jQuery.download = function(url, data, method){
	//url and data options required
	if( url && data ){ 
		//data can be string of parameters or array/object
		data = typeof data == 'string' ? data : jQuery.param(data);
		//split params into form inputs
		var inputs = '';
		jQuery.each(data.split('&'), function(){ 
			var pair = this.split('=');
			inputs+='<input type="hidden" name="'+ pair[0] +'" value="'+ pair[1] +'" />'; 
		});
		//send request
		jQuery('<form action="'+ url +'" method="'+ (method||'post') +'">'+inputs+'</form>')
		.appendTo('body').submit().remove();
	};
};