AJAX modal window
modern way of displaying modal window using ajax
http://www.synapsesinc.com/lightbox/
http://mjijackson.com/shadowbox/
http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/
http://jquery.com/demo/thickbox/
http://www.ibegin.com/blog/p_ibox.html
http://www.digitalia.be/software/slimbox
and comparative blog article with list of lightboxes and comments about them
Preload images
here you can pick one you like and customize it for use in one of lighboxes
http://loadinfo.net/
