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Jul
20

prettyMobile – iPhone/iTouch website development toolkit

By Vinod  //  All, Mobile, Tools  //  1 Comment

Everyone wants an iPhone/iTouch compatible website. While pretty much every website works on those devices without any code modification being needed, that doesn’t mean it’s the best it can be.

prettyMobile is an iPhone/iTouch website development toolkit. It provide you will all the basics you need to make a mobile version of your website. It makes extensive use of CSS transformations making sure the animations will be as smooth as they can be. Plus, it’s only 13kb gzipped and minified.

It’s packaged with a CSS to give you the look and feel of a native iPhone/iTouch application but by loading your own CSS file you can really give it the look and feel you want.

Jul
16

MapBox – Custom Maps in the Cloud

By Vinod  //  All, Tools  //  1 Comment

MapBox provides a suite of open source tools and services for creating and using custom maps in the cloud.

MapBox’s TileMill toolkit is a fully configured open source tile rendering engine that can be used to create custom maps using any data set, whether your private data or freely available public sources. MapBox.com also makes large public data sets available for easy access and use. Combining TileMill and these data sets together, MapBox provides the framework that we use to make some of the most beautiful custom maps in the world.

Jul
14

WebMatrix – everything you need to build Web sites using Windows

By Vinod  //  All, Tools  //  1 Comment

WebMatrix is everything you need to build Web sites using Windows. It includes IIS Developer Express (a development Web server), ASP.NET (a Web framework), and SQL Server Compact (an embedded database). It streamlines Web site development and makes it easy to start Web sites from popular open-source apps. The skills and code you develop with WebMatrix transition seamlessly to Visual Studio and SQL Server.

Jul
7

Ninite Batch Installer

By Vinod  //  All, Tools  //  1 Comment

Ninite lets you pick your favorite software from among an extensive list (Web browsers, messaging, media, images, documents, security, runtimes, file sharing, utilities, compression, developer tools and more), creates a batch installer for them and then installs them for you automatically.

  1. Pick your favorite software below.
  2. Click “Get Installer” and run it.
  3. You’re done!

Features:

  • No Toolbars – Ninite says “No” to toolbars and other junk.
  • No Clicking – Ninite automates installers offscreen.
  • 32 and 64-bit – Ninite installs the best version of an app for your PC.
  • International – Ninite installs apps in your PC’s language.
  • Fast – No manual labor means installs finish quickly.
Jun
14

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 HTML5 Pack

By Vinod  //  All, HTML, Tools  //  1 Comment

Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 HTML5 Pack is an extension for Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. This extension provides features to help users generate HTML5 and CSS3 code. Features include Multiscreen Preview, Media Query support, code hinting, starter layouts, and WebKit updates for rendering enhancements.

This extension enhances Dreamweaver CS5 in the following ways:

  • Introduces the Multiscreen Preview panel , allowing for Live View display on 3 different screen sizes, with Media Query support. (Window > Multiscreen Preview)
  • Adds code hinting for the HTML5 Tag Library with new tags, attributes, and properties.
  • Updates code hinting for new attributes and values in existing HTML tags.
  • Adds code hinting for the following CSS3 specifications: 2D/3D Transformations; Animations; Background and Border; Basic User Interface; Line Layout; Marquee; Media Queries; MultiColumn; Ruby; Text; and Transitions.
  • Updates Live View to support <video> and <audio>. (Requires Quicktime installation.)
  • Improved rendering for CSS3 in Live View.
  • Adds HTML5 starter layouts to the New Document Dialog box.
  • Offers better rendering for new tags in Design View.