AndySowards.com :: Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 12/30/2008

The week has started! Its a tough one to handle with all the recent vacation we had, but never fear Daily links are back! So keep the Nerdy Motivation and Inspiration up! Thanks to all of my Friends and Supporters! Now go check out those links!

Adobe Fireworks Resources

• 70+ Adobe Fireworks Resources – Is there a future for Fireworks? : Speckyboy – Web Design, Web Development and Graphic Design Resources
  Tons of Fireworks Resources!!
  (tags: design Tutorials fireworks designer web-design web webdesign reference howto Resources graphics adobe Plugins photoshop inspiration tools tutorial list graphic portal tutoriais cs4 trends)

Stress Relief

• How to Press the Reset Button On Your Life | Zen Habits
  Life has a reset button? *press press press*
  (tags: inspiration lifehacks health gtd read simple zen organize new development blog organization article productivity interesting todo lifehack life lifehacker self-improvement zenhabits fitness relationships living goals selfimprovement simplicity habits)

Freebies!

• Wax Seals | Vectorss
  Cool Wax Seal Vector Pack with PSD!
• Free Icons, Photoshop Brushes and a WordPress Theme | Freebies | Smashing Magazine
  Awesome Freebies!!
  (tags: Resources Web_Design photoshop brushes wordpress freebies icons brush work wp-themes theme)
• 9 Vector Globes Download (free) | Siah Design
  Really nice and 100% FREE Vector Globes!
  (tags: design icons illustrator Resources graphics recursos photoshop vectores earth download vector free vectors world icon globes globe)
• 30+ Free HTML email templates – Tried & Tested – Tips & Resources – Campaign Monitor
  Really nice collection of FREE HTML Email Templates!
  (tags: design templates campaign CSS free webdesign marketing newsletter template web Resources freeware newsletters email software development webdev work tools html mail gallery plantillas layout emailmarketing e-mail mailing emailing email-marketing htmlemail)

Automated Backup

• backup websites to local hd + auto to dropbox. – utilize your me.dm
  Good post on Automating the Backup of your files
• JungleJar Beautiful, Free Adobe Icon Set
  Some nice Icon Sets of Adobe!
  (tags: design resource webdesign adobe Resources icons graphics photoshop Web_Design free)

2009 Resolutions

• 12 Things to Stop Doing in 2009 | chrisbrogan.com
  Things to stop doing by 2009
  (tags: business chrisbrogan)

Web Developer/Designer Resources

• AndySowards.com :: Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 12/29/2008 | AndySowards.com :: Professional Web Design, Development, Programming, Hacks, Downloads, Math and being a Web 2.0 Hipster?
  Hope everyone had a great Christmas Weekend! I know I did, a busy one! Totally not ready for it to end! But all good things don't have to end! Daily links
  (tags: ping.fm nerdy daily links)
• New Year Creating a New Typeface in Illustrator | Abduzeedo – design inspiration & tutorials
  Create a Typeface in Illustrator
  (tags: tutorial tips howto graphics typography illustrator fonts j)
• The Golden Ratio in Web Design – NETTUTS
  Web Design Anatomy
  (tags: design layout web-design web webdesign nettuts inspiration webdev tutoriales misc tutorial tips CSS j)
• Defining User Experience pt.4 | This Is Aarons Life
  wrap up of a great UX Experience series
• 40 Promotional Sites Where To Submit Your Design Related Links | 1stwebdesigner – Love In Design
  Great places to submit your Design related links!!
  (tags: design bookmark web webdesign Resources sites 2.0 links article)
• 50 Brilliant Design Articles of 2008 in 23 Categories + 40 Reader Submitted Posts | The Design Cubicle
  Brilliant Design posts from 2008!!
  (tags: design Resources blog 2008 articles)

Twitter Stuff

• Why Twitter Will Go Mainstream In 2009
  Will 2009 be year of the Twitter?
  (tags: internet twitter)
• DCortesi . blog » My First Follow
  Find out who your first follow was!
  (tags: tools followers username authentication web2.0 javascript tool friends twitter-tools follow herramientas app api online json twitter follower first)

Freelance/Business/Marketing

• Social Media is No Place for Robot Behavior | chrisbrogan.com
  Die Robots Die
  (tags: tools tweetlater web2.0 socialnetworks twitter marketing technology socialmedia)
• Best business books of 2008 – Business – MiamiHerald.com
  Best Books for Business in 2008!!
  (tags: books)
• Why Strategic Collaboration is the Secret to 21st Century Success — Copyblogger
  Collaboration is the key to success, I need to work on that myself!
  (tags: blog entrepreneurship business strategy blogging collaboration freelance copyblogger tweetmarks strategic blogs partnering jv)
• Top Ten Blog Tips » 10 tips for writing achievable blogging resolutions
  Great tips for keeping your blogging resolutions!

jQuery

• 40+ JavaScript and jQuery resources that will make you a better Web developer | d'bug
  Awesome Javascript and jQuery Resources!!!
  (tags: webdesign webdevelopment jQuery reference Resources javascript AJAX)
• Dynamic FAQ Page – A Lesson in Accessibility and Progressive Enhancement
  Really great example of usability.
  (tags: design jQuery usability accesibilidad faq usabilidad)

Laughs of the Day

• http://data.tumblr.com/MlgRLzY1yi1wu6igujX90Txso1_500.gif
  This is just Hilarious – Cartoon about buying music
• 13 Signs You're A Bad Graphic Designer
  Funny but true signs you are a bad Graphic Designer!
  (tags: design graphics graphicdesign advertising help howto 2008 blog Resources webdesign business mistakes bad read baddesign graphic_design articles blogs graphic designer fonts advice creative typography reference tips)

Programming

• 5 Helpful Tips for Creating Secure PHP Applications – NETTUTS
  Great tips for Secure PHP Application building
  (tags: design howto coding programming nettuts web webdesign Applications code hack website development webdev php Security webapps webdevelopment list Tutorials tips seguridad secure apps)
• Elegant Code » Thinking only of the Junior Developer
  Nice Coding Rant
  (tags: inspiration education agile development tips software management learning)
• Steve Rowe's Blog : Stroustrup on What's Wrong With CS Programs
  Computer Science Programs are BROKEN.
  (tags: programming education)
• H3RALD : 10 programming languages worth checking out
  Cool Programming Languages to check out!
  (tags: programming languages reads wishlist)
• Benchmark: PHP vs. Python vs. Perl vs. Ruby – Tim Hentenaar's Blog
  Programming Language performance Test
  (tags: webdev benchmark article php ruby performance languages python perl)

WordPress

• How To Create A Featured Post Section In WP (And Get Pagination To Work) | Spyre Studios
  Nice alternative to faulty Featured Content Plugins
  (tags: tutorial Tutorials wordpress wp post)
• 15 Useful Tools for WordPress Bloggers – Six Revisions
  Great Tools for WordPress Bloggers!
  (tags: design lists webdev services firefox webdevelopment addon plugin blogging webdesign howto tips web Resources wordpress resource development blog tools tool blogs todo useful cms Plugins wp)

Web Developer/Designer Inspiration

• I Am Paddy » How do you Twitter: John Haydon?
  Great interview with the one and only John Haydon!
• TheDieline.com: The #1 Package Design Website, World's Best Packaging: 826 Valencia
  Pirate Themed Packaging!
• AndySowards.com :: Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 12/29/2008 | AndySowards.com :: Professional Web Design, Development, Programming, Hacks, Downloads, Math and being a Web 2.0 Hipster?
  Hope everyone had a great Christmas Weekend! I know I did, a busy one! Totally not ready for it to end! But all good things don't have to end! Daily links
  (tags: ping.fm nerdy daily links)
• Web Design Inspiration: Marcos Vinicius (Sucram) | Abduzeedo – design inspiration & tutorials
  Really Amazing and Inspirational works from Marcos Vinicius

Best of 2008

• Best WordPress Themes » The Best WordPress Themes of 2008
  Best WP Themes of 08!!
  (tags: 2008 design template premium top10 awesome ideas showcase blog inspiration free list templates wordpress-themes wp wp-themes wordpress:themes wordpressthemes cms themes wordpress cool blogs gallery theme best)
• The 10 Coolest Open Source Products Of 2008
  Best Open Source Products of 2008!
• Top 46 SEO Posts of the Year – 2009
  Great collection of SEO Posts, best SEO Posts of 08!!

Illustrator Tutorial

• Rendering a 2D Spark Plug Diagram from 3D Components in Illustrator – VECTORTUTS
  Really awesome 3D to 2D workflow in Illustrator

Analytics

• 50 Resources for Getting the Most Out of Google Analytics
  Get the most out of your Analytics!!
  (tags: webdesign tool digital links tracking website Resources blog google SEO tips Tutorials recursos analytics blogging marketing analysis google-analytics googleanalytics posicionamiento)