Web and Graphic Design HQ

Today I added in a Twitter add-on for Firefox, TwitterFox, so I could keep track of tweets when I’m browsing.
This added a little Twitter icon in my status bar along the bottom of the screen, along with a count of new/unread twitters.
Great, that’s just what I wanted!
However — my status bar has about 15 different […]

It’s easy. There’s a “secret” website that distributes paid software for free. There’s a new produce EVERY DAY. And it’s 100% legal.
The software is fully-functional, not trial software disabled in some way.
So what’s the website?
It’s called Giveaway of the Day.
Free games: there’s even Game Giveaway of the Day!
Today’s giveaway is a free Skype recorder to […]

I noticed an eBay auction tonight where the seller was selling — for reasonably small amounts — software that is available on the internet for free!
Don’t get sucked in to buying what you can download for free. Technically, the seller is giving you the software for free, and charging for the distribution.
It is legal to […]

I see this month that the Mozilla Foundation has released the first beta version of Penelope, the open source successor to Qualcomm’s Eudora (which stopped development last year, although Qualcomm employees are helping develop Penelope).
However, it’s still early days. The current Penelope bug list is enough to ensure I wait until we get past beta […]

Sending files to other people, or having them for download on your website, can create issues that you might not even be aware of.
For example, I was sent a document file today in Microsoft Publisher (.pub) format. This file was sent to a group of about 20 people (local Rotary club contacts).
Now, whilst I have […]

Sometimes you’ll see a file with an extension that you’re unfamiliar with.
Short Info About Extensions
(If you’re using Windows, and open a folder and don’t see the filename extensions, you can turn them back on. Have a look at the instructions on The File Extension Source for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 98 users.)
A filename […]

If DaFont isn’t enough with 1000’s of fonts… try Fonts 500 — The Web’s Top 500 Free Fonts… all free and with a nice preview. 100 per page… easy to navigate and download what you like. Enjoy!

I’ve never claimed myself to be an illustrator — at best I can just copy graphic designs!
But I was looking online for a free frog clipart, and couldn’t find one — so I created my own!
You can have it free!
Here’s a small version:

You can download a vector (scalable) version in Adobe Illustrator (v8) format (approx […]