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Title: Simple Thumbnail Solution
Contributor: Troy Wolf
Contributor URL: 
Date Uploaded: November 19, 2008
Description: Use this script to browse through a series of images. The thumbnail images are displayed, and a larger copy of the selected image is displayed to the right. The selected thumbnail is also highlighted.

Title: DOMAssistant
Contributor: Robert Nyman, Lim Cheng Hong, Pelle Wessman, and Gustaf Lindqvist
Contributor URL: http://www.domassistant.com/
Date Uploaded: November 17, 2008
Description: A small library for use with the Document Object Model (DOM). The idea is that everything starts with the element(s) in question, selected through ID or CSS selectors, and then perform various methods on it, such as adding or removing classes, events etc. Includes complete documentation.

Title: Animated Hovering Windows Using JavaScript
Contributor: Jonathan Campbell
Date Uploaded: November 14, 2008
Description: You've probably seen many Web sites with windows that seem to appear out of nowhere on the screen. This tutorial will explain how to use that technique to accomplish your own effects.

Title: Obtrusive JavaScript Checker
Contributor: Robert Nyman
Contributor URL: http://www.robertnyman.com/
Date Uploaded: November 12, 2008
Description: This tool traverses all elements in a Web page. When it finds an HTML element with inline events, it highlights them with a red border. Available as a Firefox extension or Greasemonkey script.

Title: jQuery Feed Menus
Contributor: Rogie
Contributor URL: http://www.komodomedia.com/
Date Uploaded: November 10, 2008
Description: This script will allow your users to subscribe to all of your feeds in one location. Use it to list your RSS feeds for your blog, your main site, Twitter feed, and others. No need for multiple feed links. Easy to implement.

Title: JQuery, Yahoo! UI Library and MochiKit JavaScript Frameworks
Contributor: Rob Gravelle
Contributor URL: http://www.webreference.com/
Date Uploaded: November 7, 2008
Description: This overview of JavaScript Framework libraries is designed to help you make a more informed decision when choosing the right Framework. This second installment of the series presents an overview of JQuery, the Yahoo! UI Library (YUI) and MochiKit.

Title: Insert Form Fields On Demand
Contributor: Bontrager Connection, LLC
Contributor URL: http://www.willmaster.com/
Date Uploaded: November 5, 2008
Description: This script will provide additional fields in a form, as needed, on demand. Any number of fields can be added. Easy to customize and implement.

Title: Totally Own CSS with JavaScript
Contributor: Patrick Hunlock
Contributor URL: http://www.hunlock.com/
Date Uploaded: November 3, 2008
Description: The last great frontier for a JavaScript programmer is usually the direct manipulation of a stylesheet. While incredibly powerful tools, the documentation is sparse and the browsers rife with incompatibilities. This tutorial examines three functions which will make working with stylesheets very trivial. There is also a short tutorial and reference for those who want to go beyond the basic tools.