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Balsamiq – Create website mock ups quickly and easily!

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

A friend at work pointed out the Balsamiq mockup software to me recently, and I think it’s great!

It’s a fantastic piece of flash software that helps you create simple web mock ups in a ridiculously fast time. It’s free to use (with a few features hidden, such as browse for image) but you get a popup every now and again asking you to buy the full version. It took me 10 minutes to produce this (admittedly lacklustre) mockup.

Using it is simple. You drag on items, such as tabbed containers, images, text boxes, buttons and even iphone layouts, until you have created your mockup. You can then export it as a pdf or a png, ready to show your client. The most impressive feature is the amount of detail they have included. You can change the position of the scrollbars, selected which tab is active and even add in disabled/selected checkboxes. Everything is customisable.

I’ll definitely be using it if given the opportunity.

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Scripts Page Added!

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

I added a scripts page to the site a while ago for personal use, and I found it so useful I thought I’d spend a few hours sorting it out, adding functionality, and setting it public.

And here it is – Toddish’s scripts page.

It taps into my delicious account and spits out all the sites with the tag “toddish_script”, using the excellent phpDelcious script. It then sorts out the tags, stripping duplicates, and displays them. You can also filter the results via some added jQuery.

Let me know if you find it useful!

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Is Super Street Fighter IV Out Yet?

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

http://toddish.co.uk/SSFIV/

Just in case it happens and I miss it

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Anonimity on websites – good or bad?

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

I’m starting work on a new website, and I’ve come across a stumbling block. Should I make the site anonymous, like fml and mlia, or shall I require users to register for an account? It’s a big decision, and one which will change how the entire is created and used.

Anonymous Accounts

I like the idea of anonymous accounts, I think it’d encourage more people to post, comment, and rate each feature. It means everyone can jump right in, and start using the site as it is meant to be used, without having another arbitrary login slowing them down/putting them off.

Required Registration

On the other hand, allowing the users to create an account would allow them access to better features, such as a control panel with all their posts, favourites, comments etc. It may put users off from using the site though, if they think that filling out a registration form to post something is too much effort.

I think a happy medium may be to allow both, maybe anonymous comments and ratings, but signed in to post?

How many people would be put off by a registration form?

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Minor Tweaks made and production updates

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Made a few minor tweaks to the site, the first of many as I attempt to streamline and improve it.

I’ve also been working on a new improved version of erant, which will go back to basics, and offer a much better experience than the old site.

Also in production is a new jQuery plug in, and a collection of AS3 scripts I’ve been working on, both of which should be live by next Monday.

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What to expect at toddish.co.uk

Monday, January 11th, 2010

I’ve wanted a blog/portfolio for a while, somewhere I can publish thoughts, experiments, or even just things I find interesting.  I aim for Toddish.co.uk to be my central hub, where I can upload things and share them.

Most posts on this blog will be about my common interests, and will be tagged appropriately. Eventually, if the blog gets big enough or becomes too varied, It might separate into mini blogs, each with a distinct theme. Until then, all professional (web development) and personal (gaming, music, films) will share the same home.

Some of the things you can expect to be posted here are:

  • Current web technologies
  • Web sites/experiments
  • Flash development
  • Gaming reviews/achievements
  • Film reviews
  • Music reviews/band achievements

Hopefully I’ll manage to keep on top of it and update it weekly!

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