Software Spot

DENIM is a really innovative and very different type of application for web site design. This tool from from University of Washinton enable quick scetching of page layout and interactions to rapidly build out a functional prototype of a website. "DENIM is a system that helps web site designers in the early stages of design. DENIM supports sketching input, allows design at different refinement levels, and unifies the levels through zooming." DENIM is best used suited to pen based input using a tablet PC or an external graphics table. Trying to sketch deisgns with a mouse can be a bit challenging.

The latest useful utility I came across is "A Note" . I've tried out many Post-it note style applications in the past but this is one of the best free ones I've come across. "A Note is a program that lets you create post-it like notes on your Microsoft Windows desktop. The program sits in the system tray and with either one click or a double click a new note appears and you can write the message directly."