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Quick review of jQuery loops and traditional JavaScript loops and how to speed you looping up for both for and while JavaScript looping methods.

Today I would like to talk a bit about setting up events on DOM using jQuery and how one should try to avoid setting up huge numbers of unnecessary events on a single document.

I'm starting to better identify a lot of basic form fundamentals being overlooked these days, so I felt this topic was long over due. Today we will break down six seeming basic ideas that all forms in one way or another need to embody to be considered any kind of a success.

A while ago I was asked by a follow co-worker if I think it was possible to build an entire site using only two CSS selectors. So after better defining, then adopting the challenge, I felt it was time to share. With this challenge, you push your thinking in a more minimalistic frame of mind with little impact and/or no learning curve.

Sprites are compiled versions of different creative parts of a website that typically has no need for repeating axises. Sprites are recommended to be used when ever possible to help cut down on HTTP requests to the server, and ultimately help speed up the performance of your web site.

The other day I was in a scramble to create some rotator images, each rotator slide needed to be divided up into diffrent layers. This obviously calls for some PNG images for each layer and because they are of diffrent layers, they each needed to be alpha transparent. Thats when I found this little gem of a tool...

zLayer jQuery plugin allows you to orientate elements based off your mouses position from that element. zLayer is perfect for interactive illustrations, depth effects and rich user experience through creative methods. The best part about zLayer is how easy, lightweight, and quick the plugin is!