The 2013 Tools & Toys Christmas gift guide. For the Gadget Geek, the Coffee Drinker, the Music Listener, the Apple aficionado, the Hard Worker, or just The Guy Who’s Hard To Shop For. As always, only the finest gifts suggested. The New Kindle Paperwhite Every year a new Kindle comes out, and this year the new Kindle Paperwhite is the best Kindle…
Techi.com is a site dedicated to all things tech. From updates on Sony’s PS4 to reports on Google’s latest acquisition; whether you’re looking for the latest Apple product or looking for views on mobile web, Techi is the site to visit. Techi.com’s news is sourced from thousands of sites from across the Internet, then curated by an editorial team with their finger…
Hand-drawn and somewhat sketchy, Lunchbox is a true delight for all the senses. This quirky font offers so many different options that it really comes across as 4 fonts in 1! Despite the rather large menu available, you’ll pay an early bird price, thanks to this Mighty Deal! Yep, save 72-percent off Lunchbox and get it for just $17. Lunchbox TypeFace highlights:…
Tonx is a small team of coffee experts who believe it’s easy to make a better cup in your kitchen than you’ll get at the best cafes – and for a fraction of the cost. By sourcing the finest coffees in the world and roasting them 24-hours before shipping, you’ll have the freshest coffee delivered straight to your door. And for a…
What do you want people to see when they find you online? Whether you’re growing a business, starting a blog, or are ready to sell online, you need to make a great impression. Squarespace is the best way to create a modern and professional website, with all the features you need integrated into one platform. Every Squarespace website is mobile-ready, includes e-commerce,…
Right now iTunes is having a sale: buy all ten of the original and Next Generation Star Trek movies in 1080p HD for just $50. Yes, some of these films are pretty bad, and some are pretty great, but you can’t deny they’re all nerdy classics. And gosh, you can barely rent them all for this price.
The new generation of MailChimp adapts to your workflow, regardless of the device you’re using and size of your team. A cohesive experience across desktop and mobile devices means you can create, send, and track email campaigns in any context. Check out MailChimp today. * * * Our thanks to MailChimp for sponsoring the RSS feed this week. Sponsorship by The Syndicate.
The Theme Foundry has been building premium WordPress themes since 2008. They recently released Collections — a unique and beautiful WordPress theme for sharing, designed by Veerle Pieters. Visit the live demo of Collections to see it in action, or purchase it now for $79. What makes The Theme Foundry special? A focus on quality over quantity. You won’t find a huge…
Stop waiting for your IT department to move off SharePoint and start using an intranet you’ll actually like. Igloo is free to use with your team, it’s built around easy to use apps like blogging and file sharing, and it has social tools built right in to help you get work done. It works on your desktop, your tablet and your phone.…
Twitterrific 5: Twitterrific 5 as it existed a few days ago really wouldn’t have looked out of place on iOS 7. But that didn’t stop the developers from going the extra mile anyway. The Iconfactory has re-done pretty much all the UI elements and added many new features such as background fetching of tweets/sync position, several new gestures, and usability improvements. Just…
Forgive the cliche, but coming to work for Booking.com has been one of the best decisions. Within a week of arriving to the Netherlands, I had already created two UI experiments and pushed code to the live site. It was intimidating and thrilling at the same time. Those feelings haven’t left. I’m constantly humbled by the more than 300 super intelligent colleagues…
The front-end team at Booking.com continues to grow and we are looking for talented UX Designers, Web Designers, Product Owners, and Front End Developers to come help us create the world’s best accommodation platform. You’ll work at our head office in central Amsterdam which is sandwiched in-between canals, museums and the occasional statue of an old Dutch master (good evening, Mr. Rembrandt).…
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Backblaze: unlimited, unthrottled, and uncomplicated online backup for your Mac. Back up all your data with Backblaze for $50/year. Native app? Yup. Backblaze runs native on your Mac and backs it up in the background, staying out of your way. Need your computer’s data on the go? No problem. Backblaze’s iPhone app that lets you access all your computer’s data on the…
Sign and return documents without printing or faxing, directly from your iPad. Fix typos and correct price lists immediately while an issue is foremost in your mind. Take PDF documents with you, and add notes, highlighting, and other markup during your mobile downtime. Sync with your Mac via iCloud or Dropbox. Retrieve and save documents via Evernote, Box, and Google Drive. Edit…
Igloo is now free to use with up to ten people, making it easier to work with your whole team, your customers or your partners. Your Igloo is built around apps you already know and love: blogs, calendars, file sharing, forums, microblog and wikis. Start building your Igloo instantly (no credit card required), or check out their awesome Sandwich Videos. * *…
Type faster on your iPhone or iPad using short abbreviations that expand into long snippets, such as email addresses, URLs, and standard replies. Tap in your abbreviation and it automatically expands to the full snippet. You can even insert today’s date automatically with the default abbreviation “ddate”! Use Dropbox to sync your snippets to all your iOS and Mac devices! New in…
Web hosting is many things to many people. Grandma wants to start a knitting blog? WordPress. New tech start-up needs a server to present their minimum viable product? Ruby on Rails, PHP, and MySQL. HostGator has you covered, and with one-click installs via the proprietary QuickInstall application, free with every hosting plan. HostGator is with you every step of the way. The…
Digg (yes, that Digg) has released a new RSS Reader for the web, iPhone, and iPad (Android coming soon). The design is sleek and clean, and the apps are speedy and efficient. Whether you’re a hardcore RSS junky or simply want all your favorite online reading in one place, Digg Reader is for you. It’s free and available today! * * *…
1 in 2 computer users lose data every year. Back up all your data with Backblaze online backup. It’s unlimited, unthrottled, uncomplicated, and unexpensive. Don’t risk losing your music, photos, movies, and whatever else you’re working on or editing. Backblaze continuously and securely backs up all the data on your computer and external hard drives. Need to restore or access your files?…