Bookmarks

Links to other blogs, useful websites, or sites that I frequently visit. Click on a category name below to browse through my collection of asBookmarks.

Last updated: February 06, 2007

Blogs

Daily Reads

...On A Long Piece Of String
/ hicksdesign
A List Apart
Airbag
all in the <head>
Andy Budd::Blogography
Antipixel
Apple Matters
Asterisk*
Authentic Boredom
Centricle
CollyLogic
Creative Bastard
Daring Fireball
Forever Geek
Hivelogic
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report
Mac Rumors
MacCentral
macosxhints
MacSlash
MacZealots.com
Maniacal Rage
maratz.com
Mezzoblue
Movable Type News
MSNBC Top News
Playground Blues
script.aculo.us
ShaunInman.com
Sidesh0w
SimpleBits
sneer.org
snook.ca
Stopdesign
SuperfluousBanter
Tantek's Thoughts
Teleraņa
The Big Noob
The Hivelogic Narrative
waferbaby
Web-Graphics
What Do I Know
Whitespace

Plug-ins

Brad Choate's Movable Type Plugins
Contains a large amount of plugins for Movable Type.
MT Extensions
A collection of CGIs, plugins, hacks and tips for extending Movable Type.
MT Plugin Directory
A directory that is an official home sanctioned for Movable Type plugins.
MT-Blacklist Updater
A simple PHP script that keeps your MT-Blacklist setup updated with the latest blacklist via the blacklist changes RSS feed.

Macs

Daring Fireball
Discussions about Mac related topics.
iChatStatus
An iChat plug-in that automatically displays the currently playing song in iTunes.
MacAddict
The latest on anything that\'s related to Apple products.
Macworld
The Mac product experts.
VersionTracker
A download site for Windows and Mac users that lists when software updates have been released.

Movies

Blockbuster
Offers online video rentals for only $14.99/month (3 out at a time) and also includes two free coupons a month to rent movies or games at your local Blockbuster store.
Coming Soon
A list of upcoming movies that are due to be released in theaters and on DVD.
Fandango
Find showtimes for any movie in any theater in the U.S. You can also purchase your movie tickets online!
Netflix
An online DVD rental service that has over 30,000 titles from classics to new releases. Never pay a late fee for a video rental again!
Rotten Tomatoes
Reviews and previews of movies and videos from the nation's critics.
The Internet Movie Database
The biggest, best, most award-winning movie site on the planet.

References

Area Codes
Area Codes for North America, including the Caribbean and Canada.
Dictionary Search
DictionarySearch provides a very easy way to lookup or translate a word in a webpage or an email in a user defineable online dictionary. Simply select the word of which you want to know the meaning. Then right click and select "Dictionary Search for ...". A new browser tab or window will open with the meaning or translation of the word you selected.
Internet Archive
A digital library of internet sites. Type in a URL, select a date range, and view an archived version of a specific website. Revisit an older version of your personal or favorite website!
MapQuest
View color maps and driving directions to locations all througout the United States.
Norid
A comprehensive list of domain name registries around the world. Lookup the domain extension of a specific country.
Weather.com
The United States' premier provider of weather information.
What Is My IP?
Determine your IP address.
White Pages
The web's premier white pages phone directory.
World Time Server
Look up the current local time of any time zone in the world!
XE.com
Convert any amount from one currency to another.
Zip Code Lookup
Look up a zip code by city and state or do a reverse zip code lookup to find a city and state.

TiVo

9th Tee
A company that sells many different parts that can be used to hack your Tivo.
Clutter
A small OS X application that will automatically lookup the the cover picture for an album in iTunes.
TiVo Community Forums
Forums that discuss everything to do with TiVo.
TiVo FAQ
Contains a large database of frequently asked questions about TiVo.

Toolbars

Firefox

Amazon.com Search
Adds a sidebar which lets you search Amazon.com and returns the results in the sidebar.
Download Manager Tweak
A modification of the Firefox download manager that improves its appearance and allows it to be opened in a separate window, a new tab, or the sidebar.
IE View for Windows
Adds "View page in Internet Explorer" links to the content and link context menu. Handy for previewing pages in IE, loading up IE-only pages when you run across them.
JS Console
A tool for JavaScript developers to write and evaluate code snippets or JS files. It provides an interface to use XPCOM components, libraries for I/O and RDF management, dynamic script loading, as well as an assertion unit framework for test-driven development.
Web Developer
Adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools. Current tools include converting form POSTs to GETs, hiding images, outlining block level elements, disabling styles and many more.

Internet Explorer

Ebay Toolbar
Ebay Toolbar is a free tool that gives you easy, quick access to Ebay from the desktop, keeps track of the items you have bid on and those you are watching, and alerts you before those auctions end so you can place a bid if you'd like. It could mean the difference between forgetting to bid and winning the auction!
Google Toolbar
The Google Toolbar contains many useful features such as the ability to search Google from any site, eliminate pop-up ads, fill in forms with one click, or highlight the search terms on a page.
Merriam-Webster Toolbar
Look up words in Merriam-Webster's dictionary or thesaurus instantly from anywhere on the web. Either type the word in your toolbar or highlight a word on the current page and click.

Tools

Internet Connection Speedometer
Find out how fast or slow you are connection to the internet.
NetNewsWire
An RSS web news reader for OS X that enables you to easily keep up with the latest news on different websites and weblogs.
Spamcop
Help cut down spam on the internet by reporting your spam to Spamcop. Spamcop will analyze the headers of the email you receive to find out where it came from and report it to the network administrator where it originated from.
SYSTRAN Translation
Free and professional language translation service for websites and text. Translate up to 13 different languages to and from English.
Technorati
A service that tracks interconnecting links between blogs and enables people to find out who is linking to a blog or a URL, ranked by authority and link freshness.

Web Design

CSS

Box Model Hack
Working around browsers that misunderstand CSS.
CSS Box Lessons
A problem and workaround set for a series of CSS Boxes going from a simple single box, through 3 columns with a full width top box, all with variations.
CSS Panic Guide
A list of different sites that contain information on problems with CSS.
CSS Shorthand Properties
Shorten up your CSS code by using shorthand properties.
CSS Validator
Check your CSS code to make sure that it conforms to the W3C recommendations and other standards.
CSS Vertical and horizontal centering
An example of how to center a div tag both vertically and horizontally.
CSS2 Reference Sheet
A comprehensive list of all styles associated with CSS2.
Tricking Browsers and Hiding CSS Styles
Tips on how to trick browsers and hide CSS styles to help make your site look identical in different web browsers.

Utilities

Acrobot - Abbreviation and Acronym Generator
A tool to convert acronyms to use the <acronym> tag with the appropriate title.
Browser Archive
An archive of just about every browser ever created.
Color Palette Creator
Creates ten different shades of the selected base color to use in a graphic or website.
Color Scheme Selector
A tool that will help you find a good color scheme with a set of colors producing the best impression.
Email Address Enkoder
Protect your email address from spam by hiding it from email harvesting robots which crawl the web looking for exposed addresses.
Encode/Decode HTML Entities
Convert text to HTML entities (and vice-versa).
Font Browser
A Flash tool that displays a list of all the fonts that are installed on your computer and provides and example the font type.
GetContentSize
View the total size of a webpage, the size of a page's text content, and the percentage of the page's weight devoted to text content.
Hivelogic URL Cleaner
A useful tool to convert URLs so they will validate properly with the W3C.
HTML PHP CSS Template Maker
Produces a two column layout with both a header and a footer.
Layout-o-matic
A dynamic tool that creates a CSS based layout based on your selections.
Listamatic
Examples on how to turn ordinary lists into fancy navigation bars.
Lorem Ipsum Generator
A tool will allow you to create the exact amount of Lorem Ipsum text that you require. This text is used as dummy text or "Greek" text which is used as a place holder in laying out pages for magazines, newspapers, and websites.
PDF to HTML Conversion
Convert an Adobe PDF document to HTML format on-the-fly!
Popup Window Generator
A tool that quickly generates pop-up windows that are both accessible and XHTML compliant.
Vischeck
A utility to show what things look like on a specified website to someone who is color blind.

Web Standards

Accessibility Checklist
A straighforward checklist that includes many of the important things to do in order to have an accessible website.
Developing With Web Standards
Explains how and why using web standards will let you build websites in a way that saves time and money for the developer and provides a better experience for the visitor.
The Business Benefits of Web Standards
Discussions as to how adhering to web standards, and leaving behind proprietary markup and technologies, can contribute to a company's business goals.
The Web Standards Project
A grassroots coalition fighting for standards that ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for all.
Web Standards Awards
Awarding web sites that successfully combine form and function.
Web Standards Group
For web designers & developers who are interested in web standards (HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, XSLT etc.) and best practices (accessible sites using valid and semantically correct code).

XHTML

List of valid DTDs
View a list of valid DTDs that you can use in your documents.
XHTML Reference Sheet
A comprehensive list of all tags in XHTML.
XHTML Semantic Generator
Designed to help developers prototype and test URLs to ensure they contain basic accessibility and usability features present in modern web technologies and automatically implement them if possible.
XHTML Validator
Check your XHTML code to make sure that it conforms to the W3C recommendations and other standards.

Web Development

DHTML

DHTML Lab
Dynamic HTML Lab offers biweekly DHTML tutorials and more.
Dynamic Drive
The #1 place on the net to obtain free, original DHTML scripts and components to enhance your website!

JavaScript

JavaFile.com
Your one stop shop for free JavaScripts and Java Applets!
JavaScript.com
Your gateway to all things JavaScript.
Young Pup
An excellent resource for DHTML scripts.

MySQL

DevShed
Learn to create and modify your website using the latest MySQL programming tips and tricks.
MySQL Reference Manual
If all else fails, read the manual!

PHP

Codewalkers
Aimed at teaching the masses about PHP and MySQL.
EvilWalrus Group
Providing a fast, effective route to open source PHP programming
PHP DevCenter
O'Reilly Network's source for PHP developer news and information.
PHP Freaks
A PHP and MySQL resource website that has tutorials on PHP and MySQL as well as free tips, tricks, reference libraries, and and much more.
PHP Manual
If all else fails, read the manual!
PHPBuilder.com
The Resource For PHP Developers.
UNIX Timestamp Converter
Quickly convert UNIX timestamps into dates or convert dates into UNIX timestamps.
WeberDev.com
Dedicated to bring you the latest web development resources, focusing on open source solutions, PHP and MySQL.

XML

Feed Validator
Validate your XML files to ensure that your RSS and Atom feeds do not contain any errors.