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Learn Coding Online
The Learn to Code movement is backed by public figures like President Barack Obama and Bill Gates. It encourages everyone to learn at least the basics of coding, as that can give you a competitive edge in the workplace or at school, and can teach you how to think more logically. Linked below is a list from Digital Inspiration of the best resources for learning to code, listed by language. They also differentiate between paid and free programs.
The Best Websites to Learn Coding Online
The Universal Typeface Experiment
The Universal Typeface Experiment is dedicated to exploring what they call the "Universal Typeface." This typeface is a continually-changing series of letters based on the handwriting of hundreds of thousands of people, all around the world. Anyone can visit the site to make a contribution of their own, and see how it compares to other submissions and the universal average.
The Universal Typeface Experiment
A User In Total Control Is A Designer’s Nightmare
Smashing Magazine recently published an article exploring the question of how you can balance the creative control you give to users with the usability of the product.
A User In Total Control Is A Designer’s Nightmare
Learn The Basics Of Markdown in 10 Minutes
Tech site MakeUseOf recently published a video tutorial that helps viewers learn the basics of Markdown in a little over 1o minutes. Although it's not anywhere near in-depth, this short video can help get you up to speed with Markdown basics like headers, formatting, lists, and adding videos and images.
Learn The Basics Of Markdown in 10 Minutes
Licon
Licon is a simple collection of lightweight icons made with CSS3. These icons do more than just look good, however; there's also a separate, editable version available that can be modified. You're also able to add effects from Animate.css to this pack.
Planleaf
Planleaf is an online tool that aims to simplify task management by creating a system that works entirely through email. There's nothing to download or install; users just compose an email and Cc [email protected]. Once you send the email, Planleaf formats your email into a to-do list with checkable boxes and deadlines.
Spent
Spent is an interactive online game designed and created by McKinney and Urban Ministries of Durham (an organization that helps people who are unemployed). It's designed to show users how difficult it can be just to make it through a month unemployed. Spent pits you against the struggles low-income workers routinely run into, and subtracts or adds cash depending on your choices throughout the game.
Depot
Depot is a business management program that helps you organize sales, projects, teams, and finances all in one place: the cloud. This program is packed full of features to combine functions like CRM, timetracking, invoicing, and analysis, so users don't have to use separate programs for each one. It also offers storage space for business files and other data.
Earin
Earin are tiny, truly wireless earphones that recently doubled their Kickstarter goal (with 34 days left to go). Although they won't be available until January of 2015 (at best), these unique earbuds are worth keeping an eye on. They connect to your music device via Bluetooth, and the compact storage case the earbuds come with also doubles as a charging pack.
Ringly
Ringly is a line of wearable tech that aims to look gorgeous while being highly functional. These rings (crafted with 18K gold and semi-precious gemstones) connect to your phone via the Ringly app. They then send you customized notifications in the form of vibrations and lights.