The digest of interesting news and materials from the world of ayti for the last week №9 (June 2 - 8, 2012)

We bring to your attention another collection with links to news, interesting materials and useful resources.

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New OS on the way:

The operating system, on which the giant from Redmond made a big bet, is preparing for an early launch. To warm up the interest in the new product and test it for everyone, a long-awaited RC-version has been released.
Windows 8 Release Preview, Visual Studio 2012 RC, Windows Server 2012 RC and TFS 2012 RC came out , and we also look at the new axis through the eyes of an ordinary user.

On June 6, the Internet began to move to the new IPv6 protocol

The transition to the sixth version of the Internet protocol officially started. Many providers and large Internet companies have already launched IPv6 on an ongoing basis. Now the address space has expanded considerably and a wave of releases of a huge number of home appliances with an internet connection is coming.

Firefox 13 released - with SPDY, new home page and tabs

Mozilla has released a fresh version of its browser, containing not only internal changes in functionality, but also a positive reworking of the interface. What was previously achieved by users through add-ons will now be included in the browser right out of the box.

How to make a toy portfolio using JavaScript and CSS3

Daniel Sternlicht shares the secrets of creating his portfolio and browser game at the same time. Pixel graphics, originality of design and similarity with the game of this site open new horizons for the creators of sites with a WOW effect.

Details about css-filters

The CSS and SVG development teams decided to unite, and eventually created the CSS filter property. And although most CSS filters now work only in new FireFox and WebKit browsers, Opera and IE10 may well add this functionality soon.

Details on CSS3 units

Quite a lot of new units have been added to CSS3. Johnny Simpson tells about what they are and how widespread their support is in browsers.

Cartographic news:

5 years have turned satellites on Yandex.Maps , Google and Yandex have launched sites for Euro 2012 , Google has launched a service for virtual travel on world attractions , and Google Maps is soon in 3D and offline

In anticipation of the upcoming demonstration of Apple’s map service next week, the old-timers of the market have updated their services. This was partly due to the upcoming Euro 2012, partly due to the need to improve the performance of mobile users.
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Development

• Bing & Google recommend responsive web design .
• Tutorial on creating Rubik's cube using HTML5 (CSS3 + JavaScript) .
• Create an old school fire with HTML5 Canvas .
• Unusual scroll effect for your site .
• Quite a lot of new units have been added to CSS3. Johnny Simpson tells about what they are and how widespread their support is in browsers. .
• Creating presentations of the new generation with impress.js
• How to make a toy portfolio using JavaScript and CSS3
• Creating a simplest circle on SVG and modifying its parameters using JavaScript .
• Note on the arrangement of key points when creating a responsive design .
• How and when it is appropriate to use SVG, the pros and cons of this format, and why, perhaps, you have not done it yet .

CSS

• CSS variables have gone from functions to the dollar .
• Advanced design of checkboxes and range webkit-properties .
• We add an unusual effect for websites to information blocks using three-dimensional
  
  CSS3 transformations .
• Details about css-filters .
• How to make a pseudo 3D button with a realistic click animation .
• Tips for scaling background images using CSS3 background-size properties .
• With the help of CSS3 and tweaks in HTML code, even horizontal accordions can be made .

Javascripts

• Fullscreen Slit Slider with jQuery and CSS3 - another variation on a slider with parallax effects and transformations
• quojs is a small library that will greatly facilitate the work on the creation of mobile sites
• Smooth animation by id-anchors with jQuery
• Manipulate native HTML5 audio with javascript
• dynamo - a small plugin to add animation to the text
• reveal-js - hack library for creating presentations with three-dimensional effect
• ImageLens - jQuery plugin for adding a magnifying glass to your images
• Select2 is a new jQuery solution that solves the problem of customizing standard selects.
• jQuery ++ is a set of useful utilities with MIT-licenses, allowing in some cases to increase productivity
• jQuery.carouFredSel - plugin creating a carousel suitable for implementing responsive design .
• Four jQuery plug-in implements a range select slider .

Browsers

• Firefox 13 is released - with SPDY, a new home page and tabs .
• Previewing “rubber” layouts in Firefox Nightly .
• New tools for developers in the latest Firefox alpha (in German) .
• Firefox 15 will support the Opus audio codec .
• Internet Explorer 10 Release Developer Guide .
• Screenshots of Internet Explorer 10 Metro in Windows 8 - Release Preview .
• IE10 boldly discards prefixes .
• Opera Mini 7 is a dimensionless Express panel and a smart social media page .

news

• Windows 8 Release Preview, Visual Studio 2012 RC, Windows Server 2012 RC and TFS 2012 RC came out , and we also look at the new axis through the eyes of an ordinary user .
• The Internet has already begun the transition to the new IPv6 protocol .
• Why did you invent a new format of the Sim card? It turns out the format of SIM-cards 4FF provides savings of 40% of the space .
• Google and Yandex have launched sites for Euro 2012 .
• Ice Cream Sandwich is already working on 7.1% of all Android devices!
• Google launched a service for virtual travel on world attractions .
• Google Maps - coming soon in 3D and offline .
• On Google+, there were reviews of places - Local .
• "Guide on the cities of Euro 2012 in Ukraine" will help plan a trip to the championship matches .
• In the domains Uaneta appeared Ukrainian apostrophe .
• The new video broadcasting service Oll.tv started working on the iPad .

Demo

• Top 10 WebGL Experiments.
• Everyone knows the idea of ​​a kaleidoscope embodied in the original tool called repper, to create repetitive textures

Sites with interesting design and functionality

• www.blacknegative.com is an interactive site with video elements.
• redrokk.com is what “interactive web design” is.
• www.mini.jp - another site about machines with a parallax effect.
• www.diseb.com is a site with an isometric view and a couple of unique elements.
• crowd.track.be is another version of one-page sites.
• Touchfolio is a WP theme with touch device support that is suitable for designers and photographers to create a portfolio.

Design

• Odessa corporate identity from the studio Lebedev .
• Preparing the layout for the coder .
• Firefox Heatmap Study 2012 - Results Are In!
• iOS icons are real art!
• Intellectual tooltip on the time that is left to read the corresponding piece of text (see the vertical scroll bar on the right).
• Who is and how does the average creative designer work
• Ten reasons why a good form design is appropriate .
• Examples of using negative space from Tang Yau Hoong's portfolio of illustrator .
• A selection of forty wonderful implementations of QR codes .
• Why everyone likes rounded corners and why they will be used further .
• How to make friends with Illustrator and learn how to create great illustrations will tell in five dozen lessons .

A selection of free designer cookies

• A set of ready-to-use puff source of a variety of buttons .
• Font Driftwood imitating a plain handwriting .
• Nine expressive and stylish fonts (from Bariol to Sablon Type) .
• Packaging of social icons made in vintage style .
• Four dozen different brushes for Phtoshop .
• Two-megabyte PSD-puff with vector icons from the depths of Dribbble .
• A collection of clean minimalistic textures for Photoshop .
• Fifty brushes for fans of creating interesting ornaments or florists .
• A large set of sources of modern business cards .

Entertaining

• 5 years to satellites on Yandex . Maps .
• Explaining Google Ranking for 8 minutes .
• Sergey Brin showed Google Glass in a TV interview .
• Museum of endangered sounds .
• Google will register a domain .lol .

Entertainment

• Yahoo! presented her own comedy series .
• The eternal battle of browsers has reached rage-comics .
• Correct IE Advertising .

Link to the digest from last week.
Material prepared by dersmoll and alekskorovin