Web Developer Resources (Week 40)
As Web Designers and Developers we are always looking for the latest technology, trend, concept and idea to help better our designs and give us the inspiration to create. Every Website or Web Application that I approach, I want to keep a unique and clean design that fits the project it’s self at the same time I’m always reading and reading the latest articles to possibly help speed up production or give me an idea that takes me in the right direction with the project. Each week, here at Simplified Source, we will be providing our top Resources for Developers which include articles and applications that we enjoyed reading.
This week we had a lot going on in the Web Developer and Designer Community as we had a few product releases such as SourceTree (for free at least) and the passing of Computer Crusader Steve Jobs. We appreciate everything that Mr. Jobs has done for us and cannot forget the crucial steps that he took for us to get a computer in every home while keeping the interface that we use to talk on the phone, interact with our computers and listen to music very simple and enjoyable. Enjoy and of course all credit and rights goto the original article author.
- Thinking About CSS Architecture by Snook.ca
- Update: Google Chrome is closing in on Mozilla Firefox by Brian Gardner
- Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 by ReadWriteWeb
- 10 Free Android Apps To Boost Your Productivity With by Smashing Apps
- Eye Tracking Google SERPs - 5 Tales of Pizza by SEOMoz Daily Blog
- Adobe Acquires Typekit Web-Font Service by Webmonkey
- Web Analytics: 45+ Scripts To Analyze Your Web Traffic by Noupe
- Top Five Habits that Contribute to Business Failure on the Web by 1stWebDesigner
- Atlassian Buys Mac Client For GIT and Mercurial SourceTree by TechCrunch
That sums it up this week. Hope you enjoyed the read.
(Source: blog.icodeclarity.com)
My Perfect Media Center and Home Network Setup
So about a year ago I pulled out a older Dell Inspiron 6000. The screen was pretty much dead, but everything else worked great. I thought about the amazing multimedia collection I had on my primary desktop/server and it all came together. My Media Center laptop is plugged into our beautiful 32” HDTV running XBMC.
So after a lot of trial and error and tons of research, I believe that I finally have the setup that would impress anyone. The basic list of machines involved in the network and what their roles are:
- Dell Inspiron 6000. Running Ubuntu 10.10 with XFCE and Auto-Runs XBMC-Latest.
- HP Desktop/Server. Installed 8GB-DDR3 RAM, Quad-Core AMD. Running Ubuntu 10.10 Standard Desktop Edition, slimmed down and running multiple protocols such as MediaTomb, Samba, Tangerine and other UPnP-Compliant Services and VPN that works with a Cisco Router for access to my business projects securely.
- Dell Studio 15, Gateway NVx, Apple MacBook, Apple Desktop, iPod, iPhone and Android Device. All are external devices that connect to the Wireless Network and have access, including SSH/FTP/GIT/RSYNC protocols for my Web Development Projects. Also convenient to have access to a Daapd Server to connect to my 200GB Music Library.
- Netgear WNR3500v2. Wireless Router. Basically routes to ‘HomeServer’ (my Desktop/Server) which handles all of the protocols and UPnP. Device does handle my Dynamic Host (via DyDns).
If anybody is interested in hearing more about my cheap wireless network and media center, let me know and I can post my exact setup and how I went about each step and why I chose each application and the process of having my Home Linux Server re-route all traffic. I love my home media center and network. Seriously, I love the fact that I can have a secure home work environment and also stream 2TB of Videos/Movies and 200GB of Music with no hiccups.
Qualcomm Demos Dual-Core Snapdragon
Oh how I love my Android device. I may be running an old myTouch-3G, but I love it. Immediately rooted the device and have been running CyanogenMOD for over a year and half now. I know, I know, old school device. Time to upgrade. I have played around and demoed many Android devices and the speed and performance is getting to be amazing. With the push of Android-based Tablets coming soon (maybe it has already happened, Samsung?), I can only say that I am excited and a Dual-Core Snapdragon processor!? We will all have good dreams tonight, well atleast us Android freaks.
Qualcomm is not a consumer-facing company, but they are starting to slowly change that strategy as this past week they hosted a bloggers roundtable at CES to show off their upcoming dual-core Snapdragon processors. I was so eager to attend that I actually skipped Verizon’s LTE event, but unfortunately I did not find what I was looking for – a reason to get excited about the next generation of Snapdragon processors.
The presentation started with a demonstration of the dual-core Snapdragon MSM8660 development platform. We saw some 3D games, multi-party video chat with ooVoo, and steroscopic 3D movies displayed over HDMI. The demos were cool, but I saw the same types of technology on display when I visited with NVIDIA and Texas Instruments to talk about their dual-core offerings.
(Posted by Taylor Wimberly via Android and Me)
