Adobe confirms that Flash will die in 2020, so it will bury Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari

Adobe Flash

The Adobe Flash technology has long been inseparable companion of our browsing sessions, and indeed this standard Adobe was key to the birth and development of YouTube and also for an industry of games in the browser that conquered millions of players.

In recent years the relevance of Flash has declined significantly, and its creators have gone unmarked on a platform that has expiration date. Adobe managers have announced that in 2020 they will stop distributing and updating Flash Player.Continue reading →

How to overcome the web content hurdle

When it comes to designing a website, there are lots of things to consider. The style and layout are generally given top priority, with content often coming as an afterthought. Experts argue that this shouldn’t be the case, however.

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Content first

In order to overcome the web content hurdle, it makes sense to put content high on your agenda when designing or re-designing a website.

According to Circle S Studio, designing a website before determining a company’s essential content is a misstep that can negatively impact strategy and waste a lot of time and money.

Even in a website re-design that may involve moving content across from one site to another, it pays to get an understanding of how much content you’ll have, and how it will be formatted, so that you can save yourself any potential extra work further down the line.

Making life easy

The problem with adding your content at the last minute, or filling a prototype wireframe with lorem ipsum or dummy text, is that you can’t get an accurate picture of how your layouts and structures will look. By getting your content across early, a professional London web design company, such as Redsnapper, can make an accurate and realistic design of your pages and layouts.

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Leave content inclusion until the last minute, however, and your developer might need to make some tweaks that could end up costing you extra time and money, and may even compromise the desired look and feel of your site.

Using web development services by Redsnapper, you can ensure that your site is designed and built with content in mind. This can help with the visual design aspects of your site. Your layout and styling options could be compromised or restricted with late content, and the length limitations set in place may not fit well with the content you want to include.

When should you include your content?

Web developers argue that the earlier you can get your content to them the better, and the more hurdles you can overcome from the start. You can even start the ball rolling from the user research phase, as getting to grips with the tone and messaging of your content lets you adapt your research accordingly, to understand customer motivations in relation to your content and messaging.

How were the screenshots done in the past? Thus was born the eternal PrtScrn

PrtScrn

It is one of those “eternal” keys on the keyboards of our computers.One that we do not pay much attention to, but has (or rather had) far more relevance than some might think. The PrtScrn key (or ImprPant, among other nomenclatures) to print the screen solved a few problems in the beginnings of computing.

Legendary keyboards like IBM Model F or Model M adopted this key, which simplified – as its name implies – the task of printing what we had on the screen to a printer. Screenshots have come a long way to the present day, and that makes it hard for many to remember that taking a simple picture of a screen was much more complicated a few years ago.Continue reading →

What’s the big problem with free VPNs? Why should you take care of?

VPNs

The VPN emerged as a very effective system to protect communication between two ends and prevent possible “nosy” they could have access to these data transfers. The idea was much used in business and professional environments, but its benefits have become much more common use after adapting the VPN for a much more attractive task: to enjoy Netflix, Hulu or Pandora in our country, when theoretically we could only do it from the United States.

In that case the trick is to play with the IPs, the addresses that serve to try to prove that our team is working in the United States or in any other country. Usually these VPN services have a certain cost, but there are free alternatives – in long ago we were talking about seven of them – that attract many users by that circumstance. The problem, of course, is that nothing is actually free.Continue reading →

Feel cold, heat and pain when playing with virtual reality: How ThermoReal aims to improve the experience?

Feel cold, heat and pain when playing with virtual reality

With the progress and integration of sensors and other elements it seems that the idea of ​​intermingling sensations and electronics is enough to seduce us. We have seen attempts to send tastes electronically, and now what they are trying is that virtual reality stimulates the touch in addition to the sight, making us feel warm, cold and even pain.Continue reading →

The new AMD processors for 32-core servers

AMD processors

“AMD is back, and it’s here to stay,” enthuses Mark Papermaster, senior vice president of technology and engineering at the US chip maker. Not surprisingly, after years in which the company has been unable to keep pace with products aimed at professionals and large corporations that demand maximum performance from their top rival, AMD has managed to launch a large portfolio aimed at professionals with its new family of Ryzen processors and EPYC for data centers.

Maintaining a great deal in the data center business is key for the next decade. Storing information is becoming cheaper, everything is saved, but now they need algorithms and a great computational power to make sense of them and serve the companies or governments. That’s where data centers come in, graphics cards with great computing power and neural networks that already have Google or Facebook underway.Continue reading →

ASUS ZenBook Flip S, The 4K does not fit big to this convertible of 1 kilogram!

ASUS ZenBook Flip S

Taking advantage of Computex, ASUS gave us know the latest venture by the convertible brand: the ASUS ZenBook Flip S. A device that leaves no doubt about what belongs lineage, characterized by thinness and aluminum, and we could test after his presentation, so we bring you our first impressions of ASUS ZenBook Flip S.

The impact of the design is given by presenting a product much lighter than its predecessor, the ASUS ZenBook Flip, and also by leaving no gap in the event for tablets as such. Their claims in addition to thinness: competent hardware and a waste of pixels on that 13.3-inch screen. Does the 4K fit this lightweight device? We tell you in as much detail as possible.Continue reading →

10 free apps that teaches you something new

Ever wandered into the app or playstore but can’t find anything that interest you? Wanting to find an app to kill time or learn something new but don’t know where to look under? Be lost no more as here are 10 different free apps that give you something new to take away from!

The Trading Game (Free iOS and Android)

Looking for a way to grow your wealth? Finding an app which can teach you all about the financial market? This is the app for you! The Trading Game which has a real time forex simulator and also many incredible lessons which teaches and prepares you for the harsh world of trading. Learning has never been so fun and easy and what’s more it is totally free with no advertisements to hinder your learning! Expert advice and tips, many quizzes to enhance your knowledge and even a global leaderboard to bring out some competitiveness in you, there is nothing more you can ask for in one app. Start trading today and you might be well on your way to become the next Warren Buffet!

TED (Free iOS and Android)

Always having deep thoughts? Love thinking about life and the big world that we live in? Then TED is the application perfect for you. They have been running for 30 years and they provide access to their entire video library which has a vast amount of ideas and information about understanding about the world we live in. It’s available in over 90 languages so nothing will stop anyone from having a deeper connection with life around us. The videos can be also filtered according to different elements. If you are finding something to humour yourself just search funny and content that brings laughter to everyone will appear. Finding something new and amazing you could search for jaw-dropping and get ready to be surprised!

Health IQ (Free, iOS and Android)

For those health conscious people out there, this app provides with what you need to keep your health on track. Health IQ is filled with information and details which focuses on health education. This allows you to make the best decisions whether it is exercise routine or diet so as to keep your body in the best state as possible. Quizzes are available to you to increase your knowledge about healthy living and you will find is so relevant and interesting. Everybody should have eaten carrots before but did you know that the purple ones contain the most antioxidants? Find out more interesting facts when you explore Health IQ. Moreover, all the contents of Health IQ have been approved by medical and health experts so it is perfectly safe.

Duolingo (Free, iOS, Android)

Going on a holiday to a foreign land or just wanting to brush up on a new language, Duolingo helps you in the best way possible to get acquainted with a new language fast. It’s all within those short and simple lessons with pictures and speech all included to enhance learning. 34 hours of learning at Duolingo is similar to 11 weeks or a semester worth of a language course at a university. With efficiency like this, universities might want to adapt this app as well. Preparing to visit the Eiffel Tower or the Leaning Tower of Pisa? This app has got you covered!

1600 (Free iOS, Android)

Curious about what lies within the White House but don’t have the means for a holiday tour there? 1600 allows you to have a tour of the White House without being physically present there. All you need will be a US dollar to activate the app. Lie the dollar bill on a flat surface and shoot your mobile device’s camera towards George Washington and watch as a replica of the White House mysterious appears before your very eyes. You will be able to explore the whole building and also enjoy events such as Egg Rolling on the lawn with the First Lady and also have a shot of being the president and calling the shots!

Coursera (Free iOS, Android)

Coursera is a fantasy world for those who love going to school, studying and learning more stuff! With over 1000 courses from maths, science and even technological related modules, learning is limitless! Classes are made up of lectures, reading assignments and also videos to help make learning as easy as possible. A completion of a certain course will earn you a certificate. While some of the courses are free, there are many which you still have to pay for. After all, we wouldn’t need to go to school anymore if everything on Coursera was freely accessible. Definitely still worth the money if you intend to take up a course which requires payment.

Khan Academy (Free iOS, Android)

Khan Academy is similar to the app before but it is absolutely free. The subjects they have are more traditional like maths and science. There are over 10000 videos to go along with their courses and this platform is excellent for polishing up on your fundamentals and improving on your concepts. One of the better learning apps for those who do not want to fork out a single cent!

Udacity (Free iOS, Android)

This platform is more for IT savvy or IT interested people to explore. It brings in big companies such as Facebook and Google onto your phone. Courses are available for HTML, Javascript and many more. With various levels of difficulties to conquer, this app will make the geek in you squeak! Quizzes are included to enhance learning after completing class lectures or courses. Udacity brings experts from tech giants like Facebook and Google to your phone.

HowStuffWorks (Free, iOS and Android)

This app does exactly as its title states. It’s all about learning how stuff works! There is a vast array of topics for your enjoyment and learning. From the inventors of the internet to even the princes of France, almost everything can be explained in this app. Take up quizzes or listen to podcasts and even watch shows to find out yes you got it, how stuff works!

Curiosity (Free iOS and Android)

Curiosity is indeed for the curious. With interesting and awesome facts delivered to you daily, your thirst for knowing more stuff will indeed be quenched. Everything new you can know is all easily available on this app. With facts hand-picked by their editors everyday, you will look forward to each and everyday after you download this app!

Surface Pro: More powerful, more efficient and with total bet by the stylus

Surface Pro

The Surface family grows. After the presentation of the Surface Laptop comes the launch of the new Surface Pro, which now forget the numbers (no Surface Pro 5) and without touching just the outside touch the interior and a very special peripheral, the stylus or Pencil that has been improved noticeably.

That is the big bet of a Microsoft that wants to remain a reference in these convertible tablets in which the experience and writing is almost as important as the keyboard and touchpad.Continue reading →

10 reasons why Wimbledon and television are a perfect match

Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and considered by most to be the holy grail of the tennis world.

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For two weeks every summer it’s a national obsession, especially when British players are doing well.

Wimbledon has had a long relationship with television, almost from the start of broadcasting in the UK, as described here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/research/programming/wimbledon.

Intimate

Tennis is an intimate and intense spectacle, filled with drama and perfect for the small screen.

Referred to by many players as the cathedral of tennis, Wimbledon Centre Court is the ultimate intimate and intense sports arena.

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One on one

Although there are other variants of the game, the biggest matches are the singles. A true one on one battle and the ability of television to get close up, in amongst the fight, makes for a riveting viewer experience.

Personalities

The closeness of television to the action creates an emotional link between viewer and player, often moving beyond national boundaries. From panto baddies to beloved masters, the intimacy of television makes viewers feel seriously invested.

The breaks

The regular breaks between games allows viewers to pause, speculate and chat about the result, grab a drink or take a break, perfect for television.

Scoring

The system of scoring makes some points a lot more vital than others, and in close games, the drama can be an intense viewing experience.

Temperament

Television enables the viewer to examine the faces of the players, feel every emotion and see exactly how their temperament affects the game they produce.

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The sound of silence

Unlike many other sports, tennis has moments of absolute silence, those crucial match points where the crowd is so silent you hear the ball bounce, perfect TV.

History

The sense of continuity that 140 years of history brings gives us a feeling of communal viewing in a way nothing else could.

Cruel

The cruelty of players having to sit side by side with their competitor emphasises the intensity of the duel unfolding before our eyes and is compelling viewing.

Full screen

The movement of tennis is almost hypnotic, the movement from side to side and cross court covers the full screen, creating patterns which appeal to all viewers.