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Changes at BioComp |
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January 27, 2008 10:01 am
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Crystal Orr
Lead Developer
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This month at BioComp, changes are afoot. As you can see, we've added a Web development blog where we will highlight some of our projects. It took me about 16 hours to write the blog from scratch although I used and tweaked the calendar code provided by keithdevens.com. I also changed the calendar to use AJAX technology so that clicking the previous and next month's links loads a new calendar without refreshing the page. It was a fun project and good PHP/AJAX practice.
I recently learned that NASDAQ.com provides a free RSS feed for stock quotes. Using our existing PHP based RSS parser and AJAX, I was able to include a stock ticker on our Web site. The content is free and configuration is minimal.
Another great way to add content and helpful tools to your site is with Google Code. I used Google Maps on the contact page of the threecoinsrealty.com site in order to allow their visitors to get driving directions to their office without having to leave the 3 Coins site. I could even go so far as to add a traffic report to the map, but the goal is to encourage, not discourage potential customers. :) Such a call is generally left up to the client. If you want a traffic report on your site, you've got it!
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Updated: January 29, 2008 10:33 am
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