PC.DE, a website focused on new generation internet technologies, is sharing 4 different sets of free icons.
Every set contains the same items which are drawn differently and consists of 60 icons.
They come in 2 sizes: 16*16px & 32*32px, both in transparent .PNG.
Gesturecons is a set of 50 vector gesture icons which is specially designed to be used with projects related to multi-touch interfaces.
However, they can also be used inside any application to demonstrate to users how to complete actions or prompt them to interact with an application when they approach it
They come with .PDF, .AI, & .EPS file types which is great for editing or creating derivatives of the icons provided.
Less Framework is a lightweight CSS framework for building flexible multi-column website layouts.
It contains an eight-column grid optimized for a line-height of 24px & a set of typography presets based on the golden ratio which is parallel to the grid’s vertical rhythm.
Web pages created with the framework collapse smartly into a single column in modern browsers & on small screens.
Less Framework uses the HTML5 enabling script by Remy Sharp & optionally there is a JavaScript function provided (requires jQuery) included which mimics the function of min-device-width for browsers that do not support it.
TexturePalace is a website which shares 200+ premium-but-free textures that we can use to decorate our designs.
All textures are converted from camera RAW data where the picture size is 3400px*2400px (or more).
The textures are well categorized like ground, nature, grunge, metal, etc. & they are free to be used in both personal or commercial projects.
Video For Everybody is a smartly created HTML code for embedding videos into websites using the HTML5 <video> element.
If HTML5 is not supported, it falls back to QuickTime & Flash as the last option automatically (actually, as the last option, it can display an image if the Flash is not supported).
It does not use any JavaScript or browser-sniffing & works in RSS readers, iPhone / iPad besides all the major browsers.
Video For Everybody requires the video to be encoded in 2 different formats:
There is also a test page provided to see the compatibility it offers across browsers.
TinyEditor is a lightweight (8kb) JavaScript WYSIWYG editor that is free to use in both personal & commercial projects.
It is a standalone script (does not require any JS frameworks) & converts any given textarea to an editor
The can be easily customized by updating the parameters (like removing some of the controls). And it is possible to style it via CSS:
TinyEditor can be resized, a starting content can be defined, set to generate HTML or XHTML code & more..
52framework is a CSS framework which aims to provide an easy way to build websites using HTML5 & CSS3 while still supporting all modern browsers (including ie6).
It uses HTML5 tags like header, nav, section, article, footer or new input field types like url, email, etc. The framework also has a HTML5 compatible reset stylesheet.
52framework uses the new ::selection selector that enables you to customize the properties of selected text.
It can apply rounded corners for any block level element, text-shadow for text elements & more.
The framework also includes styles for creating grids: 16 column, 52 pixel based with 8 pixel gutter.
52framework is a user-contributed resource & you can easily send suggestions to improve it further.
gMap is a lightweight (2kb) jQuery plugin for easily integrating Google Maps into any website.
It can embed a map with a tiny function like:
$("#map").gMap();
and can be customized further with settings like:
Grimace is a free Flash-based component for displaying emotions through facial expressions.
It is developed in pure AS3, delivered as a lightweight SWF file & supports 6 emotions: joy, surprise, fear, disgust, sadness, anger (and their combinations).
The component can be integrated into any project using Javascript, Flex, Flash IDE or pure Actionscript.
The configuration of the Grimace is accomplished through external XML-based files, which allow full customization.
P.S. The component is only free for personal use.
xmoovStream Server is an open source http streaming server built with PHP.
It creates a layer between the web & your files to provide you control over them in many ways like:
xmoovStream is a centralized server which can manage different kinds of content from different urls under a single installation.
Like mentioned, it is not limited to streaming Flash videos, it can simply stream any file type including the video player itself or a thumbnail.
The server also comes with a lightweight video player & an audio player for streaming your content.
P.S. The resource is free for non-commercial website & requires a license for any other usage.
