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daily pointers
AORTAL - the anti-portal,
here's today's daily pointers:
05/17/12
B.O.O.T.J.I.L
intertwingled
Phantasmaphile
(RSS)
[daily pointers archive]
Some rights reserved.
'not a guarantee'
ScanURL.net (About)Check website or URL/link safety: reports of phishing, hosting malware and viruses, or poor reputation.
for lack of standards...
Browser Supportsee which CSS features are supported in each version of the major web browsers
for UK web developers
Simple EU Cookie Law Permission Prompt[CodeVisually]
Note: This is not an endorsement.
privacy/data management
Form History Control Firefox extensionAn extension to View and Manage form history entries (view, edit, delete, selective clean-up, export/import)
standalone tool (OS X Lion)
Flashback malware removal toolcontains the same malware removal tool as Java for OS X 2012-003...
This update is recommended for all OS X Lion users without Java installed.
[Macworld (heavy advertising)]
See dwt: OS X security advisory for more background information.
Save for Later
Pocket (Formerly Read It Later)View when Ready
If it's in Pocket, it's on your phone, tablet or computer. You don't even need an Internet connection.
Requires sign-up (free). Items can be added via bookmarklet, Firefox extension, or email and free apps are available for iPhone/iPad, Android, and Kindle Fire.
Related: Read Later (OS X) (freeware)
Who's tracking you?
CollusionCollusion is an experimental add-on for Firefox and allows you to see all the third parties that are tracking your movements across the Web. It will show, in real time, how that data creates a spider-web of interaction between companies and other trackers.
'easy-to-digest chunks'
Tofu (OS X)Tofu is a novel application to address the common problem that people don't like reading text on the screen.
'randomly generated diets'
Swole.me - The automatic diet planner(see Disclaimer)
Note: This is not an endorsement.
'tidy and logical'
GridloverGridlover is the tool to establish a type system with modular scale and vertical rhythm to build upon.
usability of opt-out tools
Why Johnny Can’t Opt Out: A Usability Evaluation of Tools to Limit Online Behavioral Advertisingnewly updated developer tool
Tilt 3D Firefox extensionTilt is a fun new Firefox extension focused on creating a 3D visualization of a webpage, drawn using WebGL. Since the DOM is essentially a tree-like representation of a document, this tool layers each node based on the nesting in the tree, creating stacks of elements, each having a corresponding depth and being textured according to the webpage rendering.
another day, another 'grid'
Fluid Baseline Grid - A sensible HTML5 and CSS3 development kitThe collection is growing.
window resizing solution
Firesizer Firefox extension – "allows you to resize the window to specific dimensions"(related to Firefox 7 kills 'window.resizeTo()')
'proof-of-concept' for now
αlphaPun.ch[Introducing alphaPun.ch]Alphapun.ch is a tool that, given a transparent PNG or GIF file, will trace the opaque bits and create masks for them. You can use these masks to allow a user to click through the transparent bits of an image. Alphapun.ch outputs HTML, CSS and JavaScript for you to include on your site.
Note: This is not an endorsement.
'instant buttons'
CSS3 Buttonize FrameworkThe Buttonize Framework is a simple, light-weight CSS file with precompiled styles and colours for quick, modern looking buttons. It uses CSS3 for rounded corners and subtle gradients but with bulletproof fallbacks for older browsers.
view at various resolutions
ScreenflyScreenfly allows you to view your website on a variety of device screens and resolutions.
'one trick pony'
unformat microid |ˈmīˌkroid|unformat microid ("Microid" in short) is a mac OSX native app that makes it easier to work with texts from different sources. The app functions as a step between the copy and paste actions of the user, stripping the stuff in the pasteboard from everything except plain text.
checks your CSS code
CSS LintCSS Lint is a tool to help point out problems with your CSS code. It does basic syntax checking as well as applying a set of rules to the code that look for problematic patterns or signs of inefficiency...
'dithering filter' (OS X)
HyperDither – "an OS X image processing utility that converts color or grayscale images to 1 bit black & white using a sophisticated dithering routine"
(photo by jenett)
one way to do it
Tap2Tab – "a bookmarklet that instantly sends a site from your computer to your iPad, tablet, or phone"mobile mockup maker
mokk.meEasily create mobile web app mocks you can share,
test on multiple platforms, and use in production.
'beautiful at any size'
Skeleton: A Beautiful Boilerplate for Responsive, Mobile-Friendly Development'diagnostic CSS stylesheet'
Holmes - The CSS Markup Detectiveholmes.css is useful for checking the quality of your code (up to W3C HTML5 standards), nitpicking over ensuring markup is valid and semantic and accessility guidelines are met, and when you are tasked to fix up and debug an old, OLD website. It has a simple implementation and a mostly unobtrusive effect on your page. Not recommended for live enviroments.
(also available as simple bookmarklet)
to fill out PDF forms
FormulateProFormulatePro helps you open and write on PDF documents. You can fill out any PDF form document, drop in graphics, scribble with the mouse or a tablet, save and print.
(requires Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger or higher)
online 'privacy manager'
SelectOutSelectOut is here to help enlighten internet users about their choices, the companies that are behind data online, and give users the options choose for themselves.
list of all your iApps
applist.me — There's a list for that!applist.me allows you to share a list of all your iPhone- and iPad-Applications with your friends, your colleagues and your family. Nothing more, nothing less.
Note: This is not an endorsement.
opensource diagraming tool
Pencil Project - Sketching and Prototyping with Firefox – available as cross-platform Firefox extension or standalone app (Linux and Windows only)'share your ideas' (bookmarklet)
MarkUpDraw on any webpage with MarkUp to quickly share your thoughts.
'super-easy to use'
KEYS.css – "a simple stylesheet for rendering beautiful keyboard-style elements"'testing and sharing' tool
simures (sim u res) – "lets you share web pages in simulated resolutions" (example)CSS grid framework pack
The Square GridWhat's in the Pack?
- Sketch sheets for printing (PDF).
- Design layout templates (for Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator).
- Code files with explanations (CSS, HTML)
edit before printing
Print Edit Firefox extension (not available for Mac OS X)Allows editing of the web page content while in Print Preview mode. Editing the web page prior to printing can compact the layout and remove unwanted content such as adverts, sidebars and blank pages.
'fully customizable'
Create Synchronicity: an easy, fast, and lightweight backup and synchronization applicationNote: This is not an endorsement.
Tumblr-to-iPhone tool
TumblePhone • iPhone-optimised interface for Tumblr sites(added to mobilemarks as well)
'aims to be an alternative'
chive - MySQL database management toolNote: This is not an endorsement.
works nicely
Matchbook Firefox extensionThis extension will read in the selected text, and parse out contact information (name, email, phone, etc.). A dialog will popup so you can edit the information, then it can save to a .VCF (VCard) file.
easy toggler
JSOff Firefox extension – "Disable and enable javascript using a simple status bar button."tile tabs in browser window
Tile Tabs Firefox extensionNote: May affect functionality of other extensions.
prevent anticipated spam
tempalias - Temporary Email Aliases[The Letter]
Note: This is not an endorsement.
'free form data organization'
TreeSheets[Trivium]The ultimate replacement for spreadsheets, mind mappers, outliners, PIMs, text editors and small databases.
Note: This is not an endorsement.
make 'pretty-printed' snippets
Source code beautifier / syntax highlighter- convert code snippets to HTML
handy 'userscript'
TinyURL Decoder for Greasemonkey (requires Greasemonkey extension for using with Firefox)start fresh
PrimerCSS – "undercoats your CSS by pulling out all of your classes and id's and placing them into a starter stylesheet"just your type...
flipping typical – "A way to explore the popular typefaces you have on your computer."charting library
Highcharts - Interactive JavaScript charts for your webpage(free for non-commercial use)
extensions gallery & community
jetpack – "a Mozilla Labs project that enables anyone who knows HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create powerful Firefox add-ons"interesting writing tool
Twine: a tool for creating interactive storiesNote: This is not an endorsement.
simply useful
Copy Title Firefox extensionAdds a "Copy Title" menu item to the pop-up menu. This puts the current page title on the clipboard.
'getting software easy'
Note: This is not an endorsement. (updated 10/23/09)
web form tool
Clippings Firefox extension – "save frequently-entered text for pasting later" (see Quick Start Guide)link checking visual aid
Grab Them All Firefox extension – "takes screenshot of sites specifed in external file and writes them as JPG or PNG file to selected directory"'stylesheet color inspector'
CSS Prism – "Enter the URL of any CSS file to view and modify its color spectrum"tool for linkers
Link Gopher Firefox extensionExtracts all links from web page, sorts them, removes duplicates, and displays them in a new tab for inspection or copy and paste into other systems.
another 'readability' helper
TidyRead bookmarklet. Though a Firefox extension is also available, the bookmarklet version seems more simple and reliable (in my opinion). Similar bookmarklets are also available elsewhere.style scrubber
CSS SuperScrubThis tool can significantly reduce the size and complexity of your CSS by programmatically stripping unneeded content, stripping redundant calls, and intelligently grouping the remaining element names.
Note: This is not an endorsement.
find unused CSS selectors (2)
Dust-Me Selectors Firefox extension (requires that you accept an End-User License Agreement before installation can proceed)find unused CSS selectors
CSS Redundancy Checker – "Use this tool to find CSS selectors that aren't used by any of your HTML files and may be redundant."'a happy ending'
Domainr – "helps you explore the entire domain name space beyond the ubiquitous..." [happy notes*]low fat web alternative
Finch "makes slow Internet bearable, by stripping away the fat of web pages, leaving just the content." (example: dailywebthing)editing/printing tool
PrintWhatYouLike.com {beta} – "a webpage editor that lets you control how webpages look when printed"Note that similar results are possible with the Edit Page Firefox extension.
experimental prototype
Introducing Ubiquity – "An experiment into connecting the Web with language."easy character codes
UnicodetoHTML Firefox extension – "Converts selected unicode text to HTML character codes with right-click."'interactive type tool'
CSS Type Set – "a hands-on typography tool allowing designers and developers to interactively test and learn how to style their web content" [SimplePixels]validation tools
UITest.com: Validators, Checkers, Generators, and Tools for Sophisticated Web Development [gammatron (phase ii)]online color tool
hexadecimal colour calculationcalculates tints and their respective complementaries
[paranoidfish.org/links]