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wysihtml5 - A better approach to rich text editing
Really cool js library that creates a user friendly, semantic html 5 compatible wysiwyg text editor that works in your browser.
editor  javascript  html5  wysiwyg  asides 
6 days ago by andy206uk
cssarrowplease
Very cool little tool to create pure CSS arrows for use on tooltips, dropdown menus and the like
css  design  arrow  dropdown  tab  webdesign  webdev  asides 
6 weeks ago by andy206uk
Backstretch for JQuery
a simple jQuery plugin that allows you to add a dynamically-resized background image to any page
jquery  jquery-plugins  css  image  javascript  plugin  asides 
10 weeks ago by andy206uk
Another CSS image replacement technique – Nicolas Gallagher
In this day and age, I try to avoid image replacement as much as possible but when necessary i tend to use the old -9999px technique. This is an interesting alternative without so many drawbacks.
css  text  imagereplacement  hack  asides 
11 weeks ago by andy206uk
5 Ways to Customize the Dock with Terminal
Some awesome little hacks for the OSX terminal.
mac  maxosx  osx  asides  tips  lists  hacks 
january 2012 by andy206uk
Boxer: The DOS game emulator that’s fit for your Mac.
Boxer is an awesome little game emulator for Mac that allows you to play DOS games without leaving OSX!
games  mac  osx  dos  emulation  asides 
january 2012 by andy206uk
Displaying Icons with Fonts and Data- Attributes
Do away with little png's and use icon fonts to do all the heavy lifting instead!
css3  fonts  html5  icons  asides 
december 2011 by andy206uk
Knyle Style Sheets — Warpspire
An automated documentation system for CSS
css  design  documentation  guide  tools  asides 
december 2011 by andy206uk
Options Framework Theme | WP Theming
plugin  theme  wordpress  asides 
november 2011 by andy206uk
Avoiding common HTML5 mistakes | HTML5 Doctor
In this post, I’ll show you some of the mistakes and poor markup practices I often see and explain how to avoid them.
html5  webdev  webdesign  asides 
november 2011 by andy206uk
A CRAP way to improve usability
There are at least four key principles of visual design that have an important impact on usability. These four principles — contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity — were originally given the engaging acronym CRAP
asides  ux  usability  webdev  webdesign 
october 2011 by andy206uk
HTML5 Element Index
Really useful list of all valid tags in HTML5, including some that you just wouldn't expect to see if you have spent the last few years crafting perfect XHTML.
html5  webdev  asides 
october 2011 by andy206uk
Testing IE6, 7, 8 and 9 on Mac OS X for FREE
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
development  ie  programming  testing  webdev  asides 
august 2011 by andy206uk
Scripting language comparisons
a useful tool comparing the syntax of four major scripting languages.
php  ruby  scripting  webdev  asides 
august 2011 by andy206uk
How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically
caffeine  coffee  asides 
august 2011 by andy206uk
Search Fields — What To Do and What Not To Do
ux  usability  webdev  search  asides 
august 2011 by andy206uk
How-To: Demonic Garden Gnomes
asides 
august 2011 by andy206uk
Perfect Full Page Background Images with CSS3
background  css  css3  jquery  webdevelopment  asides 
august 2011 by andy206uk
HTML5 video and audio tags in all major browsers
HTML5media enables you to use HTML audio and video tags in all major browsers with a single line of code.
audio  html5  javascript  video  asides 
august 2011 by andy206uk
Candy — a JavaScript-based multi-user chat client
There are plenty of web-based chat clients out there. Most of them are built to emulate your instant messenger. They offer you tons of settings. They can join multiple networks, let you edit your profile, and even manage your message history.
Candy is different. It's built for your community.
javascript  chat  scripts  webdev  jabber  cool  asides 
august 2011 by andy206uk
XPathBuilder.com – easily build xpath string for google docs
Lets you pull content from a url for analysis in documents
seo  tips  webdev  asides  googledocs 
august 2011 by andy206uk
6 Landing Page Optimizations
Great article from SEOMoz about some of the things you can do to optimise landing pages on your website.
optimization  CRO  webdesign  asides 
june 2011 by andy206uk
Media Queries
Awesome online gallery of websites that use responsive design to adjust their display dependent on the device viewing the site
css  design  responsive  gallery  asides 
may 2011 by andy206uk
Comic: 5 Ways a printer can ruin your day « @stinky_ink Blog
Funny comic / infographic from the awesome guys at Stinkyink
comic  printer  printing  fun  funny  asides 
may 2011 by andy206uk
MarkUp.io
Awesome tool to put comments and diagrams onto any web page and share feedback.
design  markup  tools  web  asides 
january 2011 by andy206uk
The HTML5 test
Find out how well your current browser supports various elements of HTML5.
html5  test  browsers  asides 
august 2010 by andy206uk
Sugru - Mouldable Silicone Putty
diy  silicone  moldable  hacks  awesome  asides 
june 2010 by andy206uk
How To Use Photos To Sell More Online
business  ecommerce  online  photography  webdesign  asides 
june 2010 by andy206uk
The Ultimate Guide To A/B Testing
Handy guide to A/B testing - the real value however is in the case studies at the bottom. If anything, they prove to me that there are no general rules you can apply to everything (i.e. green buttons). But that you have to test and see what works for you!
usability  ux  testing  a/b  guide  asides 
june 2010 by andy206uk
Web page scrolling: The 80/20 Rule Strikes Again
Interesting article - says people scroll but still give the section above "the fold" most attention.
ux  conversions  asides  scrolling 
june 2010 by andy206uk
How to become a millionaire in 3 years?
I have a feeling, this wall of text answer was more than he was expecting...
advice  business  money  startup  asides 
june 2010 by andy206uk
Aral Balkan · “Forgot password” UI Pattern
Possibly the best way of handling forgotten password requests I've ever heard. I shall definitely be implementing this in the future
ux  ui  asides  password  security 
june 2010 by andy206uk
LockTight for Mac OS X
Awesome little prefpane for OSX that allows you to assign a keyboard combination to lock the screen when you are away (just like Windows).
mac  osx  security  software  lock  screen  asides 
may 2010 by andy206uk
Square
Awesome looking upcoming payment provider that turns your iPad or iPhone into a PDQ with the addition of a small, FREE, card swipe accessory!
credit  iphone  mobile  payment  card  pdq  ipad  asides 
april 2010 by andy206uk
Tabinta Firefox Plugin
Awesome Firefox plugin Lets you tab in side textarea - great for use in CMS systems etc.
download  extension  extensions  firefox  tab  asides 
april 2010 by andy206uk
WP Dummy Content
Awesome WordPress plugin that automatically generates pages of content, blog posts etc to populate a site while you develop the theme!
wordpress  plugins  content  auto  generator  asides 
april 2010 by andy206uk
Best practices for WordPress coding
An awesome article from catswhocode with loads of great hints for WordPress theme developers.
asides  wordpress  wp  blogging  code  theme  development 
april 2010 by andy206uk
Surprise Book Shop
Surprise yourself with an unexpected book - surprise book shop will ship you a random book!
book  shop  store  suprise  random  cool  asides 
march 2010 by andy206uk
refactory.org - code snippet wiki thing
Nice site that allows people to collaborate and share code snippets for useful tasks in all manor of languages.
code  samples  php  javascript  jquery  asides  coding  programming 
february 2010 by andy206uk
NerdShirts - T-shirts for Geeks and Nerds
Fun side project of mine - a little blog about nerdy t-shirts that i've found around the web.
t-shirts  nerdy  nerd  geek  funny  fun  clothing  asides 
february 2010 by andy206uk
Folding Plug System
Wow... someone has created a concept for a UK three pin plug that folds down almost completely flat. Great for laptop users! Genuis!
design  inspiration  mac  apple  plug  asides 
august 2009 by andy206uk
TASCK - simple easy to use minimal online todo list
really really simple aweseome to do list site
todo  productivity  cool  asides 
july 2009 by andy206uk
Final Builds Site - Internet Explorer Collection
Awesome downloadable collection of damn near every version of IE from 1 to 7. Can even run multiple versions at once - great for testing!
debug  internetexplorer  explorer  collection  multiple  ie8  builds  webdesign  webdev  web  design  tools  software  internet  browser  freeware  download  ie  tool  browsers  ie6  ie7  microsoft  standalone  test  windows  asides 
april 2009 by andy206uk
Online Image Optimisation - smush.it!
free online image optimisation tool that shrinks images without affecting quality by removing unnecessary exif data and the like. Also has a bookmarklet and FireFox extension
webdesign  webdev  web  design  tools  web2.0  graphics  photography  photo  development  photos  image  images  resources  png  optimization  tool  online  picture  optimisation  extension  compression  performance  webapp  firefox  pictures  asides 
march 2009 by andy206uk
Random Wallpaper Scraper
Awesome online tool that gives you a never ending supply of wallpaper images scraped from other sites. Watch out though, the odd NSFW image pops up from time to time!
wallpapers  wall  graphics  images  art  pictures  background  wallpaper  desktop  display  backgrounds  asides  nsfw 
march 2009 by andy206uk
PHP.JS
Collection of php functions translated into javascript - makes JS a lot easier if you work primarily in PHP
webdesign  webdev  web  javascript  programming  php  code  development  html  library  js  script  del.icio.us  framework  functions  cookie  open-source  phpjs  asides 
march 2009 by andy206uk
New CSS Sticky Footer - 2009
Cool totally cross browser solution for creating footers that stick to the bottom of the window in all browsers.
mac  apple  osx  macosx  macintosh  macmini  mac-mini  html  development  code  css  design  web  webdev  webdesign  asides 
january 2009 by andy206uk
Facebox
Nice lightbox clone for Jquery
lightbox  ui  plugins  js  interface  modal  facebook  jquery  web2.0  webdesign  webdev  design  web  javascript  CSS  ajax  images  gallery  image  plugin  development  asides 
january 2009 by andy206uk
Doctor Who Gets Small
Many I really need to get my hands on these sexy little Dr Who toys!
drwho  doctorwho  toys  vinyl  fun  wishlist  want  geek  asides 
january 2009 by andy206uk
Self Stirring Coffee Mug
Wow - this is really cool, a mug that stirs itself at the touch of a button! Want!
video  Shopping  coffee  mugs  wishlist  asides  gadgets 
december 2008 by andy206uk
JQuery Selectors
Really handy way to visualise the various ways of selecting content with JQuery,
webdesign  webdev  web  javascript  CSS  programming  tutorial  ajax  tools  reference  code  jquery  examples  resource  testing  documentation  cheatsheet  generator  tool  js  online  tutorials  development  html  howto  asides 
november 2008 by andy206uk
CSS Browser Selector
Tiny (1KB) javascript tool that allows you to easily target specific browsers with CSS by adding a class to the html tag!
webdesign  webdev  web  design  javascript  CSS  ajax  js  useful  script  browser  hacks  browsers  hack  firefox  ie  asides 
october 2008 by andy206uk
CSS Large Backgrounds
Interesting article detailing how to use large backgrounds to create attractive websites.
css  webdevelopment  backgrounds  designer  web  design  html  webdesign  webdev  background  asides 
october 2008 by andy206uk
The Disconnect in PPC vs. SEO Spending
Interesting heatmap from SEOMoz which shows that SEO spending is more effective than PPC spending.
heatmap  seo  search  searchengine  google  optimization  asides 
october 2008 by andy206uk
CSS Browser Hacks For Everything!
great tutorial detailing how to use CSS hacks to target any of the major browsers.
webdesign  webdev  web  design  CSS  conditional  ie7  firefox  Safari  ie6  browsers  html  browser  tutorials  hack  hacks  ie  asides 
october 2008 by andy206uk
PHP & Jquery image upload & crop
Handy JQuery / PHP Combo that allows uploading of an image and manual square thumbnail creation
design  javascript  php  jquery  image  plugin  interface  js  crop  upload  drag  img  thumbnail  asides 
september 2008 by andy206uk
TimeMachineEditor
Handy app for OSX that lets you change the backup frequency of Apples TimeMachine
mac  osx  apple  macosx  macintosh  macmini  mac-mini  utility  leopard  utilities  tool  storage  software  asides 
august 2008 by andy206uk
21 Amazing and Free Texture Backgrounds
Awesome collection of free backgrounds for use in design and wotnot.
webdesign  web  design  free  graphics  art  images  resources  article  photoshop  color  background  paper  patterns  pattern  textures  resource  showcase  asides 
august 2008 by andy206uk
Logólogos
This site just proves one thing to me - designers don't get maths ;o)
design  logos  logo  blog  humor  branding  fun  asides 
july 2008 by andy206uk
Min-Height/Width Fast Hack
Having trouble with CSS Min-height and min-width in older browsers? This CSS hack from Dustin Diaz will fix that right up for ya!
css  min-height  hack  hacks  ie  webdesign  min-width  webdev  code  asides 
july 2008 by andy206uk
Getting Real: The Book by 37signals
Nice book from the people who made basecamp - available free if you don't mind reading on the internets.
development  book  37signals  books  webdesign  programming  business  webdev  work  applications  ui  usability  asides 
july 2008 by andy206uk
Chocolate Cake In 5 Minutes!
Make chocolate sponge cake in just five minutes using a mug and a microwave - gotta try this!
recipes  food  cake  cooking  chocolate  recipe  cool  lifehacks  asides 
july 2008 by andy206uk
What Happens if You Drink A Coke?
Scary article detailing the play by play effects of a can of coke on the body. I think perhaps it's time I stopped drinking this shit - I've known it's bad for me for ages and this just proves it!
health  coke  nutrition  food  soda  caffeine  body  article  drink  drinks  interesting  asides 
july 2008 by andy206uk
Edit Any Web Page In Your Browser!
Scary line of javascript which, when pasted into your address bar, makes the current page editable with WYSIWYG precision! Works in Safari, Firefox and IE7
javascript  hacks  webdesign  browser  web  Tips  content  js  webdev  asides 
july 2008 by andy206uk
imgAreaSelect
Handy JQuery plugin for allowing users to select an area of an image. Ideal for online cropping etc.
jquery  images  crop  image  javascript  ajax  select  webdev  asides 
july 2008 by andy206uk
everyday icons Playground
Cool collection of free icons and wallpapers + some great document designs including a really handy grid paper!
icons  patterns  design  webdesign  pattern  background  icon  asides 
july 2008 by andy206uk
Generating charts from accessible data tables using the Google Charts API
Handy blog post on how to take an accessible data table and make it look like a chart using nothing more than the free Google Charts API and some JavaScript
javascript  charts  google  accessibility  api  chart  webdesign  graph  script  programming  ajax  xhtml  webdev  asides 
january 2008 by andy206uk
Flag Button Devkit
The guy from Bartelme Design has created this rather fancy flag button dev kit - ideal if you want to create your own Apple style flag buttons (as featured in iTunes).
photoshop  icons  flags  graphics  design  icon  Flag  asides 
december 2007 by andy206uk
19 Blog Designs that are a Sight for Sore Eyes
Interesting gallery of blogs that don't make your eyes bleed when you look at them.
Design  Inspiration  Blog  WebDesign  blogging  gallery  web  blogs  asides 
december 2007 by andy206uk
HTML Entity Character Lookup
Cool tool - enter the character form your keyboard, and it shows you the html encoded version for use in web docs! Handy!
HTML  Entity  character  tools  reference  webdesign  webdev  asides 
december 2007 by andy206uk
Iconize Textlinks with CSS
Simple CSS and icon package to automatically iconize HTML text links using CSS contextual selectors
css  icons  webdesign  icon  design  navigation  web  asides 
december 2007 by andy206uk
Fancy Upload Forms
Using a bit of javascript magic and some CSS it's possible to make upload forms that are far more usable than the default types!
javascript  css  upload  webdesign  form  webdev  programming  code  coding  asides 
december 2007 by andy206uk
Fawnt - Top free fonts
Fawnt is a font resource for designers, developers, and anyone that appreciates the web's highest quality fonts.
asides 
december 2007 by andy206uk
HTML Tag Quiz
I got 45... suppose I could have done better, but it's really hard trying to remember them out of context.
html  quiz  fun  game  webdesign  games  web  asides 
december 2007 by andy206uk
Do websites need to look exactly the same in every browser?
It's an interesting discussion... web designers say no, but clients seem to think differently. Should clients get what they want is the question we need to ask...?
webdesign  design  web  humor  browser  browsers  usability  asides 
december 2007 by andy206uk
Digital Vector Map
Need a map for a website or print design? These guys provide (at a cost) vector maps of all kinds of places.
maps  vector  illustrator  illustrator-maps  digital-maps  vector-maps  design  asides 
december 2007 by andy206uk
CommandShift3
It's like Hot or Not for web design only, instead of clicking on hot babes - you click on web pages.
community  comparison  geek  internet  asides  webdesign  design  fun 
december 2007 by andy206uk
Square Robot Bot Log
Just testing new asides functionality for the old blog thingy - can't hurt to use my own site to test can it...? ;o)
asides 
december 2007 by andy206uk

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