Author Archives: Bjorn Boonen
Leadingcourses.com launches widget for search
As of today everybody offer their visitors a quick way to search through more than 7,000 golf courses in europe which are listed on leadingcourses.com. More info can be found on: http://en.leadingcourses.com/i/search-widget/ leadingcourses.com //
My usage of !important;
To be honest, it is only since a short time I actually make use of !important. Most of the time I’d kick it out of my css directly, but I found some some cases where it actually makes sense! Well properties … Continue reading
jQuery datepicker, how to disable one day?
Today I needed to disable one day in the jQuery ui datepicker. I did some research, and I found out, it is actually much simpler than I thought. There is something available in the plugin itself ($.datepicker.noWeekends). The actual code … Continue reading
Preloading an image or sprite and make it load fast
Recently we did a new re-design for leadingcourses.com. One of the goals was to make the site fast. As I am a (freelance, yes, I can be hired ;-) ) front-end developer, I wanted the front-end to be as fast … Continue reading
Pictures of Albania
It has been quiet for a while in this blog. With a reason. At first our lovely baby girl was born. And second I was very busy with the new version of http://www.leadingcourses.com. In April I went to visit Albania … Continue reading
A small horizontal gallery, xfinxgallery
Recently I created a small gallery which enables you to add images, text or whatever and put it in a small (automated) scroller. It is quite easy to use (see below). If you have any feature requests? please let me … Continue reading
Links?
Ok, yesterday I realised that I get too much links to keep track of. As most of those links are pretty useful to a lot of people I know I’ll try put them all here. Enjoy!
Banners getting better
After talking with some people I found that the banner-agencies actually understand the problem. They actually also have ‘a solution’. The solution is not perfect as some of the functionalities you get when implementing a banner are lost, but at … Continue reading
Banners getting bad
To be honest, I think banners are a good thing. Having banners on the site is an obvious way to earn money for the content you show for free. That is the main reason why I do not have an … Continue reading
A new lens, 50mm f/1.8
Finally, I bought it. After borrowing this lens from a colleague I was finally brave enough to buy my first additional lens. A while ago I had a course given by Mike Flam, a professional photographer. One of the most … Continue reading