Some crazy good desktops are available for download at Desktopography. Currently submissions are accepted on an invite-only basis but if you have mad Photoshop chops you can get in touch with them to see if you’re stuff passes muster.
SocialHistory.js is a nifty little bit of Javascript and CSS trickery that lets you have a tiny peek into what other sites your users are (or aren’t) visiting. Don’t worry you privacy nuts… the browsing history you can gather through this method is VERY limited and the identity of the user is always going to be anonymous. It just gives you a bit of insight into where your visitors have been lately.
Think of some of the possibilities - Ford could check to see if you’ve recently visited the GM site and if you had they might put put …
The 56 Geeks Project is an impressive collection of the archetypal geeks of our time, illustrated by Scott Johnson. I felt this was worth posting since the Relish team is so well represented. It’s like he consulted us when he conceived it. I think we’ve got at least 30 of these geeks covered and there’s only 8 of us. At the risk of offending my geek brethren in the office I’ll resist calling anybody out (ahem) but I can safely say that I am at least 5 of these geeks. Is that something …
“Google Doctype is an open encyclopedia and reference library. Written by web developers, for web developers. It includes articles on web security, JavaScript DOM manipulation, CSS tips and tricks, and more. The reference section includes a growing library of test cases for checking cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility.”
There are an awful lot of reference sites out there, but Google does a few quality products you may already be familiar with so this could be worth keeping an eye on.
Yes, I’m talking about that Processing, the data visualization programming language, but in Javascript. This particular bit of overachieving was done by none other than John Resig, a name you may recognize as the brains behind the jQuery javascript library. Then again, you can expect only greatness from a guy who maintains a pie chart of his current interests.
There are oodles of demos, so check it out.
Those Brits… they sure know humour!
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Fluid is a neat Mac tool that builds “site specific browsers”. What does that mean? Well, it means if you have a site that you always have open (say Gmail, Basecamp, or Harvest) you can use Fluid to create a stand-alone app that is a dedicated browser just for that site.
Why would anybody do that? It keeps the tab-count to a minimum in your main web browser and because Fluid’s apps are stand-alone they run independently of your browser so if you’re watching sixteen …
Yes, I know. Plush toys aren’t exactly a new innovation. Not even ones that spit out some sort of lame audio track on impact. But I couldn’t help but be filled with nintendo fanboy glee when i threw a novelty-sized shell across the room at an unsuspecting bystander, followed by the trademarked ’shell knocking’ noise, and a 1up sound clip. The coin block makes the predictable coin noise, but nintendo has done it again by slotting in a randomized ‘mushroom’ noise to get you going… or …
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