Dougal Campbell's geek ramblings

Free online coursework set up by Google to provide an introduction to programming in Python.

Google’s Python Class

Tags: python, programming, google, tutorial, development, tutorials

Online CSS reference with livesearch.

InstaCSS | Instant CSS Documentation Search

Tags: css, reference, documentation, webdev, webdesign, tools, resources

WOW Slider seems pretty appropriately named.

WOW Slider : jQuery Image Slider & Carousel

Tags: jquery, plugin, wordpress, javascript, slider, slideshow, gallery, webdesign, plugins, wowslider, images

Free e-book: “Adam’s Super Helpful HTML Email Design Tips”. Awesome.

Adam’s Super Helpful HTML Email Design Tips

Tags: email, design, free, ebook, pdf, howto, html

Excellent lambasting of the shortcomings of the “social graph” concepts. Many good quotes in here.

“Asking computer nerds to design social software is a little bit like hiring a Mormon bartender. Our industry abounds in people for whom social interaction has always been more of a puzzle to be reverse-engineered than a good time to be had, and the result is these vaguely Martian protocols.”

The Social Graph is Neither (Pinboard Blog)

Tags: socialgraph, social, facebook, relationships, graph, socialnetworking, marketing, foaf, rdf, xfn, opengraph, google

An organized collection of hosts you can blackhole to avoid hacks, malware, ad networks, and other assorted annoyances.

Using a Hosts File To Make The Internet Not Suck (as much)

Tags: sysadmin, hosts, spam, malware, hacks, tricks

Good tutorial on creating tabbed settings screens for themes and plugins in WordPress.

How to Create Tabs in WordPress Settings Pages

Tags: wordpress, options, tabs, interface, ui, ux, plugins, themes, admin, settings, smashing