Just today while looking for new JQuery plugins, I ran into two interesting lightbox options. ColorBox is a lightweight option with some useful additional features; jboxed is another option that does things a bit differently with a unique navigation style not too common for most lightbox solutions.
Linux tips
Having just done some work on a Linux webserver, here’s some articles I recently used to make tasks just a bit easier.
- Recover MySQL root password
- How to Move the MySQL data directory in Ubuntu (Can be used for migrating your MySQL install to different system)
- How to kill a running process using PID
- How to edit and understand /etc/fstab
- How to mount filesystems in Linux
mount -t ext3 /dev/otherdrive /mountdir - Get hard disk info (but please be careful with this one):
fdisk -l - How To Speed Up WordPress With Nginx And WP Super Cache
- Linux / Unix tar command
- logrotate
- mysqldump
- Backing up your database using straight MySQL commands
- Perfect Setup: Ubuntu Hardy+Nginx+MySQL5+PHP5+WordPress
A PHP Class For Facebook Application Developer
Planning to create your first Facebook application? This PHP class would be very useful.
Date with Javascript
Linux tips every geek should know
Related to the previous Linux–related entries we’ve had before, here’s a robust list of things about Linux that many of us should know. They’d be very useful especially when you’re bashing away at the Linux shell.
Web developer links
- 40 Useful JavaScript Libraries
- 10 Useful Techniques To Improve Your User Interface Designs
- How to apply HTML User Interface Effects using jQuery
- 16 Usable CSS Graph and Bar Chart Tutorials and Techniques
- 50+ Essential Techniques and Tools for Visualizing your Data
- Send Hassle Free and Dependable HTML Emails With PHP
- 20 Useful PHP Components & Tutorials for Everyday Project
Free fonts with previews
This compilation might just be one of the most useful listing of fonts you can use free of charge. And the good thing about this is excellent work they put into creating preview images for all the fonts they listed. Useful.
Using jQuery for UI & Navigation
Some useful links for UI and navigation, utilizing jQuery:
The Lightbox Clones Matrix
Too many lightbox thingies to choose from? I personally like Shadowbox for the many things it can do but there are several others that do well for certain purposes. To help you find the one that fits your needs, the lightbox clones matrix lists the popular options along with its dependencies, capabilities, and the actual library size you’ll be adding to your markup. Helpful!
Javascript Pull Quotes with jQuery
jQuote is a jQuery plugin that enables you to do old–school print–style pull quotes without redundant markup or images. Just by simply denoting the pull quote from the original text, using simple <span> tags, you get instant big and floated pull quotes! You’ve got to see it for yourself.