Video Uploading and Sharing - Not A Very Difficult Task

Earlier it took me hours (that actually seems ages when you are eager to watch any particular video) and I used to curse my Internet connection for the horrible speed. Not only downloading, it applies to the uploading as well. No viewer is going to wait for ages for watching your videos. Personally I wasn’t so enthusiastic about uploading videos in my websites as I used to have troubles managing the videos efficiently. This was the case until I came to know of some of the tips for better and efficient management of video files and today I am going to share these tips with you guys.

First of all, create or select a high quality video with clear resolution. Smaller video with clear resolution is always a better choice than larger ones with high resolution as the small ones take less time to get downloaded. While uploading videos on your site, make sure that you have enough disk space and you are allowed to use maximum bandwidth as these videos really consume a lot of bandwidth.

I have seen many of my friends who neglect the audio section of a video, which is absolutely wrong. The audio clarity plays a vital role in a video as far as quality is concerned. So edit the sounds of the videos separately with some efficient audio editing software before you upload it. No viewer will be attracted to a video with a poor sound quality. Along with the sound quality checking, video compression is also important. If done efficiently, it can improve the download speed of a video without hurting qualities and other parameters so much.

The video sharing procedure sometimes requires usage of some video editing software. But don’t worry. Anybody with no or very little knowledge in video editing can use them. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 is one of the best packages for this. But it is a bit expensive at the same time. If you cannot afford, you can also try the less expensive counterparts that are available in the market.

Add Some Music With Dexster Audio Editor

Often I am perplexed deciding over the tools for editing and storing audio files. Dexster audio editor has come as an affordable solution. The audio editing software helps me to edit and save audio files over a user-friendly interface. Now I can edit and store files and apply different effects as I feel. I can put in sound or apply mute option as and where needed. Some other features that this application enables me are vocal reduction, stereo mixing option and changing and inserting required data with a marker. I can use filters on different files with a merge audio option.

It may happen that I want to put in some external audio input. Dexster audio editor has made this possible! I can record an audio piece with a microphone or other input device and then put it in with the help of merge audio files. Audio file conversion and formatting can be done along with extraction of audio from internet videos.

After I make the audio edits I can view the necessary changes with the sound preview option. Some popular applications of the audio editing software are compressor/expander, fade in and fade out, cross fading option and flange, phase, normalize and vibrate. The audio editor helps me edit and store both technical and creative files with an audio streaming option. The application comes with a multiple files support system and helps tracking time with the recording timer.

Apple iWork ’08 - For Easy Computing

Apple now offers an affordable office suite with the latest addition, the Apple iWork ’08. Numbers spreadsheet application (an exclusive feature) is a variant from Microsoft Excel and it is designed to help me with daily calculations and database maintenance. Earlier I had to rely on MS Excel with Mac, since Apple had no spreadsheet tool of its own. iWork '08 now enables me to read up new files, yet store my work in older format.

All I need is an Intel PowerPC G5 or G4 machine, compatible to work with a 500MHz processor and the whole set up can be done in only a few minutes. iWork '08 has enhanced my work efficiency with online tools and it is a must have for small business, home and office users. Apple iWork ’08 has a host of applications - Pages ’08, Keynote ’08 and Numbers ’08. From text selection and show font option, image edit and display to formatting ribbon interface, the MS Excel applications are now available on Apple iwork '08 . Pages’ 08 offer track changes that can be integrated with the pages of the Word document. Numbers’08 application comprises table grids and pictures, templates, travel planners, business expense sheets and lab reports. If I want to insert bar-graphs and pie-charts or maps, the spreadsheet appliction enables me with such features. Tables have slide bars for adjusting the numeric value of cells and making estimates, apart from formatting size of columns and rows. 150 formulae are available with natural language shortcuts and numeric calculations.

iWork '08 offers video tutorials and interactive forums and a thirty days free trial for its users. Now I can have almost 90 days of free unlimited telephone support to set up or reinstall the application. Editing, working over text files and spreadsheets, creating files and making presentations has never been so easy! Thanks Apple!

Few Tips On Web Content Editing

While writing an article we often want to grow on its appeal. Once, Twice, Thrice, we read them and every time a new idea springs up. Again we have to edit and re-write the content to make the final copy for the website.

And what we find? We have brought down the writing to half its original!

We want to read a copy that makes us go deep in to the subject. Lucid language is the key-word. Process of transmitting our thoughts in words is done more effectively through writing. While writing we tend to make our pieces elaborate and we do not like making our pieces short, but editing and re-writing really works wonders!

We can put a few tips in daily practice, so as to make an interesting read:

● We should not deviate from the central theme while writing. A number of ideas may cluster together, but it is better not putting them down at once. Read the piece over and again and if we come across something inappropriate we can strike it off.

● Writing for the web involves captivating the visitors with crisp writing. The writing must be brief and to the point. Often long sentences tend to make the writing drab and the reader quickly shifts to the next topic. Short simple sentences can be used and we should remove unnecessary frills. While editing we should try to rearrange the order of words and sentences as to convey the idea in a linear process.

● Break the long sentences into simpler ones. We should see that a single sentence conveys not more than two ideas. Grammar and spelling check is a must and we can remove prepositions, articles or conjunctions where they are not needed.

● We sometimes have formatting problems with content editors, especially while working on Word documents. We can write on a Word document and then format it with the “Paste as Text” option on the editor. If the layout is more complex then we can go for the “Paste from Word” option on the editor. The font and style options and style removal checkboxes can be used to put the writing in the Pop- up window.

● Paragraph spacing is another issue and we either have no or too much space (that sometimes alters the meaning altogether). We can apply a few short cuts, like “Shift + Enter” for a bigger space in between sentences and paragraphs.

● “Align” the text as Left, Center, Right or Justified and then adjust the “Font” color and type. Next, we switch over to the “Preview” option and find how it appears and then our copy is ready for the web!

Enhance Websites With Google Apps

The name I trust for relevant websites is Google. Now I can choose from a host of applications that Google has planned for businesses, employees, schools, students, members and organizations. At present, this service comes free to me and helps sharing information with friends and colleagues.

No installation or set up is needed and I get a free access to these applications when and where I need. Google offers the service with complete security and compliance with existing emails. These applications have not only made everyday work easy, but it helps as we work in groups- on documents, spreadsheets and making presentations.

The site status wizard helps me find whether my website is being indexed by Google, through the webmasters tools. I can also track what turns on the visitors to my site and build site traffic. Tools like Google gadget help me search from a directory and improve my website. Search-engine that is powered by Google, apart from enhancing the site helps in growing the sales and brings down support costs. While webtoolkit makes AJAX applications simpler, Gears like LocalServer, Database and Worker Pool help developers make web applications that can run offline.

Apart from a host of tools, the new age applications from Google are needed for making simple electronic communication and publish and share online information. The applications are made user-friendly so that users have an easy access with an internet connection.

CubeDesktop Pro - Wonder Web Application

CubeDesktop Pro 1.3 series has finally arrived on the scene. The web application creates six virtual and independent desktops, which gives me more free space. It works best with Windows Vista addons, offers real-time updates and makes desktops more attractive with 2D and 3D effects. It simply feels great working on CubeDesktop Pro!

CubeDesktop has offered a refreshing ‘make-over’ for my desktop. Now I can name the desktop and use it with privacy as I have password protection device. In the 1.2 series, the application was updated with a new effect 3D desktop carousel. The desktop application is compatible with Windows XP series and work with lower-end video adapters. CubeDesktop Pro 1.3 series has brought in a host of applications. These include- 3D Desktop rolls, stability enhancers, attractive wallpapers and icon and button managers that add life to desktops.

With CubeDesktop 1.3 the problem of desktop clutter can be removed. The taskbar shows only the applications that I am using at present. This does not occupy much space and does not create a clutter. Now I can work more efficiently as I get an advanced application and desktop management, even while I am working on a number of desktops over a single monitor. Windows Exposer technology tiles and scales all the running applications over a desktop and makes each of them visible.

Daily Computing Gets Simple With Email Archiving

Browsing through our mails is a passion for most of us and email management and archiving helps me in this regard. Email archiving helps me keep a check on overhead costs and my data is also stored safely. Once the set up installation is done, all the incoming and outgoing mails are stored for three to six years. Moreover the data I store in these files gets checked for spam protection and viruses.

For any office mail that is stored, we have the flag messages option to comply with official policies. Not only is my data stored safely but the offsite storage system offer power backups for disaster recovery. Mails are given proper index that makes the process of sorting easy. I can search mails easily and move or restore the folders. My mails are now safe and stored for a longer period of time with automatic file archiving. Archiving and storage facilities are now offered by Athena Archiver Hosted Services through live demo at www.athenaarchiver.com.

Email archiving and management offers a tagging technology which helps me in organizing the data. Emergency discovery of the stored data, mails and files makes the daily computing experience smoother. The costs of e-discovery are now lesser by about 80% and mails are classified by filters that bring down the number of mails to be reviewed. The mails are classified and labeled and then these are directly sent to my inbox. I can now read the mails, approve or block them with a single click, thanks to email archiving.

Handy Tips on Photo Editing

I don’t know about others, but I am still a horrible photographer even with the easiest digital cameras. The last “photo session” I had with my friends and families, half of the photos turned out to be worthless! Some appeared shaken while some looked downright spooky with red eyes! But I had promised to send the photos to everyone in the group and I am sure if I send those pictures, they are not going to talk to me any more nor let me take another photo of them any time soon.

I know that there are many photo editing software that could rectify the mistakes but who was going to teach them to me? The mails were becoming quite threatening by that time, and I was desperate. Luckily, I came across a very good article on photo editing and the in-detail instruction was good enough to salvage the photos (and my neck as well). The article not only gave an overview of the tips to rectify the mistakes but pointed out how to make slide shows and adding text to pictures.

So whether you are looking for photo editing tips and tricks for personal reasons or professional ones, do check this article out to find answers to you queries:
http://pcworld.about.com/news/Sep182002id104628.htm

Test Browser Compatibility Before Uploading New Webpages

Browser compatibility testing is a must for a newly created web page simply because different browsers use different rendering engine. This implies that all browsers may not render your page in the same way. This can cause your same page to look differently in different browsers which of course, I hope, you don't want.

After creating a new web page, many webmasters or website owners ignore the task of testing the page locally on their computers. Instead, they tend to directly upload it to the web server and test the page from there. But it is always advisable to test your page for browser compatibility on your local machine. Just browse the file that you saved on your local hard disk and open it in your browser. Don't forget to preview your page in several browsers. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Safari, in no particular order are the most widely-used browsers. So be sure to check your page in at least these four browsers. If you are using any website editing software to create your pages, you can also preview it from inside that tool.

One problem that may arise while you are testing your web page on local machine. If you have used reference path to link to other pages of your site, those pages may not be found if they are not in the same directory. Be sure to use absolute path to link to other pages and external CSS and Javascript files before testing.

Once you have tested your webpage locally and you are satisfied with the result, upload it on to your web server and again test from there.

10 Advanced Firefox Addons for Web Designers

If you are a web designer and moreover, if you are a firefox-person, here is a list of 10 absolutely essential and helpful firefox add-ons that can make your website design task simpler. These firefox add-ons are very easy to use and can be installed without any hassle. The list contains a brief description and a download link for each add-on. Pretty helpful, isn't it?

A Great List of Web-based Photography Resources

While surfing the net, I just found this great list of web-based photography tools and resources. The list contains tools and resources for sharing, editing, hosting, prinitng, buying, selling - everything that you may need to do if you are a photo-enthusiast. One thing that I liked about this list is that apart from listing the online tools and resources, a small description is also provided along with each listing. So friends, go and check out the list and don't forget to let me know whether you liked it or not.

Use CSS Style "Float" to Align Images, Not "Text-align"

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This holds true in every sphere of life and a website is no exception to that. Graphics on a webpage grab the visitors' attention quickly and hook them onto your website. So always use interesting images on your website that describe your point of view thus enhancing the effect of your text.

But one common problem, most of the website owners who don't have sound knowledge in web design face, is the proper alignment of text and images. We mostly tend to align text and images with the "text-align" property. But as the name suggests, using this property, only text can be aligned. This property is no good to adjust the position of chunk elements like images, tables etc. Though some modern advanced browsers can coordinate images using "text-align" property, but at the same time many can't.

So to make images on a webpage fully compatible to every browsers, you should use the style property "float" to align your images. This property specifies the position of the floated element and other elements around it. A sample of code where the image will be aligned left and the text to the right of it will be:

<p>
<img src="example.jpg" alt="Your Alt Text" style="float:left;" />
Your Paragraph Text
</p>

This can easily be done using any website editing tool.

How to Choose an HTML Editor That Suits You Best

Are you planning to build or edit a website on your own? If yes, the most important question in your mind must be among the hundreds of available html editors out there, which one is the best-suited for you? Choosing the perfect one that is the most suitable for you in every aspect like usability, pricing etc is very important. But at same time it is quite time consuming as you will have to research and tally the features of various html editors.

Let us help you choose the right html editing tool for you. Just tell your criteria on this website. You will get a list of website editing softwares that exactly meet your requirements and then you can easily pick one from the list.