19 Feb 12 Filter Forge Announces 60% Holiday Discount
Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) November 21, 2011
Filter Forge, Inc. today announced a 60% holiday discount for its flagship product, Filter Forge 3,0, an innovative Photoshop plugin allowing computer artists to build their own filters in a visual editor or download any of over 8500 user-submitted filters from a free online library.
A unique opportunity to get Filter Forge at less than half the regular price is available starting November 21, 2011. Under this offer, the Basic edition of Filter Forge, aimed at entry-level users, costs $ 59 instead of $ 149; the Standard edition, designed for mainstream graphic artists, $ 99 instead of $ 249; and the Professional edition, targeted at graphics professionals, $ 159 instead of $ 399. To buy Filter Forge at a 60% discount and save up to $ 150, click here: http://www.filterforge.com/buy/
Upgrades from previous Filter Forge versions to the new Filter Forge 3.0 are also available at a 60% discount. Filter Forge 3.0 features support for multiple source images, more interactive previews, flexible user interface, new preview images, and much more. To order an upgrade to Filter Forge 3.0, click here: http://www.filterforge.com/buy/upgrades.html
Filter Forge is a versatile Photoshop plugin which lets both novice and expert users create a wide variety of realistic and abstract textures and effects. Users can take instant advantage of over 8500 free community-created filters in the online filter library at http://www.filterforge.com/filters/, or create their own filters in the visual filter editor by assembling them from components such as blurs, gradients, color adjustments, noises, distortions, or blends. All filters are adjustable, resolution independent, support real-world HDRI lighting and ambient occlusion, can automatically generate diffuse, specular, bump and normal maps, and most can be seamlessly tiled.
About Filter Forge, Inc. ? Based in Alexandria, VA, Filter Forge, Inc. is a one-product company solely focused on developing Filter Forge. For more information, visit http://www.filterforge.com
For more information, contact:
Victoria Kostyukova,
Filter Forge, Inc.
http://filterforge.com/contact/
Phone/Fax: 1-800-385-4713
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10 Feb 12 Rochen WordPress Install Guides and Videos Now Available at WP Hosting Reviews
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) November 21, 2011
http://www.wphostingreviews.com has published their new custom Rochen WordPress install guides and videos. These guides cover using the standard WordPress install method and Fantastico. Learn more about Rochen hosting
Each guide documents specific steps using screenshots and videos. The whole process covers an actual WordPress installation using detailed instructions. The videos are also available at YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/wordpresshostings). WordPress Hosting Reviews has a review of Rochen.
Because WordPress has grown significantly, WordPress Hosting Reviews decided to focus on helping people install it. Installation can be the challenging part of setting up WordPress. After spending time in the WordPress community, install guides were found to be needed greatly. These guides have evolved to become the easiest and simplest ways to install WordPress.
There are two primary methods to install WordPress at Rochen, the built-in WordPress web installer and Fantastico. Fantastico is a 1-Click installer developed specifically to make installation much easier.
The built-in web installer is the standard and more involved method for Installing WordPress at Rochen. The standard provides all the steps needed for downloading WordPress, configuring the database and going through the web install. WordPress Hosting Reviews also created a video to go along with the guide. This video walks you through a WordPress install from start to finish, complete with detailed instructions and additional information.
Fantastico is a 1-Click installer that is known as one of the simplest ways to install WordPress. After a user has a Rochen account, the DNS configured, and some basic info about the blog they wish to create, it is easy to get started. The Rochen Fantastico WordPress Install Guide has step-by step instructions with screenshots and an install video.
Steven Johnson, an Editor at WordPress Hosting Reviews said, ?We were happy to create these guides and hope others will find them useful.? WP Hosting Reviews hopes to help the WordPress community. ?The basics of the WordPress installation remain the same, but the install tools have gotten a lot better. We hope the average user will have no challenges when it comes to installing WordPress using our guides.?
About WordPress Hosting Reviews — WordPress Hosting Reviews, established in 2008, is owned and managed by Intown Web Design of Atlanta, GA. The site was created as a place for WordPress users to post reviews and learn about the best WordPress hosting companies. They are not related in any way with the Official WordPress Project or Rochen. It is a website that brings hosting, server information, and help to the WordPress community. For more information: http://twitter.com/wphostingreview
About Intown Web Design (http://www.intownwebdesign.com) — Intown Web Design, located in Atlanta, Ga, is a web design and development firm with a focus on creating functional websites for business. Clients range from start-ups to corporations traded on the NYSE. Founded in 2007, with a specialty in open source technologies including PHP, WordPress and WordPress. They have continued to expand their expertise into improving site performance, usability and search engine rankings.
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09 Feb 12 Packt Announces its First Google+ Book and eBook
UK (PRWEB) November 21, 2011
Birmingham: Packt Publishing is pleased to announce Google Plus First Look: a tip-packed, comprehensive look at Google+. Written the leading technology author, Ralph Roberts, this book enables readers to get hands on with Google+ quickly and easily. The book is scheduled for publication in January 2012.
What is Google+? Google+ is Google?s foray into the world of social networking. Involving innovative functionality such as Google Circles, Hangouts, and Master Streams, Google+ offers a first rate and forward looking experience for Google plussers.
Packt?s Google Plus First Look book covers various topic areas including:
The basics of Plus
Getting everyone in Circles
Working with built-in video chat and related features
Using Google+ on your mobile
Promoting on Plus
And more
Google books from Packt. Packt Publishing is one of the world?s leading publishers on Google technologies. The company has published numerous books on Google technologies including:
Google App Engine Java and GWT Application Development
Google Apps: Mastering Integration and Customization
Ext GWT 2.0: Beginner’s Guide
Google App Inventor
SketchUp 7.1 for Architectural Visualization: Beginner’s Guide
All Packt?s Google titles can be found on Packt?s Google Category page.
About Packt. Packt Publishing is one of the world?s leading publishers of books and eBooks for IT Professionals and non-Professionals. The company recently launched PacktLib, its own library platform. For a low annual or monthly subscription, readers are able to read, copy, paste and print all the books in the Packt catalogue through any web connected browser.
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04 Feb 12 New ?Vital Signs? Android Tablet App and InsightCenter? Uncovers How the Economy is Affecting Consumer Sentiment and Purchase Behaviors
Worthington, OH (PRWEB) November 15, 2011
In 2007, over half of consumers were confident in chances for a strong economy, but today, less than 1 in 4 has this same assurance. In these troubling economic times, marketers need to understand changing consumer sentiment and how it impacts purchasing behavior and motivators?what consumers plan to buy and why. To meet this need, Prosper has announced the debut of Vital Signs InsightCenter?, the latest Consumer Android Tablet App and InsightCenter?.
Vital Signs InsightCenter is a dynamic service derived from surveys collected every month of 8,000+ consumers. It answers questions like:
At what gas prices do consumers make changes and what changes do they make?
Purchase plans for computers and mobile devices are on the rise: How will this affect plans to buy stereo equipment and digital cameras?
At what income level do American consumers feel like they are saving enough for their future needs?
The Vital Signs InsightCenter includes a unique timeline of major events in the United States to put the trended data into perspective. It’s a compilation of key economic insights plus future purchase plans straight from the people who matter most?consumers?and it’s all in one place. No more scouring the web or cross-referencing multiple sources. It’s fast, easy to use and smart. Install the tablet app and you’ve got answers at your fingertips.
Click here to explore the Vital Signs InsightCenter?
(Basic access is complimentary.)
Download the Free App on Your Android Tablet
Click here for more information
The Vital Signs InsightCenter is powered by Prosper Technologies?, a Prosper Business Development brand. With a tradition of innovation for over 20 years, Prosper has provided market leadership and developed contemporary solutions to help companies at the top of their respective industries navigate change that impacts their business. Prosper has developed solutions that provide answers to today?s most urgent marketing issues.
About Vital Signs InsightCenter?
The Vital Signs InsightCenter is an advanced platform for the visualization and delivery of insights and answers on how consumers in the U.S. are reacting to key economic events. It illustrates how consumers feel about the economy, changes they make in their lives in reaction to the economic situation, and how their personal financial and spending plans are affected by key events. It goes beyond traditional point-in-time data reports to trended insights in one easy-to-use, decision-ready format.
Contact:
Chrissy Wissinger
614-846-0146
info(at)BIGinsight(dot)com
Android is a trademark of Google Inc
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01 Feb 12 Website Design Firm Raises Awareness Of Online Branding Alongside Traditional Development Services
(PRWEB UK) 11 November 2011
The vision at Positive Web Design has always been to push boundaries and make a diverse range of essential web services available to businesses of all ambitions and budgets. At a managerial meeting this week the firm decided to change its approach towards marketing its website design packages by agreeing to push forward with an aggressive promotional campaign that highlights the importance of the basic design elements behind a company?s online image.
Positive Web Design has outlined their intentions to shift their optimisation efforts towards achieving higher search engine rankings for search terms such as ?website branding? and ?logo design? in order to make consumers aware of the fact that professional web design goes beyond the traditional build process. These kinds of services will be promoted alongside standard development options to bring consumers greater choice and better awareness of contemporary website design procedures.
Site branding is a completely bespoke yet often understated design service that?s fast becoming accepted as an essential part of any web development package. By designing logos, construction banners and even building animations, businesses are creating a brand that is visually memorable and are working to ensure that their site leaves a strong impression in the consumers? mind.
Ben Austin, Managing Director behind the Positive Media Group, explains the recent decision in this statement:
?Moving forward, we?ll offer our branding services to our prospective clients from day one. This means that our customers will be able to take the costs of the services into consideration straightaway and will be aware of the huge number of options that are available to them, both now and further down the line. In our experience, site branding is a job that?s normally considered after the initial build ? we believe that in order to make the most of their new domain, webmasters need to think about the image of their business well in advance and move away from thinking of branding as a luxury add-on service. Nowadays it?s more of a necessity?.
Mr Austin also goes on to say that the decision from his company is bound to affect competitors? efforts: ?From our point of view, this move is also likely to encourage other web design agencies to reconsider their approach towards their packages. We?ve always been trendsetters and look forward to introducing the idea of professional yet affordable site branding to the UK industry as a whole?.
Positive Web Design is a division of SEO Positive Limited. Based in Chelmsford, Essex, Positive Web Design is able to offer a wide range of web services to clients across the UK and beyond. This website design agency has extensive experience with clients from all industries and specialises in professional web design projects, so call their sales consultants today on 0800 088 6000 for more information or to obtain quotes.
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28 Jan 12 HostedPBXip.com Launches Online Video Library for Hosted PBX and Hosted VoIP Services Training
San Diego, California (PRWEB) November 04, 2011
HostedPBXip.com, a leading online supplier of phone systems, VoIP Services, business VoIP service, Hosted VoIP PBX, Business PBX, and Call Center Solutions for small businesses in the US has announced an expanded collection of free support videos on its online phone system store. The videos will make it easier for businesses, IT departments and technicians to access expert help with programming, configuration, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of branded phone systems and equipment that may be difficult to obtain otherwise. The free online videos can be accessed by pointing a web browser to the HostedPBXip.com website and then clicking on the “Video Library” tab on the website. The free videos can be viewed online or downloaded depending on browser settings.
HostedPBXip.com provides the videos as part of the company’s philosophy of providing real support for its customers. The company also offers a Free Technology Advice program, where businesses can call in toll-free to get advice about optimizing their phone system infrastructure to enable them cut costs and grow seamlessly.
The free online videos cover a wide range of practical topics including how to setup branded phone equipment – right down to specific programming and configuration help that would take hours to decipher from an actual manufacturer manual. Step-by-step instructions on how to complete procedures from the most basic of tasks to entire systems configuration and testing are available on the videos. It is important for customers to have this type of assistance because it is quite difficult for the average person to make the best use of detailed manufacturer manuals since the information provided is highly technical and takes an experienced professional and expert to decipher and use correctly.
By providing this service, HostedPBXip.com saves time, transfers skills and improves knowledge for people and businesses trying to make the best use of new or installed phone equipment.
The videos are displayed in a searchable library on the site, and the collection is updated on a regular basis. The videos can be used as a guide or reference, and a practical and visual alternative when installing or troubleshooting a new branded phone system, so IT professionals, technicians and even DIY’ers will find them to be very useful.
“As a service-first phone system supplier, HostedPBXip.com is focused on providing phone system knowledge and expert assistance for our customers, so we don’t just sell them the phones – we want to ensure that they have the right phone systems and equipment for their specific needs and that they are making the best and proper use of those systems. This philosophy of ours manifests in the great support we have packaged for our clients and the free online videos are a product of that philosophy. In our free online videos we provide expert phone system tips, advice and DIY help for branded phone equipment that would be hard or costly to come by any other way, and this is one way that we try to bridge the gap and provide knowledge for our customers to keep them informed and empowered so that they can make optimal use of their phone system equipment, ” says Sarah Butterworth of HostedPBXip.com
The HostedPBXip.com free online videos contain relevant information regarding branded phone systems, their use, maintenance, configuration, programming, cabling, DIY resources and more. Information offered in the free online videos range from basic issues like how to prepare an Ethernet cable to complete phone system training, phone system benefits and real phone system advice from experts. Models covered include Xblue X16, Syspine, Vertical SBX, TalkSwitch, TelcoDepot Phone System, Aastra AastraLink, Konftel Conferencing system, Panasonic, Allworx, Plantronics, Yealink, and more.
For more information, or to use the videos right away, visit http://www.HostedPBXip.com. For other issues call 858-433-8659 or send an email to info(at)HostedPBXip(dot)com
About HostedPBXip.com
HostedPBXip.com is a leading supplier of quality business telephone systems, business VoIP service, VoIP phones, phone headset equipment, video surveillance systems, voice & data cabling solutions, conference phone solutions and Microsoft Response Point Systems. The company?s top priority is to help its clients make informed decisions based on their specific small business phone system needs by providing experience and expertise and guiding them in selecting the best phone systems for their businesses. HostedPBXip.com ensures that their phone systems are fully scalable, affordable priced, and provide the highest value for their clients.
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25 Jan 12 Managing Work, Goals is Now as Easy as Using Facebook
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 07, 2011
WorkSimple (http://www.getworksimple.com), the company that was the first to make goals social and performance results-driven, is now the first to make performance communication part of the stream. Today, WorkSimple announced its latest release — which includes Agile Goals and Activity Stream — in which performance management takes advantage of the social features made common by consumer applications: Facebook-, Linkedin-, and Twitter-like status updates, followings, and activities in real-time.
There is an aggressive shift in the adoption of enterprise software today. Applications adopted by the employee-base leverage social and collaborative features: CRM such as Salesforce?s Chatter, project management such as Basecamp, file sharing such as Box.net, and communication such as Yammer.
However, performance management players today are stuck in a top-down, closed system that does not reflect what employees need and how they work. According to Reuters, four out of five U.S. workers are dissatisfied with performance reviews and would like to see them to better reflect their work. WorkSimple?s social technology enables co-workers to collaborate around goals and follow people, teams, or the entire company in a way that is familiar to them.
?The next generation of enterprise software will be employee-chosen and employee-driven,? said Ben Moore, CTO and co-founder of WorkSimple. ?Employees are already picking their CRM and they are choosing Salesforce. In the future, employees will also choose their performance management platform, and it won?t be the larger HR/talent management vendors out there today. They will select a employee-centered platform like WorkSimple.?
Many employees struggle to connect the workforce to what truly matters — a vision, direction, mission, and brand. Now employers have a collaborative way of engaging the entire workforce regardless of their demographic, location, or role. Similar to Facebook and LinkedIn, WorkSimple is delivering goals and goal information (updates, comments, feedback, recognition) directly to the user in the application and through daily digests and notifications.
With the introduction of agile goals and a real-time stream, WorkSimple elevates performance management and helps workers keep their goals aligned with the team?s priorities, visualize goals and performance across the activity stream, and strengthen the gaps in feedback between colleagues and managers. This is a groundbreaking shift in the employee performance industry that will transform work and appraisal reviews.
?We?ve built WorkSimple with the employee in mind from the ground up to give teams and businesses the tools they need to drive engagement in their enterprise,? said Morgan Norman, CEO and co-founder of WorkSimple. ?Organizations are quickly realizing that WorkSimple is enabling them to focus on innovation and creating business value in a way that traditional HR software doesn?t do.?
WorkSimple pricing and availability:
WorkSimple Always Free (Unlimited Users): Social Goals?, LinkedIn Integration, WorkStory?, Feedback, Recognition, Professional Reputation, Teams, and Reporting
WorkSimple Team Edition ($ 5 per user/month): The Team edition includes all Basic Features, plus Goal Reviews, Goal Scores, and Enhanced Reporting.
WorkSimple Company Edition ($ 9 per user/month): Includes enhance administration controls and premium support.
Supporting Resources:
For more information on this release, please visit http://getworksimple.com/tour/getting-started
Website: http://getworksimple.com
Sign Up: http://getworksimple.com
Pricing: http://getworksimple.com/pricing
Follow WorkSimple on Twitter @getworksimple
About WorkSimple
WorkSimple is the new way to drive performance. Individuals, small teams and large global organizations alike use WorkSimple as a better way to share goals, work together, get and give feedback, and make others shine. The basic version of WorkSimple is free for unlimited users, and includes WorkStory?, Social Goals?, Praise, Get Verified, Feedback, and Activity Steams. Customers can pay to upgrade for additional functionality including Goal Reviews, Goal Score, and Influence. Get started at http://getworksimple.com.
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19 Jan 12 An Outdoor Photography Adventure: A Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan
New York, NY (PRWEB) November 02, 2011
New this month at NYC Photo Workshops (also known as http://www.thephotographyworkshops.com) is a new class offering entitled ?A Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan.? Conceived of by professional photographer Jeffrey Apoian, this class offers participants a walking photo tour of some of the most historic and interesting areas of the city of New York. Jeffrey Apoian started his workshop program after teaching students from Parson’s/The New School at his private studio located in SoHo. Today, his workshops classes are attended by students who come from all over the United States, as well as internationally.
The ?Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan? workshop will give students alternate techniques on how to expose and compose their images. Through the discerning eye of the instructor, they will be given a critical perspective to your photography. This is a great follow-up to the workshop?s Basic Camera Course. Some of the areas to be explored are: SoHo, Little Italy, Chinatown, Federal District and the Brooklyn Bridge. Visual twists will be achieved to make an ordinary photo become much more interesting. All levels of experience are accepted.
A full list of courses is offered every month all year round. Whether interested in a one-day Basic Camera Class or a two-day Intensive Lighting Class, information on them can be found at http://www.thephotographyworkshops.com or at http://www.nycphotoworkshops.com. To contact the studio email info(at)photographyworkshops(dot)com or call 212.431.5513
About NYC Photo Workshops and The Photography Workshops:
Located in the heart of SoHo in New York City, classes are held in an 1800 square foot professional photography studio and taught by master photographer Jeffrey Apoian. He previously taught for Parson?s/The New School at his studio in SoHo. With a passion for teaching, Apoian created the workshop program to accommodate a need for intimate classes that would provide students with comprehensive training in the use of photography equipment and an understanding of lighting issues. Catering to both novice and pro alike students have come from Turkey, India, Greece, and Russia, as well as from across the United States. The class sizes are small and provide students with the individual attention needed to grasp information through hands-on activity. Courses range from $ 250 to $ 745 depending on the class and the number of days.
Jeffrey Apoian?s expansive professional career includes clients such as: Aveeno, Arrow Shirts, Victoria?s Secret, Avon and Clairol. His editorial work has appeared in Marie Claire, Vogue, Vogue Sposa, Cosmopolitan, Ellen and People Magazine. His celebrity work includes: Isabella Rossilini, Chloe Sevigne, Sting, Ellen Burstyn, Yoko Ono, Carla Bruni-Sarkozi, and Rueben Blades. (http://www.jeffreyapoian.com)
For more information on the workshop go to either http://www.nycphotoworkshops.com or http://www.thephotographyworkshops.com. The studio can be contacted at 212.431.5513.
Contact:
Sandy Hanna
908.361.1843
sndyhanna(at)yahoo(dot)com
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10 Jan 12 Power to the People: Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Power User Cookbook Book and eBook Now Published
UK (PRWEB) October 31, 2011
Birmingham: Packt Publishing, one of the world?s leading publishers of Microsoft Sharepoint books, announces the publication of its Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Power User Cookbook. As a book and eBook it provides a valuable resource of recipes walking Power Users through a range of collaboration, data integration, business intelligence, electronic form, and workflow scenarios, as well as offering three invaluable business scenarios for building composite applications.
Aimed towards advanced End Users and Powers User of SharePoint 2010 who want to accomplish specific business tasks beyond the basics, this cookbook is not to be missed. It includes instructions on how to: create and publish InfoPath forms to front-end your business processes, understanding who is listening to your information with SharePoint Web Analytics tools and unlocking the true business value of SharePoint with HR, CRM, and PM composite application examples
Packt Publishing has, in recent times, published a number of SharePoint titles including:
Microsoft Silverlight 4 and SharePoint 2010 Integration
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 End User Guide: Business Performance Enhancement
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Applications on Windows Phone 7
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Development with Visual Studio 2010 Expert Cookbook
In November, Packt is scheduled to publish:
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and Windows PowerShell 2.0: Expert Cookbook.
The full list of Sharepoint titles can be found on Packt?s Microsoft SharePoint page.
About Packt.
Packt Publishing is one of the world?s leading providers of books, eBooks and eLearning for Microsoft focused technologies. It has cemented its reputation with titles across the Microsoft space, from SharePoint and SQL Server to Dynamics, Silverlight, .NET and XNA. All Packt titles are available in print form, Kindle, ePub, mobi, and through online library platforms. Packt recently launched its own library platform ?PacktLib? where web users can access all Packt?s titles for a low annual subscription.
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