January 2008
dnScoop - Domain Name Value, History, Stats Tool... →
Admittedly not the most accurate valuation service, but interesting nonetheless.
Re-Gift Receipts →
I love the idea of giving people explicit permission to re-gift.
WordPress Tab Default to Pages Plugin | Watershed... →
I often need this functionality for clients who just want to use WordPress as a CMS.
Justkez.com | Understanding CakePHP Sessions →
For some reason, CakePHP sessions tend to confuse me. This reference has saved me several times.
2 Ways to Define your Poverty and What to do about... →
Good, concise post that explains the fundamental reasons for not having the financial life you want, and provides links to resources to overcome those setbacks.
Success Through Organization - oDesk Insider →
Capturing ideas and staying on task are two significant challenges for freelancers. This post has some good suggestions for dealing with both.
MySQL Cheat Sheet →
Every once in a while I can’t use phpMyAdmin for one reason or another, and in that case, it’s very helpful to have a quick, documented list of command line options.
Flipping Web Sites For Profit →
I’d like to buy this book, but am bound my “only if I have time to read it!” rule.
HostPapers - article WHM/cPanel account... →
I’ve known for some time that it’s theoretically possible to do a complete site move using WHM and cPanel. This tells me exactly how. (Too bad for me that my host won’t give me access to it!)
IE PNG Fix - TwinHelix →
A nice, easy-to-implement fix for the nastiness that has historically been IE’s transparent PNG support. Note to self: in Fireworks, transparent PNGs should be saved as 32-bit alpha images.
Password Generator →
This password generator combines a couple of unrelated words with a number to make a moderately secure but still-memorable password.
Tools - Phonetic Password Generator - Arantius.com →
This generator creates passwords that sound like real words but aren’t, which makes them easy(er) to remember but less likely to be cracked with a dictionary approach.
How to get the table prefix in CakePHP →
I’ve made notes for the next time this problem bugs me badly.
Lulu.com Book Cost Calculator →
This will help with pricing for both retail and wholesale (it’s pretty hard to find info on royalties from off-Lulu sales, like those from Amazon).
80 Million Tiny Images →
My friend Star showed this to me and I’m amazed by the scope of the project as well as the visual results.
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others... →
A good, clear summary of the Made to Stick tenets. Much faster reminder than getting my copy back from whomever I lent it to and looking them up!
My Half Hour Social Networking Plan: The First Ten... →
A concrete plan for using a short amount of time (daily) to market your site. I only wish the series was easier to navigate!
ScrapGirls Message Board -> Gallery →
Man, those scrapbookers are prolific! Great design inspiration here.
ScanMyPhotos.com and 30 Minute Photos Etc. - Photo... →
This photo scanning service is extremely affordable, but their quality isn’t as high as Scan Cafe. It’s still plenty high to reprint, just not for enlargements. However, if you have boxes of photos to scan, this looks like the best bargain.
Photo Scanning Services for Preserving Memories -... →
Someday when we get on a crazy clutter-free rampage, I’m going to want this link. This service looks like a very reasonably-priced one for most situations and they seem to care deeply about quality.
ShabbyPrincess.com :: DigiScrap downloads, Free... →
I’m really not a scrapbooker, but I love the stuff they come up with. Most “serious” scrappers are better designers than I’ll ever be. :)
10 Steps to Become an Email Ninja | The Blog of... →
I want to be an email ninja! In all seriousness, his tip #6 has already made my day better… I HAVE external to-do systems but wasn’t using them as much as I should be… until now. :)
About | Zen Habits →
Leo’s done a great job of clarifying what kinds of communications he’s able to accept. A good model for other overwhelmed bloggers!
Optimizing for Gmail's snippets and Outlook's... →
I routinely send out emails for clients and this looks like a good strategy. I’m going to do some split-testing to see how it impacts open rates.
Gmail-template Generator - Google Modules →
I’d like to use this to create standard replies for common questions (if only Gmail would cooperate on my Mac!).
Dummy Wordpress Posts | Dummy | Wordpress | Posts... →
When designing a blog theme, it’s very handy to have a variety of styles and posts. This collection of posts is a great starting point for a style-test.
curvyCorners support • View topic - find by class... →
I know I’ve come across this before and gotten stuck. Hopefully next time I’ll find this reminder BEFORE I spend hours debugging…
My Kid - a photoset on Flickr →
All of *Cinnamon’s photos are amazing, but I especially like this set taken of her beautiful daughter, Emma. Makes me want to actually do the photography thing.
Annals of Medicine: The Checklist: Reporting &... →
You would not believe what simple checklists can do to save lives (and dollars) in hospitals. I’m not in the medicine business, but I’m going to harness the power of checklists to systematize my business.
SEARCH ENGINE COLLEGE JOBS BOARD →
This might be a good resource for finding SEO/SEMs who are still learning and might be willing to work for cheap. :) Of course, who knows, they could get a site blacklisted or something, but there are always trade-offs!
Multiple Image Uploads Into Single MySQL Table... →
This post gave me the basic info I needed to allow multiple image uploads and to make them easy to work with. I’m going to modify it a little further, but it’s a fantastic starting point.
Thumbnails generation with phpThumb | The Bakery,... →
This is the CakePHP side of the phpThumb class. I’m using it to do on-the-fly resizing and cropping for a client project.
Lightroom Helper | The Bakery, Everything CakePHP... →
I’m going to use this helper to handle some photos in a client project.
BootB .::. Main →
I love the sketchy look to this one.
Ribbit - Silicon Valley's First Phone Company →
Geek Trends: 15 Footers with great usability by... →
I wish more blogs used clever footers (mine included!).
phpThumb() - The PHP thumbnail generator →
This is a very useful class for doing all sorts of nifty things with images… thumbnail generation is just the tip of the iceberg; it also does rotation, white balance, and transparency, among other things.
Charles Peters - Judge Him by His Laws -... →
A well-supported argument that Barack Obama has useful legislative experience as well as the people skills he needs to do a good job as president. (For the record, I’m a Republican, but Barack is by far my favorite Democrat presidential candidate.)
How to find blog posts for comment marketing -... →
Practical guidelines for finding good, comment-worthy posts that can also expose your blog to a audience that will find it interesting.
