How to Make Pictures on Websites Glitter

<P>Navigate to the Glitter Photo website (see Resources) and click "Browse" next to "upload your photo" to look for and upload your photo you would like to add glitter to.</P><br /><P>Select "Glitter Text," "Glitter Background," "Glitter Stamps" or "Glitter Fill" among many other customizing options you can add your photos.</P><br /><P>Click "Save" to save your photo to your <a href="">computer</A>. Upload your glitter photo as you normally would on your website and you will have a photo with glitter effects.</P><br /><P>Navigate to the Blingee website (see Resources) and click on "Make a Blingee Now." Click either the "Files" tab if you have your picture stored on the computer or on "Image URL."</P><br /><P>Click "Browse" to browse for your photo or supply a URL address if your photo is online. Select "Make a Bingee" to upload your photo.</P><br /><P>Click "Your image is ready. Click here to proceed to the next step" once your image has finished loading.</P><br /><P>Select the glitter graphic you would like from the selection at the bottom of the screen. Press the "+" sign on the left side of the page in the tools pane. Click on your photo where you would like to add glitter graphics.</P><br /><P>Click "Save" to save your glitter photo to your computer. Upload your photo as you normally would online or on your website.</P><br /><P>Navigate to the Add Glitter website (see Resources) and type in a URL address for your photo. Click "Continue" once your photo is uploaded.</P><br /><P>Enter glitter text if you would like and choose a glitter background. Select "Continue" to save and continue on to the next page.</P><br /><P>Click "Save" to save your glitter photo. Upload your photo as you normally would to your online website.</P>

How to Make Pictures on Websites Glitter

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Google under fire for promoting own content ahead of competing websites

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63Jn1zbBJeJEcSz4XGhStBpmtcHOl_l0v5rnIPjMl2aXZNza2RkBznc-FmXS_MvyS5Be3EpIEqbOLdBRCUWQGJBGSr-WYQNd2eIFqQaCoiDCC6yE_U0XkM9DOYrhjDct_lX9kc_jtUg0/s1600/10x1130foogne4r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63Jn1zbBJeJEcSz4XGhStBpmtcHOl_l0v5rnIPjMl2aXZNza2RkBznc-FmXS_MvyS5Be3EpIEqbOLdBRCUWQGJBGSr-WYQNd2eIFqQaCoiDCC6yE_U0XkM9DOYrhjDct_lX9kc_jtUg0/s320/10x1130foogne4r.jpg" width="320"></a></div><br> This isn't exactly a new allegation, but the idea's spreading fast: Google is tuning search results to favor itself, and perhaps that's not entirely fair. Though the European Union is already investigating Google for potential antitrust violations, a recent article in the Wall Street Journal cites several US businesses that aren't too happy themselves, claiming that Google Places, Product Search and the like took a big chomp out of their traffic.<br> <br>

Google under fire for promoting own content ahead of competing websites

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Copyright clampdown sees 82 websites shut down

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/////classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/www-internet-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>82 websites in the US have been shut in what is one of the biggest one-day closures of illegitimate sites on the web.</P><br /><P>Dubbed as Cyber Monday Crackdown, the domain names that were shut down were mainly linked to sites that distributed copyrighted and counterfeit goods.</P><br /><P>It was an apt day to do the web clean-up, because this week is said to see the biggest in online shopping as people look to the web for their Christmas present purchasing.</P><br /><P>"As of today, anyone attempting to access one of these websites using its domain name will no longer be able to make a purchase," said the release from US customs. "Instead, these online shoppers will find a banner notifying them that the website's domain name has been seized by federal authorities."</P><br /><P><STRONG>Online retailers targeted</STRONG></P><br /><P>The statement continued: "The coordinated federal law enforcement operation targeted online retailers of a diverse array of counterfeit goods, including sports equipment, shoes, handbags, athletic apparel and sunglasses as well as illegal copies of copyrighted DVD boxed sets, music and software."</P><br /><P>Although most of the domains were those that sold dodgy goods, there were a number of torrent sites also seized in the clapdown.</P><br /><P>According to TorrentFreak, Torrent-Finder was also part of the mass website closure.</P><br /><P>Although this was a US-lead operation, it is interesting to see site crackdowns on such a level happen – even though this was a bit of a PR push to tie in with Cyber Monday.</P>

Copyright clampdown sees 82 websites shut down

82 websites in the US have been shut in what is one of the biggest one-day closures of illegitimate sites on the web. Dubbed as Cyber Monday...

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Copyright clampdown sees 82 websites shut down

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/////classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/www-internet-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>82 websites in the US have been shut in what is one of the biggest one-day closures of illegitimate sites on the web.</P><br /><P>Dubbed as Cyber Monday Crackdown, the domain names that were shut down were mainly linked to sites that distributed copyrighted and counterfeit goods.</P><br /><P>It was an apt day to do the web clean-up, because this week is said to see the biggest in online shopping as people look to the web for their Christmas present purchasing.</P><br /><P>"As of today, anyone attempting to access one of these websites using its domain name will no longer be able to make a purchase," said the release from US customs. "Instead, these online shoppers will find a banner notifying them that the website's domain name has been seized by federal authorities."</P><br /><P><STRONG>Online retailers targeted</STRONG></P><br /><P>The statement continued: "The coordinated federal law enforcement operation targeted online retailers of a diverse array of counterfeit goods, including sports equipment, shoes, handbags, athletic apparel and sunglasses as well as illegal copies of copyrighted DVD boxed sets, music and software."</P><br /><P>Although most of the domains were those that sold dodgy goods, there were a number of torrent sites also seized in the clapdown.</P><br /><P>According to TorrentFreak, Torrent-Finder was also part of the mass website closure.</P><br /><P>Although this was a US-lead operation, it is interesting to see site crackdowns on such a level happen – even though this was a bit of a PR push to tie in with Cyber Monday.</P>

Copyright clampdown sees 82 websites shut down

82 websites in the US have been shut in what is one of the biggest one-day closures of illegitimate sites on the web. Dubbed as Cyber Monday...

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Symbian websites closing doors 17 December

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/classifications/gadgets/phones/mobile-phones/symbianlogo-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>The Symbian Foundation has announced it is shutting down its websites from the 17 December as it "transitions to a licensing body".</P><br /><P>The Foundation will continue to operate by licensing out software and maintaining intellectual property, but developers will no longer be able to get hold of the source code directly from the website.</P><br /><P>Instead, the source code, kits, wiki, bug database, reference documentation and Symbian Ideas will likely be available for a small fee on DVD or memory stick - but this won't be available until 31 January 2011 at the earliest.</P><br /><P><STRONG>Still happy about apps</STRONG></P><br /><P>The Symbian Foundation's Twitter feed and Facebook account will close too, although Symbian Signed, the application approval process, will continue to run.</P><br /><P>Nokia has "committed to make the future development of the Symbian platform available to the ecosystem via an alternative direct and open model", so it will be interesting to see just what that is.</P><br /><P>But for now, it looks like Symbian is slowly winding down, or at the very least, that it's going to be Nokia's baby from now on.</P>

Symbian websites closing doors 17 December

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Can Websites Compress Their Files So Their Bandwidths Aren't So Large?

<P><a a="" available="" compress="" free="" is="" of="" software="" their="" title="#jsArticleIntroImageCredit rel=thinbox><IMG title=" to="" variety="" webmasters="" website="" who="" wish=""></A></P><br /><P>A variety of free software is available to webmasters who wish to compress their website files. A wide variety of optimization tools are available for webmasters looking to reduce bandwidth by compressing the files on their website. Depending on the type of file, you may be able to achieve a 90 percent reduction rate with compression which, in turn, will save a tremendous amount of bandwidth.</P><br /><P></P>FirebugFirebug is a Web development tool that not only inspects HTML and offers a JavaScript debugger but also shows what files can be compressed on the website. Only available as an extension for Firefox, Firebug is free open-source software. Once installed, Firebug can be opened from the "Tools" drop-down menu. The webmaster should click on "Analyze Performance" and wait for a detailed report as to what the development tool recommends regarding compression of files and images.GzipGzip is another open-source software application that provides file compression. The free program can be downloaded from the Gzip website, which offers detailed instructions as to how to set up and operate the software.OthersAdditional compression software is available, including 7-Zip, IZArc, WinRAR, PeaZip and the Unarchiver. References <A" href="http://getfirebug.com/whatisfirebug" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Get FireBug: What is FireBug</A> <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gzip: GNU Gzip</A> <a href="http://www.15seconds.com/issue/020314.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Seconds: Web Site Compression</A>

Can Websites Compress Their Files So Their Bandwidths Aren't So Large?

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How to Get a Website's Last Update Date

<P>Visit a website.</P><P>Type the following into your browser's address bar:</P><P>javascript:alert(document.lastModified)</P><P>Press "Enter." A pop-up message box will display the last update date.</P>

How to Get a Website's Last Update Date

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