HTML Cheat Sheet
8 January 2007 | 128 comments | webdev, development, cheatsheet, xhtml, reference, html, web, design, webdesign, tools, css, programming
HTML is the language of the web. It is the semantic support on which websites depend. This A4 reference lists the various tags available to the web designer, as well as a selection of useful character entities, attributes and events.
RSS to iCal
19 October 2006 | 16 comments | rss, weather, php, bbc, ical, convert, tools, web, webdev, code, rss2ical
I have been looking for a way to convert the BBC weather feed for my area to iCal, so I can subscribe to it. It's date-based, after all, and RSS never seemed to me to be an appropriate format for subscribing to weather information. iCal always struck me as being "better" for that purpose. Of course, the BBC only have an RSS feed for local weather. What I needed was a converter.
After some hunting, I discovered that Dean Sanvitale had written a PHP script to convert RSS feeds to iCal format. However, his site (codent.com) appears to be long since abandoned and the script is no longer available from there. Fortunately, the Wayback Machine did have a copy. Dean originally released the script under a Creative Commons License which, fortunately, allows me to make the script available to download from this site (note: the script is available from this site under the same license).
So, if you're looking for a way to convert an RSS feed to iCal, this PHP script will do the job. Thanks Dean!
Source: rss2ical.txt
World of Warcraft Cheat Sheet
14 February 2006 | 159 comments | cheatsheet, commands, games, gaming, mmorpg, reference, tools, useful, warcraft, worldofwarcraft, wow
World of Warcraft may not be a web design, development or marketing topic, but that doesn't mean I don't need a cheat sheet for it. I've just started playing and can't remember all the slash commands and shortcut keys, so this is a simple quick reference for just that.
PHP Cheat Sheet (V1)
22 April 2005 | 247 comments | code, webdev, development, cheatsheet, cheat, reference, programming, php, web, webdesign, tools, cheatsheets
I'm fed up with having to visit php.net to look things up. This A4 cheat sheet is designed to sit by your desk and make your life easier.
View Page Structure
12 October 2004 | 26 comments | imported, code, xhtml, tool, cheatsheet, design, webdesign, useful, tools, resources, css
A tool that outputs the structure of a page. Makes working with CSS (especially resolving inheritance issues) much easier.
Text Readability Scores
7 July 2004 | 152 comments | design, language, literature, readability, reference, resources, tool, tools, usability, webdesign, writing
A tool to give an indication of how easy text is to read, using the Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning-Fog, Coleman-Liau, SMOG and Automated Readability scoring systems.
The Gunning-Fog Index is a measure of text readability based upon sentence length and difficult words in a passage.
28k and 56k Modem Emulator
29 June 2004 | 65 comments | webdev, development, web, design, usability, modem, webdesign, tools, accessibility, optimization, testing
Regardless of your connection speed, this will show you how your site loads on PCs with older connections.
RGB Hex Colour Chart
22 September 2003 | 61 comments | hex, cheatsheet, webdev, rgb, reference, color, html, webdesign, tools, css, colour, guide, design
A free, printer-friendly RGB Hex colour chart for web designers.
