31 Useful Resources Specially For Designers To Discover The Best Of The Web In September 2008

We are always in the search of great free resources, tips and tricks, etc for our readers. Every day, we work hard to find new resources and show them here for you. Today, we are starting another great section Discover The Best Of The Web on SmashingApps.com. In this, we will find and make a list for the best of the web for the whole month. Maybe, we cannot cover all of the best from around the web but we will try our best to cover as much as possible.

You are welcome to share if you know more best of the web in the month of august which our readers/viewers may like.

Design Tips, Tricks and Tutorial
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Design a Detailed Compass Icon in Photoshop

Design a Detailed Compass Icon in Photoshop

40 Photoshop Tutorials On Rain Showers and Water Drops

rain tutorial

50+ Great Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials, Part II 

50+ Great Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials, Part II

31 Breathtaking Planet & Space Tutorials For Photoshop

Space Tutorials For Photoshop

Creating a Cartoon Hot Air Balloon Scene

Creating a Cartoon Hot Air Balloon Scene

Artwork, Digital Photography and Inspiration
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40 Creative Design Layouts: Getting Out Of The Box

creative design layout

100 Nice and Beautiful Blog Design

Beautiful Blog Design

30 Creative Website Headers

30 Creative Website Headers

25 Beautiful Examples Of Macro Photography

25 Beautiful Examples Of Macro Photography

Javascript and Ajax
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jQuery and JavaScript Coding: Examples and Best Practices

Javascript in Modern Web Design

xHTML and CSS
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CSS Typography: Contrast Techniques, Tutorials and Best Practices

CSS Typography: Contrast Techniques, Tutorials and Best Practices

Resources
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40+ Beautiful Icon Sets Hand-picked from deviantART- Part 2

Beautiful Icon Sets from deviantART

Monitor Website Up / Downtime: 30+ Free Web Services and Tools

Designer´s Toolbox : 15+ Time Saving Tools- What´s your Secret?

20 Useful Web Applications For Firefox Sidebar 

Miscellaneous Articles
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20 Creative and Inspiring Free Design Magazines

Free Design Magazines

40 Brilliant Mid + Hi-Res Wallpapers for Photoshop Lovers

40 Brilliant Mid + Hi-Res Wallpapers for Photoshop Lovers

Statistical Link Tracking For Social Networks And Beyond - Shrink, Track, Grow With BudURL

BudURL was designed from the start to give small businesses and marketers insight into previously invisible click traffic. Not everyone has access to Google Analytics and most of those that have it don’t know how to use it. BudURL makes link tracking amazingly simple. Shorten the link, put it somewhere, and watch the clicks roll in. It’s that easy!

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BudURL is easy to use! Just paste in a large, unruly web address in the box above and click the “Shrink It!” button. You’ll get a unique BudURL™ that you can use anywhere you’d like such as social networks, instant messages, emails, ad campaigns, electronic newsletters, etc.

11 Free Firefox 3 Themes You Probably Never Use Before

This should not be new for you that Firefox is a fastest growing popular web browser. There are lots of ease provided by the firefox and this is the main reason for its popularity. There are lots of free download able extensions, add-ons, themes etc available on the internet for firefox and there demands are increasing every day. As we have already published a post about Firefox add-ons.  In this post, I am listing down 11 Free Firefox 3 Themes You Probably Never Use Before. 

You are welcome to share if you know more nice and beautiful firefox themes that that can be attracted by our readers/viewers. Do you want to be the first one to know the latest happenings at SmashingApps.com just subscribe to our rss feed

You maybe interested in our other related post
13 Amazing Firefox Add-Ons To Make Designers Lives Easier
9 Amazing Firefox Add-Ons That Will Save Your Time!

Chromifox

Chromifox

A coat of Chrome for Firefox. Say hello to Chromifox, a bright and soft blue theme for Firefox 3 on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, inspired by the appearance of the Google Chrome web browser.

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office

Firefox theme based on Microsoft Office icons.

Phoenity Modern

Phoenity Modern

Phoenity based on the SeaMonkey Modern theme. For Firefox 3 and Firefox 2.

FOXSCAPE

FOXSCAPE

A full featured retro theme for Firefox based on Netscape Communicator 4.8 on Windows.

Flook Theme

Flook Theme

Flook Theme for Mozilla Firefox based on Flock.

myFireFox

myFireFox

Myfirefox is the theme of the most perfectly simulating Internet Explorer 7+ by far. It can work perfectly in Windows Vista Ultimate.

GrApple Delicious

GrApple Delicious

This theme is designed to fit well in the Mac OS X environment. It looks more similar as the Mac Operating System theme.

Mattahan

Mattahan

This is very simple and elegant theme for firefox using mini icons. All credits go 2 Mattahan for his wonderfull icons.

Modern Modoki

Modern Modoki

This theme is Modern Modoki theme looks like Netscape 8.

PimpZilla

PimpZilla

Probably the most tacky & overdone piece of GUI design ever. Accept no less: Surf in style and browse like a king!

Gradient iCool

Gradient iCool

This is a glowing dark theme based on Windows Media Player 11 with shinny glassy look.

PDFescape, A Free PDF Editor & PDF Form Filler

PDFescape is a new way to open PDF files and escape from the typical software requirements for using the de facto document file format. PDFescape is a new way to open PDF files and escape from the typical software requirements for using the de facto document file format.

PDFescape

PDFescape is based on the functionality original found in CTdeveloping’s PDFtypewriter. A true PDF editor, PDFescape allows you to:

17 Online Free Web Based Applications That You Probably Love To Use!

Today, we are listing 17 online free web based applications that are very helpful for you to process your daily work. Whether you are designer, developer, office worker, manager, supervisor, student, home user, etc. But we make sure to add something interesting for everyone. Most of them are not very well-known, but they are really amazing in respect to their features. Just take a look at them and share your thought here.

You are welcome to share if you know more free online web based application that our readers may like. Do you want to be the first one to know the latest happenings at SmashingApps.com just subscribe to our rss feed

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21 Online Free Web Based Applications That You Probably Would Love To Use Every Day!
23 Free And Online Web Based Applications Specially If You Are Designer Or Developer

TweetLater

TweetLater

With TweetLater you can schedule future tweets for all your twitter accounts. Keep your Twitter stream ticking over with new tweets even when you’re not in front of your computer. Or, use it as your personal reminder system.

Screencast-O-Matic

Screencast-O-Matic

Screencast-O-Matic is the free and easy way to create a video recording of your screen (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install!

Site-Perf

Site-Perf

With Site-Perf.com, you get an accurate, realistic, and helpful estimation of your site’s loading speed. The script fully emulates natural browser behaviour downloading your page with all the images, CSS, JS and other files – just like a regular user.

TextReminders

TextReminders

TextReminders.net is a free service that allows you to send out free text messages (sms) to others. Use the form below to send out an immediate text message to a friend. It won’t cost you anything to send the text message, however standard text messaging rates my apply to the receiver.

Letterfu

letterfu

Letterfu is a  website that provides you foldable letter templates. You can take their print out. You will need to choose the template you like, print it, write message on it and finally just fold it according to the instructions on the website before sending to anyone. That means you will no need for the envelope anymore.

Yammer

yammer

Yammer is a tool for making companies and organizations more productive through the exchange of short frequent answers to one simple question: “What are you working on?” As employees answer that question, a feed is created in one central location enabling co-workers to discuss ideas, post news, ask questions, and share links and other information.

DrawAnywhere

DrawAnywhere 

DrawAnywhere is an online diagramming website, where you can draw, modify and share flowcharts and other diagrams, with the look & feel of a desktop application. It runs on any browser with Flash 9 installed. There is no need to download software. It is an always-on-access-anywhere solution. It meets all your diagramming needs purchasing expensive software.

tinymail.me

tinymail.me

Tinymail is an anti spam blocker and protection tool which secures and blocks out your email address from bots and stops junk mail from cluttering your Outlook Exchange, Gmail, Yahoo client.

Quarkbase 

quarkbase

Quarkbase is a free tool to find complete information about a website. It is a mashup of over 30 data sources and many algorithms gathering information from Internet on various topics like social popularity, traffic, associated people, etc.

Broong

Broong

Broong is an online social note service that lets people search, create and share multimedia content via a quick note from anywhere with everyone. People use Broong to search, create and share their thoughts, videos and pictures across multiple platforms over desktop and mobile devices.

formatpixel

formatpixel

Create your own online magazines, fanzines, brochures, catalogues, portfolios and more. Using the formatpixel online editor you too can design page based projects, layout text, upload your own images, add interactivity and customise their appearance.

pleasenotify.me 

pleasenotify 

pleasenotify.me is a simple, free service to let you send tasks to people, and be notified when they’re done. You can use the form to email someone a task. If they don’t mark it complete by the time you specify, both of you will be notified. You’ll both be reminded daily until it’s finally completed. It’s the simplest project management imaginable.

AbouThiSite

AbouThiSite

This website can help you to find out who is the owner of any website, where are the server located and other websites name hosted on the same server etc

kissa.be

kissa be

This is really helpful and interesting multipurpose web application that integrates 3 useful features in one website. These are URL shortener, email ‘mailto’ link protector and a tool that helps you overcome max. character limitation.

SantexQ

santexQ 

SantexQ, or “the Q” as you like to call it, is a web-based tool created to assist businesses in the detail-driven world of time and task management. Designed to enhance team efficiency, the Q keeps the critical information close by: the progress reports, deadlines and time budgets for all of your projects…all available at a glance.

Anyvite

Anyvite

Anyvite is a site designed to give you the necessary tools to quickly and effectively coordinate plans with your friends, without any unnecessary or confusing features to slow you down.

Zapproved

Zapproved

Zapproved is a lightweight Web tool that makes group decision-making faster, easier and more accountable. It is a unique solution that introduces peer-to-peer and organizational techniques to improve the process of building consensus.

Disposable Temporary E-Mail Address

Guerrilla Mail

GuerrillaMail provides you with disposable e-mail addresses which expire after 15 Minutes. You can read and reply to e-mails that are sent to the temporary e-mail address within the given time frame.

The Best Hosted CRM application, And It Is Free!

Bizroof platform is a collaborative customer relationship management (CRM) and events scheduling system, which is the best way to store, organize and share the useful information collected from interactions with customers.

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13 Wordpress Plugins You Probably Don’t Use But Should

As we have already published a post few days ago about wordpress themes. I have also in my mind to write about wordpress plugins. There are hundreds of wordpress plugins available on the internet. Some of them are very useful and some of them are only for sake of existence. But it’s totally up to you that how you can make your wordpress blog more strong and power using different plugins to give your blog readers an amazing and wonderful experience.

In this post, I tried to 13 Wordpress Plugins You Probably Don’t Use But Should. This list has few of the unlimited wordpress plugins introduction. I hope you will enjoy the post.

You are welcome to share if you know more useful wordpress plugin that our readers/viewers may like.

WordPress Flash Photo Carousel Plugin

WordPress Flash Photo Carousel Plugin

This plugin is built to manage the excellent flShow Photo Carousel within the comfort of the WordPress dashboard.

Plugin Manager

Plugin Manager

Plugin Manager lets you to view, download and install plugins from wordpress.org from an AJAX’ed interface, instead of manually downloading, extracting and uploading each plugin.

Manageable

Manageable

A WordPress plugin that allows for inline editing of the date, title, author, categories, tags, status and more on both posts and pages without leaving the “Manage” admin sections. No need to load each post or page individually.  Simply double-click anywhere in the post or page row and when you’re done, press enter.  Alternately, you can click the link in the new “Edit” column.

DivvaFlip

DivvaFlip

With DivvaFlip WordPress Plugins, you can now use your nextgen ready galleries or the new embedded media management on WordPress.

Tweet This

Tweet This

A plugin that adds a Twitter icon to every post and page, so your readers can share your blog entries on their Twitter accounts with ease.

WP Easy Uploader

WP Easy Uploader

WP Easy Uploader was created to make the life of WordPress bloggers easier by allowing an Administrator to add plugins, themes, and any type of file to WordPress directly from inside WordPress. You no longer have to load up an FTP client just to try out that latest plugin or to upload a text document for people to download.

AddFreeStats WordPress Plugin

AddFreeStats WordPress Plugin

AddfreeStats.com provides to Webmasters, free website statistics on their web site visitors.
Insert easily AddFreeStats tracker on your blog with this plugin.

Featplug

Featplug

Featplug is a Wordpress plugin that can mine your blog’s content and generate ‘featured content’ section for your site using the suitable stories. It can also run as a standalone script or even integerate into any other Blog/CMS/Forum software.

WP Super Cache

WP Super Cache

WP Super Cache is a static caching plugin for WordPress. It generates html files that are served directly by Apache without processing comparatively heavy PHP scripts. By using this plugin you will speed up your WordPress blog significantly.

Notifixious Plugin 

Notifixious Plugin

This plugin allows you to notify your readers on their Instant Messaging (AIM, MSN, GTalk, ICQ…), Email or SMS when you publish new posts! It also adds a widget to your blog to allow your users to choose on which channel they want to be notified!

20 Top Blog Summission Directories WordPress plugin

20 Top Blog Summission Directories WordPress plugin

A new WordPress plugin has been created that will have direct links to 20 different places to submit your blog. These twenty blog submission directories are popular places to advertise your new WordPress blog. They appear as links inside the back office of your WordPress blog.

Interactive Video Plugin for WordPress

Interactive Video Plugin for WordPress

Enhance your blog with both basic and advanced video capabilities. Upload/ record/import videos directly to your post, edit and remix video content, enable video responses, manage and track your video content and much more…

I Love Social Bookmarking plugin

I Love Social Bookmarking plugin

There are other social media plugins that do a similar job. ILSB is trying to keep things as simple as possible for both you and your readers, to run with minimal system resources, and to look good whilst she’s at it.

Add Video To Your Website And Build A Video Community At Magnify.Net!

magnify

Whether you upload, embed, or invite user contributions, Magnify.net’s platform can power your site’s video experience. The magnifyfree product allows you to gather videos from across the web and build your own video channel for free!

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Complete control of your site name, url, page design and CSS, as well as 50% of the advertising impressions delivered to an ad network of your choice.

Features

3D Cartoon Icons Pack

We always in the search of nice and beautiful icons to feature at SmashingApps for our exclusive readers.

This is 3D Cartoon Icons Pack with attractive and bright colors and it has nicely done 3d effect. You can click here to see more icons set featured at SmashingApps

3D Cartoon Icons Pack