January 2010
66 posts
JavaScript’s Dark Alley →
So, I happened upon an interesting thread this morning, concerning the recently released jQuery Lint. For those of you who have not dared to look, the comp.lang.javascript newsgroup is truly…
RIP Miramax →
For years it was the label that people loved and loved to hate and now it’s gone. Miramax - the company founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein that made stars of Quentin Tarantino, Robert…
Website owners need more than web designers →
The prevailing wisdom within the web design community is that you should specialise. However, does that really make sense? Is that what website owners are looking for? I would argue it…
5 Examples of Beautiful Resume/CV Web Templates →
Did you know that we recently launched a new sub-category on ThemeForest, specifically for resumes/CVs optimized for the web? It’s becoming more and more common for potential employers to…
How to Suck at Facebook →
If you use facebook, chances are you’ve encountered a few of these before.
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Typekit fonts now available in Readability →
Have you tried the Readability service yet? The concept is simple: whenever you land on a web page filled with flashing ads and a cluttered design, just hit the bookmarklet and it will reformat…
DAVID THORNE KILLS IT AGAIN – THE BLOCKBUSTER... →
If you don’t know who David Thorne is, I’ll remind you – he is the genius that gave you the “spider drawing” email mayhem. Then there was the “Party in Apartment 3” escapade and the “design me…
Firefox 3.6 Released, First Web FontFont Is Free |... →
Yesterday, Mozilla launched Firefox 3.6, which — among more frivolous features — supports WOFF (Web Open Font Format), the downloadable webfont format supported by most major font vendors….
“Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars” Gets Its Cheat... →
The freshly released iPhone version of the GTA franchise is a huge success already and everybody seems to enjoy it. Well, if actually you don’t have much patience and you really just care about…
Found footage: iPhone + Arduino + Heartrate... →
Filed under: Hacks
HumanApi, Sports ECG in real life from uxebu on Vimeo.
iPhone developer Nikolai Onken has been hard at work putting together what he calls the Human API. He…
How to use a semicolon →
The most feared punctuation on earth.
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Screenshots of all our fonts in every browser, on... →
Using real fonts on the web is turning out to be pretty amazing. You get all the benefits of HTML — searchable, accessible text that loads quickly — with visual appeal that used to…
Google Voice Blog: Google Voice for iPhone and... →
Today we are launching a new Google Voice mobile web app for iPhone OS 3.0 and higher and Palm Web OS devices, harnessing the power of HTML5, a new web technology that makes it possible to run…
10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling - The... →
Use jQuery - Blog - Brosho 'Design in the... →
I was inspired by the article Make Your Mockup in Markup by Meagan Fisher. I am one of those persons who can’t stand Photoshop and design every bit of a website in it. Also it is not very DRY…
Google Reader Gets Smart, Tracks Updates on... →
RSS, Atom, and other XML-formatted feeds revolutionized the way we keep up with our favorite web sites, allowing us to use newsreaders to track updates rather than bookmarks and constant refreshing….
Dangerous Foods That Dogs Should Never Eat - WebMD... →
Who can resist those big brown eyes and cute doggie grin? Can a little
reward from the table really hurt your dog? Well, that depends on what it is
and what’s in it. A chip with guacamole can cause…
Safari and Transparent Borders →
I had noticed this little bug on my own site. In the footer, there’s a 5px border with the colour set using rgba. In Safari, it’s as if the semi-transparent borders overlap each other in the corners…
Find The Right JavaScript Solution With A 7-Step... →
As Web developers and designers, we are spoilt for choice right now. To build a complex Web application or even just spice up a website with some highly interactive interface element, we have…
Firefox 3.6 now available →
Filed under: Software, Internet, Internet Tools
Head on over to Getfirefox.com, Firefox fans. Version 3.6 of your favorite browser is now ready. The video explains the major…
Quick Tip: How to Target IE6 and IE7 with Only Two... →
Did you know that, with the addition of only two characters, you can target both Internet Explorer 6 and 7 in your stylesheets? It’s easy…I’ll show you!
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#someElement { background:...
How to Fix Randomly Disappearing... →
After 8 years, you’d have thought all IE6’s bugs would be well-documented and understood. Actually, after that time, you’d have hoped most of the issues would have been fixed in IE7 or IE8!
7 Simple Mac To-Do List Apps | Mac.AppStorm →
We’ve previously covered a range of complex task managers for the Mac, but what if you’re looking for something much simpler? Today I’ll be investigating a number of basic to-do list applications…
Clockwork Active Media Systems - How to Discuss... →
How many times have you been asked to move something “above the fold” on the homepage of a website? In this post we’ll start with a definition of the “fold” term itself, look at some of the web…
Ultimate Genesis: Sega's Official Console Emulator... →
Apple’s finicky about emulators in the App Store, but most of the candidates have been unofficial, and dubiously legal. Sega’s Ultimate Genesis, though, is official, and looks like a full…
We don't need roads - Working without... →
I hate to be disturbed. I try to end every day with an empty “Today” list in Things and an empty Inbox in Gmail. I don’t want to be interrupted while I’m working on one task. Most of the points below…
Web Security: Are You Part Of The Problem? -... →
Website security is an interesting topic and should be high on the radar of anyone who has a Web presence under their control. Ineffective Web security leads to all of the things that make us hate…
Getting Started with XSL(T) →
In this tutorial, we will adventure into the world of XSL(T) and explain what it is, how to pull data from an XML document, basic iteration and basic login and conditional statements.
Tutorial…
Design and Build Email Newsletters Without Losing... →
“We really love this new website you’ve built! Now we’d like to send out an email to all of our customers, friends and anyone, and it should look exactly like…
The Smart Mac: Smart Folders in OS X →
Mac OS X offers a computing experience that, according to many, is still unparalleled by its competitors. Built on a …
How to Win the Work-Life Balance Battle →
No matter the work, the idea is always put your best foot forward and maintain a level of excellence. It is pretty standard knowledge that those who make their way to the top of their profession…
Being a Kick-ass Employee [Work Smarter] →
Whether you’re in an entry level position or you head up a department in a large company, there are certain concepts that should be applied in your working life. As well as increasing your value in…
Your Bookmarklets, On Steroids – Quix →
Quix is an extensible bookmarklet, that allows you to easily access all your bookmarks and bookmarklets, across all your browsers, while maintaining them in only one spot. All you have to do is…
The iPhone Inspired DIY Kitchen Touch Screen... →
How to integrate a touch screen monitor into your kitchen, for TV, recipies, internet, weather, you name it.
Great Free Software for Web Designers →
Now imagine you are an agency with 12 designers who all need (want!) to move to the latest version of Creative Suite. Even more expense.
Now imagine you are a looking to learn web design…
18 Tips for Delivering a Memorable Presentation →
When was the last time you got up in front of an audience to showcase your expertise? If you don’t think you’ll ever be a presenter, you may be surprised. Whether you’re pitching a new client,…
FreelanceSwitch Hourly Rate Calculator →
We have developed this hourly rate calculator to give you a guide based on your costs, number of billable hours and desired profit. It is a simple tool for you to play with.
Logitech Releases Free Wireless Mouse And Keyboard... →
The App Store contains quite a few apps that can turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless mouse and keyboard, but Logitech’s new offering, Touch Mouse, is able to do all of this rather easily…
“Vegans smell like fried chicken when they sweat. And they tend to pass out. ...”
– Jeff Johnson from his book “Tattoo Machine: Tall Tales, True Stories, and My Life in Ink”
Mashable redesign: what draws attention? | UX... →
Mashable made a fresh start of the new year by launching a redesign. The intention of which was to put more focus on the stories, remove clutter, and to divide the content into sections (Home, …
Why Your Website Statistics Reports Are Wrong,... →
In my previous posts, we examined the advantages and drawbacks of client-side and server-side data collation for website statistics. In the final post of this series, we’ll finish by…
Why Your Website Statistics Reports Are Wrong,... →
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Fetch as Googlebot →
Editors note: Learn more about measuring the success of your site at Future of Web Apps Miami – February 22nd – 24th 2010. Buy your ticket now.
Ryan pointed out a nice little feature…
Five Marketing Myths Busted! →
Whether you’re starting a new business, or looking for ways to develop an existing operation, there’s a wealth of small business marketing advice available to “help” you. Working out what…
How eHarmony Kills the Romance With A/B Testing →
Editors note: Neil Patel from KISSmetrics will be running a half day workshop on “How to use A/B Testing, Analytics and Goal Measurement in your Web App” at the Future of Web Apps…
How Semantic Markup Helps Server-side Developers... →
If you spend most of your coding time working directly with the browser, you probably already know how much easier maintenance, testing, and rendering consistency all are when your markup is…
Why Your Website Statistics Reports Are Wrong,... →
Marketing departments love website statistics. There’s nothing better than handing a CEO a freshly generated report showing how their website traffic is growing. That’s when the trouble starts.
5 Tips for the Brand New Employee →
Due to these trying economic times, a fact of life is that a lot of people have lost their jobs. Hopefully, the new year will bring new opportunities and job openings for these unfortunate workers….
Impressive Tumblr Customizations | Design Informer →
Check out these 30 awesome customizations of Tumblr. Featuring some really nice designs that are creative and out of the box. Great source of inspiration.