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Free Premium WordPress Themes
7 months ago
Below a list of sites that has one or more premium themes downloadable for free
1 – Site 5 - http://www.site5.com/wordpress-themes/
Google Plus
10 months ago
So… few hours ago my friend Mike Said finally sent me an invite to Google Plus. WOW.. Again wow. lets just talk about the speed. In the time it took me to load my friends page in Facebook I switched over the Google Plus and switched between the Postings Page, then the Pictures Page then the Friends (Circle of friends) page and finally my profile page. And all while I’m doing this Facebook is plucking along like a tired donkey going uphill with foam coming out its mouth.
Now I might be premature because I don’t think Google Plus has 400 million users yet but I cannot remember Facebook ever being that fast even way back in 2006 when i got my first invite. Secondly, the Interface has no blue in it.. what a relieve. have they never heard of a revamp? O sorry yes they did they revamp their site slower and slower every time.
Lets talk about functionality… Yes it is simple and to the point. It integrates with Picasa and Gmail and Google Talk like they were made for Google Plus. The Circle of Friends thingy magoodie work nicely thank you very much.
There are one or two things I don’t like, but at this stage I think it is because of a lack of figuring it out.
Few other things that stand out where Facebook is lying on their face is the way Google Plus suggest friends. very quick and very efficient. I am not sure how the “Sparks” feature will effect the way it works as reading about Google Plus before today I did not know about the feature.
Then finally, doing a posting on my “Wall” makes for so much better control. Not only does it work the same as Facebook but I can also email people direct with address in my Gmail.
Lets hope Google Plus does not die like Google Buzz and suffocate like Google Wave did. (Although i was surprized to see some of my old Buzz posting somewhere in Google Plus
Go go Google Plus Plus Plus (can you hear the echo.. ?)
Nickad.com
10 months ago
Every now and the I hop along a website by accident on the Internet that makes the word “wow” seem an insult. I have seen websites by the thousands, quite literally, and thus far the “wow” factor comes around every now and then.
The other day I was looking for a “Drop Down Menu System” for the “World Chefs Tour Against Hunger” website that I am managing the content and design of, and found this website. Nickad.com.
At first glance I thought it was down for maintenance or something but when I clicked the mouse button the most amazing thing happened, and this is where my writings about this website ends, as I cannot in words put what happened next. Go Look yourself, it is the coolest thing I have ever seen on the Internet. Enjoy…
Listhings.com
10 months ago
Not very often do I find a website that impresses me, and as far the functionality of a website goes Listhings.com has in it simplicity outdone any other productivity website website I have ever found. Listhings is an eco-friendly web application for taking and sharing sticky notes. But it does not end there, you can share your note and you can create notes on various “Cork Boards” and share the boards with colleagues and friends.
You can use Listhings to store
? tasks
? titles of great songs
? phone numbers
? shopping lists
? delicious recipes
? you-name-it.
You can take notes straight from your web browser and all the notes are automatically saved to Listhings database servers. When you’re a registered user, you can also access your notes from anywhere, share them with anyone and collaborate in real-time. This makes Listhings the perfect tool for a virtual Scrum-board.
Listhings was launched in April 2009 and has over 15,000 users.
Internet Browsers
Source Google : “Beginning August 1st 2011, we’ll support the current and prior major release of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari on a rolling basis. Each time a new version is released, we’ll begin supporting the update and stop supporting the third-oldest version three months after the release.
As of August 1st 2011, we will discontinue support for the following browsers and their predecessors: Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer 7, and Safari 3. Chrome updates you to the latest version automatically, so you don’t need to worry about which version you have. In older browsers you may have trouble using certain features in Google Calendar or they may stop working entirely.”
Here is some alternatives to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer: (Listed in no particular order)
1 – Google Chrome Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. One box for everything – Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites – Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Shortcuts for your apps – Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite web applications.
2 – Opera Web Browser Opera is the fastest Web browser available, and offers many powerful features with a new and beautiful minimalistic design. It is absolutely free, comes in 43 languages, and works on Windows, Mac and Linux. A smart address field makes searching and entering addresses super easy. Private browsing lets you browse without leaving traces of where you´ve been. Download now and get the best Web experience!
3 – Apple Safari Safari offers you a superior Web experience with outstanding performance. Even the most complex of pages load at breakneck speed. In fact, it loads pages more quickly than any other Mac Web browser. But that´s not all. Safari uses the advanced interface technologies underlying Mac OS X to offer you an all-new view of the Web, one that´s much easier to use.
4 – Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured browser for Windows that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox includes pop-up blocking; a tab-browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window; integrated Google searching; simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively; a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser; and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.
Business Card Software
With an extensive range of business card templates, CardWorks makes it easy to design business cards to fit your personal or corporate brand image, giving your customers and business contacts easy access to your contact information. We’ve made CardWorks business card software free in the hope that you will like it so much you will try more of our graphics software and business software.
Business Card Designer aims at offering best business card solutions for individuals, small and large organizations. Business Card Designer is a standalone program and has been developed keeping in mind the demand for a tool that offers design and printing of innovative and attractive professional business cards quickly. It offers great functionality which is why it is being used by thousands of satisfied customers worldwide.
A lot of research has gone into the making of Business Card Designer and it offers various unique functionalities. We are glad to receive positive reviews from our customers. Our Business Card Designer tool is largely used by each and every body who has a need to get their identity known to others by sharing their business cards. We are glad to share with you that those who have used Business Card Designer have recommended our product further to their friends and colleagues.
Business Card and Logo Creator
The Business Card Creator Software is actually two programs in one!
Create matching business cards:
Mix, match and modify the professionally designed letterhead and business card designs. Create hundreds of new card designs!
The software includes 95 matching business card templates and letterhead designs
design professional logos:
Included: Free logo Creator software! Enhance your business card by creating and importing your new logo with The Logo Creator by Laughingbird Software! 50 high quality logo templates to mix match and modify!
Tools for checking Your Websites Speed
10 months ago
by sam
in Web Testing
OctaGate SiteTimer aimed at web site developers, that needs to get a birds eye view of their work.
WebWait is a website timer. Use WebWait to benchmark your website or test the speed of your web connection. Timing is accurate because WebWait pulls down the entire website into your browser, so it takes into account Ajax/Javascript processing and image loading which other tools ignore.
Must have programs for Increased Productivity
10 months ago
by sam
in Applications
Artweaver is a simple Freeware program for creative painting, i.e. Artweaver makes all artistic effects, which you need for your work. You can create sketches from photographies and experiment with a wide range of brushes. The brush simulation is realistic as possible.
Color Cop is a multi-purpose color picker for web designers and programmers. It identifies and represents colors in various hex color code formats. Simply drag the eyedropper control to any location on the screen and release. The hex color code for the selected color will be automatically copied to the clipboard.
Essential WordPress Plugins
10 months ago
StatPress is first real-time plugin dedicated to the management of statistics about blog visits. It collects information about visitors, spiders, sear
The first real-time plugin dedicated to the management of statistics about blog visits. It collects information about visitors, spiders, search keywords, feeds, browsers etc.
cforms is a powerful and feature rich form plugin for WordPress, offering convenient deployment of multiple Ajax driven contact forms throughout your blog or even on the same page.
WordPress database backup creates backups of your core WordPress tables as well as other tables of your choice in the same database.
Google (XML) Sitemaps Generator for WordPress
This plugin generates a XML-Sitemap compliant sitemap of your WordPress blog. This format is supported by Ask.com, Google, YAHOO and MSN Search. More information about what XML-Sitemaps are and how they can help you to get indexed by the major search engines can be found at Sitemaps.org and the searchenginewatch blog.
