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Download Google Chrome

AzAkers — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:51:15 +0000

It’s available! You can Download Google Chrome right now! I announced late last night that Google had prematurely leaked their announcement of the new Google Chrome open source web browser, and now it’s available again for download. Download it, install it, and get started exploring one of the hottest products Google has ever developed. Featuring fast, secure [...]

Google Chrome: Open Source Browser From Google

AzAkers — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:16:09 +0000

In case you’ve been under a rock all week-end, and haven’t heard - Google ‘leaked’ some material outlining a lot of detail about their yet-to-be-unveiled open source web browser dubbed Chrome. The official Google Blog post about Chrome indicates that the early release of the material was accidental and not intentional, but either way the channels [...]

498 Photoshop Background Patterns, and so much more

AzAkers — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:10:59 +0000

Patterns, patterns everywhere. Useful in all kinds of design projects from web page development, to logo design, repeating patterns offer tremendous coverage for large areas, flavor to smaller elements and character to any design medium. I’ve collected 500 of my favorite & most frequently used background patterns in this post, along with a scores of background [...]

Introducing Pixlr: The Best Online Image Editor Yet

AzAkers — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:55:48 +0000

Pixlr “has it going on”! I’ve checked out a lot of online image editors, and I’ve not found one I like better than Pixlr. Simply put - Pixlr is the most visually stunning & practically effective online image editor available today. Pixlr is the most visually stunning & practically effective online image editor available -AzAkers The sleek, semi transparent [...]

15+ Dummy Text Generators & Filler Text Resources

AzAkers — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:55:38 +0000

Based on the amount of interest I’ve had in my Lorem Ipsum Generator post & Dummy Text Generator Firefox add-on review, I’ve discovered that there is a lot more interest in filler text or dummy text generators than I originally understood. That being the case I set about to research, review and share some alternatives to [...]

Yahoo Site Explorer Gets a Much Needed Makeover

AzAkers — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:33:46 +0000

Yahoo Site Explorer Gets a Makeover Way back in September of 2005 Yahoo introduced Site Explorer to us happy little webmasters. Over the years Yahoo has made little improvements including Dynamic URL Rewriting back in 2007. Today Yahoo introduced a new look & feel for Site Explorer. They mention that it is much more than a simple [...]

How I Won My Free ShoeMoney T-Shirt

AzAkers — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:17:58 +0000

Free ShoeMoney T-Shirt I commented. I know right, not really much to the strategy. But then again, that’s the beautiful simplicity of a comment contest. It’s a great way to promote activity on your blog, and reward not only frequent visitors, but new visitors as well. Each day ShoeMoney.com is selecting a random visitor who commented that day. [...]

X-Ray Firefox Extension Updated for Firefox 3

AzAkers — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:23:54 +0000

X-Ray Firefox Plugin Did you ever wish you had X-Ray vision? I remember seeing the ads in comic books when I was a kid. Those evil advertisers - Cashing in on keyed up adolescent boys by suggesting that for a mere $1 they could sneak a peak at a shapely silhouette. Oddly enough, I was more interested [...]

TinEye, The Search Engine With An Eye For Images

AzAkers — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:41:11 +0000

First introduced in May, Idée announced yesterday that TinEye, the revolutionary new image recognition & visual search engine is now in open beta. If you haven’t had a chance to mess around with TinEye yet, you owe it to yourself to head on over there and check it out. First impressions of the TinEye visual search [...]

Choosing An Affordable Web Hosting Company In 2008

AzAkers — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:55:42 +0000

So what does it mean to be an affordable web hosting company in 2008? For most, it means you’re offering up to 10 times the bandwidth and server space hosts were offering 2 years ago. It also means that you’re probably offering a ton of value-added features like one click installs, free domains & advertising coupons. [...]

Vista Style Stock Icon Sets From Icons-Land [review]

AzAkers — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:00:44 +0000

Marking a year since the release of their first icon set (Vista Style Hardware Icons Set), Icons-Land.com announced this week the release of a newly updated version of the wildly popular Vista Style Transport Icon Set. Over the course of the last year the guys over at Icons-Land have been busy! The creative geniuses behind the [...]

Establish A Design Process & Stop Runaway Projects

AzAkers — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:34:12 +0000

STOP! What do you mean you “..don’t have a design process..”? You just “…play it by ear..”, or “…go with the flow…”? With-out a clearly defined process your design project can quickly get out of hand - having you chasing around loose ends and uninformed client direction. That could get you into trouble, cost you [...]

Verizon Wireless’ Viral Video An Epic Fail or Imperfect Win?

AzAkers — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:18:11 +0000

Verizon Wireless Surprises Customer Okay - so I’m having a hard time deciding how to labeling this one. On the one hand there’s quite a bit of negative buzz being generated by viewers who recognized the video as staged (”victim” wearing a mic etc) and were offended at Verizon’s apparent attempt to dupe them. On the [...]

Google Engineer Matt Cutts Exposes 5 Insider Secrets!! (satire)

AzAkers — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:19:27 +0000

Source: YouTube Here’s the skinny on the latest Google Secrets leak You want your site to rank really well for a particular phrase? Matt Cutts leaks 5 amazing tips to help you make it happen! I can’t believe these have gone public! 1. Use your targeted term on the page!! Tactical Breakdown: Step A) Decide which word or phrase you [...]

Search Spotlight on 2008 Olympic Games

AzAkers — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:19:25 +0000

The 2008 Olympic Games are well under way now and the blogosphere and news channels are abuzz with Olympic-mania. News of a violent murder tops today’s news, but there’s plenty of regular Olympic drama unfolding as well. What’s in the pipeline today? A Greek runner test positive and is excluded, some swimmer (Phelps) beats his [...]

Lorem Ipsum Generator Firefox Addon

AzAkers — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:15:20 +0000

The Lorem Ipsum Generator I posted about a couple of months back has been a pretty popular attraction. It’s especially interesting considering the generator I reference in the post is over 6 years old. The fact is, I don’t think I even realized how long the site had been around at the time I posted. [...]

27 Great Color Scheme Tools, Generators & Resources

AzAkers — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:21:11 +0000

An effective color scheme is key to the success of any design project. When selected properly & used appropriately, colors can convey a message, invoke a feeling, or bring attention to areas of interest even before imagery or text is introduced to a design. The trick is understanding what to use and when to use [...]

The Great Office War

AzAkers — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:59:56 +0000

The Great Office War from Runawaybox on Vimeo. I’ve never posted a video before, but this one hit the funny bone just right. It’s not search or design related, but anyone who has worked in an office before will appreciate this. We’ve had a few ‘almost-5pm-on-Friday’ office wars at iCrossing.com. Usually only a few people armed [...]

Microsoft Live Search Coming to Facebook

AzAkers — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:51:34 +0000

Microsoft, desperate to secure real estate for their paid search ads, strikes a new deal with Facebook, the industries quickest growing social platform. Under the new arrangement, Microsoft will trade it’s exclusive global advertising placement on Facebook for having Windows Live Search integrated into the Facebook environment. Facebook user search queries will generate search results (that [...]

Microsoft ‘Buying Yahoo - A Tactic, Not A Strategy’

AzAkers — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:51:28 +0000

Microsoft struggles to convince analysts and investors it still has a plan - a solid strategy for building search market share. Most remain unconvinced. I noted earlier this month that Microsoft, despite it’s varied and familiar tactics, has failed to gain market traction. Rather, Microsoft has gradually lost credibility and usage in the search marketplace over [...]