May 13, 2008
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» Also, check out my bookmarks at del.icio.us « Computers and Technology Banana Slug - "BananaSlug was designed to promote serendipitous surfing: finding the unexpected in the 8,058,044,651 web pages indexed by Google. Directed Google searches return pages most relevant to your search term, based on the pages' popularity on the Web. You may never see some of the pages way down the list that are relevant or interesting, but off the beaten path."
Blog - On-going diary of our web design work and "best practices."
CBC Archives - Great clips and stories from year's past... WWII, Vietnam, etc. I particularly enjoy the "On This Day" clips. I listened to a Churchill broadcast and watched Sammy Davis Jr. talk to draft dodgers.
Cookie Dog Hosting - A private hosting service that we make available to select clients. An ideal hosting environment for a Quadra Street Designs CMS site.
dafont.com - Over 7,000 free fonts.
Favicon Generator - A great, quick on-line tool for creating favicons. Two warnings, though. First, if you put in their suggested tag into a Xaraya site, make sure you explicitly close off the tag. Secondly, the favicon only works on the home page in the current version of IE -- not secondary pages.
Filezilla - Best FTP progam I've found so far. Transfers multiple files at once, shows you transfer progress, able to handle huge numbers of files.
Google Maps - Probably the best map tool out there: makes use of Google synonyms, includes satellite image option, ability to navigate by "dragging" the map.
Google Print Search - Search the scanned text of zillions of books.
Greenzap Scam Alert - As a public service, I'm including this link so that more people will be able to easily educate themselves about Green Zap and it's potential to rip you off to the tune of $100.
GRSites.com - A fantastic source for free web graphics and tools... actually free! Hard to believe, I know :)
Internet Traffic Report - "Your Internet surfing safari may be smooth today, but perhaps you can't reach Yahoo or a few web sites in Europe. This web site will tell you if those regions of the Internet are currently slowed down. By checking the Internet Traffic Report, you can determine if your problems are global or local."
JavaScript Source - A repository for all manner of javascript. Simple things like changing css on the fly, and more complicated menus, etc.
Jewish Encyclopedia - "This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. The Jewish Encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.
This online version contains the unedited contents of the original encyclopedia. Since the original work was completed almost 100 years ago, it does not cover a significant portion of modern Jewish History (e.g., the creation of Israel, the Holocaust, etc.). However, it does contain an incredible amount of information that is remarkably relevant today."
Men of the Internet - Real men... real pictures. I dread finding my own picture on this site some day!
NNDB: Tracking the Entire World - A people/place/thing database similar to the IMDB -- "who's who" that allows you to research the connections between the who's who. What?
Podscope - Search Podcasts! - "Simply put, it's Google for audio."
Print Free - A great selection of printable signs and cards. Quick and easy to use. Calendars, office signs, etc.
SendThisFile - A nifty way to send large files that your e-mail can't handle. The system uploads your file via their web site, sends an e-mail to the recipient, and they pick up the file from the website.
SEO Resources - A great set of search engine optimization articles.
Wayback Machine - Do you want to see what USED to on a web site yesterday or last month?
Do you happen to have the full URL of a reference that has dynamic content?
How about seeing what the TOP news articles or business news was on CNN's or CBC's start page from 5 years ago?
Web Safe Fonts - A concise list of common web-safe fonts.
Web Site Speed Analyzer - A cool tool that analyzes various aspects of web site speed.
Web Site Submission - An interesting article on Web Site Submission sites and tools.
Wyome Development - A blog from a fellow Xaraya developer. He has some kind words to say about my site -- I'd say the same thing about his site: I'm "impressed with the simple, yet very nice design."
Xaraya - The best CMS (Content Management System) out there: well written PHP code that is vetted by the entire developer community, object oriented, focussed on a content architecture of roles / priviledges / categories.
Fun and Games 9412 -- On-line Classic Rock - An "all internet" classic rock station to listen to while you're at your computer. Very few commercials and great music.
A Guide to Snowflakes - "...all about snow crystals and snowflakes -- what they are, where they come from, and just how these remarkably complex and beautiful structures are created, quite literally, out of thin air."
Badger Badger Badger - Badger, badger, badger, badger, mushroom, mushroom, snake, a snake! (Turn on your Sound.)
Bouncing Prezzie - Flash programming that allows you to play around with George W. (NOTE: I'm not really anti-American -- It just appeals to my sick sense of humour!)
Brick Testament - The bible portrayed with lego toys!
Escapa! - "Here's a fun game to play. The object of the game is to move the red block around without getting hit by the blue blocks or touching the black walls." Instant Addiction.
George Kourounis - Storm Chaser & Adventurer - "I've spent many years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomenon. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms, hurricanes, supercell thunderstorms, volcanoes and lightning among other things. This site contains a variety of photographs and video images of these encounters with wild weather and other forces of nature."
National Geographic - Photo of the Day - Great daily desktop background images.
Online Etymology Dictionary - In-depth research into the origin of words.
Roxik Pictaps - Draw your own funky stick/line dancer and watch them and their thousands of friends have a dance party!
Silly Songs with Larry - Veggie Tales songs in .wav format... try 'em out. Bonus: intro movie.
Toothpaste for Dinner - Minimalist humour: simple line drawings, simple jokes, simple look on your face after looking at a few.
Wine Variety Profiles - List of wine grape varieties, with individual pages for many varieties.
wineanswers.com - Cool wine tips and very handy glossary of wine terms and grape varieties.
Wordsmith.org - Make sure you sign-up for the "A Word A Day" mailing list -- great fun!
Victoria, British Columbia BC Gas Prices - Portal site for BC gas price issues.
Doodlebug Cards - Handmade greeting cards and stationery from Victoria, B.C. crafted by Jenn Hobson.
Moss Street Market - We sell our jewellery at the Moss Street Maket every Saturday during the Spring and Summer.
Newsgroup: vic.buysell - My worst addiction: shopping for stuff over the internet. The best place to get a fix: vic.buysell.
Nobleworks Marketing Solutions - The home of Hugh Noble: a 30 year veteran in the fields of graphic design, photography, and marketing consulting.
The Superior Restaurant - A cool little restaurant in James Bay. Dinner for the two of us totalled $50, and the food was excellent.
The Weather Network - Victoria Weather Forecast - More accurate than Environment Canada, 7 day forecast, and long term 14 day forecast.
Times Colonist Christmas Craft Fair Listings - For Christmas craft fairs, the best way is to consult the Times Colonist craft fair listing. Here's a copy of the craft fair schedule from last year (Christmas 2004). This link is for their 70kb PDF.
Used Victoria - Yet another free-to-post used items site for Victoria. This one has a large number of well formatted ads -- all from within the last 30 days.
Vancouver Island Freecycle - A great mailing list devoted to giving or taking for free. I've recently given away a desk and a garage door opener. I've taken away some furniture and spare 35mm film.
Viewmont - Web Design plus a Digital Photography gallery containing images mostly from Victoria, B.C.
Jewellery Jewellery / Jewelry Information - A nifty little description of the word "jewellery", including alternative and odd spellings such as: jewelry, iuelrye, iowalre, and, of course, juelerye!
Wedding Jewellery - I quite often get asked for a good place to go for a wedding set or engagement ring. My favourite is Ian MacDonald Jewellery on View Street -- however, Ian doesn't have a web site that I can find. So here's a link to a site that lists wedding jewellery designers. They have contact information for Ian MacDonald.
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