An annoying but necessary part of my job is logging into a company website and checking to see if a number has gone up. If it has gone up, I start working on stuff to make the number go down. Checking the website every five seconds gets boring really fast and really cuts into the time I spend working on other things. Does anyone know of some programs out there that will automate this checking and notify me if the number has gone up? More deets inside! [more inside]
posted by Willie0248 on Sep 5, 2012 - 11 answers

Help me repair or replace this nifty instrument availability web app on my facility's website. [more inside]
posted by sararah on Jul 7, 2011 - 8 answers

How I do know when a specific part of a specific page is updated on the web? I want to take advantage of an online sale, so I need to be notified when the deal is available... [more inside]
posted by OneMonkeysUncle on Mar 28, 2011 - 7 answers

Automatically login / logout of Gmail at a specified interval [more inside]
posted by passtehbrainz on Jul 11, 2009 - 7 answers

Which forums do the best web programmers hang out at? [more inside]
posted by jackson5 on Jun 26, 2009 - 16 answers

How should I develop simple dynamic web pages using perl? Does anyone have any suggestions on how best to produce simple web pages in perl that execute logic (e.g., opening property documents to retrieve property values and saving back changes). I am new to perl and would like some detail instructions or links to tutorials. Would a framework like Mason be overkill?
posted by zzztimbo on Aug 22, 2008 - 6 answers

How practical is it to run multiple php websites on multiple servers from a single script on one central server? [more inside]
posted by zingzangzung on Jul 16, 2008 - 8 answers

Help me AJAX-ify a very simple web process in PHP. Links to very simple AJAX tutorials much appreciated. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Jan 8, 2008 - 7 answers

I need help creating a web bot (for non-malicious purposes). Are there any tools out there to facilitate this? [more inside]
posted by chips ahoy on Dec 24, 2007 - 11 answers

How can I automate printing a complete website to PDF?

I need to be able to show what the site looked like on any given date. The site is a sales tool and therefore requires user input on every page, so simply spidering the site is not adequate.

Because the site requires user input all over the place, I'd somehow need to supply the tool with data so it could be fully automated.

Are there tools out there that could do this?

Note: It doesn't necessarily have to be output to PDF, just something manageable and static.
posted by gfroese on Mar 29, 2006 - 8 answers

How do I convince someone to fully "hand over" (to the public, not to me specificallY) a now dead, open source but not totally "open licensed" project. Furthermore, how do I find people who might want to work on its revival? [more inside]
posted by twiggy on Dec 29, 2005 - 6 answers

How can I merge multiple MP3s into a single MP3 using a web scripting language such as PHP, ASP.NET, etc.? [more inside]
posted by oissubke on Jul 18, 2005 - 9 answers

I wasted a lot of time the other day trying to reinvent the wheel. I wanted to write a web-based RSS parser. [more inside]
posted by jpburns on Jun 17, 2005 - 9 answers

I keep trying to come up with a generalized way to scale a webpage image in a gradual fashion using JavaScript. I can do it in a specific way (with one hard-coded named image); it's the generalized form (that would work with any rolled-over image) that's giving me fits... [more inside]
posted by jpburns on Apr 13, 2005 - 10 answers

Php session help requested. [MI] [more inside]
posted by Scottk on Feb 13, 2005 - 9 answers