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The massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile Saturday morning, killing more than 300 people and causing widespread damages in many areas, has left devastating aftershocks in many areas of the country. Below are some dramatic pictures from Flickr that document this huge tragedy. Santiago after the earthquake. Original photo here Santiago. Original photo here by Destino Para Lelos! Temuco, Chile ( Temuco is the capital of the Araucanía... 

From CNN.com – The first waves of a tsunami from a massive earthquake in Chile have hit the Big Island of Hawaii, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.  Read More →

I’ve been tracking trends and looking deeper into the scenarios that make my company the most money.  That’s why I wrote my previous articles regarding retainers, web cams and other such things that we do that keep our clients close to our sides. So today I get this new customer’s mobile website built and launched.  Immediately, I get an email that is copied to my client and me from their previous web developer pointing out... 

Google Spreadsheet is a powerful and free tool to manage complex spreadsheets. This tutorial illustrates ten useful formulas you must know to help you simplify the way you work in Google Spreadsheet. Vertical Look Up This formula searches for value in the left-most column of array and returns the value in the same row based on the index. =vlookup(search_criterion, array, index, sort_order) For example, if you want to find the population of the... 

WordPress finally introduced a Post Thumbnail feature in version 2.9 which has made life quite a bit easier for WordPress theme developers that love to integrate thumbnails into their themes. There are many different ways to dress up post thumbnail images, but for this tutorial we are going focus on a simple 5 minute technique using CSS. If you haven’t already integrated post thumbnails into your WordPress theme, there are several detailed... 

Fonts for Designers is a series of posts that proposes a selection of the best free fonts for web designers. Each new issue presents five interesting fonts you can use on your web projects. Here is a collection of five fresh and extreme useful fonts particularly adapted to design logos. Take a look at the following link for the previous issues . Download Surface  Read More →

Here is a summary of Apple sales by operating segment and sales by product. All data are public and available on the Apple website at this link . You can use the following charts by citing this post. Apple Sales by Operating Segment The following chart summarizes net sales and Mac unit sales by operating segment during the three years ended September 26, 2009 (in millions, except unit sales in thousands and per unit amounts): Apple Unit Sales... 

Lars Rasmussen at the Google I/O Conference (May 2009) In may 2009, at the Google I/O Conference, Lars Rasmussen presented a new Google application called “Google Wave” that should have revolutionized the way to communicate and collaborate on-line. The new Google product immediately took many positive comments and was defined as one of the most promising tools of 2010. But the initial enthusiasm was short lived. Google Wave is an... 

Sometimes, if you use a CMS like WordPress or Movable Type, you could need to change the URL structure in use on your blog with a more SEO friendly structure. This is a big problem especially if your site is already indexed and some posts are popular on search engines: if you change the URL structure, all your posts will be unavailable at the old URLs and, in this way, you risk to lose visitors and ranking. A safe way to change the URL structure... 

The sidebar is an important element of every blog. In a standard two-columns layout it’s placed to the right of the main section and includes information and links related to the content of blog posts. A well organized sidebar should include some important items, such as subscription options, advertisements, recent and popular posts, and help blog readers find contextual information related to the article they are reading or, in general,... 

More than once I heard someone say that to really understand social media is enough to have a profile on Facebook, on Twitter, YouTube, and so on. Nothing more wrong. Social media are changing culture, society and knowledge sharing. In this change, technology is certainly something important but not decisive. So, understanding social media means go deep in some books that marked the origin and development of cyber-culture. In this post I would... 

Here is a round-up with the best services online that allow you to watch the best TV series, TV shows and movies for free. HULU Hulu – Launched in private beta in August 2007 with a joint venture of NBC Universal, News Corp., The Walt Disney Company and Providence Equity Partners, Hulu is one of the most popular website that offers high-quality streaming video of TV shows, TV series and movies. You…  Read More →

Dear friends, something is changing on Woork Up. As you know, since its birth in October 2007, this blog has been mainly addressed to web designers and developers becoming a popular and appreciated website in that area. Now, due to a big increase in popularity of Woork Up, I believe it’s the right moment to make a choice in a new direction. In the last months I thought about how to expand the audience of Woork Up, and I decided to start adding... 

Here is a collection of 6 spectacular storytelling websites you have to see for you daily inspiration. Go to the website We Choose The Moon Go to the website Summit on The Summit Go to the website Ubisoft | Creators of Emotion Go to the website Annenberg community Beach House Go to the website SensiSoft Go to the website Waterlife  Read More →