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SlideShare Offers Branded Channels To Businesses
SlideShare, the “YouTube for presentations,” has been steadily ramping up its offerings for business users. Last year, the startup unveiled two premium services for businesses, LeadShare and AdShare. SlideShare lets anyone share presentations and also serves as a social discovery platform for users to find relevant content and connect with other members who share similar interests. Today, the startup is launching another business-friendly offering, branded channels.
Rashmi Sinha, SlideShare’s co-founder and CEO, says that much of the startup’s community is composed of businesses users, and SlideShare is increasingly becoming a vehicle for businesses to socialize and share their content, from documents to webinars to presentations. Branded channels help users find this content easily and in a more organized manner. Ogilvy, Microsoft, and even the President Obama’s White House have all created branded channels for their content.
SlideShare’s branded channels can be fully customized, with pricing ranging depending on the businesses’ preferred layout. Sinha declined to share the pricing range for the channels. As SlideShare continues to attract business users, the startup has been rolling out premium services to not offer compelling features to users but to also monetize the platform. LeadShare is a self-service tool that businesses can use to capturing leads from documents and presentations and AdShare allows users promote their content via ads on SlideShare’s platform.
Competitor Scribd also offers branded readers. In the past year or so, SlideShare has unveiled a mobile-friendly site, launched a free Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 plug-in that allows for one-click publication of your presentations to the cloud, and support for embedding YouTube videos in SlideShare-hosted presentations. The company is based out of San Francisco and raised over $3 million in capital to date, from VC firm Venrock and a number of prominent angel investors like Dave McClure, Mark Cuban, Saul Klein, Jonathan Abrams, Hal Varian and others.
Why I Am Hindu?
Hi Friends,
The following mail comes into one of my friend inbox from a very dear friend. I am heartily thankful to him for forwarding such a mail. This blog post has nothing to do with religion but to explain why Hinduism existed for so long. Read and think… Be proud of being what you are!
Four years ago, I was flying from JFK NY Airport to SFO to attend a meeting at Monterey , CA An American girl was sitting on the right side, near window seat. It indeed was a long journey – it would take nearly seven hours.
I was surprised to see the young girl reading a Bible unusual of young Americans. After some time she smiled and we had few acquaintances talk.I told her that I am from India
Then suddenly the girl asked: ‘What’s your faith?’ ‘What?’ I didn’t understand the question.
‘I mean, what’s your religion? Are you a Christian? Or a Muslim?’
‘No!’ I replied, ‘I am neither Christian nor Muslim’.
Apparently she appeared shocked to listen to that. ‘Then who are you?’ ‘I am a Hindu’, I said.
She looked at me as if she was seeing a caged animal. She could not understand what I was talking about.
A common man in Europe or US knows about Christianity and Islam, as they are the leading religions of the world today. But a Hindu, what?
I explained to her – I am born to a Hindu father and Hindu mother. Therefore, I am a Hindu by birth.
‘Who is your prophet?’ she asked.
‘We don’t have a prophet,’ I replied.
‘What’s your Holy Book?’
‘We don’t have a single Holy Book, but we have hundreds and thousands of philosophical and sacred scriptures,’ I replied.
‘Oh, come on at least tell me who is your God?’
‘What do you mean by that?’
‘Like we have Jesus and Muslims have Allah – don’t you have a God?’
I thought for a moment. Muslims and Christians believe one God (Male God) who created the world and takes an interest in the humans who inhabit it. Her mind is conditioned with that kind of belief.
According to her (or anybody who doesn’t know about Hinduism), a religion needs to have one Prophet, one Holy book and one God. The mind is so conditioned and rigidly narrowed down to such a notion that anything else is not acceptable. I understood her perception and concept about faith. You can’t compareHinduism with any of the present leading religions where you have to believe in one concept of god.
I tried to explain to her: ‘You can believe in one god and he can be a Hindu. You may believe in multiple deities and still you can be a Hindu. What’s more – you may not believe in god at all, still you can be a Hindu. An atheist can also be a Hindu.’
This sounded very crazy to her. She couldn’t imagine a religion so unorganized, still surviving for thousands of years, even after onslaught from foreign forces.
‘I don’t understand but it seems very interesting. Are you religious?’
What can I tell to this American girl?
I said: ‘I do not go to temple regularly. I do not make any regular rituals. I have learned some of the rituals in my younger days. I still enjoy doing it sometimes..’
‘Enjoy? Are you not afraid of God?’
‘God is a friend. No- I am not afraid of God. Nobody has made any compulsions on me to perform these rituals regularly.’
She thought for a while and then asked: ‘Have you ever thought of converting to any other religion?’
‘Why should I? Even if I challenge some of the rituals and faith in Hinduism, nobody can convert me from Hinduism. Because, being a Hindu allows me to think independently and objectively, without conditioning. I remain as a Hindu never by force, but choice.’ I told her thatHinduism is not a religion, but a set of beliefs and practices. It is not a religion like Christianity or Islam because it is not founded by any one person or does not have an organized controlling body like the Church or the Order, I added. There is no institution or authority..
‘So, you don’t believe in God?’ she wanted everything in black and white.
‘I didn’t say that. I do not discard the divine reality. Our scripture, or Sruthis or Smrithis – Vedas and Upanishads or the Gita – say God might be there or he might not be there. But we pray to that supreme abstract authority (Para Brahma) that is the creator of this universe.’
‘Why can’t you believe in one personal God?’
‘We have a concept – abstract – not a personal god. The concept or notion of a personal God, hiding behind the clouds of secrecy, telling us irrational stories through few men whom he sends as messengers, demanding us to worship him or punish us, does not make sense. I don’t think that God is as silly as an autocratic emperor who wants others to respect him or fear him.’ I told her that such notions are just fancies of less educated human imagination and fallacies, adding that generally ethnic religious practitioners inHinduism believe in personal gods. The entry level Hinduism has over-whelming superstitions too. The philosophical side of Hinduism negates all superstitions.
‘Good that you agree God might exist. You told that you pray. What is your prayer then?’
‘Loka Samastha Sukino Bhavantu. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti,’
‘Funny,’ she laughed, ‘What does it mean?’
‘May all the beings in all the worlds be happy. Om Peace, Peace, Peace.’
‘Hmm ..very interesting. I want to learn more about this religion. It is so democratic, broad-minded and free’ she exclaimed.
‘The fact is Hinduism is a religion of the individual, for the individual and by the individual with its roots in the Vedas and the Bhagavad-Gita. It is all about an individual approaching a personal God in an individual way according to his temperament and inner evolution – it is as simple as that.’
‘How does anybody convert to Hinduism?’
‘Nobody can convert you to Hinduism, because it is not a religion, but a set of beliefs and practices. Everything is acceptable in Hinduism because there is no single authority or organization either to accept it or to reject it or to oppose it on behalf of Hinduism.’
I told her – if you look for meaning in life, don’t look for it in religions; don’t go from one cult to another or from one guru to the next.
For a real seeker, I told her, the Bible itself gives guidelines when it says ‘ Kingdom of God is within you.’ I reminded her of Christ’s teaching about the love that we have for each other. That is where you can find the meaning of life.
Loving each and every creation of the God is absolute and real. ‘Isavasyam idam sarvam’ Isam (the God) is present (inhabits) here everywhere – nothing exists separate from the God, because God is present everywhere. Respect every living being and non-living things as God. That’s whatHinduism teaches you.
Hinduism is referred to as Sanathana Dharma, the eternal faith. It is based on the practice of Dharma, the code of life. The most important aspect ofHinduism is being truthful to oneself. Hinduism has no monopoly on ideas.- It is open to all. Hindus believe in one God (not a personal one) expressed in different forms. For them, God is timeless and formless entity.
Ancestors of today’s Hindus believe in eternal truths and cosmic laws and these truths are opened to anyone who seeks them. But there is a section of Hindus who are either superstitious or turned fanatic to make this an organized religion like others. The British coin the word ‘Hindu’ and considered it as a religion.
I said: ‘Religions have become an MLM (multi-level- marketing) industry that has been trying to expand the market share by conversion. The biggest business in today’s world is Spirituality. Hinduism is no exception’
I am a Hindu primarily because it professes Non-violence – ‘Ahimsa Paramo Dharma’ – Non violence is the highest duty. I am a Hindu because it doesn’t conditions my mind with any faith system.
A man/ woman who change ’s his/her birth religion to another religion is a fake and does not value his/her morals, culture and values in life.Hinduism was the first religion originated. Be proud of your religion and be proud of who you are.
Send it to all Hindus who you think will find it interesting!!!!!!!!!!!
Read more…
The following mail comes into one of my friend inbox from a very dear friend. I am heartily thankful to him for forwarding such a mail. This blog post has nothing to do with religion but to explain why Hinduism existed for so long. Read and think… Be proud of being what you are!
Four years ago, I was flying from JFK NY Airport to SFO to attend a meeting at Monterey , CA An American girl was sitting on the right side, near window seat. It indeed was a long journey – it would take nearly seven hours.
I was surprised to see the young girl reading a Bible unusual of young Americans. After some time she smiled and we had few acquaintances talk.I told her that I am from India
Then suddenly the girl asked: ‘What’s your faith?’ ‘What?’ I didn’t understand the question.
‘I mean, what’s your religion? Are you a Christian? Or a Muslim?’
‘No!’ I replied, ‘I am neither Christian nor Muslim’.
Apparently she appeared shocked to listen to that. ‘Then who are you?’ ‘I am a Hindu’, I said.
She looked at me as if she was seeing a caged animal. She could not understand what I was talking about.
A common man in Europe or US knows about Christianity and Islam, as they are the leading religions of the world today. But a Hindu, what?
I explained to her – I am born to a Hindu father and Hindu mother. Therefore, I am a Hindu by birth.‘Who is your prophet?’ she asked.
‘We don’t have a prophet,’ I replied.
‘What’s your Holy Book?’
‘We don’t have a single Holy Book, but we have hundreds and thousands of philosophical and sacred scriptures,’ I replied.
‘Oh, come on at least tell me who is your God?’
‘What do you mean by that?’
‘Like we have Jesus and Muslims have Allah – don’t you have a God?’
I thought for a moment. Muslims and Christians believe one God (Male God) who created the world and takes an interest in the humans who inhabit it. Her mind is conditioned with that kind of belief.
According to her (or anybody who doesn’t know about Hinduism), a religion needs to have one Prophet, one Holy book and one God. The mind is so conditioned and rigidly narrowed down to such a notion that anything else is not acceptable. I understood her perception and concept about faith. You can’t compareHinduism with any of the present leading religions where you have to believe in one concept of god.
I tried to explain to her: ‘You can believe in one god and he can be a Hindu. You may believe in multiple deities and still you can be a Hindu. What’s more – you may not believe in god at all, still you can be a Hindu. An atheist can also be a Hindu.’
This sounded very crazy to her. She couldn’t imagine a religion so unorganized, still surviving for thousands of years, even after onslaught from foreign forces.
‘I don’t understand but it seems very interesting. Are you religious?’
What can I tell to this American girl?
I said: ‘I do not go to temple regularly. I do not make any regular rituals. I have learned some of the rituals in my younger days. I still enjoy doing it sometimes..’
‘Enjoy? Are you not afraid of God?’
‘God is a friend. No- I am not afraid of God. Nobody has made any compulsions on me to perform these rituals regularly.’
She thought for a while and then asked: ‘Have you ever thought of converting to any other religion?’
‘Why should I? Even if I challenge some of the rituals and faith in Hinduism, nobody can convert me from Hinduism. Because, being a Hindu allows me to think independently and objectively, without conditioning. I remain as a Hindu never by force, but choice.’ I told her thatHinduism is not a religion, but a set of beliefs and practices. It is not a religion like Christianity or Islam because it is not founded by any one person or does not have an organized controlling body like the Church or the Order, I added. There is no institution or authority..
‘So, you don’t believe in God?’ she wanted everything in black and white.
‘I didn’t say that. I do not discard the divine reality. Our scripture, or Sruthis or Smrithis – Vedas and Upanishads or the Gita – say God might be there or he might not be there. But we pray to that supreme abstract authority (Para Brahma) that is the creator of this universe.’
‘Why can’t you believe in one personal God?’
‘We have a concept – abstract – not a personal god. The concept or notion of a personal God, hiding behind the clouds of secrecy, telling us irrational stories through few men whom he sends as messengers, demanding us to worship him or punish us, does not make sense. I don’t think that God is as silly as an autocratic emperor who wants others to respect him or fear him.’ I told her that such notions are just fancies of less educated human imagination and fallacies, adding that generally ethnic religious practitioners inHinduism believe in personal gods. The entry level Hinduism has over-whelming superstitions too. The philosophical side of Hinduism negates all superstitions.
‘Good that you agree God might exist. You told that you pray. What is your prayer then?’
‘Loka Samastha Sukino Bhavantu. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti,’
‘Funny,’ she laughed, ‘What does it mean?’
‘May all the beings in all the worlds be happy. Om Peace, Peace, Peace.’
‘Hmm ..very interesting. I want to learn more about this religion. It is so democratic, broad-minded and free’ she exclaimed.
‘The fact is Hinduism is a religion of the individual, for the individual and by the individual with its roots in the Vedas and the Bhagavad-Gita. It is all about an individual approaching a personal God in an individual way according to his temperament and inner evolution – it is as simple as that.’
‘How does anybody convert to Hinduism?’
‘Nobody can convert you to Hinduism, because it is not a religion, but a set of beliefs and practices. Everything is acceptable in Hinduism because there is no single authority or organization either to accept it or to reject it or to oppose it on behalf of Hinduism.’
I told her – if you look for meaning in life, don’t look for it in religions; don’t go from one cult to another or from one guru to the next.
For a real seeker, I told her, the Bible itself gives guidelines when it says ‘ Kingdom of God is within you.’ I reminded her of Christ’s teaching about the love that we have for each other. That is where you can find the meaning of life.
Loving each and every creation of the God is absolute and real. ‘Isavasyam idam sarvam’ Isam (the God) is present (inhabits) here everywhere – nothing exists separate from the God, because God is present everywhere. Respect every living being and non-living things as God. That’s whatHinduism teaches you.
Hinduism is referred to as Sanathana Dharma, the eternal faith. It is based on the practice of Dharma, the code of life. The most important aspect ofHinduism is being truthful to oneself. Hinduism has no monopoly on ideas.- It is open to all. Hindus believe in one God (not a personal one) expressed in different forms. For them, God is timeless and formless entity.
Ancestors of today’s Hindus believe in eternal truths and cosmic laws and these truths are opened to anyone who seeks them. But there is a section of Hindus who are either superstitious or turned fanatic to make this an organized religion like others. The British coin the word ‘Hindu’ and considered it as a religion.
I said: ‘Religions have become an MLM (multi-level- marketing) industry that has been trying to expand the market share by conversion. The biggest business in today’s world is Spirituality. Hinduism is no exception’
I am a Hindu primarily because it professes Non-violence – ‘Ahimsa Paramo Dharma’ – Non violence is the highest duty. I am a Hindu because it doesn’t conditions my mind with any faith system.
A man/ woman who change ’s his/her birth religion to another religion is a fake and does not value his/her morals, culture and values in life.Hinduism was the first religion originated. Be proud of your religion and be proud of who you are.
Om Namo shiva....... ........
Hari OM
Send it to all Hindus who you think will find it interesting!!!!!!!!!!!
Always Hire @ Professional Website Designer
Many businesses wonder why they should hire a professional website designer. After all, with the new technology flooding the market, you can get a cheap website from a nameless freelancer or even your next door neighbor’s teenager. Here are just a few of the key things that a professional website designer has to offer small business owners.
Cohesiveness with Your Brand. Anyone can use a select group of fonts and colors, but a professional website designer knows how to take your brand and turn it into a visual, digitalized masterpiece that will not just complement your brand, but build it. This will increase customers and make your company seem more professional to the people who decide daily whether to buy your product or that of a competitor.
Appeal to Target Market. You design a website targeted at senior citizens very differently from one aimed at young people and teens. A professional website designer knows this and makes sure that every aspect of your site is just perfect for your target market—attractive, accessible, and capable of rallying further interest and sales. Even the most perfect website will be all wrong if it doesn’t suit your target customers.
Search Engine Optimization. What good is a website that gets no traffic? It might as well not be built in the first place. A professional website designer knows what wording and what design will draw in not just more traffic, but traffic interested in buying a product just like yours from someone just like you. Often, this can even be done without buying advertising on major search engines. There is no underestimating the effect this can have on a business. It’s instant visibility for your brand.
Applications. Whether you need a particular type of shopping cart software or an application that emails you whenever an order is made, a professional website designer can point you to the applications that are perfect for your company’s size, product, and customer base. Sometimes you will save more than the designer costs because you will be able to get these applications at low prices or even free, plus you won’t have to experiment before seeing what is right for your business.
Ease of Use. In order for a website to be viable, it must be easy to use—easy both for you and your customers. A professional website designer knows what elements make a website easy to use and how to include these in your site. A website that is not designed to be easy to use will make your life more difficult and even scare away customers. Take a look at website design samples of our previous work to see how we have tried to emphsize on ease of use.
When you decide you need a website—and every business big or small needs one now—don’t sell yourself short by going cheap on a website that will serve as both a billboard and a sales tool. Hire a professional and make a onetime investment that is almost certain to pay off. With an amateur, your website will one of many taking up space on the World Wide Web; with a professional, it will be another part of your soon-to-be business empire.
How Creativity Going Straight to Hell
This is for all the web designers out there who have suffered as I have suffered.
There will come a time when a client hires you and they request a design that is less than “aesthetically pleasing.” Part of the business of web design is doing something you wouldn’t normally do. I have sites that I could include in my portfolio but choose not to because they’re poorly designed by request of the client and it’s my option to not show the site. Unfortunately, we can only guide a client so far but ultimately it comes down to doing what it is they want. Of course you have options—you could give the client their deposit back and say no thanks or you can suck it up and do what they want.
When you face a project like this you can try to sneak good design in and see if it gets past the client but more often than not they’ll see that the good design sticks out like a sore thumb and shoot it down. This type of project can be a frustrating and unrewarding project to work on but sometimes, especially in the beginning of one’s career, there isn’t much you can do about it. A good thing to keep in mind when these projects come along is that we all end up doing things in our professional career that we look back on and snicker about.
Communication between designers and client
Rahul Gandhi most popular politician in India: Google Zeitgeist 2009
Google India has released its annual Google Zeitgeist report according to which Rahul Gandhi is the most popular politician and Love Aaj Kal the most popular movie in the country. Sania Mirza, the most popular Indian sports star, holds the top position for three years in a row, while Katrina Kaif continues to rule the hearts of Indians online for two consecutive years.
“The Google India Zeitgeist provides a reflection of what was on people's minds in 2009. Besides serving as a great indicator of what made news through the year, Zeitgeist 2009 also provides a unique perspective on what clicked with people and the way they consumed information on the internet,” Vinay Goel, head of products, Google India, has said.
A look at Google Zeitgeist 2009 shows that global economic downturn and local implications were clearly on India's mind as Budget 2009 and Satyam share price emerged as the fastest rising queries. Connecting with friends continued to be top priority for Indians as social networking sites attracted significant interest on the mobile as well as the web.
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“The Google India Zeitgeist provides a reflection of what was on people's minds in 2009. Besides serving as a great indicator of what made news through the year, Zeitgeist 2009 also provides a unique perspective on what clicked with people and the way they consumed information on the internet,” Vinay Goel, head of products, Google India, has said.
A look at Google Zeitgeist 2009 shows that global economic downturn and local implications were clearly on India's mind as Budget 2009 and Satyam share price emerged as the fastest rising queries. Connecting with friends continued to be top priority for Indians as social networking sites attracted significant interest on the mobile as well as the web.
The most powerful military of the World
.... Never been defeated and got what she want in her life
…WHO THE HELL WANTS TO FIGHT WITH THEM…
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…WHO THE HELL WANTS TO FIGHT WITH THEM…Cool Teaser Campaign
I recently came across this coooool teaser campaign being run by ‘PeppySophia’ watch out her slideshare ppts here : http://www.slideshare.net/peppysophia/slideshows. I think she’s doing a great job, two of her slides even got featured on the Slideshare Homepage. She’s claiming to launch a very unique portal soon & she’s hosting a Bloggers’ Contest for the same : http://peppysophia.wordpress.com/bloggers-contest/ I think there’s some big co. behind this campaign. I have started following her on twitter also http://twitter.com/peppysophia
How To Make Viral Videos
Last year, the big thing online was about getting your videos on YouTube or Google Video but in my view, 2008 demands much more than creating a video or putting it up on video sharing sites.
Yep, 2008 is about spread! If you want to stand out from the crowd, you have to make your videos viral and if you want to learn more about how to do this, young Gavin over at RyanShamus.com has just written a great article on how to make your videos viral.
Yep, 2008 is about spread! If you want to stand out from the crowd, you have to make your videos viral and if you want to learn more about how to do this, young Gavin over at RyanShamus.com has just written a great article on how to make your videos viral.
As Gavin points out, to be viral, your video has to be different - funny, unique, interesting and, I would add to this, inspiring. In other words, you have to engage your audience enough that they consider your video worthy of sharing with their friends via email, social networking or even on their own blog. After all as Gavin points out, "the term ‘viral’ comes from the same concept as a virus - it spreads! But, in this case the spreading is a good thing."
Basically, having a viral video is like word-of-mouth marketing
But, it's a few thousand times more powerful. Why? Well if you think how long it takes for someone to "tell" a friend about your product or service compared to them being able to click the mouse a few times and have your video watched by billions … I hope you're getting this! Viral video marketing is that powerful and technology is such today that it does not have to be intimidating.
In fact, I received my Flip Video Camera today. And boy, has that thing been on a journey. It started off in America, then to Canada and from there to the UK. It's taken me almost 3 months to get it and yet, you want to know the hardest part of using it? Getting into the packaging!! Man, why do they have to seal these things up so much.
Anyway, once out of the packaging, my 6 year old daughter began recording with it and moments later we were watching her "final cut" on our TV screen. And, this was just because I was too lazy to fire up the laptop since with one flick, a USB connector arm extends so you can attach the video camera directly to the PC. Couldn't be easier.
Anyway, if you want to know step-by-step how to make your videos and podcasts viral and, you want to know which resources will help you get the job done with most efficiency, then I suggest you head on over to Gavin's blog and read the article for yourself. In fact, I saw this article more as a special report than an article because of the approach used to ensure the reader isn't just informed about the fact that viral videos are "in," young Gavin, as I like to call him, even gives you tips on getting the most from using certain video sharing sites, how to market your video as well as resources to help you get started today.
Top 20 websites in January 2008
Rank Website Market Share
1. www.google.com 5.37%
2. mail.yahoo.com 4.91%
3. www.myspace.com 4.49%
4. www.yahoo.com 3.86%
5. mail.live.com 2.29%
6. www.ebay.com 1.91%
7. search.yahoo.com 1.68%
8. www.msn.com 1.33%
9. www.facebook.com 0.93%
10. www.youtube.com 0.73%
11. images.google.com 0.52%
12. www.gmail.com 0.5%
13. search.msn.com 0.49%
14. www.wikipedia.org 0.47%
15. my.yahoo.com 0.4%
16. mail.aol.com 0.37%
17. www.ebaymotors.com 0.35%
18. www.pogo.com 0.35%
19. address.yahoo.com 0.34%
20. www.amazon.com 0.34%
Source: Hitwise
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Burning VCD/SVCD/DVD is supported. It supports almost all video file formats, including AVI, MPEG1/2/4, VCD/SVCD/DVD, DivX, XVid, ASF, WMV, RM, QuickTime MOV, Flash SWF.
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Some details:
Fastest convert AVI to VCD/SVCD/DVD and support burning them. You can play it on your home dvd player!
Powerful video decompress/compress engine, the converting speed is fastest in the world. Convert a whole movie in any format to DVD only need 90 minutes, to SVCD only need 60 minutes and to vcd only need 30 minutes.
Convert all video format to MPEG1/2 VCD/SVCD/DVD and burning them.
Real Dolby AC3 audio encoder included.
Real DVD Navigator encoder included.
Convert all video format to AVI/DivX/XVid.
Convert all video format to ASF/WMV
Convert all video format to RM. (Real Video)
Support QuickTime .MOV and Flash .SWF format.
Easy to use.
Stunning video and audio quality.
Option to real-time or non real-time preview the video. That means you can watch the video when you converting.
Option to auto shutdown your computer when completed the conversion.
DirectAC3 technology, support AC3 5.1 channels. Speed up 20% for AVI files include AC3 audio.
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Browser Tests, Services and Compatibility Test Suites
Cross-browser compatibility is still one of the most complex issues when it comes to web-development. Web standards usually guarantee a (relatively) high degree of consistency, however no browser is perfect and particularly older browsers have always been quite good at surprising web-developers with their creative understanding of (X)HTML/CSS-code. Still you need to make sure that (at least) most visitors of your web-site can use it, navigate through it and find what they’re looking for as quickly as possible.
Browsers Tests Are Necessary
The truth is that a) you never know who might type in your url in his/her navigation toolbar and b) the browser-environment is still very quirky and the risk of inconsistent presentation is simply too high to ignore it. For instance, different browsers and operating systems use different techniques for rendering fonts (Win vs. Mac on handling fonts). The font size isn’t identical on different platforms and some fonts might not be installed on the user’s system.
Browsers Tests Are Necessary
The truth is that a) you never know who might type in your url in his/her navigation toolbar and b) the browser-environment is still very quirky and the risk of inconsistent presentation is simply too high to ignore it. For instance, different browsers and operating systems use different techniques for rendering fonts (Win vs. Mac on handling fonts). The font size isn’t identical on different platforms and some fonts might not be installed on the user’s system.
Worldwide browser usage: IE6 dominates; IE 7 has already more users than Firefox 2. Stand: 01.10.2007. Source.Firefox on Linux doesn’t display web-sites as Firefox on Windows does. As bonus web-developers have to cope with dozens of versions and, of course, Internet Explorer 6 — 46% of browser usage share, which is a true godsend for hardcoders and hackers. It’s almost impossible to keep all possible problems in mind — a detailed test helps you to identify the critical issues — also and particularly if these are the smallest details of your layout.
Browsers Tests: What Can You Do?
In fact, browser inconsistencies are hard to deal with, and to be able to deal with them you have to know what the problems are and what browsers render your site in a quite creative way you probably haven’t expected. To ensure the (more or less) identical presentation in browsers you need to verifiy its consistency in a number of browsers — before going live with your project.
And to do just that you can either install a number of web browsers or use web-based browser test services; the latter provide you with an instant remote access to the browsers (via Virtual Private Network (VPN)) or instantly deliver the screenshots of your site
- in different browsers (Mozilla family, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, mobile Browsers),
- in different screen resolutions (usually 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1200×800)
- and on different operating systems (Mac OS, Linux, Win).
The effect of your changes can be observed instantly — although you don’t have the browser installed on your PC.
Let’s take a look at some useful services, web-tools and applications you can use to keep an eye on the cross-browser presentation of your site in older, current and new browsers.
Problem Case #1: Internet Explorer
By default you can install and run only one version of Internet Explorer on your PC. However, usually you need at least two versions (IE 6 and IE 7) to cover the most quirky bugs in the most used browsers out there. You can use Microsoft’s Virtual PC to run multiple browsers simultaneously. But it doesn’t have to be that complex — alternatively you can use TredoSoft’s Multiple IE’s package.
It is not difficult to follow the instructions and get any version of Internet Explorer (IE3, IE4.01, IE5, IE5.5, IE6) running in standalone along side other versions. All versions are included in the installation package (10 Mb). Please notice that the package doesn’t always work properly; for instance, sometimes IE5, IE5.5 and IE6 crash unexpectedly. Still the tool is useful and better than nothing. The installer works in Windows XP, Windows Vista users have to use Microsoft Visual PC 2007.
If you’d like to test your site in Internet Explorer 7 without installation you can use ieCapture. (Usually) no queue, instant results — and for free.
Problem Case #2: Safari
Also only one version of Safari can be installed under Mac OS X. The current version of the Web Kit Framework determines the rendering of web-sites. Multi-Safari offers 10 Safari-versions (1.0 to 2.0.4), which can be installed along side other versions.
Multi-Safari offers a dozen of Safari versions.
Problem Case #3: Linux
If you need to test your web-sites in browsers which run under Linux — for instance for your intranet — you might want to check out Knoppix or Ubuntu. With Knoppix you can run Debian GNU/Linux in 5 minutes. In both cases you can start Linux from your CD-ROM. No setup and no installation is required.
Smashing Magazine in Ubuntu’s FirefoxKnoppix has Konqueror and Mozilla already preinstalled; Ubuntu has Firefox 2.0 already “on board”. The free download is possible via BitTorrent or FTP (in both cases 700 Mb); you can also order a free CD.
Browser Tests: Online-Services & Tools
If you have critical issues with your sites you might find it extremely useful to install multiple versions of web browsers on your PC. However, if you need to find your way through some minor inconsistencies you might use web-services and web-tools instead. The choice is quite big, however most services aren’t free.
IE Web Renderer
IE NetRenderer allows you to check how a website is rendered by Internet Explorer 7, 6 or 5.5. The Mixed- und Difference-Views instantly display the differences in site presentation (IE6 vs. IE7) overlaying both screenshots upon each other.
Browsershots
The tool lets you test your web-sites not only in Firefox, Opera, IE and Safari, but also in some exotic and not so popular browsers (Dillo, Epiphany, Flock, Galeon, Konqueror, Seamonkey) — they can be relevant for intranet. You can adjust the width of the screen size (640 - 1600), color depth (8 - 32 bits per pixel) as well as the JavaScript-, Java- and Flash-support.
When you submit your URL, it will be added to the job queue; so it depends on the server load when you can observe the taken screenshots. Therefore it’s useful to set a bookmark and visit the site later — the tool offers neither e-mail- nor RSS-notification. You can also download all screenshots in a .zip-file. And there is some nasty advertising. We’ve got a fake security message (pop-up) on load.
Litmus
Formerly SiteVista, this web-based application doesn’t only provide you with the screenshots of your web-sites, but also offers you the management of your compatibility tests. The screenshots are created in 30 different browsers within seconds; you can also see your entire page from top to bottom, not just the area visible above the fold which is similar for other services. The service also includes a version management tool, and a bug tracking system.
The tool currently generates screenshots for 17 browsers under Windows and 6 browsers under Mac OS X — more browsers will be added shortly. The tool isn’t as comprehensive as other services, however the price is quite high - 39$ per month for an individual license. What is interesting is that you can also generate screenshots of your email newsletters as they appear across email environments Outlook 2007, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2002, Outlook 2000, Gmail, Hotmail and AOL Mail.
Browser Photo
The service offers screenshots of Internet Explorer, Opera, FireFox and Safari under Windows, Mac, and Linux. This results in 24 possible combinations. Price: 15$ for one time use, $150 per domain/year for unlimited use.
60 Elegant and Visually Appealing Designs
It’s quite easy to get stuck in creativity blocks, but it’s damn hard to get out of them. Particularly if you are out of time and don’t want to compromise your professional principles selecting the first “quick-n-dirty” solution you can think of. To get things done, you need inspiration and creative thinking. You need fresh ideas and elegant approaches. And you need to be able to find them as quick as it is possible. Handy references and examples are therefore both useful and enjoyable - after all, who can resist gorgeous, professional, elegant and visually appealing designs?
We’ve selected some of them. In an overview below you’ll find 60 fresh, elegant, professional and visually appealing designs, which pay close attention to details and manage to remain simple, user-friendly and nice-looking.
You might be interested in taking a look at design showcases we’ve published before:
We’ve selected some of them. In an overview below you’ll find 60 fresh, elegant, professional and visually appealing designs, which pay close attention to details and manage to remain simple, user-friendly and nice-looking.
You might be interested in taking a look at design showcases we’ve published before:
1. Tomáš Ledba _ grafický design _ web design _ corporate identity
2. Intype
3. BigFilebox
5. FluidBook
6. Panic - Coda - One-Window Web Development for Mac OS X
7. boo-box, as simple as that…
9. Freshview - Refreshingly Simple Software
13. StyleSpion
14. Online Portfolio of Vijay S Nair
15. Svenigson™ - Yes, a Blog Kind of Thingy
16. Iconkits.com
17. The Big Noob
18. Cómete Mallorca
19. DNA 11 - From Life Comes Art.
20. smashLAB
21. Playground Blues
22. Design Workflows at Work: How Top Designers Work Their Magic
23. Idécollection – effektiva golv för din miljö
25. the Geniant blog
26. North x East
Selected Designs
27. blog.critical Andy Pearson
28. Chris Shiflett: PHP and Web Application Security
29. inspired web - affordable web design, marketing and hosting on the gold coast australia
30. Nitram+Nunca
31. unFortunate - Cookies Not Included.
32. 3daysafter — Journal of Rian Triharyana
33. Krabi & Mask
34. OkapiStudio
35. Reise-Community globalzoo.de
37. Immo Varro vastgoedmakelaar
38. Webdesign, Usability, Grafik und Design - Kai Müller
40. Breeze
41. The TLC
42. Jogger.pl - bloguj przez Jabbera
43. Global Moxie :: The Hypertext Laboratory of Josh Clark
44. Quo Consulting
45. mezzoblue
46. Mala krcma Skalinada Volosko
47. Period Three
48. Express4J - The Lightweight & Flexible UI Framework
49. Tony2Nice - Once ate dog food to see how crunchy it was (hint: very)
50. Spouse Notes - Submitted by Apollo Loose
51. elixir graphics professional rapidweaver themes
52. ErgonoMind
53. Nathan Carnes – Bellingham, WA Website Development and Graphic Design
54. nclud Our Work
55. EUtelNet :: Web design and development ::
56. Welcome to Buzz — Buzz Recruitment
57. None-Design Media Webdesign Recklinghausen
Flash
60. Merten Snijders, Mhq Interactive 2007.
