Important Notes:
The methods below were only tested with Mozilla Firefox & HiDownload Download Manager.

Proven Methods
Premium Users
A lot of ISP are starting to throttle connections to RapidShare.com. Luckily for us, ISP’s only implement a simple URL Filtering that detects rapidshare.com in connections and throttles the user’s download speed. The easiest workaround is to replace rapidshare.com with the actual IP Address.

Here’s how it works:
Method A:
1. Go to http://rapidcheck.opocot.com/rap.php
2. Copy & Paste the links into the form and click “POST”
3. Wait for the server to process the links
4. Once links has been generated, copy and paste the new links into your Download Manager
5. Enjoy the speed
6. Spread the word out!

Method B:
Example RapidShare Link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/269784390/testfile.rar

Visit the link in your browser and you will eventually get another link that looks like this:
http://rs700gc.rapidshare.com/files/269784390/testfile.rar

ISP’s URL Filtering program detects “rapidshare.com” in the above URL. So in order to bypass the filter, you have to find out the actual IP Adresss of “rs700gc.rapidshare.com”

To get the IP Address, go to http://www.selfseo.com/find_ip_address_of_a_website.php
….and key in : rs700gc.rapidshare.com

You should get its IP : 64.212.138.101

So change the above links to:

“http://64.212.138.101/files/269784390/testfile.rar”

Copy & Paste the URL above to your Download Manager (I recommend IDM or HiDownload). Don’t forget to key in the username and password for 64.212.138.101

Good Luck and Have Fun

Free Users
Method A:
Link example – http://rapidshare.com/files/173981482/1046425681955-001.mp3

1. Wait until the Click for Download link appear
2. View page source
3. Find method=”post”
4. Copy the link on the left of the source; http://rs354l3.rapidshare.com/files/173981…5681955-001.mp3
5. Find http://rs354l3.rapidshare.com IP address via http://www.selfseo.com/find_ip_address_of_a_website.php
6. Replace rs354l3.rapidshare.com with IP addres, in this case; 62.67.50.155
7. Your final link should look like this: http://62.67.50.155/files/173981482/853970…5681955-001.mp3
8. Download

Method B: If you get a blank page when accessing RapidShare.com.
This is a little difficult as you need to go through 2 IP Lookup and URL Replace.

1) Open any RS links, eg:
“http://rapidshare.com/files/259945213/testfile123.rar”

2) If you do a “mouse over” over the free user button and watch the URL bar at the bottom of your browser you can see the actual address to the RS “free user countdown timer” page which in this case:
“http://rs63.rapidshare.com/files/259945213/testfile123.rar”

This is the tricky part as your ISP would not allow you to go to the “count down” page due to the existance of “rapidshare.com” in the above links.

So you need to do an IP look up for the above “rs63.rapidshare.com” in this case it is “195.122.131.64″

3) This is where you trick your ISP to allow you to do the link jump:
i- From that RSlinks page.. Do a “view source…” (By clicking on “view” pulldown list in your browser and clicking on “source”)
ii- You will see the html page source in notepad or any text editor
iii- In the text editor replace the URL with the IP. (tips do a search for keyword “method=”post”" to easily find the code links)
iv- Save the file as anyname.HTML file format.
v-Double-click/open the saved html file, once opened you will get a strip down look of the original webpage but the “free user” button is still visible. Just double click on it and you should be able to go to the “count down” page

Now to get to the “Final IP…”

4) Once count down finish and the download button appears… do another “view source”…. you should now be seeing the html code of the page and do a search for the keywords “mirror” onclick=” there is a bunch of links there just do a URL=>IP replace on any of the “FINAL LINKS” here and copy and paste the whole modified links in any browser or IDM…

It should now work

Originally written by kuman245. Edited by ibnuasad
Credits to automan5891 for finding http://rapidcheck.opocot.com/rap.php

Now a days you can see the usage of beautiful Seamless pattern for complete website backgrounds, A Designer can make a design more stylish and lively by using patterns creatively, usage of patterns doesn’t stops with website, pattern designs are used in clothing, Posters, Billboards and other print ads as well

Searching for a perfect background for your design is always a bit difficult process, To make the Pattern Searching process little bit easier for you, here i’ve listed 20 best websites to download beautiful seamless patterns, hope you find this collection useful

1.) Pattern 8

2.) Huge Magazine

3.) Bg Patterns

4.) Din Pattern

5.) COLOURlovers

6.) Shizoo Design

7.) PixelDécor

8.) Patterrific

9.) AVA 7

10.) Squid Fingers

11.) Everyday Icons

12.) Hybrid Genesis

13.) Kaliber 1000

14.) Alice Grafix

15.) Pattern Cooler

16.) Patterns of Change

17.) Pattern Head

18.) Portfelia

19.) Milleseicentopercento

20.) Fractured Sanity

Of course, Web 2.0 sites are not only accessed through desktop computers with large displays. They are increasingly being viewed on portable web-ready devices, from mobile phones to netbooks and car dashboards, not to mention on TVs and through a plethora of video game consoles. The best Web 2.0 fonts, therefore, must look great at a range of scales regardless of what device is being used.

Web 2.0 sites aim to encourage participation and Web 2.0 fonts must do the same. In addition to being highly legible, the best are inclusive and accessible to all. They are cool, original and striking, but not to the extent that they are only appreciated by certain groups with specific aesthetic sensibilities.

Here are 15 great ones to download and start using in your designs!

1. Corpulent

Corpulent is a simple font that looks at its best in uppercase.

2. Airstrip Four

Airstrip Four combines straight and curved edges to great effect.

3. Automatica

This is a stylish, somewhat squat, sans serif font.

4. Rezland

Rezland is a really cool, curvy font. Unfortunately, it’s only available in lower case.

5. Ubuntu Title

Ubuntu Title takes up little horizontal space, so it perfect for inserting into tight spots.

6. Tuffy

Tuffy looks friendly and playful, but not at the expense of clarity.

7. Photonica

Photonica is a futuristic-looking seriffed font that looks even better when italicised.

8. Moderna

Moderna’s rounded letters are really well balanced and very attractive.

9. Arista

Arista is also available in ‘light’ and ‘extra filled’. The ‘light’ version looks fantastic when viewed on a small screen (such as on a mobile phone). The ‘extra filled’, on the other hand, is practically illegible.

10. Bohemica

Bohemica is an interesting looking font that retains legibility, despite its disjointed structure.

11. Lacuna

Lacuna is a timeless, classic font. It’s understated, but powerful nonetheless.

12. DustHome

DustHome is a neat font with perfectly balanced metrics.

13. Tin Birdhouse

Tin Birdhouse is a classy, tasteful font with a professional look.

14. Tondo

Tondo looks great in various colours, thanks to its subtle outline.

15. Delicious

Delicious is a complete font family with an easy-going aesthetic that lends itself perfectly to Web 2.0 sites.

Glyphish is a set of 130 beautiful & free icons that are optimized for use on toolbars/tab bars in iPhone applications (but they are also great to be used in websites as well).

The icons in the set has various sizes in transparent PNG. Also the .PSD & .AI files are included in the download package which makes editing/improving them possible.

Website: http://glyphish.com/

I often batch import layered files (PSD, PNG) into Flash or even copy graphics into it. But what I DO find really handy is copying text between the apps. This worked in CS3 but it’s gotten better (more accurate) in CS4. You can copy a whole group in and the font, size, and color are all maintained (or close enough, you usually have to nudge line height). This saves tons of time when you’re populating a whole FLA from a text heavy design while keeping the text editable for the inevitable copy change. Notice in this video how I can bring in multiple text boxes at a time.

This Articles by bkwld

Typography is one of the basic elements of print media, web layouts and clothing designs. Here I comes with the 28 creative typography new t-shirt design. I hope you like it and be inspired from this design.

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by TangYauHoong

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by Baptiste Pons

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by david_arias

by Kingdom of Awesome

by jontangerine

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by shearforce

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This Articles by 2expertsdesign

Set of 48 toolbar icons for the iPhone toolbar. These buttons contain beautiful shaded portions to give added depth and to highlight icon features.

The icons in the preview to the left have effects such as gradients on them to reflect how they might look on an iPhone, but the downloaded icons have one colour with alpha, as recommended by Apple.

This is a FREE Download.

Click here for more details app-bits

Credit by app-bits

Japanese computer peripherals company elecom has just announced their latest keyboard with crystal clear keys. while not made from actual glass crystal, the keys on this product are each encased in a transparent plastic that gives the full effect of the elegant material. because each key is covered there is no danger of wearing off the letters and the glossy texture makes it easy to clean. the keyboard comes in white, gray and black and works with apple and windows computers. the form factor is very compact with a slim profile and folding feet at the back to raise the keyboard up and down.

http://www.elecom.co.jp

via akihabara news

Many unofficial LEGO gadgets have been on the market for some time now, but next month will see LEGO themselves release a digital camera and MP3 player developed together with digital blue.

LEGO worked with the atlanta-based company who specialize in children’s tech-products for a range of gadgets that
includes walkie talkies, boomboxes, alarm clocks as well.

official LEGO digital camera by LEGO & blue digital (3 megapixel digital camera, color 1.5” LCD screen, holds 80 images)

‘our entrance into the youth electronics space will enable our fans to express themselves through photos, videos and music, while displaying their enthusiasm for one of the world’s all-time favourite toys’ said jill wilfert, lego group’s vice president of licensing.

the boomboxes can already be bought from digital blue online and from various leaked images it seems that a video camera and a mobile phone are also in the works though no release date has been announced.

official LEGO MP3 Player by LEGO & blue digital ( 2GB internal memory, 8 hours of playtime)

official LEGO boombox by LEGO & blue digital (CD player, AM/FM radio band, 2x 1W 2 channel speakers)

official LEGO alarm clock by LEGO & blue digital

official LEGO video camera by LEGO & blue digital – more

video camera renderings

LEGO x alcatel mobile phone – more

the decision for the family-owned, danish brand to step into the gadget market might mean official versions of the many ‘LEGO inspired’ products already on the market, here are just some of the many unofficial designs around:

unofficial LEGO MP3 Player – more

unofficial iPod dock – more

unofficial iPod dock – more

unofficial LEGO USB flash drives – more

unofficial LEGO USB hub – more

unofficial LEGO calculator – more

Would you like to create a Simple Navigation with a Horizontal Subnav? It looks very similar to the Menu of Behance Network, which looks nice and professional.

We can achieve this effect purely with CSS, but since we have to attend to our red headed step child aka IE6, we will use a few lines of jQuery to cover all grounds. Nice and simple! I am sure this will come in handy in your future projects.

Demo: http://www.sohtanaka.com/web-design/examples/horizontal-subnav/