Posts Tagged ‘services’

TestSize.com – Test Your Site at Multiple Sizes

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Designers have a distorted view of the web. We all have huge monitors and speedy computers and it’s easy to forget that your average web user isn’t always so lucky. Testsize.com is a simple web app that allows you to easily check out how your site will display on monitors of varying size.

To use the site you only have to enter a url, a size, and hit enter. There are shortcuts that allow you to cycle through different sizes, and zoom, but the developers of the app have done a good job of keeping the options minimal and the application simple.

Check out TestSize.com here.

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Notable – The Easiest Way for Teams to Provide Feedback on Websites

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Notable

Notable is a web and iPhone based service that allows team members to easily share feedback on all aspects of a website. To start a discussion you create a new project called a capture, or a set to hold multiple captures. Captures can be created from a url, by uploading an image, from an iPhone screenshot or from a Firefox Plugin. After creating a capture your team can comment on the page’s design, code, copy or seo. Users can also output the results to a PDF, email, public or private urls.

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Design

When uploading a jpg, or a capture from a url, Notable creates and stores a full page screenshot of your webpage. Multiple users can create transparent boxes with comments on top of the page giving the designer consolidated visual feedback.

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Code

Code view is organized by html, css and javascript. You can isolate each source file and highlight lines of code by clicking and filling out a pop-up comment box.

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Copy

The copy tab removes all graphics and markup from your page and reproduces the page as plain text. Unlike code view, you can highlight individual characters or words for comment.

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SEO

The SEO tab analyzes how search engines see your page and only displays relevant content. The left column contains a list of keywords and keyword phrases appearing on your page. The right column breaks down the page by metadata, headers, first 100 words used on the page, bold/strong elements, alt tags and outbound links giving you a thorough view of how a search engine sees your site.

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Pricing plans for Notable range from free to $119 a month based on the number of users and the total amount of storage needed. Notable is one of the most thorough site markup tools on the market allowing you to give feedback on site design, code, copy and seo. Pair that with the companion iPhone application and you have a tool that no production team should be without.

Check out Notable here.

Two great services for Flash Lite developers

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

While building a Flash Lite prototype I stumbled upon two really great resources for developers both by Kuneri, an amazing Flash Lite company based in Finland.

The first is Swf Pack. It’s an online tool that lets you package up a Flash Lite application, assets and icons into a single .sis file that can be installed on Nokia phones. It really eases the development process and makes the installation of Flash Lite applications smooth and easy. 

Swf Pack

The second is an application called Kuneri Lite that allows you to extend the native capabilities of Flash Lite for Nokia phones. It gives you access to things like the accelerometer and camera. Definately worth checking out.

Kuneri Lite

Moo!

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Moo is a great service for custom printing of business cards, postcards and other collateral. They are higher priced than some of their competitors, but their appeal is being able to print several different images in the same run. You can even hook into your Flickr account and have a differnt image on each card you print. Collect them all!

Check out Moo.

Zazzle

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Infinite and instant, Zazzle is the only on-demand retail platform for consumers and major brands offering billions of retail quality, one-of-a-kind products shipped within 24 hours. It allows users to create anything from shirts to posters, hats to postage. Yes. Your face on a stamp. Items are created as orders are placed so there is no investment or inventory.

Check out Zazzle.