Google Wave Invites
Update: They're all gone at this point. If I get anymore I'll make another post to give them away! In the meantime, you might have a look at waveshare.org
Anyone still looking for Google Wave invites? I have 15 of them, free to a good home. Just send an email to tipsetcATgmail.com . First 15 received will be sent an invite.
A Guide to Creating Email Newsletters
Adding an email newsletter to a site is a great extension of site brand and a great way to engage new readers/customers. Web Designer Depot has a great guide to creating an email newsletter, worth a read if this is something you've thought about.
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NEWS! From etc.
When I started etc. back in 2002, it was really just for my reference - a place to keep links to web design and development resources. I never intended etc. to be of much interest to anyone else (hence why it lives in a sub/sub directory!). Back then, I was on a mission to teach myself HTML and CSS and learn to design and develop web sites. I'm pleased to say that, along the way, I actually did learn it :) But of course, the learning never ends. There is always something new,exciting or interesting to challenge us, so etc. has continued on. And since then, thousands of readers have followed along.
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A couple of nice WordPress Resources
Two nice resources for WordPress users today ...
First, from noupe.com, a second round-up of some of the most popular WordPress hacks. Most Wanted WordPress Hacks: 11 New Requests.
From speckyboy, a great big round-up of WordPress video tutorials that combined, would be a great way for starting WordPress users to begin with and grow with, too. 100 WordPress Video Tutorials, from basic to advanced.
VMware Player images
Some VMware Player images. "VMware lets you run another computer in your computer. There are times when you need to check if something "just works" on a different platform, perhaps so you can hassle your vendor about it :) Other times, you might just want to see how a different distribution fits together."
Images include FreeBSD, Ubuntu Server, Fedora and Debian.
How to hide your web surfing at work
Sometimes we just don't want to draw attention to the fact that we are surfing the web at work. Enter workFRIENDLY - BETA. Just enter an url for the website you'd like to read and workFRIENDLY will present it in an MS Office (blue or silver) screen and without graphics. Looks just like a Word Document!
Blurb Personal Book Publishing
I don't often post to yet another web 2 site/service, but who hasn't at some point dreamed of being a published author? They say everyone has a book in them and Blurb.com : Free Book Publishing Software : Design & Publish Personalized Books aims to help pry it out of us.
You can publish your own Cookbook or Photo Book (and more) with full colour and a hardcover and dustjacket for as low as $30 (less if you print more). And you only pay when you actually print a book. Be sure to check the shipping costs though, which will add another few bucks to your finished product. But still, for less than $40, you can memorialize your family recipes or author your own coffee table book!
New Digg Api
Curious about the new Digg API? This use set up and test (which appears to work well) and will be following up with a how-to tutorial on how to integrate Digg into your website.
Empressr
Presentation Creation, Management and Sharing: Empressr - online, ajax-powered presentation software. Impressive looking ... and free!
Gimp Tutorials
GIMP is an excellent and free alternative to Photoshop and more resources are coming online to help new users. This site seems like a great place to get started with the GIMP.
GIMPTalk.com - Ultimate gimp tutorials and community forum
Speed up PDF Loading
Frustrated by the time it takes PDF documents to load? Solution here ... DWTIPS - How to speed up PDF loading with Adobe Acrobat
Comparison of Online Poll Services
Looking to add a poll to your website or blog? Might want to stop here first - Comparison of Services to Create Online Polls | Smiley Cat Web Design - for a nice round-up of your online poll creation options!
Box Grid
Too cool! Box grid is a really fabulous way to present site navigation and the source code is available for download if you'd like to try it yourself.
Mozizu Free Character Icons
Mojizu - A Contemporary Character Design Community - lotsa character icons for your IM/web needs.
Two reasons I have Mac Envy today
Apple - MacBook and Cuppa. Have you ever seen a tea timer for the PC? Mac users clearly have their priorities right ;)
Who Links to Me?
Who links to me - see who is linking to your website.
Keeping your GMail inbox under control
Keeping your GMail Inbox size under control - outlines some of the quick ways you can lean up your GMail inbox. I just dropped 20MB from mine in about 3 minutes!
Yahoo Translator
Yahoo! Babel Fish - Translation - a handy bookmark to add, for all your translation needs, powered by translation old-timer Babel Fish, and with a similar interface that is familiar and easy to use.
Google Calendar Button Maker
Google Calendar Button Creator - I'm still not sure why I'd need this but I'm bookmarking in case I ever figure it out ;)
SketchUp
SketchUp - new from Google, plan out your home or garden and see it in 3D. Bookmark worthy just because it's so darned cool.
Big Google Search Tools Collection
Quick Online Tips - The Big Google Search Tools Collection lotsa quick links to googles search tools.
Generic Browser Templates
Have you ever taken a screenshot and realized that it reveals a bit more about you that you really want to share? Enter the Free Photoshop browser templates - generic screenshot screens in a variety of browser flavours, ready for use on your next screenshot.
Office 2.0 Roundup
Office 2.0 Database - a roundup of the latest and great productivity tools.
Add a Google Map
How to add a Google Map to any web page in less than 10 minutes - that really is easy. Bookmarking in case I ever have need for a quick mapping solution.
Top Ten Windows XP Tips
If MS keeps delaying Vista, these will become even more valuable. Top 10 Windows XP Tips Of All Time
Google Cheatsheets
Let's face it, knowing Google is necessary for efficient use of the web today. Google Cheat Sheets (Version 1.04) are printable and handy for remembering what's where and how to do it in Google.
Picupine
Picupine - simple solution for quick sharing of photos for a short term. Uploaded photos disappear from the web after one week.
Orangoo
Orangoo Spell Check - Online spell checking - a handy tool to add as a bookmark for when you need a quick spell check fix.
Simply Google
Simply Google - all google all on one (not so attractive but functional) page.
Really Big List of Photoshop Goodies
PhotoShop Massive List Of Plugins, Filters, Brushes, Actions & Gradients - TutorialTomb Forums - it's a day for really big lists of stuff, this one full of links to a variety of photoshop goodies.
Wordpress Themes
How to Blog - Blog Archive - Comprehensive list of 745 Free WordPress 1.5 and 2.0 Themes / Templates available for download - I'm a Movable Type user but I couldn't help but be impressed with this collection of WordPress Themes. Links to apparently 745 of them! Wowsa.
I see the MT Style contest is up to 5 entries now. Sheesh.
Top Ten Photoshop Tips
BrainFuel -Top 10 Photoshop Tips and Techniques from BrainFuel - a quick list of things you may not have known about using Photoshop.
Best Freeware Guide
Best Freeware Guide - a nice list of the best of the freeware options for all the things you might want to do with your computer.
How to add a styled flickr photo stream to your blog
How to add a styled flickr photo stream to your blog - with how-to for Wordpress and MT, along with instructions for styling the photos to match your site.
Open Source Windows Programs List
Open Source Windows - Free, Open-Source software for Windows - listing the best of, to help weed through the masses of programs out there.
Socializer
Socializer - free automatic social bookmark submission - it was only a matter of time before someone found a way to do away with all those "bookmark this at ..." links that were springing up after posts. Socializer offers a good solution for site owners to simplify and for surfers to bookmark/digg/"share" to multiple places with one click.
For Movable Type users, there is already a simple Socializer plugin to implement Socializer into a site as well.
Bookmarklets 101
Jon Udell: Bookmarklets 101 and a couple of Jon's favourite Bookmarklets. "Quote from Blog" is one I hadn't seen before. I'll be grabbing that one!
Bubblesnaps
Bubblesnaps - add a caption to your digital photos. The posibilities for fun are endless!
Page Flakes
With new Web 2-ish sites popping up by the minute, it takes a bit more to impress me these days. I have to say, I way impressed by Pageflakes - The whole Web at your Fingertips!. Maybe it's just me, but I really like the different "views" - Work, Fun, Personal, Reading. It suits the way I use the web. I can bring up the view that suits the mood I'm in at the moment.
I have been looking for a tool that will allow me to organize my scattered web life and interests and Pageflakes has hit the mark closer than any site yet!
Web 2.0 Round-up Part Two
Part 2 of Web 2.0 Logos and Links at Digg Watch Blog - wow, that's a lotta Web 2.0!
Web 2.0 Site Generator
Feeling the urge to be Web 2.0 cool? Then head on over to Web20Generator: XHTML CSS Design Generator and get your fix.
OnlyWire
OnlyWire: The Only BookMarklet You'll Ever Need! - one bookmarklet for posting to all your services - del.icio.us, Furl, Blogmarks, ma.gnolia etc.
Last Known Google
lastgoogle.com : Your Portal to the Last Known Google Result - a twist on the usual approach to google searches. I like it! :)
I want to
It seems that programs and sites are springing up daily and it's hard to keep track of what services are out there. I want to - a page of utilities that help you do stuff you want to - is a nice round up, categorized by what you want to do.
Flikr Toys
Flickr Toys - all kinds of things to do with your flikr photos (or someone else's that are in the public domain, I guess). Turn your photos into a billboard, calendar, magazine cover etc.
Blummy
blummy - The bookmarklet management bookmarklet - a very handy tool to keep a collection of useful bookmarklets handy. Even if saying the name makes me feel goofy.
Writely
Writely - beta - allows you to edit documents online with whomever you choose, and then publish them online -- also for whomever you choose. You can also ...
- Upload Word documents, HTML or text (or create documents from scratch).
- Use our simple WSIWYG editor to format your documents.
- Edit documents online with whomever you choose.
- View your documents' complete revision history and roll back to any version.
- Publish documents online to the world, or to just who you choose.
- Download documents to your desktop as Word, HTML or zip.
File Storage Solution
Secure File Storage and Sharing – Strongspace.com - a great solution for dealing with with backups, storage and/or sharing large files. $8 per month but you can just buy it one month at a time, as needed. Uses Secure FTP transfer and is Basecamp compatible.
Reinstalling Windows without losing data
How to Reinstall Windows Without Losing Your Data - bookmarking this for easy reference for future re-installs.
IE7, sort of
If you're tired of waiting for Microsoft to get it right, try this version of IE7. Still in alpha but some nice fixes for many of IE's annoyances.
dean.edwards.name/IE7/update.html
Lotsa Linkage
Le Breeze Theme for Firefox and Thunderbird. Very nice!
Font size favelet. See how ugly your site looks at 16pt.
Veronica's Vertical Centering. Handy to bookmark.
CSS Page Layout Templates. Lotsa them.
Fresh Styles for Web Designers.
Translucent.See-through backgrounds for the masses from fabulously talented Firda.
To ping or not to ping, that is the question
. . . and Neil has some answers. Neil's World - Pinging service run-down
Added: Thanks Carla for pointing out that Neil has a couple of nice Movable Type templates available for download on his site, as well!
TextPattern
After having a look at WordPress recently, I figured I might as well have a peek at TextPattern. I just have to say - it's a thing of beauty. Not for the faint of heart as there's a bit of a learning curve here, but the potential is obvious, even in this Gamma release. I can't wait to play with it some more. Textpattern: Download
And who doesn't want to dodgeit?
dodgeit is a faux email address service, like mailinator, but rather that logging in to see if anyone sent you spam, you can just subscribe to an RSS feed for your fictitious@dodgeit.com address. I like it!
Couple of Links
Via Blog-Fu, the Printable Link Footnotes Bookmarklet. This cool bookmarklet will print a list of links as footnotes when you are printing a webpage. Sadly, IE Only.
Also seen this morning,
Graphical Headers is an alternative to the Fahner Image Replacement technique that will work even if the user has images turned off. Via Andy Budd.
A number of updates
Textism releases Refer 2.1.
Six Apart releases new mt-send-entry script for those who wish to keep this function, but recommends the original be deleted if the script is not being used.
And not an update but very darned cool - Through the Eye of a Mac Browser. See how your site looks on a Mac running Safari.
Avoiding Comment Spam in MT
MT Extensions: Avoid Comment Spam 1.0 - part plugin, part hack but would look like a good option if comment spam is a problem.
Knowspam!
Knowspam.net: Tired of Spam Yet? You betcha. Interesting concept. Instead of trying to find the spam, it tries to find the humans. From what I read, it's doing a good job at it too.
Dreamweaver Extension for Movable Type
Yes! Dreamweaver extension for MovableType!
Emotif
Emotif is a php/mysql script for setting your "mood" on your blog.
[via Personal Design Journal]
Need Buttons?
Looking for some buttons? Steal these! (It's ok ... really! ;) 309 of them and counting.
Can't find the one you want? Make your own at Kalysey Group's Button Maker.
[Via Branstorms & Raves.]
Trickle
Via Ordinary Life, finally, a solution for automated posting of deferred MovableType entries! MovableTypeTrickle. I can't wait to try this!
Steal These Buttons
As seen at Zeldman and recently on MovableBlog, as well, some nice replacement XML buttons can be found at Antipixel. The comments on the page also reveal several very nice CSS solutions for creating similar buttons.
The Raging Platypus invites you to steal his buttons as well. (On the right sidebar).
In both cases, save to your own server, obviously.
The Code Project
Via geekgrrl, The Code Project - Free Source Code and Tutorials
Scripts & Such: New MT Resource Site!
Just by chance tonight I happened upon Scripts&Such. It's brand new and it looks like it's going to be an excellent MT resource. I've added a feed from there to the sidebar here as well.
WinFind
WinFind is a Windows Tips Search Engine that only searches reliable Windows Information Sources. Great place to start with you Windows problems (and there is never any shortage of those ;)
StrokeIt
StrokeIt - Mouse Gestures for Windows - interesting name, but neat little program.
Blog Patrol
I just came across Blogpatrol and although I'm not looking for a stats program, I thought I'd post a link here anyway. I didn't read the fine print. Might be a nasty catch in there somewhere but it looks like fairly decent stats easy and free, if anyone is looking to add this to their weblog.
Opera 7
The newest version of the Opera browser - Opera 7 - is now available in beta. If you like to test your site on lots of browsers, it's worth the download. My own brief tour shows that some things have improved, but a lot still render differently from IE6, Mozilla, Netscape 7, Phoenix etc.
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