September 2009
13 posts
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August 2009
19 posts
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Firerift →
matthewb:
Malte Müller:
A new template-free CMS that abandons templates in favour of a client-sided solution using JavaScript and JSON. Also, from what I can tell, it’s the single best user interface I’ve ever seen on a CMS.
SEO concerns aside, this might be a great option for fast, small sites without much complexity, but there’s too many downsides for it to be a serious contender on more...
Proof Reading Marks →
Tutorial: scraping and turning a web site into a... →
jqPlot Charts and Graphs for jQuery →
punypng - PNG Image Optimization and Compression →
punypng is a free optimization service that can dramatically reduce the file size of an image by converting it into a highly-compressed, lossless PNG image. Supports JPG, GIF, and PNG.
Ideal First Round Funding Terms →
via Chris Dixon
Top 25 Kitsilano Businesses on Twitter →
Local Vancouver retail businesses tapping into Twitter as a local marketing and communications tool.
Evri →
Rest API for gauging sentiment of entities on the web
Simon Willison's Twitter Back-up Script →
Script for saving a JSON archive of your tweets.
Easiest “check all” ever with jQuery →
This code checks/unchecks all checkboxes within the same fieldset.
ConvertIcon! →
Import ICO, PNG, GIF, and JPEG formats and export to high-quality PNG or ICO files. There is no software to download and it’s 100% free.
Debounced resize() jQuery plugin →
Basically debouncing will fire your function after a threshold of time (e.g. 100ms) has elapsed since the last time it’s tried to fire. Throttling would withhold subsequent firings, but debouncing…
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Load iPhone Specific CSS
<link media="handheld, screen and (max-device-width: 480px)" href="iPhone.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />
- via Minimal Design
Planet Calacanis
I’ve got to side with Marco on this one. Calacanis’ rant was too far out. I’ll add that the average user isn’t going to switch away from Apple to Microsoft. Someone else? Maybe. But who?
marco:
I’ve seen a lot of people quoting and linking to Jason Calacanis’ recent article, The Case Against Apple—in Five Parts, in a positive light. But I can’t. It’s ridiculous.
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5 Movie Trailers For Your Weekend
I can’t wait for these 5 movies.
1. Fantastic Mr. Fox
The latest from Wes Anderson (Royal Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic) and voices by George Clooney, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, and Jason Schwartzman.
2. Tron: Legacy
Need I say more.
3. Where the Wild Things Are
The classic story brought to life by Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation).
4. Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp and...
OpenHallway →
Simple usability testing app that works cross-browser. Captures full-screen video and user audio. Only downsides are that it doesn’t capture user video (ie. reactions and movements) and plans are a…
cocos2d Tutorials →
2D OpenGL for the iPhone made Easy - in four parts thus far.
Helveticons →
Icons inspired by Helvetica Bold. A tad pricey.