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Archive for March, 2009

Announcing MapTooltip

March 31st, 2009

One of the shortcomings in the Google Maps API is that there’s no easy way to add tooltips to polylines and polygons. That’s why I felt inclined to build an extension to Google Maps that adds that functionality. MapTooltip makes it possible to add tooltips to any kind of overlay. It’s even possible to have [...]

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Updating images with Javascript

March 17th, 2009

This is a quicktip on how to update images on a webpage that retain the same filename but is periodically updated, without having to perform a full page load.

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Free e-book chapter on ASP.NET MVC Framework

March 11th, 2009

If you’re into ASP.NET MVC then you should definitely check out this free chapter from the upcoming Wrox book Professional ASP.NET MVC 1.0. The chapter is a 185 page long tutorial on how to build a complete web application with the Framework. The ASP.NET MVC Framework is still in beta (RC2) but is going to [...]

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Non-modal alert with jQuery

March 8th, 2009

In circumstances where you want to notify the user of something, like for example that some information have been saved, a non-modal alert is an excellent solution. It gets your message across without being intrusive and without the need for uneccesary user interaction. In this article I will describe how to create it with the [...]

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