Javascript tagged articles

2Dec

JavaScript LED Message Scrolling Display

Any resemblance to a <marquee> is purely coincidental

I guess this answers the question of what to do with the LED icons I posted yesterday – I’ve always wanted to do a dot matrix type display in JavaScript, and I suppose an LED message scroller is the perfect excuse. [read more...]


30Aug

How to Crash Internet Explorer

With only one line of code - 61 bytes, to be precise.

Ever wish you could make your friends and family switch away from Internet Explorer? Perhaps the ability to make it spontaneously crash (and I mean totally crash) just by sending them a link might sway them... [read more...]


27Aug

Loggr: Timesheet generator in AJAX

(Well, technically DHTML. But AJAX sounds cooler)

One thing that any freelance worker or outside consultant needs is a means to track billable hours – i.e. the time spent working. Time management is a critical part of independent working, and there are a plethora of different ways of recording it – from paper sheets to fully integrated expense calculators that run the gamut. I was having trouble finding one that suited my needs – all time tracking software I’ve seen is either too difficult to use, too complex, or not free – so I decided to write my own. [read more...]



Modern Life is no longer updated.

After a long hiatus due to increased working commitment, lack of inspiration, and unclear goals: I've decided not to rekindle this blog but to start anew in more fertile soil. Modern Life will remain online as-is for the forseeable future.

I'm now posting at my new blog, User Interfaced.