Author: DoubleA

Web Services By Aaron@ParsiLux

Posted on by DoubleA in Web

ParsiLux.com offers a full range of computer and Internet services. We aim to remove the complexity from the Internet so you can concentrate on your core business.

We do it all, from server set-up all the way through publishing your site, handling modifications and analytics reporting. We will provide you with fast turn-around, great customer service and low prices. Don’t know the diffrence between FTP and PHP? Not a problem, we have you covered. We will work with you to design and develop a custom made solution that complements your business and desired level of site control. Do you want to be able to update your site by yourself? We can explore content management systems like WordPress, Drupal or Joomla.

Do you want a traditional site made from the ground up that takes care of itself (or so it seems)? We will take complete control of your domain and you never have to do anything. Maybe your interested in how your website works, we will provide well commented code and show you exactly how the HTML and CSS work to make your site.

From the simple to the complex we can make your Web wishes come true! Please send an email and we will promptly be in touch to discuss your needs. aa@parsilux.com

No cost, no obligation. We are here to help.

The World’s Greatest JavaScript Code

Posted on by DoubleA in Luxury, Web

Click the link below, you won’t regret it. Rejoice in the glory of Asteroids. Use the arrow keys to move your ship and the space bar to blast HTML elements off the page. Great stress reliever! You can also copy this and use it on any web page, just paste it into the address bar and hit enter.

javascript:var%20s%20=%20document.createElement('script');s.type='text/javascript';document.body.appendChild(s);s.src='http://erkie.github.com/asteroids.min.js';void(0);

What is HTML5 and How Do I get me Some?

Posted on by DoubleA in Web

HTML5 badgeBesides being the go to buzz word for web development these days, HTML5 is the next generation of standards(5g?) for building websites and browsers. Without going into mind-numbing esoteric details, I can tell you that you can turn your web page into HTML5 with (almost) a single line change of your source code.

<!DOCTYPE html>

Of course, besides bragging rights to your non-technical minded friends, this change will have no effect on your page. What it will do is give you the power to use the newly standardized HTML5 tags such as <video> and <canvas>. These tags allow your browser to natively support what once took a third-party propriety plug-in, Flash.

Dont get me wrong, the w3c didn’t introduce a new standard to kill Flash. It just so happens that a certain companies disdain for Flash coincedes with the introduction of a new web standard that is capable of replacing it. Maybe, given time.

With all the hype for HTML5 one could be lead to believe that the <video> tag is the greatest thing to hit the Internet since, well, embedded video.

That is not the case. Right now the video tag is used mostly as a degredation tool. If you want to host a video clip on your site, you would be remiss if you only hosted it in HTML5. This is because the w3c standard does not specify a media encoding for your video. As such browser vendors are free to support any or all of the video formats including H.264, Ogg Theora or VP8(WebM) and they don’t all support the same ones. This means your fancy HTML5 video will likely only be served to tablet and non-Flash users in H.264. Most visitors will still see the good old-fashioned Flash version they already support.

Now on to the <canvas> tag. Again, this tag is meant to be an open standard to an already existing function of a browser plug-in. The <canvas> tag lets you define drawable region and interact with it using JavaScript. One use is to make games for your browser, a realm long dominated by none other than Flash.

The HTML5 standard includes lots of other things besides the “Flash killers” that seem to garner so much attention. For some reason we never hear about the other features like drag and drop and geolocation.

So, do you need HTML5? Probably not, unless you want to make your website more ipad/iphone friendly or you really like being on the cutting edge of web technology.

New WordPress Version 3.0.4

Posted on by DoubleA in Web

An Important security update has been released, WordPress version 3.0.4 is available now via your dashboard. As always don’t forget to do a backup first!

This update fixes a “critical” security flaw that could allow a malicious user to inject bogus links into your WordPress site. I’ll spare you the details, but it has do do with the way WordPress “sanitizes” HTML markup.

It is bad!

You Should Update Now!!

We will help!!!

support@parsilux.com

150 jQuery effects for your website or “My cup runneth over…”

Posted on by DoubleA in Web
That's G Steve's title, not mine
My cup

WebDesignShock has posted a fairly comprehensive list of the best 150 jQuery animation effects for websites. For the uninitiated, jQuery is a “library” for the ever popular JavaScript. JavaScript is much like the man behind the curtain; pay no attention to him, but he’s the one pulling the levers and turning the dials to make the Web a magical place.

Having read this long winded description from Wikipedia, I can spare you the details and say, JavaScript( not to be confused with the more versatile Java ) is the workhorse of the dynamic Internet. It does everything from setting cookies and providing analytics to, in our case, allowing us to control(animate) elements( pictures and words) within our document(the web page).

JQuery, and I quote, “… is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript. Disregard the last part because if I had to explain to you what the F* JavaScript and jQuery are, you should probably let us do it for you. I could have just deleted it entirely and avoided this rant but then I thought to myself “Self, maybe people might want to learn how to use a little JavaScript, it’s not really that hard. Copy, paste, rename a variable or two, upload it on the server, test it out, debug, upload again, rinse, repeat… I’ll leave it in so I don’t get called out for redacting the quote like some sort of over zealous State department liaison at the WikiLeaks office”.

If one where inclined to browse the list they could in theory choose any (or all, which I don’t recommend) of the effects on the list and hypothetically have that choice integrated into a web page (or site) by us, your friendly, local, neighborhood ParsiLux dealer.

I’m just saying.

I’ll leave this here