2 essential web-services for any web-designer & web-master!
There are 2 online tools I find myself using quite often and whose, in my opinion, should be in any utility belt of any web-designer and web-master.
WebPagetest, a site where it test the load time of your page and analyzes what loads, how long it loads, and even gives suggestion on how to improve it.
And of course the most important one: Browsershots. Ever wondered how your website looks in Opera 8? Or IE 6? Or any other dozen browsers out there? You don't have to install 10 browsers to find it out. This webservice takes care of it for you by taking screenshots in each browser and uploading said screenshots upon completion.
Create your own “perfect” password!
Recently I've read some articles about the most insecure and most used passwords folks use. Boy, I gotta say, it's mind numbing just how stupid some folks are, sorry to be harsh.
I for one create my passwords through my own convenient "algorithm" if you want to call it that, so I can remember even 20 characters long passwords with numbers, letters and special letters.
Or you could simply go to https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm and be done with it. Yes, this site is secure, it's using https, and the passwords generated there ARE very strong. Start using your heads folks, don't get f'ked because y'all are too lazy!
And if you can't remember each password you're using, use KeePass, store your passwords there, set a unique password you won't ever forget for your password database and either burn it on a DVD or better yet, use a password-ed flash drive.
Yes, I'm aware of the irony. A password for the flash drive and a password for the password database!
Just for the fun of it, test how secure your password is.
YouTube increases Upload limit to 15 mintues!
Just a friendly reminder. As of 29th July 2010, YouTube increased their Upload limit from 10 to 15 minutes! Finally!
Cheers!
Google launches its own dictionary!
Apparently google.com decided to launch its own dictionary without telling anybody about it:
http://www.google.com/dictionary
Enjoy!
PS: I prefer LEO, Cambridge Dictionaries Online, Merrian-Webster and Urbandictionary over Google's somewhat yet limited dictionary.
How to enable the New Google Search!
Apparently google.com has a new search design:
How to enable it:
- Go to google.com
- Copy/Paste this into your web browser address field and hit enter:
javascript:void(document.cookie="PREF=ID=20b6e4c2f44943bb:U=4bf292d46faad806:TM=1249677602:LM=1257919388:S=odm0Ys-53ZueXfZG;path=/; domain=.google.com"); - Reload google.com
Bear in mind, I have no idea how to revert this change. Still I like it this way much more!
The Don’s WordPress Plugins Round-Up!
I've got a few emails lately asking me what kind of plug-ins I use with my WordPress blog! I confess, I'm a lazy baastich, I use a lot of plugins which make writing posts and managing the blog easier. Why should I not?
In its raw form, WordPress provides everything one needs to start blogging immediately. That's the biggest plus! I've tested a few blog and CMSs and a lot of them were either very bloated or had almost no customization available.
Check out the 22 plugins I'm using...