Archive for September, 2010
The Lesser Known (But Very Cool) Windows Apps You Might Be Looking For
There are many Microsoft Windows apps out there, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. That is why I am sharing The Lesser Known (But Very Cool) Windows Apps You Might Be Looking For. Read each entry in the list and see which tool suits your needs best.
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DriveImage
DriveImage XML is an easy to use and reliable program for imaging and backing up partitions and logical drives. Image creation uses Microsoft’s Volume Shadow Services (VSS), allowing you to create safe “hot images” even from drives currently in use. Images are stored in XML files, allowing you to process them with 3rd party tools.
Rightload
Rightload is a small program that allows you to quickly upload files directly from a Windows folder to your server. Instead of using complicated software just to upload a few pictures, you just right-click on the files, select the server and target folder and Rightload will do the rest for you. Rightload supports Facebook, Flickr, Tinypic and Imageshack as well as FTP and HTTP servers.
Recuva
Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost something important when your computer crashed? No problem! Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player. Even if you’ve formatted a drive so that it looks blank, Recuva can still find your files on it.
AxCrypt
AxCrypt is free and easy to use open source strong file encryption for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7, integrated with Windows Explorer. You can encrypt, compress, decrypt, wipe, view and edit with a few mouse clicks.
SyncBack Freeware
SyncBack is a freeware program that helps you easily backup and synchronize your files to: the same drive; a different drive or medium (CDRW, CompactFlash, etc); an FTP server; a Network; or a Zip archive.
ADRC Data Recovery Tool
ADRC Data Recovery Software Tools contains a collection of DIY data recovery tools that supports a wide variety of drives and file systems. The software incorporates extremely simple GUI with novice users in mind. The software zooms in to do only critical recovery functions with minimum complexity so one could recover the data easily. It gives you full control to undelete files, disk image back up, restore a backup image, copy files from hard disk with bad sectors, disk cloning, backup, edit and restore your boot parameters.
Fences
Fences is a program that helps you organize your desktop, and can hide your icons when they’re not in use. A “Fence”, a term coined by this program, is an icon group on your desktop. Fences is an add-on to your desktop, not a replacement.
ClueApp: Identify The Most Impactful Elements On Your Website
The aim of a website owner is not only to get maximum traffic per day, but also to develop a loyal viewership. There might be many people who visit your website for the first time. However chances of the second visit depend entirely on the first visit’s impression.
As a site owner you need to know what it is on your site that leaves an impression on the visitor. Usually, for this purpose, heatmaps are employed by site owners. These maps highlight the site regions of most activity. But they do not reveal what about your website left an impression on the visitor. For that, you could use the brilliant web service ClueApp.
ClueApp is a free to use web service that helps you determine what about your website a visitor remembers. The procedure is fairly simple. You pass your site’s URL to ClueApp’s interface. The service then takes a snapshot of your website and hosts it online for 24 hours. The URL of the image can be shared amongst users and friends. The URL shows image for five-and-a-half seconds and then asks the visitor the top 5 thinks he / she remembers about the site. Later you can view what visitors to the URL had typed in as those 5 memorable things.
For example, suppose Yahoo! wanted to find what was memorable about their Yahoo! News page. Yahoo! News could be passed through the ClueApp interface which is located on the site’s homepage. Clicking on the “Create Memory Test” button will initiate the snapshot taking process. With the image created, a URL is provided for the image.
You can copy the URL and share it with others or use the provided buttons to directly share via emailing, Facebook, or Twitter. The “Report URL” is where the results will be aggregated – this is the URL you will visit yourself.
Visitors to the URL will first get a message that they are about to look at a screenshot.
The screenshot remains for about 5 seconds.
After the time is up, visitors fill in the form.
The results are then listed alongside the website’s screenshot.
In conclusion, ClueApp helps site owners identify the most impactful elements on their pages.
Awesome jQuery Plugins And Techniques To Create Visually Excellent Websites
Are you looking for some cool and handy jQuery Plugins, you landed at right place. Below we are presenting 45 most useful and handy plugins that you can use in your next project and make it stand out.
jQuery is the most well-known and open source JavaScript library which is being used all around the world because it simplifies the client-side scripting of HTML. You can also create marvelous effects by using these plugins. Enjoy!
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gMap – Google Maps Plugin For jQuery
Contextual Slideout Tips With jQuery & CSS3
Animate Panning Slideshow with jQuery
Auto-Playing Featured Content Slider
Automatic Image Slider w/ CSS & jQuery
Create a Slick and Accessible Slideshow Using jQuery
Fancy Thumbnail Hover Effect w/ jQuery
Micro Image Gallery: A jQuery Plugin
Image Highlighting and Preview with jQuery
Textarea Words, Characters counter and maxlength plugin
jqPlot Charts and Graphs for jQuery
FullCalendar – Full-sized Calendar jQuery Plugin
jQuery Slider plugin (Safari style)
jTextTranslate: A jQuery Translation Plugin
xBreadcrumbs (Extended Breadcrumbs) jQuery Plugin
FireQuery – Firebug extension for jQuery development
How To Find Out If A Person Has An iPad?
Well guys, there’s very rare chance that any body of you do not know about Apple’s iPad yet. Yeah! it’s very popular around and the reasons are specially the weight and size of this device. This is little bigger as compared to smartphones that can give you an amazing experience to browse the web, email, photo, video on your hand. Recently, I found an interesting comparison picture that will help you understand the way to find out if a person has an iPad or not. It’s funny impression of Rongen Robles which he conveyed via this illustration about the new technology product.
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6 Excellent (Free) Tools For Website Owners You Might Not Know About
Bloggers around the world are continuously on the search for tools which help do their work more easily. These include writing and proofing tools, publishing platforms, blog management tools and much more. Today we have a lineup of six of the best tools which you, as a blogger might not know about and must know about in order to enhance your blogging experience. Here they are:
Write Maps
Write Maps is a free web app which allows its users to create, edit and share sitemaps online. With sitemaps, a blogger can easily plan the layout of their newest website according to its topic and for people who like to work in teams; the ability to collaborate and work on a project on a centrally stored sitemap through Write Maps is a great way to get the job done.
Hit Stat Counter
Monitoring website traffic is critical for any webmaster especially for a blogger since often it results in the amount of revenue generated. Hit Stat Counter is a great and free way to monitor your website traffic. It provides a highly flexible and configurable hit counter along with real-time detailed web stats. This includes the pages visited by website visitors, their navigational history, location and much more.
Hit Stat Counter is a must try for any conscious blogger today.
Blungr
Domain names are one of the most critical factors in affecting the popularity and following of a blog. Blungr is a free service which lets you search for that perfect domain name to keep for your great idea. With Blungr, you can simply type in the keywords on the topic you want your weblog to be and it will ingeniously generate some great domain names for you. Not only this, you can also check for availability and purchase those domain names generated if you’re satisfied.
Social Scan
Sharing blog updates with your social network contacts is a great way to increase the traffic on your blog. Tweeting the latest blog updates is commonplace these days. Social Scan is a free web app which scans for you how much is your website link popular on social networks. It supports many social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Stumble Upon, Digg etc. and works by simply the input of the URL of a blog link of yours.
Flisti
A good weblog can never be without an online poll. Flisti lets you create free online polls for your blog without even the need for signing up! All you need to do is type the poll question with possible answers and then you can either share the poll on a social network like Twitter or post the poll on your blog by just a simple click.
Zemanta
Zemnata is a text enhancement tool which enriches the text by adding relevant images, smart links, keywords, and even text to make the blog article have a greater appeal. The great thing about Zemanta is that it works automatically and can be deployed in almost all content publishing platforms (WordPress etc.) via a simple plugin and does the job on its own from there on. Creating stories with more glamour, impact and smartness is now possible with Zemanta.
40 Extremely Mesmerizing Examples Of Traditional & Digital Watercolor Painting
Everyone has used watercolor in some part of his life and would agree that watercolors is the best medium to showcase the inner talent more easily. Watercolor paintings have been representing dreams, illusions, emotions, and feelings in a very creative manner all around the world. Since this medium is getting very popular, so we thought to create a list of some mesmerizing traditional and digital watercolor paintings to enthrall you. Here is the full list after the jump.
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Balluminaria I – Bill Ballmeyer
Marché de rue / street market Hong kong
Digital Watercolor – Nicholas J Mast
Sylvan Lake – Jeffrey Campbell
Fell’s Valley – Deborah Holland
Redux as “Watercolor on Paper” – Peachy Rose in Bouquet
First Elements Watercolor Abstract
Top Places On The Internet To Help You Find Medical Specialists Online
Getting ill is a routine part of human life. This is why a medical specialist is so necessary for us. Usually one has to pay serious bucks and take out time to receive medical advice on health issues. Now you can do the same without having to spend money or your time. The solution we present are top five places on the internet where you can find medical specialists, for free!
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Health in Reach
Health in Reach is like the Google of medical problems. You can search for medical problems, diagnosis, specialists and anything related to the medical industry on this free online portal. You can communicate with doctors about your problems, set appointments with them if your problem demands physical treatment, all by the nature of your problem and location. The health search function of Health in Reach is really great and useful.
Insider Pages
Insider Pages is a very comprehensive online yellow pages catalogue which also lists top doctors and dentists in its database. Medical and dental specialists can be searched and found using its built in search or according to reviews submitted by people who have already received treatment by finding specialists by searching on the website.
ZocDoc
Another medical specialists discovery and appointment setting service online, ZocDoc allows searches to be made based on specialization and location and allows you to book an appointment online. With ZocDoc, if you’re a doctor yourself, its simple procedure can let you get listed for patients to search for you as well.
FindDoctorsOnline.com
As the name suggests, it is also a comprehensive online search utility which lets you find doctors online. Search options like finding doctors by their office names, location, last names, specialty etc. are available. Also, the website features regular health articles which create awareness among its visitor about the latest health issues and their remedies.
WebMD Physician Directory
Another online catalogue of doctors and physicians, WebMD lists therapists as well and also has a comprehensive list and details about the common medical tests and procedures. In addition to that, all the basic doctor finding features are also incorporated to the service. Detailed Information on issues like Drugs, diet, parenting and pregnancy etc. is also available on the website.
Sensational Jobs : A Job Board For Web Developers, Graphic Designers And Bloggers
Working in the Internet as a freelancer or a web designer can be great, but if you are working full time on the Internet for a living- you must find out prospective job opportunities. You may be a web developer, coder, graphic designer, freelance writer or a blogger, you must prepare yourself to find new job leads and interesting projects to work with.
That’s when you need job boards to find recruiters and good employers – so that you can involve yourself in more projects and earn a handsome salary every month. It goes way beyond working for your friend’s company, you can use job boards to find high paying employers very easily.
Sensational Jobs is an impressive job board which features some of the latest design and development job leads, meant for both job seekers and employers. What separates the portal from the rest of the job boards is the quality of available jobs or employees, not just adding every other job available on the planet and populating the pages with unknown companies.
The interface is very user friendly, there aren’t any obtrusive advertisements, flashy banners or popups. If you are a job seeker, you can easily find available jobs in different categories, while employers can hand pick the right candidate according to their requirements.
For Job Seekers
Live Job Search: The Live Job search feature allows job Seekers to find jobs quickly, just type in relevant keywords and the website will show you search results as you type.
You can then click through a link to visit the job posting page where you will find more information regarding the listing. This includes the type of job, your role, the profile of the company and what the recruiter is looking in the desired candidate.
At the end of the job listing, you will find a “How To Apply” section where you will be shown the contact details of the employer.
Not all job boards provide the functionality to directly contact the employer, I think Sensational Jobs makes it very easy to quickly find the jobs you are interested in and moving forward.
Related Jobs: The related jobs section is shown on every job listing page – it shows you links to other jobs in the same category that matches with the keyword of your search. This is very handy, when you want to have a look at similar job postings and get them all at one place.
Bookmarking Jobs for later reference: If you want to bookmark a particular job for later reference, simply click “Add to favorites” and it’s done. You can also tag jobs and save a quick private note – this will come in handy when you want to add your own notes / points to any job listing.
You can also send the details of a job listing to anyone via Email or Twitter, just use the links in the sidebar on a page where the job details are listed.
Get Job Alerts: This is the most impressive part about Sensational Jobs. You can type specific keywords and create customized job alerts to suit your needs. The alerts can contain specific keywords, type of the job, location etc and the listings that match with your criteria will start to appear in the Alerts section of Sensational Jobs.
You can choose to receive these alerts directly in your email inbox or subscribe to the alerts via an RSS feed. Hence, you can receive job alerts without having to visit the website, which is excellent.
For Employers:
If you are an employer and looking for freelancers, web designers or employees for your work or projects, there are a number of good reasons why you should prefer SensationalJobs.com to find the preferred candidates.
100 % Money Back Guarantee: If you are not satisfied with the performance of a Job posting, you can claim a 100% refund of the money you have invested to post the job. This is very good for organizations with a limited recruiting budget – you need not pay for listings that don’t work.
No Registrations required: No registrations are required to post a new job listing. The posting procedure is insanely quick and completes in just 3 easy steps. When you post a new job listing – a unique URL is sent to your email address. You can visit this URL at any time and edit the details or description of the posted job.
Automated Invoicing and secure payments: When you complete a new job listing – a PDF copy of the invoice is sent to your email address. You can pay the fee using Paypal – the most secure service to manage online payments.
Quality Candidates: The website gets thousands of visitors from affiliate links and widgets from partner sites. So be rest assured that targeted candidates are viewing the job post listed by you and you will surely get a good number of responses.
Recruiters can visit the Post Job page to find more information about the rates and other features. A complete troubleshooting guide is also available at the Frequently Asked questions page on SensationalJobs.com
Join the Affiliate program
If you are a blogger or a webmaster, have a look at the Sensastional Jobs.com’s affiliate program. You can refer candidates to Sensational Jobs and earn 50% cash for every successful conversion. That’s up to $147 on a full-time listing with all the upgrade options and up to $67 on a fully loaded freelance listing.
Once you have signed up as an affiliate, the website will give you specific ID’s, widgets or banners which you can display on your website. On every successful conversion, you make money and the money earned through your commission is instantly deposited to your Paypal account
Overall, SensationalJobs is one of the best sources to find new jobs about web development, graphic design, freelance and more. There are no sign-ups or registrations required, and lots of recruiters are hiring every single day.
How To Become A Famous Blogger
As a blogger myself, I have noticed that many people have started picking up blogging as a profession and are trying to use their talent to gain popularity. Recently, someone shared a spectacular road-map illustration on how to gain fame through blogging. This illustration was shared by Dave Walker from We Blog Cartoons and I found the illustration quite funny.
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Fun (With Learning) Websites For Kids You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
This is one of the very best list of its kind where you can find incredibly Fun (With Learning) Websites For Your Kids You Probably Haven’t Heard Of. These would be great enough to bookmark or just for get in your knowledge because if you do not have kids yet then you will surely have in future. I hope everyone of you will like this list for your kids. This is absolutely helpful for parents, teachers etc. Just take a look at them and share your thought’s here.
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Kidopo
Kidopo is an innovative start up, aiming to improve children basic skills of reading, drawing, math, crafts and computers- preparing them for tomorrow’s world. This is one of the best online source for children learning and playing on the net, within a safe and educational content.
kidthing
kidthing leverages the power and global reach of the Internet to deliver fun and engaging content to kids everywhere, yet keeps them off of the World Wide Web and all of the inappropriate and potentially harmful things that they can encounter there. In simple words, kidthing is a safe and secure place for kids to learn.
TotSpot
TotSpot makes it fun, simple, and secure to create a private website for your baby, toddler, or child, and share it with your friends and family. You can share photos, upload private videos, track milestones, and create growth charts in an easy-to-use and beautiful environment. Beyond the basics of website building, They also have a vibrant community of groups related to babies, kids, and toddlers for parents and families to participate in.
Kideos
Kideos is the premier destination for kids to safely watch videos online. Each video on Kideos has been screened by their Video Advisory Council before it makes it onto the site. This is great to empower parents to feel comfortable allowing their child to spend time on Kideos, while also making sure children have a thoroughly entertaining experience.
Game Classroom
Too often educational materials and lesson plans fail to make learning an enjoyable experience for students. Game Classroom provides a fun and educational environment for students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. As online games become increasingly pervasive in the home, This is a great site that adults can trust and children will enjoy.
StoryJumper
You kids can use StoryJumper to build their own book which is very interesting habit you could wish for your kids. They can make adventure stories, fairy tales, treasure maps, photo books, calendars… whatever they can imagine.
Whiz Kid Games
There is nothing special in this website except it has some very interactive games that your kids might like to play and enjoy. All the games available there has some little stories that would help your kids to learn as well.
kidyos
kidyos is the best of the web for kids. A fun place for kids to enjoy and an easy way for parents to organize their child’s online media. It is intended for children 6 months to 6 years old. With kidyos, you don’t have to look for new content, because kidyos constantly search for new material and bring community suggestions into their library. Most importantly, all the content on kidyos is pre-screened and suitable for kids.
ChessKid
ChessKid is a safe place for kids to learn and play chess online. Your kids will not have contact with strangers. You as a parent here manages your kids’ access and friendships online and can monitor their activity.
