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.PSD Magazine
2008-03-04 10:32:00
Most of designers frequently read some kind of a magazines, tutorials, articles or blogs to increase their knowledge of the market or to learn something new. If you are one of these designers like me then you will mostly like to read .psd magazine.In .psd magazine you will read about the secrets and hidden tricks of the most used design application Adobe Photoshop. .psd magazine provides its readers with a professional articles, a step by step tutorials, interviews, tips and tricks and even it provides you with free resources on the included free CD. I my self have read .psd magazine and my first impression was excitement, because I found a number of high quality and professional topics which include: 2D design, 3D design and modeling, illustrations, photo retouching and many more.I really recommend considering a subscription to .psd magazine to experience the feelings I had.Next you will find the covers of the upcoming issues February and March, 2008 of .psd magazine. by Ahmad Hani...
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Free Resouce: Stylish 3D Buttons
2008-02-19 16:43:00
This is a free PSD file, I have been doing a little testing to create a button design requested by some client and end up with these buttons.It contains 5 different button designs. done on Photoshop CS2.I hope that this can be useful.You can download the PSD file from Here. by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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Impressive Ways to Display Pictures and Galleries
2007-12-23 17:00:00
In this article I am going to share a collection of ways to display images on your website. I am going to give you the link, description, License and the technology used. I hope that this would be helpful for you and I will be thankful for any one to share other ways than the ones I have put in here. Lets get into the subject.AgileGalleryAgileGallery is a photo gallery that rips through the XML output from Picasa (a free download from google) and generates the paging and thumbnails and displays the full sized photos along with any captions entered in Picasa.Technology: JavaScript & FlashLicense: Free to use commercialy and non-commercialyCouloir.org slideshowa Flash-like behavior implemented solely in Javascript, HTML, and CSS.Technology: JavaScriptLicense: Creative Commons 'Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0' LicensedfGallerydfGallery is a very cool and professional flash gallery to display your pictures in it and it supports Flickr , Picasa , Fotki and Photobucket.Technology: Fl...
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PopBox Moving and Resizing Images - Easy, Simple, Dynamic
2007-11-04 12:17:00
PopBox is an image magnification javascript solution for dynamically moving and resizing images on your web page. Javascript? Yes - I know it's nothing new and that you've been able to move and resize things in Javascript for years, but only now is there a prepackaged solution that makes it as easy as 3 lines of HTML without knowing a lick about positioning! If your web site has a thumbnail image gallery then you need PopBox! Main Features Ridiculously simple to use.Does not navigate away from the page or create separate windows.Does not require any special browser plug-ins. 100% script and CSS solution.Includes a multi-line caption capability that dynamically sizes to fit.Allows for a different image to be used for the thumbnail and Popped images - on page load or on image click.Can display a user-defined text message across the top of the image on page load on the thumbnail image.Can display a user-defined text message across the top of the image after it ...
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Plugoo - Chat with Your Website Visitors
2007-10-03 13:27:00
What is Plugoo? Plugoo enables you to chat directly from your Instant Messenger with any visitor of your blog, personal webpage or e-sales site.When you?re logged into your Instant Messenger (Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM, GoogleTalk, Jabber or ICQ), you can receive in real time all the comments of your visitors or any question they might ask, and answer instantly! by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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Stock Photos for Your Daily Life
2007-09-09 21:32:00
If you are a Designer then you are always in need for high resolution and very clean and professional photos for your designs, weather you are designing a website, a print or a presentation. In this article I will share with you a handful of resources and websites for Free stock photos or as so called Royalty Free photos, and payed stock photos.Let us begin.Free Royalty Photos , for personal and commercial use:Stock .XCHNGwith 330943 photos online a lot of categories and a search feature, requires free registration.Public-Domain-Photos.comOver 5000 free public domain photos and clip arts.FreeDigitalPhotos.netEvery image is free, and some of the images have a print-quality high-resolution option for just $10.FreePhotoClips.comDownload Backgrounds and Free Photo Objects in Layered Adobe Photoshop PSD Format.PhotogenrealStockInternational high-quality stock photo database from various authors with about 1181 photos, requires free registration.BurningWell.orgBurningWell is a repository fo...
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Open Source Alternative
2007-08-27 18:11:00
What is Open Source Alternative ?Open Source Alternative or oslat.com is a website that lists an Open Source Software alternative to a well-known Commercial Software. This is very good if you can not afford buying a commercial software and you are in need of the features that the software provides, in this website you can look for the alternative for this commercial software. I must say that it is listing more and more software alternatives each day but I must say that you may not find an alternative for some commercial softwares that you want but you can suggest this software. The website has many categories for software products such as Graphic applications, development, security & privacy, web development and many more. by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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ModalBox - Web 2.0-style Modal Dialogs and Wizards
2007-08-18 21:20:00
What is ModalBox?ModalBox is a JavaScript technique for creating modern (Web 2.0-style) modal dialogs or even wizards (sequences of dialogs) without using conventional popups and page reloads. It's inspired by Mac OS X modal dialogs. And yes, it may also be useful for showing bigger versions of images.ModalBox is built with pure JavaScript and is based on Sam Stephenson's excellent Prototype JavaScript Framework, script.aculo.us and valid XHTML/CSS. ModalBox uses AJAX to load content. ModalBox technique is still in development. Believe me it is wonderful. by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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Blue Gray Free XHTML Template
2007-08-15 09:41:00
I am now going to present you to the Blue Gray Free Temp late . Blue Gray is a free valid XHTML 1.0 and valid CSS, 3 column fixed template that I have designed, it has a lot of greet features in it. I have designed the template in tow versions left-to-right and right-to-left version. Blue Gray is a free template either for personal or commercial use but it is necessary to keep the footer link for my Portfolio website. Blue Gray has a basic but professional look and it is fully customizable and expendable.View the template from here:LTR version.RTL version.and you can download the template from here in a single zip file:LTR version.RTL version. by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.

WebSnapr - Website Thumbnails For Your Site
2007-08-14 20:34:00
WebSnapr lets you capture screenshots of (almost) any web page. Let your visitors to instantly visualize any web page before clicking. Increase site traffic, click-through rate and site stickiness.How does it work? Using WebSnapr from your site can't be any easier. Just use the following URL to generate a thumbnail:http://images.websnapr.com/?url =[url]&size=[size]Of course, just replace [url] and [size] to make the magic happen. You can get up to 5 different sizes by setting the [size] parameter. These are your choices:T = 92x70 (example)S = 202x152 (example)M = 400x300 (example)L = 640x480 (example) by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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Really Easy Field Validation
2007-08-13 17:48:00
Form validation is a crucial thing in web applications and making them sometimes requires hard work. Here's a form validation script that is very easy to use. It has a number of tests built-in but is extensible to include your custom validation checks. Here's the list of tests available to add to your field elements: not blank - required a valid number digits only letters only only letters and numbers a valid date value a valid email address a valid URL a date formatted as; dd/mm/yyyy a valid dollar value first option e.g. 'Select one...' is not selected option At least one textbox/radio element must be selected in a groupHere is a demo of the field validation. by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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Test Your Website in Different Browsers and Platforms
2007-08-12 02:52:00
Have you ever designed a website and gone through the painful process of testing your website design on different browsers and platforms to check for problems? If your answer is yes then here is the solution for your problem. Browse rs hots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl. When you submit your web address, it will be added to the job queue. A number of distributed computers will open your website in their browser. Then they will make screenshots and upload them to the central server of Browsershots. It supports a lot of browsers and platforms. by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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Number One Rated at Professional on The Web
2007-08-09 15:19:00
Hello every body it was a long time before I posted any thing here because I was busy working on some projects. this post is to tell you the news that I am number one top rated designer at Professional on The Web and it is a very thing to get a top rating from a website that has a lot of great designers and professionals. Here is the full image of Professional on The Web home page at 9-8-2007. Here is my page at Professional on The Web. by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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Wallpapers For NetBeans IDE
2007-06-01 23:56:00
I have designed two high class wallpapers for the NetBeans IDE, both wallpapers are 1600*1200px and it is available at the NetBeans IDE Website you can find the two wallpapers under my name. Enjoy! by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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HTML and CSS Help Sheets
2007-06-01 21:49:00
All designers or let me be specific web designers some times need a quick HTML or CSS reference of certain tags, css syntax and we wonder the web looking for the help. Here is two Help Shee ts from Liquidicity in PDF which is quite handy.HTML Help SheetCSS Help Sheet by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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Image Reflections Never Been So Easy
2007-05-23 20:06:00
Have any one tried to make an image reflection for a website and had to use design applications like Adobe Photoshop or other design applications and had the trouble of porting the design to HTML. Now all this trouble has gone and the pain is suddenly off, because there is a new tool that makes you create image reflections at HTML without using any design application!!! You wonder how???. Well There is a JavaScript that you can use that adds reflections to images on your website. It is a very small size script it is under 5KB. It is called reflection.js and you can see it Here. It is supported by major browsers - Internet Explorer 5.5+, Mozilla Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9+ and Safari. You can make the reflection on any background color you have and you can even make it respond to actions from the users. Check it Out. by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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My New Portfolio Website
2007-05-18 11:09:00
My new portfolio website is launched it has all my designs in it and other free stuff such as PSD files, Icons, Backgrounds, Wallpapers, Free Templates and Vector Designs. So you are welcome to view my portfolio at any time at Ahmad Hania Portfolio . by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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HexSpace Wallpaper By Ahmad Hania
2007-01-13 21:13:00
Hello all, this is a new abstract wallpaper design by me which I call HexSpace Wallpaper . I designed the wallpaper using Adobe Photshop. The wallpaper resolution is 1600x1200 in JPEG format and with a size of 594KB, please enjoy it on your desktop and Give me your opinion. You can view the wallpaper here. by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.

NetBeans 6.0 Milestone 5 Now Available
2006-12-12 12:57:00
Milestone 5 of NetBeans 6.0 (Dev) is now available for download.The biggest change in M5 is Java editor improvements and new Java language infrastructure that is based on the Javac. The APIs will give you full access to the Javac APIs for given source. Additionally, NetBeans 6.0 M5 contains the following improvements: Ant processes have a progress indicator in the status line. A new "project group" feature has been added. Due to the integration of the new Java language infrastructure, most of Java EE development features are disable in Milestone 5 and also Mobility and Profiler packs aren't released as part of this milestone. Pictures tell you more about these features so be sure check them out. An overall report for M5 is available as well.Originally Contributed by rdemmer at 05 Dec on NetBeans News page by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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NetBeans Visual Web Pack 5.5 and NetBeans C/C++ Development Pack 5.5 Now Av
2006-12-12 12:47:00
The NetBeans community is proud to announce the release of the NetBeans Visual Web Pack and the NetBeans C/C++ Develop ment Pack. You simply add these packs to an existing NetBeans IDE (download IDE). The NetBeans Visual Web Pack(derived from the award-winning Sun Java Studio Creator software) allows you to rapidly and visually build standards-based web applications, including support for AJAX and JSF components. Developers can now easily build next generation web apps. Learn More and Download NB Visual Web Pack Now The NetBeans C/C++ Development Pack provides support for a variety of C/C++ project types, and includes a makefile wizard. For a more productive developer experience, the C/C++ Development Pack includes sophisticated language model features, such as dynamic syntax highlighting, code completion, code folding and a class browser. C/C++ developers can use the NetBeans IDE, in conjunction with their specified set of compilers and tools, to build native applicat...

Wallpaper Designed By Me
2006-12-10 09:41:00
This is a wallpaper I designed using Adobe Photshop the wallpaper resolution is 1152x864 the wallpaper format is JPEG and the wallpaper size is 1059KB. The wallpaper copy rights is reserved to Ahmad Z. Hania. Please feel free to use the wallpaper where ever you want but with keeping the signature on the wallpaper intact. You can view the wallpaper here. by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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Giveaway of the day - what's that?
2006-12-09 17:21:00
Well, that's a convenient initiative allowing you to get the best commercial software titles - for free. Every day we offer licensed software you'd have to buy otherwise, for free! Yes, we are giving away software, and you can download it from our site, right now and right here and our goal is to give away every good piece of software, sooner or later. For game giveaways check out Game Giveaway of the Day. by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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Free Mobile Application for University and Collage Students
2006-12-09 13:02:00
WateenTech Inc. launched a new mobile application called Wateen - NOON to help university and collage students in their university life to follow and save data about semesters, courses, grades, schedule. It helps the students to calculate CGPA and GPA easily . The beautiful thing about it that it is a free application to download and use. The application runs on every mobile phone that supports Java applications.You can download and read more about the application @ the company websitemobile application by Ahmad Hania designer and developer at Wateen Technologies.
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