JavaScript and the Web2.0

  • IE6Update - My Activebar2 in action

    by Jakob Westhoff on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:55:59 +0200

    As the initiative "Let IE6 Die" was started by a Norwegian company some time ago. I decided to create a rewrite of my Activebar using more modern approaches and libraries like jquery. Activebar2, the name of the rewrite, was mainly intended to mimic the look and feel of the browser information bars known from the Internet Explorer. Its purpose was to show the users that a new version of their current browser is available for download, to motivate them to finally lay IE6 to rest. The guys from IE6Update.com took my Activebar2 and made some minor additions to it, to integrate it into current web projects even more easily. Read more…

  • Let IE6 die - Use Activebar2 to encourage your users

    by Jakob Westhoff on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:46:55 +0100

    After I read a Golem article about an initiative started by the Norwegian company finn.no to finally let the IE6 die. I decided to revive a project I wrote about two and a half years ago. I am talking about Activebar, a crossbrowser information bar, which mimics the look and feel of the natively used bars by all modern web browsers. It provides an easy and unobtrusive way to finally tell your users to exchange their old and rusty IE6 with something shiny and new. Activebar2 is a complete rewrite of my old project using all the glamor and glitter that is available with current javascript toolkits. Take a further look at this article if you are interested in having the IE6 finally taking its last breath. Read more…

  • It's alive - Image 3D live browser rendering

    by Jakob Westhoff on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:54:00 +0200

    Take a look at my live 3d renderer for your browser. It is entirely implemented in javascript und runs on top of Image_3D, which can be used to generate a javascript applet for any object which can be rendered with this great php library. You should definitely check this one out. Read more…

  • Activebar - Just a small compatibility fix

    by Jakob Westhoff on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:27:00 +0100

    A small compatability fix for my cross browser information bar. Now this bar should work in any javascript aware browser. Read more…

  • Activebar - A crossbrowser information bar

    by Jakob Westhoff on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:26:00 +0200

    A cross browser information bar, that mimics the look and feel of the everyday toolbars found in all modern web-browsers. It is easy to use, customizable and has a clean api. Just check it out. Read more…

  • SVG and AJAX talk at the FrOSCon06

    by Jakob Westhoff on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:17:00 +0200

    I just had my talk about "Svg and Ajax" at the Froscon'06 and wanted to publish the slides and my opinion about this great conference. Read more…