According to AdMob, the iPhone operating system makes up 50% of the worldwide smartphone market, with the next-highest OS being Android at 24%. Sales projections for the Apple iPad run anywhere from one to four million units in the first year. Like it or not, the iPhone OS, and Safari in particular, have become a force to be reckoned with for Web developers. If you haven’t already, it’s time to dive in and familiarize yourself with the tools required to optimize websites and Web applications for this OS.

Since the rise of Javascript frameworks like jQuery, Mootools and Prototype, developers created stunning javascript solutions and effects for their websites. Here are 50 inspiring Websites that make good use of Javascript, Websites which I have bookmarked over time for inspiration purpose. Some of them are selected purely on look and feel, some have really extraordinary Javascript functions implemented. They are grouped in several categories but within these categories they are listed in no particular order.

The Web is just starting to use animation well. For years, animated GIFs and Flash ruled. Text moved and flashed, but it was never seamless. Animations had boxes around them like YouTube videos. HTML5canvas changes everything about Web animation.

The canvas element makes it possible to integrate drawings and animations with the rest of your page. You can combine them with text and make animations interactive. This drawing mechanism is powerful, but very low-level.

You may wish to customise the WordPress admin dashboard for many reasons such as for clients to match their web site, if you are providing WordPress as a service (SAAS), to hide the fact the site is running on WordPress or maybe just because you like hacking interfaces. In this article we will discuss methods and plugins that will help you customize and brand the login area, the admin area itself and the admin bar. This post was inspired by Noel Tock‘s HappyTables which has a lovely-looking branded admin area.