Archive for the 'Of Interest' Category:
- ALA Survey 2008 (29 Jul 2008)
New survey from ALA for web professionals.
- Cuil (29 Jul 2008)
Taking Google head on.
- WordPress for iPhone (22 Jul 2008)
WordPress iPhone app is now available. Getting good reviews.
- For Beaker Lovers (21 Jul 2008)
Wonderfully good belly laugh. (via Airynothing)
- WordPress 2.6 (16 Jul 2008)
Released a month ahead of schedule.
- Google Doctype (15 May 2008)
An open encyclopedia and reference library. Written by web developers, for web developers.
- Web Standards LinkedIn Group (29 Apr 2008)
Web standards oriented LinkedIn group for like minded web developers and designers initiate by Airbag’s Greg Storey.
- 50 Ways to Help the Planet (25 Apr 2008)
A little late for Earth Day, but still good advice.
- Camino 1.6 (18 Apr 2008)
Great update to a nice alternative to Safari and Firefox on the Mac.
- Transmit 3.6.5 (18 Apr 2008)
Update to my favorite ftp client.
- The Highly Extensible CSS Interface (03 Apr 2008)
Cameron Moll’s site for his Extensible CSS Interface series.
- Python By Example (03 Apr 2008)
“This guide aims to show examples of use of all Python Library Reference functions, methods and classes.”
- WordPress 2.5 (01 Apr 2008)
A little late in noting this, but worth upgrading. Great new admin interface.
- Extensible CSS Interface IV: Testing for Extensibility (01 Apr 2008)
Fourth, and final, article by Cameron Moll in his “The Highly Extensible CSS Interface” series.
- Extensible CSS Interface III: Adding Ajax Interactivity (20 Mar 2008)
Third of four articles by Cameron Moll for his “The Highly Extensible CSS Interface” series.
- WordPress 2.5 Sneak Peak (20 Mar 2008)
Nice updates coming to WordPress.
- SubEthaEdit 3.1 (20 Mar 2008)
Update concentrates on improving internet connectivity and usability.
- Extensible CSS Interface II: CSS Selectors & jQuery (06 Mar 2008)
Second of four articles by Cameron Moll for his “The Highly Extensible CSS Interface” series.
- Extensible CSS Interface I: The Foundation (28 Feb 2008)
First of four articles by Cameron Moll for his “The Highly Extensible CSS Interface” series.
- CSS Tools: Reset CSS (13 Feb 2008)
Permanent home for Eric Meyer’s CSS Reset.
- FancyZoom 1.0 (08 Feb 2008)
Smooth Javascript image zooming from Panic’s Cabel Sasser.
- WordPress 2.3.3 (05 Feb 2008)
Urgent security release.
- CSS Reference (28 Jan 2008)
Nice CSS reference from SitePoint.
- SubEthaEdit 3.0.3 (22 Jan 2008)
Small updates and fixes.
- Resetting Again (15 Jan 2008)
Eric Meyer revisits the global CSS reset idea.
- ie7-js (08 Jan 2008)
A JavaScript library to make MSIE behave like a standards-compliant browser. (via Veerle)
- TextMate Themes (04 Jan 2008)
If you use TextMate and are looking for a good syntax coloring theme, then you might be interested in checking this out.
- Design (20 Dec 2007)
The most useful bookmarklet I’ve ever seen for web design/development.
- Web Inspector Update (07 Dec 2007)
Some very nice new features in the nightly builds of WebKit.
- Camino 1.5.4 (06 Dec 2007)
Security and bug fixes for Camino.
- SubEthaEdit 3.0.2 (04 Dec 2007)
Mainly a bug fix update.
- A Preview of HTML 5 (04 Dec 2007)
Interesting ALA article on what’s coming in HTML 5
- 24 Ways Returns (03 Dec 2007)
Another holiday season brings more from 24 Ways.
- Coda 1.1 (03 Dec 2007)
Updated version of Coda with many Leopard improvements.
- Firefox 2.0.10 (29 Nov 2007)
Security updates for Firefox.
- Email Standards Project (29 Nov 2007)
Improving web standards support and accessibility in email.
- Firefox 2.0.9 (02 Nov 2007)
Fixes a bug in the old version of Gecko.
- Camino 1.5.3 (02 Nov 2007)
Fixes a bug in the previous version of Gecko.
- Tansmit 3.6.2 (02 Nov 2007)
Now Leopard compatible.
- SubEthaEdit 3.0 (23 Oct 2007)
My current favorite collaborative text/programming editor gets an update.
- Firefox 2.0.8 (19 Oct 2007)
Security update for Firefox.
- Camino 1.5.2 (19 Oct 2007)
A new version of Camino is available.
- Coda 1.0.5 (18 Oct 2007)
Various bug fixes quickly on the heels of 1.0.4.
- Findings From the Web Design Survey (17 Oct 2007)
A List Apart presents their findings from the Web Design Survey they held in April.
- Building a Bulletproof Contact Form with PHP (16 Oct 2007)
Useful article for making your web forms more secure.
- iPhone/iPod Touch WebApps (12 Oct 2007)
Apple launches a site listing web applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
- Coda 1.0.4 (12 Oct 2007)
Update to Panic’s great one-window development application.
- WordPress 2.3 (25 Sep 2007)
Some nice new features rolled out in this one.
- Contract Killers (18 Sep 2007)
Interesting article by Andy Budd on different types of contracts.
- WordPress 2.2.3 (10 Sep 2007)
Bug and security fixes.
- ABriefMessage.com (04 Sep 2007)
Thoughts on design in 200 words or less.
- Transmit 3.6 (30 Aug 2007)
Free update (if you have a paid version of Transmit 3) from the fine folks at Panic.
- Primary & Secondary Actions in Web Forms (28 Aug 2007)
Interesting and useful commentary by Luke Wroblewski about actions in web form.
- Mobile Web Design (22 Aug 2007)
Upcoming book by Cameron Moll on designing for mobile devices.
- Camino 1.5.1 (22 Aug 2007)
Security and stability update for Camino
- SubEthaEdit 2.6.5 (06 Aug 2007)
Minor bugfix release.
- YSlow for Firebug (25 Jul 2007)
A Firefox plug-in that works with the Firebug plug-in.
- The New Backpack (25 Jul 2007)
37signals releases their new version of Backpack.
- I Believe in Science (23 Jul 2007)
Need to get me one of these.
- SubEthaEdit 2.6.4 Released (11 Jul 2007)
Better Leopard compatibility among other things.
- HTML Elements Index (03 Jul 2007)
All elements from HTML 3.2 to XHTML 2.0 from Jens Meiert.
- WordPress 2.2.1 (25 Jun 2007)
Some important security fixes besides the regular bug fixes.
- The Business Case for Web Standards (19 Jun 2007)
A Wiki with the common arguments and counterarguments for using web standards.
- Safari 3 Public Beta (12 Jun 2007)
Now on Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Vista
- Camino 1.5 Released (05 Jun 2007)
A very nice update to my favorite browser. Mac only though.
- Color Oracle (21 May 2007)
Simulates in real-time what people with common color blindness see.
- Formal Weirdness (16 May 2007)
Eric Meyer on the state of CSS as it relates to form controls.
- WordPress 2.2 Released (16 May 2007)
The latest update includes some new features and a lot of bug fixes.
- Coda 1.0.1 (03 May 2007)
Panic’s cool new web development tool gets it’s first upgrade.
- Reset Reloaded (01 May 2007)
Eric Meyer’s final version of his CSS style reset.
- SubEthaEdit 2.6.3 (24 Apr 2007)
Small bug-fix release of my favorite text editor.
- Coda 1.0 (23 Apr 2007)
One window web development from Panic (makers of Transmit).
- Reset Styles (12 Apr 2007)
Eric Meyer’s thoughts on a baseline set of styles.
- PHP Image Gallery 1.2 (10 Apr 2007)
Minor update to my PHP image gallery script to make the thumbnails more uniform.
- WordPress 2.1.3 (03 Apr 2007)
Security update release.
- Adobe CS3 (27 Mar 2007)
Adobe released their next line of creative suite apps. Now in 6 flavors.
- Firefox 2.0.0.3 (22 Mar 2007)
I’m a couple days late on this, but still worth pointing out.
- Highrise (20 Mar 2007)
37signals’ new online contact manager. Looks quite useful.
- Ficlets (17 Mar 2007)
Collaborative short stories. Very cool idea.
- SubEthaEdit 2.6.2 (16 Mar 2007)
Small bug fix update.
- SubEthaEdit 2.6.1 (06 Mar 2007)
Fixes several bugs and stability issues.
- WordPress 2.1.1 dangerous, Upgrade to 2.1.2 (05 Mar 2007)
Go upgrade now if you haven’t already.
- swfIR (27 Feb 2007)
swf Image Replacement. Interesting idea that could prove very useful.
- SimpleViewer (27 Feb 2007)
Nice looking free Flash image viewer.
- Camino 1.1 Beta (26 Feb 2007)
My browser of choice. This is a very stable beta with some nice new features.
- Multi-Column Layouts Climb Out of the Box (06 Feb 2007)
Nice A List Apart article on multi-column layouts.
- An Inconvenient Truth (05 Feb 2007)
Go rent this today. You’ll be glad you did.
- For Guinness Lovers (31 Jan 2007)
A great shot of the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin taken by Noah Grey.
- SubEthaEdit 2.6 (30 Jan 2007)
Updated version of my favorite editor. Now with tabs!
- Mint 2.0 (29 Jan 2007)
Updated version of Shaun Inman’s cool web site stat/analytics program.
- WordPress 2.1 - “Ella” (24 Jan 2007)
Nice collection of new features. Definite upgrade looming ahead for me.
- Web Design Contracts: Why Bother (24 Jan 2007)
Useful article from Digital Web Magazine
- 53 CSS-Techniques You Couldn’t Live Without (24 Jan 2007)
Nice collection of useful CSS Techniques.
- WordPress 2.0.7 (16 Jan 2007)
Fixes a security vulnerability cause by a bug in certain versions of PHP, plus a few other fixes.
- Apple iPhone (09 Jan 2007)
It’s finally here and worth the wait.
- Apple TV (09 Jan 2007)
Ties iTunes and your computer to your TV.
- WordPress 2.0.6 (05 Jan 2007)
Latest update includes a security fix.
- Dave Shea Redesigns (14 Dec 2006)
Very nice new look for Mezzoblue.
- WP Tiger Administration (14 Dec 2006)
Great new admin theme for WordPress created by the talented Steve Smith.
- Firebug 1.0 Beta Screencast (11 Dec 2006)
Nice screencast of some of the functionality of Firebug.
- FireBug Extension For Firefox (08 Dec 2006)
A must have for web developers. This tool is just awesome.
- SimpleBits Redesign (05 Dec 2006)
Great new logo and site design by Dan Cederholm.
- 24 ways (04 Dec 2006)
to impress your friends
- The Django Book (03 Nov 2006)
For you python fans, the first two chapters of the forthcoming Django book are online.
- WordPress 2.0.5 (27 Oct 2006)
Get it while it’s hot. Contains several bug fixes and security updates.
- Five Simple Steps (27 Oct 2006)
Mark Boulton’s upcoming book. only available in PDF, to start anyway.
- My Dream App Winners Announced (26 Oct 2006)
I won’t ruin the suspense, so go check it out.
- Firefox 2.0 (25 Oct 2006)
Some nice new features. Not sure about the new UI, but there are always themes. Highly recommended to download.
- Camino 1.1alpha1 (19 Oct 2006)
Alpha release of a much improved Camino.
- Darth Vader USB Flash Drive (12 Oct 2006)
Very cool. Just need an R2-D2 one.
- OS X Skin For Bloglines (11 Oct 2006)
The look of Bloglines has always bugged me. Jon Hicks has taken a step to fix that.
- Google Docs & Spreadsheets (11 Oct 2006)
Goolge has merged their spreadsheet application with Writely.
- Updated Google Reader (29 Sep 2006)
Much nicer and more responsive interface. Still no support for feed authentication though.
- Authentic Jobs (26 Sep 2006)
“A targeted destination for designers and developers and the companies seeking to hire them.”
- Why Standards Still Matter (21 Sep 2006)
Vitamin article by Roger Johansson on why we need to still fight the battles.
- Understanding HTML, XML and XHTML (21 Sep 2006)
Excellent article over at Surfin’ Safari.
- SubEthaEdit 2.5.1 Released (19 Sep 2006)
Nice improvements. Fixed the annoying dark cursor on a dark background bug.
- Weird Al - “White and Nerdy” (18 Sep 2006)
Funny as hell. And for full lyrics check out Acts of Volition.
- Camino 1.0.3 Released (15 Sep 2006)
Still my favorite browser for the Mac.
- Updated Video iPods (12 Sep 2006)
30 and 80 GB sizes.
- iTunes 7 Released (12 Sep 2006)
New version to handle the new iTunes Store (Music, Movies, and More!)
- New iPod Nano (12 Sep 2006)
Now in colors like the older mini.
- New iPod Shuffle (12 Sep 2006)
Sweet new and smaller design.
- BBEdit 8.5 Released (07 Sep 2006)
Looks like a great release, but still a bit pricey imho.
- Apple Updates the iMacs (07 Sep 2006)
Nice upgrades. Can’t go wrong with one of these.
- My Dream App (21 Aug 2006)
Got a great idea for a new Mac application?
- Boot Camp 1.1 beta (18 Aug 2006)
Update to Apple’s Boot Camp
- Firefox Crop Circle (18 Aug 2006)
Guess aliens prefer Firefox
- Apple Leopard Preview (18 Aug 2006)
Looks nice. Can’t wait for the release.
- Wordpress 2.0.4 (18 Aug 2006)
The latest security and bug fixes
- Backpack Calendar (18 Aug 2006)
Calendar feature added to all paid Backpack accounts.
- Voice Notes for Backpack (18 Aug 2006)
Nice addition to an already great service.
- Not So IE (18 Aug 2006)
Ha ha ha ha ha, too funny!
- Wireless Mighty Mouse (18 Aug 2006)
Apple’s Mighty Mouse now with “No Tail Required”