Developer

Apr 27 2009

Meet the Geeks

We are all kinds of excited here at MacMerc for this year’s World Wide Developer’s Conference. You know you’ll be there (virtually speaking). Now you can be there in style, with a few free downloads…

iStumbler

First off, there’s the mater of connecting. For those of you living the mobile lifestyle, you’ll want to take a look at iStumbler. This little program sniffs out open AirPort networks and gets you connected to them.

Internet Connect Scripts

These AppleScripts automate your connection to the internet and can launch applications and even sign-in to chat services. You will have to be comfortable with AppleScript to do some minor editing on these, but these scripts are a great way to get online and straight into the action!

iChatExporter

If you join the MacMerc live chat via iChat, this handy app will let you extract a text version of your chat logs. These are much easier to read and edit than the format that iChat stores them in.

ContactCreator

Undoubtedly, you’ll meet some new friends at the live chat event. The Contact Creator service is a fast way to make a new Address Book contact from any selected text. You’ll be able to add those chat alias’ to your Address Book without missing any of the action.

WWDC 2003 Agenda

For those of you going to the conference (or those playing along at home) you can download the complete agenda for your Palm device. It comes in an eBook and Web Clipping format.

Okay, now you’re all hooked up and ready for Monday and the big keynote. I hope to see you all in the chat rooms!

Brian

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Apr 27 2009

Web Developer First-Aid

Brought to you by: James

wde Web Developer First Aid

The Web Developer Extension is an extension which adds popular wed development tools to Firefox. If you’re a fan of compatibility and/or CSS, then this extension is a must as a both a companion for your current web development application and as first-aid for later. Here are some of the more prominent features.

standards Web Developer First Aid

Quickly check for standards compliance.

jserrors Web Developer First Aid

Quickly check for javascript errors.

editcss Web Developer First Aid

Edit CSS and check results before applying the changes. This a must for almost all CSS users. It removes the tedious task of repetitively applying and checking your changes, which can really confuse and/or annoy your readers if you have a popular site.

outline Web Developer First Aid

Outline almost any field.

resolution Web Developer First Aid

View your site at any resolution.

disable Web Developer First Aid

Disable almost any site feature.

As already stated, this extension is a must for almost any web designer. If you still don’t believe me, try it for yourself.

If you’re just looking to get started in the wonderful world of web design, then take a look at NVU.

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Apr 27 2009

Google Maps Redux

The advent of the Google Maps API has had programmers the world over calling in sick to their day jobs. Fortunately, you don’t have to be a code genius to take advantage of Google Map’s developer features.

Mapki

Rather than build up to the big one, I’ll just pop this one in up-front. This Google Maps wiki has everything from related services, code snippets and documentation on Google Maps.

Maps.Huge.info

I don’t know if these Google Maps are huge, but they are handy.

gmapzip Google Maps Redux

Enter a zip code and you’ll get a map of its boundaries. Click anywhere on the map and the zip code the point resides in will be drawn for you.

Google Maps EZ

Interested in making your own Google Maps? Google Maps EZ will let you add Google Maps to your own site with nothing more than some HTML. You get to host your own maps with a few lines of provided code that loads JavaScript from Google Maps EZ.

gMapTrack

If you don’t mind so much where you map is hosted, and particularly if you have a lot of points to plot, gMapTrack is for you. This free service lets you upload locations via XML or CSV and has flexible plotting options. You can keep maps private or make them public. All without thinking about code.

Flash Earth

Now, for one last map browsing experience, check out Flash Earth.

flashearth Google Maps Redux

You can browse the world in Flash with Google Maps or MSN Virtual Earth. Can you see me?

There you go, more mapping fun. Join me next week for more great freeware and free web services.

Brian

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