How to clean the inside of your screen Thursday, Nov 21 2013
New Technologies 10:31 am
10 CSS tricks that will make your life easier Monday, Nov 18 2013
Technology in Business and Website Design and Winter Park Tech Assignments 9:01 am
10 CSS tricks that will make your life easier
10 CSS Tips & Tricks That Will Make Your Life Easier
Published on September 13, 2013
Written by Vinny Moreira
Ten more CSStricks — you may not know Monday, Nov 18 2013
Website Design and Winter Park Tech Assignments Web development 8:47 am
Ten more CSStricks — you may not know
Paul McCarthy says:
Ten more CSStricks you may not know
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/css/more-css-tricks.shtml
18 Tools for Picking the Perfect Domain Name Monday, Nov 18 2013
New Technologies Winter Park Tech Assignments 8:36 am
http://mashable.com/2013/11/17/domain-name-research-tools/
Choosing a domain name for your product, service or business can be one of the most challenging steps in establishing your online identity. While it’s important to choose your name wisely, it can be difficult to craft a creative name that describes the essence of your business.
Your name needs to be snappy, memorable and successfully communicate something about your business, and because so many top-level domains (TLDs) are already taken, it’s no easy feat.
In this post, you’ll discover 18 excellent tools to help you create and choose domain names, including a variety of search and suggestion web apps with a wide selection of features, so you can craft the perfect domain name.
10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Dropbox Thursday, Nov 14 2013
New Technologies 10:14 am
10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Dropbox
10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Dropbox
10 Creative Workstations to Get Your Juices Flowing Friday, Nov 8 2013
New Technologies and Winter Park Tech Assignments 9:36 am
10 Creative Workstations to Get Your Juices Flowing
If you’re going to slave away at your desk from early in the morning until late at night — we’re looking at you, startup hopefuls — you might as well enjoy the aesthetics.
An effective workspace should facilitate thinking, creativity and productivity, as well as build community. And by looking at the interior spaces of some of the coolest companies, it’s clear that brick-and-mortar offices are shifting away from an era of nondescript cubicles and into a more contemporary, open-environment design characteristic of tech startups.
SEE ALSO: 10 Creative Solutions for a More Productive Workspace
Below, we’ve compiled 10 of the most imaginative, design-forward workstations out there. Any of these desks would instantly give an office a more inviting vibe. Go ahead and take a seat.
Sarah Ang
15 Twitter Accounts for Incredible Science Facts Wednesday, Nov 6 2013
New Technologies Winter Park Tech Assignments 9:01 am
15 Twitter Accounts for Incredible Science Facts
Looking to shift the tone of your Twitter feed from sushi pics to scholarly information? These accounts prove that Twitter f*cking loves science, too.
If you’re interested in science, we guarantee these accounts will teach you something new every day. Whether it’s a fact about space sent from space or a fact about sea otters sent from a reclining chair, each of these accounts has something fresh and interesting to bring to the table.
Give your brain a boost and follow these scientific tweeters today.
5 Ways To Boost Productivity With Your Tablet Tuesday, Nov 5 2013
New Technologies and Technology in Business and Winter Park Tech Assignments Winter Park Tech Assignments 12:08 pm
Tablets are handy tools for a variety of things — watching Netflix, playing Candy Crush and browsing the Internet.
But when it comes to getting work done — like, actual work — most users would probably argue otherwise. The devices are great for entertainment, but can they also pack the productive punch of a laptop?
SEE ALSO: 10 Best Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Cases
There are, thankfully, plenty of techniques and accessories to help turn those distraction-inducing rectangles into work-producing gadgets — perfect for when you’re on-the-go. We’ve rounded up five of our favorite productivity tactics below.
1. Create an Apps-ence of Games
While it may be tempting to download game apps, keep in mind there are others specifically geared for getting things done. One of the most extensive is Parallels Access, only available for the iPad, which lets you run any app from your Mac or PC onto your tablet. It’s a little pricey — $79.99 per year — but it’s the most intuitive and all-in-one way to bring your laptop’s contents directly to your iPad’s screen.
Other organizational apps, like Dropbox, Trello and Campfire, are yours to download too.
2. Reorganize Your Homepage
The easiest step of the bunch. Just like your smartphone, your tablet should give you the ability to organize where your apps are displayed on the screen. To avoid Angry Birds temptation, then, make sure your work-related apps are on the front page — the birds and the gang can take the backseat.
3. Keyboard Up
Touchfire is an add-on keyboard screen for tablets. Its clear, flexible case magnetically connects to your iPad, and is available in international editions, like Chinese, German, Korean and Turkish.
Touchfire is also a bit pricey, at $49.99, but it’s an ideal accessory if you plan to frequently type on your tablet.
4. Buy an External Keyboard
An additional typing option is a mobile keyboard — we recommend the Logitech K810. There are plenty of other options out there, too, depending on your preferences.
SEE ALSO: 10 Things You Didn’t Know Dropbox Could Do
5. Use It As a Second Monitor
You don’t necessarily need to be working on-the-go to get the most out of your tablet. Why not use it as a second — or third, or fourth — monitor?
Several OS and Android apps can basically fool your desktop into thinking it’s connecting another external monitor to its system. As Mashable associate features editor Matt Petronziowrote previously, there are several popular “second display” apps on the market:
- Air Display ($9.99): Air Display lets you connect your iPad or Android device to your Mac or Windows computer, but also lets you connect your laptop as a wireless second monitor for your desktop.
- iDisplay ($4.99): This app, created by Shape.ag, quickly sets up your portable monitor.
- REDFLY ScreenSlider ($1.99; currently 50% off): ScreenSlider is only for Android devices used with Windows computers. The website says that it will be available for other devices soon.
- MaxiVista ($9.99): Only for use with iPads and Windows operating systems.
- Splashtop XDisplay (Free for 10 minutes at a time; $4.99 in-app purchase for extended use): Splashtop is known more for its app, which gives you remote access to your desktop. But by downloading XDisplay and the Splashtop Streamer, you can set up your iPad as a second monitor.
If the additional app route isn’t up your alley, you can always prop your tablet up next to your monitor and use it to display apps like Tweetdeck, Hootsuite or Spotify while you write a research paper on your desktop. It’s a little makeshift, but it lets you use additional apps on the side without taking up tab space on your main monitor.
Ways to boost Productivity Tuesday, Nov 5 2013
New Technologies and Technology in Business and Winter Park Tech Assignments Winter Park Tech Assignments 11:58 am
Tablets are handy tools for a variety of things — watching Netflix, playing Candy Crush and browsing the Internet.
But when it comes to getting work done — like, actual work — most users would probably argue otherwise. The devices are great for entertainment, but can they also pack the productive punch of a laptop?
SEE ALSO: 10 Best Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Cases
There are, thankfully, plenty of techniques and accessories to help turn those distraction-inducing rectangles into work-producing gadgets — perfect for when you’re on-the-go. We’ve rounded up five of our favorite productivity tactics below.
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