Tools
Mockup or Wireframe Development
| Tool Name | Description |
| Balsamiq Mockups | A design tool for developing wireframes and mockup for both WinForm and Web sites. |
Text Editors or Programming Editors
| Tool Name | Description |
| Notepad++ | |
| EditPlus |
Learning Resources
| Resource | Description |
| Codecademy.com | Free Online Courses |
| LearnVisualStudio.net | Free and Paid Video Tutorials |
| Ed2Go | Online Computer Programming and Other Courses. May also earn certificates through your local school district continuing education system (if available). |
| W3Schools | Free web development tutorials. |
| DevShed | Open source web development tutorials. |
| SQL Tutorial | Free tutorial to learn SQL Database language. |
| Udemy SQL Tutorial Video | Udemy - A Beginner's Guide to SQL: A MySQL Tutorial |
| JQuery Tutorial | 30 Days to Learn jQuery |
| jQuery Fundamentals | Tutorial on how to use JQuery |
| Build Windows Store Apps | Official Microsoft Tutorial |
| Tutorials Point | Multiple Language and Tools Tutorials |
| Guru99 | Multiple Language and Tools Tutorials |
HTML5 Resources
| Tool Name | Description |
| Top Browsers | Real-Time interactive charts of the most used browsers and versions. |
| Browsershots | Cross platform browser compatibility test creates screen shots of how your web site will look in different browsers. |
| The HTML5 Browser Test | Test to see what HTML5 elements your browser is compatible with. |
| The CSS3 Browser Test | Test to see what CSS3 elements your browser is compatilble with. |
| Special Characters Reference | ASCII/HTML/URL encoded |
| UTF-8 Icons | To use these in your CSS3 content elements: Use a \ and then the number after the U+ |
| jQuery JavaScript Library | Official JQuery site where you can download the library for use in your own sites. |
| jQuery API Documentation | |
| jQuery UI Library | |
| CSS3 Shapes | Code exmamples on how to draw shapes in CSS3 |
| 20 Advanced CSS3 Techniques | Create pure CSS3 drop down menus, dialog boxes, style forms, icons, effects and more. |
| Colorzilla | Great Gradient Editor (has some cool presets) |
| CSS3Gen | CSS3 Generators: They have things for buttons, shadows, text effects, etc |
| CSS Menu Maker | |
| GR Sites | |
| Wufoo The Online Form Builder | |
| Flaming and Glowing Logos | |
| lunapic Graphic Utility Site | |
| SEO Site Checkup | |
| SEO Keyword Density Tool | |
| CSS Sprite Generator | |
| Bulk Image Resizer | |
| XML Site Map Generator | |
| Color Scheme Designer | |
| Google Fonts | |
| Transparent Graphic Creator | |
| Cloud based Graphic's Editor | |
| HTML 5 Cheatsheet | |
| HTML 5 Mobile Feature Checker |
Cloud Computing
| Tool Name | Description |
| Rackspace | IaaS, PaaS Solution Provider |
| Jelastic | PaaS Solution Provider - Java, PHP |
| Digital Ocean | SSD PaaS Solution Provider for developers - Servers as low as $5 a month |
Windows 8
| Tool Name | Description |
| Visual Studio Express 2012 | Windows 8 Version |
| Windows Store Apps Video Series | |
| Windows Store Apps Tutorial 1 | Learn to Build Windows Store Apps |
| Windows Store Apps Tutorial 2 | Develop Great Windows Store Apps |
Language Tools
| Tool Name | Description |
| Compilers Online | A number of online editors and compilers to test code |
| Coding Ground | An interactive online development site |