Saving the trees using online document services

Let’s start with the most demanding thing – the document management. According to the latest studies more and more people, organizations and companies prefer to move their document workflow to the web rather than to manage them locally.

TeamLab Documents

In order to use the Documents module of the service you need to create your portal (TeamLab is developed as project management solution, but, for using Google Docs, for example, you need to create an account in Google Services, so, that is not the point). Well, after the portal is created you have an access to the Documents service. TeamLab Documents offers you a standard and so demanded set of editing features, just all the options you accustomed to use while word processing: the possibility to share the link to the document even if the person you share the document with is not assigned in TeamLab portal, the documents versioning, etc. TeamLab Documents is free of charge and you may work with your files importing them from Google Docs, Zoho y Box.net.

Shutterborg

This free word processor is running directly in your internet browser. Shutterborg offers you the possibility to download the document you need to edit from the hard disc, from the web inserting the link to the file or create a new document. Working with this word processor you also don’t need to install or adjust any sort of application. As with most word processors, it allows you to adjust the text, fond and color. Links and images can be placed within the text.

Simple life sounds better

Well, when the work is done and your documentation is well organized the time to your hobby comes. Sometimes we need to cut some audio track you make a ring tone out of it or to edit it with simple effects to make it louder, for example to put it on your mobile phone, etc. As you know, to install and work with the classic Audio Editor may take a lot of time and the process always depends on the specs of your PC. So, an online audio editor may solve your problems.

Audio Editor Myna

With Myna you can remix your audio tracks, apply effect, record your own voice or perform an auto-correction. Being a web-based application is very capable even for professional use.

FileLab Audio Editor

The usage of this application requires the installation of 10-20kb plugin, which takes several seconds. After the plugin is installed you may load audio track in the program and start using the application. I should say that FileLab Audio Editor is quiet intuitive and even the novice can edit the files without any difficulties. Note, that in order to use the service you need to log in with Google, Facebook o Yahoo account.

Filming every moment

Now, when the holidays have passed you surely have a big amount of homemade videos to edit and send the results of your work to friends and family. In this case you may need to use video editing program or application. Let me suggest you a good and intuitive solutions for you.

FileLab Video Editor

This online video editor gives a possibility to work with various video formats, to edit your videos with transitions, video effects and even save your videos with the parameters necessary for further sharing.

Pixorial

Working with Pixorial you may create your own personal online video library. This online video editor permits you to combine videos, ass transitions and titles. After the video is edited and created you may share the video via such social networks as Facebook and Twitter, email it or order a DVD copy.

Freeze the moment

The last type of files, I’d like to highlight in this article, is photos or image files.

Splashup

Online application is used to both modify and create images online. Splashup provides users with the interface that makes it quick and simple to modify any image from your computer or the web. In addition, Splashup allows you to edit images taken directly from the web camera, which differs it from the others applications of this kind.

Pixlr

Pixlr has a very similar to Photoshop interface, so, this would be quite easy to jump from the desktop application. Pixlr has more refined features when it comes as individual tool, it also includes the magic wand tool.

These tools will not only simplify your life a bit, but help you to keep track of everything as well.

1. Page Speed Online

Google’s Page Speed Online — this is an expert solution that you can possibly get to keep a check on the performance of your website. page speed online is basically a web based adaptation of the very famous browser extension of Google Chrome web development and it evaluates the performance of your website under the best practices for web performance, which has been prescribed by Google itself. The web performance best practices by Google consist of a set of rules and criteria need to be met for the optimal front end performance of your website. Page speed online, being a comprehensive tool not only enables you to check the performance, but you also gain a lot of information from this significant tool. Along with that, it also come packed with a report regarding the best practices you can possible use for mobile devices, in order to optimize their performance.

2. Pingdom Tools

Pingdom is basically a monitoring service which keeps the tab on a server, a network and the website as well. The website speed testing tool by Pingdom operates online and is available for free and provides you with quality detailed inputs on various aspects like how long does it take each of the objects of the web page, for example images, style sheets and JavaScript libraries etc, to download and also grades the performance of browser caching and related aspects. Another applicable report which Pingdom tools brings to you is reports regarding the page analysis, which offers you information the time it takes your website to load, the page size and other requests.

3. Free Website Performance Test (BrowserMob)

BrowserMob is primarily a company dedicated to providing the load testing and monitoring service to the websites and the Free Website Performance Tool by BrowserMob provides you with resourceful information regarding the speed of your web page, which includes load time, the total weight of web page and number of page objects. It gives you a global and comprehensive insight on how the website is performing by sending pings your web page from four different locations.

4. Which Loads Faster?

As the name suggests, this tool gives a comparative analysis of how two websites are performing, when it comes to loading and performance. If you wish to compare the two websites, this is the best tool available for you. With the “Which Loads Faster?” tool, you can easily compare the performance of your website, pitched against the website of your competitor and you get to know which is performing better or worse. As a competitive corporate firm, this is quite an interesting open source tool that you have been provided with.

5. WebPageTest

This neat and smart testing tool provides you with the information regarding the rendering speed of your web page in real browsers like Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer and also allows you to test the same across various locations round the world. With the advanced settings available in Web Page Tests, it can also ape the common internet connection speeds like DSL and 56 K dial up and also ad blocking, in order to give you the cost in terms of loss of performance due to running ads on your website.

6. Web Page Analyzer

If you are looking for a tried and tested, old and reliable solution for analyzing the performance of the web pages, Web Page Analyzer if your answer. Its first version was introduced in the year 2003 and provides information on the size of the web pages, various assets and load time along with recommending all the options for improvement.

7. Show Slow

To begin with, you need to register, in order to utilize this web tool. Secondly it is the web based counterpart of an open source application based on the server model and famous by the same name. With the show slow web application, you can publicly add a URL which needs to be monitored and it brings to you the results from three famous testing tools, which are YSlow, Page Speed and dynaTrace.

8. Site-Perf

This web-based website speed testing tool displays relevant data on page-rendering time, such as total download time, number of connections made and number of requests made. It also has some bonus features such as being able to run the test even if the web page has HTTP authentication (simply supply it with the password to the page) and the ability to simulate different types of Internet connections.

9. Load Impact

Load impact is another advantageous load testing and performance analyzing tool which gives you the required insights on the ability of your website to handle the traffic it gets. The online web performance evaluation tool is capable enough to demonstrate the graphed data like the load time for users, and requests per second which comes handy in administering the web server and understanding how fast it can handle the requests pertaining to web pages.

10. OctaGate SiteTimer

This one is one basic, straight to the point online tool. All you got to do is plug in the URL which you wish to test and in return you will get a bar graph which will contain all the information regarding the when the download time begins, ends and the duration. Thus, this online tool quickly shows you the pages which take time to load and hence allows you to optimize each of their performance.

The other half of the online performance testing and analysis tools are.

11. Web Site Performance Test(Gomez)

It is real time site performance tool which provides information regarding DNS lookup time and the time it takes to connect.

12. Webslug

Being on the lines of Which loads faster? tool (refer above) this web based tool again evaluates how two site are performing.

13. WebWait

It is an elementary level website speed timer which gives options to prescribe the number of requests to make and set the time interval in between, for example 10 requests in 15 seconds.

14. Website Speed Test(Search metrics)

It gives you enough inputs on page speed, which also includes predicted times required for loading, for several types of Internet connections.

15. GTmetrix

This is an online tool which employs YSlow and PageSpeed to analyzes the front-end performance of the web site, and the information which its provides is very easy to comprehend.

16. Website Speed Test(WebToolHub)

This online tool handles the primarily important web site performance providing data such as size of the page, time required for loading, speed for downloading and average speed in an organized tabular format.

17. Yottaa Site Speed Optimizer

The reports provided by this online tool are pleasing to the eyes. You need to sign up, in order to utilize its features.

18. Zoompf Free Web Performance Scan

This web based tools run a thorough scan through your web page and assemble data regarding the web performance however, before you start using it, you need to verify the email id.

19. Site Speed Checker

With this web based site speed tool with which you can even run tests on 10 URLs simultaneously.

20. Free Web Site Speed Test(Self SEO)

Again another effective speed testing tool which allows you to run 10 URLs, all at the same time and check the performance.

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For the past several years, there are films that have become part of popular culture – their stories retold by the new generation of filmmakers and actors, scenes referred to and parodied in other shows, and characters imitated and relived on television.

Aside from these, movies have become a great source of unforgettable lines that have been repeated by people again and again. These memorable quotes have somehow added style and creativity that defined the films.

Since it is worth knowing the quotable lines that made a mark on every film lover, here are 20 creative samples from remarkable movies.

The Dark Knight, 2008

Tron Legacy, 2010

Sudden Impact, 1983

American Beauty, 1999

Army of Darkness, 1992

Forest Gump, 1994

Fight Club, 1999

Star Wars, 1977

Terminator 2, 1992

The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946

Rambo, 2008

Toy Story, 1995

E.T., 1982

Terminator, 1984

A Few Good Men, 1992

Tranformers, 2007

Playing God, 1997

Jaws, 1975

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998

Hope you enjoyed the quotes from the movies. Any specific ones that I missed? Let me know in the comments.

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Spoon Graphics

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Webdesigner Depot

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IM Creator’s designs are striking and meant to stand alone as works of art. When your image is your business, your site is everything. That’s why IM Creator’s designs are, above all else, simply beautiful.

Remember the times when building a website was mission impossible? Forget whatever website nightmare you’ve dealt with before – the fact is you already know how to use IM Creator. Its tools function like the same “drag and drop” applications you use every day, and there are no complicated technical aspects.

Because it’s based on HTML, IMC sites are compatible on all devices and browsers, including tablets, smartphones, PCs and even TVs. No Flash headaches.

IM Creator’s templates are free to use, free to edit, and free to publish on the IMC domain. For those who want to publish to their own domains, they have very affordable pricing plans and even provide domains for those who are looking to buy a URL.

IM Creator is really for everyone, but designers can find this app especially useful. Without having to rely on a developer, a designer is free to build a site exactly to their vision.

IM Creator’s group of professional web-designers and developers will make sure you have a premium collection of web-designs and reliable hosting, all so you’ll have a great sustainable website. Each season, just like major fashion houses, IM Creator publishes dozens of fresh templates for any kind of business you have like photography, restaurant, design and more.

Check out some of the beautiful websites created by IM Creator users in IMC’s Featured Websites page and you’ll see their templates are merely a starting point. IM Creator’s growing family of sites shows just how limitless their website builder tools really are.

Start from an existing design or make a new one – it’s up to you. IM Creator’s support team provides online and offline free support and even initial assistance with building and designing your site, to help you build your site fast

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In this case you’re probably surfing the internet to kill time or avoid the project at hand. Why not search for inspiration on design blogs? Below are fifteen fascinating design blogs that focus on media from current fashion to modern architecture. Check them out if you’re short on design muses.

1. Design.org

A hub for designers of all types, Design.org posts a steady stream of inspirational design work. Typography, posters, photography, industrial design, you name it. Design.org definitely has something for everyone in its vast catalogs.

2. The Future Perfect

Future Perfect presents contemporary innovative design from current artists. Most of the content featured on the site can be purchased, though it might be easier on your wallet if you just visited the site just for the aesthetics. You’ll find that the sparse but rich selection to be well worth browsing.

3. Designspiration

Like the name suggests, Desiginspiration showcases user-uploaded images meant to inspire designers and creatives. The uploaded images are moderated to ensure that only the most singularly compelling images are shared. It’s a haven of design content not found anywhere else on the web.

4. Design Within Reach

Design Within Reach is a retailer of the highest quality furniture. Most of its furniture recalls the mid-century modern aesthetic. While the site calls their wares “within reach,” they certainly cost a pretty penny. The main site’s blog has a haven of gorgeous images regarding mid-century industrial design.

5. Designboom

Designboom is another design hub featuring countless pages of inspiring images from designers all over the world. You can browse their archives for images, artist interviews, and even design competitions.

6. Etsy

A sort of homegrown designer’s eBay, Esty represents the best of DIY design and artwork. The site is inundated with handmade wares including clothing, posters, furniture, leather work, jewelry and much more. The sheer amount of custom-made work from countless artisans would inspire any person to create.

7. You Might Find Yourself

One of the most popular general design Tumblrs, You Might Find Yourself features the musings of an art director out of San Francisco. His posts range in content from the endearingly whimsical to the strikingly gorgeous in all things pleasing to the eye. It’s definitely worth a look.

8. Restoration Hardware

Another furniture retail site, Restoration Hardware is a veritable haven for interior designers. The site offers gorgeous pieces that fall under the wide reaching category of rough-hewn-but-expensive-looking. The “occasional tables” section of their inventory alone presents some of the most unique works available on the web.

9. New York Design Center

The New York Design Center has been a place for inspired design for nearly a hundred years. If you can’t check out the historic building in person, you can visit any of its nearly one hundred showrooms online by browsing the site’s catalog.

10. Svpply

Svpply is a design blog that allows users to share their favorite items of the day, from well-crafted jeans to vintage kitchenware. Its thousands of members are constantly posting new pieces that could keep you (productively) distracted for hours.

11. MoCo Loco

MoCo Loco is the go-to blog for the latest in modern contemporary design and architecture. In addition to hosting a wealth of design to sift through, the site has job listings requesting the services of capable designers.

12. Designmilk

Designmilk is an online publication that covers current events in modern design. The site boasts comprehensive features on architecture, art installations, and designers from around the world. The fresh designs found here could be just the creative jolt you need!

13. Jak and Jil

A well-regarded street fashion blog, Jak and Jil catalogs some of the most original fashions adorned by everyday people. This site is a great resource for designers looking for inspiration outside the traditional confines of graphic/industrial design. You’d be surprised at how well clothing acts as a muse.

14. Analog Dialog

A design tumblr from an up and coming Houston designer, Analog Dialog posts stunningly beautiful photos of crisp and thoughtful interior design on a daily basis. Within the tumblr archives you’ll find stark but gorgeous homes designed with a mid-century modern flair. You’ll also discover the author’s penchant for clever design; there’s always something more to see in every post.

15. Core77

Core77 is an online publication geared towards industrial design. No matter the design medium, they’re always posting eye-catching material or promulgating some intriguing design contest. Every new visit to the site will reward you with some outside the box design.