Posts during year 2003

Unleash searching in Windows XP

Every operating system worth the name has a built-in feature which enables the user to search for files in the file system. Good old Windows 2000 had a search function that worked in a predictable way, so the one in XP should work at least as good as the W2K one, right? Wrong.

Client-side table sorting using DOM scripting

There are many ways to sort a table containing tabular data. A common approach is to perform the sort on the server using ASP or something similar, maybe out of routine using the same thought pattern as in ordinary desktop applications. An alternative for web pages is to do it with client-side scripting. The big advantage is of course that all activity takes place on the client side, thus avoiding any unneccessary chatting with the server.

The road to web standards

This article actually started as a few tips to friends but expanded a bit on the way. The purpose of writing this is to inspire the transition towards proper usage of web standards and to help anyone get started. Hey, we all have to start somewhere, nothing is easy in the beginning. Well, ok, maybe eating ice cream, but that is beside the point.

Genesis

As we were standing on the pier watching the sunset, she asked me to start writing a blog. So I did.