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Why we skip Photoshop
via Signal vs. Noise by Jason on June 02, 2008
When designing a UI we usually go right from a quick paper sketch to HTML/CSS. We skip the static Photoshop mockup.Here are a few reasons why we skip photoshop:You can’t click a Photoshop mockup. This is probably the number one reason we skip static mockups. They aren’t real. Paper isn’t real either, but paper doesn’t have that expectation. a Photoshop mockup is on your screen. If it’s...
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The History of Firefox 1.0 to 3.0 in Screenshots [Screenshot Tour]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on June 16, 2008
Mozilla released Firefox version 1.0 to relative obscurity in November of 2004, and four short years later, the much-anticipated Firefox 3.0 will hit the streets with ambitions of setting a new world record tomorrow. In honor of tomorrow's 3.0 release, let's take a look back at a visual history of Firefox, version 1.0 to 3.0.The Themes The most significant change you'll notice in...
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Reclaim Memory by Mastering Windows' Task Manager [Feature]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on February 14, 2008
The best way to speed up your PC is to give it more available memory—but freeing up as much of the memory you already have is cheaper and easier than cracking open your case to install a new stick of RAM. It takes a lot of memory to get a modern Windows system up and ... well, not doing anything in particular, really. Between cryptic system processes, confusing "helper" applications, and...
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Navigation Menus: Trends and Examples
via Smashing Magazine by Vitaly Friedman & Sven Lennartz on February 25, 2008
Navigation is the most significant element in web design. Since web-layouts don’t have any physical representation a user can stick to, consistent navigation menu is one of the few design elements which provide users with some sense of orientation and guide them through the site. Users should be able to rely on it which is why designers shouldn’t mess around with it.That’s why in most cases...
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We've officially acquired DoubleClick
via Official Google Blog by Karen on March 10, 2008
Posted by Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEOI'm pleased to share the news that we completed our acquisition of DoubleClick today. Although it's been nearly a year since we announced our intention to acquire DoubleClick last April, we are no less excited today about the benefits that the combination of our two companies will bring to the online advertising market.Because we have been waiting...
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Pixels Go Mad - The Celebration Of Pixel Art
via Smashing Magazine by Vitaly Friedman & Sven Lennartz on May 04, 2008
Pixel art lives both in and beyond computer screen. Artists design pixel art posters, magazine covers, album covers, desktop wallpapers, paintings, “pixelish” video ads and even pixelated tattoos. And there is a good reason behind it: in times when popular design solutions strive for real-life-look or perfection pixel art offers a distinctive and creative artistic approach which is extremely...
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Get Vista's Best Features in XP [Windows]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 12, 2008
Despite the fact that most of you prefer XP to Vista and would rather Microsoft extended XP's shelf-life, several new and improved features available in Vista would be great to have in XP. This new functionality may not be enough to get you to switch to Vista, but that doesn't mean you're out of luck. Let's take a look at a few ways you can incorporate Windows Vista's best...
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How YOU Can Make the Web More Structured
via ReadWriteWeb by Alex Iskold on January 30, 2008
We have written a lot here about the the vision of building a structured layer ontop of the current web. Annotating billions of HTML documents in a bottom-up way or building top-down tools that can automagicallyinterpret the existing information are the two approaches that we discussed. Together these approaches would result in a globaldatabase which will make the web even more connected.The...
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Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated? (And some workarounds)
via Joel on Software by Joel Spolsky on February 18, 2008
Last week, Microsoft published the binary file formats for Office. These formats appear to be almost completely insane. The Excel 97-2003 file format is a 349 page PDF file. But wait, that’s not all there is to it! This document includes the following interesting comment: Each Excel workbook is stored in a compound file. You see, Excel 97-2003 files are OLE compound documents, which are,...
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