Archive for July, 2007



sIFR Security Updates

Anyone who has used sIFR on past websites should consider this article released by sIFR developer Mark Wubben earlier this month: “Malicious websites can trick visitors into running JavaScript code on domains hosting sIFR movies. No exploits are known…” [more on the security flaw] sIFR 3 users are advised to update to revision 278*siFR 2 users are [...]

Lightbox for Media

Everyone seems to be loving the lightbox effect like this lately (MooTools framework or Prototype are two examples - there’s even a WordPress plugin) but here’s something cool put together by John Einselen that actually lets you “lightbox” with video, flash, and HTML content like Youtube: MediaBox, built on MooTools. If you want to see more [...]

Mootools: A beginners Guide

If you’ve been to a lot of these new-fangled websites lately, you might notice them using cool effects like Accordians and Draggable Boxes. The culprit for a lot of it is the Mootools JavaScript Framework. But if you’re anything like myself, who is sub-par intermediate level in the way of JavaScript, MooTools offers an excellent [...]