http://twomadgeeks.com/tech Tech Tips Mon, 12 May 2008 09:20:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CrossBrowserTesting.com is a new service designed to let website designers see what their website looks like in different browsers and in different operating systems. It is based on virtual server technology which allows us to keep costs low and pass the savings on to you. In these days of Web 2.0 ... http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/12/pick-a-browser-pick-an-os-test-website/ Free Textures Grunge, Lichen, wood, sky, clouds, rocks, fire, walls, bricks, stones and lots more Link: Free Textures http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/11/free-3-d-textures/ RSS is a big deal, as anyone who's subscribed to even a few feeds probably knows. Once you get past just a few feeds, though, it can quickly get overwhelming. RSS can leave you feeling inadequate, brain-dead and uninspired. Link: ReadWriteWeb http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/11/seven-tips-for-making-the-most-of-your-rss-reader/ What’s going to be the viral element that gets us to cut down on our collective carbon emissions? Who’s going to deliver us the iPod of cleantech? If we knew for sure, we’d be off building it, but these 10 web sites think they have the key ingredients to motivate ... http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/10/10-green-social-networks/ Between the launch of Sputnik on 4 October 1957 and 1 January 2008, approximately 4600 launches have placed some 6000 satellites into orbit, of which about 400 are travelling beyond geostationary orbit or on interplanetary trajectories. Today, it is estimated that only 800 satellites are operational - roughly 45 percent of ... http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/10/space-debris-pictures/ With so many browser out there in the wild, working as a Web Developer certainly is not an easy job these days. Thankfully, over the last years, decent tools have been developed by bright people that make developing and debugging of code easier for the developer. But sometimes, it is ... http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/09/collection-of-web-developer-tools-per-browser/ This generates a basic box with rounded corners. It will create four image files and the necessary HTML and CSS code for you to put rounded corners around your content. Link: RoundedCornr http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/09/rounded-corner-gradient-generator/ As a web designer/developer you must continue to find ways to reduce the time it takes to design/develop websites. This is very important to improve your productivity and to maximize your profits. The CSS Tools below, which are categorized by function, are here to save you time designing websites. Link: WebTecker http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/08/14-css-tools-to-save-you-time/ For something that you look at every day of your working life, your computer desktop doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. That's too bad, considering that the desktop can do a lot more than display wallpaper and hold shortcut icons. From widgets to workflows, from calendars to computer ... http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/08/top-10-ways-to-trick-out-your-desktop/ With all the hype over new and upcoming browser support for advanced CSS features, developers can be confused about the CSS they can include in web projects today. Many of the more advanced features aren't widely supported by the dominant browsers, but some very useful ones are -- including newer ... http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/07/8-powerful-css-techniques/ If your Web site gets great traffic but no sales or sign-ups to back it up, it's time to take a good, hard look at it. Chances are, your site is scaring off customers. Follow these tips to make your Web site more friendly to customers and encourage better conversion ... http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/07/ways-your-web-site-is-discouraging-conversions/ This article discusses the difficulty of finding open data sets on the internet, something which could spur innovation, allowing programmers to build new applications the likes of which have never been seen before. It then goes on to list several sites to find open source data. Link: ReadWriteWeb http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/06/where-to-find-open-data-on-the-web/ Assumption Recovery is a simple tool that can be a serious lifesaver, especially if you've just accidentally formatted a memory card or came home from vacation to a supposedly empty camera. The free download does what many professional (and costly) image recovery programs do, running through memory blocks and piecing ... http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/06/rescue-lost-or-damaged-photos/ Having trouble accessing a favorite Web site? Perhaps the site was taken offline, or the computer hosting it is down for maintenance. However, the cause could be something more mysterious. At any given moment, a portion of Internet traffic ends up being routed into information "black holes." These are situations ... http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/05/05/monitoring-internet-reachability-in-real-time/