July 2009
13 posts
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“Facebook is velcro while Twitter is like a fish hook”
– All the hype in the world (why PR isn’t enough to build your business) (via feedly)
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15 sites web developers and designers should know →
The tiled backgrounds and CSS sprites generator looks awesome!
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How To Automate Optimization and Deployment Of... →
Some good advice here. Think I need to learn how to us Capistrano
Google's 17 Million Built-in Chrome OS Users... →
This seems like the long term strategy that Apple employed of hitting the univerisity/college students so that when they enter the workforce they preferref Apple computers.
The Art of the Landing Page – Seven Tips for... →
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Blueprint vs 960.gs
I’ve finally been able to use Blueprint for one of the my projects at work. I must say its quite a nice CSS framework to use. I’ve previously been using 960.gs for a couple of my previous projects for layout but it left me wanting more. Thats were Blueprint has been able to come in a fill in the gaps so far. It just gives you a starting point thats very sensible. I use to start...
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Nice List for Web Products
simple
public over private
personal vanity
internet is global
permalinks
one important item per page
don’t break the browser
don’t wanker in technology
a medium is not a grande
break convention for your users
no useless widgets
nobody changes the defaults
level up
invaluable tool
use it yourself
make it a game
make decisions not options
incomplete is often worse than...
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“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Lessons From Swiss Style Graphic Design | Inspiration | Smashing Magazine
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Google going in for the kill
Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.
Official Google Blog
Man, this is big news. Many have been trying to knock Microsoft off its OS throne. Many have failed. That pie is huge, its...
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“The ninety-ninety rule”
– The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time.
Quirky but (mostly) useful software development rules | Royal Pingdom
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Sex Drugs Helvetica Bold
Sex Drugs Helvetica Bold I want one of these
June 2009
52 posts
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“Drive slower. Speedy driving is a pretty prevalent habit in our fast-paced...”
– The 10 Essential Rules for Slowing Down and Enjoying Life More | Zen Habits
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