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psd2css online converts your fantastic, creative, artistic, no holds barred web page designs into strict XHTML compliant CSS web pages automatically. Use Photoshop or The Gimp to express yourself and create the most professional, aesthetically perfect and functional designs you can think of, then upload your .psd designs, download your .html file and images. It’s [...]

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The open source model has, over the last 20 years, proven that collaborative development is one of the best ways to incorporate the newest ideas and latest concepts into design.
In fact, the open source model, which began with programmers, has been so successful that it is currently being applied in government, media, education and private [...]

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Online Image Editing

Project Draw
Project Draw is an online sketch tool from the makers of AutoCAD and Revit.
Resizr Resizr allows users to upload a picutre (currently .jpg format only) and have it resized for them. The site also has a Firefox plugin.
Splashup
Splashup is a Photoshop-esque Flash based online image editing tool. Very easy to use and [...]

The Social Bookmarking and Voting Site Graphic Design Links has had a complete makeover. With a new logo and colour scheme the site has been bought up to date running the latest Pligg release.

Sign up for a free account today so you can add your interesting Design related links and vote on the others people [...]

50 Awesome Open Source Resources for Online Writers
Published on Tuesday April 29th , 2008
By Christina Laun
With the popularity of blogging and online journals, writers working in the online realm have a growing number of opportunities all the time to practice and refine their craft, and maybe even get paid for it . And if [...]

If you’re interested in expanding your understanding of Ajax techniques and practices, check out these 25 hand-picked Ajax articles and tutorials that outline various methods and concepts involved in the development of Ajax-based applications.
read the whole article here - It’s great!

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While large scale social sites like Flickr, Digg, Youtube and Myspace have predominated the web-o-sphere over the past few years there still is a need for narrow content verticals in this arena. This list will give you links to 40 open source resources to get you started building your own social bookmarking, networking, filesharing or [...]

I found this great list of resources that would help any blogger or web maven out. I’ll be reading them all week!

How To Talk To Bloggers
52 Post Ideas To Help You Stay Inspired Throughout The Year
90 SEO Wordpress Themes
Good Advertising Deals At A Sharp Looking Blog
Wordpress Tips Part 1
Wordpress Tips Part 2
The Only Definition [...]

Here is a super-fantastic list of Applications I found at the Unofficial Web Applications List website while stumblingUpon… I plan to devour this list this weekend some time. Check out the source here.

Cownter: Allows website visitors to see how many people are currently looking at different pages within a website. When a [...]

This is isn’t the newest list in the world, but I still refer to it ALL THE TIME. Don’t forget to check out the source’s site, it’s chock full of great info!
GO TO THE SOURCE
Here are 15 handy web developer tools. Some are very well known others not so, however, one thing they [...]

Here are some of my favorite patterns found on ColourLovers.com:

I was surfing the web looking for what’s out there in terms of competition to Design Shrine and I stumbled upon a really cool site that sold templates. They have a web 2.0 category, Oscommerce, logos, etc. Their site is clean, fresh and easy to use. But when I found the FREE [...]

by John Jorgensen on December 18, 2007 in Customer Experience
 

Visiting Web 2.0 sites at work doesn’t have to mean you’re wasting time on Facebook.
Here is a list of five Web 2.0 startups whose sites actually help you increase productivity at the office.
1) Remember the Milk - RTM for short, this site is a [...]

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Shortcut to Web2.0 Style
If you don’t have the resources to create your own “2.0”-style site design, TemplateMonster have just (17 July 07) launched a new Web 2.0 Templates section.
Of course, a purchased template won’t always hit your goals perfectly, but a custom design doesn’t always guarantee that either!
Many sites will benefit [...]

The following links will take you to the VERY BEST of the Internet. They are constantly deluged by great designers showcasing their best work. I’m constantly amazed at how gorgeous some websites are. You wouldn’t know that by searching google… where revenue will get you on the front page, not the amazing [...]

Found some amazing and useful tools for you for the month of November. Check them out!

Lots of great cheat sheets to assist you develop solutions quicker - ALL IN ONE PLACE DIGG STYLE!

30 Social Bookmarks ‘Add to’ footer links for blogs
Correction, not 30. There was 30, 50.. and now over a 100 BLOG FOOTER [...]

<For anyone looking to learn how to use XML to build rich websites, I found the following articles very useful - Please visit the sources for more on the authors.>
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Using javascript to talk to the server can be useful for complex applications that need to make multiple small requests to the server and [...]

I’ve found some interesting resources that might be of interest to home business owners and webmasters alike:
Press Release Generator
Let the World Know! This press release generator will walk you through the steps of writing your own press release. You can create [...]

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One of the main reasons we started the One Month App is because people always seem to be interested in our development process. One of the aspects of our development process is naturally the software and tools we use. The following is a list of the tools that we have used on this project and [...]

October 19, 2007 — 06:31 AM PDT — by Sean P. Aune

After all the talk we’ve done about designing a site, building it, and naming it, now you need to get the word out. Time to buy (or sell) some advertising! We’ve found 30+ resources and tools to help you do just that.
Ad [...]

I’m always thinking about our DSG readers… and October has me finding wonderful jewels to share with you. Here are our favorite tools for webmasters and Internet enthusiasts for this month:
 
1. Ponyfish

Ponyfish is a FREE web-based tool that allows you to create your own RSS feeds from almost any web page.
All you have [...]

DOMAIN TOOLBOX: 30+ Places to Buy and Sell Domains
September 16, 2007 — 09:16 PM PDT — by Patric Herber — Share This The biggest complaint we hear about new companies these days is “what a stupid name”. Even Bill Maher has been taking potshots at the seemingly childish names web companies choose.
There are [...]

 
So you want to make a mashup but aren’t entirely sure where to begin? This page can help you get there.
1. Pick a subject
Answer the question: a mashup of what? Hint: Plotting markers on maps is probably the easiest place to start. It might just be the best delis in your neighborhood. While you [...]

Mashup Camp 3 kicked-off today here at MIT in Cambridge (a two day event follows on the heels of the Mashup University earlier in the week). One of the first sessions was Mashup Dev Tools, a discussion lead by Dave Nielsen of StrikeIron. It was a very interesting discussion where one of the primary challenges [...]

This is the updated list of the best open source software. The only way to have TRUE “Open Source Windows” is to have all native Windows programs uninstalled and removed.
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100 (Legal) Sources for Free Stock Images
By Laura Milligan
If you’ve ever tried to design a website or blog, you’ve probably felt the need to add images to your creation. It can be easy to see the Internet as a free-for-all, but images belong to the people who created them. Staying legal means you’ll have to [...]

Open source software is booming: here we round up over 480 open source applications for you to use or build upon.
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Here are some more from the story if you would like to check out some amazing sources:
40+ Free One-Column Website Templates
40+ Ways To Access Your Computer Remotely
50 Great Widgets For Your [...]

I found this great collection of tools for a variety of venues like flickr and your blogs.
40+ Tools For Google Calendar
15 Ways To Create Website Screenshots
50+ Google Reader Extensions and Scripts For Firefox
WEB OS RUNDOWN: 45+ Web Operating Systems
AMAZON TOOLBOX: 40+ Amazon Tools
30+ Language Tools For Firefox
SKYPE TOOLBOX: 50+ Enhancements for Skype
MOBILE PRODUCTIVITY TOOLBOX: 45+ [...]

By Akash Mehta –
 
Ajax [1] is changing web applications, giving them a responsiveness that’s unheard of beyond the desktop. But behind all the hype, there’s not much to Ajax — (X)HTML [2], JavaScript [3], and XML [4] are nothing new, and in this tutorial, I’ll show you how to simplify the process of adding Ajax [...]

Web 2.0 is first about a certain look. Get this look by using any one - or ALL - of these online Generators!
Web 2.0 Badges - a set of free and very cool web badges.
Mycoolbutton - simple web 2.0 buttons maker.
Stripe Generator - the professional and popular web 2.0 stripe generator.
Ajax loading [...]

1. 11 Super Awesome Photoshop Movie Effects

2. Simsonsize Me - Turn one of your photos into a Simpsons character. Here’s what I made from a photo of my son, Kyle:

Here I am:

3. Face of the Future Ever wonder what you’d look like as an old man or woman? Or [...]

This is my current pc’s desktop wallpaper. It inspires me to continue working towards IT greatness. You can download it or even buy the poster. Here’s the info:
Web Trend Map 2007 Version 2.0
Published on 26/06/07
by Oliver Reichenstein

We have done it before: The 200 most successful websites [...]