TextMate is the hot new editor for OS X. I’m working on a new project which is very code heavy and repetitive and this might be just the thing. I haven’t found an editor I love on OS X yet, I’ve just been using SubEthaEdit in the interim. What’s even cooler, of course, is that they’re using WordPress for their Textmate blog. I’ll buy the software just for that.
WP Blacklist
Pardon His Icons
JZ Presents: Pardon My Icons, nothing to do with web development, but this is how I first came across Zeldman’s site.
Download Stats
WordPress 1.2 was downloaded over a hundred thousand times. About two-thirds of that was through the new download system where we can track stats better. It’ll be interesting to see the download rate of 1.2.1 (and subsequently 1.3).
WP 1.2.1
WordPress 1.2.1, bug and security fix.
6A Funding
Six Apart finds a pot full of VC Dollars. Good for them.
Blue Blog Design
Keith is giving away a great blog design to the most worthy taker. I suggested GPLing it in the comments and that seems to have picked up some momentum. Just a warning if Keith decides to host it himself: blog templates can use a lot of bandwidth. I know Kubrick gets a ton of traffic.
Another Beaut
A really nice looking WordPress site, Phono Phunk. Lots of details in the design and CSS, subtle and effective.
WordPress Category Map
WordPress Category Map in the style of extisp.icio.us.
Product Weblogs
Guide to product weblogs, well-written and thourough.
Kathy
Happy Birthday to Kathy. Big 30.
Tungsten T5
Palm launches the Tungsten T5 Handheld with 256mb storage and Bluetooth. Neat, can function as USB drive.
Eric Meyer – Pro?
Eric Meyer is featured on Apple Pro. “Have you noticed web pages loading a bit faster than usual? You might thank Eric Meyer.” Eric revels here. Interesting tidbit: If you look at the client list, in addition to AOL (I wonder what he’s doing there?) they list Apple itself as a Complex Spiral client. Did he have a hand in this quiet revolution on their site?
Alexa Web Services
Alexa Web Info Service, from the people who brought you the excellent Amazon Web Service. Update: Alexa itself isn’t new, but all its data being available through an API like Google’s or Technorati’s is.
Ev Leaves Blogger
Ev, founder of Blogger, moves on. Beautiful entry. Wish him the very best. Hat tip: Tantek (who got it from Dave).
Joel Test for Web Development
Drew has finished up his excellent series, read them all. The Joel Test for Web Development, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and the Conclusion.
Blog Your Bliss
Best and Brightest
The Best and Brightest, Glamorous Life #33. Who says Zeldman gets linked less?
Zeldman has had a profound influence on the way I think about the web. I started taking web craft seriously because of Zeldman. WordPress exists because of Zeldman. I am where I am today because of Jeffrey Zeldman. This isn’t hyperbole, just statement of fact.
I think now is an excellent time for people to take a walk through his archives and highlight their favorite articles, something I’ll do myself at least once a day every day this week. If you’re doing something similar leave a comment so I can follow along. It’ll be interesting to see what people were most influenced by from one of the most influential fathers of today’s web.
Bloglines Trouble
I just got this at Bloglines: “There is a problem with the database. Please try again later.” Uh oh. I wonder if they’re going to hit the same growing pains Technorati went through.
Trac Again
Well I finally got Trac up and running. Trac itself wasn’t so bad, there were just twenty things I had to set up before I could even get to that point. Once trac-admin stopped crashing things were a piece of cake. I’m following something similar to these instructions for managing multiple projects.