Monthly Mentions: August 2014

Mitro: Password manager using browser extensions.

WP-Portability: WordPress plugin to help move installations between servers. By Plank.

Gifwit: OS X app to organize and search your favorite GIFs online.

Hider: App to hide and encrypt data for OS X.

Network Radar: Network discovery and management utility for OS X.

Kin HR: SaaS HR software that manages onboarding, employee info, time off, etc.

Compressor.io: Online tool to compress and optimize your images.

Stripe::CLI: A command line interface to Stripe.

Basil.js: Unified localstorage, cookie and session storage JavaScript API.

JogDial.js: A JavaScript plugin for jog dial controls.

Geolocation Service: Geolocations web services from Natural Resources Canada.

Google Cultural Institute: Discover exhibits and collections from museums and archives all around the world.

Google Web Fonts Typographic Project: Collaborative project that offers inspiration for using Google’s font library.

The U.S. Digital Services Playbook: Best practices from the private sector and government to help build effective digital services.

Indie Phone: Alternative smartsphone ecosystem with a focus on privacy and security.

Tito: SaaS to manage events including event homepage, ticketing, discount codes, etc.

Pico: Flat file CMS for PHP.

UXPin: Online UX design & wireframing tools.

Emberlight: Control any dimmable lightbulb with your smartphone.

HTML5 Polyfills: Directory of HTML5 & CSS3 shims, polyfills and fallbacks.

Webshim: JavaScript polyfill that enables HTML5 features when native support is missing.

LifeStraw: Portable water filters that make contaminated water safe to drink.

Confederate X132 Hellcat Speedster: Handmade limited-run motorcycle. Very cool design.

Everlane: Retail manufacturing with direct sales over the Internet.

World of Logotypes: 120 pages of old logos, scanned from a 1970s book called “World of Logotypes”.

Retro Logo Goodness: A study of retro/vintage logos.

XRay: Tool that reveals which data is used to target ads/recommended products.

Nextdoor: Private social network for your neighbourhood.

Wuhcag: WCAG 2.0 checklists.

The Mason Shaker: A four-piece Mason Jar cocktail shaker.

Day One: A simple and elegant journal app for iPhone, iPad, and OS X.

breakpoint-slicer: Alternative syntax for CSS breakpoints.

PerfBar: Simple way to collect and look at your front-end performance metrics.

Archer Hard Goods: Curated, well-crafted, and functional products for the home. A Montreal company.

Noke Bluetooth Padlock: Use your smartphone to unlock the padlock.

Kite: Flexible CSS layout library (written entirely in CSS).

CSS Guidelines: High-level advice and guidelines for writing sane, manageable, scalable CSS.

Top & Derby: Beautifully designed walking canes.

.quebec: Registrar for .quebec domain name.

AppSignal: Ruby/Rails app monitoring.

Design Different: Poster quotes, illustrations and hand lettering by Ryan McArthur.

Buster + Punch: London brand that creates daring lighting and furniture.

TheStocks.im: Royalty free stock photos from many different sites.

Duo: JavaScript/CSS package manager for the front-end.

Urban Cowboy B&B: Bed & Breakfast in Brooklyn, NY.

YYMMDD: Ruby DSL for idiomatic date parsing and formatting.

websync: An `rsync` web-based task manager.

Pattern Lab: A collection of tools to help you create atomic web components.

Praxis: Ruby API framework.

Timesheet.js: JavaScript library to create HTML time sheets.

Pace: Automatic page load progress bar.

Http::Exceptions: Rescue exceptions that might be thrown by your Ruby HTTP library.