Web and Graphic Design Tips & Tricks

Yes it is time for tablets to take over the PC industry but that doesn’t mean keyboards and mice are on their way out. While we trade clicks for swipes, there is still a large portion of us who prefer the clickety-clack sounds of the keypad and the mouse – cordless or not. While Microsoft has kept the keyboard part of their Surface tablet, it showed no love for the mouse. But that’s alright, this wearable 3D Mouse, Mycestro , is a (way) better alternative. First of all, it’s a wearable UI – you strap this lightweight device on your forefinger and use it to move your on-screen cursor around. The strap is designed to not interfere with your ability to type. The device tracks the movement of your finger in three-dimensional space. You activate the cursor to move with your thumb, by touching any part of the device . Clicks are registered on three buttons by the side: left, middle and right. Scrolling and zooming is also done by the thumb. Like any mobile device, this 3D mouse is ...

Have you heard of cloud gaming? We recently featured Cloud Gaming in our 5 Exciting Emerging Trends of Future Gaming . In this post we will look into what’s been developing in the cloud gaming arena. Cloud Gaming uses the latest streaming and server technolog y to enable everything from standard games all the way to high-end ones to run on just about any device. With this you can release yourself from the console and take it to the cloud to game anywhere, anytime, on any device – smartphones, tablets or your normal work computer – and possibly from any game maker. (Image Source: Fotolia ) In other words, it works something like video streaming, but with games. No more worrying about the spec requirements to run a game. No more booting of a game that takes forever to setup or customize. No more error screens after waiting forever for the installation to be completed. Cloud Gaming lets you skip all that and get to what is really important – the game itself. Recommended Reading: Evolut...

Before diving into this, I recommend that you read the following related articles if you have not: Introduction to MongoDB Basic MongoDB shell commands The MongoDB server is built to already work with your current web server. The problem is that you’ll need to install drivers for your preferred backend language – PHP, Ruby, Node.js, Perl, whatever. I won’t go into the process of installing WAMP/MAMP because this is a bit off topic from Mongo. But there are very easy-to-follow tutorials which already exist for installing WAMP and installing MAMP on either Operating System . Note: You can still work with your MongoDB server without a web server. But most applications would require this and that’s why I’m focusing primarily on MongoDB for web development. You can get some output from the MongoDB process by visiting the localhost address using your installation’s specific port number. MongoDB will default to 27017 . This is the driver port and to view analytics/diagnostics we want to us...

Graphic design and photo editing are increasing in popularity, in part because of the tools and apps that are readily available. It seems like just about every other person has a semi-professional camera hung around their neck with which they take pictures throughout the day, but even if you are not one of these people you probably take photos with your smartphone. With the photography and photo editing apps that are available you don’t need expensive equipment. We took the liberty of cooking up a list of color palettes applications and photo editors available to Android users from the Google Play Store. With the applications are provided their original descriptions for your convenience. Check out this list of fifteen photo-editing tools for your mobile. Color Palette Apps: Image Color Picker “Use your Android to detect a color that inspires you. It’s easy to take color inspiration from a photo in your library. Just touch a point and you can get color information.” Magic Color Picker “...

Have you ever frequented job posts sites to look for freelance jobs or to find a professional to give a job to? These job board sites allow employers to post job vacancies and employees to apply for available jobs . There are more and more WordPress Job Boards popping up and hence, a lot for WordPress themes and plugins are being designed and developed for that purpose. If you would like to design your own job board system, based on WordPress, you are on the right post. Here are just some 15 WordPress job board themes and plugins that are available at a premium or for free. We have spit them up into two parts to make it easier for you. Also, let us know of any plugins you would like to share with our readers, in the comments section. Recommended Reading: WordPress Themes & Plugins To Start Your Own Group Buying Website Job Board WordPress Themes JobPress [ Demo ] Free Njobsboard [ Demo ] Free 9 to 5 [ Demo ] DailyWP JobPress [ Demo ] 9 JobJockey [ Demo ] Job Board [...

Tired of seeing the same picture whenever someone calls you? Are your social site profile picture or avatar a little dull? How about trying to spice it up a little by turning your contacts or even yourself cartoony ? You can even experiment with your favorite actor, artist or idol’s faces, or just let your creativity run wild. iMadeFace is an app where you can create a cartoonized / comic version of yourself or of anyone that you want to. You can use the faces you created for contacts, avatars, and more. Recommended Reading: 12 Sites To Create Cartoon Characters Of Yourself Getting Started To start, download the iMadeFace app . Open the app. Pick a gender: boy or girl? You will get a quick single-page tutorial on how to use the app. On the top bar, you can find the face parts. From left to right – face shape, hairstyle, eyebrows style, eyes shape, nose shape, mouth/lips, facial hair (for boy), ears shape and accessory. There are also options for text input and you can change the ba...