40-Plus New Tools & Gadgets for Library Webmasters Frank Cervone Vice Chancellor for Information Services Purdue University Calumet Darlene Fichter Data Librarian University of Saskatchewan Libraries March 30, 2009

Webmaster tools Photo by . matt

Layout Gala blog.html.it/layoutgala

WAVE wave.webaim.org

HTML Table Generator Why? Time consuming to design table layout Style conflicts that yield results Visual feedback Free www.spectrum-research.com/V2/projects_table_generator.asp

Why?

Time consuming to design table layout

Style conflicts that yield results

Visual feedback

Free

Visual Thesaurus www.visualthesaurus.com

FancyZoom GPL License www.dfc-e.com/metiers/multimedia/opensource/jquery-fancyzoom

Uni-Form DIY - build a form Well structured, semantic, accessible and usable form sprawsm.com/uni-form

DIY - build a form

Well structured, semantic, accessible and usable form

feed.informer feed.informer.com

phplist phplist is an open-source newsletter manager RSS to email Integrates with Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla .. phplist.com

phplist is an open-source newsletter manager

RSS to email

Integrates with Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla ..

EasyPHP www.easyphp.org

Time Savers

“ How I Can Code Twice as Fast as You” net.tutsplus.com/videos/screencasts/how-i-can-code-twice-as-fast-as-you/ net.tutsplus.com/videos/screencasts/how-i-can-code-twice-as-fast-as-you

Texter Runs in the Windows system tray Works in any application you're typing in Why: Snippets of email messages Code snippets – jquery Add begin, end paragraph tags Signatures, addresses, and commonly used abbreviations GPL License lifehacker.com/software/texter/lifehacker-code-texter-windows-238306.php

Runs in the Windows system tray

Works in any application you're typing in

Why:

Snippets of email messages

Code snippets – jquery

Add begin, end paragraph tags

Signatures, addresses, and commonly used abbreviations

text expander www.smileonmymac.com/TextExpander

Crowd Science crowdscience.com

fusestats web analytics www.fusestats.com

Read it Later www.ideashower.com/ideas/launched/read-it-later

Top Posts Widget www.postrank.com

Internet health report / Internet status report internethealthreport.com / internettrafficreport.com

Lonely Hearts Club for Web Sites? www.google.com/friendconnect

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N94s7ix0JPo

FireShot addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5648

FileJuicer Squeeze out those images PDFs and slides Plus much more … File Juicer for €12.95. echoone.com/filejuicer

Squeeze out those images PDFs and slides

Plus much more …

File Juicer for €12.95.

XnView www.xnview.com/en/index.html

Visual tools Photo by Torley

ColorPicker www.colorpicker.com

Color Wizard colorsontheweb.com/colorwizard.asp

Accessibility Color Wheel gmazzocato.altervista.org/colorwheel/wheel.php

Personal Fonts www.yourfonts.com

More Pie www.lovelycharts.com

XML/SWF Charts www.maani.us/xml_charts/index.php

Mind Mapping bubbl.us

mindmeister www.mindmeister.com

script.aculo.us “ JavaScript library providing dynamic visual effects and user interface element” script.aculo.us

“ JavaScript library providing dynamic visual effects and user interface element”

Puzzle Demo made with Sortables wiki.github.com/madrobby/scriptaculous/puzzle-demo

xcavator www.xcavator.net

Avoiding “oh crap” Moments Photo by trancemist

Google Unsend Default 5 seconds, make 10 seconds Photo by bewarenerd mailblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-in-labs-undo-send.htm

Default 5 seconds, make 10 seconds

Automatically Open Search Results in New Tab Type about:config in address bar Type in filter box: browser.search.openintab Double-click the value to change it to true Bonus Tip: Ctrl K to move to the Google search box lifehacker.com/software/firefox/firefox-tip-open-search-results-in-a-new-tab-255171.php

Type about:config in address bar

Type in filter box: browser.search.openintab

Double-click the value to change it to true

Review Basics www.reviewbasics.com

Playing It Safe Photo by gardawind

Quintura Kids quinturakids.com

Virus Total www.virustotal.com

WinDirStat windirstat.info

Do I Really Want to Know You? letscallme.com

DamnIT damnit.jupiterit.com Sign up for DamnIT Include damnit.js An error happens Optional description You get an email Careful with that URL!

Sign up for DamnIT

Include damnit.js

An error happens

Optional description

You get an email

Chunk It! www.getchunkit.com

More tools? Net Tuts+ http://net.tutsplus.com/ 25 free Mac Apps for freelancers http://www.designer-daily.com/mac-apps-1915 Noupe.com tutorials designers and developers

Net Tuts+

http://net.tutsplus.com/

25 free Mac Apps for freelancers

http://www.designer-daily.com/mac-apps-1915

Noupe.com

tutorials designers and developers

Rasterbator homokaasu.org/rasterbator A classic!

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