Michael Doyle | Blog

Web Development – htaccess

Noupe has an article on htaccess simple tips and techniques.

http://www.noupe.com/php/htaccess-techniques.html

Photoshop – Performance Tweaks

Smashing Magazine has a great article about how to tweak Photoshop to get better performance:

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/08/13/10-simple-steps-to-better-photoshop-performance/

PC Build – PSU Calculator

Lifehacker has  just posted up an article about an application which estimates what kind of PSU is needed for your PC. I haven't downloaded it yet, but it's definitely worth keeping if you're upgrading your PC. It's called eXtreme Power Supply Calculator.

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

Photoshop – Tutorials

Noupe has a good selection of new Photoshop tutorials:

http://www.noupe.com/tutorial/40-new-high-quality-adobe-photoshop-tutorials.html

Web Development – Javascript

Noupe has a good resource on a list of articles for beginners of Javascript. Dropdown menus, progress bars, and form validation is covered along with some other good tutorials.

http://www.noupe.com/javascript/javascript-for-designers.html

Blogging – 6 Must have Plugins for Wordpress

Some interesting plugins for wordpress that I haven't checked out yet.

http://howsyourblog.com/web-development/6-must-have-wordpress-plugins

Web Design – Creating A Portfolio Site

Elliot Jay Stocks made an interesting 2 part video on how to make a portfolio site. Very good information  and things to think about in them:

http://carsonified.com/blog/design/how-to-design-a-portfolio-site/

http://carsonified.com/blog/design/how-to-design-a-portfolio-site-part-2/

Web Design – Inspiration

Seen a few of these before, but still worth a mention

http://carsonified.com/blog/design/how-to-make-your-web-design-stand-out-from-the-crowd/

Web Development – Site Sketch101

Just don't have the time at the moment to go through a vast array of good articles on:

http://www.sitesketch101.com/

I will soon though

Design – Choosing Web Fonts

This article covers the basics of using fonts on web sites, basic but important stuff:

http://www.admixweb.com/2009/08/02/things-to-consider-when-choosing-font-for-your-website/