Tools

Get started with Closure – Googles Awesome New Javascript Library

November 7, 2009 Development

I posted the news yesterday about Googles new open source JavaScript tools. I was really excited because Goggle typically deliver high quality stuff and getting access to the tools Google have used for their own state of the art on-line applications like Google Apps, Gmail etc. almost is too good to be true. I have [...]

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25+ Tools, Cheat Sheets and Inspiration for Designers working with Color Themes

October 24, 2009 Design

When designing a website, a poster, a logo etc., one of the firsts (and most important) steps of the process is to choose a color scheme that support the overall idea and direction. Colors play a vital role in how people react to images and knowing how to make the right impression is important. It [...]

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30+ Essential Freelancer Tools for Expense Tracking, Billing and Invoicing

October 20, 2009 Business

Recently I posted a list of Freelancer Tools for tracking time. Just as important as it is tracking the time spent on customer activities is being paid as agreed. Getting the money on time isn’t always easy even if you delivered on time what was agreed. Being able to produce professional and detailed invoices is [...]

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13 Essential Tools for Freelancers to Track Time

October 20, 2009 Business

Getting started as a freelancer or a startup company with only a few employees selling design or development services requires efficiency, organization and ability to keep costs at a minimum and that hours delivered are all turned into cash. Getting started opens a world of business opportunities, interesting challenges and pit falls. Being able to [...]

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10 Best Free Online Image Editors

October 17, 2009 Tools

I often get requests from readers looking for online image editors as alternatives to Photoshop because it is too expensive or too complex to get started with. Photoshop is for sure the right choice for most professionals but I believe  using Photoshop for very basic stuff like fixing private photos or simple graphics for web [...]

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5 New jQuery Plugins I bet You have not seen before

October 13, 2009 Development

jQuery is very popular and there’s a lot of plugins available to solve both simple and complex tasks for us in a snap. While there a many articles listing great jQuery plugins we have seen many times before I have decided to create a list of brand new and worth investigating plugins that havejust been [...]

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75+ Awesome Font and Typography Tools, Tutorials, Generators and Inspiration

September 28, 2009 Tools

Typography and Font are really essential elements of good design and so are good tools that make your life easier in this area. In this article tripwire magazine provides a collection of more than 75 very useful Typography and Font Tools, Techniques and Inspiration. Get ready to create your own fonts, be inspired and much [...]

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35+ Create Amazing Image Effects and Sliders with These Awesome jQuery Plugins

September 22, 2009 Development

JavaScript frameworks like jQuery, prototype (and script.aculo.us), Dojo and mootools have become very popular because they are making the creation of dynamic effects much easier without using fx. flash. jQuery has become one of the most used JavaScript libraries today and can be found in the core of popular products like WordPress and Drupal. The [...]

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20 MySQL Admin and Development Tools and cheat sheets

August 20, 2009 Tools

MySQL is a very feature rich relational database management system (RDBMS) which has more than 11 million active installations and 60,000+ downloads/day. MySQL is commonly known to be an open source project available for free under GNU General Public License – this version of MySQL is called Community Server. MySQL Community Server is very often [...]

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Excellent Free Editors and IDEs for Developers

August 10, 2009 Development

Most developers have picked their favourite editor and/or IDE and use it many hours every day (and night). Still it can be quite useful to know what the free alternatives are. Some of the free editors and IDEs available are really high quality and may be worth investigating. If your manly using a large IDE [...]

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