Technobrief #15

Summary: Recent (and not so recent) findings of software, articles, and more.

CSS

• Learn CSS Layout
  This site teaches the CSS fundamentals that are used in any website's layout.
• Responsive Menu Concepts
  Discusses four main concepts for building responsive menus.

Design

• 50 Incredible Freebies for Web Designers, February 2015
  Free icon sets, templates, color palettes, and more.
• 6 Steps to Perfecting Minimalism in Web Design
  Some ideas on making your website more user-friendly.
• Good UI Ideas
  A running list of ideas for improving UI usability for both owners and customers.
• How to Modify Bootstrap Quickly and Effectively
  Introduces several tools and options for Bootstrap UI modification.

Fonts

• 101 Essential Free Fonts for Web Designers
  Fonts that are genuinely free (not just one style or weight free), a balance of fonts that work well for body text as well as display, and a full collection of fonts that are pleasing to the eye.
• 10 Best New Free Fonts
  A small, yet very good, collection.

Graphics

• Graphic resources for everyone
  Find free vectors, PSD, icons and photos.

JavaScript

• Gridforms
  A tiny Javascript/CSS framework that helps you make forms on grids with ease.
• SlabText
  A JQuery plugin for producing big, bold, and responsive headlines.

Programming

• The Ultimate Guide for Getting Started with Foundation
  Introduction to Foundation: one of the two big-name HTML/CSS/JS frameworks for front-end developers.
• Say Hello to PowerShell
  A brief tutorial.

Software

• DVDStyler
  Free slide show and DVD authoring tool. Important features: allows creation of interactive menus (from templates), support for multiple video formats.
• GlassWire
  Free network monitor & security tool with a built in firewall.
• LightWorks Free
  The free version of a video editing application (see limitation in the version comparison charts).
• MP3 Diags
  Identifies and fixes problems in MP3 files, such as duplicate tags, wrong audio duration, character encoding, and many others.
• Windows Media Preview
  Shows thumbnails for all media files in Windows Explorer.

Tools

• A Dozen Tools for Removing Almost Any Malware An article providing all the information needed to remove even the most tenacious malware infestation.
• ITTT (If This Then That)
  Create alerts and notifications for a wide range of conditions: weather, shopping, etc.
• List of Mockup/Prototyping Tools
  An extensive collection (although, with no descriptions).