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Forecast.io: The Elegant Weather App For The Globe That Shows The Merits Of Good Design
A weather forecast website should be designed to make gloomy weather a bit palatable. The appropriately named Forecast.io ticks most of the boxes; including the one that says – elegance. Take the first look at its interface, and I am sure you will agree with me that good design matters. By the time we end this article, I hope you will agree that good design and easy-to-grasp weather data without dumbing it down, matters more.
Looking For A Good Markdown Editor On Chrome? Try Your Writing On Textdown
If you do any form of writing on the web – as a developer, or as an author – it's about time you became familiar with one of the more lightweight languages out there. Markdown is a simple markup language that's easier than HTML. In fact, you can think of it as a big brother to plain text writing. Developers know all about it. It's time, we simple writers became familiar with it.
Lights, Camera, Action! Learn From 7 Digital Filmmaking Schools On YouTube
Now, I presume it is easier to train yourself for a career in the movie arts. You could take the indie route and make documentaries for a start. The next Steven Spielberg is probably doing it right now. If you are as enthusiastic, what's holding you back? You just have to tap into YouTube and join a digital filmmaking school for the price of a "free admission".
Local Reader - 6 Excellent RSS Extensions For Chrome
The RSS game is wide open. RSS aggregators are back in the feeding frenzy. But then, the tribe of feed readers was already there…we mostly had time for the king. Google Reader will be dead in a couple of months. Long live the King! Now, it's time to look at the princelings. Reading the feeds we subscribe to is a pretty basic day-to-day activity, and you can bet there are enough Chrome extensions for that.
Not Just For Coders: Top Version Control Systems For Writers
The mention of version control or revision control makes it seem like something for geeks. You will be surprised to know that version control systems have their place not only in academic writing but in anything that has to do with typing an alphabet on a document. As writers, we know the word draft. But draft is a mere rough sketch and it doesn't actually take us back in time to the incremental changes we make.
Missing Google Instant Preview: 3 Chrome Extensions That Show Previews Of Google Search Results
Instant Previews was a search enhancement launched three years back that gave you a sneak peek into Google search results with tiny thumbnails. The visual page snapshot helped us to get a glimpse of what the page was about before we decided to click on the address and go to the page. Let's deal with fact that Google Instant Preview has been dropped from Google’s scheme of things.
Don't Get Hacked on Twitter: What to Do to Stay Safe
Sites like Twitter are not soft targets. Twitter has even implemented security protocols like DMARC for stronger phishing protection. But even as I write this, news has come in of a hijacked Associated Press Twitter account being used to broadcast false update of an attack on the White House. The Stock Market nosedived. Twitter will beef up its defenses. We, the users are part of those fortifications. Usually, we are its weakest link too.
8 Excellent Instagram Mashups You Should Have Already Checked Out
Probably, photos come second to maps when it comes to mashups. Unlike a map, a photo tells a story. When you combine it with something else and create a “mashup”, it is often interactive. Mashups are uniquely Web 2.0 in their origins and spread. If you look at all popular mashups, you will often see it is a reflection of a web application’s popularity and the way we use it in our daily lives.
Learn How To Take Notes While Watching An Online Video With VideoNot.es
Some ideas are so simple that you are left wondering why anyone didn’t think of it before; especially Google which has YouTube under its large umbrella. The idea I am talking about here relates to taking down notes while you are watching a video. Anyone who has done an online educational course with video lectures, or let’s say, has taken the help of a video tutorial will vouch for the value of note taking while watching a video.
What Is The Best Way To Remove Timestamps From Photos?
Timestamps don’t really serve a purpose and are a distraction. So, here are some simple techniques to remove them from your old (or new) photos.
8 Ways To Identify Unknown File Types
The problem with unknown file types is not their obscurity. The concern is that they may be dangerous. Identification before action should be the way to go for the nimble witted. Identifying unknown file types is always a recommended security precaution. A word to the wise – always go back to the basics when you come across a file type which is new to you. Find out more about it.
10 Amazing Ways For Teachers & Tutors To Use Twitter In Education
Twitter like all other social media is a virtual Aladdin’s cave. It is a gateway to riches. But just like in the story, this Aladdin’s cave is also booby-trapped. Use it right and you will come away the genie of knowledge ready to do your bidding. Use it wrong and you will be a casualty of wasted time. So, ‘rub’ it just right.
Create Stunning Visuals With Hyperlapse Photography & Google Street View [Updates]
Want to create your own awesome hyper-lapse? Toronto based UX design firm Teehan+Lax is experimenting with hyper-lapse photography on Google Street View, giving us something pretty cool to play with. The Canadian firm designed an easy-to-use user interface around Google Street View that lets us create your own Street View hyper-lapse with a click. Hyper-lapse photography combines timelapse photography with stop-motion to render an immersive experience.
Wish A Classic Film Could Have Been Better? These Fan Edit Websites Can Help
Better or not, every diehard fan has his own personal take on what his “favorite” movie should have been like. Especially, if it left a sour taste in the mouth, like Star Wars: Attack of The Clones for me. I definitely would have done the romantic scenes better and probably helped to preserve the “classic” tag that gets attached to Star Wars films for our generation.
How to Stop Flash From Loading Automatically With FlashControl [Chrome]
You can easily disable Flash in Chrome. But FlashControl gives you more hands-on control. FlashControl is a Chrome extension that uses blacklists and whitelists for selectively blocking and unblocking Flash content. As the extensions defines itself - the main feature is the ability to re-block Flash without refreshing webpages.
7 Best YouTube Workout Channels To Exercise at Home
Home gyms and personal trainers help the moneyed get up straight from their beds and hit the gym. We lesser mortals have to call on our powers of self-motivation and discipline to trudge the few miles to the gym. But it doesn’t have to be this way. With the help of free YouTube channels for home workouts, we can start our own exercise regimen exactly where our sleeping mattress ends.
Take A Better View Of Your Photos With Photo Zoom For Facebook [Chrome]
The small fact that Photo Zoom for Facebook is on our Best Chrome Extensions page was just the first nudge. The statistical fact that it has racked up 2 million plus downloads on the Chrome Web Store was the shove. Frankly, that’s quite a score for an extension that claims to be the best way to view photos on Facebook.
How To Add A Photo Slideshow To YouTube
Videos have become only easier to compile, combine, and compose. YouTube crossed over to 1 billion users just a few days ago and despite the presence of very good alternatives like Vimeo, it is the de-facto home for online videos. So, it makes sense to upload your first photo slideshow to YouTube.
10 Uses Of Google Translate To Cross The Great Language Divide
Language is such a cultural totem that its translation doesn’t cover all the corners. When we talk of machine translation, the name without surprises that comes to mind is of Google Translate. Perhaps, most of us don’t use the service so much because our comfort zone is English. But let’s realize that Google Translate can be put to many other interesting uses other than turning a love to an amour.
Meet Greatness: 4 Ways That You Can Talk To Amazing People Online
There are hardly any Greta Garbo’s anymore. Today, if a celebrity is using Twitter and Facebook to extend their fifteen minutes of fame, some are also using it to spread awareness about their pet causes with the rest of the world. And we can catch them while they are it. Here are 4 ways we can talk to amazing people online.