These are my links for January 2010:

  • How to Activate GodMode in Windows 7 – Tom’s Hardware – Windows 7 users are all abuzz about the OS and its GodMode. If you haven't heard of it, GodMode is a feature that was revealed by CNet's Microsoft Correspondent, Ina Fried. GodMode is a folder that brings together a long list of customization settings allowing you to change all your settings from one place. Neat huh? It's very easy to enable and damn useful if you tweak things around a lot.
  • Introducing MooTools Cache – MooTools Cache is a new proof of concept plugin that I’ve created so that developers may easily “cache” values. Cache allows you to set, get, and refresh values. Cache also features a system of reading and writing from Cookies so that the cache remains persistent throughout different pages of your website.
  • What deux yeux have teux deux teuxday? – TeuxDeux is a simple, designy, browser-based to-do app and the first collaboration between studio-mates swissmiss and Fictive Kin .

    The idea was to build a bare-bones, but visually compelling and highly usable to-do app based on Tina’s personal ideal work-flow.
    Features include:

    * – week overview
    * – check off done tasks
    * – delete tasks
    * – move tasks
    * – someday bucket

    Now we want to share it with all you so try it and let us know what you think. feedback@teuxdeux.com

  • ishida >> utilities: Unicode code converter – Tool for converting UTF into unicode in multiple different formats: Unicode U+hex notation, Percent encoding for URIs, HTML/XML, Hexadecimal NCRs, Decimal NCRs, Hexadecimal code points, Decimal code points, UTF-8 code units, UTF-16 code units, JavaScript escapes, CSS escapes
  • edspencer’s jaml at master – GitHub – Element creation script for Mootools using JAML as the medium – A new take on the Ruby Haml library.
  • geekchix.org – Ivana Jurčić – Lilit » Blog Archive » A Collection of Printable Sketch Templates and Sketch Books for Wireframing – Below you will find more than 20 resources that you can use in sketching phase of application development. If you have some additional resources to share, please leave a comment so I can add them to the list.
  • SimpleCart(js), a Free WP E-commerce & Thematic Child Theme by Chris Wallace’s Blog – SimpleCart(js) is a simple, attractive, and flexible WordPress theme that taps into the power of both Thematic and WP E-commerce. Features include AJAX cart functionality, a grid layout for products, and a flexible color scheme, easy to swap out images and completely customize the theme to your needs.
  • Tools | Konigi – Templates for web designers. Included are: Graph Paper, Illustrator Templates for Blueprint CSS Comps, OmniGraffle UX Template, OmniGraffle Wireframe Stencils, Photoshop Template for Blueprint CSS Comps, Schedule and Cost Summary Calculator
  • Shell Editor | jsFiddle | to test your JavaScript code – jsFiddle is a shell editor that eases writing JavaScript code by creating a custom environment based on popular JS frameworks.

    It presents an interface which is divided into 4 pieces:

    * HTML editor
    * CSS editor
    * JavaScript editor
    * and the output

    You can select the framework & the version of your choice (MooTools, jQuery, Dojo, Prototype, YUI, Glow,Vanilla). Also, if there is, you can add a complimentary framework like jQuery UI or MooTools More.

  • The Best Free Textures of 2009 – Texturezine – 2009 ends now. I collect Best textures of 2009 for you. Here is The Best of 2009!
  • Curiosity | From Flat to Flight – Design involving hand drawn flairs that remind me of the Circus or Coney Island. Punch the ticket and bask in this beautiful design.
  • CSS3 + Progressive Enhancement = Smart Design • Perishable Press – # Support all browsers with perfect fidelity – not realistic for most budgets, requires many elaborate workarounds, hacks, etc., also difficult to maintain, upgrade, and extend.
    # Support all browsers to some degree – focus first on the latest and greatest browsers, and then go back and make sure that older browsers look and work reasonably well.
    # Support newer browsers, forget about the older stuff – make your sites look pixel-perfect on the newest versions of modern browsers and don’t worry about anything else.
  • space150 – Faust: Flash Augmenting Standards – Faust: Flash Augmenting Standards

    Every web developer faces the problem sooner or later. The client – or the designer – wants to use interactive animation, video or sound to communicate their ideas. Flash is your best option.

    However, Flash is not an open web standard like HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Because of its popularity, Flash is really a “de facto” standard, widely available to many users, but not all.

    Should you build two separate sites? One in Flash and one with web-standard HTML? This can be very time consuming. It’s also very hard to keep the content synchronized. Now you have two versions of the content, which can be a problem for search engines.

    Many developers build a “hybrid” site: mainly HTML, with some Flash embedded in the page. This works well for video from sites like YouTube and Vimeo.

    But what if you want a Flash menu for navigation? Even if 89.1% of your users have Flash, there are still 10.9% who don’t. They won’t be able to browse your site.

  • 10 PHP functions you (probably) never use – When scripting in PHP, we often restrict ourselves to a limited number of API functions: the common ones, like print(), header(), define(), isset(), htmlspecialchars(), etc. If some needed functionality doesn’t exist, we often write it making use of these basic components which we have in mind. The PHP API actually offers a lot of functionality, some useless and some useful; often seldom used. I have been looking through the available functions and was interested to find some really cool functions that I should have known about. Here, I share my findings.
  • 100+ Seamless Patterns Great for Creating Website Backgrounds | Web Design Ledger – Seamless patterns are a great way to add interest and detail to a web design background. In this post we’ve rounded up over one hundred seamless patterns. You’ll find a wide variety of styles such as vintage, florals, and stripes. All of these are of very high quality so you can use them as is or use them as a foundation for your own background.
  • Getting Links from the Top 50 Domains – The good folks over at SEOMoz have provided us with a list of the Top 500 Linked Domains according to the Linkscape index. I thought it would be interesting to start churning through the list and finding out how search marketers, spammers, etc. are finding ways to get their links on each of these incredible domains. Some of them are incredibly sneaky and blackhat (check out the Flickr and AOL links, for example).
  • Project SIKULI – Sikuli is a visual technology to search and automate graphical user interfaces (GUI) using images (screenshots). The first release of Sikuli contains Sikuli Script, a visual scripting API for Jython, and Sikuli IDE, an integrated development environment for writing visual scripts with screenshots easily. Sikuli Script automates anything you see on the screen without internal API's support. You can programmatically control a web page, a desktop application running on Windows/Linux/Mac OS X, or even an iphone application running in an emulator.
  • This is Uncommon – Uncommon is the first company to create truly customizable mobile phone cases, bringing together exceptional products, talented artists, and self-expression. Our vision is to create a brand that supports artists and exposes the public to their artwork. We will continue creating more collections of premium blank canvas products and partnering with the world’s greatest artists and designers, inspiring millions of people.
  • eCommerce Gallery – Best eCommerce Website Designs – There are plenty of amazing website galleries out there for content sites but almost nothing for the world of eCommerce, and from the conversion to the calls to action—it is a very different world.

    eCommerce Gallery is a unique website gallery that only features well designed and developed eCommerce websites. We’re looking for websites that are geared for conversions, optimized for search, and preferably use web standards with a tableless design.

    Originally created by Robert Spangler, the eCommerce Gallery is now owned and operated by James Paden (twitter). James is an Indianapolis based e-commerce specialist with 10+ years web design and development experience. He also runs the Xemion Design Firm Directory and several niche e-commerce websites.

  • 45 Cash Munny Designs – FrancescoMugnai.com - – Here are 45 of the coolest Munny’s I could find. I’m sure there are more but I have to tend to other things like, eating and sleeping. Enjoy!
  • 70 Free High Quality PSD File Design Resources | Creative Nerds – A collection of 70 high quality PSD files including a range of templates, icons, mobiles, packaging cases, and a ton of other useful design resources. An essential resource for any Photoshop user or designer worth bookmarking for future reference.
  • Workout Routines – Fitness Workouts To Get You In Shape! – Have you been looking for a database of great workout routines to help you lose weight and get into amazing shape? Well, you found the right place because we offer hundreds of different workout routines to help everyone from workout beginners to advanced individuals! Search from our extensive list below and we are sure you will find a workout routine that's just right for you!
  • Simon Collison | Colly | The Celebrated Miscellany – Fresh new take on a portfolio site. Grid based design with O'Reilly based sketch animal characters representing different social network profiles for Simon Collison.
  • Larva Labs – Flip Clock – Flip Clock is a stylish flip style clock for your iPhone or iPod Touch. Bring it on a trip instead of a separate clock, or stand it up beside your bed or on your desk at work. It provides a stylish, readable clock without taking up all the space a real clock would.
  • ORIGIN PCs – Custom Built Gaming Desktops and Laptops – ORIGIN delivers the best gaming experience period, but what does that mean? It means the best parts and technology the computer gaming industry has to offer. It means world class support from day one and ORIGIN's support never ends. It means having a team of people who understand the art of elite system building and maintenance, standing by to assist you when you need it. It means never having to feel you made the wrong choice.
  • ralph karam – selected works – Dripping wet illustrations full of color and typography. They're all so beautiful you just want to lick the page.
  • Billy Tamplin – Simple design with an expert use of textures and subtle shadows. I love his unique take on "Achievements" which I'll probably steal and incorporate in a site redesign sometime soon. Remember Billy, stealing is flattery at its best! ;)

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