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Archive for March, 2007

Spam-Free E-Mail Links Using Javascript

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

It’s always handy to add an e-mail link as a convenient means by which visitors can make contact with a webmaster, but with the ever increasing scurge of spambots it’s wise to consider alternative ways to accomplish this. One way is by using Javascript using the following code:
<script language=”Javascript” type=”text/javascript”>
function nospam(name,domain) {
  thisLocation = “mailto:” […]

TrayColor - HTML Color Utility

Friday, March 16th, 2007

TrayColor dates back 10 years, but I still use this utility with almost every new project. This is not a sexy piece of software,… it’s a stand-alone utility with a singular purpose, but therein lies its beauty as it performs its purpose simply and beautifully. Using the color picker you can grab any color from any visible […]

Clear Your XP Desktop

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

The XP desktop can be completely cleared but still have easy, faster and more convenient access to those same desktop items.
First - RIGHT-Click on the taskbar > Go to Toolbars > Select New Toolbar… > Highlight Desktop at the top and click OK. The new Desktop toolbar should be visible on the taskbar.
Next - RIGHT-Click […]

Expandable Folder Shortcuts Anywhere

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

RIGHT-click and drag any folder into any menu (or its corresponding folder) and choose Create Shortcut(s) Here.
This is particularly useful for placing expandable folders in your Start menu and Send To folder. In the event of adding an expandable folder to your Start menu, Open Windows Explorer and choose the folder you wish to add. RIGHT-click and […]

Perpetual Copyright Date

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

I’m an amateur developer who has a dozen or two websites polluting cyberspace and the last thing that I want to do the first week of any new year is to spend my time FTPing copyright updates. Not updating copyright statements with the current year has the effect of having the site look unkept and […]

Using Javascript For Headers And Footers…

Monday, March 12th, 2007

Many people don’t realize that Javascript can be used to call external documents such as headers, footers, navigation, etc. - much in the same way SSI is utilized. The main disadvantage is that the code within the external document being called must have no line breaks,… i.e.:
<center><p>Text</p></center>
NOT
<center>
<p>
Text
</p>
</center>
This HTML code is then placed within a Javascript document.write statement like this:
document.write(’<center><p>Text</p></center>’)
The external document is saved as a .txt file (i.e. footer.txt) and is called using a Javascript tag like this:
<script language=”javascript” type=”text/javascript” src=”footer.txt”></script>
There is an excellent tutorial that can be found at NetMechanic.com.  The […]

FREE .TK Domain Names

Monday, March 12th, 2007

Register FREE .TK domains…
.TK is the ccTLD extension of a small South Pacific Island nation called Tokelau. When you register a domain you have the option of registering for free, or for paying for a minimum of a two year registration. Free registrations requires either a banner ad be placed in a frameset above your active […]