Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - Page 2
Design

The Google Map Envelope Incorporates Directions In Your Snail Mail

In the age of email, it’s not often we send mail through the regular postal service. Next time you’re mailing a letter the old-fashioned way, do it up right with Google Maps and a colour printer.


Work

Move The Users Directory In Windows 7

Ed. note: If you’ve tried moving the Windows Users directory to a location other than the default, you know it can be quite an undertaking. Reader Roobs wrote in detailing how he moved his Windows 7 Users directory without nasty registry hacks.


Work

Add Universal Keyword Control To Your Browsers With Quix

Imagine typing the same few keystrokes from any browser to email or clip a page, or start any kind of search. Quix is a universal browser commander on your desktop or mobile, and it’s my favourite new timesaver. Here’s how it works.


Fix

Grill A Perfect Grilled-Cheese Sandwich

If your grilled-cheese sandwiches never achieve that perfect golden grill and instead end up a shade too far into burn-marshmallow territory, a simple tweak or two can make your sandwich perfect.


Work

1DayLater Tracks And Graphs Your Time, Money And Mileage

If it’s time for a self-assessment of where your workday time or cash go, 1DayLater can help. If you’re a freelancer looking for lightweight client tracking, 1DayLater’s also got game. It’s a really lightweight, web-based tool for watching where everything goes.


Design

Learn Basic Colour Theory For Better Designs

Whether you’re putting together a portfolio website or just slapping together some slides, knowing how colours affect the minds of your audience makes your message more appealing. Smashing magazine offers a post that serves as Colour Psychology 101 for would-be designers.


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DropBox Extension Puts One-Click Access To Your Files In Chrome

Google Chrome: If you’re a frequent Chrome and DropBox user, this unofficial DropBox extension puts one-click access to your DropBox files right on the Google Chrome toolbar.


Design

Sketchpad Is A No-Flash-Required HTML5 Painting App

Chrome/Firefox/Safari: Want proof that HTML5 is the way of the future? Try Sketchpad, a surprisingly robust online painting app that doesn’t require Flash, Shockwave or any other plug-in — just a modern browser and a mouse.