Category Archives: software

Map Your Facebook Friends In a Few Clicks

Posted on February 24, 2011 by admin

You know who your Facebook friends are, but can you visualize where they are? You might be surprised when you see “Where My Friends Be?&#8… Continue reading →

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WordPress 3.1 Goes Live: Here’s What’s New

Posted on February 23, 2011 by admin

The WordPress team pushed out version 3.1, code name “Reinhardt,” on Wednesday, bringing a host of new and updated features to users… Continue reading →

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Designers: Try This Gorgeous Project Management App for Freelancers

Posted on February 12, 2011 by admin

We’ve just come across Solo, a beautiful new app for freelance designers — and considering the app is intended for use in the design… Continue reading →

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Watch Out TextMate: Sublime Text 2 Alpha Hits Mac OS X & Linux

Posted on January 28, 2011 by admin

The Web Development Series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here. T… Continue reading →

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Google Changes Algorithm To Penalize Site Scrapers

Posted on January 28, 2011 by admin

Google updated its search algorithm this week to help reduce webspam in its search results. These changes were made in response to increased criticism of Google and its search engine results. The criticism has been partly inspired by the emergence of newer forms of webspam alongside traditional webspam (pages that consist of lots of keywords […] Continue reading →

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Mozilla & Google Announce Browser “Do Not Track” Features

Posted on January 25, 2011 by admin

Google and Mozilla have both announced new browser initiatives that will allow users to opt out of having their activities tracked by online advertisers. These developments are at least partially in response to the “Do Not Track” lists proposed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. In December, the FTC released a 122-page report [PDF] outlining […] Continue reading →

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Vid.ly Serves Web Video to Multiple Devices Automagically [INVITES]

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

Encoding.com launched a new, easy video-encoding service called Vid.ly in private beta Monday. Using Vid.ly, users can upload a video file and s… Continue reading →

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HOW TO: Beat Writer’s Block Online

Posted on January 19, 2011 by admin

Nowadays, we are all content creators. Whether it’s work or a school project, the next blog post, or even that next tweet, we all suffer from writer’s block from time to time. Traditional advice suggests taking a break from your monitor and getting some fresh air. That’s great old school advice, but it isn’t a […] Continue reading →

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From the Dropbox Gurus: Ideas for Beginners, Intermediates and Wizards

Posted on January 15, 2011 by admin

If you’re like us, you’re using Dropbox for all kinds of unusual tasks. But we wanted to go further, so we asked the experts at Dropbox to tell us their most unusual, unexpected and crazy ways to use this versatile software tool. If you’re not familiar with Dropbox, it’s free desktop synchronization software that lets […] Continue reading →

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Firefox 4 Beta 9 Hits the Web

Posted on January 15, 2011 by admin

The latest beta of Firefox 4 — beta 9 for those of you counting at home — is now available to download. The latest beta version of t… Continue reading →

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