StatusPage notification service

StatusPage.io provides customer notification of system outages and downtime, with subscriptions.

LOB direct mail printing

LOB has an API for printing postcards and other print material mailed directly.

LaunchKey multi-facet authentication API

LaunchKey is evolving user authentication by killing passwords with multi-factor authentication through your smartphone and tablet.

responsive front-end frameworks

See this list of responsive front-end frameworks on the Queness site.

WIT natural language API

Wit provides a REST API for natural language interface.

How to make you site look half decent in half an hour with Bootstrap

See this blogpost by Anna Powell-Smith on How to make you site look half decent in half an hour.

bootstrap tools

See this Inspire Trends blogpost for a list of top bootstrap tools.

online product printing

Printful, Print Aura, and Pwinty all offer online product printing with APIs.

cloud auth

Stormpath is the first easy and secure user management and authentication service for developers.  With a simple REST API integration, developers can reduce development and operations costs, while protecting users with best-in-class security.

loginPrompt provides Facebook and e-mail login, user registration, password recovery, e-mail validation and more. 

Both have free starter accounts.

web color tools

See this round-up of web-based color tools on Visual.ly.

Gradle fat jar script

Sample Gradle build script to create a executable jar:

apply plugin: 'java'

apply plugin: 'application'



// Set our project variables

project.ext {

    dropwizardVersion = '0.6.2'

}



// The main class of the application

mainClassName = 'nl.jworks.epub.dropwizard.HelloWorldService'



dependencies {

    compile project(":epub-organizer-core")



    compile (

            'com.yammer.dropwizard:dropwizard-core:' + dropwizardVersion,

            'com.yammer.dropwizard:dropwizard-hibernate:' + dropwizardVersion,

            'com.yammer.dropwizard:dropwizard-migrations:' + dropwizardVersion,

            'com.yammer.dropwizard:dropwizard-auth:' + dropwizardVersion,

            'com.h2database:h2:1.3.168'

    )

}



// Configure the run task to start the Dropwizard service

run {

    args 'server', './src/main/resources/hello-world.yml'

}



// Create the executable jar and exclude some certificates

jar {



    manifest {

        attributes "Implementation-Title": "Gradle Quickstart"

        attributes "Implementation-Version": version

        attributes "Main-Class" : mainClassName

    }



    // remove the security files (from mail.jar / activation.jar) so that the jar will be executable.

    doFirst {

        from (configurations.runtime.resolve().collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }) {

            exclude 'META-INF/MANIFEST.MF'

            exclude 'META-INF/*.SF'

            exclude 'META-INF/*.DSA'

            exclude 'META-INF/*.RSA'

        }

    }

}

responsive test pages

responsivepx.com and ami.responsivedesign.is are pages that show the responsiveness of a website.

Alteryx ETL

Alteryx for Visual Analytics delivers a single platform that business analysts can use to blend and analyze data from any source and automatically deliver the best possible dataset to Tableau.

sequence diagrams from javascript text

js-sequence-diagrams draws sequence diagrams from text input

buylar.com

buylar.com offers price comparison for millions of products from best online retailers. It uses more than five different APIs.

Zipcode API

redline13.com offers a zipcode resolution and distance API including a free plan with limited usage.

new BI

DataHero, GoodData, Chartio,  and ZoomData are examples of the new BI companies offering custom live dashboards.

MailWriter sends letters

MailWriter brings the convenience of online, digital functionality to the process of sending letters. It’s a cloud mailing service that allows users to create and send letters, postcards or complete mailings directly from whatever device they’re working from.

LeanStack cloud service listing

LeanStack is a compilation of Cloud services for developers, e.g. payments, hosting, monitoring, etc.

Foundation HTML framework

Foundation is a responsive HTML framework for webapps.

DivShot cloud web editor

DivShot is a browser-based visual interface builder for web apps.

Dwolla payment network

Dwolla is a payment network that allows any business or person to send, request and accept money. We're not like those other big payment companies that rely on plastic cards and charge hefty fees. Instead, we’ve built our own network that securely connects to your bank account and allows you to move money for just $0.25 per transaction, or free for transactions $10 or less.

TileMill map editor

TileMill is the design studio you need to create stunning interactive maps.

MapBox map toolkit

MapBox is a platform for creating custom maps that fit your style, enhance user experiences, and visualize your data. With MapBox, anyone can publish maps that perfectly integrate with apps, products, and stories.

Nitrous.io cloud ide

Nitrous.io is an inexpensive cloud-based development console and file editor.

DigitalOcean cloud server

DigitalOcean offers blazing fast, on-demand SSD cloud servers, straightforward pricing, a simple API, and an easy-to-use control panel. You'll be amazed at how fast and easy it is to create a cloud server. Setup is super quick and painless.