Yep. I’m mixing programming references with The Wizard of Oz. Shut up.

The all-too-awesome PHPMailer class has been updated and is awaiting your download.

If you use MooTools (or even if you don’t), Vacuous Virtuoso’s Fancy Form is totally worth checking out. It’s a mix of CSS and Javascript that enables you to create custom form checkboxes. There are other script on the net that claim to do the same thing, but none are as cross-browser compatible.

Lastly, to add a splash of color to your ajax load processes, check out Bram Van Damme’s Progress Bar Handler. It’s probably the smoothest, best looking non-flash based progress bar on the net.

Uploading files via CakePHP has been covered a few times on Labs. Based on the feedback, it’s safe to assume bridging the gap between file uploads and PHP can be tricky. Usually Cake is ready to lend a helpful hand. Not this time.

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