tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84839363688079050962024-03-05T01:02:16.462-08:00PUSAT PENYELIDIKAN MAHARAJASuatu unit dilancarkan bagi mengkaji pembangunan yang berlaku dalam dunia teknologi masa kini.iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-77254143630232138042010-01-31T05:29:00.001-08:002010-01-31T05:29:53.178-08:00Memorize Makes Virtual Flashcards and More<h1><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5438864/memorize-makes-virtual-flashcards-and-more"><br />
</a></h1><!-- google_ad_section_start --> <img class="left image158" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2010/01/thumb160x_2010-01-05_100709.jpg" style="display: none;" width="158" /><img class="left image500" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2010/01/500x_2010-01-05_100641.jpg" width="500" />If you're looking for a virtual version of flashcards, Memorize can help you create and study flashcards and diagrams on any subject.<br />
At Memorize you can access the flashcard and diagram banks created by other users or you can create your own for personal use or to share—diagrams allow you to do things like match names to maps, anatomical drawings, or other situations where knowing the location of something is important.<br />
After you complete a set of flash cards, a review sheet pops up that shows you how many you got right/wrong and which items you missed. The pop-up page also has a slot for you to send an email reminder to yourself to review the flashcards in 1, 2, 7, or 30 days.<br />
For other online flashcard systems check out previously reviewed <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5337147/flashcardmachine-helps-you-create-share-and-find-thousands-of-flashcard-sets">FlashCardMachine</a>, <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5159577/cramberry-does-clean-and-simple-online-flash-cards">Cramberry</a>, and <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5113094/ace-your-finals-with-flashcards-from-study-stack">Study Shack</a>.<br />
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</a></h1><!-- google_ad_section_start --> <img class="left image340" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2010/01/photograbber.jpg" width="340" />The next time you're skimming Facebook and run across pictures your friends have posted, there's no need to monkey around asking for copies via email. Use Photograbber to snag them right off Facebook yourself.<br />
Once installed, Photograbber searches your friends' Wall posts for any pictures they've tagged and posted—that's tagged photos of you and tagged photos of your friends. Choose which friend's photos you want, click download, and that's it. They'll automatically be dumped to your desktop unless you specify another location.<br />
A couple of things to know: First, Photograbber doesn't display thumbnail images of pictures so if you just do a blind download you won't know ahead of time what pictures you're getting. Instead, visit your friend's Facebook page first to get a glimpse.<br />
Second, downloading pictures with Photograbber is an all-or-nothing affair. You can't pre-select which photos you want—you'll get them all. On the other hand, that's a real time saver if you're trying to grab all 219 photos your mom posted from Aunt Clara's birthday party.<br />
Last, Facebook photos are among the most compressed images on the planet, so don't expect to get any print-quality images out of it. Photograbber can only download pictures if your friends privacy settings allow. As long as their profile and application settings allow for "'Everyone' or 'Only Friends' to see and share photos," you should be good to go.<br />
Do you like the idea of being able to grab your friends' pictures in bulk right from their Facebook accounts? Are you hoping for a dream tool that lets you do something else cool with Facebook pics, like secretly nuke the ones where your eyes are closed? Talk about it in the comments.<br />
<div class="related"><a href="http://code.google.com/p/photograbber/">Photograbber</a> [Google Code]</div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-55799208964133113592010-01-31T05:21:00.001-08:002010-01-31T05:21:36.476-08:00Your Passwords Aren't As Secure As You Think; Here's How to Fix That<h1><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5445101/your-passwords-arent-as-secure-as-you-think-heres-how-to-fix-that"><br />
</a></h1><!-- google_ad_section_start --> <img class="left image500" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2010/01/500x_sshot-2010-01-11-_02-53-17_-_1_.jpg" width="500" />If you allow applications to save your passwords, anyone with physical access to your PC can decode them unless you're properly encrypting them—and chances are pretty good you're not. Let's walk through the right and wrong ways to store your passwords.<br />
For the purpose of this article, we'll assume that the people you allow into your house are trustworthy enough not to hack your passwords, and your laptop has been stolen instead—but the tips here should apply to either scenario. Regardless of how you choose to save your passwords, you should make sure to <a href="http://lifehacker.com/184773/geek-to-live--choose-and-remember-great-passwords">use great passwords</a> and <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5051905/how-to-protect-your-email-from-hackers">even stronger answers for security questions</a>.<br />
<h3>Once You Click "Remember Password" It's All Over</h3><img class="left image340" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2010/01/sshot-2010-01-11-_02-47-36_-_1_.jpg" width="340" />Almost any application that requires you to login to something will also provide an option to save your password, and once you've done that, your password may as well be plain text. Behind the scenes, even if the application encrypts the account information, it's doing so with a static key that can be easily deciphered through some reverse engineering, and somebody not only can, but already has created <a href="http://lifehacker.com/394039/recover-lost-passwords-with-free-tools">a utility to recover those passwords</a>.<br />
It doesn't even matter all that much if you've got a tough Windows password; anybody with physical access to your PC can <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/use-ubuntu-live-cd-to-backup-files-from-your-dead-windows-computer/">use an Ubuntu Live CD to copy all of your data onto an external drive</a> without modifying anything, and crack your files on another machine whenever they please (assuming you don't have your entire hard drive encrypted). If they had a little more time, they could <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/password-recovery/screenshot-tour-how-to-crack-a-windows-password-with-ophcrack-live-cd-232963.php">use Ophcrack to figure out your password</a>, or they could just be mean and <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/change-your-forgotten-windows-password-with-the-linux-system-rescue-cd/">use the System Rescue CD to change your Windows password</a>.<br />
Once that person has access to your files, they can <a href="http://lifehacker.com/394039/recover-lost-passwords-with-free-tools">recover your passwords with free tools</a> easily—you can recover passwords in a few clicks from <a href="http://lifehacker.com/394017/pstpassword-recovers-lost-outlook-passwords">Outlook</a>, <a href="http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/mspass.html">Instant Messenger</a>, <a href="http://lifehacker.com/354013/reveal-wi+fi-network-passwords-with-wirelesskeyview">Wi-Fi</a>, <a href="http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html">Internet Explorer</a>, <a href="http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/passwordfox.html">Firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/chromepass.html">Chrome</a>, or <a href="http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/index.html#password_utils">any number of other applications</a>. All it takes is a quick Google search to find even more cracking utilities.<br />
<h3>Pidgin Stores Passwords in Plain Text</h3><img class="left image340" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2010/01/sshot-2010-01-11-_00-54-09_-_1_.jpg" width="340" />That's right, your favorite open-source, multi-protocol instant messenger client <a href="http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/PlainTextPasswords">stores your passwords in plain text</a>. If you don't believe me, just open up your %appdata%\.purple\accounts.xml file in <a href="http://lifehacker.com/385929/best-text-editors">your favorite text editor</a>, and you'll see your passwords right there for anybody to read.<br />
The decision to store the passwords in plain text is a deliberate one that's been thoughtfully considered, and while you might initially think it's a terribly insecure way to handle security, keep in mind that you can simply download any number of utilities like Nirsoft's <a href="http://nirsoft.net/utils/mspass.html">MessenPass</a> and recover the passwords from AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Trillian, Miranda, Google Talk, Digsby, etc. The Pidgin developers <a href="http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/PlainTextPasswords">point out that their option is actually the preferred method for security</a>:<br />
<blockquote> Having our passwords in plaintext is <i>more</i> secure than obfuscating them precisely because, when a user is not misled by a false sense of security, he is likely to use the software in a more secure manner.<br />
</blockquote>The best answer, of course, is to not allow your IM client to store your passwords at all—but if you must store them, you should at least use the built-in Windows encryption, if not a <a href="http://lifehacker.com/178005/geek-to-live--encrypt-your-data">full-blown TrueCrypt setup</a>. Either option would be better than the pseudo-protection most other applications provide.<br />
<h3>Password Managers Are the Only Secure Storage</h3><img class="left image340" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2010/01/sshot-2010-01-11-_02-45-41_-_1_.jpg" width="340" />The only truly secure way to store your passwords is to <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/top/geek-to-live--securely-track-your-passwords-184774.php">use a password manager to securely track your passwords</a>, combined with a <a href="http://lifehacker.com/184773/geek-to-live--choose-and-remember-great-passwords">a great master password</a> to protect the rest of your saved passwords—if you use an easy password for your password manager, it would be easy to crack with a brute force attack. Don't lure yourself into a false sense of security by just using one—your password manager password should be at least 10 alpha-numeric characters if you really want to be secure.<br />
You've got a number of <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5042616/five-best-password-managers">great password managers</a> to choose from, like reader favorite <a href="http://keepass.info/">Keepass</a>, a cross-platform tool which has many <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5046988/eight-best-keepass-plug+ins-to-master-your-passwords">plugins that help you master your passwords</a> and make using a password manager easier to deal with. And, of course, let's not forget that Firefox has a full password manager built right into the application.<br />
<h3>Use a Firefox Master Password (With More Than 8 Characters)</h3><img class="left image340" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2010/01/sshot-2010-01-11-_01-17-15_-_1_.jpg" width="340" />If you want to use Firefox to save the passwords for all your web accounts, you should make sure to <a href="http://lifehacker.com/154099/geek-to-live--secure-your-saved-passwords-in-firefox">enable a Firefox Master Password</a> by heading into Tools –> Options –> Security and checking the box for Use a master password.<br />
Once you've done this, Firefox will store all of your passwords with nearly unbreakable AES encryption—providing you use a password with more than 8 alpha-numeric characters and at least one capitalized letter. If you used a weak and pathetic password like "secret", it could be <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5350375/how-to-recover-your-firefox-master-password">broken in a matter of minutes with a brute force cracking tool</a>, but a decent 8+ random character password will take at least 73 years for a brute force attack.<br />
Each time you start Firefox and go to a site that requires a saved password, you'll be first prompted for your master password. By default, the master password authentication will be active for the entire session, but you can use the <a href="http://lifehacker.com/259057/secure-your-passwords-with-master-password-timeout">Master Password Timeout extension</a> to lock your master password again after a certain interval, which is handy if you walk away from your desk without remembering to lock it with Win+L.<br />
<h3>Use TrueCrypt to Encrypt Everything</h3><img class="left image340" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2010/01/sshot-2010-01-11-_01-58-16_-_1_.jpg" width="340" />Rather than deal with password managers or whether or not to save your passwords, you could simply <a href="http://lifehacker.com/178005/geek-to-live--encrypt-your-data">create a separate, encrypted TrueCrypt drive</a>, and <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5133679/five-best-portable-applications">use portable versions of your applications</a> to keep everything totally secure. If you're even more paranoid, you can <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/6169/use-truecrypt-to-secure-your-data/">use TrueCrypt to encrypt the entire hard drive</a>—you will be prompted for a password every time you boot, but you can relax knowing that anything you do will be encrypted, even if you use scripts with your passwords stored in plain text. If TrueCrypt isn't your thing, you can use the built-in encryption functionality in Windows—just keep in mind that if you change your password your data will be inaccessible, and your Windows password can be cracked, giving them full access to your files.iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-53567745138892496492010-01-31T05:11:00.001-08:002010-01-31T05:11:24.363-08:00PDFmyURL Generates PDFs from Any Web Address<h1><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5450895/pdfmyurl-generates-pdfs-from-any-web-address"><br />
</a></h1><!-- google_ad_section_start --> <img class="left image500" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2010/01/500x_pdfmyurl.jpg" width="500" />We've covered <a href="http://lifehacker.com/203351/convert-anything-to-pdf-online">online file converters</a>, browser extensions, and <a href="http://lifehacker.com/242311/download-of-the-day-dopdf-windows">psuedo-printers</a> that convert web pages into full PDFs. For a simple, no-software-required solution, PDFmyURL spits out PDF files when you plug in a web address. And, yeah, there's a bookmarklet.<br />
If you just want a PDF of a given URL at a certain time, PDFmyURL gets the job done with no fuss, no muss. You can also grab the bookmarklet from the front page to pull off the conversion at any time.<br />
Click the "Advanced Options" on the right, though, and you'll learn how to pull off PDF production without even visiting the site, embed advanced options, and even run PDFmyURL from your own server. Neat, free stuff, and a great public service.<br />
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</div></div>Hey <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">linux</span> guys! Who said I forgot about you? As a <strong>linux fan</strong> I know you like those <strong>awesome Linux wallpapers</strong> as they simply show <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">the difference</span>. I had some of those <strong>cool Linux wallpapers</strong> on my pc and thought about compiling a <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD5">list</span>. So I went to look for some more <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">cool</span> Linux wallpapers and here is a list of <strong>20 of the best and free Linux wallpapers</strong> ever. <span id="more-4437"></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So I hope this little list is useful. It is of course not a complete list but mostly those I found really cool and been using here. Yes I use a dual boot system because I need your enemy called <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">MS Windows</span> for the PC Games <img alt=":P" class="wp-smiley" src="http://www.islandcrisis.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif" /> You can just right click and save these to your pc. The wallpapers have been resized here just so that it fit on this blog. However when you save it, you will be saving the original large size ones.<br />
</div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-71137151212833653852009-12-28T20:37:00.003-08:002009-12-28T20:37:32.979-08:00Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony<h1><a class="top" href="http://lifehacker.com/5403100/dual+boot-windows-7-and-ubuntu-in-perfect-harmony">Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony</a></h1><div style="float: right;"> <div style="clear: both; margin: 10px 0pt 0pt -10px;"> <script type="text/javascript">
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By default, Windows 7 takes over your boot-up process and wants to be your only OS, and Linux treats Windows like a weekend hobby you keep in a shed somewhere on your hard drive. But I've been dual-booting Ubuntu and some version of Windows 7 for nearly a year, and I've learned a lot about inconveniences, annoyances, and file-sharing necessities, and now I'll walk you through how to set up your systems to achieve a peaceful union of your dual-boot OSes. (Both with Windows 7 already installed, and with a clean system ready for a new dual-OS existence.)<br />
Follow through this guide, and I'll explain how to rebuild a system from the ground up with Windows 7 and Ubuntu, with either a backed-up and cleaned-out hard drive (recommended) or Windows 7 already installed. When we're done, you can work and play in either operating system, quickly and conveniently access your documents, music, pictures, and other files without worry or inconvenience, and boot into either system without having to worry about whether Windows is going to get mad at you. Plus, when Ubuntu 10.04 or Windows 8 come along, you'll find it <em>much</em> easier to install either one without having to start over entirely from scratch.<br />
<h3 style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: 20px;">What you'll need</h3><ul><li><strong>Windows 7 installation disc:</strong> For clean installations, either a full installation copy or an upgrade disc is needed. If you own an upgrade disc but want to start from scratch, there's a <a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp">way to do a clean install with an upgrade disc</a>, though that's a rather gray-area route. Then again, there's probably not a person on this earth that doesn't have a licensed copy of XP or Vista somewhere in their past.</li>
<li><strong>Ubuntu 9.10 installation image:</strong> You can <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download">grab an ISO at Ubuntu.com</a>, or hit "Alternative download options" to reveal a (usually very fast) BitTorrent link. You'll want to get the <code>ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso</code> download for 32-bit systems, or <code>ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent</code> for 64-bit on AMD or Intel systems (despite the name).</li>
<li><strong>Blank CD or empty USB drive:</strong> You'll need one of these for burning the Ubuntu ISO, or loading it for USB boot. If you're going the thumb drive route, grab <a href="http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/">UNetBootin</a> for Windows or Linux, plug in your USB drive, and load it with the downloaded ISO image.</li>
<li><strong>All your data backed up:</strong> Even if you're pulling this off with Windows 7 already installed and your media and documents present, you'll want to have a fallback in case things go awry. Which they shouldn't, but, naturally, you never know.</li>
<li><strong>Free time:</strong> I'd reckon it takes about 2 hours to pull off two OS installs on a clean system; more if you've got a lot of data to move around.</li>
</ul><h3 style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: 20px;">Setting up your hard drive</h3>If you've got nothing installed on your system, or you've got your data backed up and you're ready to start from scratch, you're in a great position--skip down to the "Partition your system" section. If you've got Windows already installed, you can still make a spot for Ubuntu, though.<br />
<strong>(Only) If Windows is already installed:</strong> You're going to "shrink" the partition that Windows 7 installed itself on. Before we do that, clean out any really unnecessary applications and data from your system (we like <a href="http://www.revouninstaller.com/">Revo Uninstaller</a> for doing this). Also, open up "Computer" and take note of how much space remains on your main hard drive, presumably labeled "C:". Head to the Start menu, type "disk management" into the search box, and hit Enter.<br />
Windows 7 probably put two partitions on your hard drive: one, about 100 MB in size, holding system restoration data. We don't want to touch it. Right-click on the bigger partition to the right, and choose Shrink Partition.<br />
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After a little bit of hard drive activity and a "Please wait" window, you'll get back the size you can shrink your Windows partition by.<br />
<img class="left image340" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2009/11/disk_shrink.jpg" width="340" /><br />
If the space Windows offers doesn't jibe with what your Computer view told you was "remaining," you might need to hit Cancel, then head back and defragment your hard drive, and take some of the steps <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/working-around-windows-vistas-shrink-volume-inadequacy-problems/">laid out by the How-To Geek</a>. Run the Disk Management tool again and try a Shrink Volume operation again, and free up as much space as you can.<br />
<strong>Partition your system:</strong> You're aiming to set up a system with three partitions, or sections, to its hard drive: One lean partition for the Windows operating system and applications running from it, another just-big-enough partition for Ubuntu and its own applications, and then a much larger data partition that houses all the data you'll want access to from either one. Documents, music, pictures, application profiles—it all goes in another section I'll call "Storage" for this tutorial.<br />
How do you get there? We're going to use GParted, the Linux-based uber-tool for all things hard drive. You could grab the <a href="http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php">Live CD</a> if you felt like it, but since you've already downloaded an Ubuntu installer, you can simply boot a "live," no-risk session of Ubuntu from your CD or USB stick and run GParted from there. Once you're inside Ubuntu, head to the System menu in the upper left when you get to a desktop, then choose the Administration menu and GParted under it.<br />
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You'll see your system's hard drive and its partitions laid out. You're going to create partitions for Linux and your storage space, but not Windows—we'll let the Windows installation carve out its own recovery partition and operating space. On my own system, I give Windows 15 GB of unallocated space, and Ubuntu another 15 GB of space right after it, with whatever's left kept as storage space. Then again, I've only got a 100 GB hard drive and don't run huge games or applications, so you can probably give your two operating systems a bit more space to grow.<br />
Click on the unallocated space and hit the "New" button at the far left. In the "Free space preceding" section, click and hold the up button, or enter a number of megabytes, to leave space for Windows at the front. When you've got the "space preceding" set, set the actual size of the Ubuntu partition in the "New Size" section, and leave "Free space following" alone. Choose "unformatted" under file system—we'll let Ubuntu do the format itself and hit "Add." Back at the main GParted window, click on the space to the right of your two OS spaces, hit "New" again, and set the file system as "ntfs." Give it a label like "Storage," hit "Add," and at the main GParted window, hit the checkmark button to apply your changes. Once it's done, exit out of GParted and shut down the system from the pull-down menu in the upper-right corner.<br />
<strong><em>If Windows is already installed</em>:</strong> If you've shrunk down its partition for free space and booted into a live Ubuntu or GParted, click on the "Unallocated" piece next to the two "ntfs" partitions that represent your Windows 7 installation and system recovery tools. Create a 15(-ish) GB unformatted partition, and give it a label like Ubuntu. If you've got a good deal of space left, format it as "ntfs" and label it something like "Storage." If you can just barely fit the Ubuntu partition, you can just keep your media files in the Windows partition—until you can remedy this with a full wipe-and-install down the line.<br />
Experienced Linux geeks might be wondering where the swap space is going—but don't worry, we'll create one, just not in its own partition.<br />
<h3 style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: 20px;">Installing and configuring Windows</h3>Grab your Windows 7 installation disc—either a full copy or <a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp">modified upgrade disc</a>, and insert it into your DVD drive. If your system isn't set up to boot from CD or DVD drive, look for the button to press at start-up for "Boot options" or something similar, or hit up your system maker's help guides to learn how to change your boot order in the BIOS settings.<br />
Follow through the Windows 7 installation, being sure to choose "Custom" for the installation method and to point it at that unallocated space we created at the beginning of your hard disk, not the NTFS-formatted media/storage space we made earlier:<br />
<img class="left image500" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/11/500x_windows7_install.jpg" width="500" /><br />
Work your way through the Windows 7 installation, all the way until you reach the Windows desktop. Feel free to set up whatever programs or apps you want, but what we really want to do is set up your Storage partition to house your pictures, music, video, and other files, and make your Libraries point to them.<br />
Hit the Start menu, click Computer, and double-click on the hard drive named "Storage" (assuming you named it that earlier). In there, right-click and create new folders (or hit Ctrl+Shift+N) for the files you'll be using with both systems. I usually create folders labeled Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos—I could also see folders for saved games and data files from big software packages. Copy your media files into these folders now, if you'd like, but we've got a bit more tweaking to pull off.<br />
In the left-hand sidebar, you'll see your "Libraries" for documents, music, pictures, and video. At the moment, they point to your Public shared folders and the My Pictures-type folders on your main Windows drive. Click once on any of the Libraries, and at the top of the main panel, you'll see text stating that this library "Includes: 2 locations ...". Click the blue text on "2 locations," then click on each of the folders below and hit "Remove" on the right-hand side. Now hit "Add" and select the corresponding folder on your Storage drive. Do the same for all your music, pictures, videos, and other media folders.<br />
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Want to add another library for quick access? Right-click somewhere on the desktop, choose New->Library, and follow the steps.<br />
That's about it for Windows. Now get your Ubuntu CD or USB stick ready and insert it in your system. Ignore whatever auto-play prompts appear, and restart your system.<br />
<h3 style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: 20px;">Installing and configuring Ubuntu</h3>Restart your computer, this time booting from your Ubuntu Live CD or USB boot drive. When your system boots up, choose your language, select "Try Ubuntu without any changes to your computer," and you'll boot into a "live" desktop, run entirely off the CD or USB stick. Once you're booted up, try connecting to the internet from the network icon in the upper-right—it helps during the installation process, ensures your network is working, and gives you something to do (Firefox) while the system installs.<br />
Click the "Install" link on the desktop, and fill out the necessary language/location/keyboard info (most U.S. users can skip through the first 3 screens). When you hit the "Prepare disk space" section, select the "Specify partitions manually" option, then hit Forward. Select the free space that's <strong>after</strong> your first two Windows partitions with ntfs formats, then hit the "Add" button at bottom. Your partition should already be sized correctly, and the only thing to change is set "/" as a mount point. Here's what your screen should look like:<br />
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Click OK, then finish through with the Ubuntu installation. If it catches your Windows 7 installation, it might ask if you want to import settings from inside it—you can, if you'd like, but I usually skip this. Wait for the installation to finish, remove the CD or thumb drive, and reboot your system.<br />
When you start up again, you'll see a list of OS options. The only ones you need concern yourself with are Windows 7 and the top-most Ubuntu line. You can <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5398635/customize-ubuntu-910s-grub-boot-screen">prettify and fix up this screen</a>, <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub2">change its settings</a>, and <a href="http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3107328.0">modify its order</a> later on. For now, let's head into Ubuntu.<br />
We're going to make the same kind of folder access change we did in Windows. Click up on the "Places" menu, choose "Home Folder," and check out the left-hand sidebar. It's full of links to Documents, Pictures, and the like, but they all point to locations inside your home folder, on the Linux drive that Windows can't read. Click once on any of those folders, then right-click and hit Remove.<br />
<img class="left image340" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2009/11/ubuntu_folders.jpg" width="340" /><br />
You should see your "Storage" partition in the left-hand sidebar, but without that name—more like "100GB filesystem." Double-click it, type in the administrator password you gave when installing, and you'll see your Documents, Music, etc. Click and drag those folders into the space where the other folders were, and now you'll have access to them from the "Places" menu, as well as any file explorer window you have open.<br />
Ubuntu won't "mount," or make available, your Windows 7 and Storage drives on boot-up, however, and we at least want constant access to the Storage drive. To fix that, head to Software Sources in the System->Administration menu. From there go to Applications, then the Ubuntu Software Center at the bottom. Under the "Ubuntu Software" and "Updates" sections, add a check to the un-checked sources, like Restricted, Multiverse, Proposed, and Backports. Hit "Close," and agree to Reload your software sources.<br />
<img class="left image340" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2009/11/ntfs-config.jpg" width="340" /><br />
Finally! Head to the Applications menu and pick the Ubuntu Software Center. In there, search for "ntfs-config," and double-click on the NTFS Configuration Tool that's the first result. Install it, then close the Software Center. If you've got the "Storage" or Windows 7 partitions mounted, head to any location in Places and then click the eject icon next to those drives in the left-hand sidebar. Now head to the System->Administration menu and pick the NTFS Configuration Tool.<br />
You'll see a few partitions listed, likely as <code>/dev/sda1</code>, <code>/dev/sda2</code>, and the like. If you only want your storage drive, it should be listed as <code>/dev/sda3</code> or something similar--just not the first or second options. Check the box for "Add," click in the "Mount point" column to give it a name (Storage, perhaps?), and hit "Apply." Check both boxes on the next window to allow read/write access, and hit OK, and you're done. Now the drive with all your stuff is accessible to Windows and Linux at all times.<br />
<h3 style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: 20px;">Adding swap to Ubuntu</h3>"Swap" memory is a section of the hard drive that your system's memory spills over into when it gets full and busy. Until recently, I'd been creating a whole separate partition for it. Recently, though, I've found that swap isn't always necessary on systems with a large amount of memory, and that swap can simply be a file tucked away on your hard drive somewhere.<br />
Follow the <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq#How%20do%20I%20add%20more%20swap?">Ubuntu help wiki's instructions for adding more swap</a>, but consider changing the location they suggest putting the swap file—<code>/mnt/swap/</code> for the place your Storage is held—<code>/media/Storage</code>, in my case.<br />
<h3 style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: 20px;">Share Firefox profiles and more</h3>That's about it for this guide to setting up a harmonious Windows and Ubuntu existence, but I recommend you also check out our previous guide to <a href="http://lifehacker.com/348858/use-a-single-data-store-when-dual-booting">using a single data store when dual-booting</a>. It explains the nitty-gritty of sharing Firefox, Thunderbird, and Pidgin profiles between Linux and Windows for a consistent experience, as well as a few other dual-boot tricks.<br />
You might also want to consider <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5204434/the-beginners-guide-to-creating-virtual-machines-with-virtualbox">creating virtual machines with VirtualBox</a> for those moments when you're in one OS and need to get at the other. Ubuntu is free to create as many instances as you want, of course, and Windows 7 (Professional and Ultimate) are <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5341666/run-windows-7-for-120-days-without-activation">very friendly with non-activated copies</a>—not that either can't be <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5325614/windows-7-rtm-activation-already-cracked">otherwise activated</a> in cases where it's just a double-use issue.iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-38075418506172077532009-12-28T20:23:00.000-08:002009-12-28T20:23:00.894-08:00Windows 7 USB Download Tool Lets You Install Windows from a Thumb Drive<div class="post-wrapper"> <h1><a class="top" href="http://lifehacker.com/5423747/windows-7-usb-download-tool-lets-you-install-windows-from-a-thumb-drive">Windows 7 USB Download Tool Lets You Install Windows from a Thumb Drive</a></h1><div class="entry"> <div style="float: right;"> </div><!-- google_ad_section_start --> <img class="left image158" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/thumb160x_windows_7_usb_download_tool-th.jpg" style="display: none;" width="158" /><img class="left image500" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/500x_screenshot.1.jpg" width="500" />If you're trying to install Windows 7 on a netbook (or are having issues with your PC's optical drive), the free USB Download Tool from Microsoft allows you to take a .ISO image and turn it into a bootable flash drive.<br />
This was created not only for netbook users, but for anyone that opted to download Windows 7 from Microsoft in lieu of ordering an installation DVD. Windows 7 USB Download Tool can create a bootable flash drive (or DVD, if you prefer) from the downloaded .ISO file in quick fashion—just install it and follow the on-screen prompts. Note that if you opt to use a flash drive, it must be 4GB or larger to hold all the files.<br />
The coolest part: Microsoft has open sourced this little app. Why, you ask? They got a bit of flak early on in the project for re-using open-source code and improperly documenting it (as well as making the program itself closed source), but true to their word that it was only a mistake, it's been brought back and declared open source for all to use. So if you still haven't gotten Windows 7 installed on that netbook of yours, head on over to CodePlex, Microsoft's open-source repository, and download the tool now.<br />
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<ol><li><strong>Button Labels</strong> are located on the <span>first</span> <span>frame</span> of actions layer in most of the free templates.</li>
<li>You can edit them from <em><strong>menu_label array values</strong></em> by opening “<strong>Actions</strong>” panel (press F9).</li>
<li>Edit “<strong>contents</strong>” or “<strong>flashmo contents</strong>” movie clip in the library for all different pages which are linked respectively to button labels.*</li>
</ol><em><strong>* Note for old flash templates</strong></em><br />
<em>After you changed button labels, you also need to change frame labels inside “contents” or “flashmo contents” and also “photos” (if there is) movie clip which must be exactly the same as button labels. Otherwise, you will see the loop because flash cannot find the frame label when you click on a button. </em><br />
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<a href="http://www.ewallpapers.eu/World/Thailand/Koh-Tao-beach.html" title="Koh Tao Beach"><img alt="Koh Tao Beach" border="0" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/koh_tao_beach_1600-x-1200_resize.jpg" /></a><br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://nerdbusiness.com/blog/218-hd-resolution-desktop-wallpapers-nerds" target="_blank">218 HD Resolution Desktop Wallpapers for Nerds</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/11/50-remarkable-nature-wallpapers/">50 Remarkable Nature Wallpapers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hamaddarwish.com/content/index_2.html" target="_blank">Hamad Darwish – World of Photography</a></li>
</ul></div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-45118214479416122602009-12-13T09:35:00.001-08:002009-12-13T09:35:47.550-08:00ActionScript 3 Tutorials<div class="entry"> Here is a list of flash tutorial websites for learning ActionScript 3 that every flash developer should know.<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.flashandmath.com/">Flash and Math</a> – related to Math and Science</li>
<li><a href="http://as3.metah.ch/">Metah.ch</a> – video tutorials</li>
<li><a href="http://www.gotoandlearn.com/">GotoAndLearn</a> – video tutorials</li>
<li><a href="http://www.oman3d.com/">Oman3D</a> – both textual and video tutorials</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lemlinh.com/category/adobe-flash-tutorials">Lemlinh.com</a> – various collections of flash tutorials</li>
<li><a href="http://www.learningactionscript3.com/">Learning ActionScript 3.0</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.gotoandplay.it/">GotoAndPlay</a></li>
<li><a href="http://flashmymind.com/">FlashMyMind</a></li>
<li><a href="http://schoolofflash.com/">School of Flash</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thetechlabs.com/">The Tech Labs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flashmagazine.com/tutorials/index/">Flash Magazine </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.actionscript.org/resources/categories/Tutorials/Flash/">ActionScript.org</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.iheartactionscript.com/">I heart actionscript</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash/index.htm">Kirupa</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/as3withflashcs3/">Senocular</a> – getting started with AS3</li>
<li><a href="http://gskinner.com/talks/as3workshop/">gskinner</a> – AS3 workshop</li>
<li><a href="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/">Adobe AS Tech Center</a></li>
</ul>Good Luck everyone!<br />
</div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-52997997964660712872009-12-13T09:34:00.003-08:002009-12-13T09:34:47.978-08:00Web Design Tutorials<div class="entry"> You need to know some of the basic things about web design no matter you are making HTML, CSS or Flash websites for personal or commercial purpose. You need to focus on basic HTML first before you step into JavaScript or CSS or whatever. If you wish to make your website to be very successful, you will also need to learn more topics regarding usability, compatibility with major web browsers, SEOs or Search Engine Optimization Techniques, etc. There are a lot of good tutorials and resources on the net and some of the best sites are listed below for your learning purpose. You may also share other useful links in your comment. Enjoy learning about web design!<br />
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/">W3Schools</a><br />
<img alt="W3Schools" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/w3schools.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://www.webdesign.org/">Web Design</a><br />
<img alt="Web Design" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/webdesign.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://www.entheosweb.com/website_design/default.asp">Entheos Web Design Tutorials</a><br />
<img alt="Entheos Web Design" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/entheosweb.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://www.markuptutorials.com/">Markup Tutorials</a><br />
<img alt="Markup Tutorials" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/markuptutorials.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://www.smartwebby.com/web_site_design/default.asp">Smart Webby</a><br />
<img alt="Smart Webby" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/smartwebby.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/markel_tutorial/">Mike Markel’s Tutorials</a><br />
<img alt="Mike Markel" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bedfordstmartins.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://websitetips.com/articles/">Websie Tips</a><br />
<img alt="Website Tips" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/websitetips.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://www.thesitewizard.com/webdesign/index.shtml">The Site Wizard Tutorials</a><br />
<img alt="The Site Wizard" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/thesitewizard.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://www.garysimon.net/webdesign_tutorial/1">How to design a website</a><br />
<img alt="Website Design Tutorial" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/garysimon.jpg" /><br />
</div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-59958547275695434582009-12-13T09:34:00.001-08:002009-12-13T09:34:03.007-08:00JavaScript Photo Galleries<div class="entry"> You may want to apply JavaScript for thumbnail or photo galleries in some of your web projects. This post features many different styles of image galleries that are easy to use in your web pages.<br />
<a href="http://dev.victorstanciu.ro/experimente/prototype-showcase/">Showcase (Prototype extension)<br />
</a><br />
<img alt="Showcase" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/showcase.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://radnan.public.iastate.edu/coverflow/">Coverflow in JavaScript</a><br />
<img alt="Coverflow" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/coverflow.jpg" /><br />
<span id="more-141"></span> <a href="http://www.twospy.com/galleriffic/">Galleriffic (jQuery plugin)</a><br />
<img alt="Galleriffic Photo Gallery" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/galleriffic.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://eyecon.ro/spacegallery/">Space Gallery (jQuery plugin)</a><br />
<img alt="Space Gallery" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/space_gallery.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://css-tricks.com/creating-a-slick-auto-playing-featured-content-slider/">Content Slider</a><br />
<img alt="Content Slider" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/content_slider.jpg" /><br />
Other JS galleries:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://minishowcase.net/">minishowcase</a></li>
<li><a href="http://smoothgallery.jondesign.net/showcase/gallery/">JonDesign’s SmoothGallery</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.digitalia.be/software/slimbox">Slimbox (Lightbox clone)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2">Lightbox 2</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dhonishow.de/">Dhonishow</a></li>
</ul></div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-24425520191559202552009-12-13T09:33:00.002-08:002009-12-13T09:33:33.754-08:00Google Chrome Beta<div class="entry"> Did you know about Google Chrome (beta) which is new web browser just released? IF you are not, you shall try and see it in action. Some of the greatest <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/features.html?hl=en">features included</a> are<br />
<ul><li>Dynamic Tabs – Drag and Drop tabs to arrange or group in any combination of multiple tabs or windows easily.</li>
<li>Crash Control – Tabs are running independently. If one app is crashed, there is a task manager to close it without affecting other tabs.</li>
<li>Incognito mode for private browsing.</li>
<li>Application Shortcuts to put on desktop, start menu or quick launch bar.</li>
<li>Import settings – It is pretty easy to import bookmarks and passwords from existing browser.</li>
<li>New Tab page which shows recently visited websites, search engines and recent bookmarks.</li>
<li>Memory Usage – You can check memory usage for every tab page.</li>
</ul><a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/?hl=en#"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Download</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/webmasters.html">Information for web developers</a><br />
<a href="http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/">Why Google invented Chrome browser?</a><br />
Oh… it crashes when you enter <img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/minthu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" /><strong>:%</strong> in Google Chrome address bar.<br />
You may share your browsing experiences on <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html">Google Chrome</a> by posting a comment below.<br />
<img alt="Google Chrome Beta" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/google-chrome-beta.jpg" />Â <img alt="Google Chrome Memory Usage" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/google-chrome-memory-usage.jpg" />Â <img alt="Google Chrome Task Manager" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/google-chrome-task-manager.jpg" /><br />
</div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-28460831337096508682009-12-13T09:33:00.000-08:002009-12-13T09:33:02.544-08:00FlashEff Pattern Contest<div class="entry"> <a href="http://www.jumpeyecomponents.com/?ref=3613605936r311">Jumpeye components</a> is holding a <a href="http://www.flasheff.com/sdk/">Flash effect pattern contest</a> with total 3 prices worth $7,500. Each winner will get $2,000 cache and $500 discount coupons to be spent on JumpeyeComponents.com products.<br />
The contest is open to any Flash developer. You need to have advanced skills for ActionScript 3.0 and strong OOP background to participate in the contest. Submissions are open till October 31st 2008. Be sure to check out <a href="http://www.flasheff.com/sdk/">FlashEff.com SDK or Developer API page</a> for the contest details and requirements.<br />
<img alt="FlashEff" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/flasheff_logo.jpg" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">What is FlashEff? </span><br />
<a href="http://www.flasheff.com/">FlashEff</a> is a Flash CS3 AS3.0 component that can build effects on any object (image, movieclip, and text) and to configure interactive animations visually without knowing ActionScript.<br />
<img alt="Jumpeye Components" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/jec_logo.gif" />Â<br />
<a href="http://www.jumpeyecomponents.com/?ref=3613605936r311">Jumpeye components</a>Â is a company which sells high quality Flash components or extensions.<br />
</div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-30283515632023828312009-12-13T09:30:00.001-08:002009-12-13T09:30:54.195-08:00Adobe Flash CS4 preview screenshots <img alt="Flash CS4" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/flash_cs4_box.jpg" /> <br />
It is good to see the screenshots of upcoming Flash CS4 professional before it is released. Flash CS4 includes the following new features:<br />
<ul><li>Object-based animation</li>
<li>Inverse kinematics with the Bones tool</li>
<li>Motion editor</li>
<li>Motion presets</li>
<li>3D transformation</li>
<li>Procedural modeling</li>
</ul><a href="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/flash_cs4_motion_editor.jpg" title="Flash CS4 motion editor"><img alt="Flash CS4 motion editor" border="0" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/flash_cs4_motion_editor.thumbnail.jpg" /></a><br />
Please follow below links for the Flash CS4 preview screenshots.<br />
<a href="http://flashthusiast.com/2008/09/23/flash-cs4-the-photo-tour-of-features/">Flash CS4: The photo tour of features – Flashthusiast</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flashmagazine.com/news/detail/flash_cs4_big_changes_ahead/">Flash CS4, Big Changes Ahead – FlashMagazine</a><br />
UPDATE (25 Sep 2008): <a href="http://www.gotoandlearn.com/play?id=87">Flash CS4 Feature Tour by gotoAndLearn()</a>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-5277077439958851882009-12-12T05:17:00.002-08:002009-12-12T05:17:42.294-08:005 Free Web Designers Resources You Must KnowOver the last few months me and my designer-developer buddies have been sharing our favourite web design tools, tricks and tips.<br />
Our final conclusion was that it’s very exciting to be a designer these days. The web is quite gushing with many cute designing apps and tools.<br />
Below you will find our current Top 5 Free Web Design Tools. Some are new, some are golden oldies, but all of them are tools we can’t live without! And what’s more, they’re useful no matter what stage of web design you’re at.<br />
Feel free to share your own must-have tools of the trade in the comments below.<br />
1. <a href="http://www.wix.com/" title="Free Flash Website">Wix.com: Create Your Own Free Websites, MySpace Layouts and More</a><br />
We reckon Wix.com one of the best new tools around for creating flash websites, MySpace layouts & widgets. Flash design used to be a pain in the butt but with Wix you get a tool that’s simple to use, cuts our development time, requires no coding, offers fully customisable flash templates (useful for small client projects), is easy to update … and is free. We’re loving it!<br />
<img alt="Wix.com Free Website" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wix.jpg" /><br />
<span id="more-162"></span> 2. <a href="http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/">FireFox Web Developer Extension Toolbar</a><br />
Created by Chris Pederick, the web developer extension for your Mozilla Firefox browser is one of the best free tools out there. Seriously. It’s simple to install, and is especially useful with the debugging aspects of web design.<br />
<img alt="Chris Pederick" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/chris.jpg" /><br />
3. Colour Lovers & Kuler: Colour Choice Made Easy<br />
Ok, so this is two free tools for the price of one. We all use both these sites to save time and get inspiration when choosing just the right colour palette for our sites and designs. And we love them both.<br />
<a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/">ColourLovers.com</a><br />
<img alt="ColourLovers.com" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/colourlovers.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://kuler.adobe.com/">Kuler</a><br />
<img alt="Adobe Kuler" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/kuler.jpg" /><br />
4. <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/">Wordpress.com Theme</a><br />
We know it’s been around for ages but if you are a blogger, or want to create a cool flexible & free blog, Wordpress is still by far the best place to go. But the part we’re loving most at the moment is the theme viewer section. We’re using it to get inspiration for simple, clean website designs. And also for what to avoid!<br />
5. <a href="http://browsershots.org/">Browser Shots: Check Browser Compatibility, Cross Platform Browser Test</a><br />
A free open-source online service, Browser Shots saves you time by testing out your designs in various browsers in one place. You simply submit your web address and it makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers.iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-44183265978226429152009-12-12T05:17:00.000-08:002009-12-12T05:17:01.906-08:0010 Sites to Find Free Photos for Web Design<div class="entry"> Web design is a fun and rewarding field to participate in. Sometimes, however, we run into problems when it comes to finding the right image to help make the design complete. The internet is full of great sites that provide photos and images that are royalty-free and free of any charge whatsoever. Here’s a list of ten sites to find photos for use in your web designs.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.creatingonline.com/stock_photos/">Creating Online</a>:</strong> In addition to providing fee site design templates, Creating Online has a great selection of stock photos that you can use free of charge. Take a look and see if you can find the image that’s right for your design. Feel confident knowing that the images you use are 100% royalty free.<br />
<img alt="Creating Online" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/creating_online.jpg" /><br />
<span id="more-167"></span> <strong><a href="http://www.e-cobo.com/">e-Cobo</a>:</strong> With images in many categories and varying resolutions, e-Cobo is a great place to find images for your web design needs. New downloads are regularly updated, so see what might work with your latest design.<br />
<img alt="High Resolution Royalty Free Stock Photos" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/e-cobo.jpg" /><br />
<strong><a href="http://www.sxc.hu/">Stock.xchng</a>:</strong> Visit this self-proclaimed “leading stock photography site on the web†for your stock photography needs. With over 350,000 photos from over 30,000 different photographers, stock.xchng is a great place to find free images to suit all of your design needs.<br />
<img alt="Stock.xchng photography" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/sxc.jpg" /><br />
<strong><a href="http://freestockphotos.com/">FreeStockPhotos.com</a>:</strong> Just like the name says, this site has free stock photos, available for commercial and non-commercial use in a variety of categories.Browse through their selection and see if you can find the perfect image for your current project.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.stockvault.net/">Stockvault.net</a>:</strong> After several years on the web, stockvault.net stills has some of the best images available. Their award-winning stock photos are free and great for web designs of all types and styles. With over 11,000 photos, finding the right image should be fairly simple.<br />
<img alt="Stock Vault Free Photos" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/stockvault.jpg" /><br />
<strong><a href="http://www.photoshoptalent.com/stock/">Photoshoptalent.com</a>: </strong>In addition to containing thousands of stock photos that are both free of charge and royalty free, photoshoptalent.com also has logo and site building tutorials to help give your web designs a customized touch. Browse through what they have to offer and see if anything works for you.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.public-domain-photos.com/">Public Domain Photos</a>:</strong> Offering 5,000 free photos and 8,000 free clip arts, Public Domain Photos can certainly help you find some good images for your site designs. Take a look through their different categories and find some free photos to use.<br />
<img alt="Public Domain Photos" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/public_domain_photos.jpg" /><br />
<strong><a href="http://free-stock-photos.com/">Free Stock Photos</a>: </strong>If you are looking for a great place to find free photos, clip art, graphics, and other items to help spruce up your web designs for free, look into what Free Stock Photos has to offer.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.freeimages.co.uk/">Free Images</a>:</strong> With a good selection of photos for use in your web design, UK-based Free Images can help you to find what you’re looking for. Although the categories are limited, the selection is still very good if you need images related to home, work and financial, or nature. Browse through their galleries and find something interesting.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.freerangestock.com/">Freerangestock.com</a>:</strong> Join up with this membership-based stock photo site that has tons of high-resolution photos, graphics, and texture. Not only are they completely free of charge, but royalty-free as well, allowing you to complete your designs knowing that you have the right to use the images you have selected.<br />
You may also share other free stock photo websites by commenting below.<br />
This post was contributed by Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes on the subject of the <a href="http://www.elearningyellowpages.com/">career training</a>. She invites your feedback at kellykilpatrick24 [at] gmail [dot] com<br />
</div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-1344134926743733902009-12-12T05:16:00.000-08:002009-12-12T05:16:49.062-08:00Gmail ThemesGoogle updated Gmail with new themes. You will be able to choose from 30 themes. Below screenshots are some of the coolest themes of gmail. Gmail is one of the best free email services on the world. If you are new to Gmail, go to <a href="http://www.gmail.com/">www.gmail.com</a> and try it for free.<br />
<img alt="Gmail Theme Desk" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gmail_theme_desk.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="Gmail Theme Tea House" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gmail_theme_tea_house.jpg" /><br />
<span id="more-173"></span><br />
<img alt="Gmail Theme Ninja" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gmail_theme_ninja.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="Gmail Theme Planets" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gmail_theme_planets.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="Gmail Theme Shiny" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gmail_theme_shiny.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="Gmail Theme Bus Stop" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gmail_theme_bus_stop.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="Summer Ocean" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gmail_theme_summer_ocean.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="Gmail Theme Beach" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gmail_theme_beach.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="Gmail Candy" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gmail_theme_candy.jpg" />iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-32267200723129057792009-12-12T05:15:00.000-08:002009-12-12T05:15:00.915-08:006 Open Source Programs For Web Designers<div class="entry"> As the economic situation in the world worsens, everyone is looking for a way to cut back costs. One way you can cut back costs is by using open source programs instead of expensive programs. While the open source programs may not be as pretty, they do get the job done. What’s even better is that almost all these programs run on multiple platforms, so you can share work and get more done without worrying about compatibility.<br />
<strong>1. <a href="http://www.gimp.org/">The GIMP</a></strong><br />
<img alt="GIMP" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/gimp.jpg" /><br />
The GIMP is a free graphics program that you can use to create and edit almost any type of graphics. It has support for Skins, and is pretty much a open source version of Adobe Photoshop.<br />
<span id="more-206"></span> <strong>2. <a href="http://www.net2.com/nvu/">Nvu</a></strong><br />
<img alt="Nvu - Free Web Authoring System" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nvu.jpg" /><br />
Nvu is a free web editor. While it doesn’t have all the features and interfaces of DreamWeaver or Sharepoint, it does allow you to edit code and design at the same time. It also allows you to move design elements without looking at any of the design code.<br />
<strong>3. <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">Open Office</a></strong><br />
<img alt="OpenOffice" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/openoffice.jpg" /><br />
If you run any spread sheets (for billing for example) or save documents in Word format, Open Office is a world renowned open source editor that supports almost all of the futures of Microsoft Office at a great cost – free. The interface is similar and you get almost the exact same results as you would using any Microsoft program.<br />
<strong>4. <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Firefox</a></strong><br />
<img alt="Firefox Web Browser" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/firefox.jpg" /><br />
While Firefox in and of itself is great, the plugins that go with it, turn it into a formidable web development and debugging tool at a great cost. See <a href="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/2008/12/08/10-must-have-firefox-plugins-for-web-developers/">our previous post</a> on great plugins for firefox.<br />
<strong>5. <a href="http://winscp.net/eng/index.php">WinSCP</a></strong><br />
<img alt="WinSCP" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/winscp.jpg" /><br />
If you find yourself using telnet, ssh, scp and other file transfer protocols, you may be using a paid file transfer program. WinSCP is completely free and supports multiple sessions, different protocols and can store sessions, usernames and passwords.<br />
<strong>6. <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity</a></strong><br />
<img alt="Audacity" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/audacity.jpg" /><br />
If you do any kind of audio editing, then Audacity is the best program for you. You can splice MP3s, record, change pitch, and do almost any type of sound editing. Great for editing soundtracks, flash background music and more.<br />
Maya Richard is now writing about <a href="http://www.cablemodemhelp.com/">high speed internet</a> for the Cable Modem Help blog. She can be reached at mayarichard@gmail.com<br />
</div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-64555551243581404972009-12-12T05:14:00.001-08:002009-12-12T05:14:30.782-08:00Flash Banner Contest using BannerSnack<div class="entry"> <img alt="BannerSnack" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/bannersnack_logo.jpg" /><br />
This contest lets you create a very cool flash banner with your own ideas using <a href="http://www.bannersnack.com/?ref=05b2a44da85r69" target="_blank">BannerSnack.com</a> flash banner maker.<br />
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<strong>What is BannerSnack?</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.bannersnack.com/?ref=05b2a44da85r69" target="_blank">BannerSnack</a> is a banner maker that allows you to easily create Flash banners online within a few minutes. You do not need to have Adobe Flash software. You can easily add text or image, apply any transition from presets, publish banners and share with anyone. See some examples <a href="http://www.bannersnack.com/banner-maker/examples/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
<img alt="BannerSnack" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/bannersnack.jpg" /><br />
<strong>What are the prices?</strong><br />
There are total 3 prices for winners. Each winner will get a one year account for BannerSnack <a href="http://www.bannersnack.com/banner-maker/buy-banner-ad-software/">Premium Plus</a> (each $149 worth of value).<br />
<strong>What do you need?</strong><br />
1. You will need to have a free account on BannerSnack website to participate in this contest.<br />
2. You will need to come up with a very very cool flash banner using BannerSnack.<br />
3. <span style="color: maroon;">Please post your banner URL with your name and email together</span> by <a href="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/2008/12/19/flash-banner-contest-using-bannersnack/#respond">writing a comment below</a>. Make sure to put a correct email address. So that you will get a $149 worth of product via email if you are one of the 3 winners. (Example URL:Â <a href="http://www.bannersnack.com/banner-maker/software/preview-embed/?hash_id=945a105dbc08faa94d19b1e64cdb1147&width=300&height=250&bgcolor=141414">http://www.bannersnack.com/banner-maker/software/<br />
preview-embed/?hash_id=945a105dbc08faa94d19b1e64cdb1147<br />
&width=300&height=250&bgcolor=141414</a>)<br />
<img alt="BannerSnack Panel" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/bannersnack_panel.jpg" /><br />
<strong>Submission Deadline for this contest</strong><br />
This contest starts from now until <strong><strike><span style="color: #999999;">3rd</span></strike> 14th January 2009</strong>. Winners will be announced in this post updates on <strong><strike><span style="color: #999999;">5th</span></strike> 16th January 2009</strong>.<br />
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Visit <a href="http://www.bannersnack.com/?ref=05b2a44da85r69" target="_blank">BannerSnack website</a> now and start making cool Flash banners. Have fun!<br />
<strong>UPDATES (16th Jan 2009)</strong><br />
Winners are<br />
- <a href="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/2008/12/19/flash-banner-contest-using-bannersnack/#comment-9583">tharthiha</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/2008/12/19/flash-banner-contest-using-bannersnack/#comment-9601">Kumondra</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/2008/12/19/flash-banner-contest-using-bannersnack/#comment-12952">ZinLat</a><br />
Coupon codes are given to above 3 winners by emails.<br />
</div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-11354641961701460902009-12-12T05:12:00.001-08:002009-12-12T05:12:55.311-08:00Free HD Wallpapers<div class="entry"> There are a lot of emerging websites to download free high definition wallpapers for your desktop. This post features some of the websites for HD wallpapers. You may post the links by commenting below if you have found other great HD wallpaper websites.<br />
<a href="http://www.hdwallpapers.net/" target="_blank">HDWallpapers.net</a><br />
<img alt="HDwallpapers.net" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/hdwallpapers_net.jpg" /><br />
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<a href="http://myhdwallpaper.com/" target="_blank">myHDWallpaper.com</a><br />
<img alt="myHDWallpaper.com" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/myhdwallpaper_com.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://www.coolhdwallpapers.com/" target="_blank">CoolHDWallpapers.com</a><br />
<img alt="CoolHDWallpapers.com" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/coolhdwallpapers_com.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://www.zixpk.com/" target="_blank">zixpk.com</a><br />
<img alt="zixpk.com" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/zixpk_com.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://www.jootix.com/">jootix.com</a><br />
<img alt="jootix.com" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/jootix_com.jpg" /><br />
<a href="http://www.wallgall.com/" target="_blank">WallGall.com</a><br />
<img alt="wallgall.com" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wallgall_com.jpg" /><br />
</div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-71401320653994112532009-12-12T05:11:00.001-08:002009-12-12T05:11:31.231-08:00* flash websites gallery * Topics o 3D o ActionScript 3 o CSS o Design o Flash o HTML o Javascripts o Photoshop o PHP o Tips o Tutorials o Wallpapers o WordPress * about this site webdesignmo.com is a web design blog to share you new ideas, useful tips and techniques about web design, and especially flash. * delicious Delicious Bookmarks o Freebie Release: 45 High Quality Fruits Stock Photos o Just Template o Color Art Flash Template o flashmo 191 mini orange - Free Flash Template o Shape Flash Template o The Profiler o Voronoi City o Chrome Black Flash Template o Addidas Outdoor o JPEG Interactive minthu I am minthu on Delicious ← Free HD Wallpapers Background Music in Flash Templates → 18 Free WordPress Themes<div class="entry"> This is a list of 18 free wordpress themes collected from different theme websites that you can download for free of charge. These are the high quality and professional themes for your wordpress blogs.<br />
1. <a href="http://www.skinpress.com/downloads/download.php?id=106">Saffron Spice</a> from SkinPress.com<br />
<img alt="Saffron Spice WP Theme" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/01saffron-spice.jpg" /><br />
2. <a href="http://samk.ca/freebies/pixeled-wordpress-theme-in-blue/">Pixeled</a> from Samk.ca<br />
<img alt="Pixeled WordPress Theme" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/02pixeled.jpg" /><br />
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3. <a href="http://themetation.com/free/green.zip">Super Fresh</a> from ThemeStation.com<br />
<img alt="Super Fresh Theme" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/03-super-fresh.jpg" /><br />
4. <a href="http://www.chris-wallace.com/downloads/absynthe-1.1.zip">Absynthe</a> from Chris-Wallance.com<br />
<img alt="04absynthe.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/04absynthe.jpg" /><br />
5. <a href="http://michaelhutagalung.com/download-manager.php?id=3">Arthemia</a> from Michaelhutagalung.com<br />
<img alt="05arthemia.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/05arthemia.jpg" /><br />
6. <a href="http://www.productivedreams.com/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=ImpreZZ.zip">Imprezz</a> from ProductiveDreams.com<br />
<img alt="06imprezz.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/06imprezz.jpg" /><br />
7. <a href="http://freethemelayouts.com/dls/seabreeze.zip">Seabreeze</a> from FreeThemeLayouts.com<br />
<img alt="07seabreeze.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/07seabreeze.jpg" /><br />
8. <a href="http://www.themespreview.com/downloads/dl.php?theme=356">Black Pearl</a> from ThemesPreview.com<br />
<img alt="08black-pearl.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/08black-pearl.jpg" /><br />
9. <a href="http://www.wpthemedesigner.com/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=36">The Web News Theme</a> from WPThemeDesigner.com<br />
<img alt="09thewebnews-theme.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/09thewebnews-theme.jpg" /><br />
10. <a href="http://www.dezinerfolio.com/system/files/df_marine.zip">Marine</a> from DezinerFolio.com<br />
<img alt="10marine.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/10marine.jpg" /><br />
11. <a href="http://wordpressthemesbase.com/download/762">SoulVision</a> from WordPressThemesBase.com<br />
<img alt="11soulvision.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/11soulvision.jpg" /><br />
12. <a href="http://media1.smashingmagazine.com/images/blues-vintage-wordpress-themes/blues-wordpress-theme.zip">Blue</a> from SmashingMagazine.com<br />
<img alt="12blues.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/12blues.jpg" /><br />
13. <a href="http://www.skinpress.com/downloads/download.php?id=103">BlackRock</a> from SkinPress.com<br />
<img alt="13blackrock.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/13blackrock.jpg" /><br />
14. <a href="http://themes.rock-kitty.net/download.php?themeID=1862">Craftwork</a> from Rock-Kitty.net<br />
<img alt="14craftwork.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/14craftwork.jpg" /><br />
15. <a href="http://www.themelab.com/download/69/">RS10</a> from ThemeLab.com<br />
<img alt="15rs10.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/15rs10.jpg" /><br />
16. <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/download/fusion.2.6.zip">Fusion</a> from WordPress.org<br />
<img alt="Fusion WordPress Theme" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/16fusion.jpg" /><br />
17. <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/download/japan-style.1.2.zip">Japan Style</a> from WordPress.org<br />
<img alt="17-japan-style.jpg" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/17-japan-style.jpg" /><br />
18. <a href="http://www.freewordpresstheme.info/2009/04/15/free-wordpress-theme-wp-sting/">WP-String</a> from FreeWordPressTheme.info<br />
<img alt="Free WordPress Theme" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/18-wp-sting.jpg" /><br />
</div><div class="tagged"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/category/wordpress/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in WordPress">WordPress</a><br />
</div>iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483936368807905096.post-88185799806585605332009-12-12T05:10:00.001-08:002009-12-12T05:10:19.535-08:007 Essential Social Media Sites for Web DesignersIf you’ve been in the web design field for a while, you’ve no doubt noticed that many of the social media sites that once had the best online communities have become so flooded with users that their personality has all but disappeared. However, there are still sites out there that provide plenty of information to keep web designers on the cutting edge, while still offering a great sense of online community. For some of the best bets in social media sites catering to web designers, check out the following.<br />
<strong>Best Social Media Hangouts For Web Designers</strong><br />
<h3>1. <a href="http://design-newz.com/" target="_blank">Design-newz</a></h3><img alt="Design Newz" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/designnewz.jpg" /><br />
This is a fairly new site geared toward offering web designers information and tutorials. On Design-newz, you’ll find plenty of information regarding the latest and greatest programs, including the best advice on how to use them. Many designers soon find that Design-newz is one of their favorite “go to” sites for help.<span id="more-244"></span><br />
<h3>2. <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/news" target="_blank">Hacker News</a></h3><img alt="Hacker News" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/hackernews.jpg" /><br />
Hacker News is an extremely simple, but useful site. They focus solely on providing web designers quick access to the most useful web design articles being published. Their main page simply contains a list of the top articles floating around on web design. In just a few minutes a week you can sort through the articles that pique your interest, and easily ignore those that don’t pertain to your work.<br />
<h3>3. <a href="http://www.good-tutorials.com/" target="_blank">Good Tutorials</a></h3><img alt="Good Tutorials" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/good-tutorials.jpg" /><br />
This site is an absolute must for any designer using a wide variety of programs and design tools. Good-tutorials has managed to combine the tutorials from the most important and often used design and web programs. This site is one of the largest online tutorial sites and is extremely easy to use. You’ll find some very interesting blogs here, too.<br />
<h3>4. <a href="http://www.graphic-design-links.com/" target="_blank">Graphic Design Links</a></h3><img alt="Graphic Design Links" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/graphic-design-links.jpg" /><br />
This site is devoted to helping graphic designers, photographers and web designers. There are lots of design blogs to review as well as design links and tutorials. You can also vote on the best links and tools and see which tools have been highly ranked by other users.<br />
<h3>5. <a href="http://www.cssleak.com/" target="_blank">CSS Leak</a></h3><img alt="CSS Leak" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cssleak.jpg" /><br />
The main feature of this website is its gallery, where you can view some of the best designs out on the web today. You can review the latest design trends and read some of the most popular web design articles and blogs, too. You’re sure to find plenty of design inspiration each time you take a look at this site.<br />
<h3>6. <a href="http://tweako.com/" target="_blank">Tweako</a></h3><img alt="Tweako" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tweako.jpg" /><br />
This is a very high traffic site, likely because it provides some of the best information about web design out there. There are a wide range of articles posted on Tweako, designed to help all sorts of web designers, programmers and other computing and internet enthusiasts.<br />
<h3>7. <a href="http://www.dotnetkicks.com/" target="_blank">Dotnetkicks</a></h3><img alt="Dotnetkicks" src="http://www.webdesignmo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dotnetkicks.jpg" /><br />
This is a true community site. All the content is provided and edited by the user community itself. The site is devoted to web designers and programmers, providing lots of useful and interesting articles. Articles that make the front page are those that have been most highly ranked by users.<br />
There are literally hundreds of social media sites out there targeting web designers. You’ll find many that can offer insight and information. Hopefully those listed above, along with some other great sites, will give you the information you need, along with the community atmosphere you desire.<br />
This post was written by a guest author, Mary Ward, who is a freelance author and writes about design job topics, such as how to choose a <a href="http://bestwebdesignschools.com/" target="_blank">webdesign school</a>, artist career tips, and more.iszaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379049058234185660noreply@blogger.com0