JavaScript (jQuery + MooTools) get tweets from twitter feed
The url is structured like so: http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline/[twitter handle].json Replace [twitter handle] with the user whose tweets you’re requesting. I’ll use mine for the...
View ArticleJavaScript (jQuery + MooTools) get WordPress Posts from RSS as JSON
The url is structured like so: http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/feed/load?v=1.0&num=10&q=[encoded URL of RSS feed] Replace [encoded URL of RSS feed] with the URL of the WP blog you want...
View ArticleCache “nudger”
With web technologies generally, and flash specifically, managing cached assets can sometimes feel like walking a tightrope. If you’ve got a simple slideshow and have occasional updates to the image...
View ArticleJavaScript + PHP + MySQL – determine if user is online or logged in
This is a pretty common task that doesn’t have a perfect answer. It’s not possible to determine if a user disconnects, leaves the page, closes the browser, etc (besides window unload methods, which...
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