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Develop Your Photoshop Skills Using YouTube
2007-03-02 14:12:01
YouTube  has become a store house of knowledge. Besides having fun, one can spend his/her time acquiring multiple skills through numerous  instructional videos. Photo shop is one tool which is always in demand and the prevalence of web 2.0 graphics has made it all the more useful skill to have. You can use YouTube to develop/strengthen your Photos hop skills. A post titled  Use YouTube to learn Photoshop  has a rich collection of Photoshop tutorials categorized in Photo Effects, Photoshop Basics and Web Design categories. Digital Inspiration post Keeping Fit with Workout Videos on YouTube has handpicked exercise videos for you from YouTube. Happy learning.   Technorati tags: Youtube , PhotoShop, Learning, Exercise, Video Tutorials

Virtual Genetics Clinic: Genetic Testing Through The Web
2007-03-02 14:12:01
DNA Direct is a company providing access to genetic test ordering through the web and phone. They have developed a notion of virtual genetics clinic to facilitate this process. Genetic tests can tell you if you carry a genetic risk, screen you for disease, or screen you for carrier status. This information will empower an individual enabling him to make better health decisions. Mosts of the tests can be ordered online  and the test kit arrives in mail. Tests are easy to carry out and you need to send the sample back for analysis. Detailed reports on your tests come up on the web site. Some of the tests they offer: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Blood Clotting Disorders Breast & Ovarian Cancer Cystic Fibrosis Drug Metabolism (CYP2D6 Gene) Hemochromatosis Infertility PreGen-Plus Colon Cancer Screening Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Tamoxifen (PBS affiliate aired a segment on Genetics Testing Through The Web ) The process has indeed been made very friendly and shou...
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BestBuy The Best Among Tech Stores?
2007-03-02 14:12:01
I was interested in which tech store out of the famous three (Best Buy, CompUSA and CircuitCity) attracted more online customers and used Alexa to figure that out: (Click on the image to enlarge) From the graph it is quite certain that BestBuy.com leads the race, followed by CompUSA.com and then CircuitCity.com. Microcenter.com and Radioshack.com were thrown in to the mix but they were no competition to the big three. The big spike you see around November, 2006 is the Thanksgiving traffic! Tech norati tags: Bestbuy, CircuitCity, CompUSA, Microcenter, Radioshack, Alexaholic, Alexa
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Track Flight Status, Flight Alert, Flight Rating and Airport Delays: Right
2007-03-02 14:12:01
Any one who is a frequent flyer would appreciate the importance of real-time flight information. FlightStats platform owned by Conducive Technology Corp. delivers real-time and historical flight information that lowers travel related costs and improves the travel experience. They have come up with an “All In One Widget” which you can embed directly on your Google homepage or Live.com. You can request a custom version for your own web site. The best part is this is free. The widget allows you to track Flight Status, get Flight Rating, obtain Flight Notification, and see Current US Airport Delays. If you are interested in more detailed integration in your web site or application, they have XML Web Services library which provide the following features: Current and Historical Flight Status Flight Notification and Event Messaging Flight Performance Rating Itinerary Monitoring Weather Conditions and Forecasts Current and Historical Airport Delays Airl...
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Collection Of Articles On Ways To Monetize Your Blog
2007-03-02 14:12:01
Some of us blog as a hobby but others are professionals bloggers. Either way, if you have a blog or are in the process of starting a blog then making money out of it is not a bad idea (as long as it does not affect the user experience). Without getting into the details on why or why not monetize your blog, I will present to you a list of posts on topics related to monetizing your blogs. These topics will not only provide great insight into why you should think about monetizing but will also lead you through the process and help you implement best practices and use best tools out there. How to Make Money From Your Blog : In his post Steve talks not only about ways to monetize your blogs but also why you should do it and how to plan it. 10 Ways to Monetize Your Blog: Pat talks about 10 great techniques of Monetizing your blog. How Bloggers Make Money from Blogs: Of course who can forget Darren Rowse at Problogger.net, he is an expert in this art and has lot ...
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Colorzilla: Advanced Eyedropper, ColorPicker, Page Zoomer Add-on For Firefo
2007-03-02 14:12:01
Colorzilla is a very useful add-on for Fire fox and a must for web designers. Earlier I was using Instant Eyedropper for figuring out the color code on any page but this tool goes above and beyond that. What does Colorzilla do? Besides giving me the color code for any point in the browser window, it lets me zoom the page I am viewing and measure distances between any two points on the page. The built-in palette browser allows choosing colors from pre-defined color sets and saving the most used colors in custom palettes. DOM spying features allow getting various information about DOM elements quickly and easily. How does it work? To activate it, click on the dropper icon in the statusbar and then move around the cursor on the page. As you move along you get the color code of that point, its x and y coordinate and tons of useful information (DOM path etc.). It also highlights the container as you move along on the web What features does it provide? Her...
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Display Technorati Rank On Your Blog
2007-03-02 14:12:01
Douglas A Karr has written a widget to display Tech no rati rank on your blog. It is very simple to use and you can embed the JavaScript anywhere on your blog, preferably sidebar to show your Technorati rank. Here is mine: Douglas is working on the limitation of fixed number of hits per day set by Technorati. So this might not be visible after some time of the day. You can use his code directly on your site with your own Technorati key to display your rank. Technorati tags: Technorati Rank , PHP, Widget
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StumbleUpon Toolbar 3.0
2007-03-02 14:12:01
StumbleUpon is a powerful tool which allows you to surf the Internet for great websites. It serves you random websites in categories of your choice. It personalizes recommendations according to your interests and allows you to rate, review and share any page. Recently they have integrated pictures and video to their repository too. It is usable in the form of a toolbar available for both Firefox and IE. Recently a new version (3.0)  of the toolbar came out with some nice features. I use this tool to discover great sites. Here is a snapshot of the toolbar from my machine: (click on the image to enlarge) The list of changes they made in going to 3.0: Avatars on the ‘Send to’ menu and on shared notes. Drag-and-drop toolbar placement. Configurable channel buttons. Channel indicator on the stumble button. New icon set. Toggle button configuration via the options dialog. Several search / tag configurations to cater to power users. Compatibility with the IE Tab extensi...
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Firefox 2.0: Start Browsing From Where You Left Off
2007-03-02 14:12:01
You can use this tweak in Firefox 2.0 so that everytime you open the browser, you will get all the sites which you were visiting when you last closed the browser. It is available in the Tools -> Options -> Main Switch to “Show My Window and tabs from last time” option in the drop down list. Source: Firefox 2 .0: Session Restore Tweak Technorati tags: Firefox, Tweak, Session
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10 Must Have iPod Accessories
2007-03-02 14:12:01
iPod has become an integral part of our life. Companies have been rolling out iPod accessories with very high frequency. I will list ten accessories which enhance our iPod experience: iPod Hi-Fi: A beautiful, compact sound system with an integrated Universal Dock for iPod that fills the room with rich, audiophile-quality sound. Harman Kardon Drive + Play: Drive + Play from Harman Kardon offers all the music browsing capability of the iPod itself and can be used with any car audio system. DLO VoiceNote: Voice recorder and microphone for iPod iPod Camera Connector: provides a fast, easy way to transfer images from your digital camera to your iPod Sennheiser PMX 70 Sport Earphones: an ergonomic neckband and vertical transducer system, the PMX 70 earphones are the ideal companion for all sportsmen and women Bose SoundDock Digital Music System: acclaimed Bose audio with the SoundDock digital music system Apple iPod Socks: Dress your iPod up in any one of six vibran...
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Adblock Plus: Say No To Ads And Banners On Websites
2007-03-02 14:12:01
There are lot of boring and annoying ads and banners on websites which you wished were not there but could not do anything about them. Besides being annoying they often take longer to download than the rest of the the page. Adblock Plus gives you the power to get rid of these ads. What is Adblock Plus? Adblock Plus is an add-on (software module that supplements or enhances the original unit it is adding on to) for href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefo x/">Firefox browser which allows you to get rid of text, banner, flash and image advertisements from any website. But where can I get Firefox? How well has this add-on been received? It has been a year now since Adblock Plus was released. Since then there have been almost three million downloads on addons.mozilla.org (which is very good!). Before and After The pictures below show the same site before Adblock was activated (left) and after Adblock was activated (right). How does it work? Install it on...
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Zune Photo Contest
2007-03-02 14:12:01
ZuneInsider is running a photo contest titled:  Zune Outdoor Photo Contes t . How does the contest work? Get a picture of your Zune outside. It can be somewhere in nature, at a concert, near a landmark. Go somewhere cool, do something funny, whatever you think will make your picture stand out. Once you have your photo, post it on the web, and drop a comment in this post. What is the deadline? Wednesday, 28th of February, 2007 What is the prize? Zune party attendee booklets. They come with a collection of Zune posters, two CDs, two records (vinyl, for your turntable) and a few posters of Zune art. Overall, a very cool package. The contest should be open to public voting. See the site for details. Source: Zune Outdoor Photo Contest Technorati tags: Zune, Contest, Prize, Photo
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Suggest A Better Translation with Google Translate
2007-03-02 14:12:01
 Easiest way to translate any webpage and/or text from one language to another is to use http://translate.google.com. Try this link to translate Technacular home page to German. It is a very powerful tool and most of the times does a very decent job. For some of the times when you get wrong translations, Google now provides a way for you to report it and suggest a better translation. This will enable their system to learn to translate better. If you see a sentence that is not correct, hover over it to display the original text tooltip and click the “Suggest a better translation” link. The feature is only available for you to use with one of the following translation pairs: English to/from Arabic English to/from Chinese (Simplified/Traditional) English to/from Russian Chinese (Simplified) to/from Chinese (Traditional) Your contribution can help enhance the experience of your fellow language beings. Source: Google Blog Technorati tags: Google, Google Trans lat...
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18Seconds movement
2007-03-02 14:12:01
Yahoo Inc. together with Bender, the producer of the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” launched a website - http://www.18seconds.org - devoted to rallying US consumers to fight global warming by switching light bulbs from standard bulbs to CFL bulbs. The movement itself has been named 18Second s movement as that is the typical amount of time is takes for a person to change a light bulb. “This movement is about empowering the individual — to say to every person in America that with one easy step, they can become part of a movement that will literally change the world,” said Bender, producer of the Oscar-nominated documentary ‘An Inconvenient Truth.’ The amount of electricity saved by using a 13-watt CFL instead of a conventional 60-watt bulb translates into a reduction of 450 pounds of greenhouse gases spewed by a coal-burning power plant, according to Yahoo. What is a CFL bulb? (definition by 18seconds.org) A compact fluorescen...
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