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Sunday 16 February 2014

Why Should You Opt for ASP.NET for Your Business

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If we say that .NET is the leading programming platform used to create dynamic, propulsive and versatile applications, there won’t be many to disagree with the claim. And when we add to the previous statement that among all the wonderful .NET frameworks and platforms to have made their way in the market, ASP.NET MVC leads the pack, there will be fewer naysayers and disagreements.
asp.net advantages and disadvantages
.NET has mooted down the market value of other programming frameworks and CMSes by the sheer value it brings to the exercise of developing software applications. The highly sought after features of .NET have redefined the basic nature of developing web applications and websites and MVC only adds to the wonders.
 
The incredible Developer-Friendliness
Ana amazingly useful framework, ASP.NET MVC welcomes developers of all skill sets. The platform makes it easy for you to create applications – whether you are just a beginner or someone who is looked upon by your programming peers. There is always an escalation in the significance of this platform for businesses. If you are someone looking to learn .NET, you will find the whole learning process to be much more amiable and grounded, much to the liking of your knowledge-set which isn’t much equipped as yet. The ease of developing applications helps you get a greater hold on the learning curve and make a greater impact as you learn more and more.
 
The Extensive Suite of Extensions and Libraries
Ban unfailing advantage .NET provides to you is by offering you the suite of library scripts and extensions that you can use while creating your applications and writing the code on C# or VB.NET. These extensions go a long way in helping you to not write additional lines of code, and thus taking the programming load off your shoulders to some extent. As the technology grows, we may see influx of more and more advanced extensions that will continue to reduce the work burden of developers and give them more room and time to develop feature rich applications which have additional thought invested in them.
 
Errors like Memory Leak and Application Hacking are Taken Care of
biggest blow your website can receive is that when it starts giving out the error messages to the visitors, who don’t waste a lot of time in navigating off to some other website. It is quite common in Internet world, but the patience of users isn’t something they can boast of. ASP.NET prepares you well enough in advance by its auto-recovery capability. It does not allow memory leaks, a feature that further reduces the possibility of any such errors.
 
Responsive Applications and Web Pages
The most critical aspect if developing an app or a website is making it responsive. It is also the most overlooked aspect. If your app lacks the responsiveness, it can crash or load at the user’s device very slowly, thus marring their experience and spreading a negative feedback about your product. Apparently it is the last thing you want and it is the last thing you can expect from an application developed using ASP.NET. This platform makes sure that the applications you craft are smooth, and do not cause the browsers to run slow or websites to load taking their leisurely time. With a great responsiveness, you are rest assured to have customers who are satisfied and spread and positive word of mouth.
 
Large Developer Community
For the developers who still have things to learn, the large ASP.NET developer communities are a great way to look up to, as and when they hit a roadblock. The members of these communities are experienced developers who are exceptionally skilled and expect the kind of problems you have come up with, and thus, they are having solutions for the same. Also for an ASP.NET development company, these serve as the great places to scout for the right .NET talent and hire them.
 
This platform gives you a great value for your money and effort, and there are a number of reasons, afore-mentioned, that testify this claim. In order to ensure you get delivered the best quality ASP.NET development services, hire developers who with an array of knowledge and requisite experience to create applications of good performance and feature standards.
 
About Author
Peter Milar is a content writer and a web designer by profession. He loves to share his thoughts & Ideas on ASP.NET development services. For more info. visit Xicom Technologies and you can Hire .NET MVC Programmers from Xicom Technologies.
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Sunday 22 December 2013

How to Create your Own Animated GIFs Online - 5 Best Ways

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GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format. Well normally you have seen many times moving images if you thing they are videos then you are wrong!! Here in this article we explained what are GIFs actually and how to create them online easily.

What Is The Concept Behind GIFs ? 

 Graphics Interchange Format is a technique in which images are compressed to lessen their size without compromising the quality of the images. This technique of compressing the images was first patented in 1985. 

How To Create Your Own GIFs : 

 There are numerous way to create your own GIFs, but here are some selected few which are simple and efficient ways to make your own GIF online.

One of my favorite option available on internet. Make a Gif has a very user friendly interface and you are just a 2-3 steps away from making your Gif.
Using Make a Gif you can select images like around 10 images to create your Gif. Morevover Make a Gif allows you to create Gif directly from a YouTube Url.
Limitations I can say is,the image you wish to upload should be less than 2 MB.


Just  another option for you to create you favorite Gif. ImgFlip allows you to directly create Gifs from the existing videos or you can share a link of video from interet as well.
  • ImgFlip provides a wide option for customizing you GIFs.You can specify the speed,size,FPS( frame per second)etc.You can download you Gif once you've done with everything for free .
  • You can directly add the video url from any website.All the popular format like - flv, avi, mov, mp4, mpg, mpeg, wmv, 3gp of videos are supported by IMG Flip.
  • Basically,you can create videos upto 70 MB , but IMG Flip allows videos of size 100 MB. I think the free version will also do if you want to convert a video in Gif.
  • So overall, IMG Flip is also a great option for you to create your own Gifs.


Gif Maker is another online portal which helps you create awesome Gifs without giving a single penny. One I like about Gif Maker is,it does not require any kind of registration.
So as shown in the image, it comes with a control panel where you can customize your Gifs accordingly.
  • Main features we can see here is – The size of the video ( Canvas or Frame ), the speed of the animation,also you can directly give a url of any video from internet.
  • Once you have created your Gif, you can download it. The image format supported are - .png , .jpg or .gif .
  • Gif Maker is good in all sense but the size of the image you are uploading should be less then 2 MB , pretty less .
  • Gif Maker is so user friendly that even a non technical person can use it and create his/her own Gifs.
So , if you want to create a Gif of small size images, Gif Maker comes handy.

  • My favorite Gif maker as it can create Gifs of images ranging from kb to mb.Size of the images is not the issue for Gickr.
  • If you are using Flickr,the Gickr will be the best option as you. This online portal allows you to directly grab images from Flickr or upload from your computer.
  • Just like other option shared here,Gickr also enables converting the You Tube videos into your favorite Gifs. You can add at the max 10 images for creating funny and flashy Gifs.
  • Once you have done with it you can download it and use it anywhere you want.Gickr is good the customization option are less as compared to IMG Flip. You can also control the size and speed of the images and videos.

One of the most widely used option to create Gifs online.Picasion gives lot of option to choose images from.You can select from Flickr, your picasa account or directly from your system.
The biggest advantage is, Picasion gets connected to your webcam and hence you can just take click or make video and it automatically gets uploaded to Picasion( Obviously you internet connection should be enabled ).
Picasion and Gickr mostly have the same features. Picasion also accepts 10 images of variable sizes. You just have the control of speed and size of your Gif that you are creating.
When you are in hurry and just need a Gifs , Picasion wiil be the quick solution for you.

Conclusion

So next time you want to create a banner or want to create some GIFs our own to be placed on your website don’t forget to refer this article.

Hope you like this article.Please let me know if you face any problem while creating Gifs.Also don’t forget to share your experience of how and where you use Gifs.Comment section is all yours. Cheers ! 
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Tuesday 29 October 2013

How to Hack Your Car

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1. Rev
'Rev' is a revolutionary iPhone app that communicates directly with your car's internal engine and gives you real-time information about how your car is performing. You can monitor your car's speed and acceleration, engine temperature, fuel pressure, RPM, and more. Rev can even read your Check Engine codes so you will know what is going on when your dashboard lights come on!
2. Car Xpenses
The 'Car Xpenses' app helps you keep track of the expenses, services, and maintenance needs of your car. This app helps you monitor when you need to perform services like oil changes, brake checks, tire rotations, and battery replacements. It also helps you estimate how much all of these services will cost; it really takes a lot of the guesswork out of owning a car.
3. Green-O-Meter
'Green-O-Meter' is an app developed by CarKnow that will help you become a more eco-friendly driver. Many of the tips and tricks this app provides will improve your fuel efficiency, so not only will you become a more earth-friendly driver, but you are likely to save yourself some money in the process.
4. AccuFuel
'AccuFuel' is an iPhone app kind of like Green-O-Meter, except it is entirely dedicated to fuel efficiency. Accufuel can help you if you are trying to hypermile by tracking your progress and letting you know when you are getting the most fuel efficiency. It can be fun to see just how many miles you can get per gallon if you really try.
5. GasBuddy
'GasBuddy' is an app that helps you find the cheapest gas stations in your area. It gives you access to a database of gas prices updated by other users. This is great for saving money, and also for finding the nearest gas station when you are running on fumes. Combine this with the 'Accufuel' app and watch your gas expenses drop.
6. Find My Car
'Find My Car' is a smartphone app that does exactly what the name states: It finds your car! Ever lose your car in a mall parking lot, at a sporting event, or when you are hiking in the woods? With Find My Car you will never lose your car again, it will let you know where you parked and even provide step-by-step GPS directions to get you back to your vehicle safely.
7. Trapster
'Trapster' is an app that will help you avoid traps; speed traps that is! Know where there are speed traps, red light cameras, and high-enforcement areas. Trapster will also let you know the locations of other useful items like electric vehicle charging stations, road hazards, traffic jams, construction and school zones.
8. Neomatrix Tire Check
This cool iPhone app lets you check your tire pressure without getting down and dirty. All you have to do is put in the make and model of your car and scan the tire with your app's camera; the app will then be able to tell you if your tire pressure is low! It will even provide a map with nearby places to replenish your air supply.
9. Best Parking
'Best Parking' is an app that is a must for anyone who lives in or plans to visit a busy city where parking is a commodity. The goal of Best Parking is to save you money by finding free/cheap parking near where you want to go. It takes into account what time of day you are looking for parking and how long you are planning to stay to get you the best rate every time.
10. Teenage Tracker
This one is for the parents of driving teenagers: Teenage Tracker is a smartphone app that uses GPS data to help parents keep track of their child's whereabouts and driving habit. It can even let the parent know how fast their child is driving and let them listen in on what is going on in the child's car. The app can of course be turned off or uninstalled by the user, so you have to trust your kids to keep the app running when they are in the car.
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Wednesday 16 October 2013

Brilliant Emoji Masterpieces

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15. Stunt 101
We know what you are thinking (or saying out loud), and we agree - this does look like an iOS caricature of O.J. Simpson and his infamous freeway chase. But could not it be a lesson in how to be swagged-out in your own vehicle?
14. Les Miserables (Icon Edition)
Emojis have become a part of everyday life - ask your Mom, your sister, and your iPhone. Everyone uses them on an almost everyday basis and it is led to a few imaginative users to come up with their own masterpieces, including a hip and brief review of "Les Miserables".
13. The Dancing Stickmen
There are all kinds of levels of creativity when it comes to emoticons - as you have come to know - and "stickmen" are just one of them. In the emoji world, they are practically essential as they are all about sophisticated dance moves.
12. Winter Is Coming
This would be so much better with the sun and a person that was happy, but the iPhone can not please everyone all the time. The emoji does at least provide us with an awesome way to get all of our friends prepared for a new "Game Of Thrones" episode!
11. America 2.0
The United States acts as a home to more fast food restaurants than any other country in the world. In some cases, that is a good thing, and likely because it can help create incredible dishes and emojis like this one that depicts the American flag.
10. Where Babies Come From
"Where do babies come from?" is a question all parents fear until the day it is finally asked. Luckily, today's group of child rearers can use this simple yet creative emoji to explain it all. Graphic images and comparisons to birds and bees are not required!
9. The Life Of A Teacher
Teachers act like they have it hard, but they really don not. Let us face it: their income's solid, they get the summer vacations we all wish we still had, and they get to keep their homes stocked with a wide selection of wine.
8. Octopus Humour
Is it bad to be cheesy in the 21st century? The average 12-year-old will tell you "hell yes" but if your friends or significant others are cool with it, embrace the octopi! It may get you pretty far in life if it is used correctly.
7. Spring Breakers
There is the long version of the James Franco movie, and then there is the emoji version. The latter is obviously this text message that plays out the actions and the consequences before the gavel ends any and all forms of partying.
6. Deconstructing "Lost"
It is hard to state that an emoji text convo contains spoiler alerts but if you have watched every episode of "Lost", you will totally get this one. We just wish there was a specific icon that did or could represent Harley.
5. Do not Mess With Texas
Texas is a very large state - and we mean a very, very large state. It takes around half a day to go through the entire land mass that is Texas but like any local will tell you, some parts are unbelievable. So don not mess with it.
4. Occupy Wall Street
The 99 per cent and the 1 per cent is still a major issue, but the real problem is the percentage of emojis in your iPhone that you never use. C'mon phone junkies - it is time to beef up your vocabulary!
3. To Bee Or Not To Bee
Thanks to Lexy, emoji conversations can now be pretty deep. In fact, they can quote Shakespeare word for word, so it is only a matter of time before you can purchase a book that features the poet's work solely in smiley faces, animals and inanimate objects.
2. Carly Rae A Day
Some suspect comedian Aziz Ansari was behind this, as he did do his own emoji take on a Jay-Z and Kanye West song, and we would not doubt it. It is highly unlikely Carly Rae is behind it, so it has to be him!
1. Connect Four
Text conversations never usually get this bland but in case they do, there is always Connect Four. It is a piece of childhood nostalgia that will never be forgotten and now it is a text-friendly multi-player game you can use to get out of an awkward situation.
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Facebook Vs Twitter

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15. On Facebook, You Run Into Things Like This...
why yes, there are over 500,000 comments... Most of which do in fact say "jump".
14. And This...
Facebook is a breeding ground for teenage drama and useless information.
13. And there are So Many of These!
It takes a special kind of person to exploit our servicemen and women to get some likes on their Facebook page and by "special", we mean "terrible"
12. Twitter Does not Have Annoying Apps
Do not you hate it when you get notifications and they are all app requests?
11. But it Does Have Links and Hashtags
We love that Twitter makes it easy to find great new Twitter pages and sites to follow.
10. And Only Some of That
This was tweeted after the theater shooting in Aurora Colorado in 2012. Some people see the trends and do not bother researching them!
9. But Loads of This!
We can not all be like Mike but if we were, we would always have the best tweets.
8. Facebook Lets You Share As Much As You Want
It is kind of cool that you can choose between sharing something with only specific people or just friends of friends and not the entire web.
7. But Sometimes, That is a Bad Thing!
No, we do not want to hear about your breakfast today. Yes, we already know you like Brad. No, we don't want to text you. Please stop sharing your phone number every few posts!
6. Twitter is Less Personal
Which is not exactly a bad thing. No more run-ins with creep Aunt Leslie!
5. But Both Are Versatile
In case you feel like you are missing out on who got dumped today, you can check your Facebook from most devices. The same goes for Twitter!
4. Both Have Room for Pictures
Which is good news because whether this was posted to Facebook or Twitter, plenty of people would still get to see it and make fun of one of the worst couple tattoo sets we have ever see.
3. But Twitter Does not Have Room for This
Dang Darrell, she seems like a keeper. Enjoy the month and a half of Facebook relationship drama!
2. Or This!
Last time we checked, the main use of Twitter was not to send people to hell.
1. So Twitter Wins!
It looks like we have all got a 140 character-sized hole in our hearts and Twitter has filled it.
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Wednesday 2 October 2013

8 Points How Technology is Affecting Our Kids

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The Technology Age
Gadgets have shaped the way we do everything from communicating to seeing the world and can only serve to make a child’s life better. How much technology is too much to raise your child around? 
Electronics are now everywhere from your family’s desktop to the tablet you use on vacation. Your son’s laptop and even your daughter’s cell phone. There are all sorts of educational benefits to letting a child use a computer, but there are also serious risks to consider.
The Technology Age
An Open Book
Your child has the advantages that no generation before them did. The world is literally like an open book for them. 
While just 100 years ago children would listen to stories and dream up what a certain country looked like, you can now show them just what that thing looks like. So they no longer have to wonder what the jungles of Africa or the Dead Sea look like. They never have to pretend to know what the Great Wall of China looks like. There is no more mystery behind Paris, France or whether Iceland is really covered in ice. Your children have the answer to just about any question they can ask at their fingertips. The world is theirs to explore digitally and then plan to explore physically in the future. This is the greatest gift to give them, if you can teach them how to use it to their best advantage.
An Open Book
Adult Content Exposure
You do what you can to keep your kids safe, this includes keeping them away from adult content. Granted, your kids will be safe from adult content if you put a good protection program and use parental controls but what about everything else? 
Just because it is not labelled 'adult' does not mean that your child should be exposed to it. Some of the things you kids may find while simply browsing Google images is appalling. This is a very real risk that your child will face every day they use different technologies. Even browsing through Facebook can sometimes lead you to inappropriate photos or conversations. Then there is the risk of text messages, emails and instant messaging which can result in very graphic or potentially dangerous situations. Make sure to establish clear rules with your children about their browsing and texting habits. Do not just try to enforce the rules, but also explain them in a way that makes it easy for your kid to understand.
Adult Content Exposure
Information Retention
With the whole world of information at your fingertips, who has to remember anything? People used to pride themselves on being walking encyclopedias but with Wikipedia and Google only seconds away, who needs to remember information for themselves anymore? 
If you find your child is having trouble remembering things, it could be a sign that their development is being hindered in some way. The time spent on gadgets may be to blame. Try to limit the use of gadgets for a while and see if the problem improves. You could also try to limit the use to one gadget at a time. Talk to your kids about the things they have researched online to help them retain the information.
Information Retention
Handwriting
With computers and gadgets readily available, who even needs to know how to write anymore? People used to spend hours practicing their handwriting and their signatures, today you can just find a nice font and go with it. 
Okay, we know you are probably wondering if this is really a risk, but within the decade, this seemingly silly idea could become a real issue. Seriously, compare your handwriting skills today to what they were a few years ago. Chances are, they have not improved on bit. In fact, they have probably gotten much worse. Some schools have even stopped teaching cursive as it is no longer a necessary form of communication. The fact that we have to have handwriting challenges via Tumblr should give some indication of this growing concern...
Handwriting
Respecting Others
It seems that everything that can be used for good can be used to bad as well. The gadgets created to make our lives easier can also serve to make them miserable. 
Problems like cyber bullying are becoming a real issue. It is not uncommon to hear about a student who injured themselves (or worse) after the humiliation caused by something posted online. Back in the day, you used to worry about getting shoved in a locker by the school bully, but this coming generation seems to be taking it to the next level. 
Respecting Others
Social Skills
Remember back in the day when you wanted to make a friend? You would have to actually go talk to them and get to know them a little bit before inviting them to hang out. This is not the case anymore with the technology age in full effect.
For preteens and teenagers between middle school and college age, making “friends” is as simple as adding them on Facebook or following their photos on Instagram. Instead of establishing and investing in real, close-knit relationships where there is mutual respect and interest, this way of connecting online encourages observation much more than involvement. Before, you would have to ask about and remember details about your friends such as favorite movies, their birthday and other intimate details that only loved ones would know. Today, it has become general information that you could know just by looking over their social media profiles. It creates the illusion of intimacy even if the two do not know one another very well.
Social Skills
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Safety
This is, of course, the most important thing to consider when thinking about technology and children. You need to keep your children safe in their everyday lives AND their internet lives.
Ignorance is the biggest risk of safety when dealing with technology. You may hear the stories of children who have been kidnapped but think it could never happen to yours. Do not be so sure because no matter who your kid is, the risk is still there as long they are not being protected. Take the necessary steps to use the parental settings on all of the gadgets your kids will be using. If you have given a child a cell phone for emergency use, you may also look into a parental app so you can track where they are or talk to your service provider to see what they have available to safeguard your children.
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