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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Online Tool Crops your Images “Intelligently”

9/26/2012 07:55:00 PM

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The interesting parts of an image are preserved in the cropped version

Cropp is new online tool that will intelligently crop and/or resize your images in the browser without requiring any software. You can use the tool to crop a single picture or upload multiple images (max 5) and it will crop /resize them all to the desired sizes in a batch.

This is obviously a crowded field – search for “crop resize images” in Google and you’ll find dozens of similar web apps that do cropping and much more – but there are few unique features in Cropp that you’ll probably like.

Many-to-Many Cropping

One, Cropp is probably the only online app that does many-to-many cropping – you can upload multiple pictures, select multiple outputs sizes and it will provide you all the cropped versions in a downloadable zip file.

The other advantage is that Cropp algorithms will automatically try to preserve the most interesting parts of a picture in the cropped version (handy when you are trying to create small thumbnails). And if you aren’t happy with the final output, you can always adjust the crop marquee manually to get the desired result.

9/26/2012 07:39:00 PM

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Facebook Banners for your Website and Business

This is handy. The Facebook Marketing team today released a set of printable posters (PDF) that you put in your business stores thus encouraging customers to like your Facebook Page (or check-in) while they are inside the store.

Alternatively, you can resize these images and use them as banners on your website linking to your Facebook Page.

These PDF posters are ready for printing but you can also customize them by adding your unique Facebook Page URL before sending the images to the printer.

Does Bad Weather Affect Cloud Computing?

9/25/2012 07:40:00 PM

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Can rains and thunder-storms affect cloud computing?

Last year, a retired high-ranking official of the Indian government managed to convince a TV reporter that bad weather can actually disrupt cloud based services. His argument was that your computer makes a connection to the cloud (the “physical cloud” that turns into rain) and thus cloud services won’t work as expected in the absence of clouds.

The hilarious video recording quickly went viral on YouTube and here’s short version of the same but with English subtitles.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnxrJiS5uKU#t=126s

51% says bad weather can interfere with cloud computing

It turns out that the concept of “cloud computing” is indeed confusing to a majority of users. A recent survey commissioned by Citrix has found that most Americans associate the tech term “cloud” with the actual physical cloud.

When asked what “the cloud” is, a majority responded it’s either an actual cloud, the sky or something related to the weather. Only 16% said they think of a computer network to store, access and share data.

Technically speaking, they have a valid point as extreme weather conditions can result in power outages, floods at data centers directly affecting the cloud services.

And such things have happened in the past. Here’s a video (via @Mikko) of Vodafone’s data center that was hit by torrential rains.

9/25/2012 07:37:00 PM

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How to use Google AdSense Ads on Responsive Websites

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Responsive web design is a simple yet powerful technique that makes your website look good across all screen sizes be it mobile phones, tablets, desktop or even the TV.

Google also recommends the responsive design approach for improved indexing since “it keeps your desktop and mobile content on a single URL.”

Responsive Google Ads

If you been using Google AdSense Ads on your responsive website, you may have noticed that, unlike your content, the Google ads have a fixed width and they will not shrink or expand based on the device size.

For instance, if you are using the standard 728×90 unit on your website, the ad unit may extend well beyond the screen if someone visits your website on a (320 pixels wide) mobile phone or one of the lower resolution tablets.

Google AdSense Ads aren’t responsive by default but you can use a bit of JavaScript code to make them respond to the screen size. The logic is pretty simple. You create multiple ad units (say 768×90, 468×60 and 300×250) and based on the size (width) of the user’s device, the most appropriate format get served.

Here’s the relevant JavaScript code:

<script type="text/javascript">
    google_ad_client = "ca-publisher-id";
    if (window.innerWidth >= 800) {
        google_ad_slot = "ad-unit-1";
        google_ad_width = 728;
        google_ad_height = 60;
    } else if (window.innerWidth < 400) {
        google_ad_slot = "ad-unit-2";
        google_ad_width = 300;
        google_ad_height = 250;
    } else {
        google_ad_slot = "ad-unit-3";
        google_ad_width = 468;
        google_ad_height = 60;
    }
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" 
 src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>

Remember to replace the google_ad_client and google_ad_slot identifiers with your own values (you can easily find them in your AdSense JavaScript code).

Internally, it is the window.innerWidth property that is doing all the magic. This property contains the width (in pixels) of the user’s browser window and once you know that value, you can accordingly serve the larger or smaller AdSense ad units.

While it is always a good idea to confirm with your account manager, this shouldn’t be against AdSense TOS in my opinion since we aren’t resizing the ads or modifying the JavaScript code – we are just serving a different ad unit based on the visitor’s browser size.

AdSense publishers routinely perform split A/B testing to determine which colors schemes and banners sizes perform the best on their website – this is a similar technique.

9/25/2012 07:35:00 PM

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The Easiest Way to Add Device Frames to your Mobile Screenshots

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Try this. Capture a screenshot of your mobile phone or tablet screen and send the image as an email attachment to smartphones@mailchimp.com.

Alternatively, if your mobile or tablet device doesn’t support the screen capture function, like some of the older versions of Android, you can just snap a photograph using your phone’s camera and send it to the above email address.

Within seconds, Mailchimp will send you a reply containing the same screenshot image but with a device frame added to the original image. Here’s an example:

Fig A: Standard screenshot image captured on an iPad

Fig B: The same iPad screenshot but with the iPad Frame

The Mailchimp service automatically detects the mobile device on which the capture was made, probably using the image’s EXIF data, and adds the corresponding device frame to your capture.

If you would like to add a different device frame to your mobile screenshot, simply write the target device name in the subject line of your email message (for example, iphone) and MailChimp will add the required skin to your screen capture.

In the next example, the original screen capture was done on an Android Galaxy S phone but the final frame is that of an iPhone. The device screenshots look beautiful and you don’t really need Photoshop to illustrate your mobile captures anymore.

Original Screen capture done on an Android Phone

The converted screenshot has an iPhone frame

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Online Tool Crops your Images “Intelligently”

Many-to-Many Cropping

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Does Bad Weather Affect Cloud Computing?