Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category

Free Webmaster Tools

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Tools for Noobs..

Tools 4 Noobs

Tools 4 Noobs

If you’re like me and don’t like shopping around on the internet for some basic free handy online tools, then why not try this website.

It’s a website providing free online tools all on one site. i.e. Google Pagerank checker, and my favourite; a Valid XHTML YouTube embed code generator!

It seems kind of new so theres room for improvement however, it serves its purpose. Take a look here..

Click here to visit site

Flash Websites - When Good Flash Goes Bad

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

I stumbled on this page from Web Pages that Suck - by Vincent Flanders.

It reads…

Unnecessary Flash

Flash is a tool and like any tool it can be misused if it’s used incorrectly. If you’re cutting down a tree for firewood, a chainsaw is a good tool for the job. If you’re trying to taper the leg of a table, a chainsaw is not the right woodworking tool.

Designers — like woodworkers — often make two fundamental mistakes. They confuse: (more…)

Bad Web Design - Worst Website?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

over-the-topFrom time to time, I like to share with you some websites I feel have not been constructed properly, by either displaying far too many images, animated gifs, flash, high contrast colours, poor text etc.

The reason for displaying such examples is to hopefully show people what to avoid when designing your own website.

The first time i submitted an example I personally thought was a good example of a poor website, some people didn’t seem to agree with me. Which is fine as everyone is entitled to their own opinion, however… and I stress HOWEVER… (more…)

Website Analyzer

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Website Grade Badge: 97

Get your website graded. I think this site is convenient quick and very helpful for those of you who need something simple to understand.

Website Grader is a free SEO tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of a website. We had our website graded for testing purposes and alas! we’re 97 out of 100. Not bad considering the fact that we were told we had too many images on our website.

“ohh… I daren’t think why?”

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Microsoft Bing - the successful search to challenge Google?

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
The new Microsoft search engine - Bing - localised for the UK

The new Microsoft search engine - Bing - localised for the UK

The software giant Microsoft has announced that it is relaunching its internet search engine with a new name and a new look, in a bid to take on Google.

The new Microsoft search engine, called Bing, goes live in stages between Friday and June 3. It will, Microsoft claims, offer users a more refined search experience capable of satisfying queries more quickly than any rival search engine.

At launch, the new service will have a strong American bias, with a UK version “soft-launching” as a Beta test version. A 60-strong London-based team will work on improving the localisation of search results for the UK, with a view to a full launch in around six months.
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Google AdWords: Keyword Tool

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

If you’re looking for a free Keyword tool, there are so many options out there.

one of them is to use the Google Adwords keyword suggestion tool.

googekeywords

Google Adwords: Keyword Tool

Click here to go directly to the site.

I found it useful and it saves me a lot of time and resource.

Its completely free!

You can also select to include synonyms in the results or even filter your results.

I will be adding another approach to this in a later post which is a little more manual as I believe you should use more than one tool to get maximum results.

Enjoy!

60+ Free Vectors Icons for Web Designers | SherifAbdou - The Design Blog

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

60+ Free Vectors Icons for Web Designers

via 60+ Free Vectors Icons for Web Designers | SherifAbdou - The Design Blog.

Adobe AIR

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

AIR for everyone

From shopping on eBay to managing music, Adobe AIR means applications that are easier, more powerful, and more fun to use.

Featured applications

eBay Screenshot

eBay Desktop, built on Adobe AIR, provides customers with next-generation online shopping experiences. Learn more

AOL Screenshot

AOL Top 100 Videos delivers content on the desktop for people to enjoy, customize, and share. Learn more

Nickelodeon Screenshot

Nick.com engages fans with an interactive jigsaw puzzle game that can be played on the desktop. Learn more

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HOW TO: Manage Multiple Social Media Profiles

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

multiplesocialmediasitesStart counting the number of social media websites you have a profile with, right now. Out of fingers yet? Facebook (Facebook reviews), Twitter (Twitter reviews), Flickr (Flickr reviews), and YouTube (YouTube reviews) are just the start of it - for people active on social websites, you could have several dozen social media profiles, half of them using a really old picture of you. Heck, some of them probably have inboxes filled with strange messages from some girl named “Leota” who wants you to visit her sexy singles website.

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Is There Such a Thing as a Safe Web Browser?

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Stan Schroeder writes an article on Mashable, so I thought to share it here:

Do you remember how, a couple of years ago, you could tell someone who was clueless about computers to simply switch from Internet Explorer (Internet Explorer reviews) to Firefox (Firefox reviews), and that action alone would fix 90% of all their security problems?

This hasn’t been true for a while now, unfortunately. The fact that Internet Explorer is still the most widely used browser out there, which makes it the biggest target, doesn’t mean that malicious hackers aren’t exploiting security vulnerabilities on other browser platforms. (more…)