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Yesterday I added a progress bar to my ASP.NET page for downloading YouTube videos. There was no visual indication that the download was taking place because the page just appeared to be taking a long time to load. I would have to open the download file...
The microblogging site http://www.pownce.com/ has opened to the general public so I decided to give their API a try. But the main point of this blog post is to dispute the assertion that JSON is " easy for humans to read and write ". It is not easy to...
Today I explored some alternative JavaScript coding methods to make it easier to dynamically create DOM elements. I used jQuery and the jQuery Plugin, FlyDOM , to work with the Amazon web service API. I bought the book Amazon.com Mashups by Francis Shanahan...
I've been working a lot with JavaScript lately so I decided to check out all the JavaScript libraries that are available. Many of these libraries have useful utility methods and modules for JSON and AJAX. There are six libraries that I intend to explore;...
Yesterday I found a useful tool for checking the syntax of JavaScript Object Notation strings: http://www.raboof.com/Projects/JsonChecker/ I needed that because I'm trying to create a widget for Stickam that will work in my compiled help file. I'm using...
In attempting to use the Microsoft AJAX Library 1.0 in a MSHelp2 collection (to be viewed in the Microsoft Document Explorer) I ran into the same origin policy (SOP) restrictions on the XMLHttpRequest object. I cannot make web service data requests to...
Microsoft AJAX Library Essentials: Client-side ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Explained by Cristian Darie, Bogdan Brinzarea This book provides in-depth coverage of the Microsoft client library for AJAX. I didn't even know Microsoft had a JavaScript library but you...
I'm very enthusiastic about web parts but I've been a bit disappointed by the quality of the demonstrations and examples that are provided. Usually you are shown how to drop a calendar control into a web part zone and then there is some discussion of...
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