Software (5 articles)
Adobe WorkflowLab: Worth keeping an eye on
Adobes' new Air application WorkflowLab is an attempt to simplify the process of introducing the stages involved in projects to team members, who may or may not have already tackled said projects previously. Yeah it's a work flow application. Having such a tool is a great way to make it easy for a new team member to hit the ground running, or anyone for that matter to have their hand held thro...
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A few good tools for design testing in Internet Explorer
Love the fact or hate it, we all have to use Internet Explorer in our design testing. Having to make sure our sites work on all 3 versions of Internet Exploiter Explorer is a clear indication that Microsoft should really drop support for at least one of them - IE6 comes to mind first. It's the only time I will ever use said browsers, but luckily there are a few tools available to make the trou...
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An easy introduction to version control
While most of us use some form of version control at the office, I find few have it at home. Not for lack of wanting though, the main problem is that setting up version control that's going to be accessible anywhere requires you have root access to a remote server. And setting up a suitable app like SVN is no easy task, one which most designers would be forgiven for not knowing. I certainly fa...
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A web dev studio in your pocket
If you're anything like me, you occasionally forget to do something on a web site you just deployed or you need to do make a quick edit. I can honestly say that on more than one occasion I've been out and about and for one reason or another I've needed access to my web site to make some changes. This web site is an example, as only hours after going live I was on a friends computer when I notic...
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Why aren't you using Adobe Version Cue?
Every designer I have ever interviewed for a job has stumbled when asked if they know of or have used Adobe Version Cue. Some common responses are "Yes it's that program that gets installed with Photoshop" or "It's for making versions of graphics I think?". In all fairness both responses combined do almost make a complete answer :-) I'm first to admit I ignored it for a long...
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