How to make XML parsing compatible with IE

Internet Explorer is annoying as usual about this and you need to make exceptions for it.  Here's what you can do:

type: 'GET',
                        url: 'photos.xml',
                        dataType: ($.browser.msie) ? "text" : "xml", //if Browser is internet explorer, the datatype is text, otherwise xml.
                        success: getXML,
                        complete:

And then in my "success" function, add this:

if ($.browser.msie) {
    var xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
    xmlDoc.loadXML(xml);
    xml = xmlDoc;
}

How to preload images??

Every find need to pre-load images to add some grace in the way your site load or to make some bon-bon effects? I bet you do.  So, let see how one can achieve it using javascript orjquery. :)


Some variables to be used to preload image
imgSrc: /path/to/chantu.jpg
 #imgBox : element where to load

Javascript Way:
//create a new image element
var imgPreload = new Image();
//attach image
imgPreload.src = imgSrc;
//now load it and when image loads, bring it inside the DOM and place it inside the #imgBox ;)
imgPreload.onload= function(){
    //place it inside the DOM
$("#imgBox").append("imgPreload");
}