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November 2006
sitemaps.org - Home
by fredbird & 16 othersSitemaps are an easy way for webmasters to inform search engines about pages on their sites that are available for crawling. In its simplest form, a Sitemap is an XML file that lists URLs for a site along with additional metadata about each URL (when it was last updated, how often it usually changes, and how important it is, relative to other URLs in the site) so that search engines can more intelligently crawl the site.
Amberjack: Site Tour Creator - Simple. Free. Open Source.
by fredbird & 28 othersAmberjack is a lightweight Open Source library, enabling webmasters to create cool site tours.
By guiding your site visitors, Amberjack tours can greatly improve the usability of your website.
The Amberjack JavaScript library is lightweight (~4K), stable, LGPL licensed, browser compatible, set up in 2 minutes & super-easy to customize.
Best of all, nothing must be installed or learned. Use the Tour Wizard to create great looking and helpful tours for your site or intranet application.
October 2006
OpenSearch
by fredbird & 4 othersOpenSearch is a collection of simple formats for the sharing of search results.
The OpenSearch description document format can be used to describe a search engine so that it can be used by search client applications.
The OpenSearch response elements can be used to extend existing syndication formats, such as RSS and Atom, with the extra metadata needed to return search results.
jDucastel
by fredbirdJe suis l'auteur du noyau générique webAppKit, et du quizz en ligne collaboratif quizzGeek. Chacun de ces deux projets a déjà son propre blog, donc je parlerai surtout ici de choses plus générales, dont quelques librairies génériques sur lesquelles ils s'appuient; et que j'ai également la plupart du temps commises.
September 2006
jQuery: New Wave Javascript
by fredbird & 77 others (via)jQuery is a new type of Javascript library. It is not a huge, bloated
framework promising the best in AJAX - nor is it just a set of needlessly
complex enhancements - jQuery is designed to change the way that you
write Javascript.
July 2006
MicroID - Small Decentralized Verifiable Identity
by fredbird & 15 othersMicroID is a new Identity layer to the web and Microformats that allows anyone to simply claim verifiable ownership over their own pages and content hosted anywhere. The technology is radically simple and capable of empowering new and unique meta services with only minor effort.
June 2006
moo.fx - the next small thing
by fredbird & 7 othersmoo.fx is a superlightweight, ultratiny, megasmall javascript effects library, written with prototype.js.
It's easy to use, fast, cross-browser, standards compliant, provides controls to modify Height, Width, and Opacity with builtin checks that won't let a user break the effect with multiple crazy clicks. It's also optimized to make you write the lesser code possible.
moo.fx has been successfully tested with: Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer. It should work in most of the gecko browsers too. Only Height and Width will work in Opera, since that browser does not support opacity.
Prototype JavaScript Framework: Class-style OO, Ajax, and more
by fredbird & 96 othersPrototype is a JavaScript framework that aims to ease development of dynamic web applications. Featuring a unique, easy-to-use toolkit for class-driven development and the nicest Ajax library around, Prototype is quickly becoming the codebase of choice for web application developers everywhere.
code.fredbird.org
by fredbirdThis place is a PHP source-code repository by Fred Bird. All these libraries are under GPL license. Most of them are still in alpha stages, functionnalities being added when they are required by the author.
A9.com > OpenSearch
by fredbird & 8 others (via)OpenSearch is a set of simple formats for the sharing of search results. Any website that has a search feature can make their results available in OpenSearch™ format. Other tools can then read those search results. For example, here is an aggregator that brings together search results from many websites:
::: Structured Blogging :::
by fredbird & 1 otherStructured Blogging is all about giving bloggers the tools to create and syndicate structured information, such as reviews and events. We currently offer two Structured Blogging plugins for the popular blogging platforms Movable Type and Wordpress. Using these plugins makes it easy to create, edit, and maintain different kinds of posts.
May 2006
Web Forms 2.0
by fredbird & 2 othersThis specification defines Web Forms 2.0, an extension to the forms features found in HTML4's Forms chapter and the corresponding DOM2 HTML interfaces. Web Forms 2.0 applies to both HTML and XHTML user agents. It provides new strongly-typed input fields, new attributes for defining constraints, a repeating model for declarative repeating of form sections, new DOM interfaces, new DOM events for validation and dependency tracking, and XML submission and initialization of forms. It also standardises and codifies existing practice in areas that have not been previously documented, and clarifies some of the interactions of HTML form controls and CSS.
HTML4, XHTML1.1, and the DOM are thus extended in a manner that has a clear migration path from existing HTML forms, leveraging the knowledge authors have built up with their experience with HTML so far.
Web Applications 1.0
by fredbird, 5 commentsThis specification introduces features to HTML and the DOM that ease the authoring of Web-based applications. Additions include the context menus, a direct-mode graphics canvas, inline popup windows, server-sent events, and more.
Five common Web application vulnerabilities
by fredbird (via)This article looks at five common Web application attacks, primarily for PHP applications, and then presents a case study of a vulnerable Website that was found through Google and easily exploited. Each of the attacks we'll cover are part of a wide field of study, and readers are advised to follow the references listed in each section for further reading. It is important for Web developers and administrators to have a thorough knowledge of these attacks. It should also be noted that that Web applications can be subjected to many more attacks than just those listed here.
class.jabber.php
by fredbird & 4 othersClass.Jabber.PHP is an object oriented solution to make Jabber connectivity for your website, bot, or even IM client as simple as possible when using PHP. CJP gives you complete abstraction from Jabber/XMPP so that you don't have to worry about API to the server, and instead focus on the quality of the Jabber features that you are implimenting. One of the ultimate goals for CJP is to be included in the PEAR PHP library.
Edgar jabber bot
by fredbird & 3 othersAre you tired of running a slow script embedded in your webpage to show your Jabber Presence? Well, you've found a solution. A simple IMG tag is all you need once you've registered with Edgar.
April 2006
XML-RPC Home Page
by fredbird & 6 othersWhat is XML-RPC?
It's a spec and a set of implementations that allow software running on disparate operating systems, running in different environments to make procedure calls over the Internet.
Code Igniter
by fredbird & 20 others (via)Designed to enable, not overwhelm, Code Igniter is a powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint, built for PHP coders who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications.
If you're a developer who lives in the real world of shared hosting accounts and clients with deadlines, and if you're tired of ponderously large and thoroughly undocumented frameworks that require rocket science to understand, Code Igniter might just be the right tool for you.
March 2006
YouOS: What is all this?
by fredbirdYouOS is a web operating system that lets you run diverse applications within a web browser. Small applications like sticky notes or clocks. Large applications like word processing, mp3 players, and instant messaging. Even better, it's very easy to tweak an existing application or write your own.
February 2006
Speller Pages - Open Source Web Spell Checker
by fredbird & 1 otherSpeller Pages is a free, Open Source Web user interface and JavaScript library for a server-side spell check program. Available in PHP or Perl/CGI versions, Speller Pages allows you to bring the superior spelling suggestion capabilites of GNU Aspell to users of your Web site.