Ideacodes has been working with Joost Schreve, CEO of EveryTrail, on the UI design for the first version release. EveryTrail is a free online platform that enables active travelers and outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds to visualize and share trips using GPS data, digital photos and location-based notes overlaid on interactive maps. Users are able to upload GPS data and the service automatically plots waypoints and tracks onto a map. You can add photos, notes, and other details to customize your trip. Sign up for EveryTrail to try it for yourself. Also see eHub Interviews EveryTrail to learn more. rn

Vox, Six Apart‚Äö√Ñ√¥s new blog service, launched today. Vox puts the emphasis on personal blogging and sharing with friends and family. It features advanced privacy controls, a stunning variety of unique themes, powerful integration with other services like Flickr, YouTube, and more. ‚Äö√Ñ√∫Blogging is fun again…‚Äö√Ñ√π Ideacodes is pleased to have designed the Bunnylicious and Zen blog themes for Vox. rn

As web applications get more dynamic and complex, it’s crucial to know what’s the fastest way to render content. I have done some research and I am gladly sharing it with you.

Website: http://amix.dk/index.py/permanentLink?id=161

Ideacodes redesigns the newly launched GigaOM.com, an online news and weblog published by Giga Omni Media Inc., a San Franciso-based company that delivers technology news, analysis and opinions on topics ranging from broadband to online games and Web 2.0 to a monthly global audience of 500,000 consumers and professionals interested in the world of hi-tech. Giga Omni Media, Inc. is founded and led by executive editor, Om Malik, an award-winning journalist. Before launching his own publishing venture, Om was a senior writer for Business 2.0 magazine covering telecom and broadband stories. rn

Ideacodes has been working on the corporate site for Sapotek Inc., the company that created the first Web-based desktop of its kind in Spanish, Computadora.de, as well as the launch of a new enhanced version of its world class desktop in English, Desktoptwo. Update: Sapotek was also featured in this month’s (August 2006) Business 2.0 magazine in its issue “31 Best Business Ideas in the World.” Congratulations, Josh and Oscar!rn

Aptana is a robust, JavaScript-focused IDE for building dynamic web applications. Highlights include a Code Assist for JavaScript, HTML, and CSS languages, including your own JavaScript functions. Plus many more.

Website: http://www.aptana.com/

Using moo.fx and prototype.lite.js, this javascript slideshow system allows you to have a simple and smooth (cross-fading…) image slideshows and/or showcases on you website.

Website: http://smoothslideshow.jondesign.net/

Even though AJAX wouldn’t ever have become so popular if the Javascript world hadn’t suddenly exploded with mature development and testing tools, there’s little information on how to be a really good Javascript programmer. This talk is for everyone who feels their Javascript skills just aren’t up to snuff.

Website: http://www.slash7.com/articles/2006/07/26/javascript-boot-camp-tutorial

AjaxWp is a lightweight JavaScript enhancement that adds AJAX functionality to WordPress blogs speeding up load times, increasing the responsiveness of the user interface and giving the blog an overall cooler look. Out of the box AjaxWp requires minimal configuration and no additional markup, other than the script inclusions in the header file and a support PHP file. This allows AjaxWp to degrade gracefully and leave the blog fully functional even for users with JavaScript disabled.

Website: http://www.giannim.com/blog/index.php?page_id=13

FlickrShow is a simple slide-show tool that allows you to display images from a Flickr photoset on your web site. It is easy to use – photographs can be displayed by adding a few simple lines of HTML and Javascript code to your site. It is also unobtrusive and compact, the script only adds an additional five kilobytes to your page.

Website: http://www.flickrshow.com/