Tag Archives: ajax

Today’s Readings

A nice CSS3 article from Brothercake showing how to (subtlety) apply text-shadow for a slightly embossed effect.  Now, note, I am not talking about the old-school drop shadow we all hate, that looks like your browser is having a seizure.  … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

Almost like it’s Christmas, a plethora of tutorials! http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/06/20/ajax-javascript-solutions-for-professional-coding/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/16/50-excellent-ajax-tutorials/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/09/11/75-really-useful-javascript-techniques/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/01/19/53-css-techniques-you-couldnt-live-without/ Happy holidays, Atg Top⇪

Test if a File or URL Exists or Check Last Modified Date

Jim Ley writes a very in-depth article about using Ajax calls to test the validity of URLs, test for file existence, or check last-modified dates of files. While the benefits of checking last-modified dates and testing for a valid URL … Continue reading