Jesse Bilsten

What caught my attention on the web in March 2010:

• jQuery.Syntax – Orion Transfer Ltd – jQuery.Syntax is an extremely fast and lightweight syntax highlighter. It has dynamic loading of syntax source files and integrates cleanly using CSS or modelines.
• Fixr | Remodeling Contractors | Renovation Estimates – How Fixr works
  1. Describe your project and post it 100% free
  2. Get estimates from qualified pros in your area
  3. Pick the best based on quality, reputation and price
• Select Cuts Off Options In IE (Fix) | CSS-Tricks – I think the problem is fairly obvious here. If you set a static width on the <select> element, any <option> elements that are wider get cut of in IE 7 and below. There is no good CSS solution for this that I can come up with or find. It has been tackled with JavaScript a number of ways.
• striving to be delicious: update 2/23 – Wonderfully detailed character artwork for The Wheel of Time series of books written by Robert Jordan.
• Font Squirrel | Create Your Own @font-face Kits – Usage: Click the "Add Fonts" button and select all the TTF and OTF fonts you want in the @font-face kit. Choose your option then click the download button at the bottom. Voila! See the release notes below for updates. The download button won't appear until you check the agreement box.
• Big Cartel – Simple shopping cart for artists, designers, bands, record labels, jewelry, crafters – Big Cartel is where artists set up shop. We provide clothing designers, bands, jewelry makers, crafters, and other artists with their own customizable store to sell their stuff online.
• Browser Sandbox – Run any browser from the web – Run different web browsers from the web.
• Project Management and Collaboration Suite – Goplan – Goplan is an online project management and team collaboration platform. Companies use Goplan to manage their projects and as a way to keep everyone in the loop.

  There are countless other project management solutions on the internet today. But we believe we've combined the best interface with the best set of features, in order to create a platform that is not only useful, but a joy to use.

  The video on the right showcases pieces of our user interface and functionality. But we all know a video is only a video, so every account on Goplan includes a 30 day free trial so you can see (and use) the real thing.

• WordPress › Theme My Login « WordPress Plugins – This plugin themes the WordPress login, registration and forgot password pages according to your current theme. It replaces the wp-login.php file by using a page template from your theme. Also includes a widget for sidebar login.
• Lawnchair – Sorta like a couch except smaller and outside, also, a client side JSON document store. Perfect for webkit mobile apps that need a lightweight, simple and elegant persistence solution.
• Selenium web application testing system – Selenium is a suite of tools to automate web app testing across many platforms. Contains a Firefox add-on to record clicks, typing and other actions to make a test which you can play back in your browser. Remote Control allows you to run tests in multiple browsers across multiple platforms. Grid allows you to run tests in parallel.
• Design Vineyard – 707-947-3007 – Services – Wine website design, winery mobile optimized website design, e-commerce for wineries, social media, blog, email template design, web hosting, web application development, web apps – Web Design Napa, California – A brilliantly clear set up for website pricing and examples of what that website will look like.
• Introducing EnhanceJS: A smarter, safer way to apply progressive enhancement | Filament Group, Inc., Boston, MA – Introducing EnhanceJS, a JavaScript framework designed specifically to deliver a usable experience to the widest possible audience, by testing the browser to determine whether it is capable of correctly supporting a range of essential CSS and JavaScript properties, and delivering features only to those that pass the test.
• Case-Mate: I Make My Case – A website for designing your own iPhone case
• HTML-Ipsum – Handy website that has pre-coded html solutions with lorem ipsum dolor text already injected within it.
• Link Underlines Grow to Backgrounds on Hover | CSS-Tricks – A technique for allowing an underlined link to grow the underline into a full color background on mouse over.
• Quentin Tarantino Tribute Posters | Uncrate –
• CUSTOM LETTERS 2009 — LetterCult – The best of 2009 custom created letter forms.
• The Easiest Way to Build your First iPhone App | Nettuts+ – Mobile websites have come a long way, but if you want to take full advantage of a smartphone's hardware, or get listed in the iTunes App Store, you need to compile your code. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create a mobile web app with an iPhone look and feel using jQTouch, then turn it into a native iPhone app using Phonegap. No Objective-C necessary.