AndySowards.com :: Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 10/29/2008

This has been a long week so far! I have had internet issues at home but hopefully they will be worked out very soon! But don’t waste your time reading this! Get your Daily Web Developer/Designer Nerd Link Fix! Go! Go Now!

• Theme Playground » 10 Impressive Tumblelog WordPress Themes Reviewed
  Very nice wordpress themes reviewed! This saves a ton of time!
  (tags: blog blogging wordpressthemes wordpress microblogging wordpress:themes themes lists theme tumblelogs minimal tumblelog tumblr)
• Flickr: Twitter Background Showcase
  Join the Twitter Background Showcase Group! on Flickr!
  (tags: Resources graphics twitter images showcase background flickr)
• Nature Scenic Photos: 30 Angry & Soft Masterpieces | Noupe
  Really Inspiring Photography. Good Collection
• New WordPress Hacking Strategy Using Cloaking to Target Google IP Addresses : SEO Book.com
  Blogs get Hacked all the time these days. Be in the KNOW. – How to tell if your blog has been hacked. check it out.
  (tags: blog webdevelopment hacked hacking tutorial blogs wordpress hacks protection 2008 google hack Security SEO strategy spam search new wordpressmu ip)
• 15 Key Elements All Top Web Sites Should Have | Freelance Folder | The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers
  Does your website have the right stuff?
  (tags: design resource graphic webdesign layout websites inspiration blog sites Resources tutorial tips list)
• Fantasy Floral Photoshop Brushes – PSDTUTS
  Cool Floral Brushes! Freebies!
• Even Warhol Got Rejected.
  Even Andy Warhol Got Rejected – Moral of the story is, Keep trying guys 🙂
• Rust Textures – PSDTUTS
  Really nice Rust Textures! Freebies!
• Web Development/Designer Nerdy Daily Links For 10/28/2008 – Design Float
  Web Development/Designer Nerdy Daily Links For 10/28/2008 – Busy Week! Its already started off great! But don’t waste your time reading this! Get your Daily Web Developer/Designer Nerd Link Fix! Go! Go Now!
  (tags: ping.fm design)
• Halloween Contest:Win a Free FlashEff Component | Naldz Graphics
  To join the contest, all you have to do is:   

  Leave a comment saying “TRICK OR TREAT” = 1 Entry
  Subscribe to Email = 1 Entry

• Best of TUTS – October
  Best Vector Tuts from October. Awesome collection of tutorials
• 10 Awesome Ruby on Rails Techniques to Get You Started – NETTUTS
  Get Started with Ruby On Rails
  (tags: design Tutorials awesome rubyonrails 2008 tips web webdesign programming dev bestpractices javascript development Resources AJAX rails techniques SEO tutorial ruby nettuts colors rjs ror)
• Create an Explosive Cover with Precise Photo Manipulation Techniques – PSDTUTS
  Really awesome explosive photoshop tutorial!
  (tags: tutorial Tutorials photoshop)
• First Black Friday ads show up online: 50-inch Samsung plasma for $899.99 | Home Theater
  Hooray for Black Friday, Gonna be some good stuff this year
• An Example Of The Power Of Twitter
  Just a few examples of WHY you should be an ACTIVE twitter member 🙂
• Premium WordPress Theme Design Part 1 – The Photoshop Mock Up | Design Reviver
  Good insight to getting started with creating your own premium WP theme!
  (tags: design wordpress website webdesign inspiration ideas theme blog template tutorial Tutorials photoshop mockup)
• 10 Easy Steps to Become a Better Web Designer | Web Design Ledger
  Follow these steps and become a better designer!
  (tags: design webdesign inspiration minimalism)
• AndySowards.com :: Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 10/28/2008 | AndySowards.com :: Professional Web Design, Development, Programming, Hacks, Downloads, Math and being a Web 2.0 Hipster?
  Busy Week! Its already started off great! But don’t waste your time reading this! Get your Daily Web Developer/Designer Nerd Link Fix! Go! Go Now!
  (tags: ping.fm nerdy daily links)
• 17 of the Most Visually Beautiful HDR Images | Photoshop Tutorials
  Some of the most amazing HDR Images I have ever seen.
  (tags: photography pictures hdr)
• Bananas & Coffee dot com! – An experiment involving data visualization, css, potassium, and caffeine.
  Keep track of bananas and Coffee? lol
  (tags: design inspiration visualization tracking data webdesign)
• Do You Sell Text Links on Your Blog? [POLL]
  Well? Do You? Good Article.
• A list of 20+ iPhone apps that every graphic designer should know
  Are you a Designer? And Have an iPhone? Get these apps now!!!
  (tags: apps iphone)
• Just For Kicks: Color Inspiration | The DesignO’Blog
  Collection of Graphic Designer’s Shoes! Some pretty cool ones. Dang you stylish guys!
  (tags: personal)
• TwitterSafe – Back up your Twitter
  Twitter is the hottest Social Media Platform of 2008..but if you lost your Followers, Following, and Replies on ‘Black Tweetsday’, you know the panic and fear that raced through the Twitterverse. Oh the Horror! Now there is a solution! <– Basically a twitter backup service.
  (tags: followers free tools twitter up tool microblogging socialmedia Security fail backup)
• Is Minimalistic Design more Effective? | Web Design Ledger
  Some examples of Minimalistic Design, Is this more effective?
  (tags: design webdesign inspiration alltop minimalism)
• Feed Me Animals: A Free RSS Feed Icon Set | Freebies | Smashing Magazine
  Here are some funny(and kinda cute) RSS Animal Icons!
  (tags: free icon rss feed)
• 7 Reasons Why You Should Be Using A CMS | Brunello Creative Blog
  some good reasons to use CMS (although not all situations are good for this). Just keep it in mind as an option 🙂
  (tags: cms reasons tips)
• 25 Must Read Interviews From 2008
  Top Designer Interviews of 2008!
  (tags: design inspiration interviews)
• 100+ Resources & Inspiration for Hand Drawn Design
  Great examples of Hand Drawn Design in Web Pages. Everyone can take something from this creativity.
  (tags: design graphics articles drawing web webdesign photoshop handdrawn sites background graphicdesign inspiration art article illustration Resources patterns showcase brushes Tutorials portfolio brush handmade handwriting drawn hand sketch)
• What can you do with 140 characters?
  @JonathanCutrell’s interview of @mjnewham & @adellecharles about Twitter!
  (tags: tweetmarks twitter)
• Web Development/Designer Nerdy Daily Links For 10/28/2008 – Design Float
  Web Development/Designer Nerdy Daily Links For 10/28/2008 – Busy Week! Its already started off great! But don’t waste your time reading this! Get your Daily Web Developer/Designer Nerd Link Fix! Go! Go Now!
  (tags: ping.fm design)