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This script is for people who wants to have a consistent look for
checkboxes across browser or those who simply want them to look better.
By using this script you wont loose any of the regular inputs
usability. If you have any comment/suggestion please post them in the main script post.

BT announced that it has acquired Silicon Valley based Ribbit for $105 million in cash. On July 9 we reported that Ribbit executives were telling friends
the deal was done while simultaneously denying it to the press. One
thing we got wrong was the price, though. We were hearing $55 million,
$5 million more than competitor GrandCentral managed to wrangle out of Google. Ribbit got nearly double that. Ribbit has raised just $13 million
from Allegis Capital, KPG Ventures and Alsop Louie Ventures. That makes
this exit nearly a ten-bagger just two and a half years after launch.

Designing an HTML email that renders consistently across the major
email clients can be very time consuming. Support for even simple CSS
varies considerably between clients, and even different versions of the
same client.

We’ve put together this CSS support in email clients guide to save you
the time and trouble of figuring it out for yourself. With 21 different
sets of results, all the major email systems are covered, both desktop
applications and webmail.

• Download the PDF version (124 KB)
• Download the Excel version (41 KB zip)

Via: Campaign Monitor

CSS support in HTML emails of Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail

HTML emails are the subject of many discussions. This article doesn’t discuss about weither or not HTML messages have their place in our mailboxes, but about a problem web developers face when creating HTML emails: the email client support of CSS. This article will concentrate on the support offered by three important web based mail clients: Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail.

Via: www.xavierfrenette.com

Well it took me a lot longer than I had originally expected but I was able to track down the original links to more than thirty PDF documents that I have collected over the past couple of years. I have personally archived every one of these files due to the high quality of content. No matter what you call them; ebook, white paper, or resource they all contain information that no designer should go without. (In actuality there are more than 30 files however it was a good round number for the title…)

YAHOO! Design Pattern Library

The WordPress Help Sheet

The Advanced WordPress Help Sheet

AIGA | Aquent Salary Survey

AIGA Why Design? Booklet

Type Classification eBook - Jacob Cass

WEB DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAMMING

Getting Real - 37signals (Read Online for Free)

DotMobi Mobile Web Developer’s Guide

Accessibility Checklist - Aaron Cannon

CSS Selectors Cheat Sheet - Cameron Moll

CSS Support in Email Clients

Dive Into Accessibility

PRESENTATIONS

Design is in the Details - Naz Hamid

Grids are Good - Khoi Vinh & Mark Boulton

Destroy the “Web 2.0 Look” - Elliot Jay Stocks

Print is the New Web - Elliot Jay Stocks

Creating Content for the Web - Naz Hamid

Elegant Web Typography - Jeff Croft

Entrepreneurs on Rails - Dan Benjamin

Bulletproof Web Design - Dan Cederholm

Interface Design Juggling - Dan Cederholm

FREELANCING & INCOME

Web Designer’s Success Guide

Passive Income Guide - Freelance Switch

Time Management for Creative People - Mark McGuinness

A Primer in Social Media - SmashLAB

Contingency Design - 37signals

Introduction to Good Usability - Peter Pixel

How to Be Creative - Hugh MacLeod

PDF COLLECTIONS

Creative Latitude Business Resources

Computer Arts Tutorials

AIGA Design & Business Forms

Applications Used Everyday
		Bookmarks:	del.icio.us [Review]
		Alternatives:	A1-Webmarks, BlinkList, BlogMarks, Blue Dot, Buzka, Clipmarks, Cogenz, Connectbeam, CoReap, de.lirio.us, Diigo, Feedmarker, Furl, Google Bookmarks, iloggo, Jots, Linkademic, Linkroll, listal, LookLater, Lookmarks, ma.gnolia, MarkIt, Netvouz, Raw Sugar, scuttle, Shadows, Simpy, Spurl, Tagseasy, Yahoo! My Web, Zurpy, and more.
		Calendar:	Google Calendar [Review]
		Alternatives:	30 Boxes, CalendarHub, Cozi, Epointment, Famundo, HipCal, iPolipo, Jotlet, Kiko, Planzo, Rota Board, Scrybe, Spanning Sync, Spongecell, Trumba, vivapop, Volutio, WhosOff, and more.
		Contacts:	LinkedIn [Review]
		Alternatives:	Big Contacts, Catch the Best, Facebook, Highrise, Plaxo, Tabber, Xing, and more.
		CRM:	Salesforce.com [Review]
		Alternatives:	Averiware, bConnections, Corveum, Creative Manager, Entellium, eTapestry, Free CRM, InsideSales.com, NetSuite CRM+, Oracle CRM On Demand, Oryanoo, Panthius, Pipeline Deals, PushCRM, Relenta CRM, RightNow, Salesboom, SalesJunction, Solve360, SugarCRM, vtiger, Zoho CRM, and more.
		Database:	Dabble DB [Review]
		Alternatives:	Caspio Bridge, eUnifyDB, Freebase, Google Base, Lazybase, MyOwnDB, myWebDB, Nenest, QuickBase, StarterBase, TeamDesk, Trackvia, Zoho Creator, and more.
		Desktop:	Google Homepage [Review]
		Alternatives:	atoolo, Clic!Dev, Desktop On Demand, Desktoptwo, eskobo, eyeOS, Favoor, HomePortals, My Yahoo!, NetVibes, Nowsy, ORCA Desktop, Pageflakes, Protopage, Pytagor, Sparc, StartForce, Webwag, Windows Live, YouOS, YourMinis, ZCubes, and more.
		Document Manager:	Koral [Review]
		Alternatives:	Blinksale, Bubbletop, ContractPal, docHarbor, docstoc, DocuSign, EchoSign, FreshBooks, Huddle, Invoice Place, PebblePAD, Scribd, Sertifi, ShareMethods, SimplifyThis, and more.
		Email:	Gmail [Review]
		Alternatives:	Breeze, Constant Contact, FastMail, Hotmail, Inbox.com, Jubii, L8R, Litepost, Mailroom, Postful, Remote Control Mail, Tamadaa, WebExMail, Webmail.us, Yahoo! Mail, Zimbra, Zoho Mail, and more.
		Feed Reader:	Google Reader [Review]
		Alternatives:	Bloglines, Feedeye, FeedLounge, Feeds 2.0, Gritwire, NewsAlloy, NewsGator, Newshutch, Rojo, Streamy, trawlr, Wizz RSS, and more.
		Presentation:	ThinkFree Show
		Alternatives:	AJAX-S, ajaxPresents, Empressr, gOFFICE Presentations, Preezo, S5, Scooch, SlideAware, SlideBurner, Slidelive, SlideRocket, SlideShare, Spresent, Thumbstacks, Zenter, Zoho Show, and more.
		Spreadsheet:	ThinkFree Calc
		Alternatives:	ajaxXLS, EditGrid, Google Spreadsheets, Num Sum, Numbler, Sheetster, wikiCalc, Xcellery, Zoho Sheet, and more.
		Weblog:	WordPress [Review]
		Alternatives:	Blogger, Blogtronix, Clearspace, NireBlog, Tumblr, TypePad, Yahoo! 360°, and more.
		Word Processor:	ThinkFree Write
		Alternatives:	ajaxWrite, Buzzword, Coventi, Docly, Ebiwrite, gOFFICE Word Processing, GreenDOC, iNetWord, RallyPoint, Solodox, Writeboard, Writely, Writer, writewith, Zoho Writer, and more.
Applications Used Frequently
		Calculator:	Google Calculator [Review]
		Alternatives:	calc5, Calcoolate, Instacalc, and more.
		Drawing:	Gliffy [Review]
		Alternatives:	ajaxSketch, Aviary, chartAll.com, Cumulate Draw, Floorplanner, Flowchart.com, GraphSomething, Imagination Cubed, LiThA-Paint, OrgPlus LIVE, skrbl, Swivel, and more.
		Fax:	eFax [Review]
		Alternatives:	InterFax, MyFax, TrustFax, and more.
		File Sender:	YouSendIt [Review]
		Alternatives:	Approver.com, DropLoad, DropSend, Krunch, MailBigFile, Senduit, ShareFile, and more.
		Group Manager:	CollectiveX [Review]
		Alternatives:	8apps, AirSet, BlueTie, Central Desktop, e-days, eloops.com, Foldera, GroupLoop, GroupSharp, HiveLive, MyQuire.com, Nexo, OnlineGroups.Net, OpenTeams, TeamWork Live, Todoz, Veetro, WebEx WebOffice, and more.
		Mind Mapper:	MindMeister
		Alternatives:	Acorn, bubbl.us, comapping.com, Kayuda, Mapul, Mind42, Mindomo, and more.
		Notepad:	Gmail [Review]
		Alternatives:	Beengo, ChangeToLink, ClipClip, Fleck, Google Notebook, gubb, Helipad, Jott, Magnoto, Mindjot, mynoteIT, MyThings, notebook G, Posticky.com, Protonotes, reQall, SharedCopy, shortText.com, SnapBits, SNIPPit, Socialight, Stickis, StickyTag, stikkit, stu.dicio.us, Ubikuo, Workspace, Wridea, YourDraft, Zoho Notebook, and more.
		Operating System:	Joyent
		Alternatives:	ajaxOS, ContactOffice, Firestoker, G.ho.st, Glide, goowy, Nsite, OfficeZilla, Peepel, Simdesk, and more.
		Photo Editor:	PXN8 [Review]
		Alternatives:	Fauxto, Graphita, Phixr, Picnik, Picture2Life, Pikifx, Pixer, Preloadr, Snipshot, Wiredness, and more.
		Photo Manager:	Flickr [Review]
		Alternatives:	23, AllYouCanUpload, bayimg.com, Contakme, DPHOTO, DropShots, Dumpt, PhotoShelter, Pickle, Pikeo, Riya, SmugMug, XMG Image, Zenfolio, Zoto, and more.
Applications Used Occasionally
		Business Intelligence:	LucidEra
		Alternatives:	Lokad, RB-Apps, and more.
		Clipboard:	cl1p
		Alternatives:	None known [Suggest one]
		Command Prompt:	YubNub [Review]
		Alternatives:	JS/UIX, Sugarcodes, WubHub, and more.
		Desktop Publishing:	gOFFICE Desktop Publishing
		Alternatives:	None known [Suggest one]
		Development Tool:	Coghead
		Alternatives:	16bugs, Apprenda, Betabug, BugJuice, Bugtagger, Bungee Labs, Click2Map, CodeIDE, Dapper, Etelos, LongJump, Mashery, Morfik, Ning, OpenCode, Oxopia, Pingdom, Pipes, Popfly, Porchlight, Skemma, Springloops, Teqlo, Tesly, WebEx Connect, and more.
		Event Manager:	Event Wax
		Alternatives:	Cvent, RegOnline, setdot, whatstheplan.com, and more.
		Expense Tracker:	foonance
		Alternatives:	billQ, BudgetPulse, Buxfer, Cashboard, ClearCheckbook, DimeWise, Expenses Tracker, expensr, FlowCatch, Less Accounting, Mvelopes, NetworthIQ, OneStatement, Wesabe, and more.
		Feed Processor:	FeedBurner
		Alternatives:	Feed Digest, FeedBlitz, Feedity, Feeds 2, Feedtwister.com, Profilactic, SocialMail, Spanning Salesforce, Teleflip, and more.
		File Manager:	Omnidrive
		Alternatives:	Backpack, Box.net, DivShare, DropBoks, Egnyte, ElephantDrive, eSnips, Fabrik, fluxiom, flypicture.com, in.solit.us, MediaFire, MediaMax, MoveDigital, myDataBus, Nakido, Openomy, Orbitfiles, Spoxel, Steekr, Strongspace, TinyLoad, WebLife, Wiki Upload, Xdrive, Xmail Hard Drive, and more.
		File Server:	S3
		Alternatives:	None known [Suggest one]
		Form Designer:	Wufoo [Review]
		Alternatives:	Formdesk, FormLogix, FormSpring, frevvo, Icebrrg, jotForm, Sidewalk, The Blue Form, The Form Assembly, and more.
		Instant Messenger:	Meebo
		Alternatives:	Campfire, eBuddy.com, Gabbly, Google Talk, imo, Jaiku, Jibdig, JumpChat, Kool IM, Lingr, Mabber, MessengerFX, MSN Web Messenger, Orgoo, Peekamo, Plugoo, Scribe.it, SNIMMER, Thinkature, Twitter, Wablet, Zoho Chat, and more.
		Music Player:	MP3tunes
		Alternatives:	ajaxTunes, Jinzora, LaLa.com, last.fm, MediaMaster, nuTsie, Pandora, Streampad, and more.
		Outliner:	iOutliner [Review]
		Alternatives:	FlexLists, iJot, Listigator, ListPool, Nelements, SproutLiner, and more.
		Personal Organizer:	Zoho Planner [Review]
		Alternatives:	Athyrium, Life IO, MyTicklerFile, SynapseLife, Tracks, TracksLife, voo2do, and more.
		Polls:	Zoho Polls [Review]
		Alternatives:	AskItOnline, Buzzvote, dPolls, PollGenius, PollPub.com, QuestionForm, Quimble, Tezaa, Vizu, Zoomerang, and more.
		Printer:	Kinko’s
		Alternatives:	Big Blue Saw, Lulu, VerticalResponse, and more.
		Project:	Smartsheet.com
		Alternatives:	1time, ActionThis, Basecamp, Confluence, CreativePro Office, Devshop, DreamTeam, Goplan, Intervals, LetsProve, Lighthouse, PlanHQ, Planix, PriorityTrack, ProjectPipe, ProjectSpaces, Projity, ProWorkflow.com, Side Job Track, Tangentworks 550, teamwork, timeXchange.net, Unfuddle, WhoDoes, Wrike, Zoho Project, and more.
		Scanner:	scanR
		Alternatives:	Mytago, and more.
		Scheduler:	TimeBridge
		Alternatives:	Acuity Scheduling, Diarised, and more.
		Sound Mixer:	RAZZ Mixer
		Alternatives:	Jamglue, and more.
		Task Manager:	Ta-da Lists
		Alternatives:	Bla-bla List, e2doList, HiTask, Hiveminder, iPrioritize, Joe’s Goals, Neptune, Nozbe, Orchestrate, Propelr, Remember The Milk, Rough Underbelly, Taskee, TaskFreak!, TaskTHIS, tasktoy, Todoist, Toodledo, Tudu Lists, tweeto, Vitalist, Wallnote, WorkHack, Zirrus, and more.
		Time Tracker:	14Dayz
		Alternatives:	88 Miles, Beeplet, Harvest, minutes in a minute, SlimTimer, Tick, Tiktrac, Time Tracker, Time59, Toggl, Work Timer, and more.
		Travel Manager:	TripSync
		Alternatives:	None known [Suggest one]
		Utilities:	Timeline
		Alternatives:	circaVie, Contactify, emurse, FiveRuns, FreeYourID, iTaggit, Media Convert, Mowser, MyOpenID, Naymz, PassPack, PDFescape, Ponyfish, ProfileFly, simplifid, Site24*7, useamap, Zamzar, and more.
		Video Editor:	Jumpcut
		Alternatives:	Cuts, eyespot, fliptrack, Gotuit Media, kyte, motionbox, Photobucket, Veodia, and more.
		Voicemail:	SpinVox
		Alternatives:	Aptela, BrainCast, eVoice, Eyejot, GotVoice, GrandCentral, JAJAH, jaxtr, Odeo, RingCentral, SimulScribe, YackPack, and more.
		Web Conferencing:	Vyew
		Alternatives:	ConceptShare, Foonz, Gaboogie, Glance, Persony, Userplane, Yugma, Zoho Meeting, and more.
		Web Publishing:	SiteKreator
		Alternatives:	Almerya, Blockstar, Bluo, BrainKeeper, Built Smarter, Cylive, cyn.in, Docufarm, dublish.com, folionow, Freewebs, Google Pages, Jimdo, LetterPop, Light, MosaicGlobe, Noovo, Office Live, Pagety, PBwiki, Sampa, Slide, Socialtext, Squarespace, Synthasite, Terapad, UGAL.net, Versionate, Water, Weebly, Wetpaint, Wikispaces, Zoho Wiki, and more.

Icons designed by Jakub Steiner for the Tango global linux desktop look. List generated from a JSON data feed served by Dabble DB. Many thanks to the contributors who helped build this setup and the associated Office 2.0 Database.

Via: Office 2.0 Database

The finalists for the Flashforward2008 San Francisco Film Festival, showcased below. The winners in each category, along with the People’s Choice Award, will be announced at the Flashforward Film Festival Awards Ceremony on August 21, 2008.

Via Beedigital

Create a simple class that can be added to any application file that includes version control information to be placed in the context menu of the flash player. This allows the developer at anytime to verify that the version number is correct for that deployment.

Via Adobe Flex cookbook beta

Go where Google goes. That’s a good apprach to make your Flex program visible. This tip helps you put Flex or any flash piece on to Google Gadget. Nice. I just wrote a simple Google gadge that wraps the flash player version checking swf on the Adobe Support site.

Via Flex Monkey Patches

What’s the greater of these evils: contorting site designs around the standard Web-safe fonts, using images to render type, or relying on sIFR to render type with Flash?

@font-face {
font-family: "Robson Celtic";
src: url("http://site/fonts/rob-celt")
}
H1 { font-family: "Robson Celtic", serif }

Sample Page

I do NOT work for Adobe. I do NOT work for Microsoft. I do not work for Borland. I do not work for Oracle. I do not work for any competing manufacturer of any kind. I am Joe Developer. In the end, it’s folks like ME that will decide which technology survives and which dies - simply by our choices.

Via Ajaxian