lifehack: Design Better with CRAP

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/design-better-with-crap.html
"The power and ease-of-use of today’s computer applications has raised the bar drastically on the quality of design expected in the documents we produce. As recently as ten years ago, it was typical to produce business letters, memos, and other documents using a courier-like, monospaced typeface, often with only underlining available for emphasis of key passages or section headings. The only options for correcting typos and other mistakes were white-out, pencilled-in marks, or re-typing. Our documents looked boring, but they were expected to look boring."

Mashable: ONLINE STORAGE: 80+ File Hosting and Sharing Sites

http://mashable.com/2007/07/28/online-storage/
"From sending one document to backing up an entire business, data storage is the key to everything nowadays. Due to popular demand, we’ve put together a list of more than 80 of the leading file hosting services, many of which are completely free."

Mashable: Web Development Toolbox: 120+ Web Development Resources

http://mashable.com/2007/07/28/web-development/
"As rewarding as web development is, it can also be a pain sometimes, especially if you spend half your time looking for the right tools and resources. Well, we’ve done the work for you with this one, and have compiled a list of over 120 web development resources to make your life easier."

Performancing: 10 Articles All Bloggers Should Read (at least once)

http://performancing.com/10-articles-all-bloggers-should-read-at-least-once
"I have about twenty bloggers working for me at any given time. Many new bloggers are often not familiar with the details of blogging software (e.g. the screwy video embed issue with WP) or they don't know much about the art of blogging (other than writing about the blog's topic)."

CNN MONEY: 31 Startups (NOT inthe U.S.)

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0707/gallery.web_world.biz2/index.html
"It's not just Silicon Valley. The user-generated revolution is in full swing worldwide. Business 2.0 Magazine picks the best non-U.S. sites to watch."

10 Tips for Razor Sharp Concentration

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-tips-for-razor-sharp-concentration.html
"Writing to-do lists and keeping a schedule may keep you organized, but does it really help you get more done? I believe that organization is important, but what you really need is focus. Being able to sit down and concentrate intensely on your work for a few hours. Even a half hour of focused effort can get more done than an entire day of distraction and multitasking.Here’s some tips to get into a state of deep concentration where work flows easily:"

Office Snapshots: Pics of Digg, Revver, Craigslist, and more

http://officesnapshots.com/

Colour Lovers: 32+ Common Color Names for Easy Reference

http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/07/24/32-common-color-names-for-easy-reference/
"Are you tired of the other kids at Summer Color Camp laughing at you because you thought chartreuse was a shade of pink? Still having nightmares about the time you called a Salmon colored dress Mauve? With our help you’ll never call Azure, Aquamarine again and will be name dropping colors like they’re hot potatoes."

thought bucket: Urban Typography

http://thoughtbucket.tumblr.com/post/5536133
"Urban Typography"

faveup: Slick New Design Inspiration Site - Logos, Cards and Websites

http://faveup.com/
"Slick New Design Inspiration Site - Logos, Cards and Websites. A slick new gallery of logos, business cards and websites ..."

lifehacker: Jerry Seinfeld's productivity secret

http://lifehacker.com/software/motivation/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-secret-281626.php
"Years ago when Seinfeld was a new television show, Jerry Seinfeld was still a touring comic. At the time, I was hanging around clubs doing open mic nights and trying to learn the ropes. One night I was in the club where Seinfeld was working, and before he went on stage, I saw my chance. I had to ask Seinfeld if he had any tips for a young comic. What he told me was something that would benefit me a lifetime..."

Blasting the Myth of the Fold

http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/blasting-the-myth-of
"We are all well aware that web design is not an easy task. There are many variables to consider, some of them technical, some of them human. The technical considerations of designing for the web can (and do) change quite regularly, but the human variables change at a slower rate. Sometimes the human variables change at such a slow rate that we have a hard time believing that it happens."

Slate: The 12 Types of Ads

http://www.slate.com/id/2170872
"In 1978, Donald Gunn was a creative director for the advertising agency Leo Burnett. Though his position implied expertise, Gunn felt he was often just throwing darts—relying on inspiration and luck (instead of proven formulas) to make great ads. So, he decided to inject some analytical rigor into the process: He took a yearlong sabbatical, studied the best TV ads he could find, and looked for elemental patterns."

Mashable: Work Together: 60+ Collaborative Tools for Groups

http://mashable.com/2007/07/22/online-collaboration/
"With businesses and families spread out more and more, we’ve dug up 60+ sites that will help everyone be on the same page."

Read/WriteWeb's New Comments Feature: SezWho

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/sezwho_comments_community.php
"At the beginning of this week we introduced a new comments feature on Read/WriteWeb, called SezWho. Basically it introduces comment rating, reputation and filtering to this blog. SezWho was created by one of our occasional writers, Jitendra Gupta - whose team installed it onto R/WW. You can check out the full list of features in the SezWho FAQ, but in this post I want to summarize how it improves R/WW's community."

Taco Widgets

http://www.tacowidgets.com/
"Taco Widgets is a Macintosh* software company based in Boulder, CO. Established in 2005 by a couple of widget-loving geeks, we strive to make the very best Dashboard and Yahoo Widgets with the hope of making the process of simplifying tasks easy, intuitive and fun."

Austin Heller's Blog: 10 Things Nintendo Should Do in Mario Kart Wii

http://www.austinheller.com/2007/07/things-nintendo-should-do-in-mario-kart.html
"So after the fun week that was E3 (more like "min-E3"! LOL!), the newest game in a franchise that I hold dear to my heart was given new light, and that was, of course, Mario Kart Wii.
In case you've been living under the video gamer's equivalent of a rock for the past two weeks, the game will feature single car-style driving, new characters, new levels and, yes, online play. Shocked? Surprised? Yeah, me neither. Still, for a game of its caliber, there is quite a bit of stuff that could make it totally, completely awesome, so here's my 10-item list:"

Daniel Burke: Delta, Tango, Bravo

http://www.deltatangobravo.com/
" My name is Daniel Burka. I'm a partner at silverorange and I'm the creative director at digg.com. I've also helped found Pownce where I design the UI.

I'm a newish San Franciscan and I play a little disc golf, fall off rock climbing walls, and kick soccer balls over the net."

Oddica: Designer T-Shirts

http://www.oddica.com/catalog/index.php
"The focal point of our company is our Artists. How they interpret a particular idea, and how that idea looks on a shirt, determines whether a customer is going to buy, plain and simple. Our job is to stay behind the curtain and seamlessly deliver the Artist's vision to our customers. Our goal is 100 percent satisfaction, to our Artists and our customers."

Tutorio.com: Create an almost photo-realistic wood grain texture in Photoshop.

http://www.tutorio.com/tutorial/photoshop-wood-texture
" Create an almost photo-realistic wood grain texture in Photoshop."