Weekly Links

• Plurk Open Source - LightCloud

  I thought it was called 'Tokyo Cabinet'? Anyway, this key-value database is one of the fastest in the world. Worth a look.

• The Art of M. S. Corley: Harry Potter Redesign

  I hope this book cover redesign would be noticed by scholastic.. ^^

• 9 free antivirus programs for Windows - Download Squad

  AntiVir is actually classified as a virus itself. I highly recommend Eset's NOD32 ^^ works like a charm

• Four apps that will/might keep your wife from killing you - Download Squad

  A few apps that would keep your data safe.

• How FriendFeed uses MySQL to store schema-less data - Bret Taylor's blog - Annotated

  Schema-less Relational DBMS ~ That's one way to speed up LINQ ^^

• 10 Steps To The Perfect Portfolio Website | Design Showcase | Smashing Magazine

  A quick look at the 10 steps told me that my blog needs to be redesigned >_<

• 50 Awesome Blog Designs - Part 1 | Abduzeedo - design inspiration and tutorials

  Inspiration comes in two flavors: Your Unique ideas & Other people's Unique Ideas ^^

• Coolest business card ever

  I'd love to have a business card like that.

• 51 Creative Business Cards That Will Make You Look Twice

  Ideas Ideas Ideas. Business Card eh? I need a business first >_<

• Tiny URL, Short URL Redirection Free - 0.gg - the shortest url

  Tinier than TinyURL.com ^^

• Good design: The ten commandments of Dieter Rams

  Simple design is the best IMHO. Btw, I think I saw this ten commandments somewhere before.. google design criteria?

• Things I Wish Iíd Been Told

  Financial Things that you need to know as a Computer Science graduate.

• Time Slider - Startups in 13 Sentences

  I've already bookmarked this article (I think) but looking at how the author wrote it gives a glimpse of how it was written - the thoughts and the notes he had.

• YouTube - エヴァ使徒、再び　新追加『加持全回転』

  Evangelion Slot Machine FTW! I just love Kom Suezer Tod ^^ (The song at the end of the vid)

• 7 Interface Design Techniques to Simplify and De-clutter Your Interfaces | Webdesigner Depot

  "The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction" My thoughts exactly.

• 50 Minimal Sites

  I really like simple design, aka Minimal. This is the main reason I love google (and hate yahoo ^^)

• 7 Free Resources for Eye-Popping Graphics and Animation

  When deviantArt just isn't enough.. >_<

• 30 Beautifully Textured Web Designs

  Moar Inspiration, on web designs that employ textures...

• 50 seriously useful Windows 7 tips | News | TechRadar UK

  Windows 7 is still not released, yet there's a lot of tips & tricks in the web for it.
  

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.