API

Over the years several techniques have been developed to address the embedding of custom fonts in web pages; here's which ones you should use, and why, with a particular attention to the implications that custom font embedding may have for your site's usability, accessibility and SEO value, as well as the impact on performance and security concerns.

If you are building an application with social features or a content aggregator, you will find this Ruby gem very useful: it makes it super quick and easy to check at once how many times a given page has been shared on the most popular social networks; services currently supported are Reddit, Digg, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Buzz and Stumble Upon, but more to come.

If you happen to use Google Translate often and always have a terminal open, here's is how to easily use the API from the command line, rather than from within a browser.