LaunchSplash is a fresh web based service which enables you to create a free launch page.
Creating a launch page is not a difficult task for a developer/designer. On the other hand, LaunchSplash offers some free tools like:
Considering these, it can be a handy tool for a fast start.
Remote desktop sharing applications are the ones which sometimes save the day of a developer (specially the freelancers) or anyone who works with computers.
There are great free remote desktop applications which helps to build this remote connection.
Do you think these applications may save your day, don’t forget to bookmark this post (del.icio.us link).
I have collected the best ones I know & experienced. Here they are:
Free version works like a charm, you can manage multiple remote computers. This is a web-based application and you only have to install clients to the PCs to be managed. Downside of the free version is you can not transfer files.
TeamViewer is a software and both PCs need to install applications. You can control remote PCs (unlimited) with the free version. You can transfer files, chat, establish a VPN connection & more.
This is a very different one. Besides controlling remote computers, Yuuguu enables a team of up to 30 people to share their desktops and chat.
Dimdim is a free web conferencing service where you can share your desktop, show slides, collaborate, chat, talk and broadcast via webcam with absolutely no download required for attendees. It also has an opensource version.
With Mikogo, users can host smooth-running screen sharing sessions and invite up to 10 participants simultaneously to any one Mikogo meeting. It is genuine freeware with no costs and there are no installations on the participants’ side (thanks Andrew for the suggestion).
TightVNC is a very famous open source remote desktop management application. It is lightweight and has versions for both Windows and Unix.
All the applications are very easy to use and has lots of users. Except TightVNC, all of them are firewall friendly, which will probably not cause any problems while connecting. But only TightVNC is a standalone product that does not require any registration or depend on any web-based service (and DimDim opensource).
If there are any other free remote desktop sharing solutions that you know, please share them to make the list better.
DinPattern by Evan Eckard is a website presenting quality & unique patterns created by him.
Currently there are 60+ free patterns to use.
New patterns are being added by time and before downloading them, you can easily preview how they look.
Downtimes seem to be the nature of the hosting & internet business. But there is a limit for it which you must measure whether your website’s uptime is below or above that.
Mon.itor.us is a free site uptime monitoring service which warns you when your website is down and provides statistics of your uptime & downtime.
It monitors your website from different locations 24*7 and can send alerts via e-mail, RSS or SMS (paid).
Besides these, it has internal monitoring features like keeping an eye on computer/server memory, CPU, etc. with an installable agent. And, has visitor tracking capabilities too.
Mon.itor.us also provides an API for developers who want to embed their applications with the service.
Professional cliparts are objects which make our designs & applications better.
Templates.com is a resource-rich website presenting professional cliparts and website templates (and flash templates).
There are hundreds of quality illustrations, 3D models and icons which will give your web applications or designs a fresh look.
Categories are well organized for better browsing as you may find architecture illustrations or 3D robot models easily.
Besides these professional cliparts, Templates.com has a variety of HTML and Flash website templates.
From 9000+ templates, which includes almost any category you can imagine like e-shops or computers, you can definitely find the one you are looking for.
Also, Templates.com’s blog is an interesting resource that covers interviews with designers, design tutorials & more.
P.S. This post is an advertorial.
VCalendar is an open source web calendar application for posting and maintaining events and schedules online, in a calendar format.
VCalendar comes with source code in multiple programming languages: PHP, ASP and ASP.NET (C# and VB.NET).
NitobiBug is a browser-based, cross-browser JavaScript object logger script.
Using this debugger, you can inspect a JavaScript object to discover its members and the values of those members.
NitobiBug intelligently discerns simple types like strings, booleans, and numbers, from complex objects like error messages and objects.
var myDomObject = document.getElementById('someID');
nitobi.Debug.log(myDomObject);
is enough. It will present you the results in a pop-up like draggable, expandable interface.
As there are nice tools for debugging like Firebug but few are cross browser, NitobiBug works on the following browsers:
Dynamic Drive, a great resource for web designers & developers has a nice collection of free CSS menus that you may find handy.
There are several horizontal and vertical menu examples, buttons, pagination samples & more.
Besides these CSS menus, Dynamic Drive is worth to browse deeply & regularly as new resources are added frequently.
IETester is a free web browser allowing you to browse websites with the JavaScript & rendering engines of IE8 beta 1, IE7 IE 6 and IE5.5 on Vista and XP, as well as the installed IE in the same process.
You can also find a very nice tool for Internet Explorer named Debug Bar which includes a toolbar and a development bar + a IE JavaScript debugger named Companion.js inside the same website.
Flashmo.com is presenting free flash templates which you may find useful.
These flash templates include very nice ones including 3D Curve Wall, 3D Spiral Carousel or Flashmo 63 Effect.
You can download the source FLA files and can edit them to fit your needs.
P.S. Flashmo MP3 Player is a very nice one too.
