Building Apps for mobile devices becomes crucial for online success as an increasing number of web users shift to mobile devices and as the usage stats of mobile users has already passed web usage by desktop and lap-top users in many countries. Learn how to Build a Mobile App for iOS, Android and Windows The Ycademy May Seminar will focus on App Building namely on: Types of Apps App Building Standards App Building Publishing Requirements App Building Workshops Two days are a short time to become familiar with programming language and developer kits. For this reason we will be using what we believe are the two most powerful App building software packs available for Windows to build and test our Apps. Participants can test also some of the apps directly on their mobile device. The seminar will take place on May 26 –27, 2012 from 1 p.m. till 9 p.m. London Time on each day. Seminar tickets are available with the usual discounts; get your discount code from bianca(at)ycademy.com. More details during our calls and mails from Bianca. Related posts: Ycademy Online Seminar January 2012 Ycademy Online Seminar Apri 2012 Ycademy Online Seminar December 12–13, 2009 Ycademy Online Seminar [...]
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Customizing WordPress Child Theme In this tutorial we will create Custom Post Types and add variables and functionality to them. Also we will add some styling for more user-friendly display in the dashboard. Having set up our basic Child Theme structure we will now proceed with the customization. But before that we will do some basic WP configuration and go through the settings. You may be used to building WordPress based sites and therefore you may have some habits in as much as settings and configuration are concerned. Some basic WP Settings Here is what I do in the dashboard: 1. Trash and permanently delete the Hello World Post. 2. Delete the default Links. 3. Set Permalinks to: /%category%/%postname%/ 4. Under Settings General enter Blog Name and Tagline; for the purpose of this exercise I use as a Title: WordPress TTP and as a Tagline: Tips, Themes and Plugins 5. Add some content to test content display by importing an RSS feed using a plugin such as Feedwordpress. I pulled into a new category called Blog the feed from my author-blog at: http://yorgonestoridis.com/feed Custom Posts and Child Theme We have set up a basic child theme for the purpose of [...]
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Build a Custom WP with Semiomantics XO This post focuses on setting up our Main Theme and a Child Theme. For the purpose of this exercise we will use Semiomantics XO as the parent theme because it’s flexible, user-friendly and highly optimized. In fact you can use most any decent WP theme to follow this tutorial, namely the TwentyEleven which comes with the WP installation. Adding a Theme Like on any live site, our test site on BitNami allows us to add themes either from the Dashboard (upload the theme’s zip file) or by pasting the theme into the themes folder in wp-contents. Access your BitNami environment using Windows Explorer and surf to the themes folder. You will see the same folders and files structure under htdocs as you are used to when accessing your WordPress folder on a server using an FTP client. In order to add Themes, we just drop theme folders into the ‘themes’ folder as per above. As you can see, I have amongst others) added my Semiomantics XO (the ‘xo’ folder under themes). XO will serve as the parent theme of the new website. Instead however of customizing XO directly, I will create a child [...]
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Original Article at Photo Sprites Menu Tutorial.Photo CSS Sprites for WordPress — Free PSD This Tutorial will show you step by step how to build an attractive menu using sprites for your WordPress Photo website. I have used this feature on the below demo site: The menu is placed in the header.php of the WordPress theme (here its Semiomantics XO) in replacement of the navigation. 1. Create the Image file in Photoshop The image file consists roughly of a Filmstrip serving as mask and then the images which are inserted into the film strip. In the normal position, the images are dimmed by a black fill layer at about 75% opacity. The final image looks as follows: Download the PSD File Download my PSD file from HERE. Open the PSD file in Photoshop and inspect it When you open the file in Photoshop, you will find 3 folders in the layer stack: The bottom folder contains the lower film-strip, the next folder concerns the upper film-strip and on top you find the Semiomantics XO Photo Publishing ad which I kick in as a bonus. To start, just make the “ad” folder invisible by clicking on the eye icon placed to the left of the “ad” folder. [...]
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Original Article at Photography: How to take Sunset Photos.The impact of the number of focus/metering points Zoom and Vertical angle influence Color Range To illustrate yesterday’s training, here are 3 pictures I just shot out of the window with a point and shoot camera: This first example shows that the sun and the warm colors around represent a small amount of the total image size. To get a dark foreground I used centered metering which causes the foreground to be overexposed since the metering is dominantly done on the light areas around the center of the image. Using Zoom to focus on the warm color range around the sun and by lifting the camera we reduce the importance of the fore ground in terms of importance. The foreground is nicely over exposed while we get plenty of the warm gradients. Forget about the foreground, we just zoom in and try to capture the interesting edges of the cloud. Compared to what the eye sees in nature (first picture) we are here entirely in the heart of the warm color range with an over-saturation of orange/reds. The contrasts get harder and we may miss out on some gradients, however such pictures can be spectacular. Incoming search terms:how to take [...]
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Original Article at How to Publish Digital Photos.Digital Photography and WordPress “How to Edit and Publish Digital Photos” is the focus of the Ycademy Online Seminar in July. 1. How to Edit Digital Photos Taking photos has become a relatively easy and cheap task with the proliferation of accessible digital cameras and mobile devices, such as smart-phones and tablets. Of course the quality of the pictures varies in function of the quality of the camera and the skill of the photographer. Some of the shortcomings can be compensated by improving skills and post editing. The Seminar will deal with editing digital photos using namely Photoshop and OnOne Professional Photo Tools. … after some basic editing … … for web and devices with reduced JPEG quality. Editingand post editing have a lot to do with the purpose of the image as well as on the destination platform. We will look into different options and detail specific requirements for the mobile web. OnOne Professional Photo Editing Tools The above sample shows that editing makes the image heavier! The more filters, masks and brushes we apply the more Kb we ad and the slower the image will load once on the site. Here it is getting interesting: the above image counts [...]
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Original Article at How to get rid of eval base64_decode Hack.How to get rid of eval base64_decode Hack — WordPress tutorial. Subsequent to our previous post here is a step by step solution for people who don’t have the time or the means to thoroughly track and eliminate all instances of the hack. We will use this method on the YORGOO Press websites. Which parts of your WordPress are touched by the Hack? Basically the DataBase as well as some files on your server: mainly the index.php or html pages plus the hack adds new pages containing namely iframe injections. The files can be found anywhere from the root folder to wp-admin, wp-includes to wp-content. Also, additional sub-domains or subfolders may be attacked. We experienced that comments may be subject to justified suspicion as well. Step by Step Troubleshooting of How to get rid of eval (base64_decode Hack Clean the database First, we will optimize the database tables and empty the comments and comments meta tables. This is to get rid of comment related problems. From a content point of view this is the main sacrifice we will make. This step is optional and you could well give it a first shot preserving the comments. Export your WordPress content from the [...]
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Copyright © 2011 Yorgo Nestoridis. Visit the original article at http://yorgonestoridis.com/yorgo-nestoridis-development/yorgoo-booster/how-to-configure-yorgoo-booster-plugins/.How to Configure YORGOO Booster Plugins 1. Akismet Activate and enter the API Key (if you don’t have one, follow the instructions from the Akismet page) 2. All in one SEO Activate and configure under Settings: Leave all text fields empti and tick all tick boxes. In addition modify as follows: 3. YB Headers Activate YB Headers Plugin The Directions are self explanatory. 4. Now Activate the Theme Only after having activated YB Headers: Go Appearance and activate the YORGOO Booster Theme 5. Activate the remaining Plugins You may now activate the remaining plugins one by one and configure them by editing the required fields. All advertising plugins can be used at the same time, however you may also select only a few of them to run your campaigns. Enjoy and Good Luck! Related posts:How to Configure YORGOO Booster Google Top 10 Ranking by YORGOO Booster How to Install YORGOO Booster YORGOO Blaster New Edition Measures to protect your Blog
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Copyright © 2011 Yorgo Nestoridis. Visit the original article at http://yorgonestoridis.com/yorgo-nestoridis-development/yorgoo-booster/how-to-configure-yorgoo-booster/.How to Configure YORGOO Booster: Basics Basic Semiomantics WordPress Configuration YORGOO Booster can be set up as a stand alone site or as part of a publishing and advertising network. The basic configuration we are recommending here is for a typical Set and Forget Booster. Special Configuration is discussed at Ycademy Seminars and Calls. In your Dashboard under Settings: 1. General Blog Title: Enter your Primary Keyword Tagline: Enter your secondary Keyword Make sure your email address is correct Make sure your UTC time offset is correct. 2. Writing Update Services: Load your Ping List (if you don’t have a ping list, ask your Seller or lodge a support ticket). 3. Reading Leave as is. 4. Writing Comment Moderation: fill in the number “1” to read: “Hold a comment in the queue if it contains 1 or more links.” Note: I prefer not to allow any comments and I definitely don’t want to receive notification emails. 5. Media You may leave as is. 6. Privacy. Leave as is. 7. Permalinks Select: Custom Structure and enter : 8. Miscellaneous Leave link as is and select all three tick boxes: Note: Based [...]
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Copyright © 2011 Yorgo Nestoridis. Visit the original article at http://yorgonestoridis.com/yorgo-nestoridis-development/yorgoo-booster/how-to-install-yorgoo-booster/.Install YORGOO Booster Pre-requisites: Your YORGOO Booster Pack (buy from an Authorized Seller) Domain Hosting Download your YORGOO Booster Pack from the YORGOO Booster Customer Area. Hosting: If you need hosting, grab the Unlimited ChiHosters Pack for 35$ per year. 1. Install using Fantastico If you use a cpanel server, such as ChiHosters: 1. Install WordPress with Fantastico. 2. Overwrite your whole installation with the content of your download using FTP. Done 2. Manual Install 1. Create a MySQL database and a user name with a password. 2. Edit wp-config-sample.php in your downloaded yorgoobooster folder and fill in Data Base Name, User and Password. Rename the file to wp-content.php 3. Upload the content of the folder called yorgoobooster to your server via FTP 4. Run install by addressing in your browser: http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin/install.php (replace “your domain” with your domain name, sub-domain or link to your folder). Done 3. Ask your Seller Your seller is happy to install the script for you on your server. There is only a small list of authorized YORGOO Booster sellers who guarantee proper install and functioning of the original product. Check the official list HERE 4. [...]
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Copyright © 2011 Yorgo Nestoridis. Visit the original article at http://yorgonestoridis.com/yorgo-nestoridis-publishing-1/blog-for-money/.How to set up a Money Making Blog We are looking at 4 essential elements needed to make money with your blog. 1. Traffic Where there are no visitors, there is no money. Traffic will depend on how well you communicate the existence of your content or how well you promote your blog. Some of the most used ways to bring visitors to our blog are email, search engine optimization, aggregators, social networking, wod to mouth. In short: all means of communication are good to make people aware of our blog or a blog post. 2. Content While the first task of your content is to be noticed by search engines and spiders in order to be indexed and listed in the most appropriate way, the second task is to provide your reader content of interest and value. The indexing and listing makes it possible for people to find your posts when they search for information, solutions, benefits or for whatever they may type into a search box. Once they are on your site, the quality of you content will decide on your success; it can build trust, inspire authority [...]
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Copyright © 2011 Yorgo Nestoridis. Visit the original article at http://yorgonestoridis.com/yorgo-nestoridis-publishing-1/your-shop-on-google-top-10-with-your-sho/.Google Top 10 Ranking for your Shop New Ideas New Performance Is your shop ranking on Google Top 10? Under a relevant keyword? Can Search Engine Users find your shop on Google Top 10 when looking urgently for a product? Frameworks tuned to reach Google Top 10 Semiomantics has been tuning sites for top 10 performance for years and while things become more complex online, a new Content and Ads delivery system which can be used even by a complete newbie has been developed based on the huge experience gained over time and from daily practice. Unique Opportunity to enter the Google Top 10 Elite On June 30 the new Script, YORGOO Booster, will be officially released to the public. However we will train a handful online marketers, newbies and pros during the coming week-end to understand Search Engine Marketing and the use of the new script. The Ycademy Online Seminar, taking place this coming week-end will deal with YORGOO Booster and with all the elements it can transport and deliver right to the Top of Google. 2 Benefits You will be amongst the first owners of a new kind [...]
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