Parse XML with jQuery without a plugin

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A few days ago I found a jQuery Plugin called jParse that allows you to quickly and easily parse XML.  While this is a great plugin and does exactly as it says, I personally try not to use too many plugins in my JavaScript Programing.  So I decided to write a tutorial to show you how easy it actually is to Parse XML via jQuery. Lets first take a look at the XML file we are… Read more »


Great Accordion Scripts

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Last Week NetTuts posted a great tutorial about Creating an Accordion Effect using Prototype and Scriptaculous javascript libraries. I thought that this post was very informative yet simple. So I scoured the internet for some great According Scripts that will accomplish this effect using various coding methods. Simple javascript Accordian – The Simple JavaScript accordion script is my favorite. It is very small script at about 1kb and it requires no frameworks. It works in… Read more »


Programing Cheat Sheets

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After learning a few programing languages it gets hard remembering all of the functions and properties that programing languages come with. Below is a list of Cheat sheets to make your coding experience much easier and faster. The list is categorized by languages. ActionScript ActionScript Cheat Sheet – Covers everything from ActionScript 2.0 to ActionScript 3.0 and Even Adobe AIR. Ajax/JavaScript Frameworks Prototype Cheat Sheet – Detailed methods and properties of each of the modules… Read more »


List of JavaScript Tab Navigation Scripts

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This past weekend I’ve been working on a free Premium WordPress theme for you. I was looking for a good tab navigation script to add to the theme. To allow for better navigation and to add a cool feature to the theme. I found a tons of tab scripts with various frameworks. The list below is some very good tab scripts. Yetii – Yetii is an extremely light weight tab script. It is built with… Read more »


7 Password Strength Scripts

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Today password strength is extremely important to keep your data secure. As web developers/designers we need a way to show our users the strength of their password. Below is a list that will allow you to add a Password Strength meter to your website. Password Strength Meter like Google – This script is built with no framework. It works based on a point value that as you use different variations of letters, numbers and symbols… Read more »