This month in Bookmarks: April 2008
April was a GREAT month for blog readers. I pulled some mostly under-recognized posts and blogs from my del.icio.us bookmarks to share them with you. You can add me to your del.icio.us network if you want to keep up on all my bookmarks in real-time.
Firefox
Restore Firefox 3 Smart Bookmarks - If you really miss having Smart Bookmarks for Firefox 3, here is a simple about:config tweak to fix you right up!
Tracking down Firefox plug-ins - With all these new versions of Firefox you are using, it may be hard to keep track of which Flash, Java, etc. plugin a particular install of Firefox is using. Check this out for simple steps to untangle the plug-in mess.
CSS
Dynamically Load Stylesheets Using MooTools 1.2 - David Walsh has really been rocking the MooTools blog world lately. This is one of the best and I encourage you to check out the others if you are interested at all in MooTools.
Web Design
960 Grid System - This is a really cool and free web-design package that I will personally be using to redesign eriwen.com. It has Photoshop/GIMP templates and HTML that you can use to kick start a design. 960px can easily be divided by 2,3,4,6,8,10,12… etc. allowing maximum flexibility and balance.
Ajaxian » Yahoo! releases new performance best practices - A list of really, really good bits for high-performance websites. How many of these can we put into YSlow?
Groovy
The Disco Blog - Andy Glover (an author of Groovy In Action) writes a stellar blog about Groovy and TDD. If you follow either of these things you will want to subscribe.
Gant - Groovy with ANT. The most painful thing about Ant is implementing good logic in your builds. This allows you to leverage the power of Groovy/Java to enhance your Ant build and it is easy as hell.
Productivity
Up or Out: Solving the IT Turnover Crisis - The Daily WTF - This is one of the best articles I have read about the Cravath System. If I ever manage you, know that I am a subscriber to many parts of this system. A must read.
Command Line Shell
The Definitive Guide to Bash Command Line History - This is THE BEST post I’ve seen on command-line history. If anyone uses a shell for anything then read this!
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Thank you for the mention and the kick ass post this month! Keep up the good work!
You’re welcome! I wouldn’t link to it if it wasn’t high quality. Well done!
Hi Eric,
Great list of goodies there, just a small point on your site - If the google toolbar is installed, the colour of your input box css is yellow on white - makes it harder for users to comment. You might want to have a look at overriding the toolbar’s css.
Thanks Paul! I never used the Google Toolbar and so I didn’t realize that it overrides input box CSS. This is something that will be handled in my upcoming new design and I will certainly try it out with Google Toolbar just to verify!
Thanks again