Barry Frost: links

21 February
1. 22:36
  
  PAC Codes: How to transfer your mobile number when switching networks
20 February
1. 22:21
  
  Move Me
  
  Guides, checklists and quotes for tasks when moving home.
2. 21:06
  
  (via Instapaper)
  
  The top articles shared on Twitter from Instapaper, found using the auto-appended text "(via Instapaper)"
3. 20:24
  
  How to Acquire a Domain Name (That Someone Already Owns)
4. 20:23
  
  Typewith.me
  
  Collaborative writing tool - hosted Etherpad Lite
09 February
1. 11:23
  
  Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Rails by Example
  
  A short book getting you started on Rails. Includes use of git and deployment on Heroku.
08 February
1. 17:25
  
  Domain Appraisal - Sedo.com
  
  Individual or bulk valuation of domain names.
2. 17:03
  
  Codegram
  
  Barcelona-based Rails developers. Organising the Barcelona Ruby Conference in September 2012.
3. 16:00
  
  heroku-accounts
  
  Heroku add-on to allow multiple accounts with Heroku - useful for separating work/personal.
07 February
1. 11:15
  
  Strano
  
  Run Capistrano recipes from a GitHub repo via a web interface
04 February
1. 11:57
  
  active_admin
  
  Admin framework plugin for Rails applications
02 February
1. 22:02
  
  Open plan offices reduce productivity by 66%
01 February
1. 20:46
  
  ControlPlane
  
  Configure it to toggle wifi or switch default printers based on rules such as being plugged into a named display or the power adapter. Forked from MarcoPolo.
31 January
1. 21:49
  
  Giving away the secrets of 99.3% email delivery
  
  How 37signals send their transactional email themselves
2. 16:55
  
  Using the Fullscreen API in browsers
  
  Use JS to go full screen - including elements like video. Works in Firefox, Chrome and Safari
3. 13:28
  
  In App Purchases: A Full Walkthrough
  
  (Unverified) guide to setting up and testing in-app purchases for iOS devices
30 January
1. 22:05
  
  LikeBright
  
  Social dating using Facebook to "vouch" for your friends
27 January
1. 09:10
  
  The web was born in France, not Switzerland
  
  CERN straddles the border and the exact location where Tim Berners-Lee invented it was on the French side.
25 January
1. 14:44
  
  Using Omnifocus for GTD
2. 14:43
  
  Hijack
  
  Provides an irb session to a running ruby process - very handy for debugging
3. 10:43
  
  Modern Pictograms
  
  Free icon font for embedding via @font-face
23 January
1. 17:10
  
  MacBook Air 2011 Heat and Fan Noise Issues
  
  Includes instructions on resetting the SMC.
19 January
1. 14:04
  
  Stasis
  
  Ruby static site generator, supporting HAML, SASS and more. Use before filters, layouts, helpers and more. Can even run as a server.
2. 12:20
  
  LifeSize
  
  Video conferencing in HD from Logitech
18 January
1. 09:30
  
  Trigger
  
  Cross-platform app framework. HTML5/CSS3/JS => Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Safari & IE
17 January
1. 18:25
  
  15 Credit/Debit Card Icons
2. 17:21
  
  Gabble - Yammer Mac client
15 January
1. 20:20
  
  Fancy Hands
  
  Virtual PA service
07 January
1. 17:35
  
  True Sparrow Systems
  
  Rails agency based in India who built Fab.com
06 January
1. 14:48
  
  TouchPad
  
  Control your Mac with an iPhone, iPad or iPod. Keyboard, multi-touch trackpad and remote
05 January
1. 17:12
  
  Ruby on Rails with Nginx on CentOS 5 on Linode
04 January
1. 16:46
  
  Subtle Patterns
  
  Free textures for web design
2. 16:45
  
  scriptogr.am
  
  Similar concept to Calepin - use your Dropbox to publish a Markdown-formatted blog
03 January
1. 09:20
  
  Jettison
  
  Ejects external disks before your Mac goes to sleep
02 January
1. 13:01
  
  The Goldilocks Approach to Responsive Web Design
21 Dec 2011
1. 09:24
  
  Sinatra::Synchrony
  
  Sinatra extension that improves concurrency of web apps. Powered by EventMachine and EM-Synchrony.
19 Dec 2011
1. 13:59
  
  Pigment
  
  "Ruby on Rails developers and web usability designers in London" - based in Holborn
16 Dec 2011
1. 21:24
  
  Emoji cheat sheet for Campfire and GitHub
15 Dec 2011
1. 15:45
  
  Mobile HTML5
  
  HTML5 feature compatibility tables for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, iPad and other mobile devices
2. 15:32
  
  Mailgun
  
  Send and receive email via an API. Reporting and deliverability management.
14 Dec 2011
1. 18:29
  
  Grove
  
  Hosted private IRC with a web interface. Integrates with services like GitHub or others via HTTP POST
2. 18:12
  
  AeroFS
  
  Think Dropbox without the central server - it syncs files between your computers, hence "unlimited storage".
3. 09:29
  
  Ru3y Manor Videos
4. 09:27
  
  St Paul’s School
  
  Great example of a school website, designed by ClearLeft. Easy to find information and responsive too.
13 Dec 2011
1. 15:17
  
  Live.js
  
  Continually reloads HTML/CSS/JS - handy for realtime designing without needing a cmd-tab-cmd-r cycle
2. 12:48
  
  EM vs Node
  
  Comparison of EventMachine and Node.js for async. Also discusses frameworks and tools built on top of each.
3. 12:47
  
  Cramp
  
  Asynchronous Ruby framework built on top of EventMachine. Supports HTML5 WebSockets and makes streaming APIs "easy peasy".
4. 11:35
  
  jQuery.Gantt
  
  Gantt chart (or date range visualiser) library for jQuery
5. 11:23
  
  Bootstrap, from Twitter
  
  Bootstrap is a toolkit from Twitter designed to kickstart development of webapps and sites. It includes base CSS and HTML for typography, forms, buttons, tables, grids, navigation, and more.
09 Dec 2011
1. 18:41
  
  From media darling, to selling out: 10 mistakes I made with my startup.