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In Part 1 of this series, Myles gave us a taste for how to manipulate sprites on the screen. In this fascinating follow-up, he reveals the end product of some extreme JavaScript hackingrecreating the classic Mario Brothers platform game!

HTML tables have gained a new lease of life in the CSS era, now that they have been freed from misuse as a layout element. In this article, Jonathan demonstrates how you can use CSS to create exciting, colorful tables, which will work successfully across browsers, as well as taking a peek at what the future holds.

Alex takes the latest release of Adobe's flagship product, Photoshop CS4, for a test drive. On his journey, he stumbles upon three awesome new features for adding a whole new dimension to your web graphics.

How closely are you monitoring the user-generated content being published on your portfolio of sites? In this article, Chris explores the ramifications of hosting content that is defamatory, and how to avoid paying a price for the right to do so.

Eager to integrate e-commerce functionality into your web site, but don't know where to start? Overwhelmed by the options? Let Tim do the hard work for you, as he puts seven of the most popular online shopping carts through their paces.

At the Web Directions South conference last month, SitePoint's Matthew Magain caught up with the creative director of Microsoft Surface, August de los Reyes, to talk about design literacy, design process, and the next generation of user interfaces.

While we all wait patiently for CSS3 to be supported by the popular browsers, you can take advantage of CSS3 features now by building web applications within the Adobe AIR platform. Experience cross-platform utopia with this look at the advanced CSS styles you can use.

No, you can't really multi-thread in JavaScript, but James shows the advantages of simulating a multi-threaded environment when dealing with intensive code. Armed with the techniques in this article, the possibilities for what you can achieve with JavaScript are limitless!

You know all of those tricky CSS layout techniques that you've spent years mastering? Well, be prepared to abandon them all. OK, maybe not immediately, but as Rachel and Kevin explain in this excerpt from the forthcoming SitePoint title, Everything You Know About CSS is Wrong!, the way we lay out pages is about to change forever...

Alex road tests the latest edition of Dreamweaver and finds more than enough good reasons to justify an upgrade. Some of the cool new features include: advanced JavaScript interpretation, a Code Navigator, and a more user-friendly interface.

Whether you're searching for extra terrestrials or decoding DNA, cross-platform distributed processing has never been easier with Adobe AIR! In this tutorial, Jack shows you how to easily dispatch a PHP application's processing to the desktop of your application's many users.

In her first article for SitePoint, Mihaela examines Google's sustained effort at search domination. This comprehensive analysis looks at the role of web reportage in the search landscape, and the attempts by various entities, including Microsoft, at slaying the Google giant.

ASP.NET web pages are known as web forms, but, as Cristian and Wyatt show, the process of building ASP.NET web forms is a lot like composing a castle with Lego bricks! ASP.NET is bundled with hundreds of controlsincluding HTML controls, web controls, and so onthat are designed for easy deployment within your applications.

JavaScript guru and Yahoo architect, Douglas Crockford was in Sydney town recently for the annual event that is Web Directions South. He kindly gave up some of his time to chat to SitePoint's Kevin Yank on the continuing evolution of JavaScript.

Derek Featherstone has forged a name for himself as an author, speaker, and web accessibility expert. In this interview, he explains to SitePoint's Kevin Yank what it means to develop an accessible web site beyond compliance.

Whilst at the Web Directions South conference, Matt got the opportunity to chat with the talented designer behind popular web sites Digg and Pownce, Daniel Burka. The interview reveals some fascinating insights into the design decisions behind one of the most highly trafficked sites in the world.

In this tutorial, the third in Akash's series on learning Adobe AIR, you'll see how to convert your own web application to a nifty desktop application. Along the way, you'll also learn how to upload files, talk to the server, and more. Take a quiz to win a free book!

The emerging OpenSocial standard is a powerful new API for creating exciting new mashups. In this tutorial, Jack shows how to mix Google Maps, Flickr, and OpenSocial using Adobe Flex. Take the quiz at the end for your chance to win a book!

Jina Bolton is a designer and artist, working and residing in Silicon Valley. In this candid interview, she reveals where she finds inspiration for beautiful design, why she is fascinated by sushi and robots, and what makes a style sheet sexy.

Ever wonder what makes a real JavaScript guru? How about someone who has used JavaScript, CSS, and HTML to successfully implement a 2-D side-scrolling platform game? In this two-part series, Myles will help you elevate your JavaScript skills to the ultimate level!