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19 Unique jQuery Tutorials for Web Developers

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:13:38 +0000

jQuery is the premier library for coding JavaScript page effects. Most popular content management packages run jQuery for both admin and frontend design effects. As a web developer jQuery can be a fun library to spend some time learning and offers tremendous design potential.

It seems there are so many references… read more

How to Draw a Vector Geisha in Illustrator

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:43 +0000

How to Draw a Vector Geisha in Illustrator

Google Instant Search Feeds our Real-time Addiction

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:57:01 +0000

Google this week released Google Instant Search, which displays live search results as soon as you begin typing. By providing results before a query is complete and removing the need to hit the “enter” key, Google claims users will save two to five seconds per search.

Are we too impatient… read more

What Apple’s Guideline Changes Mean for Developers

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:49:14 +0000

Five months after declaring that iOS apps developed with a cross-compiler would not be accepted into the App Store, Apple has eased up on its policies and reversed course.

Beyond just being less stringent about what sorts of tools can be used to build apps, Apple has also published an App… read more

Daily Inspiration #610

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:38:13 +0000

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

15 Dazzling Woman Photo Manipulations You Will Love

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:00:47 +0000

15 Dazzling Woman Photo Manipulations You Will Love

Why Your Business Needs a Mobile Commerce Strategy Now

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:57:37 +0000

Bill Zielke is senior director of Merchant Services at PayPal, which recently announced the initial rollout of Mobile Express Checkout. Bill is responsible for the development and marketing of product strategies related to PayPal, and for counseling merchants with product recommendations.

Remember when people debated whether e-commerce was for real? When… read more

Google Voice App Adds Home Screen Widgets for Easy Access to Messages

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:51:27 +0000

Google has just released an update to its Google Voice Android app that seeks to make it easy for users to access voicemails as well as change their Google Voice settings.

The biggest change to Google Voice for Android is the inclusion of widgets, a first for the app. After downloading… read more

Setup Your Own CRM with vtiger

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:35:07 +0000

Acquiring new customers is a painstaking & costly exercise. You’ll have to run from one end to another marketing or pitching your product to customers. Often times it takes an umpteen number of meetings before you can sign the customer. All the previous calls & meetings with lost opportunities are… read more

How To Design a Professional Landing Page In Photoshop

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:00:48 +0000

How To Design a Professional Landing Page In Photoshop

Say “F**ck You” to Cancer via Facebook or Twitter with New Campaign

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:23:22 +0000

If you or a loved one is suffering from or has suffered from cancer, instilling you with an overwhelming urge to curse the disease out, you’re in luck. F**ck Cancer, a non-profit foundation, has launched a month-long campaign called F-tember during which it plans to raise awareness by asking folks… read more

70 Amazing Examples Of Surreal Digital Paintings

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:00:57 +0000

70 Amazing Examples Of Surreal Digital Paintings

10 Killer Google Chrome Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:25:33 +0000

As Google’s Chrome browser celebrates its second anniversary, we thought it appropriate to commemorate the occasion with some handy tips and tricks.

Here are 10 tried and tested hints that will help you to get the most out of Chrome by taking advantage of some of its more functional tools… read more

50+ High-Quality Free Magento Themes

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:37:27 +0000

Magento! is the eCommerce software platform, which enables you to build online stores, Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Magento the most popular eCommerce software available. Best of all, Magento is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone…. read more

Apple Finally Shares App Store Review Guidelines

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:07:21 +0000

Apple has issued a statement that will be like music to the ears of iOS application developers.

The company has published the App Store Review Guidelines, which should help developers understand why their app has been rejected. In the past, Apple has often been overly strict and seemingly unfair with its… read more

How to Not Catch a Social Media Disease

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:26:03 +0000

By Speider Schneider

I caught a disease from social media and I don’t know if it’s “tweetable” by modern medicine. I am fully vested in all the important social sites; LinkedIn for business, Facebook for friends, old business coworkers and a few “must know” people registered for the big time waster…. read more

Upcoming Web Design and Development Conferences in 2010

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:05:48 +0000

At the end of last year, we published a comprehensive list of web design and development conferences that might be of interest to Smashing Magazine’s diverse readership. Many readers commented and added links to other conferences and events that weren’t listed, some of which were added to the post. Using… read more

30 CSS and Javascript Tabs Solutions

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:42:13 +0000

Tabs have been around for a long time, they are nothing new, but with so many sites (blogs, ecommerce sites, web apps…) needing to show as much content and navigation as possible, they have never been so relevant.
They are the perfect web page tidying up solution for organizing cluttered… read more

Not Ready for Summer to End? Try YouTube’s Vacationer

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:17:51 +0000

The warm weather is beginning to cool just a bit, kids are heading back to school. We hate to admit it, but summer’s over, and with it have gone our wonderful, leisurely vacations.

If you’re not quite ready to readjust to the not-so-lazy days of the rest of the year, you… read more

New York Times Will Go Out of “Print” Sometime in the Future

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:24:12 +0000

At a recent conference, The New York Times‘ publisher and chairman Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., stated that he eventually expects the “Gray Lady” will no longer be a physical newspaper.

“We will stop printing the New York Times sometime in the future, date TBD,” he said to attendees of the International Newsroom… read more

11 True Stories Behind Tech’s Top Names

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:04:25 +0000

Contrary to popular belief, Pete Cashmore doesn’t have an obsessive love for potatoes. Rather he dubbed his blog “Mashable” because the original site covered tech “mashups” — web projects created by combining two services, like Flickr and Google Maps.

Other companies have different strategies for naming or branding themselves or their… read more

Reggie Bush Uses Foursquare and Stickybits for Football Scavenger Hunt

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:38:28 +0000

Last year’s Super Bowl champions, the New Orleans Saints, will kick off their season with a home opener against the Minnesota Vikings Thursday night. In anticipation of the game, running back Reggie Bush is giving away eight autographed footballs to fans who track them down scavenger-hunt-style.

Bush and his agency, Active8Social,… read more

Daily Inspiration #609

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:13:54 +0000

Mobile App Development Boom Driving Impressive Growth for Appcelerator

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:51:02 +0000

As more and more software development focuses on smartphones, a new industry is building up to help developers create and rapidly deploy mobile applications.

One of the companies that is making big waves in the cross-platform mobile development game is Appcelerator. Appcelerator’s Titanium platform is a free Apache 2-licensed, cross-platform toolkit… read more

40+ Digital Painting Tutorials You Should Study

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:00:44 +0000

Painting is one masterly form of art that technology has helped elevate. Not only are effects more easily and better achieved, but design software has also made this art form even more accessible to a designer with a computer, an eye for detail and a genuine desire to… read more

Showcase of Extraordinary Surreal Images

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:00:32 +0000

Showcase of Extraordinary Surreal Images

How to Keep Your Mac in Shape with MainMenu

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:09 +0000

Mac system maintenance utilities are a popular item these days and we’ve taken a look at quite a few newcomers in the recent months.

Today we’ll take a step back and review an application that’s been around for a few years but is still a strong competitor. MainMenu is a… read more

Tools and Resources for Grammar, Copywriting, Spelling and More

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:32:29 +0000

By Cameron Chapman

So much of the web is based around written content that it’s important for anyone who works online to have a good grasp of language, including grammar and spelling. But it’s not always easy to find reputable sources that can teach us these things if we didn’t learn… read more

WDL Premium: Studio Hunter – A Corporate HTML Template

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:18:04 +0000

Today we’re releasing a sleek HTML template for our WDL Premium Members. Studio Hunter, by WeGraphics, is a clean and highly-professional HTML template. The template is perfect for small business and company or corporate. It has a fixed layout and valid XHTML and CSS code. Studio Hunter has been tested… read more

Designing and Producing Creative Business Cards: Techniques and Details

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:34:17 +0000

Plenty of creative business card showcases are available out there. Many of these are beautifully done and well thought out, and they serve as inspiration for those who would like their business card to be more than the standard rectangular piece of paper. Yet little explanation accompanies these examples, and… read more

In-Flight Wi-Fi War: Row 44 Raises $37 Million to Challenge GoGo

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:41:40 +0000

The battle to power the Internet connection on your next flight is kicking into high gear with a $37 million round of funding for Row 44, the company that powers in-flight Wi-Fi for Southwest Airlines.

Today’s funding comes eight months after rival Aircell, the company responsible for GoGo Inflight Internet, closed… read more

100 Beautiful Examples Of Landscape Photography

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:00:43 +0000

100 Beautiful Examples Of Landscape Photography

Mozilla Launches Initiative to Promote Browser Games

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:32:47 +0000

Mozilla, makers of the Firefox web browser, is looking to promote browser gaming in a big way by convincing developers to harness the power of HTML5 and other open web technologies.

Earlier today, Mozilla Labs launched a new division: Mozilla Labs Gaming. It’s an initiative “committed to providing the game… read more

Firefox 4 Beta Gets Interactive Audio With HTML5

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:09:37 +0000

The folks at Mozilla are rolling out a few new goodies in the newest release of the Firefox 4 Beta, chief of which is a new audio API that will help your browser “visualize sound.”

This is accomplished through HTML5 and tags and Firefox 4 beta’s audio data API.

“With… read more

Daily Inspiration #608

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:45:50 +0000

HOW TO: Set Up Missed Call Notifications in Google Voice

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:25:49 +0000

Over the weekend, Google announced a new feature for Google Voice: The ability to receive notifications of missed calls in e-mail form. It’s a welcome feature, but as is often the case with new Google application additions, it’s hidden away in the settings menu, and the blog post about it… read more

The Next 5 Years in Social Media

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:13:01 +0000

In honor of Mashable’s five-year anniversary, this series is supported by IDG. Matt York, President of IDG’s Strategic Marketing Services explains why now is the time for marketers to conduct social experiments. Read more here.

Over the last five years, social media has evolved from a handful of communities that existed… read more

Abducted Journalist Tweets from Captor’s Cellphone

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:56:36 +0000

A Japanese journalist held against his will in Afghanistan used a captor’s cellphone to tweet his status and location to his followers — right in under said captor’s nose.

PC World reports that Kosuke Tsuneoka had been held in captivity for five months when a low-ranking soldier showed him… read more

10 Free WordPress Themes for Small Businesses

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:09:20 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

There are a lot of WordPress themes out there. Whether you’re looking for a souped up, paid premium template or a free alternative, it seems everyone and… read more

20 Creative Concept Cars

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:44:30 +0000

Creating concepts for cars helps give designers freedom from creating boring and standard car designs. While the chances of you ever seeing one of these cars on the road is very slim, it helps by inspiring more realistic ideas for our current vehicles. In this post I will share with… read more

Social Good Summit: Tackling Global Challenges with Social Media

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:01:13 +0000

Mashable is proud to be partnering with the UN Foundation, 92Y, Livestream.com, CNN and a host of teams and organizations to produce a unique opportunity to make UN Week accessible to the public — both online and offline.

Today the organizations behind the Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit and the… read more

30 Unusual Blogger Themes

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:00:22 +0000

One reason blogs become so popular so fast is the availability of a variety of themes, both free and paid. Themes have aid people in developing an identity and voice. All the blogging platforms out there have an extensive collection of themes, templates & skins to spice up your content…. read more

Slideshow Box Premium HTML License Giveaway- Comment and Win

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:46:50 +0000

Folks! if you really like photography. What do you need to get started? A good quality camera, of course. But what about showcasing and sharing your photographs in stylish photo gallery with your friends. If you like sharing photos online then you should really try SlideShow Box. Slideshow box is… read more

The Ultimate Photoshop Toolbox

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:34:29 +0000

By Robert Bowen

For years now, whenever designers have been asked about their go-to program for image editing and creation, one of the top answers that comes back, is Adobe Photoshop. Its generations of evolution has centered around the growth of any number of digital imaging professionals and has made this… read more

20 Free and Useful Adobe Illustrator Scripts

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:00:10 +0000

You have a unique opportunity to expand the functionality of Adobe Illustrator. There is nothing easier than using scripts, just select the object and run the script you need! The scripts presented in this post will save you plenty of time and will make your work more pleasant and efficient…. read more

7 Brilliant and Highly Addictive HTML5 and JS Experiments

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:44:00 +0000

Introduction of HTML5 has certainly change the web, along with javascript and css, these technologies able to achieve the impossible back to few years ago. Check out these javascript games, they are simple but highly addictive and creative! read more

7 Excellent Website To Test And Compare Website Speed

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:18:42 +0000

Site owners often need to bookmark a number of site-testing web tools. These tests include site loading time testers, optimization testers, site comparison tools, and performance tools.

If you are looking for these tools, then look no further. Below you will find our list of free online website testing tools. Read… read more

Google Logo Turns into Animated Particles

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:03:48 +0000

We’ve seen a great number of cool Google logos throughout the years, but today’s doodle, available on the U.S. version of Google’s search engine, is one of the most intriguing yet.

The logo is animated, and reacts to the pointer of your mouse: move it closer to the logo, and the… read more

New Zealand Earthquake Visualized in Google Earth

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:08:20 +0000

A strong earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand on September 4 was one of the worst to hit New Zealand in 80 years. No deaths have been reported, but the earthquake caused devastation throughout the country.

Flickr has put up a special page with some of the best user images of… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.54)

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:47:11 +0000

This is our weekly column in which we share our favorites posts, articles and resources with our readers all from the previous week.

If you would like to be kept up to date with loads of fresh design news and resources, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebook or even… read more

40 Inspiring Portfolio Designs

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:15:05 +0000

Portfolio designs can be a great source of inspiration. After all, a portfolio is not only a place to showcase one’s work, but is also a designer’s home on the web. It’s a portfolio piece in itself that represents what the designer is all about. For this reason, you’ll… read more

Best of AppStorm in August

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:21 +0000

We’ve collected the top five reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in April. Whether you’re interested in Mac, iPhone, or Web apps, there’s bound to be something you didn’t spot over the course of the month.

Now would be a good time to explore a part of… read more

Former HP CEO Mark Hurd Joins Oracle as Co-President

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:27:38 +0000

Former HP CEO Mark Hurd is joining business software and hardware firm Oracle as Co-President, the company announced today, confirming yesterday’s rumors.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison publicly defended Hurd after the HP board let him go, citing inaccurate expense reports related to a personal relationship. Ellison called the board’s actions… read more

Investors Squeamish About Third-Party Twitter Apps [STATS]

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:40:09 +0000

According to private-company intelligence firm CB Insights, now is a particularly bad time to try to raise money if you’re a company built on top of Twitter.

The ecosystem of third-party Twitter apps has seen a 50% decline in early-stage investment over the past year. Whether it’s due to Twitter’s evolving… read more

Daily Inspiration #607

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:38:17 +0000

HOW TO: Run Your Business Online with $10 and a Google Account

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:05:22 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

Online infrastructure for your small business doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. By leveraging many of the free and inexpensive products offered by Google, you can… read more

YouTube’s Life in a Day Gets an Interactive Gallery

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:03:40 +0000

YouTube has just launched an official gallery showing off some of the 80,000 submissions it received as part of its Life in a Day project.

The official gallery is viewable as a matrix or as a 3D sphere. You can sort through videos based on location, time of day, mood, the… read more

The Perfect Office #53

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:55:49 +0000

We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we’ll assemble a perfect office, and we’d like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have?

Not only gadgets and equipment, but also furniture,… read more

15 Incredible iPhone Dog Photographs

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:12:17 +0000

Here at Mashable we’ve been taking a look at what the iPhone camera is capable of, and it seems (with a decent eye-of-the-beholder and the help of a variety of really cool apps) that it can turn out some pretty spectacular results.

Continuing on from previous galleries in which we highlighted… read more

Ultimate Roundup of WordPress Screencasts and Tutorials

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:00:15 +0000

It’s certainly no secret that I think the WordPress platform is the way to go in developing a web presence for any design professional who wants to do it on their own and control the result. What sets WordPress apart from other blogging software are the many free templates, tutorials… read more

Unison: Making Sense of Usenet

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:00:34 +0000

Ever heard of Usenet? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. Even many people that have heard of it either don’t understand it or just can’t get into it because of the lack of modern clients.

Today we’re taking a look at Unison, an app that seeks to change the complicated… read more

The Ultimate Round-Up of iPad Wallpapers

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:51:11 +0000

By Aquil Akhter

Everybody is talking about the iPad. We see more creative applications designed for the iPad, and we see more magazines and publishers experimenting with the new medium. Also, we see more users interacting with the tablet, and integrating it in their daily routine. And because you may be… read more

Modern UI and Layout Tutorials for Photoshop

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:20:54 +0000

It would be very hard to find a situation where Photoshop does not have the perfect solution for any web (or print) design problem. With Photoshop you can pretty much design a web page just as you envisaged mentally, with virtually no creative restrictions and with a pixel-perfect result.

Web design… read more

Fight The System: Battling Bureaucracy

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:13:40 +0000

If you work as part of an in-house Web team, you have my sympathy. If that in-house team is within a large organization, then doubly so. Being part of an in-house Web team sucks. Trust me, I know. I worked at IBM for three years and now spend most of… read more

Apple Photoshops One Icon Too Many on the New iPod Touch

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:13:32 +0000

The new iPod Touch – with Facetime, multitasking, and the Retina display – is so close to an iPhone that even Apple can sometimes get confused.

Case in point: look at this image of iPod Touch from Apple’s site, and you’ll notice it has a Phone app icon, which definitely doesn’t… read more

10 Great Watches for Gadget Lovers [PICS]

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:44:03 +0000

Everybody loves a good watch, and the best thing about watches is that they actually serve a practical purpose. These handy, portable gadgets are more than just decoration, which means you can usually justify spending money on a decent one.

However, being geeks, we want more from our timepiece than the… read more

The Keys to Minimising Noise in Your Photographs

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:53:41 +0000

One of the largest problems many folks have with digital photography is the amount of noise that ends up in the final image. Noise basically presents itself as graininess or speckles, usually most recognizable across larger areas of uniform colour such as sky. While sometimes it is… read more

6 BlackBerry Apps to Cure iPhone Envy

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:47:48 +0000

We’ve all run into someone with a new iPhone. And we’ve all learned to expect the inevitable “watch this” moment involved in this encounter.

Whether they identify the background music with Shazam, pull up a fancy screen saver, or fire up a classic PC game, it’s easy for even the… read more

Disgraced HP CEO Mark Hurd Might Work for Oracle

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:11:12 +0000

Former HP CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to join computer technology corporation Oracle “as a top executive,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Hurd resigned from his position at HP after an investigation into a sexual harassment claim made by a former HP contractor. The company concluded that Hurd did not… read more

Do You Primarily Shoot with Zoom or Prime Lenses?

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:36:46 +0000

Time for another dPS poll. This one is for DSLR users (which is the vast majority of our readers) and revolves around the type of lenses being used in our community.

Do You Primarily Shoot with Zoom or Prime Lenses?

A quick recap for those not familiar with prime lenses – in… read more

Daily Inspiration #606

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:14:54 +0000

Linkswitch #34: Finances, Style Guides, Press Releases

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:30:53 +0000

Blogging For Web Designers: Editorial Calendars and Style Guides

A few years ago, you might not have pointed out during a meeting with a potential client that you maintained a blog. Over time, though, blogs have evolved from the being a personal hobby to a serious work tool. In… read more

65 Beautiful Photographs From Our Everyday Life

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:00:27 +0000

65 Beautiful Photographs From Our Everyday Life

35 Entertaining 404 Error Pages

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:52:16 +0000

“404 Not Found.” These three little words can make any Internet explorer an unhappy camper. After all, who hopes to click on a broken link or stumble upon a moved or deleted page while cruising around the web?

Luckily, some web designers have chosen to end the misery of encountering a… read more

Popular “Angry Birds” iPhone Game Debuts on Android

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:40:56 +0000

Angry Birds is the epitome of an Apple App Store success story and it has been the #1 paid iPhone game for ages. Now it’s also available on most Android smartphones.

The version currently available in the Android Market is actually Angry Birds Lite (a free trial with several of the… read more

The Zwatch Project

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:26:02 +0000

Zwatch is an online community and multimedia art project about zombies. Created by Alexander Laccarino and his Zteam in 2009, Zwatch launched in the Quad Cities of the Iowa/Illinois area following a fictitious story of a local zombie outbreak. The unsuspecting public took the project seriously and madness ensued.
The… read more

This Week in the Digital Photography Forums (29 Aug-4 Sep ‘10)

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:33:27 +0000

Weekly Assignment

This week we photographed a subject that is near and dear to me, Books. A good book can create a story, transport you to somewhere new, help you relax, give you a laugh, or make you think. And we had all of those in our winners this week. Our… read more

Best of the Week #135

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:58:31 +0000

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s… read more

Getting to Know Adobe InDesign

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:00:32 +0000

Getting to Know Adobe InDesign

Texas Launches Antitrust Investigation of Google

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:17:46 +0000

It has been revealed that the office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is conduction an investigation of Google over complaints of antitrust and anti-competitive behavior, and the search giant is responding.

According to Search Engine Land, the state of Texas’ investigation is focused on whether Google manipulates its search results… read more

Better Website Mockups with Mocksup

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:09:44 +0000

Nowadays, designers sometimes spend so much time trying to get their work reviewed by clients and colleagues – whilst in progress – that they forget about the most important thing: the design. In the age of technology, there’s an app for overcoming almost every problem and making everything so much… read more

Build a Custom HTML5 Video Player: Free Premium Tutorial

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:32:39 +0000

Much like the other various Envato marketplaces, our newly launched Tuts+ marketplace will offer a free file each month. For September, that free file/tutorial just so happens to mine! I’ll show you how to build a custom HTML5 video player with Flash fallback support. Be sure to grab this one… read more

20 Snippets You Should Be Using From HTML5 Boilerplate

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:00:43 +0000

20 Snippets You Should Be Using From HTML5 Boilerplate

77 Beautiful Examples Of Conceptual Illustration

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:00:02 +0000

77 Beautiful Examples Of Conceptual Illustration

Ping Surpasses 1 Million Users

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:20:36 +0000

In less than two days, Apple’s Ping music social network has surpassed the 1 million user milestone.

Apple introduced Ping as the centerpiece of iTunes 10 at its music event earlier this week. It is a music-centric social network where users can follow updates from both their friends and their… read more

Daily Inspiration #605

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:48:02 +0000

A Showcase of Inspirational E-Commerce Website Designs

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:00:05 +0000

A Showcase of Inspirational E-Commerce Website Designs

HOW TO: Score the Best Fashion Deals on the Social Web

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:09:20 +0000

Mollie Vandor is the Product Manager for Ranker.com and Media Director for Girls in Tech LA. You can find her on Twitter and on her blog, where she writes about the web, the world and what it’s like to be a geek chic chick.

Just because the economy is still depressed… read more

Explore Space with NASA HD for iPad

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:01:30 +0000

NASA has just released an iPad version of its official NASA app for iPhone.

NASA HD is a free app that lets users view thousands of NASA images, information about current NASA images and videos, as well as live stream NASA TV.

The app also includes access to curated topic… read more

A Collection of PSD to HTML Conversion Tutorials

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:49 +0000

A Collection of PSD to HTML Conversion Tutorials

Twitter Surpasses 145 Million Registered Users

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:44:33 +0000

Buried in last night’s update on skyrocketing mobile usage, Twitter CEO Evan Williams revealed that the company now has more than 145 million registered users.

The last time Twitter went on the record with member registrations, it was touting 105 million registered users. That stat came just four months ago, which… read more

The Top 10 Most Watched Web Series, July 2010

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:22:43 +0000

*The Visible Measures Top 10 Webisodes Chart focuses on digital studio-driven Web series that appear on Internet video-sharing destinations and publisher microsites. Each Web series is measured on a True Reach™ basis, which includes viewership of both studio-syndicated video clips and viewer-driven social video placements. The data are compiled using… read more

Morning Brief: Ubuntu 10.10 Beta, Plex Partners with LG, Verizon Prepaid Plans

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:36:08 +0000

This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, America’s first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The “First to Know” series keeps you in the know on what’s happening now in the world of social media and technology.

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in… read more

The 7 Must-Have Apps For Android Phones To Make Your Lives Easier

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:35:23 +0000

This is one of the very best list of its kind where you can find incredibly useful and life saver FREE apps for your android that you probably never used of and these would be great enough to bookmark or just for get in your knowledge…. read more

Sites of the Week #118 – Ronin Giveaway Winners

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:11:16 +0000

For this Sites of the Week, we’re announcing the winners for the Ronin giveaway, check it out below! Also we have selected some great sites such as Quipsologies and Relogik. As usual we would love to hear from you, keep sending your suggestions to us and we will be more… read more

40 Awesome Works of Art Made From Paper

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:29:45 +0000

By Tim Mercer

Paper is a humble medium. It’s often cheap and you probably have some within 20 feet of you right now. Most of us just use it for jotting down ideas, writing notes or doodling but some resourceful artists out there use it to create stunning works of art.

Often… read more

Google Wave to Rise Again on Its Own

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:17:55 +0000

Google Wave was once one of Google’s hottest projects, promising a new way of communication that might even replace email. Alas, it was not to be, and Google shut it down soon after public launch due to lack of user adoption – but not completely.

Wave still draws interest from users,… read more

In-Depth Review of Tumblr’s Custom Theming Ability

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:29:11 +0000

Tumblr. If you’re a savvy tech maven, you may have heard of, or had the chance to use, this powerful microblogging platform.

No wonder; millions of people have chosen Tumblr as their blogging service, and the average Tumblr user creates 14 original posts every month. Half of … read more

3D Artworks That Create Unbelievable Optical Illusion On Streets

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0000

3D Artworks That Create Unbelievable Optical Illusion On Streets

50 Fresh and Beautiful Ecommerce Websites II

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:56:39 +0000

Well-designed ecommerce and shopping cart websites are regularly referred to for web design inspiration by creative and experienced web developers. They are also being featured on various CSS website galleries, and in fact there are more than a few gallery sites that are solely dedicated showcasing beautiful and standards compliant… read more

How to Create a Web-Based Drawing Application Using Canvas: New Premium Tutorial

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:51:10 +0000

Combining HTML with the all new <canvas> feature, you can make some pretty awesome web apps! In this Premium exclusive tutorial, we will create a neat interactive drawing application using HTML and JavaScript. Along the way, we’ll also learn the basic concepts of the all new <canvas> feature. Become a… read more

Quick Tip: Getting Offline Access with HTML5 Application Cache

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:24:38 +0000

Just when you thought you’d seen all the cool features of HTML5, I’m here to bring you yet another one. The internet is no longer about just websites; it’s about web applications. Often, our users are on portable or mobile devices, and they won’t always have access to a network…. read more

HOW TO: Track Hurricane Earl Online

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:13:15 +0000

Hurricane Earl is expected to wreak some havoc on the East Coast this Labor Day weekend. According to the the National Hurricane Center, Earl is expected “pass near the North Carolina outer banks tonight [Thursday]… and approach southeastern New England Friday night.”

President Obama has declared a state of emergency for… read more

Twitter Mobile Usage Skyrocketed With “Official” Apps [STATS]

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:10:10 +0000

Since Twitter acquired Tweetie and rolled out an official iPhone client, the company has focused more and more on improving the mobile experience across all smartphone platforms.

Twitter CEO Ev Williams wrote just now on the company blog that mobile usage of the site is up 62% since in just over… read more

Excellent Mockup And Wireframing (9) Web Apps Which You Would Love To Know

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:01:10 +0000

A wireframe or mockup tool is a must have tool for every web designer and developer. These tools have their importance in web designing and development world. It is good to use them because it saves your time and efforts, a mockup or wireframe can give you the whole idea… read more

Facebook Beefs Up Security with Remote Logout Feature

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:20:27 +0000

Facebook is bolstering the security of user accounts through the launch of a new feature that gives users the ability to see their overall account activity and remotely log out of active sessions.

Have you ever logged into your Facebook at a public computer, but forgot to log out when you… read more

Daily Inspiration #604

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:05:21 +0000

The Truth About E-mail: We Check It All the Time [STATS]

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:38:01 +0000

E-mail has invaded every aspect of our lives. We don’t need a survey to tell us as much, but new research from Xobni and Harris Interactive confirms that we’re not alone in dealing with e-mail overload.

2,200 adults 18 and older in the U.S. and U.K were surveyed on their e-mail… read more

8 Funding Contests to Kick Start Your Big Idea

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:18:43 +0000

This post originally appeared on Dyn.com, a world leader in managed DNS, powering the best brands on the web including Gowalla, Mashable, Twitter, Wikia and more. Follow @DynInc on Twitter.

Taking a business from idea to reality involves a good deal of attrition, ingenuity, and compromise. But no matter how much… read more

Skype Introduces 10-Way Video Calling

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:39:35 +0000

Skype — apparently pleased with its five-way beta group video-calling functionality — has just released a new version of Skype 5.0 for Windows that doubles group support. It now allows for up to 10 video callers.

Skype 5.0 beta two is already available for download; it includes 10-way video calls, automatic… read more

On the Concept of Process

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:35:40 +0000

I’m going to start this discussion of by revealing a secret about my own design work: I don’t have a process. At least, I don’t have a rock solid, time tested step by step formula that I follow for all my projects. That’s not to say that I shoot from… read more

Google Chrome Version 6 Arrives on Browser’s Second Birthday

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:44:45 +0000

It’s hard to believe that two years have passed since the Chrome browser first hit the web. In that time, Chrome has come to control more than 7.5% of the worldwide browser market, according to Net Marketshare. Sure, Internet Explorer and Firefox hold 60.4% and 22.9% respectively, but if one… read more

15 Essential Back to School Podcasts

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:36:38 +0000

Alexander Hotz is a freelance multimedia journalist and public radio junkie based in New York City. Currently he teaches digital media at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Follow Alex on Twitter at @hotzington.

With another long hot American summer coming to a close, many students are scrambling to get back… read more

Google to Power AOL Search for the Next 5 Years

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:56:48 +0000

Google and AOL have signed a deal that extends the search and advertising partnership between the two companies for another five years. The agreement also includes mobile search and adds a content sharing partnership with YouTube.

In a statement, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong said that, “After nearly a… read more

10 of the Web’s Most Insightful News Infographics

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:40:37 +0000

A picture is worth a thousand words. But if you include an entire database, make it interactive, and add filtering options, the word-to-picture exchange rate is even better.

Infographics at their best are more than just pictures — they can provide new understandings, succinct summaries, or just plain old fun.

In that… read more

45 Fantastic and Splendid Digital Painting Tutorials

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:21:22 +0000

We all have our spirit of imagination from our childhood — we give a shape to our thoughts by drawing image on school yard, on a piece of paper or on a digital tablet. Photoshop, Wacom and Illustrator are beautiful tools that help us transform our imagination into beautiful drawings…. read more

30 Fantastic and Splendid Digital Painting Tutorials

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:21:22 +0000

Photoshop Tutorial: A Multi Color Fire Effect in Photoshop CS5

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:14 +0000

Photoshop Tutorial: A Multi Color Fire Effect in Photoshop CS5

The Influence of Art History on Modern Design – Pop Art

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:35 +0000

The Influence of Art History on Modern Design – Pop Art

Working For A Web Design Agency

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:30:55 +0000

The most obvious job for a web designer is working for a web design agency, but if you’ve never done that before… then how do you know what to expect? Is it even the right path for you?

Setting foot in an agency for the first time can be daunting. It’s… read more

20 Useful Free PDF ebooks for Designers and Bloggers

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:50:44 +0000

Over the years I have a saved a decent sized library of useful design and blogging related PDF ebooks, I love them. I have voraciously collected them, and all stored on my mobile for whenever the chance of quick read arises. In this post I would like to share my… read more

HOW TO: Get Started with HTML5 Boilerplate

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:08:14 +0000

This series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here.

This is not your father’s world wide web. Thanks to soaring smartphone sales, new tablet devices like the iPad, and the burgeoning trend of connected devices, individuals are accessing and experiencing the… read more

Twitter’s iPad App: All the Bells and Whistles

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:34:53 +0000

Twitter has just announced the service’s official iPad app.

It’s free and comes with a slew of touch interface bells and whistles built right in. The app is intended to allow for seamless navigation between tweets, photos, web pages, videos and other media and updates. It’s also usable even for those… read more

10 Fresh and Useful jQuery Plugins

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:04:25 +0000

When it comes to adding JavaScript functionality to a website, jQuery has become the solution of choice for web designers and developers. With it’s ease of use and ever-growing selection of plugins, there’s really no point to look elsewhere. Awesome jQuery plugins are popping up everyday, and we’re always on… read more

iCandies Icon Set: 60 Free Icons For Your User Interfaces and Apps

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:08:48 +0000

Today we are glad to release iCandies Icon Set, a set with 60 high quality icons in 64×64px, 48×48px and 32×32px, available in .EPS, .AI and .PNG. The set is designed by the talented folks from IconEden on a sole purpose of giving your projects a sleek and geeky style… read more

Daily Inspiration #603

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:46:03 +0000

Interview With Typography Artist Moshik Nadav

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:00:37 +0000

Interview With Typography Artist Moshik Nadav

HOW TO: Follow the US Open with Social Media

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:37:19 +0000

It’s US Open time in New York, which means tennis fever has officially hit the city that never sleeps. As the final major tournament in professional tennis, the US Open always draws a healthy audience, nationally and abroad.

Maybe you’ve been waiting for the US Open tennis tournament since Wimbledon ended… read more

Thank You Our Valued Sponsors For Being With Us In The Month Of August

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:03:34 +0000

This is a post in which we want to say a big Thank You to the SmashingApps’ fastest growing community for regularly visiting our blog. Do you want to be the first one to know the latest happenings at SmashingApps.com just subscribe to our rss feed and be the one… read more

Creative Bookmarks: Best of August 2010

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:45:50 +0000

August was another awesome month with great tutorials and articles oozing from everywhere. Here’s Creative Bookmarks August!

Quick Nav:

Photoshop TutorialsIllustrator TutorialsWeb/Blogging TutorialsFreebies, Inspiration, & ResourcesPhotoshop TutorialsHow To Create The Expendables Winged Skull Poster Art

In this tutorial, by Chris Spooner, you’ll learn how to re-create the sinister and gun-crazy poster for the… read more

Beautiful Beach and Palms Wallpapers for Your Desktop

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:18:08 +0000

We love to spice up your desktop with nice wallpapers, and sometimes with nature photography. It all depends on your mood. In this post, we’ll be showcasing Beautiful Beach Wallpapers. You’ll get to see the detail, skill, and dedication that go into creating these incredible wallpapers, and how they… read more

Morning Brief: Apple Live Event, Amazon TV Subscription Service, New Sony E-Readers

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:16:34 +0000

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in… read more

The Case For Open-Source Design: Can Design By Committee Work?

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:08:43 +0000

In celebrating the merits of free software and the excitement over this radical networked production method, an important truth is left unspoken. Networked collaboration shines in the low levels of network protocols, server software and memory allocation, but user interface has consistently been a point of failure. How come the… read more

Sexual Assault Case Against WikiLeaks Founder Reopened

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:03:01 +0000

Sweden’s chief prosecutor has reopened a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Recently, Assange was accused with crimes of molestation and rape by the Swedish authorities. Assange has denied the allegations, claiming they are “without basis,” and later calling the case a “smear campaign” against him and WikiLeaks.

The rape charges… read more

10 Jaw Dropping HTML5 and Javascript Effects

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:13:00 +0000

Alright, HTML5 has been released for quite a while now, and its capabilities never cease to amaze me. Here, I have got 10 more HTML and Javascript demonstrations that show you what they can do. read more

Illustrator Template Toolbox for Web, Mobile and App Developers

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:46:07 +0000

For today’s post we have an extensive selection of UI templates, all in Illustrator format, and all perfect if you are a web, mobile or app designer who prefers to use Adobe Illustrator rather than the more commonly used Photoshop.

It was mildly surprising how difficult this post was to put… read more

21 Ridiculously Impressive HTML5 Canvas Experiments

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:30:05 +0000

HTML5 is the thing to talk about now-a-days. Today we have a collection of mind-blowing HTML5 canvas-based experiments that will make you say “Wow!” Let’s take a peek at some of the cutting edge examples out there. 1. 8 bit Color Cycle 2. Particle Letter Animation 3. Cloth Experiment This… read more

Facebook’s Latest Patent Targets Search Behaviors

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:10:57 +0000

Serving up search results based on what your friends clicked: It’s been a hot topic lately, and one that Facebook has seen fit to claim as its own.

The social networking goliath has just won a patent covering a certain type of search algorithm, one that is largely based on the… read more

Daily Inspiration #602

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:29:37 +0000

Japanese Resort Caters to Men with Virtual Girlfriends

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:11:33 +0000

File this one under “only in Japan”: A beach town near Tokyo has begun catering to a specific segment of young men, ones who play the game Love Plus and have a strong desire to take their virtual “girlfriends” from this game on a romantic holiday in the real world.

Love… read more

YouTube to Live Stream President Obama’s Iraq Address [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:00:03 +0000

Tonight, U.S. President Barack Obama is slated to address America from the Oval Office via a live stream on YouTube, a speech during which he is expected to announce the end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq.

Before you check out the live stream tonight at 8 p.m. EST, YouTube… read more

40 Tutorials and Techniques for Creating Business Logos

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:00:09 +0000

A logo alludes to its company’s identity in its appearance and visual impact; that’s how it starts branding. Seeing how important it is, we designers must not underestimate the potential of this simple graphic, and instead hone our skills as much as possible in creating and polishing logos,… read more

HOW TO: Incorporate Your Startup at the Right Time

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:34:59 +0000

Nellie Akalp is the CEO & Co-Founder of CorpNet, her second incorporation filing service company based on the simple philosophy of truth in business and her strong passion to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs. Follow her on Twitter @corpnet and Facebook.

Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of… read more

Top 10 Tips for Writing Better CSS

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:00:07 +0000

Top 10 Tips for Writing Better CSS

Morning Brief: Gmail and Hotmail Upgraded, Blogger Gets Real-Time Stats

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:11:33 +0000

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in… read more

The Complete Overview of Indie Graphics Software for Mac

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:00:35 +0000

Everyone knows about the big guns in the graphics field. Adobe is pretty much the unchallenged master of image editing with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks. Adobe’s InDesign shares the digital publishing field, albeit grudgingly, with Quark’s QuarkXPress. Serious graphic designers find themselves stuck between these two large corporations, due in… read more

Print Tutorial: Creating A Magazine Cover

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:58:57 +0000

By Cameron Chapman

Graphic design in a print environment can be a nice change for someone who normally does web design. It’s a slightly different skillset, but still incorporates a lot of the same concepts. Print projects can be an exciting new challenge, something that lets a designer stretch their creativity… read more

What My Law Career Taught Me about Freelance Writing

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:30:47 +0000

When I was a practicing corporate lawyer and dreamed of getting into freelance writing, I didn’t think that the two worlds had much in common. Sure, I knew that both jobs required a good deal of reading, researching and writing. But apart from that fundamental skill set, I imagined… read more

Best of the Vector Web – August 2010

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:01 +0000

As you know, each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we found some really great tutorials on vector character design, creating charts in Illustrator, and vector skulls among others. We’ve also expanded this month’s offering…. read more

Appbistro: Supermarket for Facebook Apps

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:28:26 +0000

Just like Android apps, Facebook apps are growing exponentially in number. But just like the Android platform, Facebook app platform is also bogged down by the lack of a great centralized repository from where people can find, read about & install apps and comment on the usefulness apps as well.

Enter… read more

The Robust Collection Of (50) Mindblowing Icon Sets For Your Next Design

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:17:36 +0000

Icons can be useful to furnish users with unforgettable images and examples if used properly, and this is the reason why Icon sets always come in handy. You will find the huge collection of recently released icon sets which are believed to assist you in bettering your designs on websites… read more

350+ Beautiful Drawing Brushes For Photoshop

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:56 +0000

350+ Beautiful Drawing Brushes For Photoshop

How to Make an Internet Web Page

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:30:39 +0000

Do you browse the internet often? Are you amazed at how many internet web pages there are in the world today? Don’t you wish you could get a piece of that action?

You’re probably thinking that in order to build an internet web page, you have to… read more

Google Wave is Not Dead (Yet)

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:29:43 +0000

Google’s Wave was a project that garnered a huge amount of interest, only to see the buzz completely die within a year of the launch, even after Wave stopped being invite-only and opened to the public.

This prompted Google to shut the service down in August, making some parts of Wave… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.53)

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:26:55 +0000

This is our weekly column in which we share our favorites posts, articles and resources with our readers all from the previous week.

If you would like to be kept up to date with loads of fresh design news and resources, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebook or even… read more

iTunes to Double Song Sample Length [REPORT]

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:46:50 +0000

Are you frustrated by the fact that song samples on iTunes are only 30 seconds in length, which is often hardly enough time to get a true taste of the song?

If so, you’re in luck: according to CNET, which cites multiple sources with knowledge of the matter, Apple plans to… read more

Skype Tries Its Hand at VoIP for Business

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:49:47 +0000

Skype has formally announced its newest product for business users, Skype Connect.

Skype Connect, formally Skype SIP, is Skype’s play at the IP-enabled PBX and Unified Communications (UC) market. With Skype Connect, businesses can now integrate the service into their existing PBX systems.

In addition to making outgoing calls at Skype rates… read more

Daily Inspiration #601

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:54:19 +0000

Users Revolt Against New Digg

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:55:08 +0000

Since launching its new version last Wednesday, Digg has been met by a slew of criticism from users unhappy with the latest iteration of the social news site. In a current Mashable poll (open until September 1), the majority of users are saying they prefer the old Digg over… read more

How CEOs Will Use Social Media in the Future

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:36:54 +0000

This series is supported by Gist. Gist provides a full view of the contacts in your professional network by creating a rich business profile for each one that includes the most news, status updates, and work details. See how it works here.

Today’s CEO is not social. So says Forrester… read more

Arcade Fire’s Experimental New Video Shows What’s Possible with HTML5

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:06:04 +0000

Watch out MTV, the music video has just got a new gold standard. Indie band Arcade Fire has released a vid for the song “We Used to Wait” off of their new album, The Suburbs, and it’s basically one big ball of HTML5/Google Maps/musical goodness.

The video was announced today on… read more

HOW TO: Respond when Social Media Attacks Your Brand

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:49 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

For all the praise that brand advertisers have for social media, they must be aware that it’s very much a double-edged sword. And for all the free… read more

GIVEAWAY: CodeMyConcept $150 Gift Card – PSD TO HTML, ends Sept. 6 2010

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:52:11 +0000

You probably already know how much we care and love our loyal readers and that
we love to give them something in return for all the time they spent on our site,
for sharing our content and for their overall trust. This week we are running yet
another cool giveaway… read more

Soon, You’ll Be Able to Play “Starcraft 2″ from Your iPhone or iPad

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:58:39 +0000

Playing popular strategy game Starcraft 2 using an iPhone or even an iPad sounds like a usability nightmare, but developer Daniel Hellerman is planning to make it happen regardless of the potential issues.

Hellerman is working on an iOS application called the Starcraft 2 Gameboard that will let you fully control… read more

The Next “Oxford English Dictionary” Could Be Online-Only

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:43:47 +0000

Bad news for everyone out there who was eager to hold the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (that exceedingly portable 20-volume set of wordy goodness): Thanks to the rise of the Internet, the next OED will probably be online-only.

Granted, OED3 is still about a decade in the making… read more

Writing and Web Design: Editorial Calendars and Style Guides

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:38:04 +0000

SeaShore: An Open Source Image Editor

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:00:51 +0000

Photoshop is the undisputed king of image editing, but it also has a huge price tag and an even bigger learning curve. If you don’t make a living as a designer, the time and money necessary for professional photo editing software is hard to justify. Further, some free options like… read more

How to Make a Flesh Ripping Zombie Type Treatment

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:09:21 +0000

When Horror Site Freddy in Space recently ran "Romero Week" they asked Nik Holmes to provide a type treatment to tie the articles together. Could you possibly think of a better Vector Artist for the job? Among one of the best illustrators of this genre, Nik will take you… read more

A Collection of Mini Icon Sets

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:30:57 +0000

Icons can add a lot of meaning to a website or web app design.

Used appropriately, they can make it faster for your visitors or users to complete the tasks they need to complete. But not every website design has space for normal, full-size icons (often 32×32 to… read more

Coding a Stylish Blog Design Layout in HTML & CSS

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:00:47 +0000

Coding a Stylish Blog Design Layout in HTML & CSS

50 Refreshing CSS Tutorials, Techniques and Resources

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:58:21 +0000

In this CSS (2 & 3) round-up article we have focused on highlighting as many varied techniques covering as many aspects of web, mobile and application development as possible. And believe me, it wasn’t easy!
Due to CSS3s current popularity, the volume of new tutorials and fresh ideas has jumped… read more

45 Inspiring Design Agency Websites

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:41:09 +0000

A while ago, we showcased a list of 50 Inspiring Portfolio Designs which featured a collection of portfolio websites belonging mainly to individual designers. Today, along those same lines, we’re presenting a collection of design agency websites. We want to show you how some of the talented design studios out… read more

7 Services That Will Suggest Things You Like

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:15:26 +0000

“Unlimited choice” can “produce genuine suffering,” argues Barry Schwartz in The Paradox of Choice. His research basically sums up what your mother has been telling you for years: You don’t even know what you want.

Thankfully, the Internet does know what you want — or at least its algorithmic recommendation services… read more

Google to Hollywood: Let’s Do Pay-Per-View Movies This Year

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:05:46 +0000

Google is reportedly in advanced negotiations with major Hollywood movie studios to launch a streaming, pay-per-view movie rental site by the end of 2010.

The site would be either part of or connected to YouTube, and Google would use its massive search and video empires to direct new users to the… read more

25 Really Amazing Free WordPress Themes

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:00:37 +0000

25 Really Amazing Free WordPress Themes

Foursquare Surpasses 3 Million Users

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:08:16 +0000

Foursquare now has more than 3 million users, if the site’s public user registration numbers are correct.

The 3 millionth member appears to be Brian S. from St. Louis, Missouri, who has yet to check in to any venues via the mobile-based social network.

Foursquare’s growth has been accelerating rapidly lately. The… read more

Daily Inspiration #600

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:04:49 +0000

PSD/HTML Conversion: Elegant and Simple CSS3 Web Layout

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:00:02 +0000

PSD/HTML Conversion: Elegant and Simple CSS3 Web Layout

6 Job Search Tips for Aspiring Programmers

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:52:34 +0000

It’s true that most programmers don’t need any help getting a job. While other professions have cut down on hiring during the recession, the number of programming jobs has shot through the roof. Demand is expected to increase by 21% between 2008 and 2018.

But not all programming jobs are created… read more

44 Spectacular Examples Of Conceptual Photography

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:00:34 +0000

44 Spectacular Examples Of Conceptual Photography

Linkswitch #33: Photo Manipulation, Investing, WordPress SEO

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:45:02 +0000

Why I Stick to Pen and Paper for Goals and Tasks

Technology is great…but I sure do like pen and paper – as I mentioned to one of our readers who asked me what I use to keep track of things. For one thing, I remember things better… read more

13 Tips For Better HTML Emails

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:00:37 +0000

13 Tips For Better HTML Emails

Train-Hopping Cat Reunited With Owner Via Twitter

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:18:53 +0000

A suburban house cat in Ireland boarded a train and ended up lost in the bustling city of Dublin, but she was returned to her owner thanks to Twitter.

After train station staff discovered the cat named Lilou (not to be confused with the almost-iconic Sci-Fi character) in Dublin’s Pearse Street… read more

Photoshop Video Tutorial: Create a Holy Mountain Scenery

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:00:51 +0000

Photoshop Video Tutorial: Create a Holy Mountain Scenery

Best of the Week #134

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:18:06 +0000

How to Design a Landing Page to be Conversion Focused

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:00:21 +0000

How to Design a Landing Page to be Conversion Focused

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (22-28 Aug ‘10)

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:48:53 +0000

Weekly Assignment

This week we got up close with some creepy crawlies in our Bugs or Insects assignment. I have to admit, sometimes it wasn’t too nice looking through the assignment, but there were some amazing details captured. And who realized that bugs were so colorful? Our winners this week were… read more

Meaningful Work: Lessons from Eat, Pray, Love

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:30:18 +0000

Most of us who jump the corporate ship to be our own boss are looking for some kind of meaningful work and balance in our lives. We want to share our lives with our families, find our passions, and do what we love doing without all of the endless meetings,… read more

800+ Beautiful Grunge Brushes For Photoshop

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:00:44 +0000

800+ Beautiful Grunge Brushes For Photoshop

The Emmy Awards Get Social

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:19:05 +0000

The 2010 Emmy Awards are this Sunday, and NBC is using the ceremony to embrace social media in a big way.

NBC is using services such as Twitter, yfrog and Ustream to bring a more real-time experience to the event. These services will also let fans and viewers interact with Emmy… read more

Daily Inspiration #599

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:57:22 +0000

Mozilla’s Mobile Browser Alpha Hits Android and Nokia N900 [PICS]

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:59:31 +0000

Mozilla has just released the Fennec 2.0 Alpha for Nokia N900 and Android 2.0+ devices.

Fennec is the code name for Firefox mobile and includes the ability to install browser add-ons and sync with the desktop version of Firefox.

The new version comes with built-in support for Firefox Sync (what… read more

Microsoft Co-founder Sues Apple, Google and Facebook

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:56:46 +0000

Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen is suing Apple, Google, Facebook and eight other companies through his current firm, Interval Licensing LLC.

The lawsuit alleges that 11 different companies, including YouTube, Netflix and AOL, have violated four different patents associated with web search and e-commerce.

As the Wall Street Journal notes, Interval… read more

Google’s Latest Acquisition Is All About Facebook

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:20:40 +0000

Google has acquired Ångströ, a service for delivering intelligent search results about a person’s professional network. It has also hired its founder, likely in an effort to build a legitimate competitor to Facebook.

“With the help of investors like CommerceNet and advisors such as Avery Lyford, our team shipped apps to… read more

Quality Athletic Websites

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:07:26 +0000

There are not many aspects in life that can bridge gaps between religion, race, and nationality. Although, one that has proven time and time again is sport. There is not a city across the world that you can visit without seeing a team jersey or logo somewhere! … read more

Facebook Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over “Like” Buttons

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:56:05 +0000

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Facebook in a Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging that the company commercially misappropriated the names and likenesses of minors without parental consent. The plaintiffs are seeking financial restitution for revenues and profits the company and third-parties earned from the alleged charges.

In… read more

The Little Black Dress of the Future Doubles as a Cellphone

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:36:31 +0000

London-based fashion company CuteCircuit has just upped the ante in the Little Black Dress category.

The company recently released images and a few details about its forthcoming M-Dress, a dark, richly textured, form-fitting silk jersey dress that also doubles as a cellphone. That’s right, you can make and receive calls with… read more

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