500 Free Online Courses

ALISON is doing something very simple but very significant: providing a free platform and a free package of resources which enable anyone, anywhere, anytime to build up, or brush up, on the knowledge or skills they want. They provide over 500 high-quality, certified, multimedia courses, free to individual learners. They want to do this because they believe education is a basic right for everyone, no matter where in the world they live. They are able to do it because major changes in learning, education and the Internet make it possible. Whatever you see, is free, to you as an individual learner....

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Create a 3D Book Animation with CSS

For his  new book, Photography for Designers, author Tom Kenny wanted to do something interesting with the image of the book itself on the website. His first thought was to perfectly render a physical book in Photoshop, right down to the very last detail but then he decided to do something interesting with CSS. Read what Tom has done: With the introduction of transforms in CSS, we can now replicate 3D objects. The 3D book I’ve created consists of two elements, the spine and the cover. Step 1 The HTML <div class="book-container"> <div class="book"> <div class="book-cover"> ...

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Just a Blogging Platform

Ghost is a platform dedicated to one thing: Publishing. It's beautifully designed, completely customizable and completely Open Source. Ghost allows you to write and publish your own blog, giving you the tools to make it easy and even fun to do. It's simple, elegant, and designed so that you can spend less time messing with making your blog work - and more time blogging. The Story So Far In late 2012, John O'Nolan put together a post with some wireframes about his idea for a new blogging platform. After years of frustration building blogs with existing solutions, he wrote a concept for a...

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Free Resume Builder - JobTabs

Build a first class resume for free with fill in the blank simplicity. Pick the sections you want in your resume and simply fill in the fields. Click Build Resume and you have a resume you can save as docx, pdf, doc, text, html, etc. No bait and switch. You can print and save your resume to your computer with no strings attached - for life Very easy to use. Just point and click, drag and drop and you are done. Resume sections provided include Contact Info, Qualifications Summary, Objective, Professional Experience, Education, Awards, Affiliations, Certifications, References and Personal. All...

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Circumvent Blocked Websites Easily

Access UK and US websites from anywhere in the world. One of the great ironies of the Internet is that it is meant to connect everyone together and break down barriers, but at the same time media companies erect location-based barriers around their properties. This practice is known as geo-blocking. For example, web services like Hulu, Pandora, Google Voice, and Google Music are not available outside of the United States, while BBC iPlayer and Grooveshark are blocked to anyone outside of the UK. Then there's all the music uploaded to YouTube, which is blocked in various parts of Europe, depending...

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Free - Advanced Open-Source 3D Computer Graphics Software

Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software product used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed models, interactive 3D applications and video games. Blender's features include 3D modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging and skinning, fluid and smoke simulation, particle simulation, soft body simulation, sculpting, animating, match moving, camera tracking, rendering, video editing and compositing. It also features a built-in game engine. Below is a sample video tutorial: Features: Interface The Interface allows you to change, adapt and re-distribute the layout of all UI components and tools to suit the task at hand. From the smallest adjustment in size to a full custom interface, all this...

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Free, Cool Graphics Editor

GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc. GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image...

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Back to School Apps: Save Money With These Android, iOS Apps

Books, computers, school supplies -- that's a lot for students to think about and keep track of as they head back to school. Whether students are returning or entering college for the first time, or just heading back to middle school or high school, they will likely meet distractions that challenge their ability to master their schedule and stay on track But getting ready for school doesn't mean having to go out and buy a ton of school gadgets anymore. Yes, you might need to get a new laptop, tablet or phone, but you can forget about the planners, alarm clocks and even the college-ruled notebook...

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How to Install the PHP Engine on Your Windows PC

If you want to write your own PHP scripts, you'll need to install the PHP engine first. It's relatively easy, and this article will show you how to do so. 1.   If you haven’t done so already, download the PHP Windows Binaries - You can download the software from the PHP.net website, (http://www.php.net/downloads.php).  Be sure to download PHP 5.2.9 installer Windows installer and PHP 5.2.9 zip package. (Note: the version numbers might be different). Save the files on your Windows Desktop. 2.   On your Windows Desktop, double click the PHP installer file. Once you've done that,...

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Windows System Update Readiness Tool. What is it?

 The System Update Readiness Tool can help fix problems that might prevent Windows updates and service packs from installing. For example, an update might not install if a damaged system file prevents the update from recognizing the version of Windows that's running on your computer. If your computer is having problems installing an update or a service pack, download and install the tool, which runs automatically. Then, try installing the update or service pack again. To download and run the System Update Readiness Tool. 1.  Click the link in the table that corresponds to the...

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Android to Windows 8: Top 10 Windows Store Certification Tips

As an Android developer publishing an application in Google Play, you simply publish the app and it appears live.  However, in the Windows Store (and Apple’s App Store), there is a certification process where your application undergoes testing and a review by a human being before being published. So, you might wonder if there are any tips and tricks for passing certification in the Windows Store.  Here are the top 10 tips that will help you pass certification. 1.  Run the WACK. The Windows Application Certification Kit (WACK) is an awesome tool.  Perhaps you have...

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UPDATED - FREE Black Leather Desktop Background

Here's an interesting leather image to use as a wallpaper or background. Very sophisticated! Download it here!...

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UPDATE: Cool Web Effects - Lightbox Image Viewer 2.03a

As you may well have observed by now, the effect is not working any longer on my blogger as Google has adapted a similar approach to view images. I had, in that particular post, included the script in my heading and body, but these are conflicting with Google's implementation. However, you can still follow the directions and apply to Wordpress or your own web-site. Below is the original post: The Lightbox Image Viewer 2.0 expands upon the original Lightbox Image Viewer with a few new features. While the original version is great for viewing images individually on the page, Lightbox 2.0 supports...

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Optimize And Clean Your Computer With a Free Program Download

CCleaner -Optimization and Cleaning for your computer..absolutely free! CCleaner (aka CrapCleaner) is the #1 tool for cleaning your Windows PC free. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure. Easy to use and a small, fast download, I have been using this program from Piriform for years.  This program is also available for the Mac platform. Download now for Windows here, FREE More information: Download for PC Download for Mac Features FAQ Screenshots Reviews Help Cleans all areas of your Computer: Internet Explorer Temporary files, history,...

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TiltViewer

TiltViewer is a free, customizable 3D Flash image viewing application. Controls Mouse * Click images to zoom-in, click again to zoom-out. * Click the background to zoom-out. * Click the 'reload' button (below the image grid) to load a new set of images. * Click the 'flip' button (bottom-right of a zoomed-in image) to see image details. Keyboard * Cursor keys to navigate between images. * Space-bar to zoom in/out. * 'F' key to flip an image (when zoomed in). Right-Click Menu * Go Fullscreen. Opens TiltViewer in fullscreen mode. Right-click and select 'Exit Fullscreen' to revert to regular mode. Note keyboard navigation does not work in full-screen mode. Download: Download TiltViewer v1.3 to use on your site. Using TiltViewer:...

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Fences is a program that helps you organize your desktop, and can hide your icons when they're not in use

Fences is a program that helps you organize your desktop and can hide your icons when they're not in use. A "Fence", a term coined by this program, is an icon group on your desktop. Fences is an add-on to your desktop, not a replacement. Rope off your desktop Fences allows you to create shaded areas on your desktop that you can place icons in. You can label them however you wish, and move/resize them anywhere on the desktop. Pre-included layouts help speed the process for new users. See your wallpaper again! Quickly hide & show all your icons with an easy double-click Double click blank space on your desktop, and all your icons will fade out. Double click again, and they’ll return. We think this feature is so useful and unique, that...

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Your computer, without the computer using a portable application!!

What is a portable app?portable - carried or moved with easeapp - a computer program like a web browser or word processorA portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device is plugged in, you have access to your software and personal data just as you would on your own PC. And when you unplug the device, none of your personal data is left behind.No Special Hardware - Use any USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod/MP3 player, etcNo Additional...

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