Archive for August, 2011
Five Great Web Applications For Designers And Alike
There are many web applications out there, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. Today, we are sharing Five Great Web Apps For Designers And Alike. Read each entry in the list and see which web application suits your needs best.
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LayerStyles
LayerStyles v 0.1 is just like your favorite graphics editor but in your browser. You can use it to create css code of the special effect you would like to give on your web design.
The Web Font Combinator
This tool was created in order to preview web font combinations. There have been various printed collections of font examples that the reader can combine in order to see how a header and body font work together.
Grid Calculator And Generator
GridCalc is a easy to use grid calculator. Just enter the desired width of your page and an aproximate range for your column and gutter width and the calculator will give you all the possible combinations within the limits you entered. You get a nice visual representation of the results, click preview on a result and you get a better presentation of how the grid can be used. When you have decided which grid configuration you want to use you can download the configuration as a css file to use in your project.
CSS3 Shapes
This is a very simple css3 snippets resource site from where you can find css3 code of different and unique shapes.
FontFont Subsetter
FontFont Subsetter is a tool for optimizing and customizing Web FontFonts in three easy steps. The free service lets you significantly reduce file sizes of your Web FontFonts to reduce bandwidth costs and make your websites faster.
Congratulations To The Winners Of Fanurio (Time Tracking And Billing Software For Freelancers) Giveaway
Thanks to all of the participants of contest in which Fanurio (Time Tracking And Billing Software For Freelancers) were givingaway. We ran the MySQL random query and selected these comments to give them Fanurio time tracking and billing software.
Winners of Fanurio (Time Tracking And Billing Software
- Paul McClay
- Amy
- KevinB
- Grimaldo
- Peter Steven
- AgaveWeb (Gwyn)
- Boitsov
- Daniel S
- Matthew
- Blaise
Fanurio is a time tracking and billing software application, highly appreciated by freelancers for its intuitive interface, flexible timer and ability to produce detailed invoices.
Whether you need to round time, use multiple currencies or create invoices with your own layout, Fanurio has the right tools to help you get paid.
Fanurio provides multiple methods to help you track time with little effort. You can track time manually or using the timer. It also has a few reminders to help you start, resume or stop the timer automatically.
It has a few reminders (including idle time detection) to help you start, resume or stop the timer. Instead of relying on your memory and attention to control the timer, you can use these reminders. We are calling this feature smart timing. Fanurio runs on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 and older, Mac OS X including Snow Leopard, Linux and other flavors of Unix.
Congratulations to all the winners from SmashingApps.Com. They will be contacted in few days. If you are not winner at this time so please be patient and keep visiting here or subscribe to our rss feed and you can follow us on twitter as well because we are coming up with another new great contest very soon.
Thanks toFanurio for sponsoring this wonderful contest at Smashing Apps.
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50 Hand Drawn Website Designs For Your Inspiration
No doubt that digital art is the most appreciated and most renowned in the World Wide Web but still hand drawn sketches and artworks hold the equal importance because they are equally impressive and aesthetically appealing. In this collection, we are showcasing a huge collection of some striking and edgy hand drawn websites for your inspiration.
Hand drawn sketches have a very imaginative and personal touch that inspire the onlookers and fascinate them. Here is the full list. Enjoy!
The Environmental Impact Of Computing (Infographic)
It’s not that easy to believe and understand that computers and all the computer processes are killing our planet’s environment. Yes, you read it right, while majority of the global names are trying to incorporate eco-friendly green environment but at the same time any computing processes are destroying all those efforts. You will be amazed to know that an average PC monitor, when left on all the time, consumes upwards of 1,100 kilowatt-hour each year which is over 2 times more energy than a new refrigerator. This is one of the million examples. In this post, you can find below is a well designed and easy to understand example of infographic that shows The Environmental Impact Of Computing.
The credit goes to iamgreen who compiled these excellent stats into an amazing infographic. We would love to know what you are thinking while viewing this infographic. Do you want to be the first one to know the latest happenings at SmashingApps.com just subscribe to our rss feed and you can follow us on twitter.
7 Applications To Help You Hide Images And Videos On Android Phones
Are you looking for an effective way to hide personal pictures and media files on your phone from others? If yes, then your search ends today! We have gathered a list of 7 excellent Android apps that will help you password protect your pictures and various other files on your phone.
Gallery Lock Pro
Gallery Lock Pro is a must have android app for all those who are looking for a way to encrypt their galleries. Users can easily lock photos and videos and can even hide the app launch icon. The application can be downloaded from the Android Market for $1 but if you want to try the application before buying, you can download the lite version and test it.
File Cover
File Cover is another excellent application which can help users set a password on their folders and images. Users can even hide pictures and other media files so that they can view it privately. Users can even share the hidden files with friends and family via email or MMS. The application is available for download in Android Market and a free version is also available for those who wish to try application with limited features.
Free Data Vault
Free Data Vault is an excellent free android app which can help users hide any data type including photos and other media files. This application is different from other applications which allow users to set a password on different folders as it allow users to hide one photo in another and store the fake image on the sd card.
Video Safe
Video safe is another useful android application which helps users lock different video files on your device. However, the user must buy Video Safe License for unlimited use. You can download Video Safe Free from the link given below and if you like the application, you can purchase its license.
Kii Safe
With Kii Safe, users can easily lock their photos and they will disappear from the gallery. Only you will be able to view the contents of any folder or locked images.
Gallery Private
Gallery Private is a free application for android devices which allow users to password protect photos and videos. The files encrypted with Gallery Private will still be locked even if the memory card is removed from the device.
Image Lock
Last but not least, Image Lock is another free android application which can help users lock photos with a password. The locked images cannot be viewed by anyone until and unless they know the password to unlock the photo.
If you know about any other application which can be used to lock photos and media files on Android smartphones, please share with us.
10 Excellent Tools Many Users Don’t Know About
There are still thousands of websites on the internet which many people don’t know about and can be used to complete routine tasks. Users can share stuff, complete projects; communicate with people from around the globe and much more. Today, we have gathered a list of 10 useful tools which many people don’t know about.
Manilla
Manilla is a free online service which helps users manage all their household and financial accounts, travel rewards programs and subscriptions, all in one place.
Crushaider
With Crushaider, users can easily express their crushes online without any embarrassment. Your identity will only be revealed to the person with whom you have mutual crush match. The best thing about Crushaider is that it doesn’t reveal your identity to the person you have crushed on unless there is a positive mutual match.
Pencamp
With Pencamp, users can easily build a basic web page with no special coding or designing skills. Its perfect for writing and sharing stories, jokes, poems and more.
CloudContactForm
With CloudContactForms, you can easily create captcha secured contact forms with no HTML or programming skills at all. The form created using CloudContactForm can be used on any website, blogs or anywhere on the internet.
CanvasLoader Creator
CanvasLoader Creator is a lightweight JavaScript UI library, which uses the HTML canvas element to draw and animate circular preloaders.
Zip2Fix
Zip2Fix is a free portable tool to extract undamaged data from damaged Zip archive. The undamaged files are extracted into a new zip file.
ConceptBoard
With Conceptboard, users can create virtual whiteboards which can be used to jot down ideas and can be shared with friends, family or colleagues. Users can be added to whiteboards through there emails addresses and they can comment on the whiteboard and much more.
Ambient Mixer
Ambient Mixer is an online community which offers its users with some unique quality sounds with different atmospheres for relaxing. Users can further effectively mix and create your own sounds absolutely free, with no software installations required.
Usaura
With Usaura, users can easily create click test which will be send to different people. You can even create tests to help other developer and designers who are looking for feedback on their designs.
Chatbox
Chatbox is an excellent collaboration tool which enable users discuss and comment on different files stored in Dropbox. All you have to do is install the application and start having conversations with the people you have shared the folders with.
Showcase Of Creative And Effective Email Newsletter Designs
Email marketing is a viral marketing that gets you thousands of customers in just one day but it has to be done accurately otherwise things can go the other way around. Designing an impressive newsletter design can be the first step towards attracting your targeted customers. An eye catchy and visually compelling design engage your target audience and can possible make them buy your goods and services.
Here is an assortment of some really cool and awe-inspiring newsletter designs that really work. Take a look at this collection and feel free to share it in your friends’ circle if you like the list.
The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
