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A 30 second intro to AJAX
Lots of folks are turning on to this Ajax thing (I can't keep capitalizing it, just looks like I'm shouting). From online word processing to online PIM's, there's a little bit of everything out there using the technology. But I've yet to see such a succint and to-the-point description of the how to use Ajax as "Rasmus' 30 second AJAX tutorial." It will take you longer than 30 seconds to absorb it (I had to read it several times, but I'm a moron). What's nice is that he dispells the common misbelief that you need all these pre-built libraries to accomplish anything with Ajax. Instead, it's easy to start with a basic, classic "foo bar" example, and start building from there. As always, you'll need to understand XML to start doing the really amazing things.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
