Comments for Design Blog: Viget Labs http://www.viget.com/inspire/ en Doug Avery doug.avery@viget.com Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:40:05 -0400 Comment on What To Expect When You're Expecting CSS/HTML Handoff by Erik Wallace http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/ksB80NgRM8Q/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-css-html-handoff/#8962 Nice article, I mostly only build front-end for in-house projects. I really like the idea of building an element list, it had never occurred to me before. I have also started making PSD templates of smaller pieces of the design to speed up changes and updates. Great article Doug.

]]> Erik Wallace Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:40:05 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-css-html-handoff/#8962 Comment on Switching Mindsets: From WordPress to ExpressionEngine by Jonathan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/UtYv8X3V53k/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/wordpress-to-expressionengine/#8959 Thanks for the info Mindy, very informative and helpful! Ive had good luck with a site called adwido, they have some cool free stuff! Check them out!
http://adwido.com

]]> Jonathan Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:40:45 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/wordpress-to-expressionengine/#8959 Comment on What To Expect When You're Expecting CSS/HTML Handoff by Shah Dhaval http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/34t4JKDaeN0/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-css-html-handoff/#8953 great article !!  Learned and enjoyed reading it

]]> Shah Dhaval Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:03:41 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-css-html-handoff/#8953 Comment on What To Expect When You're Expecting CSS/HTML Handoff by Jeremy Frank http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/eLHT1E7OsL0/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-css-html-handoff/#8947 All great advice, especially the element list and individual PSDs. Creating styles for every tag is also a good tip to follow not only for handoffs like you described, but also when dealing with a CMS that uses a wysiwyg editor like XStandard. You never know what tags a content editor will use. I also liked the idea of using a .data class for tables, in the case that a content editor regresses, and uses a table for layout.

]]> Jeremy Frank Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:03:48 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-css-html-handoff/#8947 Comment on What To Expect When You're Expecting CSS/HTML Handoff by Doug Avery http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/CsOoOCn7AOk/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-css-html-handoff/#8946 @Matt, that’s good to hear! I actually like to build the element list completely first (using wrappers and some layout), for the same reason. The helps with spacing issues as well as regression tests. Using it as a hand-off was just an unexpected bonus after the first time we did this.

]]> Doug Avery Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:37:19 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-css-html-handoff/#8946 Comment on What To Expect When You're Expecting CSS/HTML Handoff by Matt Henry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/naM6LQIdDBo/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-css-html-handoff/#8945 Another great use for an “element list” page is for quick regression testing. If you make such a page early in the development process, and make it robust enough (i.e. with examples of some of the more complicated modules from throughout the site), then it’s super handy to keep open all the time so you can periodically eyeball it and make sure your changes aren’t breaking anything you’ve already built. Not necessarily relevant to the handoff, but a nice side benefit nonetheless.

]]> Matt Henry Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:13:37 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-css-html-handoff/#8945 Comment on Switching Mindsets: From WordPress to ExpressionEngine by walter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/XVw-mjEkkNo/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/wordpress-to-expressionengine/#8937 ...oops .. .cant count/ make that 24/06/2009. The posts come through as 25/06… due to different time zone.

]]> walter Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:38:21 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/wordpress-to-expressionengine/#8937 Comment on Switching Mindsets: From WordPress to ExpressionEngine by walter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/tgRYqVXpFHg/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/wordpress-to-expressionengine/#8936 Mindy , good points! and thanks for the link to the Cheat Sheet. been using EE for over 3yrs and hadn’t used it before. installed it just now and its neat!

(ps what year are we in these comment posts?  .. this is posted
24/07/2009)

]]> walter Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:35:54 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/wordpress-to-expressionengine/#8936 Comment on Using the Flickr API: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Badges by Steven Dobbelaere http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/8RmjH_qCLZg/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/using-the-flickr-api/#8921 You’ve been very helpfull. thanks dude

]]> Steven Dobbelaere Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:31:09 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/using-the-flickr-api/#8921 Comment on Take Something New and Make It Old by Iaman http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/6yrEiBcY9Ko/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8910 @Blair You’re probably right, it was likely just that thread.  But my comment about how awesome Photoshop Phridays can be still stands :)

]]> Iaman Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:46:59 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8910 Comment on Take Something New and Make It Old by Blair Culbreth http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/LnP_ttEnl_8/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8901 @Steve I’d bet it would definitely improve sales, at least at first. I know I’ve bought many a book just because the cover was that awesome.

@Anna Yes! I adore those; the attention to detail and sense of humor is great. “This is one smoke you’ll never run from” especially is too perfect.

@Iaman Hmm, it might’ve been the Make video game covers classy thread at Something Awful. That was another page I stumbled upon during my research. But I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a Photoshop Phriday for it too.

]]> Blair Culbreth Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:14:39 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8901 Comment on Take Something New and Make It Old by Iaman http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/pm1_jJq5V0Y/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8900 I’ve loved this trend ever since I first saw it!  I remember seeing this somewhere else, before, but I can’t remember when.  Perhaps there was a Photoshop Phriday for it or something. (Photoshop Phridays create some of my absolute favorite inspirations sometimes)

]]> Iaman Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:36:54 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8900 Comment on Take Something New and Make It Old by Anna Stearns http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/CYxcSb-3_7o/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8890 Oops: vintage Dharma ads

]]> Anna Stearns Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:47:49 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8890 Comment on Take Something New and Make It Old by Anna Stearns http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/oKGmDVNf7zY/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8889 And there’s also these super cool “vintage Dharma” ads: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hotmeteor/sets/72157615214095434/detail/

]]> Anna Stearns Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:47:01 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8889 Comment on Take Something New and Make It Old by dasparadoxon http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/T3Ex57JxEck/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8888 Very nice idea and designs, I love those old book covers, too.

I often took them as inspiration as well as books from the 1890 from archive.org, too.

The postmodern approach to make somthing “new” “old”, is an act of recreating mood flows and mix periods. Thats most likely as close as one can get to design time travels.

]]> dasparadoxon Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:22:46 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8888 Comment on Take Something New and Make It Old by Steve Love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/zKic3Kev8D0/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8886 Very cool. I have a bookcase full of old paperbacks like these and I have always wanted to let them inspire me in my designs. Gonna start thinking about it again.

On a slightly related topic, I’ve sorta wondered what would happen if a publisher tried taking something bad and making it look very good. For example, if top designers took little known books that weren’t very good and decked them out with amazing covers, would they sell? My guess is maybe, until they are reviewed for what they are.

]]> Steve Love Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:37:52 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8886 Comment on Take Something New and Make It Old by Erik Olson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/jThp8txHyGw/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8885 Nice post Blair! I love the style of these posters too. I could probably look at them all day. Thanks for posting.

]]> Erik Olson Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:17:03 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/take-something-new-and-make-it-old/#8885 Comment on Switching Mindsets: From WordPress to ExpressionEngine by New York Computer Repair http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/Zrg52IIyyzs/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/wordpress-to-expressionengine/#8882 Mindy, thanks so much for the original post and even more so for answering all the questions in the comments section. Due in no small part to my budget, I’ve always been a Wordpress user but you make a convincing argument for EE, especially for those of us building websites for clients. Time is money, after all, and if EE can pay for itself with a few customers then it makes sense. I’m off to tinker with a demo :)

]]> New York Computer Repair Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:38:30 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/wordpress-to-expressionengine/#8882 Comment on Advice, Trends, and Resources for People Entering Web Careers in 2009 by Jared http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/9kkQ87cWw2A/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8881 Your blog was on a top 50 Web Design Blogs list on another design blog. I opened about 15 of them in tabs (only the ones that caught my eye), then I started flipping through. Your article here caught my attention so much that I read it all the way through and completely forgot about the others. Great blog. Great info for a soon graduate. Thanks!

]]> Jared Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:50:23 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8881 Comment on Advice, Trends, and Resources for People Entering Web Careers in 2009 by Matt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/H96iZgYsDRA/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8880 Additionally, you can utilize the new safari 4 “Top Sites” as a quick way to access your favorite design firms, blogs and networking tools.

]]> Matt Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:20:53 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8880 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by web design st louis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/NcJqjjZMoUU/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8873 I love skitch. I think everybody should use it!

]]> web design st louis Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:33:24 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8873 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Tom Osborne http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/8YMbK3epmpw/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8845 @Shapia: Is your question regarding whether the MacHeist bundle was $49 for the software package? If so, I checked back with my receipt and found out I paid $39 for the package. The unfortunate news is that it was only available for a limited time so unless you know of other opportunities to get a discount you’ll have to pay full price for each of the applications. It hurts to deliver the news.

]]> Tom Osborne Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:41:19 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8845 Comment on Advice, Trends, and Resources for People Entering Web Careers in 2009 by John http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/KF9aFi-FCnc/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8844 very good post.

]]> John Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:49:57 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8844 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Shapia web designs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/FdM9bj8wZLg/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8839 Tom those six snappy applications are looking great. Is the price is only so much as you said that it is just $49 for the 14 software. Anyway the applications are looking great.

]]> Shapia web designs Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:18:39 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8839 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Betamonk http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/GM_REnaUz6o/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8837 I have all of the apps. And I have Evernote for iPhone. If I could afford the monthlies I would subscribe. So I try to only use it for what I need it most. But ultimately it is my Digital Moleskine.

Awesome post.

]]> Betamonk Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:43:42 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8837 Comment on Making Quicker Interface Decisions With Design Patterns by Rachel Conn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/JA-IINBSSX8/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/making-quicker-interface-decisions-with-design-patterns/#8832 Great list, I’ve got one to add

Quince is another great UI pattern resource:
http://quince.infragistics.com/#/Main

]]> Rachel Conn Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:49:29 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/making-quicker-interface-decisions-with-design-patterns/#8832 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Daimon Caulk http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/ShHT9bJk0Xg/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8827 I put a vote in for LittleSnapper. It’s great for annotating wires or comps.

]]> Daimon Caulk Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:54:30 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8827 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Tony Bowman http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/Zh9vddzJAho/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8800 I love Evernote. it’s perfect for those times where you’re in a coffee shop or grocery store checkout line or wherever and a bit of inpsiration strikes. i recorded a quick voice note and snap a photo of a napkin-top sketch and it synchs online, so it’s ready for me to use by the time i get back in front of the computer.

]]> Tony Bowman Thu, 28 May 2009 17:40:35 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8800 Comment on Fix It Fast: Rapid IE6 CSS Debugging by W3Spor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/81Aj2EB5T3I/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/fix-it-fast-rapid-ie6-debugging/#8791 Thank you for good advices and discussion.

And - I wote for Firebug for IE!

]]> W3Spor Tue, 26 May 2009 17:39:33 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/fix-it-fast-rapid-ie6-debugging/#8791 Comment on Advice, Trends, and Resources for People Entering Web Careers in 2009 by Kathi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/JnHASAvS_jc/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8782 Very interesting read—a good insight on what it takes to jump into the field these days. It’s a VERY different landscape when I started (in 1995).  Honestly I’m not so sure I’m crazy about the idea of designers working on the coding though - it’s a left-brain right-brain kind of thing - but hey, if you can switch hemispheres by all means go for it… Anyway, good stuff here.

]]> Kathi Sat, 23 May 2009 15:18:01 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8782 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Tom Osborne http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/-zLFQSzK92M/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8770 Looks like some more good alternatives are being recommended. Keep ‘em comin’.

@Tom: The Evernote browser plugins are quite useful. I just wish it did a better job of capturing the stylesheets of the pages so the presentation is retained along with the content.

]]> Tom Osborne Wed, 20 May 2009 17:20:42 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8770 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Tom Kenny http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/HzHGiJedQ50/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8768 Good to see that you didn’t forget Evernote as people normally do forget that you can install browser plugins that will save sites to the Evernote client. I do like LittleSnapper but Evernote can do so much more and is cross-platform.

]]> Tom Kenny Wed, 20 May 2009 10:27:19 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8768 Comment on Advice, Trends, and Resources for People Entering Web Careers in 2009 by Elliott http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/WIHbFryyPrk/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8756 Guys this is great. What I would have given to have had this article 6 years ago.
One thing I would add as Advice: Salary: Know how much you’re worth (or not) and be willing to take less to work with the best (see Rob or Peyton’s Advice above)...throughout your career.

]]> Elliott Mon, 18 May 2009 12:00:55 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8756 Comment on Cufón Font Replacement - The Good and The Bad by Andrew Johns http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/bG1Ydr9rNmY/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/cufon-font-replacement-the-good-and-the-bad/#8753 I’d echo John Pash’s question, why isn’t this being compared to FLIR rather than SIFR?

We’ve been looking at FLIR, but we’re a bit put off by the security issues surrounding it, namely the ability to hit the script from a remote server, potentially causing massive processing or free font replacement hotlinking for 3rd party websites.  On the plus side, it does keep the font off the web root, so it’s protected.

FLIR needs to have domain restrictions and/or some kind of private key hashing in a backend php script before it could be considered on a production environment.

How does Cufon or typeface.js hold up to that?

I’d love to see a comparison article on all 4 main contenders.  I think I’ll have a quick google now (or write it myself if there isn’t one) :)

]]> Andrew Johns Mon, 18 May 2009 09:12:52 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/cufon-font-replacement-the-good-and-the-bad/#8753 Comment on Making Quicker Interface Decisions With Design Patterns by Jamie Allsop http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/-qCbOempRKo/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/making-quicker-interface-decisions-with-design-patterns/#8752 Thanks for sharing this great list of resources with us, there is some really useful stuff here and I really liked the Pattern Tap website.

]]> Jamie Allsop Mon, 18 May 2009 03:51:03 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/making-quicker-interface-decisions-with-design-patterns/#8752 Comment on Creating Unique Shapes Using Actionscript by swbratcher http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/dQS6Qo9i2bo/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/creating-unique-shapes-using-actionscript/#8746 Great illustration of this type of interaction. BTW, Thanks for the quick fix that got the flash running, guys. Even though this response long overdue.

]]> swbratcher Fri, 15 May 2009 15:14:48 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/creating-unique-shapes-using-actionscript/#8746 Comment on Displaying Your FeedStitch JSON Feed Using jQuery by Christian http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/WwjZb0QsbaU/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/feedstitch-and-json-using-jquery/#8743 First of all thanks for this enlightning tutorial post. Helps a lot!

I’m currently trying to set up and modify the way my JSON feed is displayed. Is there a way get the source/service of single feed items - such as twitter/flickr/delicious - to add related icons to the parsed output?

Any hint or guidance is much appreciated.

Take care… Christian

]]> Christian Fri, 15 May 2009 11:19:03 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/feedstitch-and-json-using-jquery/#8743 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Erik Yowell http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/8TZzGyOujk8/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8739 Another web snapshot plugin of interest is Abduction! https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3408 I’ve found it to be even a bit more on the lightweight side as opposed to Screengrab.

]]> Erik Yowell Thu, 14 May 2009 11:42:04 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8739 Comment on Resizing rounded rectangles in Photoshop by Daniel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/xogYfxPLPr4/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/resizing-rounded-rectangles-in-photoshop/#8738 SWEET!!!!!

]]> Daniel Thu, 14 May 2009 10:32:30 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/resizing-rounded-rectangles-in-photoshop/#8738 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Tom Osborne http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/7tznGUz39GE/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8736 @Brian: Good point regarding using Dropbox to sync separate Macs. That is something I haven’t attempted to do yet but sounds really useful. Regarding my organization in LittleSnapper, the gist of it is that I set up several smart collections with various criteria. For example, I have a series of folders that have color descriptions on them like Neutrals, Naturals, Pastels, Brights, and Darks. By tagging them appropriately you can sort through more specific inspiration quickly. I’ll try and pull together a screencast to show this more clearly.

@Yule & @Tyrale: Don’t be too surprised that I missed the snap apps you mention. There are dozens of similar products. I just grabbed a handful of the ones that I was aware of. Grabup and Viola look to fit well with the ones that I cover here. Thanks for bringing them to our attention. I’ll have to give them a try.

]]> Tom Osborne Thu, 14 May 2009 09:47:08 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8736 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Yule http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/VjL3lYuPVLg/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8731 Hi Tom,
Interesting read. But its funny how you missed out on another great capturing tool called Voila. I think you should check it out as well. I use it a lot in my work and find it very handy.  See for your self at
http://www.globaldelight.com/voila

Regards,
Yule

]]> Yule Thu, 14 May 2009 00:27:09 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8731 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Tyrale http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/ViG8Mqc55pY/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8730 Don’t forget Grabup

]]> Tyrale Wed, 13 May 2009 22:19:29 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8730 Comment on Fix It Fast: Rapid IE6 CSS Debugging by jive http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/FQ_t3vAsJHg/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/fix-it-fast-rapid-ie6-debugging/#8726 There are several bookmarklets out there that will do things similar to firebug or the web developer firefox extensions do. Changing the background colors and adding a colored border to see what is going on, helps a lot also.

]]> jive Wed, 13 May 2009 16:07:02 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/fix-it-fast-rapid-ie6-debugging/#8726 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Brian Talbot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/RvHN4dsi4sI/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8723 This is a great write-up and comparison Tom.

I, like you, am a big fan of LittleSnapper and have tried to extend its use across multiple Macs using Dropbox. If anyone is interested, this has worked, but with some caveats:

1. The first is that you need to relocate your LittleSnapper library to somewhere within your local Dropbox folder. You can do this in the “Advanced” part of LittleSnapper’s preferences.

2. The second issue currently is that you must not have LittleSnapper running on another Mac (i.e. Mac #2) that you are not working with, but want to synch your current Mac’s library (i.e. Mac #1) with. If you abide by this rule, once Dropbox does its thing and you re-open LittleSnapper on Mac #2, your library should be up-to-date with any changes you made from Mac #1.

Tom, from peeking over your shoulder, I’ve also noticed that you have a sweet system for organizing your snaps using LittleSnapper’s smart collections. Would you be willing to share your method and set-up on that as well?

]]> Brian Talbot Wed, 13 May 2009 14:22:31 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8723 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Tom Osborne http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/VhE5id8LkY0/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8719 @David - I think you’ll love LittleSnapper. Go for it.

@Aaron - I’ve heard good things about Jing as well. Regrettably, I should have included it in this comparison but I assumed incorrectly that it was not available for Mac. I’ll have to check it out as it seems it has a lot of the qualities I love about Skitch and LittleSnapper. Thanks for throwing Jing in the mix.

]]> Tom Osborne Wed, 13 May 2009 09:54:16 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8719 Comment on Fix It Fast: Rapid IE6 CSS Debugging by Erik Wallace http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/6JHAdydXkaw/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/fix-it-fast-rapid-ie6-debugging/#8718 “Sometimes you can’t easily pick out what’s happening, so it helps to add some borders:

div { border: 1px solid red !important; }”

Using this CSS has helped me learn and solve more than a few bugs. A co-worker showed me that trick and I’m glad to see someone else suggest it for bug fixing.

]]> Erik Wallace Wed, 13 May 2009 09:13:14 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/fix-it-fast-rapid-ie6-debugging/#8718 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by Aaron K. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/ho3WUbYGMk0/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8717 I’ve used many of these before, but I’ve found that for just taking quick screenshots or selections of Web sites, Jing has been a fantastic tool (http://www.jingproject.com/). It’s free (with optional Pro version available for a cheap $15/year) and also takes video grabs. Screenshots can be notated/edited to a degree, but Jing allows you to copy to clipboard, save the image, upload to Flickr, upload to FTP server, or upload to a free Screencast.com account (which is created for you when you start using Jing). And yes, by default it shows up in that annoying “sun” interface when you first load it up, but this can be turned off in the preferences so that it lives in your menu bar instead.

]]> Aaron K. Wed, 13 May 2009 08:13:07 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8717 Comment on Six Snappy Snap Apps for Mac by David Horn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/0XP4wmgx4Lk/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8714 Ah - a useful and timely post, thank you.  I’ve been a big fan of Paparazzi for a while now, and love it’s simple ‘do one thing well’ kind of philosophy - as well as it’s price.  Am going to upgrade to Little Snapper though - have read a lot of good things about it, both here and also here.

Thanks again!

David

]]> David Horn Wed, 13 May 2009 06:04:18 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/snap-apps-for-mac/#8714 Comment on Advice, Trends, and Resources for People Entering Web Careers in 2009 by Rob http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/aeWqGGlwIoI/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8707 Thanks for the tips and resources, did not know about designers toolbox, can see that being very useful.

]]> Rob Tue, 12 May 2009 08:16:21 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8707 Comment on Advice, Trends, and Resources for People Entering Web Careers in 2009 by philip http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inspirecomments/~3/OQtik2oWJUg/ http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8706 Great article!  Thanks for the advice, it was just what I needed!

]]> philip Tue, 12 May 2009 07:54:25 -0400 http://www.viget.com/inspire/advice-for-people-entering-web-careers-in-2009/#8706