Tools & Testing
10-second Website Usability Testing
Nov 24, 2009CommentsA website can deliver that same level of pain and frustration to visitors if you don’t test usability before you launch. The following check can be included in your normal workflow, takes no more than ten seconds, and is a good measure of the visitor-friendliness of your finished layout.
Choose ItA Speedy Way To Write HTML/CSS Code
Nov 24, 2009CommentsIn this post we present a new speedy way of writing HTML code using CSS-like selector syntax — a handy set of tools for high-speed HTML and CSS coding. It was developed by our author Sergey Chikuyonok and released for Smashing Magazine and its readers.
Choose It34 Cheat Sheets for Web Designers and Developers
Nov 23, 2009CommentsA web designer spends most of his design time to move around different softwares environment and it becomes really hard to memorize the shortcuts and hot keys for each environment. Hence, cheat sheets provide great help for them. In this article, we present 34 essential cheat sheets for the most popular web based technologies.
Choose ItColorJive Paints Your Home Without a Brush
Nov 22, 2009CommentsPaint your home without paint! You don’t even have to pick up a brush. Paint virtually with Colorjive. We’ve got thousands of colors to choose from. If you’re wondering whether it’s a good idea to paint your kitchen red, you can test it with Colorjive. It just takes a few clicks.
Choose It10 Online Tools and Apps to Help Optimize and Format CSS
Nov 22, 2009CommentsSome of these tools are fairly basic, offering optimization and formatting without many options or user control, which are fine for coders with limited knowledge. For the CSS pros, there are some advanced tools and apps that will allow you to choose the level of compression and also offer many options regarding your optimized CSS.
Choose ItFile Size Really Does Matter
Nov 19, 2009CommentsWhether you’re talking about weight, height, or the code for a website, the truth is that size really does matter. By compressing my HTML, CSS, and JavaScript I can serve smaller files and therefore speed up delivery time for the end-user of my sites. This choice will show the tools and techniques to send smaller files to your visitors.
Choose ItProfile Web Browsers with Browserscope
Nov 12, 2009CommentsBrowserscope is a community-driven project for profiling web browsers. The goals are to foster innovation by tracking browser functionality and to be a resource for web developers. Gathering test results from users “in the wild” is the most important and useful feature of Browserscope – and you can participate!
Choose ItSearch Over 13,000 High Quality Freeware Fonts
Nov 12, 2009CommentsA unique font can help your document stand out and attract attention. A perfectly suited font can help to make a design attractive and successful. Finding these high quality fonts is a task made easier with SearchFreeFonts.com. New SearchFreeFonts.com collection contains over 13,000 free fonts.
Choose It26 Must Have Resources for the Web Developer’s Toolbox
Nov 11, 2009CommentsIn every creative field, there are certain tools that one always keeps handy in order to get the job done. As developers (who also design) the toolbox inventory needs to be broad to encompass all the necessary areas to keep you moving and productive. Below is a list of the resources that we felt should be included in any developer’s toolbox.
Choose ItClient Side Code Highlighting Made Easy
Nov 8, 2009CommentsIf you need to show code examples on your website or blog, this choice is for you. Here you’ll find out about SyntaxHighlighter by Alex Gorbatchev which is a JavaScript and CSS solution thats’s fully featured, easy to implement and degrades nicely. You’ll also get a page full of examples using the highlighter with different languages.
Choose It