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Online Free E-Commerce? Try Ecwid

[ January 27, 2012 | 0 comments ]



I was looking for an organic items in Facebook when it happen also that I encountered this site name Ecwid via an online shopping store. They are using the service that Ecwid offer to the users. At first, I thought this was a kind of paid services that whenever you use it you have pay for annually.

The best thing about this service, it's available for free. Easy to set-up and you don't need to go to other sites just to check your online store. It can be directly install to your Facebook account and let your friends of your friends buy your products.



No transaction fees.  No setup fees.  Forever free plan.
No hosting required
All stores are hosted on our secure Amazon servers. So, you don't need to have hosting and purchase an SSL certificate to set up any online store. We take care about this.
We do all the boring things
You don't need to worry about upgrades, security, server configuration and Facebook changes either. You sell, we do the rest.
37+ storefront translations
Your international customers will appreciate the fact they can check out using their native language.
Install and set up in a few clicks
We've concentrated our 10-year experience in store builder platform design to make installing and managing an Ecwid store easy as pie.
Several payment methods supported
Ecwid supports a lot of payment gateways to accept orders from your customers, so you can select the most suitable for you ones.
Synced with your main store instantly
You can use the same Ecwid storefront on your FB page and site simultaneously. And you can manage it all from a single control panel – changes are mirrored instantly across your storefronts.


Furthermore, when I visited their website  this was the the data that I gathered about their background:
Ecwid is a product of Creative Development DBA Qualiteam. Our company has made e-commerce software since 2001. Our main focus is on commercial open source PHP shopping cart software. Our products are: F-Cart, X-Cart and LiteCommerce. Started with just three employees, our company has grown to over 140 people. Over 50,000 web stores are based on solutions designed by Creative Development.
The mission of our company is to make the web both convenient and effective business environment, for us, our clients and the clients of our clients.
Ecwid is our attempt to bring an entirely new approach to creating an online store: SaaS-based, compatible with your existing site, hassle-free and lightning-fast.

From this information, I may say that this company is fully established and their products are credible to use.


Live Photo Editing Picnik will be Closing

[ January 22, 2012 | 1 comments ]



Recently, I have noticed that some of the products of Google are syndicated with the online photo editing site, Picnik. It's a bit peculiar for me but beneficial because I would not be opening Adobe Photoshop just to give judgement to my images for uploading online.

Here's what you see when you open their website:



Officially, this coming April 19, 2012 the integration of Picnik will take effect after they joined the search engine powerhouse Google in 2010.

Still, after the said merge, Picnik will continuously cater live photo editing in a more improved and awsome way. This will also opening another door because Google+ will be using Picnik.

Premium members of the said site will also be receiving their membership fee refund or money back in full amount.



Wikipedia, Google, Wordpress, Diaspora, Reddit and Others are Against SOPA and PIPA

[ January 18, 2012 | 0 comments ]


Wikipedia, the largest online encyclopedia was covered with total darkness. This was after they announced their participation against the most controversial bill in the U.S. Government, the Stop Online Privacy Act(SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). When you're about to visit their site, you can see for a period of time their front page site but after that they redirect you another blackened page indicating their support against the bill.
“For over a decade, we have spent millions of hours building the largest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia,” says the message on the page.
Meanwhile, Google has also joined the Anti-SOPA protest by covering their logo with a black rectangular size. They even created a petition site entitled "End Piracy, Not Liberty". Here, you can freely express your sentiments against the Acts.

These were some of the sites that expressed their support against SOPA and PIPA:


  1. American Express Company
  2. AOL
  3. Boing Boing
  4. BuzzFeed
  5. CloudFlare
  6. Copyblogger
  7. ConsumerBell
  8. Creative Commons
  9. Curse
  10. Daily Kos
  11. deviantART
  12. Discover
  13. Disqus
  14. DreamHost
  15. Dyn
  16. eBay
  17. Embedly
  18. Engine Advocacy
  19. ESET
  20. Etsy
  21. Facebook
  22. Fantagraphics
  23. foursquare
  24. Gandi
  25. Google
  26. GreenHostIt
  27. HostGator
  28. Hover
  29. I Can Has Cheezburger?
  30. IndieGoGo
  31. Internet Archive
  32. Irregular Times
  33. Jive Software
  34. Kaspersky Lab
  1. Kickstarter
  2. LinkedIn
  3. MetaFilter
  4. Mozilla
  5. Name.com
  6. Namecheap
  7. OpenDNS
  8. O’Reilly Radar
  9. Pastebin.com
  10. PayPal
  11. Quora
  12. Rackspace
  13. Reddit
  14. ReferralCanday
  15. Riot Games
  16. ServInt
  17. Scribd
  18. Teachers Pay Teachers
  19. Techdirt
  20. Torrentfreak
  21. Tucows
  22. Tumblr
  23. Twitter
  24. Ubu Web
  25. Uservoice
  26. Vimeo
  27. Webs, Inc.
  28. Wikipedia
  29. WordPress
  30. Yahoo!
  31. Y Combinator
  32. Zopim
  33. Zynga Game Network


Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus: The Business Phone

[ January 5, 2012 | 0 comments ]

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus


The Galaxy series of Samsung Electronics had already invaded successfully the technology market, from laptop, tablet to mobile phone. The latest among the family of Android(Gingerbread[2.3]) phone that they unveil for 2012 is the more improve Galaxy Ace.

This model is powered with the following specifications:


Network
HSDPA  7.2Mbps  900/2100
EDGE/GPRS  850/900/1800/1900
Process 
1 GHz Processor
Display
3.65” HVGA(320x480) TFT
OS
Android 2.3(Gingerbread)
Camera
Main(Rear) : 5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash
Video
Video : MPEG4, H.263, H.264
Recording/ Playback : WVGA@30fps
Audio
Codec : MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Music Player with SoundAlive
3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Value-added Features
Samsung TouchWiz/ Samsung L!ve Panel UX
Samsung Apps
Samsung Kies 2.0/ Samsung Kies air
Samsung ChatON mobile communication service
Social Hub
- Integrated Messaging(Email, SNS), Contacts/ Calendar Sync
- Basic: POP3/IMAP Email
Music Hub (Downloadable)
GoogleTM Mobile Services
- Android Market™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Maps™,
 Syncing with Google Calendar™
ThinkFree
A-GPS
Connectivity
Bluetooth® technology v 3.0
USB 2.0
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Sensor
Accelerometer, Digital compass, Proximity
Memory
3GB User memory + 512MB(RAM)
microSD (up to 32GB))
Size
114.7 x 62.5 x 11.2 mm, 115 g
Battery
Standard battery, Li-ion 1,300 mAh



    What makes this called a business phone is the ThinkFree tool, you can edit and views documents such as the Office documents like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDFs, while you are anywhere.

    The Galaxy Ace Plus will first debut in Russia starting this January, and spontaneously be out of the market in Europe, Latin America, parts of Asia, the Middle East, Africa and China.

    It is also rumored that latter this year they will launch the third generation of Galaxy S III with Super AMOLED Plus HD display at 1280-by-720 pixels, a quad-core processor and a 12-megapixel camera.





    Official Facebook Messenger for Windows 7 Released

    [ January 2, 2012 | 0 comments ]

    Facebook Messenger


    After a leak was revealed by TechIT, an Israeli technology website, Facebook finally release a version of the most awaited Messenger. TechIT had posted a download link as to where it can get the installer.

    The saddest thing is, this Facebook Messenger can only be available for Windows 7. Old OS like Windows XP and Vista will not be working on this program.

    The advantage of Facebook Messenger on your desktop is simply to lessen your time on logging-in. It just like having a Google Talk or Yahoo Messenger.

    Earlier version of this Facebook Messenger has many issues that are under develop such as Video Calling or Group Chats which is not supported, Chat Settings can't be alter. Ticker items like Photos, Status Updates upon clicking, Open in the browser instead of fly out menu.

    It was in 2011 also that Android, Blackberry, and iOS had this Facebook Messenger integrated on their products.

    The trial version of this app can be download it here.



    Sharing Youtube Videos in Social Networking Site Diaspora

    [ December 28, 2011 | 0 comments ]

    Diaspora Front Page

    I had a hard time before in sharing Youtube videos using the social networking site Diaspora. Even though I had successfully tried before to share on my previous post but I never notice that there was a right link that only recognize by this Open Source Social Network. Unlike Facebook or Google Plus that you just have to input the link in whatever form that you derive from Youtube, Diaspora has a little bit complicated.

    So here is the right steps and procedures :




    • First you have to log-in on your Diaspora account:


    Diaspora log-in page


    • Then go directly to Youtube.



    • Click the Share Button, and check the square option "Long Link". Copy the link with a word "watch" (e.g: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNKY4EfF1zM).


    Youtube Video instruction for Diaspora Open Source Social Networking Site.



    Paste the link on your Diaspora Stream account and post.







    Blogspot Account Less Vulnerable to Google Panda?

    [ December 20, 2011 | 0 comments ]

    Blogspot Account Less Vulnerable to Google Panda?

    Everyone got panicked when Google has updated their search algorithm. This issue have been circulating in the net for almost a year now and it continuously evolving to achieve what really they need to change. So what makes those Search Engine Optimization(SEO) website owner afraid-off?

    The real culprit is a Panda, Google Panda to be exact. Google Panda will revamp the rankings of all the websites. The aim of this change is to scrap or to decrease "low-quality sites" and upgrade those "higher-quality sites" that has valuable content. It will also give us better or exact results of what we are really looking at. It will downgrade and mark spam sites that will be harmful for all internet users.

    So, what is the relationship of Blogger.com users to this kind of search engine changes. Well, in my own point of view, all users with blogspot account will be less vulnerable in the sense that Google will prioritize their own client to get the boost in search results.

    Although, this project has just started for a quite sometime, Blogger Magazine Templates has garnered the top spot. See below result:

    Blogger Magazine Templates

    Isn't this really wonderful? That keywords had a close competition. Have you tried working your website to achieve the highest ranking. Its your time now.


    Previous Panda Updates

    • Panda Update 3.1?: November 18, 2011 (about 7 week gap)
    • Panda Update 2.5: September 28, 2011 (about 7 week gap)
    • Panda Update 2.4: August 12, 2011 (about 3 week gap)
    • Panda Update 2.3: July 23, 2011 (about 5 week gap)
    • Panda Update 2.2: June 16, 2011 (about 5 week gap)
    • Panda Update 2.1: May 10, 2011 (about 4 week gap)
    • Panda Update 2.0: April 11, 2011 (about 7 week gap)
    • Panda Update 1.0: Feb. 24, 2011



    Vista Plus 7 Equals Windows 8

    [ September 19, 2011 | 0 comments ]

    Vista Plus 7 Equals Windows 8
    The Start Screen of Windows 8

    Microsoft had officially released a preview of Windows 8 to developers last September 13, 2011. It was also the same day that the well-known software maker showed off the finer details of the operating system today at the Microsoft BUILD conference. This next version of Windows has a total revisions. Windows 8 will be compatible with both touchscreen devices like tablets and traditional PCs.

    To acquire Windows 8 developer preview, just go to Microsoft's developer site and have it for free. You'll be needing a PC with a 1GHz or faster processor (either 32- or 64-bit), 1GB of RAM (2GB for 64-bit), 16GB of hard disk space (20GB for 64-bit), DirectX 9 graphics with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. Of course, if you want to play with Windows 8's touch abilities, you will be needing a screen that supports multi-touch.

    Just be careful: This earlier version will be different from its official one. You can also a see the disclaimer on the site and says, "These downloads include prerelease software that may change without notice. The software is provided as is, and you bear the risk of using it. It may not be stable, operate correctly or work the way the final version of the software will. It should not be used in a production environment."

    No activation is required to run the preview, but the other side of that coin is that Microsoft also offers no support. It will, however, continue to update the preview as it tweaks the OS. Updates should be automatic.

    Although Microsoft designed Windows 8 to run on both traditional PCs with Intel x86 chips and portable devices with chips based on the ARM architecture, the developer preview is just the x86 version, albeit in both 32- and 64-bit variants. It includes upgraded developer tools like Visual Studio 11 Express, Expression Blend 5, a software development kit (SDK), and apps.
    Developers attending BUILD also got a special treat: an 11-inch Samsung tablet running Windows 8. The tablet is for developers only, says Microsoft, and only 5,000 were made available. It won't be sold to the general public.

    PREVIEW (All photos credit to Microsoft)


    Lock Screen of Windows 8
    Personalized lock screen shows unread emails and other application notifications. Default image shown is a photo of the road leading to Mt. Cook National Park in New Zealand.


    The File Screen of Windows 8
    Pick the files using your fingers or mouse. You can also interchange them one place after the other.


    The Internet Explorer of Windows 8
    Touch browsing is fast, fluid and intuitive.


    Screen Thumb of Windows 8
    You can now comfortably separate your two hands while typing.


    Touch Keyboard of Windows 8
    Who says that this screen is only applicable to mobile phone such as I-phone. 


    Windows Developer Preview downloads


    Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit (x64)

    DOWNLOAD (4.8 GB)
    Sha 1 hash - 6FE9352FB59F6D0789AF35D1001BD4E4E81E42AF
    All of the following come on a disk image file (.iso). See below for installation instructions.
    • 64-bit Windows Developer Preview
    • Windows SDK for Metro style apps
    • Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Developer Preview
    • Microsoft Expression Blend 5 Developer Preview
    • 28 Metro style apps including the BUILD Conference app

    Windows Developer Preview English, 64-bit (x64)

    DOWNLOAD (3.6 GB)
    Sha 1 hash – 79DBF235FD49F5C1C8F8C04E24BDE6E1D04DA1E9
    Includes a disk image file (.iso) to install the Windows Developer Preview and Metro style apps on a 64-bit PC.

    Windows Developer Preview English, 32-bit (x86)

    DOWNLOAD (2.8 GB)
    Sha 1 hash - 4E0698BBABE01ED27582C9FC16AD21C4422913CC
    Includes a disk image file (.iso) to install the Windows Developer Preview and Metro style apps on a 32-bit PC.

    Live Connect

    Sign up for the Live Connect technical preview.
    Live Connect provides developers a set of controls and APIs that enable applications to integrate Single Sign On (SSO) with Windows Live ID and enable users to access information from SkyDrive, Hotmail, and Messenger.

    System Requirements

    Windows Developer Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows Vista and Windows 7:
    • 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
    • 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
    • 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
    • DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
    • Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch
    • To run Metro style Apps, you need a screen resolution of 1024 X 768 or greater