January 14th, 2010
dblogger
I started making a wish list last year and it was very effective because I was able to get most the things that I have listed. Having a wish list helps me to stay on track with how I spend my earnings. For this year, I have created a brand new list of things that I want to have and they are as follows.
Desktop Computer – I need this one because I don’t want to over use my laptop. I want to use a desktop computer when doing some solid computer works. Another reason why I want to buy a desktop computer is my nephew. He’s learning how to use the computer and he will not stop bugging me if I will not let him use my laptop to watch his favorite cartoon in youtube or paint using the pre-installed MS Paint.
3 in 1 Printer – This was included in my wish list last year but was not able to get it. I don’t see any reason why I can’t get this one this year.
Cell Phone – This is going to be the last time that I am going to buy one. I think I have found the perfect phone for me. It’s not an iPhone but it is more than just a basic phone.
Ipod Touch – My addiction to music gadgets continues with this one. I am aiming to buy a 32GB Ipod Touch before this year ends. Music and Internet in one device is a good combination.
Mountain Bike – Even though I got into a bicycle accident when I was 8 years old I still want to have my own. I am thinking of an afternoon bicycle ride with my nephew since he has his own.
Passport – This is probably the must have document for this year. Getting a passport has been in my to do list for ages now and this year is right time to finally have it.
Eye Glasses – Though my eyes are still crystal clear and perfectly normal I still want to get one for protection purposes (protection is better than cure, right?)
My sister and I is also planning to have our house renovated this year so this means that I will have tighten up my belt a bit and avoid buying things that are not included in my wish list.
If the situation will allow me to have an out of town or perhaps an out of the country vacation then it’s included in my wish list for this year.
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January 11th, 2010
dblogger
People who think that web designing is a large, complicated world may be right in some manner especially if one has to think about how fast innovations happen in the world of web designing. Yet, no matter how much advancement came in, the basics will still not change. Thus, mastering the basic will always help you no matter how many changes web designing undergo.
Size of your graphics. Limit your graphics size to at most 12 KB. Although there is already a lot of fast internet connection available in a much wider scope, you should not take chances. It is better that you get to make sure that your graphics can load fast in any internet connection speed and computer models than find out later on that a lot of your prospect customers are get disappointed with how slow your site loads.
The use of standard layouts. One of the things that users appreciate when looking at a website is the sense of familiarity that they have with how the website looks. The more familiar a website is, the easier it is for them to make their way through one page to another. Since they already have an idea how a website looks, then they would easily know how to get from one page to another.
The choice of fonts. The main reason why you use fonts in your site is because you have some things that you would want your visitors to read. Fonts are not there only for decorative purposes. That is why when you are choosing a font, make sure that it is something that, although may not look so fancy, is easy to read and understand. Such fonts include Serif for the headlines, Verdana, Geneva, Arial and Helvetica.
The number of advertisements found in your page. Although advertisements may be a good source of income in the online business, you need to make use of them in your site in moderation. Do not crowd pages of your site with ads. This will only make viewers confused and at some point irritated. Always give a breathing space for your readers’ eyes to relax and gain focus.
Valuing time by assuring speed. Speed is one of the major needs of people and your site should be able to fulfill this need. Time is of the essence when loading your website. Every minute that your site loads slower, the more money and possible customer you lose. Also, a slow website creates a bad impression that could be spread using the word of mouth. You don’t want to know feedbacks saying that your site may have good content but it is not good enough to make people wait.
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January 3rd, 2010
dblogger
One of the reasons why the Internet has become a phenomenon is because it was able to bridge spaces in a very short period of time. It has made the world a smaller place for people to communicate and interact. Just when we thought that the net has already given us the best offer there is in terms of communication when social media became available, here comes a new face of online interaction – the latest technology from the buzzing world of Google, the Google Wave. The name is actually homage to two science fiction films, Firefly and Serenity, which makes use of the term wave as the form of communication used in the movies.
When it was released though invitations, a lot of people got confused as to how it should work and why it is much better than the good old email system. You would understand it much better if you know the problems that most users experience when using email. First, it was made forty-years ago. Though it might be quite a spectacle before, nowadays, there have been a lot of more advance innovations that are not so compatible with how email works. This has pushed email more into becoming obsolete. Second, communication has already become more demanding. There are a lot of attachments and things that you want to discuss clearly and fast. With the old email system, a lot of information gets jumbled and important flow of conversation gets messed up. This leads to confusion and some errors and delays in tasks and projects. These two problems are what Google Wave intends to solve along with more innovations that it offers.
Amidst its seemingly complex structure, Google Wave is actually patterned to, in its most basic sense, how email works. In fact, the idea is to modernize how email functions. From the much simpler form of mere exchange of messages from sender to receiver and vice-versa, this new technology reinvents a much better way to interact using messages. In fact, aside from reinventing email messaging, a lot of people say that this technology has the potential to go beyond the major popular applications being used today such as instant messaging, forum, blogs, wikis and even social media. They say so because it was able to give people a means to do all of the independent tasks that they do in different applications using one means. To understand Google Wave, one must see it as an all-in-one product, protocol and a platform which allows users to interact not only through messages in the form of texts, but also through documents. And to top all of these, it can be made available may you be using your desktop of mobile phone.
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