Entries from August 2008

August 31, 2008

Six Revisions – Web Development & Design Information

Six Revisions is a weblog the provides practical, useful information for the modern, standards-compliant web designer and web developer. It seeks to present exceptional, noteworthy tips, tutorials, and resources that the modern web professional will appreciate.
Six Revisions – Web Development & Design Information.

August 29, 2008

stencil-art by KrieBeL

stencil-art by KrieBeL, originally uploaded by _Kriebel_.

August 29, 2008

mental_floss Blog » Quick 10: 10 Words That Will Help You Win at Scrabble

I’m not a champion Scrabble player by any means – I often resort to words like “at” and “it” just to use up a turn. But with this list, hopefully I’ll be a little more creative when using tiny little words. And if all else fails, there’s always “ZQFMGB”… a worm found in New Guinea, [...]

August 29, 2008

20 Websites To Help You Learn and Master CSS

This article features 20 excellent websites to help you “grok” CSS. There’s a wide range of websites included – from blogs to directory-style lists and websites that focus on one particular topic related to CSS.
20 Websites To Help You Learn and Master CSS.

August 28, 2008

Apple Discussions Suck

The apple discussion forums are lame. Its against the rules to ask the community for “support”.
I asked if anyone else was annoyed by the lack of *specific* features in Mail.app and offered suggestions how it could be improved. The people in the forums warned me that I was starting a “poll” and it was [...]

August 28, 2008

Lokiware: Mail Attachments Iconizer

Mail Attachments Iconizer 2 gives you control over attachment handling in Apple Mail. It fixes the most annoying Apple Mail flaws and allows you to configure how attachments are displayed and sent using a simple interface.
Lokiware: Mail Attachments Iconizer.

August 27, 2008

TG Daily – Scientists say hydrogen could be “easily” produced from water and sunlight

Hydrogen shapes up to become one of the most important fuels for the future, but scientists need to overcome substantial hurdles to enable an efficient production of hydrogen. We increasingly hear about ideas that suggest that future engines in fact may be able to run on water, breaking down water into oxygen and hydrogen right [...]

August 27, 2008

Ad gives hot dogs a bum rap, experts say – Cancer- msnbc.com

Hot dogs typically contain muscle meat trimmings from pork or beef. Contrary to legend, they do not contain animal eyeballs, hooves or genitals, according to the Hot Dog Council’s Janet Riley. But the government does allow them to contain pig snouts and stomachs, cow lips and livers, goat gullets and lamb spleens. If they have [...]

August 26, 2008

Social Networks: The Case for a “Pause” Button

Jason Kottke (via Rex, via TechCrunch) points to a new feature on FriendFeed that allows users to “fake follow” people:
Social Networks: The Case for a “Pause” Button | 43 Folders.

August 26, 2008

Plurk Themes, Designs and CSS

This site will collect Plurk Themes and CSS code to help you customize your Plurk.com profile.
Plurk Themes, Designs and CSS.