Below you'll find a plethora of weblinks for all things deliciously froggy...
Great web-centric design
tools...
Essential graphic & layout tools...
Font fiends should checkout...
Useful online tools for designers...
Design advice, snippets and news...
- Adobe CS4 Web Tools – includes Dreamweaver, Fireworks & Flash
- RapidWeaver – nice template-based web creation tool
- skEdit – superb code editor
- Transmit FTP – bar none, the best FTP client ever
Essential graphic & layout tools...
- Apple Macintosh Computers – my favorite hardware and OS since 1984
- Adobe CS4 Design Tools – includes Illustrator, Photoshop & InDesign
- QuarkXPress – InDesign's main competitor
- Xara – underrated, but wonderful PC illustration tool
- Corel – makers of CorelDraw and Painter
- Wacom – there can be only one graphics tablet... a wacom
Font fiends should checkout...
- FontAgent Pro – the best mac font manager around
- Linotype FontExplorer – a freeware alternative that's decent
- Chank Fonts, FontShop, MyFonts, exljbris, LinoType or Font Bureau
Useful online tools for designers...
- YouSendIt – free large file transfers without email hassles
- DropBox – great way to share file with clients via computer or mobile
- FavIcon Generator – make a FavIcon quickly
- SimpleViewer or Porta – free photo gallery tools
- Picnik – free online photo editor
- Kuler – Adobe's handy color theme resource
- Xray & FireBug – handy web dev tools for web browsers
Design advice, snippets and news...
- Creative Commons – copyrighting for the digital age
- Smashing Magazine – clever web design blog
- Graphics.com – useful news/review site for design
- WebDesignerWall – fun web design commentary and tutorials
- CreativePro – good tutorials and news
- PopPhoto – great photography resource for any style
- DPreview.com – superb camera/equipment review site
- DynamicDrive – amazing DHTML snippets resource
- CSSdrive – wonderful CSS examples site
- JavaScript Kit – tons-o-javascripts
Shareware &
Freeware...
I'm a major advocate of shareware & freeware. Some of the best software archives include...
Music junkies (aren't we all) should checkout...
Mac fans should also check out Macintouch, iFixit, DealMac for good advice and prices on mac stuff.
I'm a major advocate of shareware & freeware. Some of the best software archives include...
Music junkies (aren't we all) should checkout...
- iTunes & Windows Media Player – music library players
- G-Force – great visualizer
- Garageband – simple, yet robust creation tool
- Audacity – awesome opensource multi-track recorder/editor
- Acid – wonderful loop creation tool
- Live – the big boy of audio creation tools
Mac fans should also check out Macintouch, iFixit, DealMac for good advice and prices on mac stuff.
Gaming (roll them
dice)...
There are too many wonderful games and game companies – pen-n-paper, board, pc & video game – to list here, but here a few of my favorite sites...
There are too many wonderful games and game companies – pen-n-paper, board, pc & video game – to list here, but here a few of my favorite sites...
- FreeFrog's RPG Zone – my own game creations
- Inside Mac Games – everything about mac games
- RPG.net – card, rpg and board game reviews
- Gamespot – console & pc game reviews
- RPGNow – downloadable rpg games in PDF
- NobleKnight – find out of print games
Motorcycling (vroom,
vroom)...
I love motorcycling (especially sportbikes and adventure bikes), and love my current motos, a Suzuki V-Strom, Yamaha FZ1 and my wife’s Suzuki Volusia. Motorcycling fans should check out...
I love motorcycling (especially sportbikes and adventure bikes), and love my current motos, a Suzuki V-Strom, Yamaha FZ1 and my wife’s Suzuki Volusia. Motorcycling fans should check out...
- MotoGP – the penultimate in moto road racing
- Dakar – the most brutal race in the world for all sorts of vehicles
- SBN – local sportbike & super moto events
- Motorcycle-USA – great moto news site
- BARF – Bay Area Riders forum
- MSF – essential motorcycle safety courses
- webBikeWorld – great review site
- Motorcyclist, Rider & CycleWorld – decent moto magazines
- Pashnit.com – wonderful CA sport-touring resource
- AutoBlog – fun car blog
The Outdoors (ahhhh
sunshine)...
Friends of the
Frog...
- John's wild writings at Qusoor.com
- Renee's inspired thoughts at WordsThatRattle
- JC's twisted artistry at Bunnywax
- Dave's frenetic sounds at Shakenmusic.net
- The awesome packaging design of Studio QED
- The interactive fiction junkies at Skotos
- Angele's diabolical Pussycat Hats
- The diverse talents of JimSuthers.com
My weblinks are ever-changing, so
check back whenever you're needing to fill that net surfing void.
:-)