We have another great tool for testing responsive websites. http://screenqueri.es/ This allows you to test your site in a grid layout with height and width adjustments. It’s great when you are slicing a site from a Photoshop file and you need to test your HTML and CSS. Our developers at Switchbox love it. Hopefully you will […]
A lot of clients ask us what it takes to build an iPhone app. Most people assume that developing an iPhone app is as simple as writing the code and pushing it to Apple or Google. There is a lot more work and a lot of things to consider. This article does a great job […]
If you need to create a website, you could hire any old company to do it for you. However, you might end up with results like this (be warned – may induce epileptic seizures in sensitive individuals). …Or you could just hire Switchbox to build your site. Our work tends to be of much higher […]
Ever turn on your computer only to wait for the a few minutes for everything to start up. You can turn off pesky programs by going to Start > run > msconfig > startup. It can be confusing to figure out which programs are important and which ones are just wasting your resources. Luckily, the […]
Hey if you haven’t seen this application yet make sure you check out PhoneTag for the Droid, iPhone, and Blackberry. A good article about it is here…http://www.filecluster.com/iPhone/Ripple-PhoneTag-151368.html and you can be to the main website here. Switchbox helped develop the application and the websites. The best part is that it is funded and created by […]
Matt at our office just used this free jQuery plugin for a client’s website. http://caroufredsel.frebsite.nl/ It’s really easy to use and is developer friendly. The website we are working on right now is http://prioritydesigns.com
Matt found more tools for you to use to develop more accurate wireframes for your website. Check out http://onwired.com/blog/wireframe-madness-the-free-wireframe-app-tourney-round-4/ to see the current battle.
We work with good and bad SEO companies and we are sure you have questions. There are a lot of bad companies out there but it’s hard to figure out a good or a bad one just form talking to them. This article helps explain the differences. http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/09/create-great-websites-without-any-seo/
If you are develping web applications that need to use the Google maps API check this out… http://www.blocsoft.com/bmap/ It allows you to create a simple online application that puts pins on a map but without the hassle of custom developing your own code to interface with the Google map objects. We are currently building an […]
Check out these two sites if you are interested in creating great professional videos for your website. These are quick and easy to develop so try them out. http://www.xtranormal.com http://prezi.com/index/
Simple ticketing system for your site, business or clients to use.
This is Adam’s contribution to show and tell and includes image editing, wireframes, project management and other useful tools. http://www.webappers.com/2010/03/09/15-best-free-online-tools-for-web-design-development/
http://www.progressivered.com/cu3er/ Check out this really cool flash based slider. You can change the way it rotates inbetween each image. Its really easy to throw onto any site and change the config.xml file. Source code can be found at the above web address.
Simple and easy to use… http://www.gethifi.com/tools/sitemap Use this for quick but good sitemaps.
Check out http://www.iPlotz.com for the best wireframing software that I’ve found. I’ve paid for an account so if you need access let me know.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Just Got Easy – check out the link below Free SEO Toolkit