#WDNDL For 4/12/2009 – Weekend Roundup/Birthday Edition!

The weekend is here! (*I know, its already Sunday*). This week has been extremely exciting and EXTREMELY BUSY! Today I have a short list of links for you to enjoy, Also, Today is My Birthday AND EASTER! so Happy Easter! So that is why you haven’t really seen a lot of me this weekend, but I will be back in full force on Monday 🙂 Enjoy! Thanks everyone for all the love and support, I appreciate you all! Now Get your Daily Nerdy Web Development/Design Links!!

Web Development/Designer Resources, Inspirations and Entertainment!!

• PHP check valid url – roScripts
  Another great code snippet for validating urls
  (tags: php url)
• 50 Trend-setting Design Studios and Agencies | Inspiration
  Amazing studios and agencies
  (tags: inspiration design webdesign portfolio agency agencies studios graphicdesign)
• 34 (ou plus) boutons gratuits pour votre site | SoulVisual
  Awesome social bookmarking icons
  (tags: icons socialmedia icon free design webdesign social buttons)
• xkcd – A Webcomic – Exploits of a Mom
  This is classic LOL – School Database Security
  (tags: xkcd funny comics security comic database sql humor)
• PHP Security Guide
  Great read of securing your PHP
  (tags: php security programming reference development web webdev mysql)
• Best WordPress Design Awards: Time to Vote! | WPWebHost
  Vote for your favorite WP Design!!!
  (tags: design website studio reddit rss digg webdesign inspiration wordpress-themes blog twitter contest wordpress interactive lists awards blogs)
• tutwow shared http://www.problogdesign.com/resources/35-awesome-user-interface-design-tutorials/
  Excellent interface design tutorials, can never have too many of these
  (tags: design inspiration tutorials interface portfolio user webdesign)
• 5 refreshing alternatives to Google Analytics
  Need an alternative to Google Analytics?? These are valid options!
  (tags: tools statistics list article googleanalytics traffic blogging google website seo analytics webanalytics)
• More Cloud Agents: Tweecious Converts Twitter Links to Delicious Bookmarks – ReadWriteWeb
  Freaking sweet, Convert from twitter to delicious!!!!
  (tags: web2.0 twitter no_tag bookmarking social firefox delicious twittertools del.icio.us twitter_tools add-ons sharing conversion)
• http://applicant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tweetcurrency1.jpg
  Interesting Visual Guide to Twitter
  (tags: tools visual tips diagram socialmedia guide mindmap)
• The 100 Most Influential in Twitter
  Great list to be on, All these people are worth a solid follow
• Sawdust – Identity Design | Design You Trust. World's Most Famous Social Inspiration.
  Some awesome Identity designs
• Musings of Sharon Hayes-Tucci, an Internet Entrepreneur
  Great list of people to follow!
  (tags: twitter blog news resources domains tools culture history)
• Get Started With the Twitter API – Webmonkey
  Great read to dive into the Twitter API
  (tags: twitter)
• 12 Useful Web Based Twitter Tools! | Minervity
  Awesome tools for twitter!
  (tags: twitter tools tips socialmedia apps web list howto)
• Interactive character limit for textarea using Jquery – Let’s explore the web technologies together
  Good script for limiting characters
  (tags: javascript jquery ajax character html form validation forms)
• Create a Drop Cap with CSS | Web Designer – Defining the internet through beautiful design
  Awesome CSS Drop cap tutorial
• Flash tip: Going cross-domain | Web Designer – Defining the internet through beautiful design
  Good tips on Cross Domain Flash