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Web Discoveries for November 16th

These are my del.icio.us links for November 16th

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…in Spotify –
This guy has found 785 of the 1001 albums we’re all meant to hear before we die (according to a recent book), as Spotify links. Awesome.
thiscyborglife – Gizmodo –
This week, Gizmodo is exploring the enhanced human future in a segment we call This Cyborg Life. It’s about what happens when we treat our body less as a sacred object and more as what it is: Nature’s ultimate machine.
Joomla Developer’s Toolbox – Smashing Magazine –
My new hobby, and once again Smashing Mag has the ultimate article on how it all works.
Ultimate Round-Up Of 60 Excellent Gimp Tutorials | Tutorials | instantShift –
I’m hoping to get a laptop soon, that’ll only run Open Source software. This list will come in handy.
Color Scheme Designer 3 –
Mmmm – colour schemes! Useful for an upcoming project.

These are my del.icio.us links for October 5th

Things you didn’t know VLC media player can do – ElaKiri Community –
My favourite media player has some secret special moves, and here’s a list of them.
How to Write a Facebook Application in 5 Minutes – Facebook Apps Tutorial for Non-Developers –
Oooh – interesting! Might have a go at this.
ignore the code –
Some excellent learnings here into how users read & write comments. Lots of other usability findings. Numberlicious.
Touch | Interaction with RFID and NFC –
An amazing resource for those interested in this space.
Let Me Google That For You –
Neat little tool that creates videos of the search queries your lazy friends really should have done first before asking you.

These are my del.icio.us links for August 11th

Facebook Developers | Facebook Connect –
Information and documentation on Facebook Connect. Something we’ll be using on plenty of upcoming activity.
Innovation : Idea Hub : American Express OPEN Forum –
Really well-executed bundle of branded content, that is genuinely useful to new businesses and entrepreneurs.
11 Free Web Apps for your Daily Work –
A rundown of some great tools for online collaboration and enterprise, many of which are new to me.
Design Sojourn | Strategic Industrial Design Blog » 5 Steps to a Better Design Brief –
Neat little rundown of considerations for developing a fresh online property.
The complete guide to creating widgets in WordPress 2.8 –
An excellent article from Justin Tadlock, a WP Demi-God.

These are my del.icio.us links for July 24th

LAPP – Light Art Performance Photography –
Must-see timelapse artistry, set in eerie environments where the colours really stand out.
Eclectic Method –
Recycled video content offered up as pop-art, with some great projects under their belt and lots more to come.
Open Share Icons and Buttons –
A good idea to redefine sharing on the web with an open-source icon.
PDF to Excel — 100% Free! –
Why do PR and Creative Agencies insist on releasing work as PDF?
Here’s a solution for that age-old problem.
New Movie Previews –
Short previews of upcoming and currently showing movies – better than watching a trailer in some instances

These are my del.icio.us links for June 16th

Layar –
Criminy. This is the future I predicted two years ago in my dissertation finally coming to life. The phrase ‘Game Changer’ comes to mind.
SPRXMobile Mobile Service Architects » Home –
Makers of the awesome sounding Android App – Layar; home of @Rhymo, a fave #AR Twitter Follower.
Social Media Biz Buzz –
A worthy resource for social media marketers. This site offers streamed or downloadable assets without the fluffy blurb.
Web Design WordPress function list –
This is a great resource for WordPress developers. Nice and slidy too.
Spymaster –
I don’t know what this is yet, I’m only just starting out, but by golly this looks cool. **EDIT** It is definitely NOT COOL.