Archive for the ‘Useful’ Category

12 tips for building a portfolio site

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Here’s a list of 12 good tips to consider when building a portfolio site.

Naming Tips

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Here’s some great tips for naming conventions when coding. It will make your code more understandable, maintainable and easier to read if you follow these simple rules.

Code Faster

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Here’s a quick tip about some software that could potentially help you code a lot faster.

UK Postcode Database

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Here’s a complete db for UK postcodes, including longitude and latitude. Very useful.

Flex Builder shortcuts

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Here’s a nice collection of Flex Builder shortcuts to speed up your development that extra little bit.

Flex automated testing

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

I must admit, I hadn’t heard of FlexMonkey before today, but it sounds awesome. It allows you to record keyboard/mouse input and then re-run it in your QA testing.

Tesco API coming soon!

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

That’s right folks, if you want a RESTful API for accessing lots of Tesco’y goodness like nutritional information for products, processing customer logins and virtual shopping carts, the information in here will be just for you!

10 rules for web startups

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Great list of ten things web startups should follow.

Bitmap -> Vector

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

This clever little site will convert your bitmap artwork into vector for you. I tested it out with an image of sackboy I had laying around and it certainly seemed to have done a good job, offering options of different detail levels and colours as well. This does appear to be a paid for service, but users can apparently get two free conversions.

Android LiveCD

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

An Android LiveCD has been put together. Head on over here to read about it and grab the download!