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Archive for April, 2012

Advantages of Custom Build Websites Over Templates

Posted by Andrew Smith on April 30th, 2012

With the advent of Wordpress, Blogger and a host of other instant website options packed with free themes and a variety of plugins, pretty much anybody with a computer and an internet connection can turn themselves into a web designer with very little technical knowledge at all. There are some very nice free options out there too and with a little bit of time and some experimentation you could soon have you very own nice looking website up and running all on your own, without the added expense of hiring experts or professional web designers.

But there are times when free templates and drag-and-drop options simply won’t cut it. If you want a website to showcase your business or are building your own revenue stream through the internet then it really is worth considering bringing in the professionals. Here are some advantages to custom built sites over free templates:

The 3 Best HTML5 Animators You Can Use for Your Next Project

Posted by Andrew Smith on April 27th, 2012

With HTML5 on the horizon, it’s a no-brainer that many different elements of the web will have to be optimized to keep up with it. One element in particular, animation, is one that definitely won’t be going away anytime soon. With that said, there have been many software developers to turn out applications that make it easy for users to create rich animations that are optimized and ready for HTML5, as well as CSS3 and Javascript.

Three titles in particular that have gained attention from developers, designers and users around the web are Hype, Hippo Animator, and Adobe Edge. What’s brilliant about these applications is that they don’t require Flash, Javascript or Silverlight to run, and that can make for a much more broad audience receiving your message. Of course, this also means that mobile devices will be much more likely to render your animations which only propels the mobile web community even further.

Factors Determining Printing Magazine Costs

Posted by Andrew Smith on April 24th, 2012

Small businesses making use of magazines to promote their service will most likely be interested to know what factors influences printing magazine costs. There are various things to consider such as what size magazine they are interested in printing. Would it be an A3, A4 or A5 size?

Other factors influencing printing magazine costs would be things like, do they need the cover to be a heavier cover page and the other pages either gloss or silk? How many copies are we looking at, between 50 to 200 copies, or 10,000 copies? All these factors will greatly influence the printing costs of the magazines.

Giveaway: 3 Premium WordPress Themes From ThemeFuse

Posted by Andrew Smith on April 23rd, 2012

Our pals over at ThemeFuse would like to share 3 premium WordPress themes licenses with you – our readers. How about some free goods to begin the day off on a high note?

When you’re working with WordPress to run your site then you’re in for a treat. The fortunate winners of today’s giveaway will get access to download one WordPress theme of their selection from ThemeFuse … free of cost.

ThemeFuse is well known in the premium WordPress themes niche for their innovative designs and top notch support. At this moment, they appear to be the first choice if you are out shopping for an innovative WordPress theme.

Techinline: One of the Best Remote Desktop Software

Posted by Andrew Smith on April 6th, 2012

Introduction

In the present computers era, there are number of applications that has made so many computers related tasks very simple. One of the best applications that has been seen in this arena is the Remote Access Application that enables you to remotely access any computer all over the world. Using such software helps you to not to restricted to a certain desktop in order to open the files saved in it.

How to Choose a Good Web Hosting Company?

Posted by Andrew Smith on April 4th, 2012

Introduction

Creating a blog does not require a lot of money these days, as we have so many free web hosting websites like Blogspot.com and Wordpress.com. But these will not provide you with any independent domain name which will look more professional among many other benefits. Moreover, these free hosting sites are perfect when you are interested to write about your daily life, or some other non-important stuff.

21 Mind Blowing Magazine Cover Design

Posted by Andrew Smith on April 3rd, 2012

There are numerous magazines published every month, but only few of them are able to create their unique identity as a high quality magazine. There are many reason for the same, a qualitative and informative content is considered as one of biggest reason. But, as it is well quoted “A picture says thousands words” reveals the fact that the cover page design is the foremost thing to be taken in priority. This is why it makes the first impression in viewers mind.
Well, the cover page is the first thing that readers are going to see while come across a magazine. When he/she gets attracted towards the magazine cover page design, he/she automatically get compelled to open it. Hence, it make sense here that how important is to create an attractive and sensible cover page design in order to increase the readership of a magazine. It would not be wrong to say that it is quite similar to a website. When people like the website design, then they start reading the information provided in it. In the same way, when people find the cover page alluring, they start reading the content.