Michael Barton

When developing software or just working with a lot of files and folders. There comes a time when you need to figure out the differences in your files and folders. When that time comes, you can either spend a lot of money on something fancy, or you can go the free way and take a look at the following free file compare programs.

ExamDiff

It’s pretty easy to get started. Just select your files and then compare them. The only thing I don’t like about this one is that it doesn’t let you compare folders.

Visit Source

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I’m a huge fan of Open Source. If you don’t believe me, check out my meetup group, Richmond’s Open Source Meetup Group.

This little article lists 40 of the Free Open Source Resources out there to help you save some money. With a tough economy like the one we’re facing today, it’s good to be able to save any penny you can. By the way, if you scroll down far enough, you’ll see that there’s a free eBook in there about Linux.

Even though I prefer a web interface when blogging, I feel I should let you all know about a great article introducing 20 or so blogging tools. It’s really well written so I don’t feel the need to summarize. Check it out and enjoy!

I’ve FINALLY open sourced my first Drupal module. I’ve written several Drupal modules for clients in the past; however, this is the first one I’ve open sourced and given to the community. I’m very, very excited about this module.

For those of you that don’t know, I’ve been an open source developer for years. Now, I’m finally able to give back!

I’m proud to announce the arrival of Status Messages Alter to the Drupal community. This module adds hook_message_alter to Drupal 6, enabling developers to change the status messages before they are delivered to the user. This has been something I’ve been wanting for a while now, and I’m sure others have been wanting this too!

Now it’s finally here. I hope you all enjoy the module as much as I already have.

I came across this blog about the 10 Sources of Inspiration for Designers and thought – this can be used for anyone really. I mean, why is it that we think only artsy people can be creative? Why can’t anyone just get inspired? Anyway, this article is good because it’s just so obvious…

For example:

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What do version numbers mean? Where did they come from? Windows 7, wait, where was Windows 6? Oh, Vista…sneaky, sneaky. Why do companies do what they do when choosing version numbers?

Aha! This little article will explain it all to you:

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I found a site for you that lists some of the best jQuery Lightbox Scripts. If you don’t already know, lightbox scripts are pretty much just javascript files that create modal pop ups. A lightbox can be used to show images, videos, and/or web pages inline without having to open a new browser window.

Keep an eye out for the colorbox, it’s a good one.

Google released a PDF booklet with 10 tips on making your website work. I’m loving the fact that the book is free and that it has has some good tips we all should know.

A sneak peak of what’s inside:

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