Loud Dog Links

November 29, 2008

• Google Admits "Data is the Intel Inside" (O'Reilly Radar)
  This is interesting.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: interesting

November 26, 2008

• How to Clear Your Browser's Cache
  I like to have this link on-hand to send to clients. Often clearing the cache is necessary when repeatedly viewing pre-release versions on the site.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: browser, development

November 25, 2008

• Programmer Jokes -- what's your best one? (Stack Overflow)
  by: Josh Orum | tags: funny

November 24, 2008

• Two Little Things That Make A Big Difference (Search Engine Land)
  One: easy URLs. Two: a good design. People apparently make a decision about your site's look and feel in 1/20 a second. Phew!
  by: Josh Orum | tags: seo, webDesign
• Building SEO Momentum by Using A Consistent Site Structure (Search Engine Land)
  Aaron Wall recommends keeping consistent urls for repeating content (/christmas/ instead of /christmas2008/) and just updating the content and archiving the old content. This way you don't lose your link juice.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: seo
• Meer Meer: Cross browser testing all through your one browser
  This doesn't sound like a silver bullet. Many times the functionality I'm trying to test is in JavaScript. That being said, I'm always happy to see the issue of cross-browser testing being addressed.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: development, testing

November 18, 2008

• JS-909
  An experimental sound machine written entirely in javascript. No libraries and no flash. Pretty nifty.
  by: Martin Ferrini | tags: audio, code, design, drums, fun, javascript, machine, music, sequencer, Sound, synth, visualization, web
• Thomas Kinkade's 16 Guidelines for Making Stuff Suck (vanityfair.com)
  While I don't particularly care for Kinkade's "paintings," I don't share the visceral reaction to them that so many people have. And I actually admire him for being able to distill exactly what goes into making a "good" nostalgic painting like he makes. You may hate his work, but he's very good at it.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: culture, interesting, patterns
• A More Useful 404
  We've been improving out 404 process lately. It seems like A List Apart is always reading my mind.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: programming

November 17, 2008

• B2B Branding — Neutron LLC
  by: Jodi Wing | tags: b2b, b2bmarketing, branding, design
• Invisible Branding — Neutron LLC
  by: Jodi Wing | tags: B2Bmarketing, branding, design

November 14, 2008

• exactitudes.com/
  The apparent contradiction between individuality and uniformity taken to extremes.
  by: Martin Ferrini | tags: art, clothes, community, conformity, culture, design, fun, identity, images, individuality, inspiration, interesting, people, photo, photography, photos, social, style

November 13, 2008

• 12 Principles For Keeping Your Code Clean
  This is one of the better "clean code" articles I've seen in a while.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: programming

November 12, 2008

• WeaveZine: Summer 2008: Photographing Your Work
  by: Jodi Wing | tags: design, howto, photography
• jQuery.timepickr.js
  A slick JQuery GUI widget for picking a time.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: javascript, jquery

November 9, 2008

• Project Euler
  This is where my next programmer interview questions will come from.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: programming
• Hahnenkamm Downhill - You Finish, You Win (New York Times)
  Interesting, crazy animated video of skiing the Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel, narrated by former World Cup skier Doug Lewis. The steepness of this course is just insane.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: interesting

November 7, 2008

• Dave Barry: And the winner is . . . the man with the martini (MiamiHerald.com)
  Finally, a sane take on the 20008 Presidential election.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: funny
• Just One More Grim Thing (Double Fine Action News)
  Grim Fandango Puzzle Requirements Document
  by: Josh Orum | tags: designDocumentation, interesting

November 5, 2008

• 6 Steps For Building Successful Websites
  A great overview of the key points.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: design, marketing