Discoveries

Six Ways to Style Blockquotes

I particularly like the drop cap example.

9 Things You Can’t Forget When Designing a Blog | Tutorial9

A good “pre-flight checklist” for blog design.

How To Use Icons To Support Content In Web Design « Smashing Magazine

Excellent examples of icons being used well.

phpSysInfo

I feel like an uber hacker spy when I use this app. 🙂

WordPress HelpCenter

This is a service I could see myself referring people to, or perhaps even contracting with for support.

Solar Roadways get prototype funding from DOT — Autoblog Green

This seems like the best “world-changing” idea I’ve seen in a long time. I also find it encouraging that the guy behind it is an engineer (vs. a visionary) and seems to have considered just about every objection.

10 Extraordinary and Unqiue Lakes at WomansDay.com

Some of these lakes are stunningly beautiful and some are more what I’d call “intriguing”. 🙂

How to Hack Someone’s Mind « Hoehn’s Musings

I really want to watch this but every time I think to do it, my baby is asleep and I’m afraid to wake him. Alas. I remain hopeful that one day I’ll know how to hack minds.

The Bulls and Bears of Law Teaching by Sara Stadler

Came across this essay somewhat randomly via Jotwell (the author is a contributing editor), and lo and behold, it’s actually pretty diverting (and that’s saying someting, since I’m not a legal person at all).

DomainTyper – Fast Domain Search

My new favorite domain name search tool.