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I’ve written this article for the Theme Forest Blog.

Lately I’ve seen quite a few requests on Twitter and other places for multilevel menus using jQuery and/or CSS. There are quite a few ways to accomplish this and it largely depends on what your needs are.

In this article we’ll take a quick look at several common multilevel menu options and then I’ll show you how to create a “mega menu”.

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/resources/multilevel-menus-with-jquery-and-css/

I’ve written this tutorial for Net.tutsplus.com

Just about every website uses the regular navigation concepts we’re all used to. After awhile this can get pretty boring, especially for designers who thrive on creativity. While mimicking the OS X dock and stacks isn’t new, it’s certainly not common.

Continue reading at http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/jquery-os-x-style-dock-and-stack-navigation/

I wrote this article for the Theme Forest blog.

When I need to setup tabs, accordions and other website user interface features, I use jQuery UI. That may very well be changing with the introduction of “jQuery Tools, The missing UI library for the Web“. jQuery Tools contains the UI features I use most, including an easy to setup “Coda slider” which jQuery UI doesn’t easily do (as in a few lines of code).

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/tutorials/coda-slider-and-more-with-jquery-tools/

2 Japanese Carrying $134 Billion In U.S. Bonds Detained In Italy – What?! $134 Billion? So this is where are money is going eh?

12 resources for getting a jump on HTML 5 – I’m pretty excited for HTML 5 and this is a great list of places to get going with it.

24 CSS (in some cases with jQuery) Navigation and Menu Tutorials – In the last few days I’ve had a few people ask me questions about navigation stuff and although I know how to answer their questions, it’s always good to learn a little more if you can.

New to jQuery? Don’t be Scurred… – A great little starter tut on some jQuery stuff. jQuery is awesome and very easy to learn.

10 Tips for Incredible Web Forms! – I see a lot of ugly web forms every day. I hope the people that made those forms take a look at this article and put it into practice. Good info!

TabExposé Mac App – This is a great little app that makes it easier to use tabs in Safari.

Why Apple keeps iPhone specifications quiet – Interesting approach by Apple. Worth reading if you’re an Apple fan.

Google: Introducing Page Speed – This is a Firefox plugin that does basically the same thing as Yahoo’s YSlow except in my opinion it’s better.

jQuery Tools – The missing UI library for the Web – I use jQuery UI for pretty much all my projects that use tabs and other UI features. This is great because it’s tiny compared to a custom jQuery UI build at ui.jquery.com and it has pretty much everything I use and a little more.

http://twitteranalyzer.com – I’ve used this before and you might have too. I just used it this morning to see some interesting info. about my Twitter acct. read more…

This roundup was written for ThemeForest.net

Getting started with HTML, CSS, PHP or jQuery can seem like a daunting task for many beginners. Some people think you need to go to school for these subjects but as many of you already know, there is an abundance of free resources to get you well on your way to becoming a pro in any of these subjects. Here are some killer tutorials and screencast series which cover the most popular topics (HTML, CSS, PHP and jQuery).

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/resources/html-css-php-and-jquery-killer-tutorials/