  40. Javascript resources: scripts, tutorials and frameworks
  41. creating a simple HTML form validation system using Javascript
  42. an introduction to the DOM
  43. dynamic CSS layouts in 5 minutes
  44. web designer reputation: convincing the world you know what you're doing
  45. how to use CSS for flickerless image replacement
  46. deviantART: 30+ breathtaking artworks
  47. active button with CSS and PHP
  48. more than 100,000 free icons
  49. create a simple, intelligent accordion effect using Prototype and Scriptaculous
  50. favicon generators
  51. "raw" contact forms (with CAPTCHA) from CSSKarma
  52. a beginner's guide to form security
  53. sliding top menu with jquery
  54. building zebra tables with CSS and Javascript
  55. typography for headlines design showcase
  56. 16 sites for web design inspiration
  57. 17 brilliant 404 pages and why they are cool
  58. 65 excellent jquery resources (tutorials, cheat sheets, ebooks, demos, plugins...)
  59. top 40 free icon resources for web designers (updated)
  60. top 10 free resources for background patterns and textures for web designers
  61. 20 top Script.aculo.us scripts you can't live without
  62. 60 Ruby on Rails tutorials, cheatsheets, forums, plugins, podcasts, ebooks...
  63. 15 useful widgets and scripts for Blogger
  64. Javascript tutorial- DOM events
  65. CSS snippet tutorial- putting images on buttons
  66. beautiful and expressive packaging design
  67. top 32 articles you must have read 2007 
  68. top 101 AJAX/Javascript/DHTML demos no one should miss
  69. highlight microformats with CSS
  70. random but useful CSS snippets from all over
  71. writing an interface style guide
  72. 77 ways to learn faster, deeper and better
  73. how to make good looking forms with CSS
  74. simply accessible: required form fields
  75. how to interact with web forms, part 1
  76. 20 firefox wallpapers that you can't resist
  77. the top 14 CSS galleries
  78. block quotes and pull quotes: examples and good practices
  79. 10 free chart scripts
  80. 27 creative business cards you should've seen
  81. 36 cool business cards you should've seen
  82. design inspiration- Vol. 1

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I shouldn’t love you, but I do

Posted in love, poetry, relationships by thegirlnextfloor on June 12, 2008



I shouldn’t love you
But I do
I could say that I don’t
And know it isn’t true
Sometimes I wish I didn’t
Sometimes I don’t know
How I do
I could lie
Pretend to defy
what I feel
but instead
I think I’ll just
Be me
and who I am
Stupidly,
I’ll always try
To be a good friend

I guess there isn’t
very much
in such
a sad and small
little world
that ends up
equalling anything
at the end of the day
not tomorrow
not yesterday
and as far as I am concerned
Not even today
I don’t have much peace
with the thought
of wasting
what time we have
before one of us
loses the other
when I think of that
I honestly can’t find
any reasons that
are good enough
to spend the life
we live apart
from anyone we’ve ever
let inside out heart
when someday
the separation won’t end
someday
we’ll run out of time
to make amends

I’m glad I don’t do to you
some of the things
you have done to me
but I want you to know
that I really don’t
judge you by your actions
or think any thing less
of you for anything
I don’t want you to
waste time feeling
guilt or regretting
I’d rather you just kept
my heart in mind
when you do things
that could crush
or fuck with it
and if sometimes
you don’t
I won’t
let it mean
we have to lose
each other

I just want to know you
while we’re here
I try really hard
to make it clear
what I feel
matters most
that through good and bad
we don’t end up alone
I may feel anger
and I do
And I be in a lot of pain
from being hurt by
things you do

I might feel all alone
but I’m not
and I haven’t forgot
that the love I feel
makes the scars of
every dark thing
that I’ve felt
Melt
And just drip away
day by day
I will try not to take
too much time
to get over
whatever stupidity
wedges its way
between us
no matter what
no matter what you do
something you will
always have
is me
whatever that’s worth
or however much that means
all I really ever want
is for you to know that
so instead of lying to us both
I’ll just keep trying
to show that

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Programming: AJAX, Javascript, Ruby on Rails, the DOM and more…

Posted in ajax, applications, css, javascript, jQuery, Mootools, php, programming, Resources, ruby on rails, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on June 8, 2008

tutorials & articles…topics include: form validation, JS regular expressions, functions, usability, arrays, operators, strings, embedding, encoding, events, unobtrusive Javascript, libraries, frameworks, widgets, interface, behaviors and much more… 

    An introduction to the DOM
  1. creating a simple HTML form validation system using Javascript
  2. move over AJAX, ARAX is here
  3. performing GET and POST requests with AJAX
  4. beginner jQuery tutorials
  5. Ruby on Rails: beginning Rails
  6. learn Ruby on Rails: the ultimate beginner's tutorial
  7. 10+ useful Javascript regular expression functions to improve your web applications efficiency
  8. Rails for beginner's: all you need to know!
  9. building a contact form in pure Ruby
  10. Javascript- introduction to forms
  11. Javascript- usable forms
  12. create an AJAX style file upload
  13. Javascript madness: introduction
  14. Ruby for Rails
  15. Ruby on Rails: making your first dynamic site
  16. stop using AJAX!
  17. creating more using less effort with Ruby on Rails
  18. using form input arrays
  19. making a Javascript video player
  20. overview of Javascript language
  21. Javascript strings
  22. Javascript arrays
  23. Javascript operators
  24. embedding and encoding in Javascript
  25. Javascript packages
  26. how to paginate, sort and search a table with AJAX and Rails
  27. styling file inputs with CSS and the DOM
  28. you used Javascript to write WHAT?!?!
  29. the 3 levels of programmers: the good, the bad and the lazy
  30. how to highlight search results with Javascript
  31. jQuery tutorials for designers
  32. keeping Javascript dependencies at bay
  33. Javascript madness: keyboard events
  34. efficient Javascript
  35. sort table rows using AJAX
  36. degradable AJAX form validation
  37. Ruby Basics
  38. top 10 custom Javascript functions of all time
  39. Ruby on Rails for newbies
  40. row highlights in web forms
  41. the elements of Javascript style, part 1
  42. the elements of Javascript style, part 2
  43. a brief history of programming part 1 & 2
  44. the rules of unobtrusive Javascript
  45. unobtrusively mapping microformats with jQuery
  46. how to make an AJAX poll
  47. 5 jQuery questions...and answers
  48. 5 more jQuery questions...and answers
  49. Behaviour : using CSS selectors to apply Javascript behaviours
  50. how to show whether form fields are required
  51. primary & secondary actions in web forms
  52. Javascript & CSS tutorial- how to make sliding panels
  53. 13 reasons why Ruby, Python and the gang will push Java to die...of old age
  54. programming cheat sheets
  55. useful jQuery: a compilation of jQuery utilities
  56. top 10 Javascript frameworks- which do you prefer?
  57. 10 things IT needs to know about AJAX
  58. 9 Javascript tips you may not know
  59. 6 should read Javascript articles
  60. 5 Javascript best practices
  61. 8 fantastic jQuery tutorials for designers
  62. learning jQuery: a roundup of roundups
  63. selection dependent highlights
  64. selection-dependent inputs
  65. reflections of an interface designer
  66. using web widgets wisely, part 1
  67. streamline your forms with widgets
  68. top 126 AJAX tutorials form novice to guru

Navigation methods…topics include: tooltips, accordions, tabs, tabbed interfaces, dynamic menus, sliders, lavalamps, animated menus, fly-outs, image previews and much more…

  1. Javascript and CSS tutoiral- dynamic tabbed panels
  2. Javascript and CSS tutorial- accordion menus
  3. fading Javascript tooltips 2kb
  4. sliding Javascript menu highlight 1kb
  5. how to create a keypress navigation using jQuery
  6. Lavalamp examples
  7. horizontal Javascript accordion 1kb
  8. create a cool animated navigation with CSS and jQuery
  9. Flash without Flash: elegant menu fly-out
  10. jQuery iPod-style drilldown menu
  11. jQuery examples- horizontal accordion
  12. easiest tooltip and image preview using jQuery
  13. accordion menu script (v1.3)
  14. sliding Javascript dropdown menu
  15. create a slick tabbed content area using CSS and jQuery
  16. lightweight accordion with Javascript and CSS
  17. intelligent navigation bars with Javascript and CSS
  18. another tabbed interface
  19. tab module- closeable implementation
  20. sliding tabs
  21. easy tabs 1.2- now with autochange
  22. tab content script (v2.1)
  23. updated jQuery nested tab set with demo
  24. simple Javascript accordions
  25. scrollovers- a new way of linking
  26. AJAX workshop 2: building tabbed content
  27. Tab Pane (WebFX)
  28. DHTML tab script
  29. nested tabs, two-level navigation
  30. slanted tabs
  31. Mootools drop menu
  32. Brainjar.com: Tabs
  33. Javascript Tabifier
  34. dhtmlxTabbar
  35. Tabtastic
  36. tabbed search bar using CSS and Javascript

Showcases & collections of navigation menus…topics include: tabs, tabbed interfaces, fisheye menus…

  1. 10 Javascript AJAX tabs
  2. 14 tab-based interface techniques
  3. 13 awesome Javascript CSS menus
  4. 26 best ways to implement AJAX, CSS and Javascript-based tabs
  5. 9 opensource fisheye menus
  6. list of Javascript tab navigation scripts
  7. 37+ great AJAX CSS tab-based interfaces

Creative techniques…topics include: tag clouds, games, sliders, customization, drop caps, toggling content, image effects, form controls, lists, drag & drop, autocompletion, blockquotes, image replacement, and more…

  1. jQuery hover sub tag cloud
  2. Javascript Super Mario Kart
  3. 8 kilobytes of Mario
  4. flashy FAQs with Mootools sliders
  5. show/hide content with CSS and Javascript
  6. custom Javascript dialog boxes
  7. learning jQuery >> multiple fancy drop caps
  8. Super Mario in 14kb Javascript
  9. instant.js
  10. DOM scripting your way to better blockquotes
  11. custom checkboxes, custom radio buttons, custom select lists
  12. Javascript enhanced image replacement
  13. using the DOM to create drop caps
  14. TextboxList meets Autocompletion
  15. drag & drop sortable lists with Javascript & CSS
  16. change text size on click with Javascript
  17. CRIR: checkbox radio input replacement
  18. form field hints with Javascript and CSS
  19. unobtrusive sidenotes
  20. curl.js
  21. Magnetic AJAX version 3.0

Showcases, lists & other collections of techniques…topics include: techniques, auto complete, jQuery, plugins, scripts, lightboxes, slideshows, image galleries, passwords, sliders, scrollers, Prototype, Mootools, forms, date pickers, calendars, tables and more…

  1. 30 exceptional AJAX/Javascript techniques (recently created)
  2. 45+ fresh out of the oven jQuery plugins
  3. 10 auto complete AJAX scripts
  4. 8 AJAX lightbox scripts
  5. 7 password strength scripts
  6. 30 scripts for galleries, slideshows and lightboxes
  7. 80+ AJAX solutions for professional coding
  8. 51+ best of jQuery tutorials & examples
  9. 12 websites that slide and scroll with Javascript
  10. 60 more AJAX and Javascript solutions for professional coding
  11. 21 must-have scripts for your favorite Javascript library (jQuery, Mootools, Prototype)
  12. 37 more shocking jQuery plugins
  13. 41 of the best Mootools AJAX example downloads
  14. Javascript page slider roundup
  15. 10 edit in place AJAX scripts
  16. 51+ amazing jQuery examples (part 1)
  17. 47+ excellent AJAX CSS forms
  18. calendar and date picker design showcase
  19. 21+ fresh AJAX CSS tables
  20. 16 sortable table techniques
  21. elements of design: calendars & date pickers design showcase

Resources, tools & projects…topics include: forms, downloads, creation tools, applications, plugins, image resources, widgets, carousels, list utilities, form validation, snippets, date pickers, image effects, scrollers, libraries, and more…

  1. LightForm : free AJAX/PHP contact form
  2. AJAX form builder
  3. TJPzoom 3- Javascript/CSS/DOM image magnifier
  4. Javascript graphical/virtual keyboard interface
  5. jQuery file tree
  6. codepad
  7. iCarousel- an open source (free) Javascript tool for creating carousel like widgets
  8. BenjaminKeen.com- SmartLists
  9. Mootools Snippley!
  10. LiveValidation- validation as you type!
  11. the sliding date picker
  12. Glassbox
  13. secure and accessible form script
  14. Javascript text scroller
  15. JibberBook 2- free AJAX guestbook
  16. Calendar: a Javascript class for Mootools that adds accessible and unobtrusive date pickers to your form elements
  17. AJAX Rain
  18. Mini AJAX
  19. Control.TextArea: cross browser TextArea manipulation for Prototype
  20. Control.ProgressBar : CSS based progress bar widget for Prototype

Lists & collections of resources…topics include: galleries, freelance resources, guides, applications, libraries, and more…

  1. 100 essential web resources for freelance programmers
  2. top 50 guides for beginning web developers
  3. 43 exceptionally useful AJAX applications
  4. 33 most beautiful Javascript and Flash galleries
  5. AJAX, DHTML and Javascript libraries
  6. 40 excellent resources for Javascript coders
  7. list of AJAX form validators

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34 more links to good web design & development reading

Posted in applications, css, Design, inspiration, programming, Resources, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on June 2, 2008 
  1. awesome CSS snippets
  2. free XHTML/CSS website templates | StyleShout.com
  3. styling headers, navigation bars and more with image backgrounds and CSS
  4. 50 awesome open source resources for online writers
  5. 15+ alternatives to your boring blog editor
  6. 6 ways to subliminally tell users "don't come back"
  7. 16 free javascript solutions for displaying your images
  8. Programming Cheat Sheets
  9. list of free online password managers
  10. Flash video players (50 examples)
  11. 70 NEW amazing business cards
  12. 13 reasons why Ruby, Phython and the gang will push Java to die...of old age
  13. 101 free icon sets that kick ass
  14. 15 great examples of web typography
  15. 100 killer web accessibility resources: blogs, forums and tutorials
  16. design RSS roundup 50+ feeds
  17. Now more than ever: 50 more excellent blog designs
  18. websites you shouldn't have missed in May 2008
  19. Graphic Design Glossary, Terms and Definitions
  20. ultimate list of blog heading templates & titles for blogging
  21. 27 not to be missed web development articles
  22. FREE 27 page Type Classification ebook
  23. complete list of blogger widgets
  24. how to create a keypress navigation using jquery
  25. sliding javascript menu highlight 1kb
  26. Polaroid Gallery v.1.01
  27. form generators, styling, inspiration
  28. 6 great tools to save links for later
  29. free HTML templates, free website templates, free web layouts
  30. top 10 web based RSS readers
  31. 15 productive uses for a wiki
  32. how do they do that? nine mind blowing Flash animations
  33. Lavalamp examples
  34. 40 free stock photo sites

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Get Over it…

Posted in introspection, poetry, reflection by thegirlnextfloor on May 29, 2008
how do you get over
something?
you don’t
maybe just knowing
that you won’t
is freedom in
some way
all that really
happens
is the tedious
work of Time
as it takes it away
dulling it out
day by day
making smaller
the pain
it’s still there
like a scar
part of who you are
can’t escape
the parts of you
that you don’t like
can’t take any
of the wrongs
and make them right
and it’s right
beneath the surface
just gets buried deeper
as time goes by
like a corpse of something
left to dig the rest
of its own grave


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