Online Font Identification Tool
WhatTheFont is a great online tool from My Fonts for identifying fonts. Upload a scanned image of the font you want to identify and WhatTheFont will do it’s best to pull as close a match as possible from the database.
Jun 18, 2009
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Tagged: fonts, tools, web app
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Handy RegEx Cheat Sheet
Other than the voodoo of htaccess, one thing that can really get a web developers head in a knot is the dark art of Regular Expressions. Although they seem pretty complicated at first these strange little patterns can be used to automatically perform text-based tasks that could otherwise melt the mind. Thankfully, Added Bytes has put together a very handy little Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet to ease the learning curve.
Jun 2, 2009
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Tagged: cheat sheet, regex, tools, tutorials
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Embed Fonts On Web Pages
FontJazz is a rather cool JavaScript typographic engine. Well, what does that do then? I hear you ask. Good question. It allows web designers and developers to use any typeface on a web page without relying on server-side rendering. Cool, huh?
May 27, 2009
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Tagged: fonts, FX, JavaScript, tools, typography
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Online Status Checker
Don’t you just hate it when you can’t load a website and you’re left wondering if it’s just you or if it has actually gone offline for everyone. Well now there’s a website to answer the question for you… is it down for everyone of just me?
May 15, 2009
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Tagged: error, tools, uptime, web app
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Cross Browser Screenshots
BrowserShots is a pretty cool online service that lets you see screenshots of your web design across a wide variety of browsers.
Mar 4, 2009
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Tagged: browser, compatibility, CSS, screenshots, tools, web app
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Online Stripe Generator
If you’re bored with the process of creating good looking tiled background images, you might want to check out Stripe Generator 2.0. It’s an online tool that takes some of the tedium out of making striped background tiles. You can also share what you make or load other users’ tiles to play with.
Mar 4, 2009
Filed Under: Resources
Tagged: background, graphics, stripe, tile, tools, web app
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