This last weekend I spent some time upnorth Michigan getting my parents house ready for the summer. In the mean time I was able to get some down time (without reliable internet or phone service) to catch up on my reading and rss feeds. 4000+ items later I came up with a list I am excited to share with you all. A lot of great things have been happening on the web in the past few weeks. Here is just a snapshot of the things you shouldn’t be missing.

• Mobilism: jQuery Mobile
• Leaflet – a modern, lightweight JavaScript library for interactive maps by CloudMade
• Twitter Isn’t Always Right: The Honda Story
• 5 things you shouldn’t be doing in social media
• Building Mobile Web Apps the Right Way: Tips and Techniques
• 8th graders make awesome Net neutrality explainer
• Real time vs. slow time – and a defense of sane work hours
• 21 Productive Things Designers Can Do with Down Time
• Retro Packaging: Doritos Taco
• Give Away Some Code
• Google Traceur
• Over or Under? The Science of Toilet Paper Orientation
• Forget passion, focus on process
• Podcast with Ryan about managing design
• Usability Testing With Card Sorting
• Responsive Data Tables
• Font sizing with rem
• College Web Editor – Kristina Halvorson on #highered Content Challenges: top 3 things to do for better higher ed web content
• Installing the W3C Markup Validator on Mac OS X
• Video: Designing for Today’s Web
• May 26th meeting is about PhoneGap!
• 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
• 9 Great Alternatives to Skype for VoIP and Video Chat
• 6 Things Great Remote Managers Do Differently
• 8 Things They Don’t Tell You About Being a Web Designer
• How to Fix the 5 Most Common Mistakes with Focus Groups
• Courses – Google Code University – Google Code
• 40 Impressive Email Newsletter Designs for Your Inspiration
• Continuous integration for PHP with phpUnderControl – Recursive Design
• CoffeeScript: The Cool Parts — Teach Me To Code
• Google Goggles Is Really Good at Turning Business Cards into Digital Contacts with Your Phone’s Camera [Timesavers]
• What’s high school for?
• Design Principles: The Philosophy of UX
• Responsive Web Design Articles, Tutorials & Guides
• Understanding Designer-Developer Workflow