At any point in time as an average user of the web or a website developer have you ever thought to yourself “Hmmmm I wonder how many websites are out there” .

But before we even try to answer that question the more important question should be answered. How many browsers are out there and do all these browsers show me the same exact site that I created down to the very pixel?

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Sup everyone , for the next few weeks I will be posting a series of episodes on the various Templates available for Wordpress. I will post each episode every Friday. Each episode will contain 15 themes. Today’s template themes are going to be focused on the grungy look.

I will be searching High and Low in every nook and cranny I can to bring you the most exotic , professional , jaw dropping eye candy that I can. I will also be choosing layouts based on certain criteria such as functionality and potential monetization options. My emphasis will be on showing you wordpress themes that you have not seen before posted on hundreds of other websites out there.

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Every webmaster , domain owner , personal blogger , facebook owner , e-commerce runner , & fortune 500 companies want it & they need it bad. Traffic that is ! Some people call it a science some have absolute ignorance to the factors and roles that affect how traffic comes and goes to your website.

I’m here to help you with a few tips I found from an interesting book I read about traffic and blogging while I was killing time at a local borders. But try to keep in mind that these are only guidelines , tips that should be taken with only a grain of salt as everyone has their own formula as to what works for them.

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I thought I would post about some off-topic fun stuff I had on my to-do-list of laundry items. So I decided to find 35+ Real high quality nba wallpapers that you can use to spruce up your desktops at home or work while preparing for the 2008-2009′ Nba season. Please keep in mind if I did not get a specific star / player of your choice I apologize in advance & will try to get them in future posts. Myself personally I (more…)

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The auction monopoly giant that is Ebay has changed over the years and I for one don’t want this to be another anti-ebay article but I have been using them for quite some time since 2001 and I can no longer keep my emotions on the matter inside & hidden. Since the turn of the millennium Ebay has altered / added many rules and regulations to their auction site , the most notable ones are the annual & semi-annual price hikes.

In my view Ebay has only made the environment for sellers increasingly hostile the older Ebay gets with each passing day. Actually scratch hostile out , the right word of how Ebay acts towards Sellers is “Vicious”.

So think to yourself for a second as to why am I ragging so much on the auction site ? Well check out this long list.

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Technorati Tags: Auction, Craigslist, Ebay, Ebid, Fees, Online Auction, Overstock, Paypal, suck, Ubid

Here is how you can reload a Flex Application Via a Click of a button using the Application.application.url property

<code>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application 
xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
 layout="vertical" backgroundColor="0xFFFFFF">
	<mx:Script>
		<![CDATA[
			private function onReloadFlexApp():void
			{
				var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(Application.application.url);
				navigateToURL(urlRequest,"_self");
			}
		]]>
	</mx:Script>
 
 
		<mx:Button label="Click Here to Reload" click="onReloadFlexApp()"/>
 
 
</mx:Application>
</code>

Say You want to have the states of your Components in Flex save themselves so a user can navigate using the back and forward buttons of the browser. This is a possible by implementing the mx.managers.IHistoryManagerClient and supplying the saveState and loadState Methods with what property of the component you would like to save. This example implements the mx.managers.IHistoryManagerClient for the ToggleButtonBar and allows you to navigate back and forth with the browser buttons without leaving the flex application. Click the Buttons first and notice how the URL Bar Changes. Navigate Back and Forth.Click Here for Example and Source Code . In order for this to work you need to access directly the HTML file wrapper and not the swf file.

This Example shows you how to take a Snap Shot/Screen Shot of a flex Component using the ImageSnapShot.captureBitmapData() method. It is pretty simple so look at the example and click the button to take a snap shot. Source View is Enabled. Click Here for the Example

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This Example involves passing parameters from Flex to ColdFusion and then having ColdFusion Process what we need and sending it back to flex via flashvars. The HTTPService class is much slower than say using the RemoteObject class or even the WebService class but If you are not doing any heavy lifting like this example then you should not be seeing any performance difference. Instead of a CFC file we use a CFM file and the parameters being passed are actually in the URL of the CFM file and not to a function. For Example when You Enter your name it will be like http://mySite.com/myFile.cfm?yourName=ColdFusion. Click Here for the Example and the Source Code is Enabled.

Technorati Tags: ColdFusion CFM, flashvars, flex HTTPService Example, HTTPService Flex, RemoteObject, WebService

Colors Colors Colors Just too many choices Right ???

This topic to you or me can either be the funnest or scariest damn thing in the world. I’m talking about web designing , personally I think that after you’ve decided which server you want to use & the CMS of your choice usually the last part involves picking / creating / buying a layout with the right scheme of colors. Fortunately for me I have friends who tell me things like Blue doesn’t go with Orange or baggy elephant pants are seriously out of style. But I digress, the point I am trying to make is that each and every single color has a meaning behind it as you may have probably heard in the past. (more…)

Technorati Tags: color, combination, generator, Pallete, Scheme, Website Colors, wheel