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• PHP IDE :: JetBrains PhpStorm

  New release v2.0 of PhpStorm from JetBrains…. if you primarily do PHP development, this is a good alternative to larger IDEs.

  tags: tw phpStorm released

• Ridiculously easy file-sharing: Let’s Crate.

  Anyone use this service?  Does it have benefits over things like Dropbox, etc?

  tags: tw Filesharing Sharing

• Eric’s Archived Thoughts: CSS3 Tests

  tags: tw css3

• Acting on Feedback: IE9 Release Candidate Available for Download – IEBlog – Site Home – MSDN Blogs

  IE9 Release Candidate has been released, if you were using the Beta, grab this update to see the feature complete product, and provide feedback to Microsoft before final release.

  tags: tw IE IE9

• Testing Multiple Versions of IE on One PC – IEBlog – Site Home – MSDN Blogs

  Contains links to the VHDs provided by Microsoft, as well as link to instructions for setting up multiple XP Modes on one Win7 machine to test IE6, IE7, IE8, and IE9.

  tags: tw IE testing

• Reuse your JavaScript as jQuery Plugins | Engine Yard Ruby on Rails Blog

  Seems like a perfect solution, plugins as a way to reuse code.

  tags: tw jquery javascript reuse

• LibreOffice 3.3: First Impressions | Linux Magazine

  Free alternative to Microsoft Office suite, built on the OpenOffice.org project.

  tags: tw libreoffice

• Best Java IDE :: Do more high-quality code in less time with IntelliJ IDEA.

  Haven’t used IntelliJ in a year or so, but this looks like a worthwhile upgrade adding some important features.  Release of IntelliJ IDEA v10.

  tags: tw intellij IDE editor

• API of the Week: Convert HTML to PDF with Joliprint’s API

  tags: tw pdf

• Git Pro Tip: Let grb Handle Remote Branches for You | Think Vitamin

  Need to learn Git… tip for Remote Branches

  tags: tw git source control

• UX: Wireframing: Introduction // Think Vitamin Membership

  tags: tw ux wireframing

• UX Fundamentals: Focus | Think Vitamin

  tags: tw ux usability focus

• Top 6 Help Design Patterns for iPhone Apps | inspireUX – User Experience quotes and articles to inspire and connect the UX community

  tags: tw help patterns iphone

• Grid System Demo – 978 Grid System for Web Design

  tags: tw grid system webdesign

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• Hotmail delivers aliases to help you manage and secure your email account

  tags: tw hotmail aliases

• Coding Horror: How to Write Without Writing

  tags: tw writing blogging

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Here are a few links that I found on Friday.

• jQuery: » jQuery 1.5 Released

  jQuery 1.5 is now the latest.  A number of improvements and enhancements.

  tags: tw jquery released

• Maximum PC | 15 Hacks Every Dropbox User Should Know

  Interesting list of hacks and creative uses of Dropbox.

  tags: tw dropbox hacks

• Nerd Vittles » 2011 VoIP Device of the Year: Obihai OBi110 for Google Voice

  Article that describes using the Obihai OBi110 with Google Voice.

  tags: tw google voice

• Obihai – Home

  Looks like a very promising device for using Google Voice with a regular telephone.

  tags: tw google voice

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• Time to build a better web – my talk at Heart and Sole (slides and notes) | Christian Heilmann’s blog – Wait till I come!

  Christian Heilmann shares his slides/notes from a recent talk he gave about HTML5.  He encourages us to use and promote HTML5, as well as help to shape it with our feedback/examples.

  tags: tw HTML5

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• Ruby on Rails – APIdock

  Another great online Rails API resource.

  tags: tw Rails ruby documentation

• Rails Searchable API Doc

  Download or browse online this great Rails API resource.

  tags: tw rails documentation ruby

• Being Defensive @ Irrational Exuberance

  tags: tw defensive

• 12 Daily Must-Dos for PR & New Media Pros (Plus a Challenge) at Personal PR

  Discusses her implementation of the daily dozen, and tasks/goals/projects.

  tags: tw time management work productivity goals

• 10 Principles for Keeping Your Programming Code Clean | Onextrapixel – Showcasing Web Treats Without A Hitch

  Great refresher article for everyone developing and maintaining code.  It shines the light on why we do certain things, and reminds us to keep these principles in mind.

  tags: tw principles coding style

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• Isaac Hall’s answer to Dropbox: Why is Dropbox more popular than other tools with similar functionality? – Quora

  Discussion of Syncplicity vs. Dropbox from one of the co-founders of Syncplicity.  Contrasts their approaches and makes the point that keep it simple and iterate as customer requests come in.

  tags: tw KISS lean

• InfoQ: RailsInstaller Provides Easy Rails on Windows Installation

  Looks like a promising method for getting Rails setup on a Windows machine.  From the guys at Engine Yard.  

  tags: tw rails ROR

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• You’ve Never Seen a State of the Union Address Like This Before | The White House

  Should be able to put more context around the content provided in the State of the Union with this feature.  Charts/Graphs/Statistics can always be misleading… but if done right this will be a nice addition.

  tags: tw

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• What Design Can’t Do

  Interesting perspective on what design is and is not.

  tags: tw design

• Rands In Repose: The Nerd Handbook

  A well written insight/guide to understanding nerds. 

  tags: tw nerd geek relationships

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I have started to use E.ggtimer.com, for one-off reminders for doing something in Xmins or similar.  I wanted an easier way to quickly get a timer for an undetermined amount of time, so I whipped up this bookmarklet: E.gg Timer.  Now, with just a click on this bookmarklet, I am prompted for the time, and it then opens a new window with the E.ggtimer started.