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Cheat Sheet Resources for Web Designers

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
at 8:06pm

Cheat sheats, or reference sheets, are a helpful and quick way to remember things. Web designers, by nature of their work, are forced to cram their heads with TONS of information ranging in many different areas. In this particular post, we have created a dynamite list of 70+ helpful cheat sheets we found on the web to help web designer’s manage all this information. If you are a web designer/web developer looking for reference sheets on HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, COLORS & HTACCESS, this list is for you! Also comment on your
favorite cheat sheets and any other which we have missed. Enjoy.

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Sonoma County Sheriff Site Launched!

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
at 9:57pm

Well this week I have been really busy with that launch of the new www.sonomasheriff.org. I am very happy with the site and how well the feedback has been. We looked it up the other day and it’s been 18 months since I started this process, plus 6 months of background.

This new site has a bunch of great features that the Sonoma County residents will find very useful. One of those is “Live Events”, it shows events as they happen with the department and this was one of the big programs that they wanted to have available to the public. This new feature is something I find myself watching thought the day.

I went with Slideshow Director for the media galleries because it makes adding all this content simple and it looks great! This new site is has a ton of media and we are constantly adding photos and video on a daily basis.

I had been playing with creating them a new digital badge for there web site but they wanted to stick with the origonal badge so last night I made a sample badge for their explorer program. As of today no one has commented on it. Oh well…

A sample I made for the Explorers Program.

I will continue to work with and support the Sheriff’s Department’s web site going forward and I couldn’t be happier. I am very lucky to be working with a great bunch of people.

We are going to start developing more features for the next version soon.

www.sonomasheriff.org

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40 Unusual Web Site

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
at 8:24am

I found this list and wanted to back it up here.

1. BugMeNot - instantly get disposable login details for any popular website that forces you to register.

2. DailyLit - read your favorite books by email (on your PC, mobile, etc.).

3. FranceRadio - neat MP3 Search Engine that lets you Find, Play and Download favorite MP3s for FREE.

4. Google SMS - provides mobile users with a quick access (via SMS) to a wide range of practical information and tools (i.e. business listings (pizzerias, shops, etc.), weather, movie listings, driving directions, currency converter and lots more.

5. Podlinez - listen to your favorite podcasts from any phone. Just enter the RSS feed URL for the desired podcast and get a free-toll number to access it from a phone.

6. RetailMeNot - locate fresh discount coupons for thousands of web merchants and services right from your browser toolbar. Video demo.

7. SoLow - on a daily basis SoLow auctions 4 different items (iPhones, HD Screens, etc.). Anyone with a mobile/PC can participate in the auctions by placing their bids via text-messaging. The user with the lowest unique bid wins the auction.

8. TeleFlip - auto-forward your emails to your cellphone as text messages. Video demo.

9. UrbanDictionary - hilarious (and practical) 100% user-maintained dictionary where users provide and vote on definitions for urban words (slangs).

10. Yak4Ever - make free international calls from US, UK and Ireland to 50+ countries.

<=== Mobile - related ===

11. Bitbom - schedule free text message reminders to your phone. Schedule online or using mobile. (Similar PingMe.)

12. Flurry - follow up on your emails (send, receive) and receive latest articles from favorite blogs/websites on your mobile.

13. Foonz - place group calls and send messages to multiple people for free (from your mobile or any other phone).

14. GameJump - lots of free games for mobile phones.

15. GrandCentral - single phone number for all your phones and a web-based centralized voicemail system. (Similar: YouMail, GotVoice)

16. IQzone - post your classified ad to a number of online and print classified networks directly from your mobile.

17. Jott - simple and convenient service for leaving yourself notes and ToDo reminders using your mobile.

18. Mosio - text any question from your mobile phone and shortly receive up-to 4 answers.

19. mShopper - instantly check up on the bargain deals for any product (or even order) right from your mobile phone. Video demo.

20. NoPhoneTrees - simple phone directory that lists direct human access numbers to support employees in hundreds of companies.

21. Nutsie - takes a copy of your iTunes library file and creates an online copy of your library. Access this library from PC or mobile phone.

22. Google SendToPhone - forward anything you find on the web (maps, address, text, etc.) to any mobile phone for free (US only).

23. Qipit - take quick document pictures and turn them into properly formatted PDFs. Save online, email, or fax documents right from mobile.

24. Soonr - handy application that lets you access your PC remotely using your mobile or any other PC (work, school, etc.). Video demo.

25. TelePixie - quickly schedule and receive daily (or one time) wake up phone calls, reminders, weather forecast calls, jokes, and more.

26. TellMe - free local directory service for business listings (Car Repair Shops, Pizzerias, Restaurants, etc.), maps, and directions.

27. PhoneZoo - convert your MP3s to custom-length ringtones and forward them to your phone. Plus 1000s of free ringtones from other users.

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28. BossBitching - fun and active community where people can bit*h about their bosses anonymously.

29. eSnailer - send free postal mail letters (to anywhere in the US) right from the desktop. From Canada? Check out EasyPost.

30. Yapta - get a refund (or credit) from the airlines on a purchased ticket in case its price drops.

31. ListenToaMovie - lets you ‘listen to a movie’, i.e. stream the audio part of various movies and some TV-shows.

32. OpenDNS - provides a safer, faster, smarter and more reliable way to navigate the Internet. More details + video demo.

33. PodioBooks - search, subscribe and browse through a variety of totally free audio books (100% legal).

34. PriceProtectr - tracks the price of items you bought online and notifies in case of price-drops, so you can request a refund.

35. RateMyDrawings - excellent place to draw, share your drawing creations, learn to draw, and watch other people drawing. Video demo

36. SwitchPlanet - cool and active marketplace where you can switch (or trade) used DVDs, CDs, Video Games and Books. Video demos.

37. Scribd- search, browse, rate, share various types of documents (jokes, facts, stories etc.). It’s like Youtube for text documents.

38. ViaTalk - make up-to 10 minutes long free phone calls to anywhere in the US and Canada. You don’t even need to sign-up.

39. VideoSift - popular Digg-like voting community for user-submitted videos.

40. Wordie - make lists of words (words you love, words you hate, or whatever) and share them with others.

Firefox 3 Available Today!

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
at 9:35pm

Firefox 3

Firefox 3 is available for download today and this is the must have browser! I have been running Firefox 3 Beta for a long time now and I must say that this new release of Firefox is very stable and runs much faster than Firefox 2.

With more than 15,000 improvements, Firefox 3 is faster, safer and smarter than ever before.

The Safest Web Browser

Simply put, your online security is our top priority. Firefox includes strict anti-phishing and anti-malware measures, plus easy ways to tell the good guys from the bad like our new one-click site ID info. And, thanks to our open source process we have thousands of security experts around the globe working around the clock to keep you (and your personal information) safe. More Security…

Add-ons Manager

You can now find and install add-ons directly in your browser. You no longer need to visit the add-ons Web site, simply fire up the new Add-ons Manager. Not sure which add-on is right for you? Ratings, recommendations, descriptions and pictures of the add-ons in action help you make your selection. The fully integrated Add-ons Manager even lets you view, manage and disable third-party add-ons in a few easy clicks. More About Add-ons…

More about Firefox 3

Okay it’s time to go get it!

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Dreamweaver CS4 Beta

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
at 8:45am

I am super excited about the new Dreamweaver CS4. It has a whole new look and the new layout is very intuitive. Everything flows much easier for me and the way I work. At the time I write this post I have on;y had a few hours to play with it but so far it’s been great.

One of the new features I am excited about is the ability to have 2 files open and working in the preview area. Now you can work on a CSS file and see the changes in the bottom of the split window. This is going to be something I use on a daily basis.

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