Category Archive: Web 2.0 Apps

We have just uploaded a new background to our Twitter page, it is a rough draft, and were looking for a little feedback from our readers and from some Twitter experts.
We were looking for something minimal and distinctive, using the similiar styling to the site.

Gmail is perhaps the greatest web app ever developed, it is very popular (over 100 million users), has 2GB of free storage (very few will ever use this), and very, very easy to use. It is certainly powerful, but is it powerful enough? With Firefox Addons you can take your inbox even further…

Twitter is the number 1 in the war of the microblogging apps, does it deserve its place there? Maybe. What about the others? Do you remember Tumblr?

Adobe AIR is marvelous. Simple as that. It takes either or all HTML, JavaScript, Flash or Actionscript and builds you a desktop widget that is compatabile across all operating systems and can be used at any time off-line. There are very few limitations, and anyone with even a little programming knowledge could build an app with relative ease.

All of these freeware applications have been in some cases, modified and trimmed down in size to allow them to fit on to a portable device like a USB drive or a portable hard drive. Rather than carrying a bulky laptop, you can carry all your applications and programs, your bookmarks, local servers, emails, passwords with you anywhere in your pocket. What a great idea!

Don’t you just love typography, these apps are very useful for perfecting your typography skills.

We are not taking ourselves too serious with this tool (we dislike the word “generator”), or forth coming tools. It is merely a design tools we have stripped of non essential code, and presenting the end result. It is very simple.

How is your Blog Performing? 19 Must Have Tools that will let you know.

Twitter is everywhere knowadays, I love it. The amount of useful resources, tools and apps available are incredible. I think i have listed the best and most useful, let me know if I have missed any.

A collection of extensions for your every Design and Development need, from Editing CSS and Database Management to Image Capture and Color Pickers.

I simply use Firefox and Google to keep up to date with my feeds, there are quite a few other methods. But,this is not what this article is about. It is a compilation of 20 RSS web based apps that have something unique, original and helpful. Something to spice up your feeds.

35 Easy to use Free Ajax Navigation Solutions
The article is split into the following categories: General Nav, Tabbed Menu, Tree-Style Menu and Dock Menus.

I am a fan of most things Twitter related, I love the the sheer simplicity of it.
There is no one on this planet that does not like Twitter, the sheer simplicity is what has made it as popular as it is.
And, just to make this easier, here are 9 Free Adobe Air apps especially for Twitter.

Top 10 Web Design and Development podcasts. Listen, Learn and Be Inspired. (And Fun)

30 Phenomenal Free Icon Sets for your iPhone - Pimp it Up
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