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Whois Lookup Browser Bookmarklet
I’ve been wanting a whois bookmarklet for a while now, but none of them seem to work very well, so I made my own.
Drag -> 
to your bookmark bar to install.
It uses who.is for the lookup as they automatically parse the domain out of the url unlike other sites.
Photoshop – Content Aware Fill
Photoshop – Content Aware Fill
The somewhat magical feature in Photoshop CS5 is the Content Aware Fill feature, which is best explained in this Adobe demo video.
In about three clicks I was able to mask out the Eiffel Tower.
Before
Eiffel Tower - myriadity (flickr)
After
Ei-filled Tower
Not perfect, but definitely a good start! I’m sure once I get used to the best way of using it, it’ll become a life saver!
The Adobe Creative Suite 5 demo is available as a 30 day trial, so go and have a play!
Site Seeing – Week One
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Site Seeing! A roundup of sites I’ve found interesting..
Adobe UI Gripes
http://adobegripes.tumblr.com/
I satirical look at the awful inconsistencies within the Adobe Creative Suite..
Wordoid – Creative Naming Engine
Wordoid is kind of a dare I say it Web 2.0 name generator but creates natural sounding words, it’s a little slow though as it looks up each results domain availability.
Fivesecondtest – Online Usability Tests
‘Five second tests help you easily identify the most prominent elements of your user interfaces.’
With each test lasting just ..5 seconds, you upload a screenshot of your webpage which can be either a memory or a click test, it’s a great way of getting some quick feedback.
tip: upload your image at a resolution of 916 x 640 or else it gets cropped.
oh, and here’s a great song: Heart Skipped a Beat – The xx (spotify)
Debugging on iPhone Requires App Deletion
Problem
When running & debugging an application on an iPhone / iPod using Xcode you get the error:
“A signed resource has been added, modified, or deleted.”
With the application not being able to be redeployed until it is deleted from the device.
Fix
Simply turn off Passcode Lock on the device.
Update: This might just be an issue in the pre-release iPhone 3.2 SDK.
Update 2: If this doesn’t work try:
- Xcode > Build > ‘Clean’ and then ‘Clean All Targets’
- Xcode > Build > ‘Build and Go’