I’ve always liked the idea of having an “Asides” category for links, notes, and other miscellaneous debris. So here is the first aside post, classified in the newly established asides tag (woo-hoo!). Here are three awesome tools to optimize your workflow.

• DNS Propagation Checker – See where your DNS is resolving around the world
• CHMOD Calculator – Quick & easy calculation of CHMOD permissions settings
• DataURLMaker – Convert images into data URLs to decrease page load time