Skip to content

Category Archives: tools

Useful links: Responsive bookmarklet, JAWS11, Sony Bloggie, Fluid Grid, Twitter in HS

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

There’s a tool for a simple responsive design test that works in your browser. It’s also available in a bookmarklet. JAWS 11 and IE 9. Tests by DingoAccess. Sony Bloggie Live. Take your video and broadcast it live via wifi. Imagine what we will see coming from tech conferences now . . . If your [...]

Filed in accessibility, CSS, design, SocialMedia, tools, Twitter, WebDesign | Comments (0)

QR codes resources

Friday, November 25, 2011

The Daring Librarian has a lot of material about QR codes on Flickr and her CC license allows for use with attribution. Check it out.

Filed in graphics, Software, tools, UsefulLinks | Comments (0)

Useful links: top 25 books, edu conferences, blue beanie day, semantics, Think Up

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

The top 25 books for web developers and designers from .net is a good list to check to see if you’re keeping up with the latest. I noticed that several of the 25 are from A Book Apart. That led me to tweet this: Is there some sort of brain implant that would directly feed [...]

Filed in CSS, events, HTML, SemanticWeb, SocialMedia, Software, SXSW, tools, Twitter, web-education, WebDesign, WebFoundation, WebStandards | Comments (0)

Useful links: Git links, HTML5 Readiness, Responsive Design, HSLA, Responsive Content

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 [...]

Filed in CSS, HTML5, mobiles, tools, UsefulLinks, WebDesign | Comments (0)

Review: Moodle for Dummies

Monday, August 29, 2011

product Moodle For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech), written by Radana Dvorak is aimed at the institutional user who is required to use Moodle instead of one of the education management systems like Blackboard. It is not meant for the individual user who might want to set up Moodle on his or her own server. The [...]

Filed in OpenSource, tools, WebDesignBookReview | Comments (0)

Questions about Flickr, Picasa, iPhoto and Google+ Photos

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

What are Mac users doing about photos since Google+? My current status is to use iPhoto and upload what I want to share to Flickr. Whether Flickr is going to fade away due to neglect on Yahoo’s part, or whether Google+ is going to take over the world – it looks to me like it [...]

Filed in Apple, graphics, tools | Comments (1)

BlueGriffon

Thursday, May 12, 2011

A new web standards compliant WYSIWYG web editor is now available at bluegriffon.org. Features include that it’s open source and free, plus it does: HTML5 – including forms, video and audio CSS3 – including D Transforms, Transitions, Shadows, Linear/Radial Gradients and Repeating Gradients, Border Images, Columns, Flex Box Model SVG MathML a user interface to [...]

Filed in OpenSource, Software, tools, WebStandards | Comments (0)

Blogger gets a makeover

Friday, March 18, 2011

[Ed.: This article was cross-posted at BlogHer.] At SXSW Interactive this week, Google announced a refresh of the interface for its popular Blogger blogging platform. The software hasn’t been updated in years, although it remains one of the most popular blogging tools on the Web. Blogger Product Manager Chang Kim calls the refresh “our next-generation [...]

Filed in blogging, BlogHer, SocialMedia, Software, SXSW, tools | Comments (0)

HTML/Text editor recommendations

Friday, March 4, 2011

I got this email the other day: I have a rather odd request to ask. I am trying to learn how to write web pages for fun and maybe more down the road. At present I have several different editors to choose from, and was wondering if you could give me some advice as to [...]

Filed in CSS, Dreamweaver, HTML, Software, teaching tips, tools, WebTeacherTips | Comments (2)

10 Ways to Save Money on Gadgets for the Holidays

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Gadgets are one of the most popular shopping categories that people go for when doing their Christmas shopping. Small gadgets make great stocking stuffers. Bigger gadgets are suitable for people of all ages. However, you can quickly exceed your Christmas spending budget if you’re buying a lot of gadgets. Even small gadgets, like smartphones and [...]

Filed in GuestPost, tools | Comments (0)