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Looking to learn HTML5 and CSS3 ?

by Ashwin on January 13, 2010

in Web & Mobile Tech

I have recently seen many Web Developers try to get hold of HTML5 and CSS3 – as they both hold keys to the future of Web Development.
If you are one of those, then the following links are essential to bookmark.  They make an excellent weekend read – and help you feel absolutely enlightened!

Dive Into HTML5
CSS3.info

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Money related resolutions are very popular in the new year.  Everyone wants to get out of debt, everyone wants to reduce their expenses and everyone loves to create an additional source of income.  In this post, I will show you 2 online tools, that will help you maintain your Money Resolutions this new year.

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5 Cool Google Chrome Extensions you should try

by Ashwin on December 11, 2009

in Web Apps

Google Chrome is getting better everyday – and the long awaited extensions are here.  In this post, I will show you 5 cool Google Chrome extensions to make your Web experience better.
Note: To use extensions, you must install the Google Chrome Beta version
New-Google-Doc — Creates a New Google document right from your Chrome browser.  The [...]

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You comment on a blog post.  You comment on a website.  Have you ever wondered how to manage all these comments from a Single Dashboard?  BackType provides you a solution.
How it works?
First signup for an account with BackType. Once done, you provide the details to claim comments from across the web.
By claiming – you setup [...]

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Imagine! You are browsing the internet at workplace and suddenly come across an interesting piece of information, that you want to post to Facebook.  Alas, Facebook is blocked in your workplace! So what you do?  Posterous – is for your rescue.
If Posterous sounds extremely new to you – checkout their FAQ here http://posterous.com/faq.  It is [...]

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On 21st of this month, Yahoo! announced the roll out of a new home page through their corporate blog (Yodel Anecdotal).  In the times when social networking means more than just connecting with people, let us briefly look how Yahoo! leverages Web 2.0 and tries to provide some interesting stuff through their new home page.
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Twitter is slowly but surely becoming a “Google” of ideas.  A wealth of information and ideas get into Twitter everyday and grasping even 1% of those is a gargantuan task. To better optimize your time and get the maximum information out of Twitter – I suggest you the following 2 simple ways:
Use Twittorati

Twittorati is a [...]

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CrunchPad – A sleek Internet Gadget

by Ashwin on July 3, 2009

in Technology

At first, masses had access to the internet using their wired computers occupying a finite space at home.  Then came in the wireless technology and notebooks, that simplified the browsing experience to an “anywhere anytime” activity.  The technology slowly spread into the mobile phones (especially iPhone), that brought a new dimension to accessing information on [...]

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Woork – A must follow blog for Web developers

by Ashwin on July 1, 2009

in Freelancing, Web Apps

I came across the blog – Woork – by Antonio Lupetti a few months back.  It is one of the blogs that can catch your attention almost instantly.
Nowadays, when I am stuck on something during my web development projects – like choosing a font, implementing Captcha or some AJAX controls – I instantly look up [...]

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If you are an active social networker (a.k.a. Twitter/Facebook/MySpace user), then NutshellMail is something to know about.
NutshellMail is a tool, where you can configure and view updates from your social networking accounts – Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn – all in a single dashboard.  You can also add multiple email accounts and view mails sent to [...]

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