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"All lessons in the Beginner Developer Learning Center are organized into two development tracks:..."

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:49:15 -0400

“All lessons in the Beginner Developer Learning Center are organized into two development tracks: Windows Development and Web Development.”

- Beginner Developer Learning Center: Beginner Developer Learning Center Home

"Learn web/Windows development from Microsoft"

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:48:06 -0400

“Learn web/Windows development from Microsoft”

- Learn web/Windows development from Microsoft - Lifehacker

BLUE VERTIGO | Web Design Resources Links | Last update MAR.16.2007

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:46:35 -0400

BLUE VERTIGO | Web Design Resources Links | Last update MAR.16.2007:

The only design resource list you will ever need: stock photography, both free and commecial; vector clipart; fonts, free and commercial; logotype (I really needed this category); sounds; photoshop brushes; icons; color tools, text generators, backgrounds and wallpaper patterns.

The Inspiration Gallery - Wallpaper Patterns Index

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:41:05 -0400

The Inspiration Gallery - Wallpaper Patterns Index:

simply the very best web wallpaper backgrounds anywhere…IMHO. :)

colr.org

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:37:57 -0400

colr.org:

This one gives you the ability to create a color pallete from an uploaded image. Great for work with existing logos, design elements, etc.

kuler

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:36:09 -0400

kuler:

The best color pallete generator yet.

ColorMatch 5K :: the original

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:35:08 -0400

ColorMatch 5K :: the original:

Only works in IE … but useful and unique. Once you select a base color you get a 6 color pallette. THe unique part is the ability to promote one of the 6 colors to primary for a new pallete.

ColorBlender.com | Your free online color matching toolbox

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:29:01 -0400

ColorBlender.com | Your free online color matching toolbox:

Another color pallete creation tool. I liked being able to start with a single color to create a 6 color pallete.

ColorJack: Sphere

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:25:43 -0400

ColorJack: Sphere:

Color pallet tool. Design pallet creator.

Add More Tabs To Google

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:11:49 -0400

More Than 6 Tabs
The personalized Google homepage limits you to 6 tabs. If you need more than six tabs, simply copy the following line of code into your address bar and hit enter to create an additional tab.
javascript:_renameTab(); _dlsetp(‘at=’)

Larger image here.

Get Your Group Communicating Online - Free!

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:18:15 -0400

OfficeZilla is a free Internet service that bills itself as an intranet/extranet service. That definition might work for technology consultants, but for the rest of the world, a better explanation might be a free group calendar and message boar website.

Public or Private: Private!
One person, acting as an administrator starts a site and then invites members to join, assigning them user names and passwords to keep the group private.

Ad Supported: No!
There are no advertisements on the site you create.

Limits on group size: No!
no limits on the size of the group and the site can be customized with the group’s logo, etc.

Limited Features: No!
Your group site includes a complete set of features: Calendars, Contact Manager, Message Forums, Knowledge Base, Pop Email Reader, Link/URL Sharing, File Sharing, Chat Room, Bible Search Tool, Phone Message Pad and Task Manager.

Each feature can be turned on or off for the group by the adminstrator (creator) of the group.

Useful For:
Sunday Schools
Scout Troops
Civic Clubs
Virtual Office Teams
Group Collaboration Projects

In short, this free and full featured virtual office would be a great place to host any club, civic or church organization.

Manual Context Menu Changes

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:57:38 -0400

If you don’t want to install software to add “Copy To” and “Move To” to your right click context menu in windows, you can manually make the following registry changes.

# Start the Registry Editor
# Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ AllFilesystemObjects \ shellex \ ContextMenuHandlers \
# Right-click the ContextMenuHandlers entry, and from the menu select New > Key
# Name the new key Copy To
# Repeat step 3, but this time for the name (step 4) choose Move To
# Change the (Default) string value found in the Copy To key to {C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
# Change the (Default) string value found in the Move To key to {C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
# Close the registry editor

Make Your Windows XP Super Fast !!!

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:45:53 -0400

Make Your Windows XP Super Fast !!!:

I do steps 2 through 4 of this tutorial on every slow Windows XP machine I work on. If there are no spyware or virus issues, sometimes these changes are all that is needed to get a slow machine running much faster.

Right Click Menu Improvements

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:28:46 -0400

Context Power Context Power is a very small and simple utility that adds “Copy To Folder” & “Move To Folder” shortcuts to the explorer context menu. With the help of this, you can directly copy or move files and folder to a specified location. It does not need any installation. Just download the small EXE, execute it and forget it. Context Power is very simple to use. It has a very simple interface that allows you to add or remove “Copy To Folder” & “Move To Folder” support at the click of a button.

What Will The US Congres Do Next?

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:05:16 -0400

Documents produced by the private think-tank working for the United States Congress might help answer that question. Many of the reports produced by this private think tank can be accessed free online at the “Open CRS Network”.

Revealing Future Trends:
These reports can reveal what Congress is thinking about months before the subject hits the news stands. Seeing these reports also helps explain why our elected representatives occasionally appear so well versed on current legislative topics.

From the Las Vegas Review Journal, Feb 20, 2007:
“Deep inside the Library of Congress labor the 500 researchers of the Congressional Research Service, established in 1914 as Congress’ supplier of nonpartisan research and analysis. At an annual cost to taxpayers of about $100 million, those staffers generate some 6,000 reports per year at the request of members of Congress.

Our elected delegates seek the research to aid them either in drafting or in deciding how to vote on pending legislation. And they can ask about virtually anything, from weapons systems to farm subsidies.”

Recent Reports:
Just viewing the titles of recent reports available at Open CRS is revealing, the actual reports themselves reveal even more of the future trends in the US Congress!

March 20, 2007
Congressional Redistricting:
The Constitutionality of Creating an At-Large District

March 20, 2007
Who Are the “Middle Class”?

March 19, 2007
Recent Changes to the Section 8
Voucher Renewal Funding Formula

March 19, 2007
Subprime Mortgages: Primer on Current
Lending and Foreclosure Issues

March 19, 2007
The Corporation for National and Community Service:
Overview of Programs and FY2008 Funding

March 16, 2007
An Overview of Recent U.S. Supreme
Court Jurisprudence in Patent Law

March 16, 2007
Ethanol and Biofuels: Agriculture,
Infrastructure, and Market Constraints
Related to Expanded Production