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Ubiquity is a Mozilla Labs extension that allows you to enter commands that have knowledge of page content and return new information. It connects the Web with language in an attempt to find new user interfaces that could make it possible for everyone to do common Web tasks more quickly and easily. (more…)

Hey everyone,

Great video from John Resig (the creator of jQuery) explaining the DOM to Yahoo developers:

jQuery 1.3 has been released for about a week now. Another really exciting thing about the release of jQuery 1.3 is the release of a new jQuery API Browser. You can access it via the internet to search any jQuery method or function you wish. Even better, it is available to download as an offline browser using the Adobe Air Flash installer. Basically, the jQuery API makes any information or documentation accessible within a few clicks, with or without an internet connection.

jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. Here at Noam Design, we believe that jQuery is one of the most powerful open source javaScript library out there. More jQuery blog posts>

Hi everyone, I love when I come across a tool that helps me decrease the time it takes to develop websites. Let’s face it, as developers we’re faced with several obstacles developing for the web, from browsers wars to png fixes. So, I wanted to share these 5 Dreamweaver extensions that you can use to aid in front-end web development. They can cut development time significantly. Enjoy! (more…)

For web designers, it can be very helpful to be able to offer a powerful search tool that can easily and quickly be implemented on a website. Here is good and simple way – tailored to your needs and powered by Google

Designed or own a website or collection of websites you’d like to search over?

With Custom Search Engine, you can harness the power of Google to create a search engine tailored to your websites needs. A Custom Search Engine is a tailored search experience, built using Google’s core search technology, that prioritizes or restricts search results based on websites and pages you specify. Your Custom Search Engine can be tailored to reflect your point of view or area of expertise. With a Custom Search Engine, you can:

• Apply your website’s design, look and feel to the search results page.
• Provide search refinements within results pages to make it easier for searchers to find the information they’re looking for.
• Add websites to your search engine’s index as you surf the web.
• Invite friends and trusted users to co-edit and contribute to your search engine.
• Make money from your Custom Search Engine by participating in Google’s AdSense program. (more…)

Hello Everyone,

As a Sr. Web Programmer here at Noam Design, I always look for ways to optimize the code I develop for efficiency. I primarily do back-end programming with PHP and MySQL. Today I am going to share with you some tips that I have personally encountered while programming with PHP. I hope these 15 tips will help you optimize your PHP code and get you into the habit of looking for alternative ways or patterns of writing robust code. Also don’t forget to document your code properly! Enjoy! (more…)

Hello everyone,

SEO is a topic that is often difficult and potentially costly to apply if you are unfamiliar with the processes and methods. SEO is a combination of techniques to improve the volume and quality of traffic to your web site from major search engines such as Google or Yahoo. In this article, I will list some quick and easy techniques that can help you accomplish higher page rankings and increase traffic to your web site. (more…)

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Appropriately configuring your Firefox browser efficiently is key to optimizing your work! Below are the top 5 extensions that are a must for anyone involved in the website development world. If you don’t have them installed on your machine, I strongly recommend downloading them now! Oh and if you don’t use Firefox, you can get it here – it’s free. (more…)

It’s easy to add 301 redirects to your website using Apache’s htaccess. A 301 permanent redirect is the most efficient and Search Engine Friendly method for web page redirection. It’s not difficult to implement and, if done appropriately, it will improve your search engine ranking as well. (more…)