Will Olbrys and His Ego

The Font Kingdom: Search, Explore, Create, and Download Fonts for Free

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:17:51 -0500

The Font Kingdom: Search, Explore, Create, and Download Fonts for Free:

Fonts, now more important than ever in CSS3.

Firebug 1.5: Break On Next

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:52:17 -0400

Firebug 1.5: Break On Next:

Those of you who are new to Javascript debugging should really read this.

Eventbug (alpha) Released

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:52:16 -0400

Eventbug (alpha) Released:

Pretty much the greatest Firebug extension I could think of.

Dan Rubin on Web Typography

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:52:14 -0400

Dan Rubin on Web Typography:

I’m really looking forward to this issue being figured out as quickly as possible.

Ben Galbraith reviews some Ajax developer tools at Web...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:15:49 -0400

Ben Galbraith reviews some Ajax developer tools at Web Directions.

Font Dragr: A drag and drop font tester by CSS Ninja

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:04:50 -0400

Font Dragr: A drag and drop font tester by CSS Ninja

Browser support for CSS3 and HTML5

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:47:25 -0400

Browser support for CSS3 and HTML5

New feature in WordPress 2.9 – the_post_image()

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:40:32 -0400

New feature in WordPress 2.9 – the_post_image():

This fits under one of those “I dunno…” features. Sure it sounds super useful, but why just one image? What about groups of images? Then you need gallery handling in Wordpress? Its a slippery slope. I’d rather just get a really good plugin.

Google Wave team talk shop and future at GTUG London

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:21:56 -0400

Google Wave team talk shop and future at GTUG London:

What we can expect out of Wave in the nearer than farther future.

Google Voice Can Now Take Control Of Your Mobile Voicemail

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:49:41 -0400

Google Voice Can Now Take Control Of Your Mobile Voicemail:

My favorite Google service just got even sweeter.

Google Releases API for Website Optimizer: A/B & Multivariate Testing for All

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:34:38 -0400

Google Releases API for Website Optimizer: A/B & Multivariate Testing for All:

Even more usefulness out of Google Analytics

Touch me I'm slick: Daniel Johnston rolls toward Laurie in Hi How Are You

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:57:46 -0400

Touch me I'm slick: Daniel Johnston rolls toward Laurie in Hi How Are You:

Daniel Johnston: The Video Game

Enhanced Firefox Memory Profiler Add-on

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:57:45 -0400

Enhanced Firefox Memory Profiler Add-on:

A great tool for working on advanced web apps or even just debugging experimental javascript.

How Ravelry Scales to 10 Million Requests Using Rails

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:57:44 -0400

How Ravelry Scales to 10 Million Requests Using Rails:

I love these articles on HighScalability. They detail how big sites get built and what their numbers are like.

Guess what: Code sharing sites being used to share emails and passwords ALL year round

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:57:43 -0400

Guess what: Code sharing sites being used to share emails and passwords ALL year round:

These sites are blowing up the hacker world. I see all sorts of crazy stuff on these sites.

Adobe Shows Off Flash Apps For iPhone. Yes, You Read That Right.

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:57:41 -0400

Adobe Shows Off Flash Apps For iPhone. Yes, You Read That Right.:

Another convoluted platform move. Adobe needs to be releasing high-powered Flash support for Android. Apple wants nothing to do with your platform, Adobe.

GNU Emacs For Mac OS X

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:03:54 -0400

GNU Emacs For Mac OS X:

This is just like GNU. Amazing technology (this site is built entirely on HTML5 and SVG) that looks like complete ass.

"Ironically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of..."

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:01:34 -0400

““Ironically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology. There is little difference technically between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun, and powerful product.””

- from Alan Cooper’s “The Inmates are Running the Asylum”

listening to "Vitalic - Flashmob"

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:34:48 -0400

listening to "Vitalic - Flashmob":

Vitalic’s new record is kicking ass.

Opacity 1.4

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:08:26 -0400

Opacity 1.4:

This is an amazing program, the philosophy behind Opacity’s new export feature is a next wave feature for vector apps.