Finding the Best PNG Image Compression Tool
Any image that has a smaller size will load on a web page faster, fit into an email message more easily, and transfer across the Internet more quickly. Compressed images can speed up the entire page load time of your site, and that's really important when you're looking to design a high quality web page that people aren't annoyed to visit because the images take so long to load! In this article, I'll test out four PNG compression apps, provide the results for each case, and then draw a conclusion as to which one performed the best.
6 Best Netvibes Widgets for Bloggers and Journalists
The growing volume of widgets and tools that are available on Netvibes makes it a useful tool for all sorts of great things. One of the uses that I've discovered myself is developing Netvibes into a sort of a dashboard that lets you monitor newswires, quickly keep track of interesting story notes or ideas, research those ideas, and keep track of all of your information for increased productivity while you're blogging or writing your articles.
The LinkedIn Connections You Don't Want — How Marketers Target You
With the advent of the Internet, and particularly social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, Marketers now have a whole toolbox full of tricks to convert you into a buying customer. The reality for most people on social networks is that they want to spend time connecting with others, and maybe even landing a new job. LinkedIn in particular is a powerful tool that you can use to market yourself and your skills to the world. However, there's a dark side to LinkedIn too, and that's the sea of online marketers that are masquerading as regular users, and trolling the social network to find their next lead.
Google Algorithm Fail: 3 Examples Of Really Bad Google Results
At this point, there have been over 25 Panda updates, with the latest reportedly occurring on July 18th. Some great websites we all know and love have suffered traffic loss, but at the same time, so have numerous content mills we've all grown to dislike. Are Google search results as high quality as they should be after so many algo tweaks? In this article, I'm going to take a close look at the results of three common search queries and see just how quality the results really are.
Can SEO Companies Really Guarantee a Top 10 Google Result?
SEO is one of the most misunderstood aspects of web design, it is also a primary target for scam artists that prey upon unsuspecting website owners, willing to do anything for a piece of the search engine pie. Want to know the crazy thing about it? They aren't lying. They really can get you listed in the "top 10" of Google results. I'm going to show you how they do that, and why it's an outright scam.
Finally Get Two Functional Desktops With Actual Multiple Monitors
Once you have tried working with a dual monitor setup, you'll never go back. While two monitors give you double the workspace and boost productivity, I found the setup is never perfect. In the end, either the screensaver or backgrounds don't work right or the software tool is very buggy and ends up freezing up the system. Then I came across Actual Multiple Monitors. This impressive software can transform your single PC into a dual display system that acts as though you're running two independent computer desktops.
Interview With J.Dash - This Hip Hop Tech Geek Will Teach You To WOP
If you know the name J.Dash, then you know what I mean when I say that it's time to WOP. I admit, I never would have considered interviewing J.Dash for MakeUseOf - I mean, we're not exactly an entertainment blog. Curious about someone cool enough to break out of such stereotypes, I had to jump on this interview opportunity and see if it was just a marketing gimmick, or whether J.Dash could really tech talk with us.
Make Facebook Work For You, Not the Other Way Around
I'm a Facebook addict. Up until recently, if I had a browser tab with Facebook open and it showed a notification that there was something new to see, I had to check it out immediately. Sounds familiar? It can be solved. I tested a long list of browser-based and desktop-based Facebook apps, and finally settled on three solutions that I felt performed this task best. These three solutions let you keep using Facebook, without Facebook taking over your life.
Interview: Tiny Startup GlassUp Tries To Take On Google Glass
By now, you've probably heard all about Google Glass, and the amazing future of augmented reality that they've introduced to the world. However, what if I told you that before Google ever introduced their innovative glasses to the world, that there was another company already busy at work developing its own similar invention - a pair of sporty looking glasses that could project digital images from your smartphone right onto the lenses before your very eyes?
Write Faster To Work Better: 5 Essential Tips To Improve Your Writing Speed Online
How do you write things at work without wasting the entire workday doing it? How do you pump out even more articles as a freelancer, without sacrificing quality? In this article, I’m going to draw from 7 years of paid freelance writing work, and 13 years of professional engineering technical writing experience, to answer those questions.
Knowledge To Bank: How To Make Money On The Web By Teaching What You Know
These days, with declining job markets in different industries, there are a lot of people looking to change jobs, and sometimes changing a job means learning a whole new skill set. If you are a teacher, or an expert in any subject at all, you could very well earn a significant income from your knowledge by teaching other people online. There are many websites where you can do just that, and in this article I'll list five of them.
4 Good Ways To Disguise Yourself Online
Why would it ever be necessary to disguise yourself online? Isn't such behavior only for the likes of hackers, spies, and lowlifes? Well, not exactly. It isn't always easy to fully disguise yourself in a way that is untraceable, but using the tools described in this article, you should be able to pull it off in fairly short order.
The Latest Tech That Everyone Is Searching For [Search Trends]
In this update, I’m going to take a look at Google Trend buzz searches from the past couple of weeks. Top buzz identified at Google Trends covers topics ranging from entertainment to politics and occasionally, yes, technology. It’s the tech news that I decided to hunt for. I’ve identified five new search terms that are exploding across the Internet, and may indicate stories that you could very well see in the news very soon.
Instant Message Anyone On Your Home Network With LAN Messenger
One of the worst things in a household full of poeple is when conversations consit of shouting throughout the house. More families are turning to instant messaging as a solution for in-home communication. Heck - IM is making paging systems obsolete at most workplaces, so why not in the home? The problem arises for parents of young children, who don't want those kids to be plugged into the Internet on public IM networks - for those parents, LAN Messenger can serve as an excellent solution.
Convert Any Video Or Audio File To Any Format & Burn Discs With Format Factory
Not all video conversion software is created equal. Recently, I received a DVD copy of a TV show I appeared on. I was very antsy to use the content from that DVD as advertising for my online writing and research. Once I started trying to extract the clips and convert the video, however, I found that most of the video conversion tools ended up failing either with ripping the DVD or the video conversion. I was stunned. I nearly gave up until I recently stumbled across Format Factory.
7 Captivating Websites To Read About Weird But True Stories
The truth is, we’re not alone. No, I don’t mean aliens. I mean – those of us that are interested in weird stuff. We’re not alone. There are people all around the world that devote a great deal of time and resources to collecting and investigating unusual stories that are based on witness testimony. The following 7 websites are just a few of the ones that I turn to when I’m on the hunt for an intriguing story or legend to investigate.
7 Wordpress Database Queries To Search Your Blog For Anything
Running a Wordpress blog or a website isn't really that much of a big deal at the beginning. It's actually pretty simple. You install Wordpress on a webserver, you upload and install a theme, start blogging and you've got your website up and running. For the first two years, it's a piece of cake. You may not have a successful blog from day one, but you know what - if you're a good writer, the traffic starts arriving.
Why Can't I Charge All Gadgets With the Same Charger?
Not all devices can be charged with the same charger. In fact, not all phones can share a charger either -- even if they're from the same manufacturer. But why?
2 Ultra-Fast Racing Games That Truly Test Your Driving Abilities
I came across a couple of racing games I hadn't spotted on SourceForge before. They're both well rated by the user base there, and they both promised to offer realistic physics engines that would make it feel like you're really racing a sweet ride in the case of X Speed Race, and an insanely fast race car in the motorsport racing sim called Speed Dreams.
3 Excellent Turn-Based Strategy Games Online
So, if you're into fast-paced racing games, heart-pounding first person shooters, or edge-of-your-seat tower defense games, then you can click the back button now and find another article. This isn't that kind of article. Here, we're talking about turn-based strategy games that demand a strong intellect and a creative battle plan that will outsmart and outwit the competition.