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slideGallery is a MooTools plugin for creating customizable image carousels easily & quickly.
It converts any given unordered list into a slider & can be styled with CSS.
The plugin can display any defined number of images horizontally or vertically, auto-play them, have prev-next buttons and these functions can be configured more with:
- setting the class of prev-next elements
- speed and duration of slides
- transition to be used
- direction of the transitions
- & more..
slideGallery works in all major browsers including IE6.
The Social Buzz Free Icon Pack contains 12 icons for some of the most popular social networks out there. Each icon has been masterfully crafted by the folks over at IconShock.com and distributed by Tutorial9.
Included in the set are:
- Bebo Icon
- Delicious Icon
- Digg Icon
- Facebook Icon
- Flickr Icon
- Google Buzz Icon
- Linked In Icon
- MySpace Icon
- Reddit Icon
- Stumble Upon Icon
- Technorati Icon
- Twitter Icon
Download here for free.
Twitter is currently one of the most popular social networking sites in the world and growing fast. I have always wanted to add a simple button which would let users follow me on Twitter. Before now it hasnt been possible, but Tweetmeme have release a Follow Button that is brilliant.
The Standard Button
For the basic follow button please copy and paste the source code below into your site, remembering to replace yourtwitterusername with your actual twitter username.
<script type="text/javascript">
tweetmeme_screen_name = 'yourtwitterusername';
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/follow.js"></script>
Changing the size of the button – Compact Button
- The Compact Button
We also offer a compact version of the TweetMeme Follow button, with the same options as the larger button.
<script type="text/javascript">
tweetmeme_screen_name = 'yourtwitterusername';
tweetmeme_style = 'compact';
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/follow.js"></script>
- The Square Button
We also offer a square version of the TweetMeme Follow button, you also need to remember to include the size of the square in pixels to set the size of the square button. If you do not add a size this will default to 32px by 32px.
<script type="text/javascript">
tweetmeme_screen_name = 'yourtwitterusername';
tweetmeme_style = 'square';
tweetmeme_size = '50';
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/follow.js"></script>
StumbleUpon has just launched their official Google Chrome Extension.
In their official post about the release, StumbleUpon has this to say:
“We’ve also heard some claim the Chrome extension is no different from web stumbling. Actually, Stumbling via the Chrome extension is quite different from web stumbling in a number of important ways. For one, you can receive shares directly in Chromebar; for another, you can add your own discoveries. Also, frame-breaking sites do not remove the Chrome extension; and the overall Stumbling experience is faster and more responsive. Good stuff, huh?”
True, submitting new stumbles and receiving shares is a big part of the experience — but it just feels to me like “something” is missing.
Another Tuesday, another beta…and wait one second! Today’s not Tuesday, is it? Regardless, a spankin’ new hot beta awaits you at the Apple iPhone dev center (developer credentials needed). As usual, the new release is under NDA. Please consult the dev center for release notes and other details.
Jolicloud the popular netbook operating system will be soon going international. Currently it is still only planned to come in English and French, but at least they are moving forward with a more widespread push.
It would be interesting to see just how many people will take up the Jolicloud offer even though it is free, since Windows XP still rules supreme with the soon-to-come Google Chrome OS more than capable of making a big splash on its debut as well. Perhaps Jolicloud has already talked to other netbook manufacturers to include it in their machines – who knows?
Whether you’re looking for backgrounds for your desktop, Creative Commons licensed photos, or just scanning eyecandy, Flickr is an excellent place to find beautiful digital images.
Need a simple way to download multiple images? Check out Downloadr, a free program with loads of options which makes short work of bulk downloading from Flickr.
Downloadr is packed with search options and fully plugged in to Flickr — so it can locate and download everything you’ve added to your favorites. Authentication is also supported, meaning you can download private images to which you have access.
Microsoft has just released their preview to Internet Explorer 9 with HTML 5. If you want to check it out you can get it free here.
AnalyzePal is a free Adobe-AIR application that provides an easy way to measure your PayPal sales, performance & customer tracking.
It doesn’t require any PayPal username-pass or API information as AnalyzePal works in an offline way with the transaction logs that can be downloaded from PayPal.
The application displays a snapshot of your last 3 months activities with charts or you can view the revenue for any given period.
AnalyzePal is also great for browsing past transactions quickly as it works offline.
Besides the free version, it has paid & more-featured versions that can filter data by customers, countries, etc.
Microsoft has just launched their new MSN video player in the UK. The video on demand service competes directly with recently-launched SeeSaw in offering a range of commercial TV shows for viewers to watch for free in their browser. The service is monetised using 30-second preroll ads.
Unlike SeeSaw, Microsoft appears to have done deals with independent TV production companies as opposed to TV stations. As a result, MSN Video Player can’t claim to have a full range of Channel 4 or 5 shows, but what it does have is certainly presented in a much more appealing way than SeeSaw.
This is an experiment that creates social media icons using CSS and semantic HTML. It uses progressive enhancement to turn an unordered list of text links into a set of icons without the use of images or JavaScript.
Take a look at the CSS social media icons here.
AVG 9 Free offers the core features that one would expect from an antivirus software. It protects the computer system from viruses and spyware, offers basic rootkit protection, an email scanner, phishing protection and integrated Linkscanner module for protecting the computer user during online sessions.
AVG Anti-Virus 9 comes with all of those features plus some. It offers advanced rootkit protection instead of the basic protection offered in AVG 9 Free, an online shield mode which protects the computer when downloading and sharing files online and a game mode that guarantees uninterrupted playtime.
And that’s it. Both AVG 9 applications do not offer a software firewall, identity protection and anti-spam protection, both of which are integrated into AVG Internet Security only.
Update Just found out that the version of AVG Anti-Virus 9 offered at the Giveaway of the Day website is only a 90-day trial version of the program, not a full version that works for a year. It is therefor probably not worth the troubles of downloading it.
Positive
- Advanced Rootkit protection
- Online shield
- Game Mode
- Compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows
Negative
- Only a 90-day trial
- No Firewall and anti-spam
