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Monday, August 20, 2012
Google AdWords Display Network ? Do it The Right Way
The amount of traffic volume delivered via Google?s ?Display Network? is massive compared to that of its search network, which makes it a huge area of potential for advertisers. A point worth highlighting is that conversion rates are generally nowhere near as high as those that can be seen on Google?s search network, but does [...]
Use Expression Design to Create a Windows 8 ?Ratings? Control
If you are not aware of Expression Design, you are missing a powerful
tool in your toolbox. Expression Design allows designers and developers
to create original vector assets or edit existing, including those
created in other tools (like those from Adobe).
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If you are not aware of Expression Design, you are missing a powerful tool...
tool in your toolbox. Expression Design allows designers and developers
to create original vector assets or edit existing, including those
created in other tools (like those from Adobe).
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If you are not aware of Expression Design, you are missing a powerful tool...
Source: http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/ByTnU2cKnrQ/use-expression-design-create
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
Google AdWords Display Network ? Do it The Right Way
The amount of traffic volume delivered via Google?s ?Display Network? is massive compared to that of its search network, which makes it a huge area of potential for advertisers. A point worth highlighting is that conversion rates are generally nowhere near as high as those that can be seen on Google?s search network, but does [...]
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Free download: 40 Bluetron icons
We’re back with some more good free goodness. Today’s freebies is a set of 40 fantastic icons called Bluetron. They are available as PNG files (256 x 256px). You can use them for free for both personal and commercial purposes. Attribution is not necessary, but will be appreciated. The icons were designed by Waqas Ahmed [...]
Source: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/08/free-download-40-bluetron-icons/
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Awesome CSS3 Generators to Simplify Front End Development
CSS3 introduced lots of new possibilities in the world of
front end web development. This is indeed a great thing, but it can
become quite hard to remember all the parameters, especially if you come
from a web designer background. Here are a list of 10 awesome CSS3 code
generators that will help you to save time and hassle.
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front end web development. This is indeed a great thing, but it can
become quite hard to remember all the parameters, especially if you come
from a web designer background. Here are a list of 10 awesome CSS3 code
generators that will help you to save time and hassle.
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CSS3...
Source: http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/lVPiCfRHHgE/awesome-css3-generators
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
21 Resources for Cloud Hosting on Heroku
Spring MVC Hibernate App
http://afternoon-dusk-5755.herokuapp.com/people/
Example Facebook Node.js App
https://furious-moon-7006.herokuapp.com/
Java | Heroku Dev Center (OpenJDK 6)
https://devcenter.heroku.com/categories/java
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From Installing Heroku CLI to non-web Java processes, this list covers an array of resources for the Heroku...
http://afternoon-dusk-5755.herokuapp.com/people/
Example Facebook Node.js App
https://furious-moon-7006.herokuapp.com/
Java | Heroku Dev Center (OpenJDK 6)
https://devcenter.heroku.com/categories/java
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From Installing Heroku CLI to non-web Java processes, this list covers an array of resources for the Heroku...
Source: http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/MOs8ot_9-FM/21-resources-cloud-hosting
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WordPress Theme Releases for 8/15
Mocha Latte is a total redesign and remake of an old theme by the same name, taking advantage of new design features and elements including using Google web fonts to ensure a consistent look regardless of what fonts the viewer has installed on their computer. NewsLine has a custom homepage and elegant look. Project AR2 is the re-release of Arras WordPress Theme, with up-to-date standards and new features. Theron Lite is an all in one wordpress theme with 3 awesome fonts, slider, background image and easy to use theme option panel.
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WordPress Plugin Releases for 8/1
New plugins dSero Anti AdBlock for Google AdSense outsmarts AdBlock extensions and keeps presenting your ads to your site visitors. Error Log Monitor adds a Dashboard widget that displays the latest messages from the PHP error log. PalTip locates the links that you have included in your post, then automatically replaces the original link with a new PalTip affiliate link. Updated plugins Comment Moderation E-mail only to Post Author sends the comment moderation notification only to the post author and no longer to the main site admin e-mail address too. Highlight Search Terms is a very lightweight jQuery script that wraps search terms in an HTML5 mark tag when the referrer is a search engine or within WordPress search results. Skype Online Status allows you to add one or multiple, highly customizable and accessible Skype buttons to your site.
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Building Your SEO Dream Team
While I know that the realities of budget shortfalls and departmental cut-backs make the thought of hiring an SEO dream team seem unrealistic for most people, it?s still a good idea to keep this future vision in the back of your mind.� That way, even if you aren?t able to hire as many staff members [...]
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Titan Provides Real-Time Big Graph Data
The content of this article was originally co-authored by Marko Rodriguez, Dan LaRocque, and Matthias Broecheler over at the Aurelius blog.
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In order to substantiate the aforementioned statement, this post presents empirical results of Titan backing a simulated social networking site undergoing...
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In order to substantiate the aforementioned statement, this post presents empirical results of Titan backing a simulated social networking site undergoing...
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20 Breathtaking Wallpapers of Twilight Breaking Dawn
20 Breathtaking Wallpapers of Twilight Breaking Dawn
Source: http://design-newz.com/2012/08/18/20-breathtaking-wallpapers-of-twilight-breaking-dawn-2/
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Windows 8 App Dev For The PhoneGap Developer?Location
In my previous post about PhoneGap to Windows 8 migration,
I used the location API as a comparison point about how similar the
programming approaches were. In this post I?m going to examine location
in a bit more detail.
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In my previous post about PhoneGap to Windows 8 migration, I used the location API as comparison point about...
I used the location API as a comparison point about how similar the
programming approaches were. In this post I?m going to examine location
in a bit more detail.
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In my previous post about PhoneGap to Windows 8 migration, I used the location API as comparison point about...
Source: http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/lFcNqOfg9iw/windows-8-app-dev-phonegap
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Free download: 40 Bluetron icons
We’re back with some more good free goodness. Today’s freebies is a set of 40 fantastic icons called Bluetron. They are available as PNG files (256 x 256px). You can use them for free for both personal and commercial purposes. Attribution is not necessary, but will be appreciated. The icons were designed by Waqas Ahmed [...]
Source: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/08/free-download-40-bluetron-icons/
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CSS3 3D Top Shift Menu
In this tutorial I will show you how to create animated 3D
navigation menu (with images) with CSS3 only (JavaScript-free ). We will
be using the power of CSS3 effects like perspective, box-sizing,
transforms, gradients and transitions. You can use this menu in order to
make a professional look of your website. Pay attention, than to see
this menu you should move and hover your mouse over the...
navigation menu (with images) with CSS3 only (JavaScript-free ). We will
be using the power of CSS3 effects like perspective, box-sizing,
transforms, gradients and transitions. You can use this menu in order to
make a professional look of your website. Pay attention, than to see
this menu you should move and hover your mouse over the...
Source: http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/RtwkcniaeMM/css3-3d-top-shift-menu
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21 Resources for Cloud Hosting on Heroku
Spring MVC Hibernate App
http://afternoon-dusk-5755.herokuapp.com/people/
Example Facebook Node.js App
https://furious-moon-7006.herokuapp.com/
Java | Heroku Dev Center (OpenJDK 6)
https://devcenter.heroku.com/categories/java
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From Installing Heroku CLI to non-web Java processes, this list covers an array of resources for the Heroku...
http://afternoon-dusk-5755.herokuapp.com/people/
Example Facebook Node.js App
https://furious-moon-7006.herokuapp.com/
Java | Heroku Dev Center (OpenJDK 6)
https://devcenter.heroku.com/categories/java
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From Installing Heroku CLI to non-web Java processes, this list covers an array of resources for the Heroku...
Source: http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/MOs8ot_9-FM/21-resources-cloud-hosting
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Start Your Own Theme with _s and Underscores.me
Back in February, the folks at Automattic released a fresh new starter theme for the WordPress community, lovingly titled _s. _s was designed to pave the way forward for some great new themes, but getting started was a bit of pain. Enter the new site for the _s starter theme, Underscores.me. Underscores.me not only tells you why you should consider using _s to build you next great theme, it also provides a super-simple way to download your own copy, complete with your new theme’s name, slug, author, author URL, and description already set! So, if you’re itching to get your name out there by launching your first theme, there has never been a better time to give _s a try!
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15 Beautiful Examples of Geometry in Art and Design
15 Beautiful Examples of Geometry in Art and Design
Source: http://design-newz.com/2012/08/17/15-beautiful-examples-of-geometry-in-art-and-design/
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Start Your Own Theme with _s and Underscores.me
Back in February, the folks at Automattic released a fresh new starter theme for the WordPress community, lovingly titled _s. _s was designed to pave the way forward for some great new themes, but getting started was a bit of pain. Enter the new site for the _s starter theme, Underscores.me. Underscores.me not only tells you why you should consider using _s to build you next great theme, it also provides a super-simple way to download your own copy, complete with your new theme’s name, slug, author, author URL, and description already set! So, if you’re itching to get your name out there by launching your first theme, there has never been a better time to give _s a try!
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Implementing an HTML5 Drag & Drop Based File Upload in ASP.NET MVC 3
Introduction
HTML5 makes it possible to develop more powerful and more user
friendly web applications than we could do ever before. One of the
interesting new features is support for dragging and dropping files. In the
past, if your application needed to provide the possibility to upload
files, you had to use a file selection chooser. Although this works
without issues in all browsers, it is...
HTML5 makes it possible to develop more powerful and more user
friendly web applications than we could do ever before. One of the
interesting new features is support for dragging and dropping files. In the
past, if your application needed to provide the possibility to upload
files, you had to use a file selection chooser. Although this works
without issues in all browsers, it is...
Source: http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/MofaPWBCN50/implementing-html5-drag-drop-0
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19 Videos To Get You Up To Speed With VS 2012 and .NET 4.5 this Weekend!
If you haven't been watching the developer news out of Microsoft recently, you should probably know that the final versions of .NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012 are now available for download by MSDN subscribers.Microsoftian Legend Scott Hanselman has exactly 19 videos for you to make sure you're completely up to speed on all of the awesomeness in the new .NET framework and Visual Studio...
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Our favorite tweets of the week August 6 ? August 12, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here?s a quick and useful compilation of [...]
Source: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/08/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-august-6-august-12-2012/
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Turns Out Windows 8 is ?The Most Secure OS? on The Planet.
From ITPortal:
After a week of rampant hacking at the Black Hat and DEF CON security
conferences in Las Vegas, one operating system escaped unscathed:
Microsoft?s upcoming Windows 8. Yes, Windows 8 ? you read that right. It
is looking like Microsoft?s creation will be the most secure desktop OS
out there ? and perhaps the most secure mobile OS, too.
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After a week of rampant hacking at the Black Hat and DEF CON security
conferences in Las Vegas, one operating system escaped unscathed:
Microsoft?s upcoming Windows 8. Yes, Windows 8 ? you read that right. It
is looking like Microsoft?s creation will be the most secure desktop OS
out there ? and perhaps the most secure mobile OS, too.
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WordPress Plugin Releases for 8/13
New plugins Design Approval System will help streamline the process of getting designs (or photos) approved by clients. Web Testimonials allows you to manage testimonials placed on your site. Updated plugins BackWPup allows you to backup your WordPress database, files, and more. bbPress Digest enables sending of a digests with a list of topics active on a bbPress-powered forum in the last 24 hours or 7 days. Simple:Press Forum is a feature-rich forum plugin. Socialize gives publishers the ability to selectively add actionable social media/social bookmarking buttons to their posts without having to edit the meta keys/values like most other plugins require. Top 10 allows you to track daily and total visits on your blog posts and display the count as well as popular posts. WP Glossary allows you to create your own glossary of hot-linked terms. WP Marketplace will convert your WordPress site into a marketplace in just a [...]
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Free download: 40 Bluetron icons
We’re back with some more good free goodness. Today’s freebies is a set of 40 fantastic icons called Bluetron. They are available as PNG files (256 x 256px). You can use them for free for both personal and commercial purposes. Attribution is not necessary, but will be appreciated. The icons were designed by Waqas Ahmed [...]
Source: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/08/free-download-40-bluetron-icons/
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Facebook Problems Continue: Lock-Up Period Set to Expire
On May 18th, Facebook held the biggest initial public offering (IPO) in history. The stock, which had a peak market capitalization in excess of $104 billion, debuted at $38 per share. However, shortly after the stock went public, concerns over mobile monetization and a multitude of other problems have nearly cut the new stock?s value [...]
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Operation FrogLogic: How a Navy SEAL Would Tackle SEO [Insights from Navy SEAL Dave Rutherford]
In May of 2011, a team of 20-25 highly trained Special Forces troops landed in the middle of the night in a town outside Islamabad. �They flew in undetected, and used their countless hours of training to take down the world?s most ruthless terrorist, Osama Bin Laden. They were SEALs, and the world finally got [...]
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Showcase of Creatively Designed Logos Inspired by RSS Symbol
Showcase of Creatively Designed Logos Inspired by RSS Symbol
Source: http://design-newz.com/2012/08/16/showcase-of-creatively-designed-logos-inspired-by-rss-symbol/
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WordPress Theme Releases for 8/3
Dusk is a beautiful, moody, two column theme featuring a dusk lit cityscape of skyscrapers and lit buildings on the skyline. Golden Eagle Lite is a simple and beautiful business style theme with lots of customization options. Pinboard is a crafty and elegant theme powered by an advanced theme framework and grid system.
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Showcase of Creatively Designed Logos Inspired by RSS Symbol
Showcase of Creatively Designed Logos Inspired by RSS Symbol
Source: http://design-newz.com/2012/08/16/showcase-of-creatively-designed-logos-inspired-by-rss-symbol/
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Design Inspiration For OS X App Interfaces ? 43 Examples
Design Inspiration For OS X App Interfaces – 43 Examples
Source: http://design-newz.com/2012/08/15/design-inspiration-for-os-x-app-interfaces-43-examples/
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From Business Plan to Business Planning
As freelancers, we usually find ourselves neck deep in paperwork: invoices, project proposals for prospective clients, spreadsheets of to-do lists, and tax forms. The problem is that as we get buried under all this paperwork and try to wrestle all the administrative matters while juggling actual work, we often forget the one important document: our business plan.
You might think that your business plan is just the document you draw up at the beginning when you’re launching your freelance career. But the truth is this: your business plan is a living, breathing document. When was the last time you updated it?
Consider this new-and-improved version of your business plan as your business planning document. This business plan is a little different.
You’re probably familiar with your financial documents: profit/loss statements, balance sheets, and cash-flow reports. Whether or not you produce these yourself or hire an accountant to produce them, it’s important to understand that these documents are only snapshots in time.
While they are critical for any freelance business, they don’t really provide the information on what you should be doing. In other words, they force you to look backwards not forwards. A cash-flow report won’t prod you in any meaningful way to make key strategic decisions.
Many business books suggest analyzing reams of data and financial information. The problem is that all this data can be overwhelming for the average freelancer or small shop. The goal is to come up with a more user-friendly document: a plan that fits on 1-2 pages and can give you, at a glance, the important information that can help you make the critical business decisions.
One Page Business Planning Document
Here are key sections to this one-page business plan:
- Mission: At the bottom of the page, summarize your mission as a business and your personal vision. You may have a broad mandate, but don’t forget that you’re constantly evolving as a freelancer.
What type of clients would you like to attract more of? What type of projects do you enjoy? Over time, you may find yourself moving toward a particular niche. For example, if you’re an editor, you may find that you enjoy editing academic papers over commercial copy. Reflect this in your updated mission statement.
- Success factors: Above your mission, indicate the “success factors” in your business. For example, “Learn Adobe InDesign”, “Develop contacts at the chamber of commerce”, or “Hire a managing editor”. In a column next to each success factor indicate the actual (where you are now on this factors) and target (where you want to be). The last column should be the actions you’ve taken.
- Sources of revenue: The next section above your success factors should be your “sources of revenue.” For each one indicate the actual and target.
- Financial information: Finally, put those financial snapshots to work. In the final section at the top of your one-page plan, indicate your revenues, profits, and cash reserves. Indicate the actuals and your year-end goals.
This is your living document. Update it on a quarterly basis and mull it over every month to identify what needs work and monitor actions taken and their results. Hopefully, this approach lets you map out what’s working and what’s not in a more consistent way.
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