I built this desktop application a while back called Snitter. It’s a desktop Twitter client that runs on Adobe AIR. Alas, it fell by the wayside during my freelance tenure. Recently, I’ve had the inclination to start working on it again and bringing forth to reality ideas that I’ve...

Almost a month ago, I wrote about supporting older browsers — how and whether we should even support them. We draw a line in the sand that says, “You popular browsers, stand over here. Everybody else, just be happy you got content.” More specifically, a base style sheet would declare...

Simple Page Peel Effect - tutorial on how to create page peel effect with jQuery and CSS, where you can peel a corner of a website and see a message underneath. The concept is very simple and may come in handy one day. View Example Copyright ? Visual-Blast Media 2007 - 2009 | ARTICLE | Visit the site...

Free Vector Download - a massive archive of free vector graphics. The site contains a few basic categories ‘The most downloaded’ , ‘The most popular’ and a ‘Small Vectors’. Additionally, all files are sorted by Vector Format: Adobe Illustrator .AI files, .EPS files...

I think I have a knack for discovering weird edge cases but here was a wacky one that had me scratching my head for awhile. In working on some interface development, I wanted to have an element with fixed positioning, locking it to the viewport. In this particular case, it quickly animates in by adjusting...

Tokenizing Autocomplete Text Entry - a jQuery plugin to allow users to select multiple items from a predefined list, using autocompletion as they type to find each item. Features: Layout is easily customisable and fully controlled in CSS Result caching reduces server load Smooth animations when results...

Create an Image Rotator with Description - a tutorial on how to create an image rotator with jQuery and CSS. This tutorial will help you understand how the image rotator works and helps you create your own from scratch. View Demo Do keep in mind these jQuery driven image rotators do not degrade in the...

Onebit Free Icons - Icojoy.com presents Onebit free icon set of 50 icons at 48?48px. These icons are free to use in any kind of project unlimited times. Download Onebit icons here Copyright ? Visual-Blast Media 2007 - 2009 | ARTICLE | Visit the site for more Free web resources, Icons, Scripts, Photoshop...

s3Capcha jQuery plugin - inspired by Fancy Drag and Drop Captcha we mentioned here at V-B. s3capcha is advanced captcha script that is based on choosing the right image instead of writing hardly readable letters and numbers. It is very easy to use, just include the jQuery library then include the s3Capcha...

Sliding jQuery Menu - learn how to create animated sliding menus using jQuery. jQuery animates this vertical sliding menus. When the button is clicked it rolls out a box full of links, when the button is clicked again it rolls back in. You can style all menu elements via CSS. Tutorial source files with...

Animated tabbed content - nowdays, a lot of websites are using tab based content as a way to save space in a webpage, and if used correctly, it can boost your website usability as well. This step by step tutorial (with source files) will show you how to create your own animated tabbed content using...