Unlike some tools, WordPress doesn’t generate folders full of unwieldy HTML files when you publish content. You don’t need to create backup folders for archives or spend ages waiting for a large site to update. Instead, WordPress uses simple, editable templates that pull data from your server on the fly. The result? It’s faster, more robust and easier to manage than many similar systems.

WordPress boasts RSS feeds, post scheduling, support for file uploads, trackback URLs and more. Indeed, with its support for multiple users and editable categories, WordPress is flexible enough to support many kinds of site, from online brochures and portfolios to news sites and notice boards. In fact, any site that needs regular updating could benefit from switching over to WordPress. Not convinced? Let us take you through some of the hacks and add-ons that will make WordPress work less like a blog and more like a CMS.

How to use WordPress as a CMS | News | TechRadar UK

TOOLS

m : Marquee Tool
l : Lasso Tool
j : Airbrush Tool
b : Paintbrush Tool
s : Rubber Stamp Tool
y : History Brush Tool
e : Eraser Tool
n : Pencil Tool
r : Blur Tool
o : Dodge Tool
p : Pen Tool
t : Type Tool
u : Measure Tool
g : Linear Gradient Tool
k : Paint Bucket Tool
i : Eyedropper Tool
h : Hand Tool
z : Zoom Tool. Double click on the Zoom tool will zoom document to 100%.
d : Set Default foreground (white) and background (black) colors.
x : Switches between foreground and background colors.
q : Switches between standard mode or quick mask mode.


FILE MENU

CTRL + N : New
CTRL + O : Open
CTRL + ALT + O : Open As
CTRL + W : Close
CTRL + S : Save
CTRL + SHIFT + S : Save As
CTRL + Shift + Alt + S : Save for web
CTRL + ALT + S : Save a Copy
CTRL + SHIFT + P : Page Setup
CTRL + P : Print


EDIT MENU

CTRL + Z: Undo
Ctrl + Alt + Z : keeps undoing right up the history list
CTRL + X: Cut
CTRL + C: Copy
CTRL + SHIFT + C: Copy Merged
CTRL + V: Paste
CTRL + SHIFT + V: Paste Into
CTRL + T: Free Transform
CTRL + SHIFT + T: Transform > Again


IMAGE MENU

CTRL + L : Adjust > Levels
CTRL + SHIFT + L : Adjust > Auto Levels
CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + L : Adjust > Auto Contrast
CTRL + M : Adjust > Curves
CTRL + B : Adjust > Color Balance
CTRL + U : Adjust > Hue/Saturation
CTRL + SHIFT + U : Adjust > Desaturate
CTRL + I : Adjust > Invert
CTRL + ALT + X : Extract


LAYER MENU

CTRL + SHIFT + N : New > Layer
CTRL + J : Duplicate current selected layer
CTRL + SHIFT + J : New > Layer Via Cut
CTRL + G : group a layer with the one below it
CTRL + SHIFT + G : Ungroup
CTRL + SHIFT + ] : Arrange > Bring to Front
CTRL + ] : Arrange > Bring Forward
CTRL + [ : Arrange > Send Backward
CTRL + SHIFT + [ : Arrange > Send to Back
CTRL + E : Merge Down
CTRL + SHIFT + E : Merge Visible Layers into one


SELECT MENU

CTRL + A : All
CTRL + D : Deselect
CTRL + SHIFT + D : Reselect
CTRL + I : Inverse Selection
CTRL + ALT + D : Feather


FILTER MENU

CTRL + F : Apply Previous Filter
CTRL + SHIFT + F : Fade


VIEW MENU

CTRL + Y : Preview > CMYK
CTRL + SHIFT + Y : Gamut Warning
CTRL + + : Zoom In
CTRL + - : Zoom Out
CTRL + 0 : Fit on Screen
CTRL + SHIFT + 0 : Actual Pixels
CTRL + H : Hide Edges
CTRL + SHIFT + H : Hide Path
CTRL + R : Show Rulers
CTRL + ; : Hide Guides
CTRL + SHIFT + ; : Snap To Guides
CTRL + ALT + ; : Lock Guides
CTRL + " : Show Grid
CTRL + SHIFT + " : Snap To Grid

I was reading earlier a post by Gregor at internetling.com about what OS to use and Why Everyone online should be using Linux.
http://www.internetling.com/2008/03/14/top-10-responses-to-why-should-i-use-linux-a-linux-evangelists-reference/

Gegor had listed 10 reasons why a windows/mac user should Consider getting involved into the linux play field, lets analyse it one by one:

1. Linux helps you get rid of viruses, worms, and other computer infections.

There is no System That is secure, Nothing called "i’m Stealth" Meaning we’re are infectable.. we all can catch virus/Malware ..etc

The idea about Linux being Less susceptible to web threats is that Linux just doesn’t have enough enemies - or should i call them bad guys just wanna hurt you! - Just Think from Cracker’s point of view .. if i wanted to make my virus do it’s best to what OS should i infect! you do that math.. it’s all about popularity.

And coz Linux gained lately a big herd we’ve noticed some threats knocking it’s doors 1997, 2003, 2006, 2006, 2008.
Here is 2 lists of what you can face on Linux: List #1 of Linux Threats, Kaspersky Anti-Virus On-Demand Scanner for Linux.

2. Linux is fast and will stay fast.

Vista is a huge resource bitch, i won’t deny that. I’m a WinXP fan myself, linux isn’t the best handling ram!
Whenever it comes to use any GUI it’s all a relative matter depends on the users resources. i’ve installed DSL on my old PC and it ran smoothly, on the same machine after installing Open Suse Gnome was so much faster and more stable than the KDE desktop. Here is another example. Linux isn’t better than Win. resources handling.

3. Linux is easier to use than Windows.

Before Upgrading Linux GUI i had to use the terminal to do ANYTHING and that was really pain in the as*. but still - after partially dumping the Terminal - Linux and windows both share that point.

4. Linux is free as in free beer AND as in free speech.

Now we’ve reached the dispute Point. The main point that 90% of linux users mention when talking about OS. PAID and FREE.
"If you like using it then Pay for it.. if you don’t like paying .. just check out any warez site! " Period. Every One has the right to value how much their work/production worth.

5. Your porn collection is safe with Linux

I’ll pass Talking about this point. as it can be manipulated by your Browser, ISP and your connection type.

6. Thousands of Windows-only applications (even Photoshop CS3) and games work with Linux through WINE just as fast. You can also find good alternative open source software.

If i hate Windows that much "or if i just don’t like it" why even bother installing WINE. why using the alterative when i can use the original?

7. Linux looks better than Windows Vista or Mac OS X

Yes, Linux has many shapes and so is windows and mac. something called THEMES! plus if you like linuc for it’s speed and less graphics part you won’t even care for customizing it’s interface.. will you?

8. Linux is fun

Only till you figure it all out. when i installed Ubuntu 7.10 it was really busy time "Fun as you can call it" trying to make it do anything that WinXP does for me. but after finishing it’s setup i was only opening it to do whatever work i need to do on it, then shutting it down.

9. You can help improve Linux

you can report bugs and threats to Ms/Apple and help other users fixing their OS! it’s social point here.

10. Linux makes you give your computer a name

I’m calling my WinXP "The Chosen One"

I’m Not attacking Linux, i’m in love with anything that is FREE as it won’t hurt. i just see Windows under fire every single day.

It’s known to most of all designers that when it comes to graphics and design tools you can see the power of Freewares as in GIMP.

Here is a 10 links that will makes your GIMPing abilities much better:

Gimp-tutorials.net

GimpTalk

Gimpology

GIMP - Tutorials

GIMPguru.org

gimpusers.com

PA Blog

GIMP Tutorials

Gtuts.com

Meet the GIMP!

^{_{Via @Six Revisions & @Jacob Gube}}

A finance company has advertised for staff based on star signs.

The Salzburg firm wants only Ariens, Capricorns, Taureans, Aquarians and Leos because it says they are the best workers.

The advert breaks no rules.

Just 3 hours ago i saw "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" i know it’s a little late but i was so bored and i needed to see anything just to kill few hours.

Anyway, after watching that movie i really wished i just stayed home and slept!
Not just the story was meaningless it was dead boring and it’s somehow kids movie, and shouldn’t be allowed for above 10 years old.

So, I’ve tried to find anything Good to get out of that movie just to satisfy my broken eye!

I liked only 2 things about that movie:

1. The Ending Song.[the song was really matching the scene]
2. Reepicheep.[perfect performance]

Searched and got both "thanks god"

• The Song "The Call" performed by Regina Spektor. >> YouTube - The Call - Regina Spektor - Prince Caspian
• The character Reepicheep performed by Eddie Izzard.

Have you watched that movie! what’s your impression?

Here is how this happened:

1. Google gets it’s bad urls updates from StopBadware.org.
2. Google marked the url "/" as a bad url.
3. As a result google banned the whole web for 40 minutes.
4. Google announced that this is just a HUMAN ERROR.

as for me.. in these 40 minutes i have to say, i REALLY enjoyed live/yahoo searches. [ Not Being Sarcastic ]

Thank you Google

SM author counted about 50 design for 404 error pages here is the top 20 of it [IMO]

d20 SRD

Slim Down The Volume Control -WinXP’s volume control takes up a lot of space.
Open the volume control, make sure highlighted, and then press CTRL-S. The version will be about half the size of the original but still retain almost all of the controls.

No Names, More Thumbnails When you’re looking at a Folder thumbnail View, You can prevent the display of filenames (and thus leave more space for the thumbnails) by holding down the SHIFT key while opening or switching to a thumbnail view. To restore filenames, just repeat the process.

"TwitterBar , Friendbar, Twitter Line, Twitter StatusBar and Twitter Toolbar " will make you able to use twitter from toolbar/statusbar.

"TwitBin and TwitKit " allows you to manage twitter directly from your sidebar.

TwitterFox will allow you to see your friend updates, and post new tweets just hit the link on your statusbar and it’ll popup.

URL Fixer corrects typos in URLs that you enter in the address bar. For example, if you type google.con, it will correct it to google.com (asking first, if you enable confirmation).

URL Fixer

URL Fixer  Confirmation

Reduce the amount of RAM Firefox uses for it’s cache feature

1) Type “about:config” (no quotes) in the address bar in the browser.
2) Find “browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewer”
3) Set it’s value to “0“;(Zero)

Increase the Speed in Which Firefox loads pages

2) Alter the entries as follows:
Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”
Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to some number like 10.

This means it will make 10 requests at once.

1. blank = No Icon,
2. "msshrui.dll" for Windows 9x/Me,
3. "ntshrui.dll" for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista

After editing the registry, you need to restart your PC.
Yet.. To see what you're sharing; Follow these Steps
StartControl PanelPerformance and Maintenance categoryAdministrative ToolsComputer Management System Tools and Shared Folders.

1. MySpace is building a fully functional webmail product.
2. users will be assigned an email address of [username]@myspace.com.

The largest webmail provider today is Microsoft, with 284 million worldwide users (Comscore). Yahoo Mail is the second largest with 277
million users. Gmail and AOL Mail are third and fifth, with 118 million and 50 million users respectively. MySpace’s 125 million active users
(active being defined as logging in once per month) would immediately make them the third largest provider, assuming those users log in to the messaging/email feature. That’s very likely, given that it is the one of the most popular social networking features......More

External Links

• MySpace Building Stealth Webmail Product

1. Arabs are part of an ethnic group, not a religion. Arabs were around long before Islam, and there have been (and still are) Arab Christians and Arab Jews. In general, you’re an Arab if you 1) are of Arab descent (blood), or 2) speak the main Arab language (Arabic).

2. Not all Arabs are Muslim. There are significant populations of Arab Christians throughout the world, including in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Northern Africa and Palestine/Israel.

3. Islam is a religion. A Muslim (roughly pronounced MOOSE-lihm) is someone who follows the religion. So you wouldn’t say someone follows Muslim or is an Islam, just as you wouldn’t say someone follows Christian or is a Christianity.

4. Shia Muslims are similar to Roman Catholics in Christianity. They have a strong clerical presence via Imams and promote the idea of going through them to practice the religion correctly. Sunni Muslims are more like Protestant Christians. They don’t really focus on Imams and believe in maintaining a more direct line to God than the Shia.

5. People from Iran are also known as Persians, and they are not Arabs.

6. Arabs are Semites. We’ve all heard the term anti-Semitism being used - often to describe Arabs. While antisemitism does specifically indicate hatred for Jews, the word “Semite” comes from the Bible and referred originally to anyone who spoke one of the Semitic Languages.

7. According to the Bible, Jews and Arabs are related [Genesis 25]. Jews descended from Abraham’s son Isaac, and Arabs descended from Abraham’s son Ishmael. So not only are both groups Semitic, but they’re also family.

8. Sunni Muslims make up most of the Muslim world (roughly 90%). ¹

9. The country with the world’s largest Muslim population is Indonesia. ²

10. The rift between the Shia and Sunni started right after Muhammad’s death and originally reduced to a power struggle regarding who was going to become the authoritative group for continuing the faith.
    
    The Shia believed Muhammad’s second cousin Ali should have taken over (the family/cleric model). The Sunni believed that the best person for the job should be chosen by the followers (the merit model) and that’s how the first Caliph, Abu Bakr, was appointed.
    
    Although the conflict began as a political struggle it now mostly considered a religious and class conflict, with political conflict emanating from those rifts.

Continue Reading ... 10 Facts Every Westerner Should Know About the Middle East | dmiessler.com

Due to an enormous surge in demand, the download experience was not ideal so we listened and took the necessary steps to ensure a good experience. We have clearly heard that many of you want to check out the Windows 7 Beta and, as a result, we have decided remove the initial 2.5 million limit on the public beta for the next two weeks (thru January 24th). During that time you will have access to the beta even if the download number exceeds the 2.5 million unit limit.

Here’s where we stand - Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows Blog

Credit: Microsoft lifts download limit for Windows 7 beta from CNET News.com

Download and install the File Storage Manager on your PC by simply clicking on
the button below.

Configure it to connect to your GMX account by entering your GMX e-mail address
and password

Specify a drive letter on your PC where your GMX File Storage will be mounted.
That’s it!

You can now start moving files between your PC and your personal File Storage the
same way as you would between different drives.

http://mail-eu.gmx.com/common/gmxtools/gmx_filestoragemanager.exe

Starting in Firefox 3, if an add-on does not provide a secure method of auto-updating then, by default, Firefox will refuse to install the add-on. If you have add-ons already installed that are insecure in this way, they will be automatically disabled.

the best way to fix this issue or at least bypass it [Not recommended] is by doing the same steps when we wanted to Install Firefox addons faster and skip the compatibility checking.

1. Go to about:config.
2. Right click > New > Boolean.
3. Enter the name "extensions.checkUpdateSecurity"
4. Set it to false.

I have just seen the entry with the same title in techcrunch, 2009: Products I Can’t Live Without.
and i thought to introduce my own version of this list:

1. Firefox.
2. Gmail.
3. Google WebSearch.
4. GMX Webmail.
5. CNET News.
6. Nytimes Tech Section.
7. Reddit.
8. Wikipedia.
9. Flickr.
10. Any Feed Reader - PHP self Hosted is preferred.

There is Other Versions from this list all over the web.. Here is some other links:
Tony Bain: 2009: Products I Can’t Live Without
2009: Products I Can’t Live Without « Guilmain’s Weblog
NewsCred Blog » Blog Archive » 2009: Products We Can’t Live Without
2009: Products I Can’t Live Without « Honkin’s English Blog
GHOST HACK BEAUTY ♥ › 2009: most loved tech products
10 aplicaciones imprescindibles 2008 (Juggernaut apps) | Mario Brüggemann

4 - List All Images.

List url, size and dimension properties for all images of a page in a
new page/tab. It only works for old html images tags, no CSS
equivalents.

List All Images :: Firefox Add-ons

3 - Browse Images

2 - Save Image in Folder.

save images in personally customized folders.

Save Image in Folder :: Firefox Add-ons

1 - Save Images.

Save Images saves the images from the current tab page, from the cache,
to a specified location, with either the images original file name or a
file name that you specify.

Save Images :: Firefox Add-ons

Camino 2.0 Beta 1

The following major features have been added to Camino 2.0 Beta 1 and will be in Camino 2 when it is released. The full release notes are also available.

• Tab Dragging: Tabs can be rearranged by dragging and dropping.
• Tab Overview: There is now an optional toolbar icon for opening and closing Tab Overview.
• Blocking Flash Animations: A new exceptions list allows disabling “Block Flash animations” on a per-site basis.
• Gecko 1.9: Camino 2.0 Beta 1 includes changes that improve stability on Mac OS X 10.4.
• Downloading: On Mac OS X 10.5, the downloads folder in the Dock will bounce when a download finishes.

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