Extensive geo data for place names and significant locations around the world. Data files provided by Yahoo with a Creative Commons license
Closure Compiler/Library
“Closure Compiler is a JavaScript optimizer that compiles web apps down into compact, high-performance JavaScript code. The compiler removes dead code, then rewrites and minimizes what’s left so that it will run fast on browsers’ JavaScript engines.”
The Web At A New Crossroads
Chris Messina/Jyri Engestrom’s great manifesto of the people-centric/real-time web, based on portable identity and open standards.
HOWTO: Running IE6, IE7 and IE8 On VirtualBox
HOWTO: Running IE6, IE7 and IE8 On VirtualBox
Good instructions (that acutally work!) with screenshots for getting a Microsoft VPC image running on VirtualBox.
Windows/IE VirtualBox/VPC images
Windows/IE VirtualBox/VPC images
Images provided by MS for testing compatibility with IE8 etc. Includes XP and Vista currently, with IE6-8. Compatible with VirtualBox with some tinkering.
HOWTO: Use VirtualBox to setup an Internet Explorer testing machine
HOWTO: Use VirtualBox to setup an Internet Explorer testing machine
Using the freely available images provided by Microsoft for testing purposes, just getting them to work in VirtualBox rather than Virtual PC.
PHP XML Library
Could this finally be what I’ve been looking for? A generic XML-parsing library, written in PHP, which handles namespaces and attributes reasonably elegantly?
coreylib
“coreylib is a PHP library for accessing Web service APIs like Twitter. You can use coreylib to explore APIs, cache their content, create mash-ups, and style the output.”
Google Redefines Disruption: The “Less Than Free” Business Model
Google Redefines Disruption: The “Less Than Free” Business Model
Post about how Google pays people to use their products/platforms through revshare deals, turning it into a revenue generator (not a cost) to choose Google over a competitor.
ContactChile
Awesome website with all sorts of information on spending time in Chile, including Spanish classes and accomodation.