SolidShops Hosted E-Commerce Software Subscriptions Giveaway
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SolidShops Hosted E-Commerce Software Subscriptions Giveaway

SolidShops is running a contest, where 5 winners will get the 1 year subscription of SolidShops hosted e-commerce software. Well, you guys know what is SolidShops? Let's say it once again for n00bs.SolidShops is an extremely user friendly hosted e-commerce platform for web designers and their clients. Way too often, open source software like Magento or OScommerce disappoints when it comes to user friendliness, not to mention creating themes. On top of that you're stuck for hours uploading and patching files to finally realize you still have to take care of backups and encrypted payments.

Digg App For iOS: 5 Reasons You Should (Really) Use It
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Digg App For iOS: 5 Reasons You Should (Really) Use It

Bloggers today honestly appreciates the power of social networking and how it delivers not only traffic to blogs, important backlinks and of course more recognition. When we talk about social networking the first website that clicks my mind is Digg, followed by Stumbleupon and Reddit. Digg has been around for quiet some time and it actually had gained insane amount of popularity among publishers. It had been known for crushing web servers by sending its loyal visitors to websites.Digg did change after they launched V4 and it may not be the same anymore but to make it up to its lost users they are putting maximum effort to make things right. Their recent attempt is the new Digg iOS app that is now available on iTunes for absolutely free.

10 Strong Reasons To Switch Over To Firefox 7
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10 Strong Reasons To Switch Over To Firefox 7

As we know Firefox has changed the way we browse the internet. To make it sure they always stay a step ahead from its competitors. Firefox continuously release updates to fix bugs and any other known issues. Their recent release is the new Firefox 7 which brought exciting new features and updates to the browser. After testing it out we have come up with at least 10 solid reasons why you should get Firefox 7 right away.

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35 Photoshop Tutorials To Get Visually Appealing Photo Manipulation Artwork
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35 Photoshop Tutorials To Get Visually Appealing Photo Manipulation Artwork

Photoshop is like a magic for the designers as loads of different tasks can be accomplished through it. Designers all over the world are exclusively using Adobe Photoshop not only to create creative and visually appealing web designs but also to create something very amazing. With Adobe Photoshop, designers can even play with the real photographs and make them look what they want them to be looked.

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Infographic: The State Of Open Source Adoption
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Infographic: The State Of Open Source Adoption

The goal of this infographic was to highlight assumptions and myths that the proprietary community might be existing under, namely, that open source was somehow inferior to proprietary software. But if you want to know the truth with facts and statistics so this graphic is for you. This infographic illustrated on the data collected in the surveys on systems management in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 to determine systems management usage trends among IT professionals who attended the USENIX Large Installation System Administration (LISA) conference.

Infographic: A (Hectic) Day In The Life Of A Graphic Designer
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Infographic: A (Hectic) Day In The Life Of A Graphic Designer

The dream of a graphic designer is to create meaningful designs that communicate on a visual, intellectual and emotional level. It is the joy of being creative and having someone pay you to do it. But the reality of that dream is that it often comes with the heavy price on the creative soul. There are endless meetings, client revisions, committee-mandated direction, project managers who are frustrated art directors, long hours and often little recognition. These are the daily and universal struggles of a graphic designer and this is my loving tribute to those in the design trenches. May the creative concept never be forgotten and the good fight always be fought. If you are a graphic designer then this infographic is for you, or if you are not then no problem because you will enjoy this too.

Insipiring Showcase Of Fabulous Origami Inspired Logo Designs
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Insipiring Showcase Of Fabulous Origami Inspired Logo Designs

Origami is the conventional Japanese folk art of folding up paper. It applies the art of transforming a flat sheet of material into a completed sculpture through several folds. Logo designs inspired by Origami artwork appear so spectacular and inspire many people. This is one of the reasons of their attractiveness. Applying Origami in logo designing practice is a somewhat new trend that has been called up because of its fantasying nature.

Visifire – Windows Phone 7 (WP7) Charting Tools Giveaway
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Visifire – Windows Phone 7 (WP7) Charting Tools Giveaway

Visifire is running a contest, where 5 winners will get the single Developer License with Premium Support worth USD 499 each. Well, you guys know what is Visifire? Let's say it once again for n00bs.Visifire is a set of data visualization controls - powered by Microsoft®Silverlight™ & WPF. Visifire is a multi-targeting control which can be used in both WPF & Silverlight applications. Use the same API to create charts & gauges in Mobile, Web & Desktop environments. Visifire Silverlight Controls can also be embedded in any webpage as a standalone Silverlight App.

The World Seen By An “Object Oriented” Programmer (Comic)
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The World Seen By An “Object Oriented” Programmer (Comic)

Most people believe that it’s very hard to live a programmer’s life because after coding for more than 12 hours or sometimes more in a day they do saw everything from their programming eyes. This cartoon illustrates the above case in a very hilarious manner that how any Object Oriented Programmer sees the world.

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7 Excellent Online Tools For Designers And Alike

There are many apps available for designers out there, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. Today, we are sharing 7 Great Online Tools For Designers And Alike. Read each entry in the list and see which design tool suits your needs best.

40 Extremely Useful Adobe Fireworks Tutorials For Designers
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40 Extremely Useful Adobe Fireworks Tutorials For Designers

Over time, Adobe Fireworks became fashionable and popular among web designers. The space and capability to use Adobe Fireworks in web design is simply huge. In addition, Web designers will find it very fun to experiment with different techniques with Adobe Fireworks. They attempt to learn how to use a variety of features in Adobe Fireworks for adding vitality to boring pictures and renovate them into works of art.Many designers who are interested in finding out new techniques for using Adobe Fireworks do not make out where to get help from. So for all those designers who are desperate to learn new skills, here is a compilation of tutorials for Adobe Fireworks. In this collection, you can find variety of advanced tutorials and resources. We hope that you will like this collection.

Photo Collage Maker For Mac OS X & Windows Giveaway
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Photo Collage Maker For Mac OS X & Windows Giveaway

CollageIt is running a contest, where 10 winners will get the Photo Collage Maker For Mac OS X & Windows. Well, you guys know what is CollageIt? Lets say it once again for n00bs.CollageIt is an easy-to-use and automatic photo collage maker for Mac OS X & Windows, which makes photo collage automatically. There are only three steps to make your stunning collage: add photo, set parameters and generate collage preview, save collage as image format.

The Internet Of Things (Infographic)
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The Internet Of Things (Infographic)

This infographic provides a snapshot of how the number of connected devices has exploded since the birth of the Internet and the PC, as well as a glimpse forward to 2020. The Internet may be huge, but it's going to get alot bigger. According to infographic below, there will be 31 billion devices and 4 billion people will be connected to the internet by 2020.