February 2011
Google rolls out a new, nicer looking navigation, complete with a top blue border for the active service: http://archive.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=114531&cat_id=643
Impressed with the improvements being made to Hotmail. To check them out, sign in then go to Options (upper right of screen) > More Options.
Looks like the current #Concrete5 on steroids mod takes the webpagetest.org score from 80/100 to 93/100: http://www.concrete5.org/community/forums/chat/concrete-on-steroids/ Still in dev.
A nice guide about how to set up & speed up a Windows machine: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/02/17/windows-on-speed-a-comprehensive-guide-on-speeding-up-your-os/ via @DownloadSquad
Looks like SlideShowPro is getting more & more customizable with a customizable “toolkit” for flash: http://slideshowpro.net/products/slideshowpro_player/#sspff-overview
CSS only social networking buttons: http://blog.bloop.co/33827558 I’m likely to use these on this upcoming Facebook project with @dmolsen
Can’t say how helpful getting Hotmail to sync on the iOS was: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/Hotmail/mobile?T1=t3 Hotmail has also been improving with Gmail-esque features.
If you have Hotmail and an iOS device, check out this article on how to sync Hotmail & the Mail app: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/Hotmail/mobile?T1=t3 #hotmail #ios
Figured out that if you plan on using Disqus comments with #Concrete5 via: https://www.concrete5.org/community/forums/customizing_c5/adding-smarter-disqus-to-your-concrete5/ …You *must* have pretty URL’s enabled.
A tutorial about how to show/hide the #Concrete5 edit bar when signed in: http://www.toddcrowe.com/log/toggle-the-concrete5-top-bar/