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Beautiful Houses: Villa BH – Netherlands

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:18:33 +0000

The idea in this series is to show beautiful and inspiring houses. Houses that are remarkable for its design, elegance, elements, concept or simply because they are beautiful. So if you like architecture, interior design and beautifully designed houses, you are at the right spot. Check out this week beautiful… read more

Microsoft Has Huge Changes in Store for Windows Phone 8 [REPORT]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:42:32 +0000

Brace yourself, Windows Phone users, because everything’s going to change.

An internal Microsoft video that was supposedly leaked to a website reveals that the entire mobile operating system will be revamped later this year to better integrate it with the upcoming Windows 8. Many abilities will be added and some… read more

How to Make Photoshop Actions [TIME SAVER]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:52:42 +0000

I am sure, like me, many of you spend hours and hours sitting at Photoshop carrying out the same repetitive tasks on countless photographs, be it resizing, converting formats or applying the same color tweaks to a large batch. Well you may or may not have heard of Photoshop Actions,… read more

OS X 10.7.3 Released, Featuring Safari 5.1.3 And More

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:35:11 +0000

After spending the last couple of months in the testing stage, the third update to Mac OS X Lion has finally been released to the public through Apple Software Update. OS X 10.7.3 is a recommended update for all Lion users and features a small number of tweaks and fixes… read more

Typerighter: Typing in your Browser, the Righter Way

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:37 +0000

Writing from your browser doesn’t have to be difficult, confusing, or cluttered. Actually, writing online should be much simpler, since all you need is a browser and Internet connection, and your writing isn’t tied down to an app or device. If you’re writing in a native app, you’d better remember… read more

What Humans Want: More Domestic Robots [STUDY]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:45:20 +0000

People would like to have their own Rosie the Robot — think The Jetsons — and would even borrow money to buy a robot that could complete domestic chores.

A survey from the marketing analytics firm Persuadable Research shows that 68%… read more

40+ Tips to Get the Most Out of Web Apps

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:00:01 +0000

There’s so many things you can do from your browser, you could get by quite nicely without any other native apps. The internet is full of amazing web apps, ranging from powerful tools for enterprises to little tools that do one thing great.

While the web apps and sites we love… read more

Chris Sanders – Photographer Spotlight

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:47:56 +0000

This commercial photographer spotlight features Chris Sanders. Sander’s lifestyle and travel work developed out of a film background. His client list includes publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Esquire and Conde Nast Traveler as well as companies such as Bank of America, Microsoft, Reebok and Starwood Hotels. He lives and works from… read more

20 Best Online To Do List Apps for Freelancers

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:00:03 +0000

To do list task managers and full productivity software is essential to a freelancers business. The style of design your looking for in a to do list app will differ based on the size of your small business, the nature of the services you offer, and your personal preferences.

You… read more

6 Ways to Give Your App a Leg Up on the Competition

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:44:56 +0000

Paul Baldwin is the chief marketing officer of Outfit7 Inc., a subsidiary of Out Fit 7 Ltd, the leading entertainment app developer. Paul has more than 17 years of experience developing, marketing and monetizing digital entertainment content.

Spend a few minutes browsing through both the Android and Apple app stores and… read more

Prey: A Powerful Recovery Tool For Your Missing Laptop

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:44 +0000

Our laptops are valuable devices. They connect us. Inform and entertain us. And yes, sometimes distract us. Dealing with a lost or stolen laptop is not typically a thought we ponder in our busy lives. The good news, there are some powerful tools out there to assist us in the… read more

Microsoft Begins Private Preview of Office 15

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:19:24 +0000

Microsoft says it’s started a private preview program of the next version of Office to a “select group” of customers. Going far beyond just refining and enhancing existing applications, the next version of Microsoft Office, codenamed “Office 15,” will unite the software suite with the company’s cloud and mobile platforms.

Announcing… read more

Download and Test Lightroom 4 for Free

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:28:11 +0000

Over the last week, with the launch of our brand new Guide to Post Processing eBook, there’s been a lot of discussion around dPS around post processing – particularly about software and tools.

One of the common threads of conversation that I’ve been hearing is around the expense of some of… read more

Top 10 Free Time Tracking Apps for Freelancers

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Usually two words “freelancer” and “time” go together. Freelancers can’t juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and that’s why we need to allocate time carefully. Time is an essential source of freelancer financial success.

There are lots of web apps that help track time and create reports. If you use one of… read more

Happy 2nd Birthday, iPad. What Will This Toddler Be When it Grows up?

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:47:04 +0000

Two years ago Friday — Jan. 27, 2010 — Apple unveiled the iPad to the world. At the time, critics and analysts were quick to mock the name, criticize the devices shortcomings and predict that while the Apple name would sell the product, it wouldn’t create a new market.

Boy, were… read more

Why Facebook Is Really Worth $100 Billion

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:53:33 +0000

You know what hurts? Being wrong, that’s what hurts. Not just a little wrong, but $85 billion wrong.

Five years ago I laughed — dare I say chortled — over the idea that Facebook was worth $15 billion. Now it’s queuing up for the biggest Initial Public Offering in tech… read more

Is iOS the Future of the Mac?

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:21 +0000

When I used an iPad for the first time, I couldn’t help but think that it felt like the future of computing. The iPad not only impressed me with its beautiful interface, but also delighted me with an effortless user experience. No matter how much I used the device, it… read more

Useful CSS Snippets for Your Coding Arsenal

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:17 +0000

CSS is a beautiful language but it can also be frustrating at times. Certain CSS solutions don’t work on certain browsers (cough Internet Explorer cough) and much of your time can be spent debugging code.

Thankfully there are lots of great CSS snippets available online that fix common problems and design… read more

Master Tabbed Web Browsing With Sleipnir 3

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:46 +0000

In Norse mythology, Sleipnir is the gray, eight-legged steed that Odin rides to Hel. In the world of technology, it’s an amazing web browser that you just have to try.

Though you may have never heard of it, Sleipnir has been around in various forms for years (it’s also on… read more

5 Ways to Get Ahead of the Competition at SXSW 2012

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:51:10 +0000

Mark Gilbreath is the co-founder and CEO of LiquidSpace, the mobile application that helps anyone find a great space to work now.

Approaching SXSW for the first time last year, we were not quite sure what to expect. I offered advice on what I know best — staying productive amidst the… read more

U.S. Takes First Steps Toward Internet Voting

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:02:34 +0000

The 2012 Republican primary‘s first vote was not cast in New Hampshire, as most Americans would assume. An Okaloosa County, Fla., resident living in Thailand got that privilege in December, thanks to a new technology called LiveBallot.

LiveBallot, a new platform for accessing ballots built on the Windows Azure operating… read more

Nokia’s Windows Phones Rising Slowly, CEO Hints at Tablet

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:39:19 +0000

The reinvention of Nokia is going slowly, if the last financial quarter is any indication. The Finnish cellphone giant lost nearly a billion euros in Q4 2011, or $1.3 billion. On top of that, Nokia sold 31% fewer smartphones than over the same period last year.

Despite those troubles, the company’s… read more

Multi-Screen iPhone Game Expands Your Playing Space

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:29:28 +0000

All of Apple’s iDevices — iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches — are a ton of fun, but for the most part that fun happens on a tiny screen (iPad excepted, we know).

Now one gaming app is expanding the view with some fancy Bluetooth technology that allows a shared-screen experience across… read more

Macworld Enters 3rd Year Post-Apple; Is it Still Relevant?

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:38:44 +0000

The annual Macworld exposition begins on Thursday in San Francisco, and for the twenty-eighth consecutive year will bring together Apple fans, users and developers. But this installment adds a new twist — and a new name.

It’s now billed as Macworld | iWorld, which better captures “the essence of what… read more

10 Designs Inspired by Microsoft’s Metro UI

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:09:16 +0000

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Since Microsoft first unveiled the Metro UI on Windows Phone 7, the rollout has been gradually taking place across every Microsoft product and website. It is the cornerstone of the Windows 8 interface and one of the most notable official uses of Metro UI available now is… read more

12 Apps That Should Be in the Apps Starter Kit

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:31 +0000

If you are searching for good apps at the Mac App Store, chances are you’d take a look at the featured app categories on display.

I’m talking about the “Apps for Writers,” “Get Stuff Done,” “Better Together,” and “Great Free Apps” categories where apps similar to one another are grouped together… read more

Facebook Timeline-ageddon: Why Now?

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:01:54 +0000

Facebook’s steady march to global Timeline coverage just turned into a dash — and it’s really the users who are running.

By making Facebook Timelines the new de facto standard for all Facebook profiles, in effect, the company just held up a starter pistol and yelled “Go! You have seven… read more

TimeMachine Scheduler: Take Charge of Your Backups

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:17 +0000

One of the best, and perhaps most undervalued features of Mac OS X is one that was introduced in 10.5 Leopard: Time Machine. As Macintosh users, we often forget just how good we have it when it comes to matters like this. I was recently discussing backup options with a… read more

How to make your own icon webfont

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:24:25 +0000

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20 Must Have Alfred Extensions

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:53 +0000

One of the first few apps I downloaded was the popular Alfred launcher. Being able to launch apps, open files, shutdown and restart my laptop with just a few taps on the keyboard intrigued me, so I decided to give it a shot. And hey, who can resist that adorable… read more

The Perfect Office #123

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:55:37 +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

Lightroom 4 and Windows XP

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:52:16 +0000

I’ve seen quite a few comments about the fact that Lightroom 4 Beta doesn’t work with Windows XP (and you can probably guess that the full version isn’t going to work with it either). Last week Tom Hogarty (Lightroom Product Manager) wrote about the reasons behind that decision on his… read more

Introduction To Linux Commands

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:02:28 +0000

At the heart of every modern Mac and Linux computer is the “terminal.” The terminal evolved from the text-based computer terminals of the 1960s and ’70s, which themselves replaced punch cards as the main way to interact with a computer. It’s also known as the command shell, or simply “shell.”… read more

The Pixel Renaissance: Pixel Art’s Place in 21st Century Expression

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:47:18 +0000

My first experience with pixels occurred in second grade. During the rainy months, our teacher allowed us to stay inside, where we replaced recess with video game tournaments. Huddled over old Apple II monitors, we maneuvered game hero Panama Joe through endless levels of Montezuma’s Revenge.

Panama Joe’s image featured an… read more

Talk Tech With Fellow Gadget Enthusiasts at a Mashable Meetup

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:50:54 +0000

Tech enthusiasts have a lot to be excited about right now. A plethora of new and innovative technology entered the arena during CES 2012, and we’re still trying to digest what they will do to the industry as we know it.

What better time for the Mashable community to get… read more

Samsung Super Bowl Ad Going for Apple Tackle [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:00:49 +0000

Samsung, which tweaked Apple fanboys and iPhone-mania with a well-received ad last November, will go after the tech behemoth again in an upcoming Super Bowl ad.

Samsung’s first Super Bowl ad will build on the creative concept of that ad, according to a report by The Huffington Post. The… read more

Mac 101: Part One, Meet The Mac

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:18 +0000

Welcome to part one of Mac 101, a series of articles helping you get to grips with everything you need to know about using a Mac. In due time we’re going to cover pretty much everything you need to know, but naturally this opening piece will focus on the very… read more

Reclaim Your Hard Drive with DriveSlim

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:13 +0000

As more of our digital lives are transferred from our computers to the cloud, many have claimed that there is a declining need for local storage. As netbooks gained in popularity, manufacturers found that consumers were willing to sacrifice gigabytes for portability. As high performance ultra-portables like the MacBook Air… read more

How Microsoft Is Creating Minority Report Storefronts for Real [VIDEO]

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:05:06 +0000

Remember that scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise walks into a store and a cheery face on a video screen turns to him and asks how those assorted tank tops worked out for him? The tech isn’t just fantasy anymore… read more

How to make a panning website in Flash

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:37:35 +0000

You might have seen a lot of panning websites in Flash. In these sites if you click on a link, the page automatically scrolls to that content. This effect looks great and is better than just plain old webpages. But believe it or not this effect is extremely easy to… read more

Working with Professional Typography in Adobe Illustrator

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:20 +0000

I would like to dedicate this tutorial to typography, which are the methods of processing printed text for better legibility and beauty. Typography is composed through the graphic design of printed text using the specifics for that languages rules. In this Basix tutorial will be apply the typography methods and… read more

Benefits and Pitfalls of Using Code Frameworks

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:31:03 +0000

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A code framework is nothing more than a collection of pre-formatted classes and functions. There are frameworks created for practically every language out there – even including frontend web development like JavaScript and CSS. Developers would be wise to follow these trends of working on… read more

25 Apps to Help You Reach Those Resolutions

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:51 +0000

For those of us who have trouble finding the proper motivation to make difficult changes in our lives, New Year’s represents a perfect opportunity to start fresh with some resolutions. There are dozens of great Mac apps that can help us to lead happier, healthier, and more organized lives.

This list… read more

Super Nice Apparel Illustrations by David Creighton-Pester

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:55:19 +0000

We love a good apparel illustration designer. From time to time we get to see some pretty good pieces, like these, by David Creighton-Pester. Gotta love these illustrations!

These are only a few of David’s illustrations. For more of it, you should really check out his portfolio at Society6. I hope… read more

Designing The Well-Tempered Web

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:02:06 +0000

As technology evolves, so does the art and craft of Web design. New technology creates new challenges, which require new solutions. Often we’re working in uncharted territory, where the solutions demanded really are new. Other times, we’re faced with problems of a more universal nature, problems that have a history.

Given… read more

Cheap But Effective Digital Office Solutions for Starting Your Small Business

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Oh, where to begin? The cost of starting your small business can be expensive. Everything from office space, to business card printing, to a website all have to be purchased during the beginning years of your startup.

One of the expenses that you’ll deal with is computers and software purchases…. read more

40+ Super Secret OS X Lion Features and Shortcuts

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:18 +0000

OS X Lion has now been around long enough for us all to dig in and really find some interesting functionality that is either completely hidden or just enough below the service that many users don’t even know it exists.

We’ve spent hours combing through Lion for secrets and put out… read more

40 Jaw Dropping Windows and OS X Graphical Customizations

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:05:19 +0000

40 Jaw Dropping Windows and OS X Graphical Customizations

Roger McNamee: Six Ways to Save the Internet, Video

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:00:58 +0000

View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, and high quality freelance advice via video here on FreelanceSwitch. This week we look at Six Ways to Save the Internet by Roger McNamee.

In this video The next big shift is now, and it’s not what you think: Facebook is the… read more

Best of the Week #205

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:34:28 +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

Apple Is the World’s Top PC Vendor — If You Consider an iPad a PC

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:53:15 +0000

A Deutsche Bank analyst has circulated a research note claiming that — if you lump iPad sales in with PCs — Apple is now the world’s top vendor.

What’s more, Apple’s ascendance occurred not too long after the iPad’s release in 2010. As the company’s market share rose, all… read more

ARM Shrugs Off Intel’s First Smartphone

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:59:59 +0000

LAS VEGAS — For the past several years, almost every smartphone, tablet or other mobile device has used a microprocessor based on the computer chip technology of U.K.’s ARM Holdings.

That has finally changed with the unveiling at CES of the first mass-market smartphone that packs Intel technology, and it… read more

40 CSS Reference Websites and Resources

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:08 +0000

If you want to design websites or modify your existing website design, then you need to have at least a basic knowledge of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Thankfully, CSS is a very easy language to get to a grip on, however you may find it takes a little more time… read more

The Photography Junky’s Weekly Link Collection

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:38:25 +0000

The Toad has been searching the internet all week for the very best tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone here. This weeks list contains some really wonderful images as captured and shared by some of the most talented artists and photographers the Toad knows. We really… read more

Winamp: Feel The Power of Music

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:36:40 +0000

Choosing a media player – a music player, to be precise – for a Mac is a no brainer. iTunes is the crowd favorite and has the chops to entertain both an audiophile and the casual listener. Despite becoming bloated and unduly heavy over the years, iTunes is more or less… read more

5 Alternatives to Consider After Spotify’s Free Music Cutoff

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:51:41 +0000

If you’re an early Spotify user, you may be looking for a new, free music-streaming service as Spotify’s six months of free listening comes to an end.

Trendsetting music lovers who signed up for Spotify when it first hit the U.S. on July 14, 2011 will soon encounter roadblocks. For instance,… read more

Nokia Unveils First 4G Windows Phone Lumia 900, Declared War in the US Smartphone Market

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:05:19 +0000

Nokia Unveils First 4G Windows Phone Lumia 900, Declared War in the US Smartphone Market

What Happened To TweetDeck?

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:00:41 +0000

On December 8 of last year, TweetDeck, one of the most popular multi-platform Twitter clients was relaunched as part of a redesign by Twitter. The new TweetDeck featured an interface similar to the old version, only with less features and less customization possibilities. The new version certainly hasn’t gone down well… read more

Crunch: a LESS/CSS Editor and Compiler

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:44 +0000

Sometimes over here at Web.AppStorm we look at apps that are built using Adobe AIR, a cross-platform solution that allows you to easily create and install apps that will work on Windows, OS X, and Linux. Crunch is a CSS editor/compiler built using AIR, and is definitely worth a look.

Built… read more

Spotify to End Unlimited Free Streaming for Some Users Next Week

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:29:58 +0000

Spotify’s unlimited free streaming and sharing service was music to American ears when it launched in July 2011. Now comes a dissonant note: ten-hour monthly caps will be implemented on all free accounts when the six-month promotional period comes to an end for early adopters next week.

“All new Spotify… read more

The Top 10 Mac Apps to Watch in 2012

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:07 +0000

We recently went over the best apps of 2011 and it’s safe to say that last year was an amazing time to be a Mac user. Not only did our favorite apps see major updates, there was a nice influx of brand new apps that were simply too good to… read more

Prepare Yourself: Kinect is Coming to Windows Feb. 1

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:18:04 +0000

Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer announced on Monday the company’s gesture-recognition technology Kinect will come to Windows on February 1. It was the one intriguing nugget in a presentation more notable for its a capella tweet choir than its news.

Balmer didn’t elaborate on what Kinect for Windows would look like, but… read more

Nokia’s First LTE Windows Phone is Here…And in the U.S.

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:19:09 +0000

LAS VEGAS — At CES 2012, Nokia and AT&T announced the Lumia 900, a thin, powerful and LTE-enabled Windows Phone for the U.S. market.

Dubbed the Lumia 900, the device builds on the powerful design of the Lumia 800 and adds some great new upgrades to the mix. It’s Nokia’s first… read more

Chameleon Computer: Lenovo IdeaPad YOGA Twists into Tablet [PICS]

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:45:00 +0000

Buy-one, get-one free. Half off. Two-for-one. Consumers love getting something extra.

Lenovo‘s new IdeaPad YOGA is being marketed as a four-in-one device. The chameleon-like computer can switch from a laptop to a tablet in three positions: flat, easel-like for touchscreen-based working, and a propped-up position. The company introduced the device… read more

AT&T Shows Off a Slew of Android and Windows Phones

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:21:52 +0000

It’s one of the reasons why CES may be inching closer to extinction: so many products are announced at once that each one has a hard time distinguishing itself from the pack. AT&T demonstrated this amply when it let loose a scattershot barrage of new devices Monday — three from… read more

Wi-Fi Smart Scale Uploads Your Weight, Shares With Friends

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:10:02 +0000

A new wireless scale with Wi-Fi lets you track your weight and record the results online — and for those bold enough, even share your progress with friends.

The Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale is being debuted Monday at CES in Las Vegas. It is one of the health and fitness… read more

“UIWebView” Apps: Good or Bad?

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:23 +0000

I’ve witnessed an ongoing debate in recent months over a specific part of the iOS SDK that allows developers to embed web content into their app. This specific class, “UIWebView”, has given the opportunity for some developers to masquerade web apps as native apps by simply embedding their web-based app within… read more

These aren’t the fonts you’re looking for…

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:25:29 +0000

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The other day I was on location with a customer, and as they are a secure site I was not allowed to bring my laptop any further than the security locker at the font desk. This I don’t mind as I would usually just leave… read more

Acer Debuts Its iCloud Clone, AcerCloud

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:57:22 +0000

LAS VEGAS — Not content with just being a PC and tablet maker, today at CES 2012 Acer announced a cloud service for its devices. Dubbed AcerCloud, it’ll enable easy sharing of documents and photos on Acer devices, but in a limited way.

Unlike Apple’s iCloud, which is primarily designed to… read more

Acer Unveils Aspire A5, ‘World’s Thinnest’ Ultrabook

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:04:04 +0000

LAS VEGAS — Ultrabooks — compact and powerful Windows laptops — were promised to be big at CES 2012, and the show just saw Acer draw first blood in the category. Today the PC maker unveiled the Aspire A5, which Acer claims is the world’s thinnest Ultrabook. That may be… read more

Photographing The 4th Dimension – TIME [ebook REVIEW]

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:29:21 +0000

I have high hopes for Jim Goldstein’s new ebook series titled Inspired Exposure and the first offering Photographing The 4th Dimension: Time is the subject of this review. Some of you may know Jim from his writing here on DPS or from his ever popular blog. While I know Jim… read more

Our favorite tweets of the week Jan 2-Jan 8, 2012

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:35:16 +0000

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Keep Your Mac Safe from Infections with ClamXav

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:00:26 +0000

I remember from when I used a Windows machine how annoying the anti-virus apps used to be. It was kind of a “can’t live with them, or without them” relationship. If you ran a Windows machine, you had to have an anti-virus app if you wanted it to remain functional…. read more

Mashable’s Digital Predictions for 2012

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:47:18 +0000

It’s hard to believe all that came out of the tech world in the year 2011. From drastic changes in social media trends to unexpected company acquisitions — both startups and major corporations — it goes without saying that it has been a banner year for technology as… read more

CES 2012: What to Expect

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:37:55 +0000

Is this the end of CES? That’s one question I’ll be trying to answer as I walk the acres-long trade show floor. I’ll also be searching for the one true thing: that awesome product that makes the whole endeavor worthwhile.

It’s turning out to be an odd year for… read more

Best of AppStorm in December

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:31 +0000

We’ve collected the top four reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in February. Whether you’re interested in Mac, iPhone, Web, or Android 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… read more

Coolest Apps From 2011 You Would Never Want To Miss In 2012

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:46:25 +0000

The year 2011 has ended. We have explored and reviewed so many useful tools and resources for you all the year. Today, we are going to take a look on few of the web apps we have featured that we think you would like bookmark for 2012. I hope designers,… read more

10 Quick iPhone Photography Tips

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:47:37 +0000

A Guest Post by Sarah from a beach cottage.

Before I got my iPhone I had a Nokia phone with a pretty good camera on it… apparently… but I never really used it much because it had such a long lag on it from clicking the shutter to the… read more

Internet Explorer 6 Usage Drops Below 1% in the U.S., Finally [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:15:18 +0000

The end is finally nigh for IE6. Microsoft announced Tuesday that Internet Explorer 6 usage in the U.S. has dropped below 1% and is at 7.7% worldwide.

“So as we kick off 2012, we call on the rest of the world… read more

GuideGuide: Free Plugin For Dealing With Grids In Photoshop

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:34:29 +0000

This article is the fourth in our new series that introduces the latest, useful and freely available tools and techniques, developed and released by active members of the Web design community. The first article covered PrefixFree; the second introduced Foundation, a responsive framework; the third presented Sisyphus.js, a library for… read more

The 20 Best Mac Apps of 2011

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:00:46 +0000

As we bid farewell to 2011 and greet 2012, we always like to take a look back and see which apps really stood out over the last year. There’s never a shortage of amazing apps to discuss, the hardest part of this post is simply narrowing down the options to… read more

Enjoy Windows Features on Mac OS X

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:45:19 +0000

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Our favorite tweets of the week Dec 26, 2011-Jan 1, 2012

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:11:05 +0000

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Typical Android User is Anything But Typical [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:29:04 +0000

What are Android users like? Are those who use Google‘s smartphone operating system and its associated gadgetry male or female? What sort of clothes do they wear? Are they married? Do they wear watches?

Get your answers to those questions and lots more in this infographic from the people at Bluestacks,… read more

Best of the Week #203

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:29:31 +0000

8 Hilarious Internet Jokes, Memes and Parody Accounts of 2011

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:38:19 +0000

Photoshop Looter

After a wave of riots hit Britain over the summer, this Tumblr started featuring photoshopped images of… read more

Facebook Messenger for Windows 7 is Official

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:37:14 +0000

Facebook has done it’s darndest to take over your digital life. The massively popular social network has your photos, videos, a news feed, apps and games and even instant messaging. Seeking further ubiquity, Facebook is bringing its Facebook Messenger IM feature to Windows 7 as a desktop download.

While Facebook Messenger… read more

Teen Prodigy Recognized by Microsoft Now in Critical Condition

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:32:05 +0000

A 16 year-old girl who was once deemed one of the youngest Microsoft Professionals in the world, is in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest on Dec. 22.

Arfa Karim Randhawa, who received that recognition at age 9 after meeting Bill Gates, is currently on life support in a hospital in… read more

Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: January 2012

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:45:49 +0000

We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one — desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the… read more

5 Video Game Moments that Defined 2011

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:03:42 +0000

It seems like every single year is “the year of gaming,” if only because the genre keeps getting bigger and bigger. Everyone thought 2006 was going to be the high water mark with the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii all battling for supremacy. Then 2009 upped the ante… read more

Most U.S. Small Businesses Plan to Buy an iPad in 2012 [STUDY]

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:33:53 +0000

The iPad is certainly the top tablet as far as consumers are concerned, but businesses strongly prefer it, too. That’s the word from the industry analysts at NPD, who just published the results of a survey that shows nearly three-quarters of small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) are looking to buy… read more

Speed Dial 2: Upgrade Your New Tab Page in Chrome

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:00:08 +0000

Tablets and smartphones have homescreens filled with apps, while more traditional computers have start menus or docs or search tools to find the apps you need. With web apps, though, it seems the best way for most of us to find apps is with random links in our bookmarks or… read more

Dropbox Tests Automatic Camera Uploads

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:30:43 +0000

Beta builds of the Dropbox software for Mac, Windows and Linux has added a nifty new feature to the cloud-storage service: Automatic photo uploads.

The new feature tries its hand at one of iCloud’s most appealing new features: Photo Stream.

With Photo Stream, Apple makes it easy to access photos from your… read more

Windows Phone Marketplace Passes 50,000 Apps

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:34:02 +0000

It seems like only yesterday that the Windows Phone Marketplace hit 40,000 apps — actually, it was Nov. 17 — and now Microsoft’s mobile app store has just passed 50,000, according to All About Windows Phone.

Microsoft currently gives an official count… read more

5 Tech Trends to Watch in 2012

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:37:29 +0000

2012 promises to be a very busy year in all things digital, but, as with any annum, there will be just a handful of big, memorable trends. Here, I’ve collected five such movements that are likely to make a big impact in our technologically-enhanced lives.

Augmented Reality

It’s now in games,… read more

The 15 Best Mobile Apps of 2011

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:57:08 +0000

1. Android: Pulse News

Pulse News offers Android owners a visually pleasing way to catch up on current affairs… read more

Get Inspired Here: Our Most Popular Image Collections of 2011

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:50:12 +0000

Today we continue our ‘dPS’s Best of 2011 series‘ by taking a look at some of the most beautiful image collections that we published this year.

These are all about highlighting some beautiful shots with the hope that they’ll inspire you to go shoot some of your own – enjoy!

Dreamy Images… read more

20 More Rockstar Mac Software Developers and Their Apps

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:00:31 +0000

At AppStorm, when we get excited about great Mac software, we love to give the developers who worked hard to bring it to us the credit and recognition they deserve. Back in 2010, we ran a post highlighting some awesome software developers and the apps they make that we love to… read more

Social Media: A Year in Review

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:00:31 +0000

2011 was a huge year for social media. Granted, since 2004 we’ve seen an explosion of social networks, an insane growth in Facebook users, and Twitter take on widespread adoption. More of my students are using Twitter today that in previous semesters.

But still, in comparison to other years, this year… read more

Facebook Chat Just Got Infinitely Better: Try This New Gimmick Now

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:51:17 +0000

Be honest: has Facebook chat ever been your favorite form of instant messaging? For many of us, Gchat, Skype or even AIM are our preferred defaults. Now, a new gimmick is making us like Facebook’s built-in chat function a whole lot more. As demonstrated in the photo above, you can… read more

5 Ways to Boost Your Digital Media Career in 2012

admin — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:18:21 +0000

Hanson Hosein is the Director of the Master of Communication in Digital Media at the University of Washington. He’s written Storyteller Uprising: Trust & Persuasion in the Digital Age, and the host of Four Peaks on UWTV and has advised Microsoft, CVS Caremark and MasterCard on digital media storytelling strategies.

As… read more

Happy Holidays from Tuts+!

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:00:14 +0000

The holidays are upon us, and we’re feeling festive at Tuts+ this weekend! We’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge Christmas thank you to all our readers, and wish you a very Happy Holiday. Read on for a video message from the HQ team, and a few… read more

Photography Links That Will Make Sure You Get Nothing Else Done Today

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:48:38 +0000

As the Holiday Season is upon us, the Toad has been very busy compiling this weeks list of tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone. This final post of 2011 is filled with great works by some truly great photographers and artists, and the Toad hopes you… read more

Best Of 2011: 45 Photoshop Web Design Layout Tutorials

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:25:37 +0000

Photoshop is a well-liked web design instrument. With it, you can generate web design mock-ups that can later on be transformed to a practical and efficient HTML / CSS template. In today’s collection of tutorials, we are featuring some top-notch techniques on how to generate your own web design layouts… read more

Should all Browsers Use WebKit?

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:00:34 +0000

Web standards are an ever-evolving entity, with new syntax and functions being added all the time. The buzzwords of the year are HTML5 and CSS3, evolutions of the already-existing languages that most people are familiar with. Unfortunately, getting a function added to the standards is only half the battle; you… read more

It Doesn’t Matter If RIM Is Lying, It’s Still in Deep Trouble

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:56:46 +0000

When Research In Motion (RIM) announced that BlackBerry 10 devices would be delayed until late 2012, co-CEO Mike Lazaridis blamed the delay on needing to wait for dual-core, dual-mode LTE chipsets.

Early Thursday, Boy Genius Report refuted that story. Citing an unnamed “high-level RIM employee,” BGR said that the real… read more

Twitter Delivers Bug-Fixing TweetDeck Update

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:38:17 +0000

Ever since Twitter unveiled its first Twitter-branded version of TweetDeck, there have been complaints about the Twitter dashboard’s stability and overall performance. Now Twitter is finally rolling out TweetDeck 1.1 for the desktop, as well as an update to the Web-based Chrome version.

There is some irony in TweetDeck’s 1.1 status…. read more

The Mac Browser War: Safari vs. the Competition

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:00:53 +0000

When you purchased your Mac, you probably wanted the best web browser offered, whether it be Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, or some other worthy candidate. After all, quality hardware should also contain quality software. There has been much controversy on what truly is the best browser available for a Mac…. read more

GDrive: 5 Ways Google Could Dominate the Cloud Storage Market in 2012

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:35:46 +0000

Charlie Wood is the CEO and founder of Spanning, makers of Spanning Backup for Google Apps. For years Wood has worked closely with the Google Apps team and possesses unique insights into the Google ecosystem for businesses. You can read more by Wood here.

For more than five years now, people… read more

Christmas & New Year Special Giveaway: Prizes Worth Over $20,000

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:34:15 +0000

The end of this year is almost coming and Christmas is already on our doorsteps. It’s never too late to hang your stockings, keep milk and cookies and wait for Santa to drop in at your home with lots of gifts and Christmas cheer. It’s time for Santa’s gifts, for… read more

10 Most Popular Actors on IMDb’s Website and Apps

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:30:40 +0000

The crown for Internet Movie Database’s most-visited profile no longer belongs to perennial chart-topper Johnny Depp.

Natalie Portman attracted the most page views on IMDb.com and the service’s slew of mobile apps, making her the queen bee on IMDb’s Top 10 Stars list this year.

But why Portman? “You can see… read more

After 2012, Microsoft Is Done With CES Keynotes

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:12:29 +0000

Microsoft is ending its years-long run as the Consumer Electronics Show keynote kick-off event. Its 2012 keynote, which should highlight Windows 8 will be its last and next year will also mark the software giant’s last trade show booth at the event.

Microsoft made the surprise announcement Wednesday in a brief… read more

Create Navigable Site Mockups With ClickDummy

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:00:51 +0000

One of the most important aspects of website and app design is flow – how a user navigates and goes through the process that the site/app is built for. It’s very important to properly close the loops on all navigation and actions. For example, if you’re building an online… read more

Google+ Brand Pages Begin Showing Up in Primary Search Results

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:52:57 +0000

In a move that could raise some charges of anti-competitive behavior, Google has begun integrating Google+ brand page information in primary search results.

The inclusion, noted by researcher BrightEdge, appears only for some brands at the moment. BrightEdge, which has tracked Google+ brand pages since they went live on Nov. 7,… read more

2011: Tech’s Biggest Winners and Losers

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:42:36 +0000

Time is a funny thing. One minute I’m standing in a crowded room fondling HP’s new 10.1-inch TouchPad tablet, the next, I’m writing its obituary, and a moment later I’m marking the rebirth of its OS as an open source platform. That’s not really how it happened. This course of… read more

Microsoft in 2011: How 13 Big Developments Shaped the Tech Giant

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:33:41 +0000

It goes without saying that Microsoft has come a long way from just purveying computer operating systems.

2011 proved to be a year of integration for Microsoft, and included partnerships with Nokia, Skype, Baidu, and perhaps most notably, Facebook. Xbox had a great year, nabbing a Guinness World Record title,… read more

Introduction To Designing For Windows Phone 7 And Metro

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:12:41 +0000

Microsoft’s new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7 (WP7), introduces a fresh approach to content organization and a different UX, based on the Metro design language and principles that will be incorporated into Windows 8. It also targets a different market than its predecessor: instead of being designed mainly for… read more

Amazon: 13 Major Milestones of 2011

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:24:49 +0000

The year 2011 was especially prosperous and successful for Amazon, partly due to the company’s popular Kindle ebooks, but also because Amazon introduced its first Android-based tablet, the Kindle Fire.

Just five days after Amazon announced the new tablet in September, customers pre-ordered 250,000 Kindle Fires. The $199 7-inch tablet… read more

3 Free To Use Great Tools For Web Designers

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:48:48 +0000

There are many tools out there for web designers, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. That is why I am sharing 3 Free To Use Great Tools For Web Designers. Read each entry in the list and see which one suits your needs best.

You are… read more

Save 20% on All Topaz Post Processing Software – Today Only

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:32:13 +0000

Todays deal in the dPS 12 Days of Christmas is one that we’ve had people already guessing at and asking for because it was our most popular day in our 2010 Christmas promotion.

It is from the very popular Topaz Labs and is 20% off any of their post production software…. read more

The AppStorm Holiday ’11 Video Game Giveaway

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:08:07 +0000

The holidays are upon us and ’tis the season for giving! And giving we most definitely are!

We are launching a season of fortnightly games giveaways on Windows.AppStorm and have a stunning array of award-winning games up for grabs! Be sure to follow Windows.AppStorm, and get stuck in, for a chance… read more

22 Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas for Freelancers

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:00:32 +0000

Santa will be going down the chimney soon. We’re running out of time to give those perfect gifts to freelancers. Shipping will only get more expensive as we get closer to the big present opening morning. The clock is ticking and the days are running down. There are plenty… read more

How to Make Your Website More Accessible

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:51:19 +0000

Constant improvement is imperative to a world of progress, including the web world. Designing an effective website requires a lot of techniques, skills and testing. Testing determines the usability of the website, which ties into accessibility. Thus, one of the most important things to consider when creating a website is… read more

Windows 8 Tackles Password Fatigue With Pictures

admin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:58:50 +0000

Microsoft is talking a lot about passwords lately. Earlier this week the company posted on its Building Windows 8 blog a lengthy post detailing the problems with current passwords, and how Windows 8 will solve them.

Then Microsoft published another lengthy post Friday outlining why one of those solutions, Picture Password,… read more

10 Rules to Follow for Popups and Modal Windows

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:05:26 +0000

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Skillfully used popups or unclicked modal windows are among the best ways to attract newsletter subscribers, to sell affiliate products, and to generally get your message noticed. The problem with them is that they are at times far too obtrusive and users do hate it… read more

40 Excellent Free Windows 8 Wallpapers

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:45:19 +0000

40 Excellent Free Windows 8 Wallpapers

AP Stylebook’s New Tool Automatically Edits Your Writing

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:28:43 +0000

The Associated Press unleashed software Thursday that proofreads content using AP Stylebook’s guidelines on spelling, language, punctuation, usage and journalistic style.

The new plug-in software — AP StyleGuard — works in Microsoft Word and will come in handy for writers and editors who produce and publish news articles and press releases…. read more

Our 50 Favorite Web Developers Resources and Tools from 2011

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:40:58 +0000

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As a developer, anything that can save you just a little bit of time is well worth its weight in gold. If you agree with that statement, you will love this. What we have for you is our selection of the best, the most useful… read more

Nokia and T-Mobile Are Bringing the Lumia 710 to the U.S.

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:02:06 +0000

Nokia is partnering with T-Mobile to bring its entry-level Lumia 710 Windows Phone to the United States this January.

The Lumia 710, which shouldn’t be confused with the more eye-turning, high-end Lumia 800, will be available from T-Mobile on Jan. 11, 2012. Like the Samsung Focus Flash (which is available on… read more

SkyDrive for iPhone: A Poor Man’s Dropbox? [HANDS ON]

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:51:07 +0000

At the end of a huge year for cloud computing, Microsoft just launched a SkyDrive app for iPhone and Windows Phone.

SkyDrive, which has been active since 2007, is Microsoft’s cloud service, letting users access documents over a network from anywhere — and now, from a lot more devices.

We took… read more

Quick Tip: How to Use the Transform Panel as a Calculator with Adobe Illustrator

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:00:40 +0000

I bet that you’ve been working in Adobe Illustrator and had to use a calculator for mathematically aligning elements and designs. Forget that,
with this Quick Tip you will learn how to use the Transform Panel as a calculator. This is a handy tip if you need to scale, position… read more

Ask the Mac.AppStorm Editor #15

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:00:53 +0000

It’s time for another “Ask the Editor” post. A big thank you to everyone who sent in their questions, it’s always a pleasure to help out the awesome community of Mac users.

Today I’ll be offering some advice about providing remote tech support to your friends and syncing your contacts across… read more

Frosty Christmas HD Wallpapers for Windows 8

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:25:19 +0000

Frosty Christmas HD Wallpapers for Windows 8

Are Young People ‘Fed Up’ With the iPhone? [POLL]

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:18:25 +0000

With the release of the iPhone 4S, Apple is selling iPhones hand over fist, but are many of those buyers merely settling for something because they don’t see a better alternative? That appears to be the theory from one Nokia executive, who said young people are “fed up” with the… read more

NoiseControl 1

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:45:39 +0000

Fast and Effective Noise-Removal Plug-In

NoiseControl 1 is a plug-in for Photoshop and compatible programs (both Mac and Windows) that’s remarkably effective at reducing image noise while keeping edge details and natural grain. It can also sharpen a noisy image without increasing noise, and even add simulated film grain to… read more

40 Fresh And Creative Print Ads

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:41:43 +0000

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In this post we are featuring some fresh and creative print advertisements to inspire you. Enjoy!! If you like these advertisements you might also want to check out our previous posts below.

30 Hilarious Print Advertisements

30 Creative Print Advertisements

WWF Desertification: Elephant

Aruba: Flippers

Top Gear Magazine: Ice-Creamread more

The Messy Art Of UX Sketching

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:09:50 +0000

I hear a lot of people talking about the importance of sketching when designing or problem-solving, yet it seems that very few people actually sketch. As a UX professional, I sketch every day. I often take over entire walls in our office and cover them with sketches, mapping out everything… read more

30 More Great Apps You Won’t Find on the App Store

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:00:52 +0000

Apple recently announced that the Mac App Store has led to over 100 million app downloads, cementing it as the indisputable one stop shop for just about everything Mac users need or want. Today I want to place emphasis on the “just about” part, because despite these impressive numbers, there… read more

Microsoft Brings iPad Support to OneNote

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:41:43 +0000

Microsoft just updated its OneNote iOS app to support the iPad. The new version, OneNote 1.3, works on any device running iOS 4.3 or later, including the iPad and iPad 2.

Far from being just adding device support, the iPad version of OneNote makes full use of the tablet’s larger screen,… read more

7 Top Tools for Reading the News Online

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:49:04 +0000

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Thanks to the low barrier of entry for online media, as well as an increasing number of channels to access… read more

How Are You Decking the Halls With Tech This Year?

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:22:34 +0000

One of the best parts of the holiday season is decorating our homes and offices with festive trimmings. Whether it’s a simple wreath on the door, a menorah on the windowsill, or an all-out music-and-lights extravaganza, families across the world deck out their living spaces to spread cheer this time of year.

Mashable and CNN… read more

Biting at Nokia’s Heels, Samsung’s Device Sales in 2011 Pass 300 Million

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:22:16 +0000

Samsung may be still be trying to crack the tablet market, but in mobile devices it is continuing to pick up steam: It sold 300 million devices so far this year, breaking its previous record.

According to a report from Reuters, Samsung passed the 300-million milestone at the end of November…. read more

Asana: Free Project Management for Teams

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:00:32 +0000

Project management can be the hardest part of executing on your goals. Sometimes it’s easy to dream up the next big idea, but without the discipline to get things done, you are going to be left sitting around telling everyone that you meet about how you could have created the… read more

Creating a Simple, Snowy Seamless Pattern

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:00:55 +0000

If you’re in the north of the northern hemisphere as I am, it’s coming towards winter. With the holidays coming up, we’re hoping for a white holiday! In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a very basic snowy seamless pattern. It is aimed at those who… read more

Checkout: Simple And Easy POS Software

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:39 +0000

Macs have, traditionally anyway, not really found a true home in the business world owing to their lack of support and the limited range of compatible programs available for them. But now, that’s all changing. More and more developers are either releasing dual-versions of their programs (compatible with Windows or… read more

Why Apple Is Winning the Mobile Video Format War … For Now

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:16:21 +0000

Jeroen Wijering is the creator of the incredibly successful JW Player, which has generated millions of downloads since its release in 2005. In 2007 he co-founded LongTail Video, focusing on a full-fledged online video platform that includes encoding, delivery, syndication and advertising.

The mobile video space has begun to consolidate. In… read more

Crunch: Online Accounting In The Cloud

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:00:44 +0000

With the ever-rising popularity of web apps, businesses are turning to online solutions for their business needs, as it allows quick and easy access no matter where you are. The days of being tied down to the office to complete work are over as cloud computing and online platforms become… read more

Congratulations To The Winners Of SyncMate Expert (All-In-One Sync Tool) For Mac

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:04:40 +0000

Thanks to all of the participants of contest in which SyncMate Expert (All-In-One Sync Tool) For Mac were givingaway. We ran the MySQL random query and selected these comments to give them SyncMate Expert for Mac.

Winners of SyncMate Expert (All-In-One Sync Tool) For Mac

Zee Patel
Hugo
Cheryl
Buddy
Jawor5

With SyncMate you can sync data between… read more

Top 10 Beautiful Windows Software Interfaces

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:18:19 +0000

Top 10 Beautiful Windows Software Interfaces

Hands on With Twitter’s TweetDeck

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:08:24 +0000

TweetDeckInstall

Installation is now like a standard Windows application. No Air here.

Click here to view this gallery.

TweetDeck‘s conversion from… read more

Bug in Adobe Reader Could Endanger Your PC

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:38:58 +0000

Describing a vulnerability in some of its reader software as “critical,” Adobe identified a flaw that could “potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.”

We’re not just talking about your mom’s e-books. Adobe says hackers have used this flaw in targeted attacks against at least… read more

25 Delicious Food and Drink Related Websites

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:00:07 +0000

The internet is a fantastic resource for anyone who has a passion for food. There are thousands of recipe websites available for those who want to try something new, and photo blogs where users simply share a picture of what they are eating. Ordering food through the internet has become… read more

20 Amazing Implementations of HTML5 Canvas

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:58:49 +0000

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In this article, we explore some of the most awe-inspiring implementations of HTML5′s canvas element so far. From all of the new HTML5 tags, canvas is likely to be the most powerful.
In a nutshell, the canvas element is a drawable region defined in… read more

Study Shows Lost and Found USB Drives Are Not Secure [VIDEO]

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:06:47 +0000

Security firm Sophos studied 50 USB keys from Sydney’s major transit authority’s lost-and-found auction. Among its discovers: Two-thirds of the devices were infected and a total of 62 files were infected. And most of the drives appeared to be predominantly used… read more

Around the World with a Total Eclipse of the Moon

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:44:51 +0000

A Guest Post by Stephen Trainor

Whatever you have planned for this weekend, cancel it now.

Saturday Dec 10 2011 sees the last total eclipse of the moon until April 2014 – the last chance to photograph one of nature’s most attractive natural phenomena in over two years.

In this article, we’ll take… read more

10 Tips To Optimize Your WordPress Theme

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:54:23 +0000

The beauty of WordPress is in how easy it is to adapt for different tasks. One can extend it with just a couple of lines of code. In this post, we’ll review 10 shortcode snippets that will tweak and optimize your WordPress theme. You can add all of these code… read more

Review: iJobo Freelance Activity Journal

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:00:36 +0000

With so many different types of programs and apps on helping you and your team keep track of hours spent on projects, it can be confusing. Most focus on what I call “self-reporting”– which relies on the person wanting to keep track and having to actually click a button… read more

Microsoft Reveals Windows Store in Bid to Crash Tablet Party

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:04:20 +0000

Developer-friendly revenue sharing, new app capabilities unique to Windows 8 and easy compatibility with touch or mouse-and-keyboard devices were among the upcoming Windows Store features that Microsoft touted at a special preview event for developers and media Tuesday evening in San Francisco.

The Windows Store will debut with the launch… read more

Future Tech: 8 Ways We Could Recycle Our Wasted Heat

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:53:12 +0000

Julian Taub is a freelance science writer and performance poet in the East Village of NYC. He writes a nanotechnology blog called Julian’s TechSplurge, and runs Late Nite Labs’ science blog. You can follow him on Twitter: @JulianTaub.

Every electrical appliance — from a humble light bulb to a MacBook Pro… read more

Apple, Nintendo and Kodak: Three Innovators and How They Faced Extinction

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:00:06 +0000

Today I’d like to talk about three tech companies that have each had their ups and downs. Apple, Nintendo and Kodak: How are these companies alike? How are they different?

We’ll discuss how an industry leader falls from grace and whether or not it’s possible to be saved once that happens…. read more

Microsoft Delays Major Xbox Update, Without Explanation

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:59:22 +0000

People awaiting Microsoft’s shiny new user interface for Xbox 360 will have to keep holding their breaths. The update, which adds the tiles aesthetic seen on Windows phones and Windows 8, was supposed to go live around 10 a.m. EST on Dec 6.

Larry Hyrb, a member of the Xbox team,… read more

10 Leading Chrome Productivity Apps

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Chrome Web Store

Google has recently launched Chrome Web Store – a dedicated marketplace with various applications for the browser. The marketplace idea is simple: install an app once and you will always have it at your fingertips on Chrome’s start screen. So you can save time and use your favorite… read more

Microsoft to Give Sneak Peek at Windows 8 App Store

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:56:10 +0000

Microsoft will reveal more details about its Windows 8 app store at an event in San Francisco on Tuesday. Members of the media and invited developers will learn about the company’s new store during a special two-hour presentation.

The new Windows Store is expected to launch after Windows 8 goes… read more

The Experiment: A Working, Digital Rube Goldberg Machine in HTML5

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:11:03 +0000

With their endless series of implausible chain reactions, Rube Goldberg devices are fascinating not because they look crazy, but because they’re almost always crazy enough to work. Now Honda’s bringing that crazy fun to anyone with a mouse thanks to “The Experiment,” a digital chain reaction playhouse without any of… read more

Pioneers Rejoice: ‘The Oregon Trail’ Coming to Wii Dec. 9

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:02:32 +0000

The Oregon Trail — the game that made dysentery fun again — will be available for the Wii on Dec. 9. And we were as surprised as you to learn that it will be the 40th anniversary edition of the classic educational game. That’s right — the original was created… read more

Create a Windows-like Interface with jQuery UI

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:10:36 +0000

Have you ever wanted to create an interactive user interface for your application, but didn’t know how to? In this tutorial, we’ll create a Windows-like interface quickly and easily, by getting down and dirty with jQuery UI, a user interface library built on top of jQuery. What Exactly is jQuery… read more

Making TeX Simple With TexPad

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:36:37 +0000

In one of my previous articles, I wrote about LyX, an easy way to produce documents in TeX without any prior knowledge of the typesetting language. However, for anyone with a knowledge of TeX, LyX can seem a little limited in its functionality and can, sometimes, be complicated to use…. read more

1.8 Billion Questions Later, ChaCha has Evolved Past Text Message Roots

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:23:12 +0000

When ChaCha launched in 2008, most of us were introduced to it through a friend. We added its number to our flip phones and sent our questions off via text message, gleefully showing our friends how quickly we received responses. It was like Google, only mobile.

Now Google is mobile,… read more

25 Coolest Windows 8 Wallpapers

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:01:39 +0000

25 Coolest Windows 8 Wallpapers

Carrier IQ Is Misunderstood, Not Evil

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:54:16 +0000

Look out! Your phone knows what you’re doing. It has your contacts, email messages, SMS text, pictures and video. It gets worse. Your carrier — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon — has to handle some of this information. You hit “send” and then their networks pass along personal email messages to… read more

Best of the Week #199

admin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:48:11 +0000

BlackBerry Bust: RIM Takes a $485 Million Hit on the Ailing PlayBook

admin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:25:01 +0000

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion announced that it will take a $485 million write-down in relation to its PlayBook tablet.

RIM describes the charge to its fiscal third quarter as mostly noncash and a result of a lower inventory valuation. RIM also lowered its earnings, revenue and shipment projections for the… read more

VMware Fusion 4: Run Windows on Your Mac, Lion-Style

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:00:01 +0000

As fantastic as the Mac OS is, there are plenty of reasons you might want to run Windows from time to time: maybe you need to run some old school XP software for work, or you want to try out some PC games, or (like me) you have to test… read more

Markdown + Dropbox = Dead Simple Blogging With Calepin

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:00:22 +0000

Blogs are supposed to be about writing. Real, authentic, personal, heartfelt writing. The very word blog comes from the words web and log, a log of your thoughts on the web. But by and large, blogs have gotten complicated. 15 million widgets, word clouds, flashing ads, and more drive most… read more

Integrating Amazon S3 With WordPress

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:55:17 +0000

Computing is full of buzzwords, “cloud computing” being the latest one. But unlike most trends that fizzle out after the initial surge, cloud computing is here to stay. This article goes over Amazon’s S3 cloud storage service and guides you to implementing a WordPress plugin that backs up your WordPress… read more

Fowl Idea: Angry Birds Cookbook Finally Released

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:11:38 +0000

The Angry Birds cookbook cover

This cover features all the game’s popular characters.

Click here to view this gallery.

Do Angry… read more

Kashflow: Simple, Web-Based Accounting For Small Businesses

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000

Good accounting practices are key to any company, whether it be a sole trader or a large, multinational corporation. It helps keep the company flowing and is vital for end-of-year figures, fiscal forecasting and resource planning. However, given the sheer range of accounting software out there, it is often difficult… read more

A Guide To PHP Error Messages For Designers

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:16:19 +0000

PHP is widely available with inexpensive hosting plans, which makes it a popular choice for developers who write software for the Web. From big platforms, such as WordPress, down to small scripts, such as ones to display image galleries or to send forms to email, thousands of script and products… read more

What the Facebook FTC Settlement Means for Social Media

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:49:13 +0000

On Tuesday the Federal Trade Commission officially rapped Facebook’s knuckles in a broad-reaching settlement on privacy, alleging the social network misled its users on what they were sharing and with whom. The settlement, which lays out a number of specific rules the service must now abide by, requires Facebook to… read more

5 Artistic Uses of Google Street View

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:36:45 +0000

Mark Wright is a freelance arts writer and assistant editor of the Image Source blog.

People are using Google Street View for more than checking travel routes. You can use the mapping tool to test hotel neighborhoods, to take virtual tours of the world’s most famous art galleries, or to arrange… read more

21 Inspirational Natural Light Portraits

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:01:38 +0000

Pin It

Image by Daniel Zedda

One of the most effective pieces of lighting gear ever invented is available to almost every photographer in the world… unless you’re living in a cave (and even then you might have one).

Image by Anna Gay

It’s the window.

Image by Eric Meuller

I hear many photographers asking about… read more

SyncMate Expert (All-In-One Sync Tool) For Mac Giveaway

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:38:32 +0000

Eltima Software is running a contest, where 5 licenses of SyncMate Expert Edition are givingaway. Well, you guys know what is SyncMate? Let’s say it once again for n00bs.

With SyncMate you can sync data between your Mac and various devices and accounts within one app. You don’t need to install… read more

52 Superb Free Icon Sets For Mac

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:19 +0000

If you own a Mac, you probably know that the software on these machines is often stunningly well designed, and in particular Mac icons are renowned for being gorgeous, or even ‘lickable’ to borrow the words of Jobs.

These beautiful icons are made not only by Apple designers, but by designers from around the… read more

3 Ways to Hide Your Online Shopping From the Boss on Cyber Monday

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:33:39 +0000

Black Friday is a thing of the past – today is all about finding your holiday deals and savings online with Cyber Monday! Over half of Americans will be secretly shopping online at work today and throughout the holiday season, which puts you at risk for being reprimanded for browsing… read more

Offline Gmail: A Neat HTML5 WebApp

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000

Ever since Google killed off Google Gears, users were left without any way to access their Gmail accounts without internet. Google said they were ending Gears because they wanted to focus on implementing HTML5 to get a newer, more complete, and less plugin-based system for offline email.

Even though it’s been… read more

Creating Pixel-Perfect UI for iPhone Applications

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:23:44 +0000

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Developing apps for the iPhone or iPad can be a tricky process. You need to understand not just the programming libraries, but also design standards and common themes in user interfaces. This entire skillset would require months of study just to build your first live… read more

7 Best Windows Apps That You Might Not Know About

admin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:50:49 +0000

7 Best Windows Apps That You Might Not Know About

Best of the Week #198

admin — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:19:56 +0000

Microsoft Cuts Prices of Kinect, Xbox and More for Black Friday

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:33:52 +0000

Microsoft has announced its Black Friday sale over at Microsoft Store, offering decent discounts on the Kinect, Xbox, select PCs, software and games.

The Kinect sensor is available as a part of the Kinect Sensor Holiday Bundle, which comes with Fruit Ninja, Gunstringer and Kinect Adventures, for $99. The Xbox… read more

Nokia Delists From Frankfurt Stock Exchange

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:53:28 +0000

Nokia has been working through a massive cost-cutting downsizing program, laying off thousands of employees, closing plants, and outsourcing operations. On Thursday comes news of another consolidation: the company is delisting from the Frankfurt stock exchange in Germany.

The company says that it has applied to stop trading in Frankfurt because… read more

Lytro 4D Camera Makes Time Magazine’s Top 5 Cool Innovations List

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:15:22 +0000

Perhaps you have heard of Lytro. I first got wind of the company a few months ago and thought it sounded amazing. But then the “That’s a press release. Where’s the follow through?” mechanism in my brain that stops me from buying useless products kicked in. Was it too good… read more

Funny Logo Parodies That Will Bring a Smile to Your Face

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:21:54 +0000

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I’ve always appreciated logos as creative by-products of companies to present themselves visually – from simple vector graphics to intricate designs reminiscent of medieval coat-of-arms. Interestingly, logos prove that human beings are indeed visual beings. We easily recognize something based on its color, shape, and… read more

DisplAir: Minority Report’s Gesture Interface, Only Real. And Russian

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:17:40 +0000

Ever since Microsoft Kinect debuted last year, controller-free gesture interfaces have gone mainstream. As popular as it is, the tech could stand some improvement: it would be more precise if users were able to manipulate 3D images in midair, a la… read more

Default Folder X: Browse File Dialogs at Lightning Speed

admin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:00:07 +0000

Over the past week or so we’ve been on a mission to help you improve the experience of file browsing by introducing you to interesting Finder alternatives. We started with TotalFinder, which boosts your Finder’s natural functionality by adding tabs. We then moved on to Raskin, which dramatically redesigns the… read more

Lenovo Developing Five-Inch Android Smartphone?

admin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:45:38 +0000

From 4.7-inch smartphones like the HTC Titan to models like the 5.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Note, it’s clear that manufacturers are seeing a market for larger-than-normal smartphones that still fall short of what we might consider tablets.

While they may not fit so easily into a tight pants pocket, they’re just… read more

Bill Gates Testifies: Microsoft Beat WordPerfect Fair and Square

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:53:49 +0000

Bill Gates testified in a Salt Lake City courtroom Monday in a lawsuit that accuses Microsoft of — surprise! — monopolistic behavior. The accuser: former WordPerfect owner Novell.

If you’re old enough to remember Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a lame movie, before it became a hip TV show, you… read more

Google Updates Chromebook OS and Lowers Prices

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:31:07 +0000

Everyone’s busy trying to figure out which tablet they’ll buy this holiday season, but there are other options. At least Google sees it that way, as it commences a fresh Google Chromebook push with an updated interface and some more attractive… read more

Pentax WG-1 GPS Camera [REVIEW]

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:38:51 +0000

Introduction

The Pentax WG-1 GPS is a crushproof, freezeproof, waterproof, shockproof ruggedized point and shoot camera designed for adventurous types or those prone to breaking their cameras. Available in a number of colors, the camera also touts a GPS receiver which is capable of tagging pictures as they are taken with… read more

40 Useful Photoshop Free Plugins And Filters

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:35:49 +0000

Traditionally plugins are an amateurish photographer’s best friend who used to take photographs, fired up Photoshop, and applied some preset filters in order to have a realistically professional image. Skilled photographers have been acknowledged to bring plugins into play as a base and after that tweak and include effects to… read more

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