| Staying up-to-date on the latest technology and design trends requires committed research. At K4 Media, we are constantly reading up on the latest software releases, pouring through mailing lists, newsgroups and forums, and checking our favorite sites for new information, new ideas, new technology. Listed here are just a few of our most reliable sources. |
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Web Design & Development |
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Web Monkey |
| http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/ |
From the producers of Wired magazine, webmonkey is an essential resource for anyone involved with the Internet. Filled with tutorials, valuable insights and the latest tech news, even a true web master will find webmonkey infinitely useful, and the true beginner will find enough material to quickly shed their newbie status. Note: The lid is shutting on this barrel of Webmonkeys. Webmonkey has been rescued. |
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Flashkit |
| http://www.flashkit.com/ |
| Flashkit contains what often seems a limitless library of flash animations, Actionscript code, sound loops, pictures, movies, news, links, samples, forums, tutorials... you get the idea. A valuable resource for any developer, flashkit will almost certainly change the way you view Tom and Jerry for a long, long time. |
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Devshed |
| http://www.devshed.com/ |
| Once you're comfortable with design theory and speak fluent HTML, you'll be searching for sites to take you to the next level. DevShed is easily one of them. Focused mainly on programming and server-side technology, the community at Devshed will teach you how to "make a class...that builds SQL statements on the fly" and create "an authentication and privilege system to manage users and user security levels." Greasy! |
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Inspiration |
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Cool Home Pages |
| http://www.coolhomepages.com/ |
| "The only known cure for designers block", Cool Home Pages is packed with examples and links to some of the very best sites on the web, all sorted into various categories like ultrahip, logos and Top30. It's a great place to check the pulse of the design community and find inspiration and ideas. |
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group94 |
| http://www.group94.com/ |
| With a stunning flash portfolio, group94 creates some on the finest, cutting-edge sites on the web. Based in Belguim, they seamlessly blend solid UI design with clean visuals and then stirfry the mix with spicy flashwork until crispy golden brown — proof positive that not all flash sucks. |
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Open Source |
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The Apache Software Foundation |
| http://www.apache.org/ |
| "The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of open-source software projects. The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high quality software that leads the way in its field. We consider ourselves not simply a group of projects sharing a server, but rather a community of developers and users." |
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PHP.net |
| http://www.php.net/ |
| A project of the Apache Software Foundation, "PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML." Home to the official php downloads and documentation, php.net also provides a wealth of tutorials, links and news. |
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MySQL |
| http://www.mysql.com/ |
| As the world's most popular open source database, MySQL.com serves as a clearinghouse for all things MySQL, including products, support and consulting, training and certification, and downloads and documentation. There are probably better places on the web for getting a handle on MySQL (webmonkey & devshed, to name but two), but when you need info straight from the horses mouth, there's no other place. |
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Downtime |
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Mark Fiore |
| http://www.markfiore.com/ |
| Flash animated political cartoons are Mark Fiore's business, and he has mastered the medium, delivering blistering polical commentary with a healthy dose of humor. |
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Joe Cartoon |
| http://joecartoon.com/pages/home/ |
| With none of the aplomb or sly political deftness displayed by the above Mark Fiore, Joe Cartoon curses and scratches out interactive animations guaranteed to frighten your neighbors and scare your children — "old school internet cartoon violence from the Godfather of pointless". |
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Directories |
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DesignFirms.org - Design Directory |
| http://www.designfirms.org/ |
| Find design firms, design services, freelance designers, web hosting and more. Get a free design estimate. Search by location, search for designers by state. |
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