Archive | May, 2009

Punch-Out’s Disco Kid Desktop Icon

May/28 in Custom Icons, Desktop

He might not be everybody’s favorite new Punch-Out character.  Love the Disco Kid or hate him, you do have to agree with me it is always fun to give him a glove to the mouth via Punch-Out for the Wii.  To match up with my previous Punch-Out desktop icons, I thought I’d toss him into the mix and turn him into an icon too.  Just promise me you will not try to punch your monitor.

Download the Disco Kid Icon!

Download the Disco Kid Desktop Icon (.zip)

The icons are compatible with the following sizes: 256 x 256, 128 x 128, 64 x 64, 48 x 48, 32 x 32, 24 x 24, 16 x 16. It is also in both .ico and .png formats.  You have Disco Kid ready for download!  Feel free to use, distribute and what not.  Just remember, if you do share it around, please be sure to give me at least a little ‘bit of credit.

So are you ready for this? Be sure to also check out my other free Punch Out icons too!

Extra One-Two Punch: More Free Video Game Desktop Icons!

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Make Your Site Look Better on the iPhone

May/27 in Web Development Tutorials

WPtouch - mobile plugin for WordPress Looking for an easy way to make your web site more mobile-friendly?  If you are using WordPress, then I would highly consider checking out the WPtouch plugin. 

It will automatically transform your WordPress powered blog into an iPhone application-like experience when viewed from an iPhone, iPod or Android phone.  All your standard WordPress features are there too – including tags, archive, search, photos and more.  Along with some cool ajax work and effects, you will be one lean mean mobile browsing machine.

Now where many mobile devices show some web sites just fine, other web sites might need a lightweight version that would be more friendly to the mobile web browsers out there.  That is who and where this plugin for WordPress is aimed at. 

You can pick up the WPtouch plugin at bravenewcode.com.

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An Instant Evil Laugh

May/26 in Online Apps

gargamel = evil sort of guy For those moments in life that just require evil laughter in an instant, I bring to you this next great web site.

At just a click of a button you will have an instant evil laugh whenever you may need it.  With what might go down as the best domain name in the history of domain names, muwhahaha.com goes down the same road as the drama button and instant Ed McMahon giving you an instant laughter to tease those people who walk by your desk.

Want to ditch the guy at your desk telling you about his sick puppy?  Hit the play button over at muwhahaha.com.

Want to show your underlings that you sympathize with their worries?  Hit the play button over at muwhahaha.com.

Want to just sound like your an evil evil little man?  Hit the play button over at muwhahaha.com.

I think you get it by now.  It is a web site you visit, that will deliver you an instant evil chuckle to make those of you with the Gargamel complex (think Smurfs people, look it up) feel a little ‘bit better.  Muwhahaha.com, a web site worth keeping handy.

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A Popular List for Just About Anything

May/25 in Online Apps

Create a List with ListCamp

Are you one of those people who are just more interested in posts and articles on web sites if they are in list form?  If so, ListCamp wants you!  This new resource promises to be a new way to discover and share resources from anywhere in lists.

There is no real science here, it is a web site with lists.  Lists such as:

Another nice features include the ability to vote a choice up and down, and also the ability to sign in using your Google account.  If you feel the itch to create a list (or just read one), visit ListCamp.com.

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EMFF – Easily the Best Audio Player via Flash

May/20 in Web Development Tutorials

The Easy Musicplayer For Flash, or otherwise known as EMFF, is in my opinion easily the best free audio player, built in flash.  I have been using it to provide a player on up to six of my latest shows on webhostingshow.com.

What makes it so cool?  Well, for one, it does not take a college degree to get started with.  The creator of the player gives a simple four steps to get it up and running:

  1. Download and extract the latest ZIP file from here
  2. Use the Code Generator to create your own HTML code
  3. Copy the appropriate skin file (e.g. “emff_standard.swf”) from the “skins” directory to your website directory
  4. Have fun!

It does not lack in the features department either.  It provides volume control, keyboard shortcuts, play, stop, pause, previous, next, Show information about a track and much more.

So if you have looked at my past list of the 5 best flash podcast players, and they didn’t do it for you, give EMFF a chance at playing your MP3s.

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More Legend of Zelda Free Desktop Icons

May/19 in Custom Icons, Desktop

It is no secret that I am a huge fan of anything that has the Legend of Zelda slapped across it.  With that said, some people asked after my first Link icon, why did I stop there?  Well, that is a good question, that now has an answer. 

I don’t know!  No wait, that isn’t a very good answer so let me do this for you.  Based around the Super Smash Bros Brawl character designs, here are some free desktop icons for you to used based on some of the other Hyrule inhabitants.  Enjoy!

zeldaicon toonlinkiconganondorficon sheikicon

+ Download the Legend of Zelda Icon Pack! (.zip)

Included in this package are Princess Zelda, Toon Link, Ganondorf, and Sheik.  Hope you enjoy both of these very special icons.  The icons are compatible with the following sizes:  256 x 256, 128 x 128, 64 x 64, 48 x 48, 32 x 32, 24 x 24, 16 x 16.  It is also in both .ico and .png format.

Be sure to check out more of my desktop icon creations in the free desktop icons vault!

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Just Another Free File Host?

May/18 in Free Hosting

free file hosting with Sharenload!

Boasting of all the bandwidth and space they have for you to use, Sharenload is a new free file hosting service, that seems to round the bases when it comes to the basic features you come to expect from a free file host. 

As it slides into home plate, it looks to have everything you might be looking for in a free file host.  Of course, the terms or service says you should not upload any adult or copyrighted material.  Also, while we are talking about limits, you can upload up to 2048 MB and up to 5 files at a time.  By clicking on the “advanced” link via their upload form, you are also given a way to e-mail and password protect your upload too.

So, if you are looking to support a new free file host, Sharenload delivers all the basics you would come to expect, living up to their moto – just another file host.

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Listhings is Your Virtual Stack of Sticky Notes

May/15 in Online Apps

Listhings virtual sticky notes in action!

Want a new place to store your virtual notes to yourself?  Listhings looks to be your personal dashboard for storing notes.  The service is very easy to use and understand.  Click “Add” to add new notes and… yeah, that is about it.

Here is a little more about the web site application from the developers:

Back in the days, people used fridges to stick notes to. Nowadays, people are green and don’t waste paper on notes. Instead, they use Listhings – the free online tool for storing notes. You can use Listhings to store ToDo’s, titles of great songs, phone numbers, shopping lists, you-name-it. It’s very simple and straightforward. Everyone should be able to use it from any web browser.

It is a neat idea, and I am looking forward to seeing what they do with the project in the future.  If your looking for a place to store your notes, give Listhings a shot.

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Best Tower Defense Games

May/14 in Video Games

I like to think things out and strategize plans of attack, so the desktop defense games are really right up my proverbial ally, because they allow me to do just that – without the need of actually raising my own army of oppressed chickens.  Time to defend your virtual plot of land with some of the best tower defense games on the Web.  Here are some of the games I would consider to be the best of the tower defense category of games right now.

Stickmen want their revenge!Revenge of the Stickmen

Revenge of the Stickmen, unlike other desktop tower defense games, actually has a ‘bit of a plot.  For eons stickmen have been enslaved in computers; forced to do terrible things… very terrible things for their evil creators. They have had their fill of slavery – a rebellion has commenced. They will no longer sit still while their brethren are being chopped, smashed, mutilated, burnt and tortured. ENOUGH is ENOUGH!

Defend your tower!Desktop Tower Defense

The original, and still the best, will have you addicted for hours upon end as you try to strategize the best way to defend your little area of the desktop.  You also have several different versions of the game to choose from.  You can play Desktop TD Pro, Desktop TD 1.5, Desktop TD 1.2, and Desktop TD 1.0.

Kill the printers! Onslaught

This award winning masterpiece of a flash game should keep you occupied too.  The object here, as with our other two, is to pit your wits against a never ending stream of bad guys coming at you.  Never thought that printer icons could be so scary!

Which is YOUR Favorite? Now that I have shared with you my three favorite tower defense games, it is your turn.  Do you have any other good favorites that didn’t make it onto the list?

Favorite Tower Defense from Readers

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The Rise and Fall of Geocities

May/12 in Web Hosting

Where did Geocities go wrong?

Over on the Web Hosting Show, I have been talking all week long about our good ‘ol departed friend, Geocities.  After looking back at what went wrong, and what was or was not done, one thing can be said for certain.  The main reason Geocities fell is because they failed to innovate. 

If you too want to follow the rise and fall of this free hosting giant, check out these articles and be sure to download the accompanying podcast too.

A Lesson in Geocities History

You might have heard of Geocities in passing, however if you are new to the Web, or the way things once were – all this concern about a free hosting service might be a little confusing.  So I figured, what better way to pay tribute to the web host that once was, than to give you a history lesson in Geocities.

Saving Geocities for Future Generations

In an effort to save the content that was on Geocities, a group calling themselves the Archive Team is working hard to save the Web that way it once was.  Time to pack away the animated gifs, blinking text, and web rings into their own individual boxes, so that someday we can look back what was once considered, “cool” in web site design.

Alternatives to Geocities Hosting

With the word that Geocities would be closing, “sometime in 2009” many of the Geocities users are looking for other places to host their content.  Even though Geocities is closing the door on it’s free hosting, there are still many free hosting alternatives to Geocities.

Why Did Geocities Fail?

The reasons as to why Yahoo! dropped the ball with Geocities will be a great debate over the next year or so.  However, I feel the main reason Geocities ended up fading off into the sunset is that Yahoo failed to evolve the product into what people needed.

For more web hosting podcasts, interviews, tips and more be sure to check out WebHostingShow.com.  It is tons of fun!

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