January 2009
88 posts
Patterns: Great self promotion →
The 37better Project (archive from 2001 – some links may not work) was one of the best promotional things we ever did for our company. It brought us tremendous exposure. The 37betters were linked…
“Technology must be centered on humanity”
What You Need to Know About jQuery 1.3 →
The web development community became intensely excited on January 14, 2009 when jQuery version 1.3.0 was officially released. jQuery 1.3 brings with it significant improvements, especially when it…
Why open video matters, and what we are trying to... →
Disclosure: Yup, still work for Mozilla!
Chris Blizzard has a really nice look at why he thinks open video matters, and some of the steps that Mozilla is taking to help get it there. We all know…
15+ Tips to Speed Up Your Website, and Optimize... →
Once you’ve been coding for a while, you begin to take something for granted. You forget just how smart you really are. How many hundreds of keyboard shortcuts have we memorized? How many languages…
Gmail Offline is here (or coming soon for you!) →
Gmail Offline has been an incredibly long wished for product feature and now it is coming (takes time to push it out to people and it will appear in Settings - Labs).
This is a big deal. It uses…
Free The Facts: Critical Issue, Killer... →
Dave Gray’s Free The Facts presentation is a must-read, must-share for anyone who cares about either science or open access.
It’s also a masterpiece of presentation economy, and a…
WatchTransportation
WatchAmazing visualization of the scale of the universe. (Skip to a little bit past the middle)
George Smoot: Design of the Universe (TED Talk) (watch this in high-res MP4)
On diacritics →
By David Březina
The globalisation of the type market and rising interest in multi-lingual typeface design is a source of great optimism among many typographers. Yet despite the proliferation of…
“If boredom is the great emotion of the TV generation, loneliness is the great...”
– from William Deresiewicz’s article The End of Solitude in the new edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2009/01/never_alone.php
“The team members, accustomed to working on Macintoshes, found computers...”
– New staff find White House in tech Dark Ages - Washington Post- msnbc.com
IEEE Spectrum: Winner: Multicore Made Simple →
Intel’s Larrabee is a chip every designer already knows how to program
Heavy Metal Band Names Flow Chart →
Doogie Horner from Comic vs. Audience created the above flow chart for heavy metal band names. So in case you’re in search of name for your heavy metal band, start at the skull and work…
Chatting With Cameron Moll →
Many of you are familiar with Cameron Moll via his successful books, Mobile Web Design, and CSS Mastery. Today, we’ll be talking with him about everything ranging from rock bands to the future…
FDA approves human embryonic stem cell study -... →
The tests will use stem cells cultured from embryos left over in fertility clinics, which otherwise would have been discarded.
From A Weekend Musician, To Making $4.2 Million...... →
Shared by No Sense Worrying
A good example of adapting to the market, and the way things are — are you listening RIAA?
Here’s yet another one for the books to respond to those who claim that…
Boot Camp and Time Machine, for consumers only... →
5 Best Data Visualization Projects of the Year |... →
AJAX APIs Playground →
50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools | Developer's... →
Selector Shell →
Directions 1. Type/paste some handcrafted CSS into the first box. 2. Click the “Test It” button. 3. The second box (and the example divs) show what your browser makes of it.
squawkfox » 6 Words That Make Your Resume Suck →
So how do you write a wicked resume without the suck? How do you turn the wrong words into right? To help you land the job interview, here’s how to spin the 6 sucky resume words into skills that…
The White House Website Then & Now
Good idea, bad idea:
geoweasel:
inauguration:
The White House Website Then & Now
Today:
When Bush took office:
Obama clearly has better web designers, heheh
Remove Printer Definition from the Registry →
For servers which can not be rebooted, you can remove the printer definition from the registry by hand prior to the reinstall.
Apache Thrift - cross-language services... →
Thrift is a software framework for scalable cross-language services development. It combines a software stack with a code generation engine to build services that work efficiently and seamlessly…
Patrick Shaw’s Weblog / How Much Does Salesforce... →
“The answer to THAT question, is nuanced - no easy answers! However, since many nonprofits are selecting Salesforce as their tool to track donors, volunteers, events, customers, and services, (to…
What does a CRM Implementation cost? at... →
“I typically respond with the standard consultant speak of “it depends” and enumerate some of the factors that can influence the pricing of a CRM implementation. From a client perspective, I…
“Given the drastic situation for this country’s sea kittens—who are often...”
– Take Action: Ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Stop Promoting the Hunting of Sea Kittens
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Christian Advertisement Says Your Work Has No...
God/announcer: “How’s your job going?”
Christian Schmuck: “Pretty good, I guess. I’ve made it to Vice President of Sales. I make good money, and have a bunch of people reporting to me.”
God/announcer: “Yes, but are you really fulfilled in this job? Does it give you meaning?”
Christian Schmuck: “Well, I don’t know. I get up every day and do the same old thing. I don’t really feel like I’m having an impact on people.”
God/announcer: “Maybe it’s time you look for a job that you can really believe in!”
Christian Schmuck: “Gee, that sounds great! How would I do that?”
God/Announcer: “Go to CHRISTIAN JOBS DOT COM! You’ll find hundreds of jobs working for Christ-centered organizations.
Cut to tag line: “Isn’t it time that you found meaning in your work? Go to Christian Jobs dot com and find a job that you can believe in!”
change.gov Becomes whitehouse.gov →
In all the excitement of the inauguration today, I wanted to call out one amazing success story. Today, change.gov became WhiteHouse.gov. For those of us in tech, this is an amazing affirmation….
Hi-ReS! Feed: Hana OSX Screensaver →
Cool flower simulation screen saver
Sheez talk about inter-bank mistrust. I’ve waited a week now to clear a $50 check from Citibank to Wells Fargo
Watch full program: THE ASCENT OF MONEY | The... →
Full showing of PBS special recommended by Al
Collaborate Now - Cozimo →
A great way to do fast feedback sessions with remote collaborators
Tim Cook takes the reins from Steve Jobs: http://tinyurl.com/9hsyvz
Help me win the Wired Photo Contest: http://tinyurl.com/8nn594 . Vote for the walnut!
Happy Birthday jQuery! v1.3 is Released →
Disclosure: I’m a member of the jQuery Project team
Back on January 14, 2006, a brash, young and talented developer named John Resig put out a personal project to the OSS world and hoped it could…
Looping through your items without waiting around →
Nicholas C. Zakas has taken his long running script post and is now flushing out ways to stop this from happening.
His first post details loops and he offers up a solution to take the…
How Hard Could It Be?: Thanks or No Thanks →
“That raised a question: How do you properly compensate an employee for a smash-hit, million-dollar idea? On the one hand, you could argue that you don’t have to — a software business is basically…
“There’s no higher use of your computer than Bible study.”
– The Libronix DLS Installer Logos Bible Software
Content visualization techniques and views →
Noupe has another nice roundup, this time they are showing 10 Smart JavaScript Techniques For Manipulating Content.
They share nice content views with demos and how to content. Included in…
Distinguishing decorative from meaningful elements... →
As interface designers, we want our work to look good and also to make sense. Every element on the screen should please the eye, and at the same time interfaces aren’t merely art objects. They have…
CA is Cracking Down - Make Sure Your LLC Is... →
Over the past few weeks I’ve been writing about how you can manage your LLC. Now, LA Times is reporting that the State of California is now cracking down on LLCs that have not been compliant in its …