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Software Updates: Aptana and TopStyle

Well, two editors have just been updated. Most recently, Aptana is now out of beta. Aptana Studio 1.0 comes in two flavours: Professional and Community. Professional’s intro price is $99 USD; Community is free. I downloaded the Community version for Mac last night but haven’t checked it out yet. Aptana Studio is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Also, TopStyle 3.5 has been released. 3.5 is a free upgrade for those who already own TopStyle 3. TopStyle is Windows only.

del.icio.us bookmarks for October 19th through October 23rd

These are my links for October 19th through October 23rd:

• » Legalese for Freelancers: Creating a Contract Freelance Switch – It’s a hot topic: Should freelancers use a contract? And if so, how do you go about creating one?
• MRI :: for web developers – MRI is a free cross browser tool that lets you test selectors with any web page. Selectors, particularly complex ones can be difficult to get exactly right – MRI lets you experiment with them on any web page (local or online, static or dynamic).
• Protecting Your PHP/MySQL Queries from SQL Injection » Meta Titan – SQL injection is a serious concern for webmasters, as an experienced attacker can use this hacking technique to gain access to sensitive data and/or potentially cripple your database.
• Techlicious.tv: 53 Ultimate Tips For Better Photoshopping –
• Charts And Graphs: Modern Solutions | Developer’s Toolbox | Smashing Magazine –

del.icio.us bookmarks for October 18th

These are my links for October 18th:

• Best Practices for Web Developers v1.03 –
• 25 useful Greasemonkey scripts you should take a look at – If Greasemonkey sounds like some kind of porn movie to you, then you definitely need to read this post.
• Digital Web Magazine – jQuery Crash Course – For those who’d like to learn more about jQuery, one of the more popular libraries, here’s a crash course written with code-savvy web designers in mind.
• Shifting Mind » Postalicious – Postalicious is a WordPress plugin that automatically posts your del.icio.us (see the section titled ‘Ma.gnolia Version’ for a Ma.gnolia version of Postalicious) bookmarks to your blog.
• Digital Web Magazine – Building a Bulletproof Contact Form with PHP – The humble contact form: It’s the cornerstone of nearly every website.
• Autopopulating text input fields with JavaScript | 456 Berea Street –

Tools of the Trade: Synergy

Of all the tools I use, Synergy is arguably the most unsung but valuable of the bunch. It sits in the background on both my PC laptop and Mac Mini and allows me to share one keyboard and mouse between them. “So what?” some might say. “A KVM switch can do the same thing.”

Continue reading Tools of the Trade: Synergy »

Del.icio.us Links for Oct 11, 2007

• Spiffy Box – Simple Rounded Corner CSS Boxes made easy.
  
  (tags: corners rounded webdesign css)

Del.icio.us Links for Oct 10, 2007

• My Top 5 Biggest Freelancing Mistakes : Freelance Folder
  It is often said we learn more from mistakes than successes. Sometimes it is nice to learn from another persons goofs rather than your own!
  (tags: tips business freelance)

Del.icio.us Links for Oct 09, 2007

• PortableApps.com – Portable software for USB drives | Your Digital Life, Anywhere™
  Now you can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer.
  (tags: usb software portable)
• 30 Usability Issues To Be Aware Of | Know-How
  In this article we present 30 important usability issues, terms, rules and principles which are usually forgotten, ignored or misunderstood.
  (tags: webdesign design usability)
• MojoPac
  Take yourPC in your pocket
  (tags: xp apps portable)

Del.icio.us Links for Oct 06, 2007

• Email design and spam testing just got easy with Campaign Monitor
  Testing your design in all the different email clients out there has got to be the most frustrating and time consuming parts of sending email campaigns. Our design and spam testing tool changes all that by doing the hard work for you with a single click.
  (tags: testing email)
• Map Any Key to Any Key on Windows XP / Vista :: the How-To Geek
  SharpKeys is a small utility that will let you easily map one key to another key easily, or even turn the key off, without having to enter the registry at all.
  (tags: utility tools keyboard windows)

Del.icio.us Links for Oct 05, 2007

• Website Performance | CSS Sprite Generator
  
  (tags: tools webdesign sprite css)

Del.icio.us Links for Oct 04, 2007

• 375 Free Photoshop Brushes » Brown Thoughts
  
  (tags: free brushes photoshop)