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Initio chosen as one of the most promising ERP product of the year 2010

2010-07-01T12:03:00.000+05:30

Initio has been chosen amongst India's top 20 most promising ERP product of the year 2010..

Check out "The Smart Techie" magazine's july issue

Online Font Viewer to View Installed Fonts

2009-12-01T12:51:00.003+05:30

You would have downloaded many fonts from the Internet, whenever you needed to edit a PSD file and the fonts folder is now full of tonnes of fonts which cannot be directly recognized because all of these would show you a sample message and this is hard to find that which font is which one. Hence its recommended that you should try out a service like MyFontBook which would list all your fonts details automatically by scanning your fonts folder. When you visit the above mentioned link for the first time you will find that the Font Catalog would start loading and after registering for a account at MyFontBook you can rate and tag fonts to organize your collection.

Once you click on any thumbnail of a font, you will get a preview of the same at the end of the window which can give you a idea on how to font would look while you would use it. You even get access to a Proof Sheet which would display you few samples of the Lorem Epsum content and allows you to Tag & Favorite your fonts which you can consider for your next project. The best part is that there is nothing to install because this is a Online tool which can complete all your jobs.

Automatically Resize JPEG Photos with Drag & DropResize

2009-12-01T12:43:00.002+05:30

You don't want to manually use a software like FastStone Photo Re-sizer and are looking for a better option which can re size your JPEG Photos? Then here is one called as DropResize which is a very small utility performing a awesome job. The moment you run this 55kb windows utility it starts running and does not install any software on your PC. You will be shown with DropResize Configuration settings which would mean that you need set a folder on your Computer which it monitors regularly.

Drop Resize Configuration

Its recommended to keep the quality at 100% and change the size of the Image Height & Width and basically this can be a really useful tool for bloggers because you can quickly create thumbnails for the photos you download by just dragging and dropping a copy of photo in the folder you had set up previously.

Click Here to Download this Utility

FastStone Photo Resizer – WaterMark, Crop, Resize Images Usage Guide

2009-12-01T12:01:00.004+05:30

Here is a excellent utility for editing the Images and also for compressing the High Quality Digital Photos snapped with the Digital Camera. Whenever you take Photographs with a high quality Digital Camera with 8Mp+ more Resolution then the Images would be stored in the Memory Card with atleast 1Mb of size and when you go for the highest quality this can even range to 5/10Mb size each which is really very big size when you have to upload these Photos to Flickr, Email or send to your friends and this is the point when we need a tool for resizing the Photos. FastStone Photo Resizer is a excellent utility which can be downloaded for free of cost to your computer and run.

FS Photo Resizer ScreenShot

Once you install the Application the main home screen would show you 2 panels. The Left one is for the location where the images are currently hosted. You need to click on the Drop-Down option and select the drive/folder where the Images are saved ie. the Source. This is the section useful for Batch Convert. Once you have selected the Images you need to convert you need to click on the ‘Add’ button listed on the right side panel of the Application. If you want to Convert all the Images in the Source Folder then select the ‘Add All’ button and then proceed to the next step.

First of all you need to Select the Output Folder where the edited, cropped, resized Images would be saved. You can also set the Output Format of the Images which is .JPG by default but if you need any specific format you can set it here. Generally its recommended to change the Output folder from the source folder because if you are not going to Rename the files then the Original Images would be replaced and you cannot recover them.

Output Folder Image Format

Next you have a option to Rename the Images which means that you can rename your Images in Bulk with Automatically Numbered Prefix. Example : If you want to rename your Birthday Photos, you can give a entry there as Birthday-Photos-# which means that it would be saved to your PC in a numbered format. You can also specify the Extension Format ie Lower Case or Upper Case like .jpg or .JPG based on your likes.

Next we are going to deal with the most important option here which is the ‘Advanced Option’ which is located on the right panel. Click on it and select the check box to yes to activate the additional options. Then you need to click on the button and you find a new window showing you multiple tabbed panels. The first of this is the Resize Option. When you click on the Checkbox to yes you will get different resizing modes. You can Resize Images based on Pixels, Percentage or based on one side. If you want to just decrease the size of the Images its recommended to go for the Percentage option and enter the % in numerical format to which extent the Image would be shrinked.

Resize Images FastStone

If you are looking to Flip or Rotate the Images, the next tab can help you out which is listed as ‘Rotate’. This option is really useful when you have taken photos after rotating the camera and the saved Images come in a flipped format. Hence click on the checkbox and you will have the options to Flip Horizontally, Flip Vertically & Rotate.

Flip Rotate Images

Next Advanced option is ‘Crop’ Image which means that you can cut down a portion of a Image automatically and that too in a bulk mode. You can Crop Images based on Pixels, In Pixel Size or In Aspect Ratio.

Crop Images

Add Text is a option which is really useful for people who want to add some text to all the Images, something like ‘All Rights Reserved’ or their Name or their Website URL which are normally found on most Desktop Wallpapers. You can easily Drag and Relocate the area where you want to ‘Add Text’. with a small text editor where you can Specify the Text, Align it if you are adding a small para of text, Setup Position & Add XY Offsets. Also allows you to Add Shadows, Add Background and change Font of the text you are going to add to all the Images.

Add Text Shadows to Images

The next option is ‘Add Watermark’ which allows you to add a small image to all your Images. You would have seen a small logo on most Celebrity Images which are either Website Logo or the Celebrity Name. You have to enter the location where the watermark image is located and also select different options like Shadow, Background, Round, Opacity and Position.

Add Watermark to Images

The Final Advanced option is of Adding Border to your Images and giving them a better look. You can Apply different Predefined Frames upto 3 or a Inner Frame to a Image and also add Shadows to your Images easily. If you notice there is a list of options below all the windows which allows you to ‘Save options to File’ which is useful because its going to save all the options you had already selected and can be useful if you want to reapply the same settings to another set of Images.

Download this Application from FastStone.org

Web Design Compliance & Standards

2009-11-20T17:29:00.003+05:30

W3C (The World Wide Web Consortium) is the primary governing body for the web. W3C set out guidelines and offer verification tools to ensure that your web-site is built using Industry Standard coding. The W3C also govern a variety of other coding languages such as XML, SOAP and SSML to name a few. Web Designers who follow the guidelines set out by the W3C can expect their web sites to benefit from:

Better Search Engine Rankings.
Better Universal Browser Compatibility.
Better collaboration between other web designers and developers.

The 2 main W3C standards that we practice are XHTML and CSS. Click here to see if your web site has been constructed to the coding guidelines set out by the W3C or click here to verify this page that you are viewing.

Web Site Accessibility

2009-11-20T17:29:00.000+05:30

Another key consideration to think about when choosing a web design company is accessibility and usability. Modern Internet Browsers and web site programming allow web sites to be constructed to allow users to:

Increase the font size on your web site.
Narrate the text on your web site.
Navigate around the site with Back & Forward buttons.

Whilst all of the above factors should be taken for granted when you choose a web design company, the unfortunate fact is that you can’t. Ensure that accessibility and ‘Cross Platform’ support is a key objective of your chosen web designers.

Open Source and 3rd Party Web Design Software

2009-11-20T17:28:00.002+05:30

Open Source is essentially software that is developed by teams of people and is distributed for free on the internet. Open Source software covers a variety of web design applications including blogging software and e-commerce software. To name a few of these applications, Creativ Era's are familiar with the following:

Wordpress - This is an Open Source blogging platform that requires at minimum, a basic understanding of HTML to install. Wordpress is updated frequently by its' developers and is available worldwide to the public.
Magento - This is a free E-Commerce shopping cart application that literally has everything you need to be selling online.
EKM Powershop - Is an 'off the shelf' third party shopping basket application.
Paypal - Is becoming one of the most popular and safe methods of sending and receiving money via the internet. Creativ Era's have experience with integrating and utilising Paypal.
Google Checkout - A rival to Paypal, Google Checkout is Google's offering to paying online. Creativ Era's are able to integrate Google Checkout into static and e-commerce web sites.

Web Site Design & Development

2009-11-20T17:27:00.000+05:30

In modern times, there are a whole host of features available to build a both stunning and interactive web site. The construction and completion of a web site can be categorised in two main areas:

1. The Design

The primary objective of a web site should be to meet the requirements of the client. In most cases this would be to attract then convert Internet users into customers, subscribers or in the case of charities, donators. The design of the web site is paramount to reassuring, educating and ultimately convincing the viewer that they have come to the right place, or that they have found what they are looking for. It is the responsibly of the web design company or sole web designer, to produce a suitable design that is attractive to the target market, and doesn't deter people from exploring the web site. Web designers often use a variety of techniques, programmes and software during the design of a web site. These may include any combination of the following:

Hand Drawn designs - and conceptions are used to quickly produce layouts and visuals for the design.
Adobe Photoshop - Can be used to produce mock-ups and ‘Internet Ready graphics’.
Adobe Illustrator - Is another tool for producing mock-ups, graphics and design elements.
Adobe Flash - Can be used to produce animation, movement & interaction on a web site.
Adobe Dreamweaver - Is used to construct the web site as it is being constructed for the Internet. Some designers even use Dreamweaver to help them with the design process of a web site.
CSS - Cascading Style Sheets. CSS is used in conjunction with HTML to design and style the web site from a separate file. The use of CSS brings many advantages including advanced design features, lower file sizes and a universal styling document that updates the presentation and design of the site automatically from a single document.

2. The Development

Once the design of the web site is in place, either as a mock-up or coded HTML skeleton, the web site then requires developing. Development can be as basic as constructing the design as a web page in HTML, or it can be as complex as using the design to ‘skin’ a complex, Database driven web site. Development can be completed by the same designer, or in the case of bigger/complex projects, within a team of individuals who specialise in certain areas of construction. Web Developers or Web Designers can use any of the following to develop a web site to completion and the ongoing maintenance:

HTML - Hypertext Markup Language is the basic language for presenting a web-site.
XHTML - is the markup language with the same depth as HTML, but XHTML also conforms to XML syntax.
XML - is a custom language for creating custom markup.
RSS - Stands for 'Real Simple Syndication' and is a popular format for publishing frequently updated articles and stories like blogs.
ASP.NET - Is the Windows Framework used for dynamic applications.
PHP - Is a free (released under the PHP License) scripting language for constructing dynamic web sites.
MySQL - Is a Open Source Database platform (available under terms of the GNU General Public License) and used in conjunction with PHP and other languages to store and retrieve data.
AJAX - is a coding nickname for the combination technique of XML and Javascript for making rich internet applications.
Javascript - is an established client-side scripting language commonly used by web site developers.
Perl / CGI - is an aging scripting language that was developed originally for NASA in 1987.
Actionscript - is a scripting language primarily used within and to integrate Flash. The latest version of Actionscript is 3.0 but 2.0 is still widely used worldwide.

Web Design History

2009-11-20T17:25:00.001+05:30

Web site design has come a very long way since the Internet’s very first web site back in the early 1990’s. Like the Internet’s very first web sites, the majority of sites are presented in a computer language called HTML (HyperText Markup Language). HTML is currently in its’ 4th version, with the next major version, HTML 5 currently being rolled out. HTML 4 has been the core Internet Mark-Up language for nearly 10 years. Ever since the original conception of HTML, the Internet boom has spawned an array of hundreds if not thousands of other languages, software and mediums that are used in collaboration to produce modern, attractive and dynamic web sites

Patients Record Keeping

2009-11-20T14:35:00.000+05:30

Patients Record Keeping - Only website in the world which takes care of the patient records of doctor's & hospitals.

check out http://www.patientsdata.info/

Library Automation System

2009-11-20T14:15:00.003+05:30

Creativ Era's has come up with a fully customizable library automation system. This application helps to manage the day to day functioning of any library.

Its a browser based application capable of running on the internet or on the local server.

The application is installed & successfully running at Buddha Institute of Technology - Gorakhpur.

For more details please call us or email us or visit http://www.creativ-eras.com/

Ecommerce Websites

2009-11-20T14:10:00.003+05:30

Ecommerce websites done by Creativ Era's are as follows -

1. http://www.xenico.com.au/

2. http://www.jewelryoutletmall.com/

3. http://www.globalcraft.in/

Creativ Era's offers totally customisable ecommerce websites

Help Stop Spamming

2008-09-08T14:09:00.000+05:30

Kindly do the following while forwarding emails -

1. Please insert all the emails in Bcc field & if it is compulsary for you to write any email in the To field as its in yahoo then please write your own email there.

2. Always delete any previous list of emails written there in the email before forwarding.

Which Hosting platform do I choose for my website?

2008-08-07T13:15:00.000+05:30

Its very common question in web hosting industry.

Here is simple answer:

If you are using ASP, ASP.NET, MS SQL or MS access in your website then you should choose Windows 2003 plans

or

if you are using normal HTML Website or PHP or MY SQL database then Linux is best.

Performance wise both platform are good.

But windows provide better security features.

Creativ Era's provides good hosting services on both platform Windows & Linux.

Payment Gateways in India

2008-08-07T13:11:00.000+05:30

There are now many payment gateway options are available in India.

Some of these:
CCAvenue
Payseal from ICICI Bank
EBS from UTI Bank
HDFC Bank
City Bank

According to our opinion CCAvenue is good payment gateway in India. But they have the maximum options for making payment.
CCAvenue Accepts following Credit cards:
VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DINERS CLUB, CITIBANK E-CARDS and JCB CARDS

CCAvenue Accepts following Netbankings:
CCAvenue has been approved as a Super/Master Merchant by Citibank, ICICI Bank, AmericanExpress, UTI Bank, IDBI Bank, Centurion Bank, Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Kotak Mahindra Bank, The Federal Bank, Bank of Rajasthan, IndusInd Bank and HDFC bank.

ICICI Bank (Payseal) also good but they have stopped mastercard option for number of customer without any intimation. They accept Master & Visa Cards Only.

EBS also just started the payment gateway. They accept Master & Visa Credit cards. But we checked on some reference websites which they have given, thier processing is very slow, but they have assured to resolve asap.

HDFC Bank also offering payment gateway, but require lot of official documentation for that. theirs is not readily available for all. Same goes for citi bank payment gateway also.

What is a BLOG ???

2008-08-07T12:45:00.000+05:30

Blog (short for web log) is a website where entries are written in chronological order and displayed in reverse chronological order.

Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic.

The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs.

Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on photographs (photoblog), sketch blog, videos (vlog), music (MP3 blog), or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media.

The term “blog” is a portmanteau of the words web and log (Web log). “Blog” can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

Wordpress is best blog software now a days.

Basic website design tips

2008-08-07T12:39:00.000+05:30

Website building has become a common and essential knowledge to many people.

Businesses, organisations and individuals have created websites either for commercial, or for personal recreational purposes.

When it comes to website building, one should pay extra attention to the fine details. This is to make sure that it performs optimally.

Here are some important tips to observe to make sure your website serves its function properly.

1. Display simple and clear navigational menu

Provide a simple and easy to understand navigation menu so that even someone who is not internet savvy will know how to use it. It is best to stay away from complicated multi-tiered dropdown menus. If your visitors don’t know how to navigate the site confidently, they will eventually leave it.

2. Avoid using flash

Where appropriate, avoid using flash, especially for the first introductionpage. People have to download the Flash player before hand before they can view Flash movies. Because of this, the number of visitors will decrease considerably because not everyone will be willing to download the Flash player just to view your website.

3. Avoid using large graphic images

Large graphic files take a long time todownload and display.Usually, visitors do not have the patience to wait for more than several secondsfor the site to display itself. For this reason, keep the graphic files as smallas possible. It is a good practice to optimise images before uploading them ontothe server.

4. Avoid using audio on your site

Audio is subjective and therefore not all will like the kind of music that is playing on a website. However, if you insist on adding audio, make sure the visitor can control the volume, stop or pause the music.Well, these are some tips. They are by no means exhaustive, though. The key isto make the trip to your site as easy and as pleasant to the visitor aspossible.