Tools for making your Freelancing Career Easier

Today I found something very interesting and useful for freelancers that was posted on Freelance Folder. They beautifully listed out 35 tools for making your freelancing more easier and productive plus these good guys also added bonus listing of 5 blogs that are a must read for every freelancer.
Today, there are many individuals on the web pursuing their career as a freelancer. Bloggers, web designers, social media strategists and many others have found that freelancing is a great way to utilize their skills and sell their services through the wonderful medium we call the internet.he benefits of freelancing, however, certainly outweigh the pitfalls — and using the right online tools can help tip the scales even further. Gadgets and online apps are a freelancer’s best friend when it comes to being effective.

Ferdinand GT3 RS - World’s Slowest Porsche

Making use of ULC (ultra light construction) an Austrian car enthusiast managed to build the lightest and slowest Porsche in the world.
The Ferdinand GT3 RS may look a lot like a Porsche roadster, but as we all know, appearances can often be deceiving. I’m not even sure we can call this thing a car, considering it doesn’t even have an engine, but it’s definitely an interesting concept.

Practice your Pitch

This online tool gives you one minute to say it all, you can use this tool to start crafting your pitch skills. Give this tool a try before giving debate, presentations etc.
Visit it here HBS Elevator Pitch Builder

Two new Blogs online

Hi everyone, I am glad to introduce to you my two new Blogs publicized online today. I would like to Thank Allah, my friends and family and especially You for your support, love and affection. Your praises is what kept my blogging spirit on the ball. The main aim for these two new blogs is to spread the truth, awareness, peace, love and brotherhood among all Human race. Hope to see you there too.

Sky Garden House

I wanted to share this residential house that I found on internet - designed by Guz Architects.This house is located on the island of Sentosa adjacent to Singapore and amazes with its magnificence. Looking from above, the house is like a green oasis, because roof and terraces are covered with grass and some trees. But this is not the only outstanding feature of this splendid design. Beautiful view of the water, the incredible staircase and swimming pool separated by glass walls are also impressed by their originality. Bravo to architects who created such a luxury green house. Click Read more to view pictures of this house.

Automatically Open links in new Tab/Window

Normally all our links open in same window or tab. This can be annoying for some users as some don't like visitors to leave their site. And users don't want to click back button to go back to the your website again.
Blogger/Blogspot also does the same so i googled the internet to make links open in new window or tab so that my problem will be solved. After searching many websites I found the one that solved my problem. Blogger Sentral explained this as easy as you are a novice user so this can be very helpful for new Bloggers. If you have a specific problem, read comments.    

One Dish Served Free

Tip Jar at Cafe Gratitude

As being a Marketing Studies Student and a responsible citizen this example can be taken as a inspiration for both marketing purpose and to serve humanity.

One step that Cafe Gratitude took : serving one dish for free. Yes totally Free for all those who can't afford to eat quality food in these recessionary times Cafe Gratitude found a answer.

In January of 2009, Cafe Gratitude responded to widespread economic challenges in their community by offering a pay-it-forward donation bowl.  “I am Grateful” is an all organic farm fresh meal. The Grateful Bowl is served to anyone who asks, for whatever price they can pay.

Café Gratitude invites those in the community who cannot afford to pay the suggested price of the bowl ($7) to pay what they can and to practice receiving and being cared for. The Café invites those in the community who can afford their own meal to express their gratitude by paying more than $7 when possible to contribute to the next person’s meal.
Click read more to read the complete story.

10 Easy and Fast DIY Gadgets

Do it yourself (or DIY) is a term used to describe building, modifying, or repairing of something without the aid of experts or professionals. Do-it-yourself is a popular topic online: there are hundreds of tutorials and how-to's. But most of them are too hard to replicate and require too much time, effort and skill.
This collection shares 10 cool things you can do at home with no more than 5 minutes spent: great ideas for DIY gifts, fun gadgets and especially encourages recycling thus saving cost and environment. Enjoy!

Hilarous and Creative Exam Answers

Have you ever seen a stress-free college student? I haven’t, unless you count the freshmen who mess up the first half of the semester, say “screw it” to the rest and never attend class again.
Here are some of the pictures of Hilarious and creative answers that these students posted on their exam sheets. Hope to get some inspiration and courage from them.

Spiked Math - Math Comics

Whether you love or hate Maths - Spiked Math is to entertain everyone. Spiked Math is basically a math comics website which is dedicated to humor, educate and entertain . These comics will keep you entertained for hours and the best part is that you will learn something out of them. Especially recommended to those people who are not good at maths (like me).

101 useful Websites

I am Sharing this list of 101 useful websites that I found on Digital Inspiration.
Theses sites mentioned below, well most of them, solve at least one problem really well and they all have simple web addresses (URLs) that you can easily learn by heart thus saving you a trip to Google.
Click read more to view the list.

Things you learn in your college life

Your College life is one of the most interesting part that you will miss forever. Therefore I had to post this hilarious list of things that you learn in your college life. 
Click read more to view the list

Keyport - ultimate key chain alternative

What is Keyport?
Keyport is the ultimate key chain alternative.
Keyport replaces your conventional key chain with a streamlined device that consolidates the everyday personal items (keys, USB flash drive, bottle opener, mini-LED, etc.) that you typically carry on a bulky key chain.  About the same size as a traditional auto key fob, the Keyport provides access to each with just the Slide of a thumb.

Want to know more click read more below.

Monster List of 99 Online Learning Resources

If you love learning and want inspirational sources when you run out of ideas at times.
So here’s a monster list of online learning resources where we can learn from our peers and draw some inspiration.

If I’ve missed a useful resource, please add it to the comments.
Click read more to view the list

Do you Recognize this Logo ?

Recognize this Logo?

I came across this interesting project called “You Took My Name” by art and design collective Dorothy.

The project is a series of paintings that strip famous logos back to their basic graphic forms. It’s amazing how recognizable all of the pieces are and it made me think about how familiar and powerful some branding actually is. Click read more for few samples from the Dorothy project, do you recognize them? and some of my work inspired by this project.

Burger King Nameless Logo

Kodak nameless logo

Coca cola nameless logo

All images by Dorothy.

Logos can be roughly categorized into three areas:

• Typographic logos which feature the name of the company or brand, for example Harrods and Calvin Klein.
• Type and symbol logos which consist of some sort of symbol combined with the company name, for example Jaguar, Ferrari and Mercedes Benz.
• Symbol only logos. These are the big boys of the branding world, so famous they don’t need a company name to be recognized, examples include Nike, Shell and Apple.

There is sometimes an assumption that typographic logos are easy to make, but the fact is, there is a lot of skill in choosing (or making) a suitable typeface to represent a brand. The most popular logos are the type and symbol logos as they cover all bases – a symbol which is aesthetically pleasing, recognizable and representing the company ideals, but with a reminder of the company name included. As mentioned above Symbol- only logos are generally used by very well established companies where there will be little doubt about who or what the company represents.

Having seen the Dorothy project, I think this could be an interesting project for any new logo designers to try out, with their own choice of famous logos. Break down an existing well- known logo into its most basic form and see if it is still recognizable. I find in my own class, when the students first start designing logos that there is a temptation to throw everything but the kitchen sink in, with gradients, warped text and bevels regularly appearing. Good design involves taking away elements until you’re finished rather than adding to try and make something look “designed”. Simplicity is an important mantra when it comes to logo design.

I decided to try the exercise myself with some fairly well known brands to see what happens when we take away the text and leave the basic shapes.

Recognize these ones?

 In case you didn’t recognize them, they are the logos for Harley Davidson, National Geographic,Intel Inside, Bic,WWF, Shell, Levis, Puma, Adidas, Disney .
You might find this a useful exercise for looking at how to simplify your own logo designs.

Katamari Hack

Bored seeing same webpages everyday?
Not anymore with this cool Hack that I found on internet.
This Hack is a "bookmark-let" that turns any page into Katamari Damacy. (I seriously didn't knew what katamari was meant before).

To try this awesome Hack visit Katamari Hack. and turn every boring page like the one I have tested with my Facebook account. :P
 

Everything you need to know about SEO

Attracting new web customers and generating more traffic to your website can be a difficult task. Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines.
Therefore SEO can be a great tool to promote your online presence to masses.
Click read more to get started to know all about SEO.

Design your own Facebook page - *updated*

Facebook pages are becoming a new and interactive way of communicating with vast number of users who share same interest. That's why market giants like Hp, Coca-cola, Next etc are using Facebook pages to increase their Sales, brand image and customer loyalty.
Click read more to get started for all you need to know to create your own cool and interactive Facebook pages from scratch.

Guide to Legal Hacking Sites

Movies like Swordfish, Hackers, Matrix have made Hacking seem so fun and cool. However most techies know that in reality it's often a difficult and time consuming process.
Whether it's to understand potential attack vectors or simply for the fun of it, learning the basics of hacking is something that a lot of people aspire to.
Before diving head first into learning how to hack it's advisable to get a taste of exactly what frustrations you might encounter, so below you’ll see six best hacking sites to get you started.
Click read more to view complete post.

Barney Stinson - Catch Phrases

If you haven't yet watched "How I met your mother" show then maybe you have missed one of the awesome-est part in your life. 

Yes, I'm not kidding > This post is dedicated to all the awesome Barney Stinson fans out there. 

Click read more to view phrases by Barney Stinson from How i met your mother.

Everything you need to know about Passwords - A must read

Why you need to read this post?

• To know exact Usability of Passwords
• How to hack a Password
• When is a Password Strong
• How secure is your Password
• Making Usable and secure password
• Remembering Multiple Passwords
• A new, unique and amazing way to make secure and easy to remember web software.

Click read more to get started making your password hard to crack by anyone

Add Subtitles In Powerpoint

Sometimes you need to add videos and audio files into your PowerPoint presentations to make it more interactive and beautiful. Adding subtitles in your presentations can be one way to make your video and audio content more productive and understandable.
STAMP is an open source add-in for PowerPoint 2010 & 2007 to caption or to create subtitle for videos and audio files that are included in your presentation. For complete review of this software visit Addictive Tips 

Learn everthing about Abode Products

Adobe has always been providing us with its great software's serving from designing to developing need.
I am always very keen to learn and know about adobe products and how to use them productively & efficiently. There are many blogs out their where you can learn adobe software's but almost all of them concentrate on only one adobe product. Today I am gonna share my resources to learn about different adobe products.
Click read more to view complete post

Invent your own Computer Game with python

I have this impulse to learn something new and refreshing to keep my brain juice flowing. So after some stumbling I found this great e-book to learn python in few days (step-by-step) as I am newb to this language.

“Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python” is a free book (as in, open source) and a free eBook (as in, no cost to download) that teaches you how to program in the Python programming language. Each chapter gives you the complete source code for a new game, and then teaches the programming concepts from the example.

click read more to download this book.

Create Web 2,0 Style Logos and Designs

Web 2.0 Styled logos

Ever wonder how these guys drew their Web 2.0 style logo? In this tutorial, I’m going to reveal you how you can design these type of logo's easily with Photoshop. I used a variety of style combination to achieve the desired result. And here, I decided to save all the styles that I created for backup purposes, as well as share out here!

How to use Google for hacking

Web giant Google serves almost 80% of search queries on Internet. However Google makes it possible to reach not only the publicly available information resources, but also gives access to some of the most confidential information that should never have been revealed. In this post I will show how to use Google for exploiting security vulnerabilities within website. The following are some of the hacks that can be accomplished using Google.