Which Fonts Should You Use for Writing a Book
If you are planning to write a book, these useful guidelines about font names and font sizes from CafePress will come handy.
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Learning to Use Boolean Search Operators in Google
Web search engines like Google support boolean logical operators (AND, NOT, OR) in search queries to help you filter and improve results.
Always Highlight Your Most Popular Blog Posts Prominently
From PBS: One feature that is common on major news sites is a list of “Most Popular Stories” or “Most Emailed Stories.” Having that list in a prominent place on my site — on all pages — would bring more traffic (and inbound links) to MediaShift’s best content, and serve as an entree into the site for people who just came to read one post.
CSS Text Painting of George W. Bush – No Images, Only HTML
This water-color painting of George Bush may looking nothing special at the first glance but you’ll be surprised to know that it’s not an image.
Your Favorite Facebook App Scrabulous Is Coming to Orkut
If you are missing that popular scrabble game on Orkut, here’s some good news for you.
75% Of Your Site Visitors Will Never See Ads Placed Below the Fold
An eyetracking study published on mediapost.com says that an ad placed above the fold* is visible to 100% of site visitors though only about 60% of them actually see it.
Email Large Files Quickly with Gmail and Box.net
How to send large files with Gmail bypassing the email attachment limit of 20 MB ?
Using the Wikipedia API – Live Demo with Source Code
Wikipedia recently introduced a new auto-complete search feature that offers keyword suggestions in real-time as you type the characters in the Wikipedia search box.
Research Stocks More Quickly with Google Finance Stock Screener
Google Stock Screener is an interesting new feature in Google Finance that lets you find stocks of companies based on different investment criteria.
Become an Authority by Citing External Sites as Sources
Eric Enge on the value of outbound link in your web pages: "Publishers of authoritative sites almost always care about their users.
Turn Your Pictures Into Impressive Photo Mosaic Posters
Photo Mosaic is like complicated jigsaw puzzles where every piece (or pixel) is a complete picture in itself. Learn how to create beautiful photo mosaic for free online.
A Quick Stop Motion Video Made with Adobe Premiere Pro
Made this stop motion video by photographing some toy animals of my kid using the same technique as described in a previous tutorial on creating stop motion animation.
Navigate The Street View in Google Maps with Keyboard Shortcuts
You can walk through the street of US cities like New York or Chicago with keyboard shortcuts available inside Google Maps Street View.
Know the Current Location of your FedEx or UPS Shipments Via Email
Are you expecting one or more shipments from FedEx or UPS ? You can quickly track the exact location of those packages using your email address.
Social Media Survey Highlights Differences Between US and Asia
Results of a social media / blogging survey suggests that consumers in the U.S. and Western Europe are more likely to be passive participants, while those in emerging markets often create content.
Cats Inside RapidShare CAPTCHA Images
The next time you download a file from RapidShare, you may be asked to solve a tough CAPTCHA image.
Send Flickr Pictures As Inline Email Attachments
Learn how to send a Flickr photograph as inline email attachment without downloading the Flickr photograph.
Is FriendFeed Adding Friends To Your Account Without Asking?
I follow some 25 people on FriendFeed but now the system says that I am subscribed to updates from 160 FriendFeed users.
Google Movies in India: Find Films Playing in your City & Showtimes
The next time you plan a movie trip with friends and family, do consult Google India Movies – it’s a search feature that helps you find movies playing in your local theatres and the show timings.
Wikipedia Search = Google Suggest + I’m Feeling Lucky
Wikipedia has introduced a special search feature that behaves pretty much like Google Suggest – you get suggestions in a drop down as you begin typing characters.
Run Your Own Geek Squad Style Tech-Support Business from Home
You can actually make money from home using the Internet if you are an expert in computers and software. Run your own Geek Squad style business from anywhere.
3D Video Panoramas – You Can Look Anywhere In The Video
You may have seen Quicktime panoramas that are stitched using still images but what you see below will be a very different experience.
Scrabble on Facebook – An AdSense Success Story
Google AdSense is helping Scrabulous developers monetize this Facebook app which is inspired by the popular board game – Scrabble.
Computer Associates Firewall Is Blocking This Site; Workarounds
If your company has deployed content filtering software from Computer Associates, you may not be able to access Digital Inspiration at office because they have put the site under "Personal Pages" and that category of websites is blocked in many workplaces.
Search Engines Celebrate Earth Day 2008 With Eco-Friendly Logos
April 22 is celebrated as Earth Day across the globe and as always, search engines like AOL, Google and Yahoo have come with up new logo designs to mark the event.