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August 9, 2011
WP-Plugins for (almost) every site I install.
Duplicate Post | By Enrico Battocchi
Google XML Sitemaps | By Arne Brachhold
All in One SEO Pack | By Michael Torbert
WordPress Database Backup | By Austin Matzko
WordPress Backup | By BTE (Blog Traffic Exchange)
WP Minify | By Thaya Kareeson
WP Super Cache | By Donncha O Caoimh
Delete-Revision | By gohsy
Sociable | By Blogplay
WP to Twitter | By Joseph Dolson
JF3 Maintenance Redirect | By Jack Finch
Iframe | By webvitaly
Posted by acuervo. Filed under Linux, Web-Ecosystem, WordPress.
July 23, 2011
UPDATED, Finally! Adobe releases native 64 bit Flash 11 for Linux
UPDATED Jul 23/2011
Finally we have a native 64bit Flash 11. It is working very well, I highly recommend it.
Before installing it, make sure that previous versions of Flash and nspluginwrapper are uninstalled.
Download it from:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplatformruntimes/flashplayer11/flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz
untar, copy and link libflashplayer.so to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins by doing the following in the terminal. (make sure you close Firefox first)
tar zxvf flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/ sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/
Done!
Or, alternatively (you should always read and understand scripts before running them) you can do this installation just by copying and pasting the following in the terminal:
wget https://blog.alejandrocuervo.com/downloads/flash_x64_en.sh && sudo chmod +x flash_x64_en.sh && sudo sh ./flash_x64_en.sh
This script will install Native 64 Bit Flash 11 and will also remove previous versions of flash and “nspluginwrapper”
Note: If you just want to see the code for the script, it is available here:
https://blog.alejandrocuervo.com/downloads/flash_x64_en.sh
EDIT #1: January 01/2009: Updated everything to use latest adobe version 10.0.d21.1
EDIT #2: March 02/2009: Updated everything to use latest adobe version 10.0.22.87
EDIT #3: August 02/2009: Updated everything to use latest adobe version 10.0.32.18
EDIT #4: January 05/2010: Updated everything to use latest adobe version 10.0.42.34
EDIT #5: February 11/2010: Updated everything to use latest adobe version 10.0.45.2
EDIT #6: October 12/2010: Updated everything to use latest adobe version 10.2.161.23 Preview
EDIT #7: July 23/2011: Updated everything to use latest version of Adobe Flash version 11.0.1.60
Posted by acuervo. Filed under 64-bit, Firefox, Flash, Linux, terminal, Ubuntu, Web-Ecosystem.
June 22, 2011
Migrate from Gmail to Google Apps and keep labels, read-status, stars and email date
Install imapsync:
Under Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install imapsync
then:
imapsync --host1 imap.gmail.com --user1 username@gmail.com --port1 993 --ssl1 --password1 GmailPasswordHere --host2 imap.gmail.com --user2 username@YourGoogleAppsDomain.com --port2 993 --ssl2 --password2 GoogleAppsPasswordHere --authmech1 LOGIN --authmech2 LOGIN --syncinternaldates --split1 100 --split2 100 --allowsizemismatch
Done!
Posted by acuervo. Filed under Business, Google, Linux, terminal, Ubuntu, Web-Ecosystem.
January 28, 2011
Website Prototyping Tools
Axure $
- full-featured, mature desktop application
- create wireframes, prototypes, and specifications for applications and web sites
- http://www.axure.com/Default.aspx
Balsamiq Mockups $
- specialized tool, commercial
- creates high level mockups in a “hand drawn” style
- Cross platform and integrative (for Confluence, JIRA, XWiki)
- http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mockups/desktop
Blueprint $
- specialized tool, commercial
- works on iPad
- iPhone(or iPad) UI design application
- simple drag&drop interface
- http://www.groosoft.com/2010/12/blueprint-video-tutorial.html
Creately $
- creates diagrams, wireframes, web and desktop UI mockups
- has collaboration features and contextual toolbars
- Online Adobe Flash-based application
- http://creately.com/
DesignerVista $
- Desktop- Windows, .NET Forms, Java Swing, Java SWT, Office Ribbon Style GUI Mockups
- Web – Websites, Silverlight, Sharepoint and YUI web applications GUI Mockups
- Mobile – iPhone, Windows Phone 7, Android GUI Mockups
- Sketch – Desktop and Web (Low-Fidelity Sketch )
- Wireframing, UI Spec, Annotations, Favorites, Library Support
- http://www.designervista.com
Denim
- free, sketching with a light pen
- http://dub.washington.edu/denim/
EasyPrototype $
- specialized tool, commercial
- works with scanned images of sketches
- http://www.easyprototype.com
FlairBuilder $
- creates interactive wireframes for websites and desktop software
- cross-platform, runs on Adobe AIR
- http://www.flairbuilder.com/
FluidIA
- open source & openly designed
- agile UI prototyping
- web based
- alpha stage
- http://www.fluidIA.org
ForeUI
- specialized tool, commercial
- create multipage screen mockups, sitemap structure supported.
- support various UI styles: hand drawing, wireframe, Windows XP, Mac OS X and Windows 7
- DHTML based interactive simulation in web browser
- customized element and library supported, download new resources from the community site (http://www.ForeUI.net)
- provide rumple effect that similar with Napkin L&F
- export prototype to images, PDF or DHTML file
- cross platform (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris)
- http://www.ForeUI.com
GUI Design Studio, by Carreta Software $
- visual styles for Windows Vista, XP, NT or low-fidelity outlines + office ribbon bar style interfaces
- connect screens or pages to create interactive prototypes
- generate HTML, PDF or RTF specification documentation
- export designs as images to file or clipboard or share projects with a free viewer
- http://www.carettasoftware.com
Hot Gloo – The Online Wireframe Application
- Web-based Operation
- Intuitive Usability
- Improved Communication
- Smooth Collaboration
- http://www.hotgloo.com
Himalia Guilder:
- modeling and prototyping
- platform independent
- not priced yet
- http://www.himalia.net
JavaFx
- Based on JavaSwing, but with allegedly simpler syntax.
- Meant to partially compete with Flash and related Adobe tools
- http://javafx.com
Justinmind Prototyper $
- Create high-fidelity application prototypes
- Generate fully functional HTML prototypes and customized MSWord specifications
- http://www.justinmind.com
JustProto
- web-based JavaScript
- create fully interactive HTML prototypes
- real-time collaboration
- http://www.justproto.com
LucidChart
- rapid prototyping with true interactive experiences
- creates diagrams, wireframes, web and desktop UI mockups
- real time collaboration features
- Web-standards based
- http://lucidchart.com/
Lucid Spec $
Mockflow
- create mockups
- cross-platform, runs on Adobe AIR
- http://www.mockflow.com
Mockingbird
- web-based
- Beta
- http://gomockingbird.com/
MockupScreens $
- create mockups and organize them in scenarios (usecases/stories/whatever)
- present scenario in a slideshow and document the feedback
- http://mockupscreens.com
Napkin Look & Feel
- opensource skin for Java Swing
- http://napkinlaf.sourceforge.net/
- Unusual in intent: produces GUIs (pure mock-up, functional, or mixed) that look like a note scrawled on a napkin, to try to force management to intuit that a GUI mock-up does not mean that the product is finished!
Petra
Pencil
- Free plugin to Firefox and standalone aplication
- Create mockups and export to PNG images
- http://www.evolus.vn/Pencil/Home.html
Pidoco
- Clickable Wireframes
- Fast and easy Prototyping
- Easy Remote Usability Testing
- No Software Installation
- Interface Prototyping
- Realtime Collaboration
- Prototype Reviewer
- Remote Usability Tests
- https://pidoco.com/en
ProtoShare $
- Create dynamic website wireframes & prototypes with drag-and-drop interface
- Web-based collaboration
- Add custom components with HTML, CSS, and Javascript
- Export to a Word specification or web-page for user testing
- http://www.ProtoShare.com
Quplo
- Create interactive HTML prototypes.
- Web-based service with free trial; plans start at $5/month
- Write HTML, CSS, javascript in the browser with code completion
- No drag/drop wireframe support.
- Offers a simple custom markup language built specifically for prototyping, including layouts, pages, parts, conditionals, loops, variables and functions
- Includes popular javascript libraries & icon sets out of the box
- Includes sharing, backups, export
- http://quplo.com
Screen Architect
- specialized tool, commercial
- plugin for EnterpriseArchitect
- exports clickable HTML screens
- http://screenarchitect.com/
Serena Prototype Composer
- free
- very similar to Axure
- prototype more than screen mockups
- http://www.serena.com/products/prototype-composer/home.html
Simulify – convey your idea $
- browser based tool, commercial
- visualize Applications easily
- create interactive websites & application wireframes
- share with clients online & gather feedbacks
- http://www.Simulify.com
Storyboard Suite
- GUI design tool (Storyboard Designer) and runtime engine (Storyboard Engine)
- WYSIWYG UI Design environment based on Eclipse with complete simulation
- Import Photoshop PSD files directly to jumpstart UI development
- Optimized for embedded, resource constrained, environments
- Plugin based for feature extension, Lua (www.lua.org) scripting
- Support for QNX/Linux/WinCE/… using fbdev/directfb/SDL/OpenVG/OpenGL/agtdk/…
- http://www.cranksoftware.com/storyboard
Smart Draw
- Generic drawing tool with template for GUI, something like Visio
- http://www.smartdraw.com/examples/gui/
WireframeSketcher
- Create wireframes, screen mockups, storyboards
- Plugin for Eclipse and Eclipse-based IDEs like Aptana Studio, Flash Builder, Zend Studio and others.
- http://wireframesketcher.com
InPreso
- Create mockups for web and standalone applications, many skins (mac os, windows xp, windows vista, sketch, sample) change in single click, use standart gui elements (button,checkbox …) and many other shapes (arrow, rect …).
- Standalone cross platform and web interface
- http://www.inpreso.com/inpresoscreens/
PowerMockup $
- Design Website and Software Mockups in PowerPoint
- Vector-based design
- http://www.powermockup.com/
- HTML5, Web based
- http://www.mockuptiger.com/
Posted by acuervo. Filed under Web-Ecosystem.
December 28, 2010
Simple Invoices
What is Simple Invoices?
Simple Invoices is a free, open source, web based invoicing system that you can install on your server/pc or have hosted by one of their services providers.
via Simple Invoices | An Open Source, Web-Based Invoicing System.
Posted by acuervo. Filed under Business, Linux, Web-Ecosystem.
December 22, 2010
HTML5 Boilerplate
This is completely amazing:
HTML5 Boilerplate is the professional badass’s base HTML/CSS/JS template for a fast, robust and future-proof site.
After more than two years in iterative development, you get the best of the best practices baked in: cross-browser normalization, performance optimizations, even optional features like cross-domain Ajax and Flash. A starter apache .htaccess config file hooks you the eff up with caching rules and preps your site to serve HTML5 video, use @font-face, and get your gzip zipple on.
Boilerplate is not a framework, nor does it prescribe any philosophy of development, it’s just got some tricks to get your project off the ground quickly and right-footed.
Posted by acuervo. Filed under Web-Ecosystem.
December 22, 2010
Simple, Lightweight and Powerful Web Content Management Systems
- http://symphony-cms.com
- http://www.wolfcms.org
- http://pivotx.net/
- http://flatpress.org/
- http://www.skybluecanvas.com
- http://www.madebyfrog.com
- http://www.couchcms.com
- http://get-simple.info/
- http://www.lotuscms.org/
- http://habariproject.org/en/
- http://www.couchcms.com/
Posted by acuervo. Filed under CMS, Web-Ecosystem.
May 14, 2010
Set Gmail / Google Apps email as system wide default
This gem should be installed by default in all Linux distributions.
It even handles file attachments.
Highly recommended.
Posted by acuervo. Filed under Firefox, Linux, Web-Ecosystem.
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