Web Development
I wish every error message looks like this. 404 page is MIA
We have all been there, we find the greatest search result or link and when you take that jump it lands on a unkown page or 404 error. Most sites simply say page not found or some cheeky message like your page got lost or gremlins hard at work.
The food app Nosh put some production value into there 404 message. Taking a seen from a bad Vietnam war movie about a rogue page that went off on its own. I enjoy the fact they put a code 500 in there as well. I wish all error messages were this fun. It would make my job as a computer technician just that more fun.
Nosh: 404 from Firespotter Labs on Vimeo.
NOSH is a food app for android and iphone that focuses specifically on the food. The idea is that users take pictures of the food as well as there review. whereas most sites you never see in the inside or the food itself it gives another dimension to the regular Restaurant review app.
For those less knowning of the code of the internet here are the definitions of these 2 errors.
404 Not Found: The requested resource could not be found but may be available again in the future. Subsequent requests by the client are permissible.
500 Internal Server Error: A generic error message, given when no more specific message is suitable.
Delete a saved form entry from firefox
Another cool tip i found today. In Firefox you can set it so it save all of your entered data. I'm not talking about a saved password thats a different section. Tools -> options -> security -> saved Passwords. I'm talking when you enter something into any form, whether its a login or an address or anything. When you mistype an entry its listed there forever. How do you delete one entry without deleting all of your saved data?
Go to the form where the mistake is. Put your cursor in the text entry and hit down until the incorrect entry is highlighted. Now press shift + del. Glorious day!
File Hamster restore old versions of documents
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Photoediting: Photoshop is $649, GIMP is $0 you decide
The open source community The GIMP have been working hard to develop a polished, user-friendly, and freely distributed image editor. Gimp's interface is divided into seperate windows so you can move them around to your ultimate desire. As with any complex software there is a learning curve but it has a good community support and is well worth the time.
Gimp remains has one of the most powerful image editors around. The lastest version pushs this software even further into the top tier and is very comparable to photoshop. You will find it has most of the same features and is organized rather nicely.
The application provides professional tools that can stand against the big boys without the hefty price tag. Even the installation process has gotten simpler over the years. Extremely powerful and easy to work with, GIMP is ideal for both amateur and pro photographers, Web designers, or anyone who wants to create and edit professional-quality digital images on a budget.
Check it out here:
Never worry about overwriting again - Subversion
TortoiseSVN is a really easy Revision control/version control/source control software for Windows.
Since it's not an integration for a specific IDE or interface you can use it with whatever development tools you like.
TortoiseSVN is free to use. You don't need to get a loan or pay a full years salary to use it. I have been using this software for about 2 years and it has saved my but numourous time. I just role back revisions when my release doesn't go right. It also has a excellent difference viewer so that i can figure out what went wrong with my recent changes. Whether its a simple html website or a full blow development project this stuff is a must.
Check it out here for windows:
If your not a windows user or wish to run a server version go here to learn more:
For a less intense versiioning system check out file hamster. Not quite as powerful but a little easier to use for someone who is as tech savy.
