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December 2009

Myths & Misconceptions About Grid Systems → aisleone.net

A few myths and misconceptions about grids exist in the design community that can be detrimental, especially to designers who are new to the subject. I recently read an article, which is no longer…

Nov 30, 2009
“The grid system is an aid, not a guarantee. It permits a number of possible uses and each designer can look for a solution appropriate to his personal style. But one must learn how to use the grid; it is an art that requires practice.” —Josef Müller-Brockmann
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November 2009

Chrome OS like lightning from a USB key: we could get used to this -- Engadget → engadget.com

We finally got around to prepping a USB key so we could boot to Chrome OS natively, and let us tell you: it’s a world of difference. Of course, running something natively instead of virtualized is…

Nov 24, 2009
“Dismembering a turkey is much like dismembering a human actually, you just find the little space between the bones. Don’t need no power saw.” —Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Holiday Special 2007 (clip)
Nov 24, 2009
Lawnchair → brianleroux.github.com

Sorta like a couch except smaller and outside, also, a client side JSON document store. Perfect for webkit mobile apps that need a lightweight, simple and elegant persistence solution.

Nov 23, 2009
How To Make a Wall-Mounted Magnetic Spice Rack Reader Tips | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn → thekitchn.com

We are constantly impressed by the creativity and resourcefulness of our readers. Latest exhibit? This homemade wall-mounted spice rack David created for his kitchen.

Nov 22, 2009
bacon jam - skillet street food → skilletstreetfood.skilletstreetfood.foodzie.com

well, we’ll tell you…we take a big bunch of really, really good bacon and render it down…add a bunch of spices, onions, etc…and let it simmer for about 4 hours…give it a quick puree, and…

Nov 21, 2009
Setup Ruby Enterprise Edition, nginx and Passenger (aka mod_rails) on Ubuntu | Zen and the Art of Programming → antoniocangiano.com

The following is a very short guide on setting up Ruby Enterprise Edition (REE), nginx and Passenger, for serving Ruby on Rails applications on Ubuntu. It also includes a few quick and easy…

Nov 20, 2009
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Nov 18, 2009
Best Practices for Teaching Web Design (sxsw07 panel review) → birdhouse.org

Teachers tend not to keep up with web technology – way too many teachers still teaching HTML rather than XHTML, or just going straight to teaching multimedia rather than at least starting with…

Nov 16, 2009
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Nov 13, 2009
Stor → theescapers.com

Stor is a MySQL database editor for Mac OS X. Stor can create and edit tables, create new databases, and so much more.

Nov 13, 2009
Choose Your Own Adventure → samizdat.cc

As a child of the 80s, the Choose Your Own Adventure books were a fixture of my rainy afternoons. My elementary school library kept a low, fairly unmaintained-looking shelf of them hidden in one of…

Nov 11, 2009
Writing good documentation (part 1) → jacobian.org

Tech docs can take a bunch of different forms ranging from high-level overviews, to step-by-step walkthroughs, to auto-generated API documentation. Unfortunately, no single format works for all…

Nov 11, 2009
How to build a Social Networking Website with Drupal – woorkup.com → woorkup.com

With this article I want to explain how you can plan and build a Social Networking Website using Drupal. The intent of the post is to provide useful tips and informations to understand the issues…

Nov 11, 2009
Facebook SDK Overview → msdn.microsoft.com

This toolkit is provided as a Facebook Client Library similar to Facebook’s PHP Client Library or Facebook’s JavaScript library. The goal is to enable .NET developers to quickly and easily leverage…

Nov 10, 2009
jQTouch → jqtouch.com

A jQuery plugin for mobile web development on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and other forward-thinking devices.

Nov 9, 2009
Patapsco Female Institute → prairieghosts.com

Located high atop a hill that overlooks Ellicott City are the ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute. Many years ago, in the days before the Civil War, the structure was one of the most elegant in…

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