The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @adamj_design ever

August 2011

@mint The app is the cornerstone of Mint for me. I visit the desktop version 1/40 times vs app. Wish I could change cash flow restart dates.

via Twitter Web Client in reply to mint

@AmerWhitewater Heard you all were redesigning your website. What’s the status there? Any previews per chance?

via Twitterrific in reply to AmerWhitewater

The Offline Google Mail Chrome web app is definitely cool: goo.gl/JMD5e gCalendar & gDocs work seamlessly when offline too.

via Twitter Web Client

To change the display settings for your mail in @groupwise, right click on “Mailbox” and choose “Properties”.

via Twitter Web Client

gmail Let’s take this offline: new offline capabilities for Gmail, Calendar and Docs: goo.gl/cyZuE

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 1:24 PM, Aug 31st, 2011 via Twitterrific)

LDAP Authentication (fancy term for dealing with lots of users) for in beta v3: goo.gl/gIBH9

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The Role Scoper plugin for Wordpress lets you define who has access to what pages/content (advanced permissions 4 WP): bit.ly/oZVpsW

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@dmolsen Thanks for the hattip but it really was you that came up with the concept for Tournaments mobile. Don’t sell yourself short. ;-)

via Twitter Web Client in reply to dmolsen

FYI, the IE7.js libraries include the shim for HTML5 elements, in addition to its regular enhancements: goo.gl/AHYd8

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For the record, it is 100% possible to set a custom template of a custom template that’s in an add on in .

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Windows 8 to incorporate the ribbon in Explorer. Is this a good thing? Blog Post: goo.gl/CxoVX Video (4 mins): goo.gl/ZpKss

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As a follow-up to my TextMate selection color tweet, I enjoy these values as the highlight color (RGB): 0, 255, 255. Bright & noticeable.

via Twitter Web Client

If you hate the TextMate selection colors, you can change them in Preferences > Fonts & Colors so selections are more visible.

via Twitter Web Client

Just changed a site from a normal reset.css to normalize.css. So much better. Less noise in Firebug. Highly recommended goo.gl/rHarh

via Twitter Web Client

I’ve always looked at CSS precompilers and thought, “Ug.” Partially due to the overhead & also due to 3rd party maintenance. Eg: lesscss.org

via Twitterrific

googlefonts ttfautohint has raised nearly $700 so far! If you love web typography, please consider donating - pledgie.com/campaigns/15816

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 1:39 PM, Aug 26th, 2011 via Twitter Web Client)

Google Web Elements allows you to easily add your favorite Google Services to your site (maps, search, youtube, etc): google.com/webelements/

via Twitter Web Client

Big props go to @dojodesign for being on the ball with updates to their add ons. Saw an issue and they already fixed it. Nice!

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A very well illustrated guide to incorporating attributes in your theme: goo.gl/KM85a via @Raverix

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Clients whining about the fold? Use media queries (read: height) to fix their issues: goo.gl/5vb0d

via Twitter Web Client

I just published documentation about how to add comments to an editable region in @slatecms: goo.gl/xVbwI

via Twitter Web Client

@dmolsen Interesting thought. But what about left-handed users (like myself!)? I vote bottom.

via Twitter Web Client in reply to dmolsen

When making mobile apps, keep in mind that users use their thumbs and it’s easier to tap things at the /bottom/ rather than the top.

via Twitter Web Client

@nreckart Me too. No way I’d shell out $60 when GitX, GHMac, and the textmate bundle already exist. OSS all the way!

via Twitter Web Client in reply to nreckart

A nice tutorial illustrating a command line-less guide to GitHub for Windows via TortoiseGit: goo.gl/Sffop

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Tower is a nice looking Git client for the Mac: git-tower.com

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Born Out There is a nice looking outdoor blog site: blog.firstascent.com

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@b_nelsen Haha, too funny! Looks like me 4 or so years ago. Lol! Nice find. Gene’s tomorrow?

via Twitterrific

Wrote another blog post last night: “Spruce up your System Pages” (like login, register, etc) the right way: goo.gl/CAoGW

via Twitter Web Client

@mbmufffin FlexSlider looks cool! Does it support HTML in captions (links) and grabbing images from an XML file via AJAX (theoretically)?

via Twitter Web Client

@stevenspriggs Sweet looking responsive slider: flex.madebymufffin.com One day when I’m bored I’ll play with it.

via Twitter Web Client

@jeremywerst Nice. Would love to see that in the marketplace. Super useful.

via Twitter Web Client in reply to jeremywerst

@jeremywerst What C5 block did you use to create the Google Map on this page?: bikedate.mn/group-rides/

via Twitter Web Client

For the @slatecms users out there, our friendly dev, @nreckart just added comments for editable regions. Syntax: comment. This is a comment.

via Twitter Web Client

Some great typography posters that use a /ton/ of different fonts, all in one: goo.gl/edzsB

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@GroovesharkHelp Epic scrolling issue in Windows 7 on Firefox 6, songs disappear below the fold: minus.com/mtilZJxuX Thoughts?

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Universal Subtitles looks like a dead-simple way to caption almost any video. Again, free, open source, and awesome: universalsubtitles.org/en/

via Twitter Web Client

participatoryculture.org is all about working to build a more open, collaborative world through video, software, and shared knowledge.

via Twitter Web Client

Just used the Dive Into HTML5 guide for using the <video> tag. Excellent resource: http://t.co/mKtp09M

via Twitter Web Client

mirovideoconverter.com is a great tool for encoding video into different formats (especially those for the web). Free & Open Source.

via Twitter Web Client

Any users out there using the Advanced Slider with 5.4.2? Does it work? Slider: goo.gl/8oJsJ

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Download.com to start wrapping its installs with a proprietary Cnet packaging: http://j.mp/qg56Ek

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So, jQuery when you host it locally is 94kb minified. When you get it from Google, it’s 31.4kb minified & Gzipped. That’s a huge difference.

via Twitter Web Client

Did you know that you can use the pattern attrib. on input elements to force users to conform to a specific formatting? goo.gl/QlckP

via Twitter Web Client

adblockvideo.com blocks ads on Hulu and on other popular video/TV sites. Add on for Firefox. via @lifehacker

via Twitter Web Client

@dcaryll That or develop locally. Installing with SimpleScripts is pretty quick though.

via tweetz in reply to dcaryll

Hello Normalize.css. I like you. http://t.co/y5G0XmS

via Twitter Web Client

For those students arriving today, definitely check out the WVU Campus Map, powered by Google Maps: beta.campusmap.wvu.edu

via Twitter Web Client

Semantic HTML hint: If you have an all caps navigation, do you write it in all caps in the HTML source? Answer: No! Always use CSS.

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@b_nelsen @dcaryll @hellotab Word. We’ll be in touch.

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@b_nelsen @dcaryll @hellotab For sure boss. Would love to hear what you think of MMD and Drupal. This weekend?

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iOS 5 to support rich text editors (like TinyMCE) & will enable editing features within most CMSgoo.gl/0dGy1uZsk

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@wexcastro Glad you found it useful. …As a side note, have you worked with concrete5.org ? It’s a solid, easy to use & dev CMS.

via Twitterrific in reply to wexcastro

To auto close tags in TextMate, you can use CMD + Option + . (Period). You have to open the tag first though.

via Twitter Web Client

Ever wanted to auto-close HTML tags & CSS in TextMate? Check out these Bundlgoo.gl/F87RZXh9a <– So good!

via Twitter Web Client

Getting the Wordpress editor to display content just like it displays on your site: bit.ly/nr5pnW

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jQuery 1.6.2 is 94kb minified. Getting it from a CDN means its Gzipped and might even be cached. Set a local fallback: goo.gl/p687P

via Twitter Web Client

nathansmith The reason you largely see bad entries in design contests = The people that do good work are busy getting paid for it.

via Echofon (retweeted on 10:52 PM, Aug 15th, 2011 via Twitterrific)

Nifty site which incorporates large background images & type togethclaritycon.comjtion

via Twitter Web Client

Accessify.js adds support for ARIA roles to browsers that don’t support them: http://t.co/ue6Gkv5

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RT @lifehacker: Google+ iOS app now supports iPad and iPod Touch: http://t.co/ViL6atR 

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.@real_CSS_Tricks gets an epic, fully responsive, semi-fluid redesign: http://t.co/Fv2ZbYj #stillnotsoldonfluid

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For the @slatecms devs out there, you can temporarily “display: none” the orange toolbar in mock builder so that it doesn’t get in the way.

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Anyone ever used normalize.css? necolas.github.com/normalize.css/ Do you like it better than reset.css?

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Wrote a (rare) blog post last night: “Tips on applying for web design jobs from someone on the other side of the fence” goo.gl/RI0FQ

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initializr.com is a cool tool to help you choose exactly what you want out of the HTML5 Boilerplate. @h5bp @initializr

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user @jordanlev has some really useful blocks for building sites (autonav, form, and page list views): http://goo.gl/MIvsC

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The AIGA just released their national summary of design salaries, a comprehensive annual survey of design salaries: designsalaries.org

via Twitter Web Client

If you download the Nivo Slider from nivo.dev7studios.com you can change the theme by editing the class on the wrapper element.

via Twitter Web Client

jadlimcaco This is useful. Blueberry: a jQuery image slider written specifically for responsive web design. http://bit.ly/qARbg9

via LaterBro.com (retweeted on 2:10 PM, Aug 7th, 2011 via Twitterrific)

Godaddy is doing $1.18 registration for new domains again: http://goo.gl/G3GvI

via tweetz

@emilysquared Was all the rage in the office. List serv and all. Thanks for the kind words. I’ll fill you in next Motown visit.

via Twitterrific in reply to emilysquared

version 5.4.2 is officially released. Get all the details: http://goo.gl/LZbpp

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@emilysquared Wrecked my bike on the way to work yesterday. I remember the time that happened to u. Now I know what it feels like. Fun! ;-)

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Code to embed a Google site search on your website: pastie.org/2321055

via Twitter Web Client

Whoah, @mint recently added the ability to log cash transactions via their mobile app and online—helping you to track spending. Nice!

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Highlight.js automatically detects blocks of code in your content and highlights it appropriately: http://bit.ly/oWPUGo

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@ChadStrat Where are you hearing this? Did they say it in the brief Totally Random this week? (I missed it)

via Twitter Web Client in reply to ChadStrat

More awesomeness from the HTML5 Boilerplate team, <head> tips & tricgoo.gl/BRw8rtu2g . Hat tip@h5bph5bp

via Twitter Web Client

gruber 404: nosh.me/404

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 11:45 AM, Aug 2nd, 2011 via Twitter Web Client)

gets a free image protector add on, great for photographers & others who want to protect their imaggoo.gl/U0ucahIl6

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@wvbjw Very helpful indeed. You can also drag folders and files over there.

via Twitterrific in reply to wvbjw

If you haven’t done so already, check out Finder > Preferences in OSX. You’ll be glad you did.

via Twitter Web Client

Ever wanted to download a local copy of a site? WinHTTrack works for Windows users, but what about Mac users? Check out http://goo.gl/rqCqM

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A great how-to for content editors / clients about preparing content to put on their website: http://goo.gl/HMrYp via @MesuvaWebDev

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