Make your HTML5 video behave like a background cover image with this simple jQuery extension

CoverVid: HTML5 background videos

CoverVid is a simple jQuery extension that lets you use an HTML5 video as a cover-size background image on a website. It’s easy to use and scales to whatever the parent element is.

CoverVid

Make your HTML5 video behave like a background cover image with a simple jQuery extension. Very simple to use, just follow these few steps...

Drop the covervid.min.js file into your javascript folder and load it after jQuery.

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="covervid.min.js"></script>

It is important to note that the video you target will use its' parent element to scale. With that in mind, we will create some simple markup and add some base styling to size the videos' parent/wrapper element.

<div class="covervid-wrapper">
    <video class="covervid-video" autoplay loop poster="img/video-fallback.png">
        <source src="videos/clouds.webm" type="video/webm">
        <source src="videos/clouds.mp4" type="video/mp4">
    </video>
</div>

.covervid-wrapper {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

Now, we simply call the coverVid() function on the video element, passing through the native dimensions of the video.

$('.covervid-video').coverVid(1920, 1080);

jQuery Cheat Sheet: A quick API reference

http://oscarotero.com/jquery/

This colorful jQuery Cheat Sheet is your one-stop reference for the jQuery API. It covers selectors, attributes, CSS, events, effects, and much more.

Passwordless: Authentication middleware for Express & Node.js

Passwordless is a token-based password authentication middleware for Express and Node.js. It’s faster to deploy, with just a single form and text field, with no need for separate registration, login, and lost password pages.

node.js/express module to authenticate users without password 

Passwordless

Passwordless is a modern node.js module for express that allows authentication and authorization without passwords by simply sending one-time password (OTPW) tokens via email or other means. It utilizes a very similar mechanism as the reset password feature of classic websites. The module was inspired by Justin Balthrop's article "Passwords are Obsolete"

Check out a demo and further documentation on https://passwordless.net or have a look at an example.

Token-based authentication is...

• Faster to implement compared to typical user auth systems (you only need one form)
• Better for your users as they get started with your app quickly and don't have to remember passwords
• More secure for your users avoiding the risks of reused passwords

OuiBounce: A small modal library

OuiBounce is a small library for creating modal windows that trigger when a user leaves your site. It aims to lower your bounce rate and increase your conversions, while offering a number of customizable options.

Increase your landing page conversion rates.

A small library enabling you to display a modal before a user leaves your website.

Boba.js: JavaScript for Google Analytics

Boba.js is an easily extensible JavaScript library for working with Google Analytics. It works with ga.js and analytics.js, and makes tracking everything child’s play.

Need those links tracked? "As you wish." 

Boba.js

Boba.js is a small, easily extensible JavaScript library that makes working with Google Analytics easier. It supports the old ga.js library as well as the new analytics.js library. It has one out of the box function,trackLinks, and makes tracking everything else child's play. Requires jQuery.

Use it

Create a new instance of Boba:

tracker = new Boba

Agile CSS3 Engine: Generate pure CSS3 with JavaScript

Agile CSS3 Engine lets you generate pure CSS3 animations using JavaScript. It’s easy to use and cross platform compatible.

Agile

Using javascript generated pure CSS3

Agile is a simpe, fast and easy to use engine which uses javascript generated pure CSS3. Check out examples at http://a-jie.github.io/Agile/

Features

• Agile uses javascript to generate pure CSS3, without canvas, webGL or SVG.
• Performant on mobile devices, being truly cross platform.
• Agile’s API has high similar characteristic with actionscript 3.0, you can learn it in 10 minutes.

Usage

Download the minified library and include it in your html document.

<script src="js/agile.min.js"></script>