July 2008
And Muxtape for All →
In some respects, I think Muxtape, the popular site for creating so-called “MP3 mixtapes” is a triumph. Ostensibly a tool for creating personal playlists from nominally legal music tracks, it…
June 2008
What You Paid For vs. What You Got →
100 products: what you paid for on the left vs. what you got on the right. See the English write-up at Fantasticus, or go to Pundo3000, the original German site.
Cornerstone 1.0 →
New $59 Subversion client for Mac OS X, from Zennaware. At a glance, the UI details seem very thoughtful, including an optional widescreen layout. The file comparison tool can compare both text and…
One Page Love →
One Page Love showcases the best single page website designs on the web!
FullSingle - Full site Single page →
Another single page / one page design inspiration galleries - featuring websites that do their thing using a single page.
AJAX Libraries API - Google Code →
Google hosted JavaScript libraries.
Free search engine optimization tips for beginners →
Jefferson Graham didn’t just write an article of free SEO tips — he also brought his video camera along. The result is a five minute video interview with more easy, free search engine…
I Was Looking for Inspiration Today, and Found... →
Well… I am back from vacation, refreshed and ready to roll big for the next month or so. Anyway, after perusing through all my email this morning (which only took 3 hours or so), I started to…
Burnkit Studio →
Design studios are fast becoming my favorite type of space to cover because companies like Burnkit have unbelievable workspaces. Burnkit is a design studio that doesn’t just stick to one medium,…
The (Un)Official International WordPress Day →
Well, tomorrow has been dubbed the (Un)Official International WordPress Day by the guys over at WPCandy, and the basic idea is that everyone lucky enough to know of WP’s existence and use it…
Leaked Screen Shots Of Mythical Digg... →
Digg has been talking up a new Recommendation Engine that intelligently suggests new stories to users for almost a year. TC has some details and a couple of leaked screen shots, which may or may not…
Robert Mugabe’s thugs shout "Let’s kill the baby" →
A baby boy had both legs broken by supporters of President Robert Mugabe to punish his father for being an opposition councillor in Zimbabwe.Blessing Mabhena, aged 11 months, was seized from a bed…
A cross between a motorcycle, a Segway and 'Star... →
Meet the Uno. The Uno’s custom hoops aren’t front and rear like a motorcycle’s, but side by side and inches apart under the rider, rising and falling independently over the road as he leans the…
What You Need To Know About WordPress 2.6 →
WordPress 2.5 was just released a few months ago but that was not the end. WordPress 2.6 has been in development for quite some time and will be released in near future. Not only does WordPress 2.6…
WordPress Plugin Releases for 6/30 →
Semi-manual Breadcrumb Navigation
This plugin allows you to add breadcrumb navigation to your Wordpress installation. Unlike other Wordpress breadcrumb plugins, this one allows you to manually…
The Story and State of Revyver →
This is the story of a guy and the history of his company. While noticing that he never really explained the background behind the company, he decided to take care of that as well as talk about the…
Cake, Sleek Monochrome* iPhone Nirvana →
*Edit: Okay, mostly, minus the small color touches.
Designing glossy themes is difficult work. It’s very hard to create an icon with a piece of “glass” overlaid without it becoming too…
Free search engine optimization tips for beginners →
Jefferson Graham didn’t just write an article of free SEO tips — he also brought his video camera along. The result is a five minute video interview with more easy, free search engine…
3 Under Rated Plugins →
There appears to be a WordPress meme going around (started by John at WordPress Expert) where members throughout the community are tagging other blogs along with mentioning three plugins which…
HBO Film: Hacking Democracy Deibold/Global Voting... →
How can we have a democracy if we cannot secure our voting system? This full length movie examines how we count our votes. They found that it is a very corrupt innacurate system that allows a corrupt…
Australian Crocs Hit by Cane Toad 'Wave of Death' →
Pit a cane toad against a freshwater crocodile and who wins? Although the croc eats the oversized amphibian, it seems the toad has the final laugh.
Top three lessons from online communities →
I’ve seen, first hand, the challenges faced when trying to get a group of people together on the internet. I’m a member of a of a number of online communities. I’ve also helped found a few…
Mac How To : Hide Everything →
Hide Menu Bar and Dock
We’re now introducing you the trick to hide your Mac menu bar. It’s useful when you’re trying to mimic the way Windows users do to their menu bar. But for real, by hiding…
Aligned Theme for WordPress - Site Reboot →
We broke the 800px barrier this evening when we switched to Aligned- a theme originally designed by Thomas - The Undersigned for the Habari Project. We ported over the theme to WordPress to…
WALL•E →
With a 9.3 rating on IMDB, 96% on rottentomatoes, and 93% on metacritic, Wall-E is Pixar’s big summer hit. I just got back from seeing it yesterday with Wendy, and it’s as good as the hype…
Not a Quirk But a Quark ... a Quark Star! →
Astronomers recently announced that they have found a novel explanation for a rare type of super-luminous stellar explosion that may have produced a new type of object known as a quark star.
Quantum computing breakthrough arises from unknown... →
“This development may not bring us a quantum computer 10 years faster, but our dreams about these machines are now more realistic.”
Scientists: Atom Smasher Won't Spawn Scary Black... →
The most powerful atom-smasher ever built could make some bizarre discoveries, such as invisible matter or extra dimensions in space, after it is switched on in August.But some critics fear the Large…
McCain Defaulted on Home Taxes for the Past Four... →
San Diego County officials, it turns out, have been sending out tax notices on the La Jolla property, an oceanfront condo, for four years without receiving a response. County records show the bills,…
Amazing two year old drummer →
A two year old boy rocks out on the drums!
NASA: Cimate Time Machine [flash Interactive] →
Travel through Earth’s recent historyTracking Changes in Global Conditions over Time”Ice Meltt / Sea Level / CO2 Emissons / Average Gloval Temperature
Nice CSS menu with feed reader icons list →
This tutorial illustrates how to design a nice CSS menu with a list of feed reader icons. The result is something like this:
Download source code for the full code and icons. Download…
Review: Meerkat (SSH Tunnels Made Easy) →
Back in May I did a bit of traveling and became somewhat paranoid about the Internet connections I found at various hotels. I began using SSH tunnels to protect my web traffic when using Internet…
Google Trends for Websites →
Google Trends: weblogtoolscollection.com provides (slightly) interesting facts on your blog. Though the product is free, signing in is required to see the number estimates. Not all sites seem to…
Prototype a Magazine-Style Home Page Template with... →
When Collis launched this site and asked readers for tutorial requests, a common one was for a “magazine themes” how-to for blog platforms. This tutorial focuses on the first part of the process:…
Ledger →
Good looking, simple new Mint theme from Super Colossal.
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The Basics of Web Development [Tutorials] →
I have a number of friends who have recently started to express an interest in web development. This inspired me to create a tutorial of how you develop a basic website, from the design phase all…
‘Browser’ →
This seems like a very accurate rule of thumb.
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Rogers Announces iPhone Rates in Canada →
And — surprise, surprise — they suck. Stingy data limits and no unlimited data plan at any price.
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Ken Case Responds to Matt Neuburg’s OmniFocus... →
A very thoughtful, detailed response.
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Bear Tools →
Kevin Cornell started a super multi-part post of his drawing tools. The first one looks at pencils and erasers, the second part covers pens and ink and third part of the series will take a look at…
Ron Mueck: Hyper-Realist Sculptor →
Astonishingly realistic sculpture. (Thanks to my wife.)
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Transparent Login Picture →
Even though we have put transparent image as our login pictures, the white square box will still be there. This indicates that there is lack of transparency in displaying our login pictures.
But…
The Basics [Tutorials] →
I have a number of friends who have recently started to express an interest in web development. This inspired me to create a tutorial of how you develop a basic website, from the design phase all…
A quick masterclass in how not to buy a successful... →
It’s been three months since WPDesigner.com was sold to it’s current owner and three months since the site has been updated.
It is, to all intents and purposes, a dead duck. Floating…
This is…
Portrait Retouching for Beginners →
This tutorial shows a couple of simple techniques you can use to enhance your portraits. I will focus on retouching the skin, the eyes, and the teeth (whitening). To follow this tutorial, you must…
My New Friend →
So after 2.5 hours in the chair, a lot of jaw-clenching, and couple of white-light-angels-singing moments, I have a new friend on my right arm. He’s a giant squid. I like him a lot.
The…
WordPress Theme Releases For 6/26 →
One Column Theme
Grunge Superstar
Grunge Superstar is a simple one column theme. The theme uses dark colors and you can add in additional information in the footer area.
Linquist
Technorati Authority and Links Chart for Your Blog →
We love Technorati Stats tools. Many of bloggers might know them already, but we think we should mention it on BlogPerfume once just in case someone has missed them.We always see which blogs are…
25 Awesome Stock Texture and Photo Websites →
This is a guest post by Omar the Radwan. Omar is a consultant by day; and an artist, musician, and photographer by night.
Whether creating a grungy website or designing an event flyer, using the…