Your next computer could cost $25 USD December 21, 2011
Posted by martin in : News , add a commentI love shopping for my next computer; looking at video cards, selecting the word processing and web design software, upgrading the memory and of course, best of all, picking out the largest monitor I can afford. But what I hate most of all is when the bill comes because the amount of money I spent on the hardware and software is always way over my budget. I mean, why does (more…)
Revolutionary material significantly increases computer internet speeds August 31, 2011
Posted by martin in : Allgemein , add a commentTwo Physicists have just developed a new material that just might change the way that computers work. Working with scientists from the University of Manchester, Nobel Prize winning Professors Andre Geim and Kostayoa Novoselov , members of the mesoscopic physics group (more…)
Web Design Conference-An Event Apart June 10, 2011
Posted by martin in : News , add a commentAn Event Apart is holding the final web design conference of the year in San Francisco in December. The brainchild of dedicated web design experts Jeffery Zeldman and Eric Meyer, this two day web design conference is the last in a series of four for the year. The conference has the clever and appropriate title of (more…)
Editor’s Choice-free desktop software May 2, 2011
Posted by martin in : Allgemein , add a commentAs the web continues to grow, the relationship between software and user changes. In the not so distant past, you would find yourself dishing out some serious cash for a computer software program in addition to whatever hardware you needed. Today, there are thousands if not millions of software designers out there constantly publishing new software programs for free. Here are just a few software programs that I have come across that helped me optimize my computer desktop for free.
Free desktop software
If you like to have multiple windows open when working on a web design project, Xneat is an really helpful tool for organizing your computer’s windows. With this free software you can (more…)
Web Design Conference: WebVisions March 3, 2011
Posted by martin in : News , add a commentWeb design professionals are heading to Portland, Oregon, USA in May for a meeting of the best minds in the web design and computer world. Portland is known as a hotbed of hipster counter culture, software gurus and computer driven industry, the ideal setting for the 2011 WebVisions web design and Web 2.0 technology conference.
WebVisions web design conference-speakers
WebVisions runs from March, 25th to the 27th and like any good web design or computer convention, WebVisions offers a blend of work and play. (more…)
Hardworking hardware February 25, 2011
Posted by martin in : Allgemein, General , add a commentAny trip to a computer convention or a quick look at an advertisement for a computer dealer will highlight all the coolest gadgets for communications, the biggest monitors for web design and the fastest computers for gaming. But what about the unsung heroes of the computer world? What about the hardware that accounts for about 90% of human to computer interaction? Lets hear it for the mouse and they keyboard?
Computer Keyboard
Neglected, abused, covered with spilled coffee and breadcrumbs, it is the unappreciated computer keyboard that account for the vast majority of human to computer interaction. The story behind this workhorse of the computer world is not glamorous either. (more…)
Printer hardware -Laser Printer January 7, 2011
Posted by martin in : Allgemein , add a commentWhen it comes to making an image with your computer, maybe for some web design or computer art, there are many types of software to use. When viewing your image or design, the hardware of choice is a nice flat-screen computer monitor. However, if you would like to print out a hard copy version of your design, a laser printer is the only way to go.
Future of Web Design Conference 2011 December 29, 2010
Posted by martin in : News , add a commentEnjoy three days of web design learning at the 2011 Future of Web Design Conference in London, England.
Web designers help the disabled November 17, 2010
Posted by martin in : News , add a commentA new initiative led by a popular charity is recruiting web designers to make the internet easier to use for the elderly and disabled.
Cyber Monday-a computer buying extravaganza November 15, 2010
Posted by martin in : News , add a commentFew things are as typically American as Black Friday. Black Friday is the first day after the Thanksgiving holiday in the US and it is officially the start of the Holiday Shopping Season in the US. On this day, shoppers line up at stores to take advantage of some amazing deals; computers for $100. Stores will drastically cut prices and if you are on a budget, it is the one day where you can really get some steals. But have you ever heard of Cyber Monday?
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