Archive for Tools

Lossless and Transparency Encoding in WebP

http://code.google.com/speed/webp/docs/webp_lossless_alpha_study.html#results

Connecting with Virtual Machines on Mac

First of all, please download “Remote Desktop” (Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.1.1) from this website:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads

then open the “Remote Desktop Connection” app, and specify the IP address. When system will be loaded use the username and password to log in.

Converting line endings

Install the small nice applications called “Flip” with:

brew install flip

and then execute following command:

flip -u filename

Options:
-u = convert file(s) to Unix newline format (newline)
-d = convert file(s) to MS-DOS/Windows newline format (linefeed + newline)
-m = convert file(s) to Macintosh newline format (linefeed)
-t = display current file type, no file modifications

Tree – Listing all files from selected directory

Installing:

brew install tree

Using:

tree /some/dir

Saving output of the tree command:

tree > some_file.txt

Appending content to existing file:

tree >> data.txt

Reordering and filtering items with Quicksand

This presentation explains everything
http://razorjack.net/quicksand/

Patterns without images:
http://leaverou.me/css3patterns/

Modernizr

Use it if you need to detect browser features or add conditional script loading.
http://www.modernizr.com/

Gradient Scanner

This is a website-tool that analyzes the image file searching gradients and creates css rule for it.
http://gradient-scanner.com/