Web Design: PayExPals

How gamification improves UX [webdesignerdepot]. Is this a good time to tell you I’ll give a special profile sticker to the person who reads every link today?

Bootsketch [bootsketch] has all the Bootstrap components in a Sketch file.

A comprehensive guide to product design [smashingmagazine].

PayExPal

News/business

Woah, EBay dropped PayPal for its payments, moving to payment processer Adyen [bloomberg].

Quarterly earnings time! Apple is doing very well, thank you very much [qz]. Amazon? Also doing pretty well, thanks in part to Alexa [arstechnica]. Voice assistants are helpful like that.

Those crazy kids in San Francisco are pretty keen on universal fiber broadband with net neutrality and privacy [arstechnica].

Ads in Instagram Stories are about to get about three times as annoying, with ad policy changes for the service [theverge].

Want to DDoS someone? Of course you do. Well, if you have US $20, you’re all set, with a new IoT botnet up for grabs [arstechnica].

Surface Pro 4 owners are putting their devices in the freezer due to screen flickering issues [theverge]. Usually, these things go the other way around.

If you’re worried about your cryptocurrency mining rig over heating, just chuck the whole thing in oil [motherboard.vice]. Chucking stuff in oil is my go-to fix for most problems - I go through a lot of ovens. Also, houses.

How to work with big clients [articulatemarketing]. Not like, physically big, like a T. rex, or Godzilla, or the Statue of Liberty. Tough clients to deal with, I imagine.

Akaunting [akaunting] offers free accounting software for businesses.

10 WordPress themes that'll make your 2018 much better [sitepoint].

Kart Attack

Everything else (apps, fun tools, gaming, culture, funny stuff)

With HQuack, you too can be a bad person and cheat at HQ Trivia [theoutline].

Mario Kart is coming to smartphones! The Nintendo Switch online subscription service is coming in September! [arstechnica]. Actually, I’m not so sure about that last one being worth an exclamation mark.

Night in the Woods [nintendo] might be a new, essential Switch purchase. There are a few of those coming through lately. I’m still playing NBA 2K18 and Mario Odyssey, but I can squeeze in a few more projects.

Finally, a supercut of Instagram cliches [vime] via Kottke.

Aaaaaand there ya go - another week in the web. Ending on a cliche, always a good choice. Leading, too.

And with that, I’ll leave you for the weekend. I’m going with Ludwig for my brunch tomorrow. Or maybe Hefe. Either way, it’ll be #eggsbenedictgoals, as always. See ya next week!

(Didn't quite turn the key on Substack today, cos Friday launches are always a really great idea, as you know! Next week, for sure! For now, this email is up there for your further review!)