Image Scaling with JavaScript

26th January 2006 | 0 Comments

I recently implemented an image scaling feature for an image archive I wrote at work. Normally, I wouldn't scale an image down in a webpage, but I wanted the user to be able to download the full size image by right-clicking. And since these images are used for graphic design, it doesn't make sense to scale them before they're placed in the archive.

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Goodbye Slashdot, Hello Digg

14th January 2006 | 0 Comments

Any self respecting geek, nerd, or technophile has probably heard of Slashdot. A site that proudly advertises itself as "News for Nerds." But I for one am getting sick of the stories they offer, many are uninteresting, repeats or just plain old news. After contemplating removing Slashdot from my bookmarks, I ran into Digg. Digg is very similar to Slashdot, but this time the users rate the stories.

Not only does it offer great news, the news is presented nicely and many of the sites’ features are enhanced with AJAX. For example if you really like a story, you can "digg it", which adds that story to a list of stories you dig. This is all done in the background with AJAX. This list also doubles as a custom RSS feed. Now anyone can subscribe to the news that YOU find important. My list can be found here.

Join the Digg revolution.