Open External Links in a New Window

external_links.js

/************************************************
* 						*
*  Open external links in a new window.	        *
*  - requires links to have a 'rel' attribute   *
*    of "external"                              *
*  - requires jQuery                            *
*						*
************************************************/
function externalLinks(){
  $('a[rel="external"]').click(function(e){
    e.preventDefault();
    window.open($(this).attr('href'));
  });
}