Category Archives: Computer Related

Compare maps with Flash Earth

Compare 8 different online mapping services with Flash Earth. Included here are maps from Google, Yahoo, Ask, MSN, NASA, and OpenLayers. The well-designed interface allows you to easily switch between services; you can sample each one’s particular representation of satellite … Continue reading

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Geek to Live: The best apps of 2006

2006 was another wild and wacky year in software and web development. While Google launched or acquired a new product every week, Intel Macs made the unholy marriage of Windows and OS X possible, Joe Schmoe’s became the self-made video … Continue reading

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DonationCoder.com – Some really nice software

I just stumbled on this website and they have some handy little programs (all for free): DonationCoder.com is.. .. the official home for tons of exclusive professional-quality freeware/donationware programs. .. the source of the most comprehensive reviews in the shareware … Continue reading

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Run Windows and Mac software side-by-side

A promising way to run Windows software on an Intel Mac right along side native Mac programs. A few months ago, I detailed how to switch between the Windows and Mac operating systems on an Intel Mac using Parallels. I … Continue reading

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SMB NAS Roundup

An in-depth (16 page) review and comparison of soem of the latest Network Attached Storage devices. “Network attached storage (NAS) is a hot market these days, not only for the SMB (Small to Medium Business) market, but also for the home … Continue reading

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FreePOPs

FreePOPs is an easily extensible program, which allows access to the most varied resources through the POP3 protocol. Mainly, it can be used to download mail from the most famous webmails, but it could also be used as an aggregator … Continue reading

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Sitescore

A good way to get an overall idea of the quality of your website: Sitescore is a free tool which rates how well designed, popular and accessible your website is. The entire testing process is handled by advanced computer software, … Continue reading

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Max Design – CSS

A great reference site that includes: Listamatic css based lists Floattutorial Selectutorial Visit: Max Design

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css/edge

Welcome to the edge What is this? It’s a challenge, an experiment, an exploration, a rough map of where we haven’t been. It’s a search for new ways to approach Web-based design. It’s a cry for creativity, and a stab … Continue reading

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Son of Suckerfish Dropdowns

A flexible and attractive CSS-based dropdown menu that supports multiple levels: The original Suckerfish Dropdowns article published in A List Apart proved to be a popular way of implementing lightweight, accessible CSS-based dropdown menus that accommodated Internet Explorer by mimicking … Continue reading

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