This is a demonstration on how in 5 minutes (or less) you can turn the default Firefox layout into a space-saving one, perfect for netbooks, small screens or heck any Firefox layout!

The Original

Here are some backgrounds I’ve made and used over time on a varitation of websites and are now available to you through the creative commons licence. If you use one of these backgrounds on your own website leave a comment below with a link to show it.

1. Spanghew

A colourful gradient sequence designed for a black background, I’m currently using this background as my twitter background.

Download Original Background Image [45k]

The HTML4 standard hasn’t seen a major update in most of its life, with even the XHTML standard creating stricter coding but lacking in new features. The new HTML5 standard which has been under development since 2004 is now surfacing, with a larger support with modern browsers.

Ubuntu’s File Manager, Nautilus, has the option of using custom made scripts to carry out specific functions. Examples of what you can so with these custom made scripts are functions like making an image your desktop background, or setting a file to read-only. Today we’ll be looking at how to mount and unmount an iso image in gnome.

You’ll need to download two files, mount.sh and unmount.sh

Personally I find this new look, planned to be released in 2010, an amazing new look. It’s only a mock up, a brainstorm of sorts, but this look could bring Firefox up to scratch with other browsers in the user interface category. My only worry is that they will lose some customizability with this change, will you still be able to move buttons and toolbars around to where you wish?

DaFont.com is an amazing free font resource with thousands of different fonts in all sorts of styles, ranging from fancy to foreign look and from gothic to basic. It is full of great fonts and I find it to be my favorite.

A comprehensive list of everything you should accomplish before fully releasing a website. Including Analytics, Browser Compatibility, Accessibility and Load Times.

Analytics

Ever wondered how many people actually look at your website? This is a key tool in developing your site around your users. It’s free and easy to try, just go to: http://www.google.com/analytics/

Alternatives:

• http://www.haveamint.com
• http://www.crazyegg.com

1. jQuery Accordion

“This plugin creates an accordion menu. It works with nested lists, definition lists, or just nested divs. Options are available to specify the structure, if necessary, the active element (to display at first) and to customize animations. The navigation-option automatically activates a part of the accordion based on the current location (URL) of the page.”

Demo · Download

I thought I´d say hola from Alicante in Spain while also putting up some images.

Market in Altea

I´ve discoverd recently a great resource for web icons which will drastically improve your web interface. It includes over 700 small images (16×16) and I quote:

“And all for a low low price of $0.00. You can’t say fairer than that.”