Monday, September 12, 2011
Git link roundup from Tiffany B. Brown. HTML5 Readiness is an infographic site, showing adoption of various HTML5 features by the major browsers. 21 Top Tips for Responsive Web Design at .net has tools and links and great resources. HSLA Color Picker from Standardista is a really nice tool that lets you see your color as [...]
I have an iPhone. It’s my only phone, so when it fails me it’s serious. I’ve been with AT&T for years – no jailbreaking involved. For all those years, I’ve had great service in my house. About 3 or 4 months ago, my service in my house went bad. Dropped calls, failed calls, calls that [...]
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Image Credit: Andrew* How many times have you created a document on your laptop but aren’t in a WiFi-accessible area when you really need to send the file—or picture—to someone? If you have a cell phone that is Bluetooth(r)-enabled and you have room on your data plan with your cell phone provider, fear not. You [...]
With the unavoidable presence of mobile devices and social networking, 2011 saw some major changes in the way websites are designed. In order to have any presence in the new online experience, web designers have embraced a number of changes, but here are four trends that won’t be going away any time soon. Image Credit: [...]
No, I’m not talking about a live band. I’m talking about an app that plays music – but only in certain locations. Is that brilliant, creative thinking, or what? Right now, there’s an app for music you can hear in Washington DC on The National Mall. The music you hear depends on your path through [...]
There’s a new free app called Clear Captions. It captions phone calls. It works with a phone and an Internet-connected computer, but it can also be downloaded as an app on iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone. When I heard about it and checked out clearcaptions.com, I thought it was worth a look. If it’s as [...]
Read this: Content First. Why? Because you’ll learn about current changes and trends in web design that are important to you. danah boyd had a problem: Tumblr disappeared me. She wrote about it on her blog and within hours, Tumblr heard about it and responded. Tumblr called me, apologized & restored my account. More details [...]
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
My granddaughter’s hard drive had to be replaced. When she opened up iTunes on the new hard drive, she was dismayed to discover that her music wasn’t already there. I remember saying to her, “Your music isn’t in the cloud. It’s only on your hard drive.” Things are changing. The grandkid’s music can be in [...]
DIY Mobile Programming: Get Started with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Good resource. Five Questions with Zoe Gillenwater. An interview by Chris Coyier. It is impossible to say enough good things about Zoe Gillenwater. Awesome is a good place to start. Google and Mozilla Take Steps Toward Do Not Track is a post of my own [...]
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