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  • 07:06:43 pm on April 26, 2012 | 0 | # |
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    eval base64 on WordPress or other Sites

    WordPress and other CMS powered sites are often targets for hackers who mass-inject some code into php and or html files.


    What to look for

    The cases I came across so far showed a hack just before the closing body tag in form of a short script pointing to an external source. Also, in some cases I found some php file in the uploads folder (in WP the uploads folder should not contain any php files).

    Once the script executed, a long string starting something like this:

    
<?php /**/ //eval(base64_decode("aWYoZ...

    is placed on php and/or htm/html files. This eval base64 encoded and injected PHP code will hit all php archives.

    WordPress Theme Yorgo


    How to get rid of the hack without destroying your site

    To start with: change your passwords (FTP and Admin). Make sure your site script WP and Plugins are updated.

    Check your footer.php (theme folder) and delete eventually the script added by the hack (or just load your backed up footer.php and replace the file).

    Check your uploads folder for php files and delete them. Check your plugins folder for unusual php files and as the case may be delete them.

    If you are not familiar with Ruby, PuTTY and Shell access, then there is a relatively simple solution available by running a php script from your root. The script will back-up the hacked files, replace the hack with another string and save the repaired file.

    A second script can be used to delete the backed-up hacks once we are sure that all works fine.

    These scripts have been developed by Sergi Rodrigues Rius and published on his spanish website. They work on the most common php CMS.

    Download from HERE.

    Upload the search_and_replace.php into the root folder of your site and run it by opening the page in your browser.

    Once you are sure all is working fine, run the second script (this can be done after a few days or weeks).

    Related posts:

    1. How to get rid of eval base64_decode Hack
    2. WordPress eval base64_decode Hack
    3. Upgrade your WordPress in 5 seconds
    4. Ycademy Easter Contest 2
    5. Facebook Profile Picture Hack

     

  • 12:07:48 pm on April 25, 2012 | 0 | # |
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    How to build a Local Website

    Contents

    1. How to build a Local Website

      1. How to dominate the local market?
      2. How to Dominate Google Top 10
      3. How to Dominate Social Networks
      4. How to dominate the Mobile Web
      5. How to manage a Local Presence online
      6. How to monetize a Local Website
      7. How to get readers to the Local Website
     

    Go Local is the name of the game in 2011/12 and the success of bringing the global web developments back home is a trend of the time. First it was about tagging people, now we tag locations, be it on social networks such as Facebook or on Photo sites, such as Picasa or Flickr.

    Based on the fact that surfers search for and prefer local business to cross border transactions, social networks namely have built in the local tags and stimulate users to hook media and events to geographically tagged locations.

    Vouliagmeni Local Footprints at Astir Beach


    How to dominate the local market?

    In order to dominate the local market, you need to assess the use of the internet your neighbors make; chances are that they mostly hang out on social media, search Google and use email. This is of course an extremely simplified view but it gives an indication about where we need to build high visibility.

    You also want to have an idea about how people access the net and websites; you will notice an increased use of mobile deices, which means that your content needs to be formatted and optimized  for desktops as well as for tablets and mobile phones.

    Finally you may notice that surfers prefer visual content to text, which impacts on editing and publishing for multiple platforms.


    How to Dominate Google Top 10

    In order to build high visibility on search returns, you need

    • a local website.
    • make use of all possible Google Listings pertaining to the geographic location.
    • great content and consistent publishing to provide useful information and trigger conversation.

    Astir Beach Vouliagmeni, Greece


    How to Dominate Social Networks

    To dominate social networks (Facebook, Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn) we need

    • optimized profiles.
    • Facebook Pages.
    • a consistent flow of information to trigger attention and conversation.
    • an optimized set-up to assure traffic back to our websites (let the social networks work for us instead of the opposite).


    How to dominate the Mobile Web

    To dominate the mobile web we need

    • mobile versions of our websites (tablets and smartphones).
    • mobile search optimization.
    • ideally an App.
    • easy to use interactive functions.


    How to manage a Local Presence online

    The answer is similar to managing a business online. There are three main elements I like to focus on:

    • an optimized workflow to assure maximum productivity.
    • high quality content and content providers.
    • an integrated publishing network to hit all the important targets with per platform optimized content.

    Local Website Theme for WordPress


    How to monetize a Local Website

    • Ads from Local Business.
    • Ads from external Business wanting to do business locally.
    • Eventually by integrating a local directory.
    • Eventually by integrating a real estate classifieds feature.
    • Eventually by integrating a service and products exchange.
    •  … and more.


    How to get readers to the Local Website

    Just a few ideas:

    • Talk about people.
    • Talk about events.
    • Talk about stories concerning the community.
    • Talk about Local Sports, Clubs, Associations.
    • Publish Pictures (people like to see their face and place).
    • Talk about local business.
    • Integrate a news wire from the major’s office.
    • Have a local Gossip column.
    • Let visitors contribute and discuss content.
    • Don’t forget rating.
    • Create competitions, contests, top 3 lists.
    • Exchange advertising space with local media to promote your site quickly an consistently.
    • Bring the conversation from social networks back to your site.
    • … and so much more!

    I hope this post helps your brainstorming when creating your local project. I will publish shortly a detailed project for my demo community, Vouliagmeni.

    Related posts:

    1. How to Optimize your Impact on Social and Mobile Networks
    2. Facebook Strategy with WordPress
    3. Google Top 10 Dominate your Keyword 3
    4. 3 Web Design Trends in 2011
    5. New Facebook Pages Publishing Concept

     

  • 07:13:06 pm on April 16, 2012 | 0 | # |
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    Mobile WordPress and Social Media

    Contents

    1. Mobile WordPress and Social Media

      1. What’s New on Mobile WordPress and Social Media
      2. Why to use advanced Mobile Web Developments
      3. The Goal of Semiomantics Developments
    2. The Goal and Agenda of the Ycademy April Seminar

      1. 1. Mobile Web

        1. Build a Mobile Child Theme for your Website.
        2. Build OS specific Icons.
        3. Build a Start up screen (image).
        4. Build Mobile specific WP 3.0 menus.
        5. Custom Links and Icons.
        6. Integrate Advertizing: Adsense, Admob, Custom Ads.
        7. Custom Post formats for the Mobile theme.
        8. Test Plugin compatibility and create your mobile plugin menu.
        9. Embed media for Mobile content, YouTube, Vimeo or self-hosted standard h.264 encoded media.
        10. Specifics for tablet computing, namely for the iPad and other touch tablets.
      2. 2. Mobile Social Networks
      3. Schedule
      4. Materials
      5. Tickets and Discounts
     

    The fast evolution of the mobile web has created new needs for publishers, whereas the objective remains to integrate mobile web targets into an existing workflow and to optimize productivity with the help of automated conversion scripts and tools.


    What’s New on Mobile WordPress and Social Media

    Ycademy Online Seminar April 2012

    At Semiomantics the starting point for our development is the most comprehensive conversion plugin, called WPTouch Pro. WPTouch has released its latest version end of March 2012 with some adjustments for iOS 5.1 and many other fixes and developments:

    • * Added: Custom advertising options for iPad
    • * Added: Simple caching of desktop functions.php
    • * Added: Russian language file
    • * Added: Automatic archiving of previous settings in wptouch-data directory
    • * Added: Compatibility setting for BuddyPress Mobile AJAX support
    • * Fixed: Changing user-agent matching that may have interfered with advertising in certain scenarios
    • * Changed: Replaced include with locate_template in theme files, should allow child overrides of custom WPtouch Pro template files
    • * Changed: Algorithm to reload settings; may have caused settings to be lost in a certain scenario
    • * Updated: All translations based on 2.6 strings
    • * Fixed: An issue with Register and Lost password links in Classic
    • * Fixed: Video issues with jwPlayer and other video sources and plugins
    • * Fixed: An issue which could cause the Share button not to show in Classic mobile theme
    • * Fixed: Improved appearance for Embedded Google maps
    • * Fixed: Issues with Tweet text encoding in sharing options for Classic
    • * Fixed: Search form issues with Skeleton theme
    • * Fixed: Admin issues for non-English languages
    • * Fixed: Issue where style.min.css was never loaded in child themes of Classic
    • * Fixed: Broken admin icons when SSL was enabled in the admin
    • * Added: Hungarian language
    • * Changed: Adjustments for memory management in Classic iPad theme
    • * Fixed: An issue with MapPress embeds
    • * Fixed: An issue with JetPack videos
    • * Fixed: An issue with Smart Youtube plugin videos
    • * Fixed: Issue with blank spaces in custom user agent string


    Why to use advanced Mobile Web Developments

    The above recent change-logs indicate the extent of considerations necessary for a serious development of an integrated mobile WP based solution. The reason for such complexity lies amongst others in the following:

    1. Increasing WordPress complexity and advanced plugin developments.
    2. The multitude of mobile operating systems, browsers and devices of different sizes, display resolutions and aspect ratios.
    3. The improved algorithms of Mobile Search.
    4. The complexity of Semiomantics’ unbeaten optimization for conventional and mobile search.
    5. The popularity of mobile and smart devices and the automated Mobile Search privileging mobile site versions.
    6. The popularity of Social Networks and their ever changing integration parameters.

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    Ycademy April Seminar Ticket
    Ycademy Online Seminar April 2012


    The Goal of Semiomantics Developments

    At Semiomantics we aim to make complex matters simple for day to day use. As an author or business, you don’t want to spend your time with technical issues or sitting logged into social networks to keep up with the continuous stream of information and exchanges. You want to do your business and be assured that your message gets spread broadly and that visitors requests are piped to proper destination without your intervention.

    Semiomantics Developers are trained to build high end customer specific solutions assuring optimized productivity and workflow.


    The Goal and Agenda of the Ycademy April Seminar

    Based on the above, the Seminar will provide all necessary updates and upgrades for existing and new installations of high end websites, namely those built on Semiomantics XO and EVO frameworks.

    During numerous Workshops we will knock participants personal sites into shape to comply with the highest standards.


    1. Mobile Web

    We will go step by step through the set-up and development of the customized version of each participants author site. This includes the following workshops:


    1. Build a Mobile Child Theme for your Website.


    2. Build OS specific Icons.


    3. Build a Start up screen (image).


    4. Build Mobile specific WP 3.0 menus.


    5. Custom Links and Icons.


    6. Integrate Advertizing: Adsense, Admob, Custom Ads.


    7. Custom Post formats for the Mobile theme.


    8. Test Plugin compatibility and create your mobile plugin menu.


    9. Embed media for Mobile content, YouTube, Vimeo or self-hosted standard h.264 encoded media.


    10. Specifics for tablet computing, namely for the iPad and other touch tablets.


    2. Mobile Social Networks

    We will focus on Facebook in particular. Mobile Facebook is quite restrictive; it is therefore important to learn about what is visible on mobile FB and what cannot be accessed, respectively, how we may work around some of these restrictions.

    In fact: Mobile Facebook is quite disappointing, be it whether you access it via the App or the browser. Custom content on app driven canvas pages and page favorites don’t display! Even promoting their link on the wall will not trigger any display. There are some workarounds by using different browsers where you can modify browser settings and simulate a desktop browser, but that’s not a solution for the masses.

    Facebook is not here to promote YOUR site but just to grab your content for it’s own purpose.

    • We will show you how to work around the problem and take advantage of the FB App and Mobile Site to get most out of it. The goal is to achieve that Facebook works for you and not you for Facebook.
    • We will also come back to the desktop version of Facebook, showing how to build the most neutral and minimalist Facebook page for full and perfect control of all your content.


    Schedule

    The Ycademy Online Seminar will take place on April 28/29, 2012 starting daily as usual at 1 p.m. London Time and closing at 9 p.m. London time.


    Materials

    All materials and scripts are provided and included.


    Tickets and Discounts

    The cost for this seminar is $85; discounts as usual for Ycademy Pros (please mail Bianca at bianca(at)ycademy.com for the coupon code.

    Click on the below image to get your ticket.

    Related posts:

    1. Facebook and Mobile Web Seminar by Ycademy
    2. Ycademy Online Seminar January 2012
    3. Ycademy Online Seminar May 2011
    4. Facebook Online Seminar by Ycademy
    5. Facebook Strategy with WordPress

     

  • 07:34:40 pm on April 8, 2012 | 0 | # |
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    Photoshop CS6

    Contents

    1. Photoshop CS6
    2. Who is Photoshop CS6 for?

      1. What is new on Photoshop CS6?
      2. Photoshop CS6 must see videos
      3. Photoshop CS6 and Windows 8
      4. Photoshop CS6 verdict
     

    Today let’s have a look at Photoshop CS6 Beta which is available for free download from Adobe. The version is called ‘Superstition’ and it is the first significant update to Photoshop since CS5 ( in the Suite CS5.5 Adobe delivered the same Photoshop as in CS5).

    Photoshop CS6 Superstition


    Who is Photoshop CS6 for?

    Having thoroughly tested the new Photoshop CS6 Beta, it seems to me that this version is addressing namely people who are working with digital photos and videos; also the 3D features have been significantly improved.

    In other words, if you are not using Photoshop to edit your images, needing content aware patching and selective blurring, there is no real need to upgrade your CS5.

    If however you are a photo freak and if you are shooting short videos, then Photoshop CS6 is a smashing program, allowing you to go beyond what photography can do (such as multiple shallow depth of field areas on a single image).

    Photoshop CS6

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    What is new on Photoshop CS6?

    This is what’s new on Photoshop CS6:

    •     UI redesign (all new icons and optional dark UI) OK, they copied (sorry, got inspired by (big companies don’t copy, huh)) Apple’s Aperture; you can switch back to the old colors in the Beta version.
    •     Auto and background saves. (… no comment).
    •     Content-aware Patch and Move tools  (Smashing stuff for Photo freaks!).
    •     Blur Gallery (smashing as well as you go beyond photography!).
    •     Color Range: skin tone and face detection (OK but not smashing).
    •     Adobe Camera RAW 7 (this really brings out the detail of RAW formats).
    •     Enhanced crop tool (at last they understood what we want)!
    •     New properties panel (so what?).
    •     Enhanced video support (good stuff, namely if you don’t have a real video editor).
    •     Oil Paint filter (I don’t like this McDonald’s stuff).
    •     Adaptive Wide Angle filter (Brilliant stuff)!
    •     Paragraph and Character Styles (Great stuff — but only if you need to edit text with Photoshop).
    •     Updated Printing UI (no substantial change — just for the look …).


    Photoshop CS6 must see videos

    There are two videos I recommend to get an impression of the good stuff contained in Photoshop CS6:

    Russel Brown’s 6 favorites

    Julieanne Kost’s Favorites


    Photoshop CS6 and Windows 8

    I have installed Photoshop CS6 on my Windows 8 installation and it works great! I am just still frustrated by the 64 bit version which is still slower than the 32 bit edition. Also my OnOne tools don’t fit into and work on the 64bit version.

    Having said that, the new CS6 Photoshop (32 bit) is much faster than the previous version.

    Photoshop CS6 Blur

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    Here above an exaggerated tilt-shift blur on a picture taken this week at a basketball game (Panathinaikos vs Macabi which we won :-) ); the feature helps to blur faces from excited fans allowing the publication of the image.

    Panathinaikos vs Macabi

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    Panathinaikos vs Macabi 2012

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    Photoshop CS6 verdict

    Yes, I like Photoshop CS6 simply because I love photography. Any tool helping to make the best use of a RAW or a JPEG file is welcome for as long as it helps to improve my photographic shortcomings. But CS6 goes further: it allows to apply filters to create effects which cannot be achieved just with photography without destroying pure photography. I am namely thinking of the blur filters.

    Photoshop CS6 is better than most cameras out there and that’s another big advantage namely for people who don’t invest in high quality cams or who use just mobile phones to shoot pics and videos. The big question remains: is it worth while to invest into the upgrade? Put it that way: if you go for quality photo editing, Photoshop is THE tool and CS6 is a great step ahead of CS5. Together with Lightroom 4 and the latest OnOne Plugins you are well equipped to get the best out of your pics with an efficient workflow.

    In as much as I am concerned, I guess I will not open my CS5.5 anymore.

    Related posts:

    1. 3D Photoshop Exercise
    2. Photoshop Ycademy
    3. Resizing Pictures in Photoshop
    4. Book covers and Jewel Cases with Photoshop
    5. Photoshop Borders Ycademy

     

  • 02:15:15 pm on March 29, 2012 | 0 | # |
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    Facebook Page Publishing with New Timeline

    Contents

    1. Facebook Page Publishing with New Timeline

      1. Semiomantics Facebook Publishing Concept
      2. The Semiomantics Publisher
      3. The Facebook Publishing Concept
     

    As from March 30, Facebook pages will change their look and features. I have presented the new options at last week-end’s Ycademy Seminar. In order to take advantage of the new features, companies, brands or people in general must adapt to the new format and can optionally expand visibility and interactivity using a well thought publishing concept. The concept I am talking about is the Semiomantics Facebook Publishing Concept.

    Semiomantics Facebook Publishing Concept

    Semiomantics Facebook Publishing Concept


    Semiomantics Facebook Publishing Concept

    Semiomantics has been focused on developing high performance scripts for online publishing since 2008. Originally the main target was SEO to reach Google Top 10 listings and to gain high visibility and traffic on and from search engines.

    Semiomantics main concern has always been to control and secure content and to make it available online in the customer’s own rights, rather than to entrust third party sites such as social networks with the content and letting them handle the publication. The second most important concern is productivity and an efficient workflow, allowing to edit and publish on one place only all content for the web (including the mobile web) and to channel it then to the different target locations, networks and sites.

    The Semiomantics Facebook Publishing Concept is in line with Semiomantics proven SEO.


    The Semiomantics Publisher

    In the center of the concept we position the Semiomantics Publisher, a WordPress based website expanded with all necessary bells and whistles to communicate with Search Engines and Social Networks as well as with the Mobile Web.

    The most popular base is Semiomantics XO, the semantic framework and theme developed since 2008. It is not what you add to Semiomantics XO but how you add it that makes the difference when it comes to plugins and add-on software. That’s why Semiomantics XO is mostly used for Customized Websites by professional Developers and Designers.

    For the purpose of efficiently publishing to Facebook (and other social networks) Semiomantics has integrated, optimized  and further developed the best Facebook integration scripts out there, allowing to provide customers with an easy to use, homogeneous solution.


    The Facebook Publishing Concept

    Once expanded with Social Media Publishing scripts, the Semiomantics publishing framework provides custom taxonomies specially designed for FB Content creating, publishing and managing. The idea behind this concept is, that all content is published on our own website and when the Facebook page is called, the traffic hits our own site.

    From the Dashboard we can set-up an unlimited number of such pages easily and quickly using the same editor as we use for WP dynamic posts or pages.

    To get the pages hooked and deeply integrated into Facebook, we need to use the Facebook App and OpenGraph features. Don’t worry, it’s easy to handle once set up:-).

    So, once we have created our FB Page content on our website, we create a Facebook App and then a Facebook Page. We link the App with our Website (from the Dashboard) and with the Facebook Page. Adding our App to Favorites on Facebook, we end up with a Favorites Tab on timeline (to the right below the cover image).

    Facebook Timeline Page

    Facebook Timeline Page

    Facebook Timeline Pages let us display 3 Featured Tabs on the first line, the Photo tab being fixed and cannot be replaced. Using the small icon on the right of the tabs, the page reveals another 8 tabs for additional use and display of apps. There we will lodge our additional pages created on our Website.

    We end up with a Facebook page with highly visible tabs leading to content on our website, be it a shop, images, videos, sliders or any other content. By interlinking the so created pages and apps we offer easy navigation for our Facebook readers and can provide all the content you would never want to entrust Facebook with or share a license with Facebook, like for example on your graphics, logos and other content. (See Facebook’s terms.)

    The following post will detail the set-up and procedure.

    Related posts:

    1. Facebook Strategy with WordPress
    2. Semiomantics Optimization for Facebook
    3. Facebook Marketing 2
    4. Best Facebook Pages
    5. WordPress for Facebook Fan Pages with FBlaster

     

  • 08:15:24 pm on March 20, 2012 | 0 | # |
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    Ycademy: Facebook, WP and the Mobile Web

    Contents

    1. Ycademy: Facebook, WP and the Mobile Web

      1. Ycademy Online Seminar
    2. 1. Facebook and other Social Networks

      1. Strategies for Individuals
      2. Strategies for Businesses
      3. Strategy for Brands
      4. New Facebook Cover Photo and Profile Image
      5. Larger, Highlighted and Pinned Posts
      6. Company Milestones
      7. New Applications
      8. Facebook Offers
      9. FB Insights, Admin Panel and Messaging
      10. Facebook Advertizing
      11. Publishing your Managed Content on Facebook
      12. Form WordPress, to Mobile, to Facebook, to Local …
      13. Seminar Tickets
     


    Ycademy Online Seminar

    This month’s Ycademy Online Seminar will take place on March 24 and 25, starting at 1 pm London (GMT) time and ending at 21 pm London time on both days.

    Some of our developers have asked for a program covering Social Networks, namely Facebook and the Mobile Web and how to take advantage of them to distribute, promote and gain high visibility with own content.

     

    The Seminar will cover the following areas:


    1. Facebook and other Social Networks


    • Strategies for Individuals


    • Strategies for Businesses


    • Strategy for Brands

    As you may know, Facebook will change  the rules of the game on March 31, when the new FB pages will be released (again!). In fact the new FB page format will be similar to the timeline format and a few important changes will be of utmost importance to businesses and promoters.


    • New Facebook Cover Photo and Profile Image


    • Larger, Highlighted and Pinned Posts


    • Company Milestones


    • New Applications


    • Facebook Offers


    • FB Insights, Admin Panel and Messaging


    • Facebook Advertizing

    If some of the above topics do not have a meaning for you, never mind: we will deal with them and make sure you are ready and up to date before March 31.

    To the above Facebook on-board means we will add our own means.

    The permanent changes of rules and features on Facebook have lead professionals a long time ago to structure and manage their assets outside of Facebook on a CMS or other appropriate website.

    In as much as we are concerned, at the Seminar we will focus on consolidating our own assets on a WP CMS, typically XO or EVO by Semiomantics.


    Publishing your Managed Content on Facebook

    If you don’t talk about your business, someone else will do it — probably not the way you prefer. I guess there is no doubt in the business world about the necessity to take social networks seriously. Not for what they are, but for what users can do to your reputation. Internet promo often is based almost exclusively on testimonials and testimonials can take most any form and shape.

    Word of mouth or viva voce has been a proven marketing strategy for ages.There are two principals to it:

    1. A recommendation by a trusted person will trigger about the highest conversion rate. 
    2. A lot of people blowing into the same horn cannot be wrong.

    Ad 1: The most important term is “TRUSTED”; it’s not a matter of numbers but of authority and trust.

    Ad 2: 800 Million people are trusting Facebook … 800 Million people cannot be wrong! How does that sound to you? Yeah, we have heard such like about most any product. The fact that the masses use a product will attract new masses by building on the humans’ herd instinct’. And it works! Like Hype works and Spam works. If it didn’t work, fewer people would spam or hype up the junk they are trying to get rid of.

    So, how can we profit ethically from the herd instinct and from word of mouth marketing in connection with Facebook?

    Join the Seminar to find out :-) .


    Form WordPress, to Mobile, to Facebook, to Local …

    Focusing on one single platform or publishing environment is not enough. To reach out for a maximum of customers, readers or just interested visitors it is of paramount importance to build a strong presence on Search Engines and Social Networks. Equally important is to take into account the increasing importance of the mobile web.

    Therefore we need to publish and interlink our content in an efficient way to display on mobile and static devices and at the same time we must optimize it for all sorts of Search Engines as well as Social Networks.

    The Seminar will show you how to build an effective publishing network across platforms while preserving productivity.


    Seminar Tickets

    As usual, just click on the image to get your ticket. Discounts as usual for Ycademy Pros; for the discount code please contact Bianca: bianca(at)ycademy.com

    Ycademy Online Seminar March 2012

    Ycademy Online Seminar March 2012

     

     

    Related posts:

    1. Facebook and Mobile Web Seminar by Ycademy
    2. Facebook Strategy with WordPress
    3. Ycademy Online Seminar May 2011
    4. Facebook Online Seminar by Ycademy
    5. WordPress on Facebook

     

  • 08:29:11 am on March 15, 2012 | 0 | # |
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    Windows 8 Hotkeys

    Hotkeys unchanged from Windows 7
    Key combination Windows 7 functionality
    Windows Display or hide the Start menu.
    Windows-Left Arrow Dock the active window to the left half of the screen (does nothing to Metro-style applications).
    Windows-Right Arrow Dock the active window to the right half of screen (does nothing to Metro-style applications).
    Windows-Up Arrow Maximize the active window (does nothing to Metro-style applications).
    Windows-Down Arrow Restore/minimize the active window (does nothing to Metro-style applications).
    Windows-Shift-Up Arrow Maximize the active window vertically, maintaining width (does nothing to Metro-style applications).
    Windows-Shift-Down Arrow Restore/minimize the active window vertically, maintaining width (does nothing to Metro-style applications).
    Windows-Shift-Left Arrow Move the active window to the monitor on the left (does nothing to Metro-style applications).
    Windows-Shift-Right Arrow Move the active window to the monitor on the right (does nothing to Metro-style applications).
    Windows-P Display projection options.
    Windows-Home Minimize all nonactive windows; restore on the second keystroke (does not restore Metro-style applications).
    Windows–number Launch or switch to the program located at the given position on the taskbar. (Example: Use Windows-1 to launch the first program.)
    Windows-Shift–number Launch a new instance of the program located at the given position on the taskbar.
    Windows-B Set focus in the notification area.
    Windows-Break Display the System Properties dialog box.
    Windows-D Show the desktop; restore on the second keystroke (does not restore Metro-style applications).
    Windows-E Open Windows Explorer, navigated to Computer.
    Windows-Ctrl-F Search for computers (if you are on a network).
    Windows-G Cycle through Windows Desktop Gadgets.
    Windows-L Lock your computer (if you’re connected to a network domain), or switch users (if you’re not connected to a network domain).
    Windows-M Minimize all windows.
    Windows-Shift-M Restore minimized windows to the desktop (does not restore Metro-style applications).
    Windows-R Open the Run dialog box.
    Windows-T Set focus on the taskbar and cycle through programs.
    Windows-Alt-Enter Open Windows Media Center. Note that Windows Media Center must be installed for this key combo to function; in many Windows 8 builds, it is not present.
    Windows-U Open Ease of Access Center.
    Windows-X Open Windows Mobility Center.
    Windows-F1 Launch Windows Help and Support.
    Windows-N Create a new note (OneNote).
    Windows-S Open screen clipper (OneNote).
    Windows-Q Open Lync. Note that in Windows 8 the Search function overrides this key combo.
    Windows-A Accept an incoming call (Lync).
    Windows-X Reject an incoming call (Lync). Note that this key combo does not function if Windows Mobility Center is present on the machine.
    Windows-Minus Zoom out (Magnifier).
    Windows-Plus Zoom in (Magnifer).
    Windows-Esc Close Magnifier.

    New hotkeys for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview
    Key combination Windows 8 functionality
    Windows-Space Switch input language and keyboard layout.
    Windows-O Lock device orientation.
    Windows-, Temporarily peek at the desktop.
    Windows-V Cycle through toasts.
    Windows-Shift-V Cycle through toasts in reverse order.
    Windows-Enter Launch Narrator.
    Windows-PgUp Move the Start Screen or a Metro-style application to the monitor on the left.
    Windows-PgDown Move the Start Screen or a Metro-style application to the monitor on the right.
    Windows-Shift-. Move the gutter to the left (snap an application).
    Windows-. Move the gutter to the right (snap an application).
    Windows-C Open the Charms bar.
    Windows-I Open the Settings charm.
    Windows-K Open the Connect charm.
    Windows-H Open the Share charm.
    Windows-Q Open the Search pane.
    Windows-W Open the Settings Search app.
    Windows-F Open the File Search app.
    Windows-Tab Cycle through apps.
    Windows-Shift-Tab Cycle through apps in reverse order.
    Windows-Ctrl-Tab Cycle through apps and snap them as they cycle.
    Windows-Z Open the App Bar.
    Windows-/ Initiate input method editor (IME) reconversion.
    Windows-J Swap foreground between the snapped and filled apps.
    Windows 8 Screenshot

    Windows 8 Screenshot

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