Author: Ben Wood

  • Javascript Libraries (AJAX For Dummies)

    Well, not quite for dummies, but there are several new javascript libraries that will give daunted developers a head start in creating their own animated scrolling, sliding, and fading divs. Want your web apps to share the spotlight with favorites like flickr, gmail, and tiddlywiki? Here are some toolkits / libraries / APIs I came…

  • Macromedia Studio 8 reviewed

    Great review of a preview Macromedia did last night for the local Flash users group. It looks like MM finally fixed some things that have been broken for a long time and are “going out with a bang” as far as the unique Macromidia brand, before it’s swallowed completely by Adobe. I’ve missed WYSIWYG support…

  • From Ben’s vacation, 6000+ miles south

    Just got back today… more photos to come in my flickr stream but these two feature the preferred method of human transportation in northern Peru. Prefer yellow? …Or a dash more danger?

  • Truly Ultimate RVs

    Airstream has a new motorhome with a roof that opens automatically into a huge patio for you and 15 others to enjoy a nice barbeque. I didn’t even know the company still existed, but they do! The site has a nice retro-duotone look. Now if only that could be combined with the amphibious TerraWind RV…