Author Archives: Aaron T. Grogg

How to Build APIs and Why It Matters, by Google

From the Masters-of-APIs themselves, comes an insightful presentation on how to create APIs. A worthwhile read for anyone needing to create one.  Or just interact with other people, for that matter… Thanks, Alla! Happy APIing, Atg Top⇪

Apple Safari Browser for Windows PC

Continuing on my last post’s theme, developers have to always develop for multiple browsers on multiple operating systems (OS).  Typically, in order to develop a website and ensure that it works properly in both a Windows OS and a Mac … Continue reading

A power saving idea for PC users

Help save the planet, and save a few bucks! Here is a nice “lifehack” that can easily be applied to Windows XP PCs to help save power. Use this when there isn’t enough time to power down, and you have … Continue reading

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

Multiple versions of Internet Explorer (IE)

A must for any web developer is making sure your website work consistently in all “current” web browsers (we have to define what is “current” based on each website’s demographics: a financial website, like a hedge fund website, probably doesn’t … Continue reading

Testing if a JavaScript Function Exists in IE

Oh IE, how I doth loathe thee… In an attempt to work around the impending JavaScript breakages that IE8 and InPrivate Browsing will soon bring to many sites around the web 1, a major IE bug-a-boo has been encountered… So … Continue reading

Browser Compatibility Testing from PPK

From Mr. Compatibility himself, PPK, comes an amazing collection of compatibility tests. Happy testing, thanks for the referral, Dan, Atg Top⇪

Guide for Developing Using a Fluid Grid

Its been a long time since I had the patience to deal with (or even think about) fluid grid designs, but this article, written by Ethan Marcotte for A List Apart, is well worth the read! From the ratio the … Continue reading

A nice example of Transcendent CSS…

http://24ways.org/2008/shiny-happy-buttons And now, how about an explanation of Transcendent CSS? Keep on smiling, Atg Top⇪

Today’s Readings

And now for a little trip down HTML4-Memory-Lane… http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/16/html-the-top-five-forgotten-elements/ http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/02/24/five-under-used-html-tags/ Happy coding, Atg Top⇪