Real life earthquakes may induce sheer terror, but browser ones are a whole different story. Using DHTML, we've created an earthquake script that shakes the browser, simulating a quake effect. Use it to grab your visitor's attention, if nothing else. Here are some highlights of this amusing script:

The chance that an earthquake will occur is configurable; 100% means every time a visitor enters the page, while 50%, only half of the time.
The magnitude of the quake differs randomly during each shake. You could experience an unnoticeable 1-in-rector-scale nudge, or a 10-in-rector monster!
Right after the shake, a dynamic message will appear on screen for a few seconds informing the visitor what just happened.
The quake script is cross-browser functional- there's no escaping!

For years now the internet has slowly chipped away at the desktop. In fact many of us have used some forms of web based application or "weblications" with little note. One popular example may be your email client, most people now will use some form of web based email client (Gmail, Hotmail, etc). Or how about map software, i find little need to actually buy a full blown map application since sites like Google Maps and Mapquest all suffice for my basic needs. So what holds us all back from fully converting to using our web browser as the platform for all our programs? Below I've compiled a list of weblications that have replace traditional desktop software. What is the missing piece in the web based application market?

Encyclopedia, Reference Software - Google and other search engines
Email Client - Gmail, Hotmail, etc
Office Suite - ThinkFree Office Suite
Map Software - Mapquest, Google Maps, etc
Billing / Inventory Software - Or own Sysbotz Enterprise solution
CRM - SalesForce, SugarCRM, etc
Solitaire - ???
Could Solitaire be for some the last standing obstacle till we all switch to web-based applications for good? Long has the game of Solitaire been the barometer of when an OS is desktop ready. So is this missing piece holding you back from using the web browser as the platform of choice? If so we have you covered with a web-based version of Solitaire.

Requirements

It requires a modern web browser. For best results we actually recommend IE5+ or Opera 7+. It works fine on Firefox and Netscape 7+ other than an annoying quirk when dragging cards causes the page to be selected (I could not find a workaround for this quirk).

This script lets you easily create a javascript puzzle game such as the one in our demo. There is no need to cut your image file into little squares, just upload the complete picture to your server and edit the scripts settings file to tell the script how many squares you want. It really is that easy!

Play Russian Roulette the non-lethal way with this script. A fun addition to your site.

Example:

Like to take online quizzes? Here we have created a very simple and yet powerful quiz program, available for you to download and set up on your own computer or website. You can have as many quizzes as you want, and as many questions as you want for each quiz. All we ask is that you leave a notice of our authorship at the bottom of the page.