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Digital Web Magazine Updates Mailing List: November 13, 2007

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Better Web Forms: Redesigning eBay’s Registration

by Garrett Dimon (in View Source)

There isn’t much that all-round web expert, Garrett Dimon, doesn’t know about the unique challenges of designing and developing for the web. This week he turns his attention to the ubiquitous web form, and demonstrates the do’s and dont’s of effective form design. (No international auction sites were harmed during the making of this article.) Read more

From The Archive

Web Design and the DMCA: Giving and Getting Take Down Notices

by Gregory Rutchik (in Articles)

It’s a change of pace this week for Digital Web, as we turn away from web design for a relaxing look at the world of copyright law and take-down notices. Attorney Gregory Rutchik lays down the law (see what I did there?) on what to do when you give—or receive—a DMCA take-down. Read more

Excerpt: Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs and Libraries

by Jonathan Snook (in Articles)

The abundance of JavaScript libraries available to developers can be both a blessing and a curse: it’s great to have variety, but how do you know which one to choose for which purpose? The venerable Jonathan Snook makes it look easy with an excerpt from his upcoming book, Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs and Libraries. Read more

Building a Bulletproof Contact Form with PHP

by Matthew Pennell (in Articles)

Some of us know PHP inside and out, but many of us still have yet to take the leap into learning this very useful language. Virtually all the sites we create need contact forms, and PHP is a straightforward and safe way to build them. So, for those who are eager to find reliable PHP code they can copy (and tweak just a bit), or those who can build a basic contact form but are concerned about preventing some of the spam-related dangers, Digital Web Managing Editor Matthew Pennell walks us through the process, step by step. Read more

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