Converting a Design From PSD to HTML…!
The Better Way To Get Projects Done….!
What is the best way to get your project done as efficient as possible?
Collaborate with your team and partners, share files, meet deadlines, assign tasks, centralize communication, invite clients and finally close the project and make the client happy. Here are a couple of tools that can make all of happen, it all depends on the size of your project and company. You need to choose the right tool for you and your needs.
Knowledge sharing and communication are key for success with any of these tools, Enjoy.
- http://basecamphq.com/
- http://www.celoxis.com/
- http://www.twproject.com/
- http://www.5pmweb.com
- http://www.activecollab.com/
- http://www.pbworks.com
- http://www.jivesoftware.com/products
- http://www.socialtext.com/
- http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/
- http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/
- http://collab.ws/
- http://lighthouseapp.com/
- http://goplanapp.com/
- http://www.moobiz.com/
- http://www.santexq.com/
- http://www.teamworkpm.net/?e1=3
- http://www.deskaway.com/
Top Free Content Management Systems (CMS)…!
Building websites by hand with html/css pages was o.k years ago, but these days there are tons of amazing Content Management System options out there that make our lives as web developers and website publishers so much easier.
Here are a few that you should look at:
Wordpress
Joomla
Drupal
SilverStripe
Cushy CMS
Frog CMS
MODx
TYPOlight
dotCMS
Expression Engine
Radiant CMS
concrete5
Learn to build your own CMS with PHP
More CMS Sytstems
http://www.zimplit.com/index.html
Microsoft’s LifeCam Cinema HD in 720p…..!
source: http://alturl.com/bhjz
For when the world needs to see with pristine detail your cat playing inside a paper bag in the middle of the kitchen, or every blemish on your face as you regale the exciting story of your day, Microsoft’s unveiled the LifeCam Cinema HD webcam. The USB 2.0 device captures life in 1,280 x 720 HD resolution at 30 frames per second, with auto focus, 4x digital zoom, a noise-canceling mic on top, and something called ClearFrame for smoother video, somehow. It’s not without caveats, of course, requiring a dual core processor (1.6GHz minimum, 3GHz recommended) and listing for $80, but it does happily tout its Windows 7 compatibility out of the box. Interests piqued? The webcam’ll be popping up in stores on September 9th, which as it turns out, is becoming a rather busy day for tech enthusiasts.
Malware and social network attacks surge…..!
original content CTNEWS
Malware-carrying spam and attacks via Twitter and Facebook grew dramatically in the second half of 2009, says a report (PDF) released Tuesday by security company M86 Security.
The volume of spam shot up last year to more than 200 billion messages each day, or 80 percent to 90 percent of all inbound e-mail sent to organizations, said M86. Spam carrying malware also surged in the second half of the year, hitting 3 billion each day compared with 600 million per day in the first half of 2009.
The vast majority of spam is now sent through botnets hiding on infected computers–the second half of 2009 alone saw 78 percent of all spam triggered by the top five botnets, such as Rustock and Pushdo.
As most spam is triggered by just a few select botnets, a takedown of those specific threats could have a huge impact on malware, notes M86. But since most cybercriminals are part of organized gangs, they’ve proved to be adept at bouncing back from attempts to take them down.
Spam messages that carry malware payloads have become more sophisticated over the past year. One example pointed out by M86 is the Virut virus, which can install virtually any type of malware on a PC by infecting executable files with .exe and .scr (screensaver) extensions.
(Credit: M86 Security)
Zero-day vulnerabilities often found in Adobe and Microsoft products also grew in the latter half of 2009. This type of malware has become particularly hazardous since it can sometimes take companies weeks or even months to patch up specific security holes in their software.
PDF files have proved especially fertile ground for cybercriminals due to the ubiquity of Adobe Reader and the ability of these files to include hyperlinks and other dynamic content within them. Almost a dozen zero-day attacks were launched throughout 2009, says M86.
Malware via social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter also grew in volume during the second half of 2009. One example was that of venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki, whose Twitter account was hacked last June and sent out tweets with links that led to malware.
Cybercriminals have also pounced on the vulnerabilities inherent in shortened URLs, commonly used at Twitter and other social networks. Since users can’t by default preview the actual page beforehand and usually trust that the link is legitimate, it’s easy to direct a shortened URL to a malicious Web site that launches a malware attack.
How can people better protect themselves against the growing tide of malware? Aside from the typical advice of keeping your security software updated and not clicking on links in an e-mail, M86 recommends that people use the NoScript extension in Firefox, which limits the execution of JavaScript code and installs browser extensions that can display shortened URLs as their full addresses.
M86 said the report was compiled based on findings from its own researchers, who comb through more than 7 million different e-mail messages each day looking for specific patterns and trends in spam and malware
Google gets go-ahead to buy, sell energy…!
original content from ct news
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has authorized Google Energy to buy and sell electricity in bulk like any other utility.
The FERC, the agency with oversight of the U.S. power grid, signed an order (PDF) on Thursday that grants Google Energy market-based rate authorization. This paves the way for the search giant to not only better manage its own energy costs, but to possibly add electricity marketer to its repertoire of services.
The order specifically grants Google Energy–a subsidiary of Google–the rights “for the sale of energy, capacity, and ancillary services at market-based rates” while acknowledging that neither Google Energy nor its affiliates “own or control any generation or transmission” facilities.
Google has also invested hundred of millions in green energy technology research and start-up companies with projects in wind, solar, solar thermal, and geothermal. It has invested in projects to develop plug-in hybrid carsand has developed with its own “smart charging” software for plug-in electric vehicles.
The company has launched its own energy pilot projects including a 1.6-megawatt solar installation for its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, thought to be the largest corporate-owned installation in the U.S.
Google has even developed a smart metering software platform for monitoring and regulating home electricity use from any Web-enabled phone. Google Power has been testing the software in the U.K., as well as unveiling aU.S. version for smart phones.
Its most notable electricity investment success story might be eSolar, a start-up that grew out of the Google Idealab and offers “turnkey” thermal solar energy plants using software-controlled heliostats. The company has already garnered over 500 megawatts worth of projects for Southern California Edison and several utilities in the southwestern U.S., with projects in the pipeline for China, Spain, the Middle East, and South Africa.
Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were also early investors in the electric car maker Tesla.
And in the lead-up to the recent Copenhagen summit on climate change, Google hosted its own energy conference in November that included leading energy experts and the U.S. undersecretary of energy.
Google could not immediately be reached for comment.
Coming soon: Skype on America’s most reliable wireless network…!
Skype and Verizon Wireless are set to launch a new service, Skype mobile that enables customers to use Skype on a variety of best-selling Verizon Wireless BlackBerry® and Android™ 3G Smartphones.
In addition to free Skype-to-Skype global calling and low rates to international landlines and cell phones, Skype will be ‘always on’, meaning customers can receive Skype calls, instant messages and see friends’ presence anytime. And, Skype usage won’t be charged against customers’ monthly Verizon Wireless data plans or minute allowances.
Online Invoicing – Send, track and collect payments quickly. Great for teams, freelancers and service providers…!
Save time, get paid faster and look more professional by streamlining your invoicing with FreshBooks.
Automate invoicing and collections
Streamline your business through recurring invoices. Set up auto-billing to automatically charge your client’s credit card.
Collect online payments
According to our 2007 User Survey our users get paid on average 14 days faster after starting to use FreshBooks. How do we do this? By allowing clients to view and pay invoices online without any hassle.
Set it and forget it
Automate late payment reminders to your clients, and save time collecting from delinquent clients.
FreshBooks on your iPhone
Access your FreshBooks account from anywhere withMiniBooks. Manage clients, send invoices, run timers, and much more, all while on the go.
Your data is backed up and secure
Your data is backed up in real time to three sources in two different locations, and backed-up to tape at an off-site location nightly. All facilities are SAS 70 compliant. All data is transmitted using 256-bit SSL encryption and stored behind firewalls.
Windows new Azure Platform…!
Windows Azure™ is a cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting and service management environment for the Windows Azure platform. Windows Azure provides developers with on-demand compute and storage to host, scale, and manage web applications on the internet through Microsoft® datacenters.
Windows Azure is a flexible platform that supports multiple languages and integrates with your existing on-premises environment. To build applications and services on Windows Azure, developers can use their existing Microsoft Visual Studio® expertise. In addition, Windows Azure supports popular standards and protocols including SOAP, REST, XML, and PHP.
Use Windows Azure to:
- Run commodity processes in the cloud
- Build, modify, and distribute scalable applications with minimal on-premises resources
- Perform large-volume storage, batch processing, intense or large-volume computations
- Create, test, debug, and distribute Web services quickly and inexpensively
Windows Azure Benefits
- Bring your ideas to market faster and pay as you go
- Reduce costs of building and extending on-premises resources
- Reduce the effort and costs of IT management
- Respond quickly to changes in your business and customer needs
- Choose an on-premises or off-premises deployment model that best suits your needs.
- Scale your IT resources up and down based on your needs.
- Consume computing resources ONLY when the needs arise.
- Focus less energy on managing operational resources and constraints.
- Remove the need to manage hardware
- Use your existing development skills to build cloud applications
- Consistent development and management experience across on-premises and the cloud.
Crowd Science – Website Audience Demographics…!
Crowd Science Demographics is an online measurement service that builds detailed reports on the demographics of your website audience.
Using site-centric research techniques and some cleverly constructed technology, Crowd Science helps website owners and marketers drive ad sales, direct content creation, and reduce the time and money spent on research.
A great tool to help you discover where you need to invest more Advertisement or PR money to push your product in the different Demographics needed.
