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The problems of losing / erasing a piece of code

Well, yesterday I encountered a small little problem, and as I later discovered upon a wide google search it is not such a small problem and that I was not alone within my plight . Upon rearranging certain elements within my template , I accidentally ' erased ' a code . The code I eliminated was the code used to display and ' icon ' [ image ] of a site when you mouse/ hover over a link .

In other words : an ' image displayed upon a link hover ' . You can see what I'm referring to if you hover over a link right here on my own page .

Major problem indeed ! I usually tend to save all my codes in a folder , but I was tired and sleepless & forgot to do this entirely . End result : I hurled myself into a total panic ! I was now ' code-less ' and the " Code Guru " who had supplied me with the code was nowhere to be found . Within this panic , I began my quest into trying to find this code , so off I went into ' terra icognita ' : I began my google search for the javascript code which I could replace my lost code with . I went to the source guys over at Dynamic Drive and proceeded to go through their entire data-base of code sources .....nothing similar to the original code I had gotten from my 'Code Guru '. Nothing even remotely close .

I now began panicking even more ! I started searching every source site within the vestiges of cyberspace . Within this search of mine , I saw that I was not alone within this plight . There were probably hundreds of thousands of users out there being confronted with t his same little issue , and the question on every source site was basically the same : " does anyone know the code that displays an image when you hover over it with your mouse ? I've seen it on some sites and I cant find the code for it .." etc. etc. etc .

Yes , I now realized that this is a common issue with most users . Not many source sites have a code which produces an icon / image , displaying the image of an external site upon link hover . But ok , I will not keep you in suspense any longer , I will now tell you about the coveted script & where you can get it for your own site / blog page . Basically , you can get a lot of codes for most of your blogging needs & or page at the following site . And believe me when I say this : This guy is one of the " True Code Guru's " on the internet . He offers a lot of JQuery codes & tutorials concerning implementation . Everything he has on his site blog is a step by step instructional . In essense : you really dont have to do anything but copy & paste !

However , here now is the coveted code for displaying an external image upon link hover : Zen Plate. Once you get there , have a look around , you will surely find many other codes which you will definitely find useful for your page / blog . Although , be warned that : since Blogspot is not open source , many of these codes can suddenly disappear just like a puff of smoke . Therefore ; a word to the wise : Save your codes & your template source codes into an external folder ! Or else , you will be confronted with the same issue which " Yours Truly " experienced yesterday .

Well, I hope that the information provided has been useful /helpful for your blogging /web related needs . Have fun coding now , and remember to smile : Mootools & JQuery love you ! :)

Behold a Mini in the Shadow of a Giant !

Well folks , you've heard it in times past and for those of you out there who have never heard of the old ' adage ' that :

" Good things come in small packages "

Get ready to live by those words . Presenting the newest member of the 'Flash Your Web Family ' .The new lovely little addition appropriately baptized MiniSlideshow . What Can such a little flash widget gallery do ? Well.....I believe once you go view this little mini which measures @ 160 x 160 but packs a wallop as far as it being light weight , fast and doesnt backfire, stop , or pause ; you will clearly assess its prowesse & functionality along with [ needless to mention at this point ]: its compact size , which : makes it a flexible little gizmo to add just about anywhere and even toss it in your shirt pocket and carry it around with you all day long showing it to the boys at the office while secretly patting yourself on the back for discovering such a cool little gadget before they did . The best part concerning the Mini is : you can cofigure it to any size you want ! But I do so love the little tyke as it is - no bigger than a book of matches & maybe smaller , no exaggeration !

Now the folks over at FlashYourWeb have not stopped here with this little MiniSlider - No ..this is as I mentioned before , their latest & newest addition to their family of innovative web products. FlashYour Web are basically ' New Kids on the Block ' as far as new innovative , interactive Flash media goes , but I will tell you this much : Their products are so 25th Century Buck Rogers as far as design goes that they have left every other type of embedabble media source eating dust . And as far as the functionality and speed concerning their products go , well ... all you have to do is just go on over and pay them a visit and test drive their list of products yourself . You will not be disappointed . Their products are free for download , as they are an open source media . You can head over to their site , sign up for an account , start building your media collection which can consist of flv . files , any type of image format and mp3 . Once you have accumulated all of your images , moving images ( video ) , and mp3's , you can opt for one of their Flash Media products which will not disappoint as mentioned before , but rather enthrall & captivate . If you are building a website or are in the process of building one : You will definitely want one of these lovely sleek 25th Century state of the Art embeds . Oh and did I mention that their Flash Video Playback is done in ' Cool Iris V 1.10 ' ? No ?? well it is and it does !

The widgets are customizable which is the best part - no , wait ...the best part is that its Open Source and theyre FREE - now if you're feeling generous for all of the great Products that these good hearted folks over at Flash Your Web are offering and you want to dig deep in your pocket and make a small, or ...large donation , I wouldnt deem that a bad thing and Im sure that the good folks over at FYW will be mighty appreciative of your philanthropic spirit towards your generosity and good will . Remember : These good folks work hard at bringing you the best of their products , least you can do is show them your appreciation . Btw ; Once you do head over to the site and sign up for a free account , you can view other users images , videos & mp3's , when you do so , on the view page , click on ' Sidebar ' and a menu will appear from which to make your selection . When yu choose video and imge , you will be viewing both in Cinemascope - Cooliris ! What a great experience , better than 3 D movies front row ! Enjoy [ don't forget about that donation ok ? ] Catch ya all in the vestiges of cybersace ! ~ Smile , Mootools & JQuery Love you 