Web Mockups with Pencil
Discovered Pencil today, a nifty free/open source mockup tool. Initially I wasn’t going to try it because it is advertised as a Firefox extension, and I didn’t want yet another firefox extension installed. But then I found you could download a standalone version. So far, it works pretty good, my only complaint is that I [...]
Web Development with NotePad++
I’ve started using NotePad++ as my primary editor for web development – HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP. Notepad++ gives you everything you need, but you do have to turn on a few settings.
Autocompletion.
This will prompt for you to complete repeated or known text for the relevant language you are working with:
Settings > Preferences > Backup/Auto-Completion
Tick [...]
NotePad++ Run in Various Browsers
By default, NotePad++ has a number of browsers included in the Run menu including:
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Safari
Chrome
However, depending on where these browsers are installed on your computer they may not work. For example, I have Firefox Portable installed, so, the command to launch it is D:\Programs\Firefox\FirefoxPortable.exe.
To update the shortcuts listed on the Run menu, you need to [...]
StatPress Analytics in Wordpress
I’ve been trying StatPress for a week now and its going pretty well. Its an alternative to analytics software such as Google Analytics to give you information about visitors to your wordpress site.
Minimalist Gmail Firefox Extension
Matt Constatine has come up with a fantastic Minimalist Gmail Firefox extension which cuts out all the guff in Gmail and leaves you with the bare essentials. The other day I was using Gmail without the extension and noticed that Gmail has actually got quite cluttered. If you like it, a donation is the best [...]