An exclusive blog designated for web designers & web developer to learn the latest updates, happenings and technology.
Thursday, 8 September 2011
NASA launches Eyes on the Solar System to view the solar system in 3D environment
In order to download it the users have to download the Unity Web Player, a free plug-in, for Mac and PC at first. Then go explore the models of the planets, comets, and asteroids.
One can also travel back in time that dates from as far back as 1950. You can also travel to the future with projected data that goes up to 2050.
This is the first time that public will be able to overview the entire solar system with planets and their moons, asteroids, and other objects in real time.
Downloadable link
Video Presentation
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Twitter releases Bootstrap to enhance the development of web applications and traditional sites
Bootstrap contains compiled CSS, example templates, HTML for typography, forms, buttons, tables, grids, navigation, and many other features.
Bootstrap will cover not only basic styles but also provide well-designed and long-lasting front-end design patterns.
Bootstrap is tested and supported in major modern browsers like Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, and Firefox.
First, Bootstrap remains very easy to put into practice; just drop it in your code and go. Compiling Less can be accomplished via Javascript, an unofficial Mac application, or via Node.js (read more about this at http://lesscss.org).
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Create your own website easily with Weebly’s new CMS system
Renowned web site builder Weebly presents Weebly Designer Platform, an exclusive rebrandable content management system (CMS) that consolidate website design, hosting, and client management into a centralized interface allowing web designers to create web sites faster, manage more clients and keep their own branding intact.
With the Designer Platform, designers are able to brand the CMS that clients use with their company’s logo, colors and domain name by removing and replacing Weebly’s branding from a centralized interface with individual control over each client and their permissions. Clients can log into your company portal to check their stats and make changes to their sites based on the permissions you set.
Designer Platform will facilitate the clients to make simple tweaks with the Weebly interface depending on how the designer configured the site.
This new CMS system will provide assistance to small business providing them a feature-rich Web site without the hassle.
Content elements like text, pictures, videos, forms and slideshows can smoothly be put in with the help of a simple, drag & drop interface. Full HTML & CSS control is accessible for maximum customization.
This new platform provides advantages over applying WordPress for both designers and their clients without requiring a separate hosting solution.
Thursday, 11 August 2011
Web Design Studio (3rd edition) empower you to make your web publishing easy
Web design studio will provide you a great assistance to form and publish professional interactive websites quickly with shopping carts (including PayPal), web forms, blogs and more without any programming or technical skill. One can create eye catching web pages with WebArt images comprising flash banners, buttons, arrows, bullets and pictures.
With select web design studio one can sell products or services online or share photos or experience with others.
How to create it :-
• Select from one of the professionally designed templates
• Provide your particulars and then prefer color, scheme and font for individualizing your site.
Key features
Improved HTML Import with code fragments, web pages and even entire websites.
Animated Marquees, Custom-design your own multi-line text messages that scroll across the screen.
Monday, 8 August 2011
Google set up master API for hyperlinking web apps
Google's API is identical to Mozilla's existing Web Activities campaign which is based on the original Web Intents project initiated by google.
Google API will empower the developers to connect their web app to an extraneous service with as little as two lines of code.
Google also plans to create a web site where coders can post and share the evolution and use of Web Intents.
The users can test drive the system at Google's examples page, and explore the API with the help of Google's JavaScript shim, facilitating you roll the interface into any browser.
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Adobe release Adobe Edge to design animated content without the help of flash
Adobe has added a significant addition to their product line by launching a new web motion and interaction design known as Adobe Edge. It is an open development methodology with which the creative designers will get the ability to design animated content to web site and in the future simple games applying web standards like HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3. Adobe is planning to put in more HTML5 features like Canvas support, support for HTML5 Audio and Video tags, richer support for animating SVG graphics and more.
Adobe Edge is ready for use as a free download while in its public preview period to encourage web designers to research and provide feedback on. The 1.0 product is anticipated to launch next year.
The Adobe Edge preview works indigenously with HTML and allows users to add motion to subsisting HTML documents without changing design integrity of CSS-based layouts. The users can smoothly generate visually rich content from scratch applying familiar drawing tools that create HTML elements styled with CSS3.
Friday, 29 July 2011
Google introduces Page Speed Service to rewrite you web page
The speed up factor will be dependable on some criteria like content on your pages, browser, geographic location of access, bandwidth, etc. One is able to run tests to measure the speed up of your site in a few minutes.
Presently the service is available to a limited set of webmasters at free of cost. The service is accessible through filling this web form
Process :-Sign up and furnish Google your serving and reference domains.
One can transmit traffic to Page Speed Service by pointing your DNS CNAME entry to ghs.google.com.
Request access to Page Speed Service
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Appcelerator offers to win $10,000 in cash for developing a winning application
It is a conference to be held for first time for mobile developer organized by Appcelerator. The conference will happen in San Francisco at the Intercontinental Hotel from September 18-20. The conference will focus on the latest innovations in mobile and web development, with 2+ days of compelling keynotes, 25+ breakout sessions, networking with 500+ mobile developers and restrict the conference off - a late-night hackathon.
All CODESTRONG attendees are able to join the hackathon. The participants will have to show their invention on mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Blackberry. Other than the $10,000 first-place award, the top ten most groundbreaking and helpful appcations will avail other cash and prizes.
Save an Additional $200 on CODESTRONG Registration. All attendees can join with more than 25+ in-depth sessions and keynotes at CODESTRONG. Pre-registration is accessible until August 15th for $799. Registration is open at www.CODESTRONG.com.
Appcelerator is also providing a restricted quantity of All Access Passes for $999. These premium will contain full conference access, private reception with the Appcelerator co-founders Jeff Haynie and Nolan Wright, "office hours" with Titanium engineers, and one-on-one time with Silicon Valley venture capitalists to talk about what they look for when investing in mobile startups. Besides, all attendees are welcome to appear for Titanium Certification exam for free (a $295 value).
Save $200 on either of the registration options above by utilizing coupon code "CODESTRONG200" when registering at www.codestrong.com.
Friday, 22 July 2011
Monitor your Kids Online with Predator Protection Software
With advanced algorithms and technology of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Screening program the software can easily find out dangerous activities and probable terror threat son Facebook.
The application not only reads computer dialogue for profanity, sexual references, solicitation and bullying but also discover possible computer hackers trying to access into a child’s Facebook account.
More than 1,500 parents have already downloaded this free application and get successful result.
Downloadable link
Monday, 18 July 2011
Enhance your twitter traffic with awe.sm
This new system lets users know with confidence where each link was originally shared other than all the places where it was finally clicked (i.e. referrers). This approach provides a unique set of data that reveals just how misguiding referrer information can be.
Awe.sm also helps users to understand the mechanics that make successful sharing — who is tweeting, what they’re tweeting, where it’s being tweeted from, when it’s being tweeted, etc. So besides mechanically building the outbound links to incorporate the social attribution with Google Analytics, Omniture, and other web analytics solutions, awe.sm tracks the operation of each Tweet (and Like, etc) independently. By involving the rich information about the context of each share with the visits, pageviews, conversions, and revenues it drives, awe.sm facilitates customers to surpass just looking at social data and to start acting on it
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Adobe® ColdFusion® 9 - An exclusive web technology
Adobe® ColdFusion® 9 software is designated to generate enterprise-ready Internet applications quickly by compacting multifaceted business logic into fewer lines of code. Adobe® ColdFusion® 9 is integrated with Adobe Flash® Platform to create rich Internet applications (RIAs) from client to server.
More than 770,000 developers at over 12,000 companies worldwide are extensively using this widely adopted web technologies in the industry.
The latest version Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 has been released with some new advancement like Office file interoperability, Tight integration with ColdFusion Builder, Object-relational mapping, Microsoft Office SharePoint integration, Enhanced Adobe Flash Platform integration, Adobe AIR® local/remote database synchronization, New Ajax controls, Server Manager, Built-in support for portlet standards.
Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 Extensions for Dreamweaver
Update Adobe Dreamweaver to avail the new features of ColdFusion 9.0.1 by installing new CFML function and tag definitions and help files.
Recently a new book known as Adobe ColdFusion 9 Web Application Construction Kit has been published by Ben Forta. The book contains important code organization and management techniques and integration with all sorts of other technologies (including PDF, Adobe Flex and Data Services, Ajax, advanced SQL and databases, ORM). The coldfusion users will get help from design and planning, to application deployment and troubleshooting.
Monday, 11 July 2011
Create your personal website with 1&1 MyPersonal Site
Anybody will get the ability to form a online presence with a variety of layouts along with pre-designed content to incorporate themes such as hobbies, interests, holidays, and celebrations.
The cost for 1&1 MyPersonal Site will start from $4.99 per month. One can also avail the opportunity for creatign a personal website with all included features for free during 1&1’s risk-free, 30-day trial.
The website contains appropriate text and images which are already included in the design and one can apply some simple process to generate a attractive website.
The website includes some exclusive features like a pre-licensed photo library, contact form and guestbook. Users can also take the advantages to embrace RSS news feeds, videos and Flash animation to any section of their website. Each site contains unrestricted number of customizable Web pages in addition to unlimited Web space and data traffic to guarantee maximum uptime and functionality.
After the 30-day trial, 1&1 MyPersonal Site costs $6.99 per month for a 3-month contract and $4.99 per month for a 12-month contract, each with no setup fee. The package also includes a domain and 5 email accounts.
For more details please visit http://www.1and1.com
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Brief overview of Word Press
There are lots of free wordpress theme available online and one has to upload them and activate from your web hosting control panel.
Required knowledge for setting up wordpress :-
Programming language syntax
WordPress system operation as a php/mysql web application
Network and server operations
Installing WordPress
Installation System :-
After downloading extract the WordPress package.
Make a database for WordPress on your web server alongwith a MySQL user having capabilities for accessing and modifying it.
Change the name of wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php.
Open wp-config.php in your desirable text editor and fill in your the details of database.
Place the WordPress files in the desired location on your web server.
The latest stable release of WordPress (Version 3.1.4) is available in the market with a maintenance and security update for all previous versions.
downloadable link
http://wordpress.org/latest.zip
The wordpress comes up with some exclusive features like Automated graphic insert tools, in-built site design formats, an extensive library of free design Theme templates, in-built form generators, free custom designed themes.
Free wordpress themes :-
http://www.freewpthemes.net/
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/01/08/100-excellent-free-high-quality-wordpress-themes/
http://www.wpskins.org
http://themes.rock-kitty.net/
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
iOS 5 for iPad, iPhone, or iPod with integration to Twitter
Apple is going to introduce iOS5 in September, 2011. iOS 5 will be compatible with iPhone 4 and 3GS, iPad 1 and 2, and iPod touch 3rd and 4th generation.
iOS 5 comes up with more than 200 new features for your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
With iMessage features the user will be able to send unlimited text message through Wi-Fi or 3G from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. iMessage is in-built with the message app and facilitate users to send text, photos, videos, locations and contacts. iMessage contains delivery and read receipts - an indicator while the other party is typing and the capability to push messages to all your devices. With Notification Center, one can keep track of all kinds of notifications like new email, texts, friend requests, and more in one convenient location.
iOS 5 systematizes your magazine and newspaper app subscriptions in a folder which is called Newsstand. This feature will help the users avail their favorite publications rapidly and easily. The users can go to a new place on the App Store just for newspaper and magazine subscriptions. And one can acquire it straight from Newsstand. New purchases go directly to your Newsstand folder. Then, as new issues become available, Newsstand automatically updates them in the background — complete with the latest covers.
From now iOS 5 can be integrated with Twitter. iOS 5 simplied it to tweet from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The user will be able to tweet directly from Safari, Photos, Camera, YouTube, or Maps after being signed in Settings.
A single sign-on feature permits you to retrieve a user’s identity, avatar, and other profile data. There’s also a frictionless core signing service, allowing you to make and sign any call to the Twitter API.
Downloadable link
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Filter Forge – A high end Photoshop plug-in for creating stunning design
Filter Forge – A high end Photoshop plug-in for creating stunning design
Filter Forge is a versatile high-end Photoshop plug-in that contains a multitude of filters that generate textures, special effects and image enhancements to generate a wide variety of realistic and abstract textures and effects.
Filter Forge come up with over 8141 free community-created filters in the online filter library. These high quality filters are easily downloadable, resolution independent and customizable.
The users can create diffuse, bump, specular and normal maps with the help of these filters.
One can create their own filters in the visual filter editor by assembling them from components such as blurs, gradients, color adjustments, noises, distortions, or blends.
Filter Forge 2.0
The 2nd version of filter forge is launched with some exclusive features like :-
Shadows via Ambient Occlusion
Point/Area Lights
New Lighting Options
Full HDR Support
Color Inspector
Bomber Component
Transform Components (Scale, Rotate and More)
Polygon and Ellipse Components
Free Gradients and Shapes
Lua Scripting
RGB Math Components
Instant Filter Search
Median, Minimum, Maximum and Percentile Components
Non-Seamless Filters
Supported host applications for Photoshop CS5 and Elements 7
Now the beta test version of Filter Forge 3.0 both for Windows and Mac OS X is launched with several major features and enhancements
Software:
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Hardware:
Pentium III 733 MHz
128 MB RAM
50 MB free disc space
Screen Resolution 1024×768
Internet connection (for filter library and to submit filters)
Host Applications For Plug-in Use:
Adobe Photoshop 6.0 – CS5
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 – 7.0
Corel Painter 8 – IX
Corel PHOTO–PAINT 10 – X4
Corel Paint Shop Pro X – XI
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8 – 9
Ulead PhotoImpact 11 – 12
Trial Download for 2.0 version
Trial Download for 3.0 beta version
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Usefulness of social network for small business
Various social networking sites namely Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, Flickr, LinkedIn, and even YouTube are the hot spot for many small business organization. The online presence of the organization is enriched by the help of these social networking sites. In these sites you can put your message that is made to promoting your small business organization. And whenever you try to socialize by any of these social networking sites, your promotion will get bigger exposure to a larger audience. As in these web sites many community or group have been created by like minded people, one can also get his or her target customers without any hardship. It is also used to find out new business partners or employers by developing his or her business presence.
Whenever any company registers under any social networking sites, it gets it unique domain name. As soon as the domain name becomes the identity of the organization, anyone can visit the profile, customized for the particular business house. It will be great if the owner creates many profiles in various social networking sites because it will help it to get good search engine ranking for the unique brand name of the enterprise. In this way, social networking sites help one who is seeking information or looking for the name of the particular brand. The unique URL of the domain name of the small business body becomes the title tag of the product and enhances its brand value as well.
Social networking marketing depends on three main things: 1) unique content, 2) good SEO and 3) useful links. After registration under any social networking site, one gets a space to write down the endorsement message for public view. This content should be clear, user friendly and rich of right number of keywords. The clarity and proper word selection make content more attractive. The proper SEO handling helps the URL to gain good optimization. And as soon as you get the social networking link index, it will be treated as inbound links to your main website. This is a right option to gain not only the traffic but also the sale of your product or service. In this way you can get link of your own small business organization and the best part of all is that it is free of cost.
Once you get the entry in this magical world of social network marketing, you can start socializing and interaction with your target customers by scrapping, chatting or simply twitting. This personal interaction helps one to make a bond of trust and belief on the mind of the customers. By this powerful tool, one can not only convince the customers to purchase the product but also can take advantage of conveying the further information about the product, company or services. Moreover, the customers can give you the feedback of the product or the service instantly and directly. This type of feedback surely helps you in advancement of your product or providing better service in future. By this tool, you can easily channel various messages like information about the product or service, the details, any promotional offers like discounts or free gift the background of your company etc. This new genre of promotion with a personal touch makes its way to popularity day by day.
Social networking sites also make a new path for communicating with like minded people. One can not achieve success without any co operation from its peer group. Getting help and ideas from the people of the same field is the most productive way in small business organization. You can also get in touch with the business tycoon of your field simply by following him or her and can share thoughts and opinion of each other at any point of time. Additionally one can discuss about his or her business with the people of same field and can get new and useful information.
Social network marketing is also very cost effective way of advertising and PR which is a perfect choice for the small budget business organization. It is a time consuming way also. The owner of any small business enterprise can communicate with general people and disseminate his or her message in many ways through various social networking sites.
Among many available options, blogging is the most simple and powerful way to communicate with the potential buyers. You can write blog via RSS feeds about your product, company or service and can have a continuous conversation with your readers. Micro blogging in social networking sites like Twitter or its business version Yammer is another useful path for instant customers back up. Discussion on the forum of any social networking site is beneficial for them. One can have many -to- many communications in this way. Web sites like Facebook, Linkedln or Orkut are successfully used for promoting, recruiting, marketing and brand endorsing.
In this techno age, social network marketing opens a new cost effective and trendy door of advertising for the minor businessmen. Through this gateway, they can convey their messages, share their thoughts, listening to the customers all over the world and above all create a personal bonding with them. In this way, small business enterprises can embrace the social networking sites to get huge success in future.
Friday, 10 June 2011
HTML5 & CSS3 - The future of Web development
Example of some design work by using HTML 5
Thursday, 2 June 2011
The incorporation of SAP NetWeaver Gateway and Flash Builder 4.5
Adobe System will integrate the SAP NetWeaver Gateway technology and its Flash Builder 4.5 for the development of rich Web and mobile applications for Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS.
Flash Builder 4.5 software is considered to be the Eclipse-based development tool for creating communicative mobile, Web and desktop applications through ActionScript and the open source Flex framework.
This new incorporation will facilitate developers to increase front-end experiences and widespread SAP business and consumer systems and allow enterprise customers to access the critical business data instantly across a range of devices and platforms.
The SAP NetWeaver Gateway, is an open, standards-based framework providing a simple way to interact with SAP apps through any environment or device enabling rapid development of a new class of applications using any development tool.
Monday, 16 May 2011
The Importance Of Online Marketing For Your Business
Today is the age of world wide web and the internet gives opportunities to communicate with millions of web users from the simple click of a button. Combining a professionally designed website with blog posts, social networking profiles and e-marketing campaigns is the most successful way to enhance your brand awareness and potentially, even your sales.
In order to increase the traffic of your website, one has to put unique content and promotional material to your website. Article marketing in particular is considered to a great source to promote your website or brand, whilst implementing back links to your website in a bid to increase your traffic. In short, article marketing is an effectual way in which to make your target market aware of your service.
One has to put well written, promotional material to clearly depict your message to your chosen target market. The articles should be keyword rich and abiding to search engine guidelines for optimized success.
Besides one has to apply additional pieces of promotional literature, including newsletters, press releases, web pages and blog posts
Friday, 25 March 2011
Brief overview of Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)
- Research & Development (equity, fixed income and credit, and quantitative research)
- Advanced Web Applications
- Business and Technical Analysis
- Learning Solutions
- Animation & Design
- Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
- Medical Services
- Writing & Content Development
- Data Analytics
- Network Management
- Training & Consultancy
- Huge amount of cost savings that can be used somewhere else.
- Good quality work
- Standard operational efficiency.
- On time delivery of services
- Increase in profits.
- Adaptability to changes in required quality
- Option to recruit a larger work force without raising costs.
- Help gain a competitive edge in the market by enhancing the efficiency of the processes