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iPhone Apps getting deserted slowly The most successful technological advancement that the world noticed last year was the growth of iPhone applications. iPhone applications where one of the main success stories all the major tech news reports that we saw last year. Developers came ... More

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Help your clients to make a proper use of their CMS Being a web developer the first question that you may hear from your clients, even without discussing the requirements, would be regarding the cost, and the second one would be about a promise that they need from you, that the site would get no: 1 po... More

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EchoSign Surpasses One Million Users EchoSign is a web based electronic signature service used by almost one million customers around the world. Since 2006 EcoSign has helped many customers across the world, and has assisted in signing and completion of about $200,000,000 worth deals i... More

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Five Easy To Use Blog Editors How do you update your blog? In most of the cases people do it directly from the admin section. But do you know that you can have a lot of advantages if you can post blogs from your desktop or from a browser window? This decreases the amount of dis... More

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Lowering Your Rates May Hurt Your Business Yes, most of the experts are staunchly against the trend of lowering the existing rates to get a work from the client easily. The practice of flexibility in rates may actually create a lot of damage to your business. Do you know how? Please read on..... More

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Certain Useful Ad Server Solutions An ad server is a web server that helps in the storage and proper delivery of online advertisements to the website visitors. Using an ad sever its easy to ‘swap out’ ads, as you need to put only the HTML or JavaScript tags in the site only once. On... More

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About CakePHP CakePHP is the most rapidly developing ‘free, open-source, rapid development framework’ for creating web applications in PHP. CakePHP forms the base structural framework to build, maintain and deploy robust Web 2.0 applications. The main aim of Cake... More

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Minimalist Web Designs This web design style focuses more on the simplicity of the design. It also avoids the superfluous elements in web designing, making it pleasing to the eye, as well as easy to use. This style is mostly used in web design these days.Minimalist art mo... More

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Google Adds More Options To Image Search The competition between search engines has taken a new turn with the introduction of a set of new search options to Google Image search. The new options make image search easier, as it helps to sort the search using colour, type, i.e. face, photo, cl... More

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Microsoft offers ‘ballot screen’ fix in EU antitrust case Microsoft is planning to settle EU antitrust case by providing the European users an option to choose the favorite web browsers, in the upcoming Windows 7 OS. As per this settlement the users in Europe will be given a “ballot screen” from where they ... More

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Surf on Google Wave from September Here is a sophisticated communication tool from Google. According to sources, Google Wave, which was unveiled at the end of May, will go live on September 30th. Through Google Wave users can create ‘customizable communication and collaboration tool’ ... More

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Run PC applications from your mobile using JPC Researches for making of mobile versions of the much used PC applications have become a booming tendency in the technological sector these days, and here is the latest among the list. A team of researchers from the University of Oxford, UK have succe... More

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Fight Against Phishing Are you looking for an extra reassurance to keep away from phishing problems? Phishing messages are spam mails that betray recipients and often get access to their personal information. These fraudulent messages that arise in our inbox may often look... More

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Ten Examples Of Unconventional Site Navigations The first thing that an average user looks in a website design would be user friendly navigation menus. But sometimes the imagination of certain designers go in a very peculiar way, creating website designs and the navigation links that go literally ... More

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Importance of E-mail Marketing E-mail marketing is one of the most viable methods to develop your business, if you are ready to devote enough time and effort for the making of a good template and to maintain it along with an effective and regular campaign.Many of our websites have... More

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PHP performance tips from Google Note- This article is meant only for the beginners to intermediatesPHP is one of the much sought after language used by many of the popular web developers around the world. Hence Google has come up with a few tips for the better performance of PHP s... More

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Manipulate Images Easily Manipulating an image is not a complex task these days, as the tech community has developed a number of tools that can change an image in the way that you need to. One among the powerful tools that’s used for this is ImageMagick (http://www.imagemagi... More

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Bing Is ‘Off to a Good Start’ says ComScore Microsoft can never claim a too early victory for Bing, but just a decent launch. But experts say that the new search engine is on the way to reach a prominent position in the world of search engines. According to comScore’s reports, the market share... More

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Window sizing using PowerResizer Has the remarkable window docking & resizing features of Windows 7 made you envious? Get the magic of PowerResizer to bring these features in to your current version, as a PowerResizer helps in a trouble-free and methodical management of windows ... More

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Fine Tuna - A Handy Tool for Designers How many days does it take to get a proper feedback for a logo that you have made? Don’t you feel that you are spending too much of time for this? Don’t worry; here is a perfect tool that can help you as well as your client save much time. This is F... More

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Boom in the making of iPhone Applications In the beginning, the top priorities of the iPhone developers were just those thousands of games that they managed to develop, to earn a living. But now, it is the development of innovative softwares for iPhones. The more innovative and user-friendl... More

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Three easy ways to forward a contact on iPhone Here are 3 top solutions for forwarding contacts on iPhoneCopy and paste the contact numberThe word ‘Clippy’ is highly familiar among the iPhone users. It’s a hack for iPhones that adds Copy & Paste facility. The latest version of Clippy helps in... More

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Seven Appointment Scheduling Systems One of the major factors in client management is the setting up of meetings, whenever required. Now you don’t have to spend a lot of time managing this as an online scheduling system can make your work easier. The tools given below can be used intern... More

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Say NO to Browser sniffing Browser sniffing is a technique used in websites and web applications, to find out the web browser that a visitor uses to provide ‘version-specific pages, scripts, images’ and the needed contents. The method was much widely-accepted 10 years back, a... More

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Palm Pre getting ready to break the monopoly of iPhone applications The successful comeback of Palm (http://www.palm.com/us/) is an indication of a better way to manage the complications of a digital life. Plam’s new application, Plam Pre assures several impressive services, unlike the similar ones used in Apple's iP... More

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How to use the Background Eraser tool in Adobe Photoshop The easiest way to remove the background from an image in Adobe Photoshop is the Background Eraser tool. Its a blend of Quick Selection Tool and Eraser tool. The Background Eraser tool helps in picking up the colours in the needed diameter and delete... More

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Faster search using Google Suggest A high-speed train, roller coaster, fire truck etc…. are symbols of our passion for speediness in life; and so is Google Suggest that speeds up the hunt of knowledge. It saves much of our time, by giving suggestions, as we type the keywords. Now Goog... More

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Get design inspiration from magazine covers Magazine covers play a major role in grabbing the attention of the readers. A buyer’s first and immediate decision is purely based the cover of a magazine. A perfect colour combination, seen on the magazine covers, is never an accident. The art di... More

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A day without Google It is impossible says many, like the sudden disappearance of air. But make sure that your work is not disrupted by the over dependence on a single service provider. Because the recent downtime has badly affected Google, creating a lot of problems to ... More

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Create your own Feed Bundles What’s the biggest barrier that prevents the access to a feed burner?It’s the making a first-rate collection of good feeds. Importing the OPML file of a person may be easy for a few. But most people do not have a clear cut idea about what an OPML fi... More

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Wireframing with Balsamiq Mockups Wireframing is an indispensable part of web designing. Yet no successful tool has been discovered so far, to make the process of Wireframing successful. People stick on to tools like Fireworks, Illustrator, and Photoshop, even now, as they are cheape... More

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Beware of swindlers in the guise of Google agents Nowadays a lot of website owners have been getting cold calls from individuals claiming to work for Google. The offer they give would be the topmost position for your website, in the Google search results. The cost of the service varies, but it’s no... More

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‘Amazon Kindle App’ updated, to become more iPhone - ified Happy news for ‘Kindle’ owners! Get your Kindle books even without having Kindle !Amazon released a new iPhone application that allows the users to read e-books from Amazon Kindle Store. The experience of reading an e-book on the small back-lit scre... More

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Developing your Design Process Technologies that rule web designing world are getting updated faster. Designing tools are getting replaced one after the other in no time. Beginners in web designing always make a sudden choice of tools like Dreamweaver/Photoshop or Flash and start ... More

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A solution to VirtualBox 2.2.2 Upgrading Problems The VirtualBox virtual machine software from Sun has attracted the attention of web developers from all over the world. The newest version (version 2.2.2) of VirtualBox was released recently. But many web developers couldn’t install the software prop... More

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10 things to check before opting for a CAPTCHA Predicting the destiny of CAPTCHA systems won’t be a tough job now, as most of them are easily prone to hacking these days . But this has not prevented the web developers in using CAPTCHAs in web pages, e-mail forms etc... Making a wiser use of CAPTC... More

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Deathbed getting ready for CAPTCHAs CAPTCHA [Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart] is a ‘challenge- response ‘test that involves a set of wavy shaped letters or words; usually appearing when a person fills a web form. This ensures that the user is ... More

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Tips to customize your 404 page To see a page with ‘Error 404 Page Not Found’ message in a webpage is a little annoying. But with a bit of care in designing you can create the page in an attractive way to make your visitors look at it with interest. Error 404 Means…This is a HTTP ... More

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Design a successful ‘Coming Soon’ page now There used to be a similar format for the “Under Construction” pages before, which included tiny graphics of construction signs and traffic cones. Innovative thoughts have come up in this section now, and designs have started improving in a more not... More

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Wolfram Alpha Unveiled The inventor of one of the most promising science programs is ready with a detailed display of an upcoming search engine which could revolutionize information sharing on Internet. This comes from Stephen Wolfram whose innovative mathematical programs... More

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GV Mobile The upcoming iPhone and iPod touch application, called GV mobile promises the remarkable functionality of Google Voice, directly in to your iPhone. It’s an perfect application that includes all the functionalities that you didn’t get from the default... More

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31 tips for successful outsourcing Here are 31 tips for a smoother outsourcing experience.Make a proper AgreementKeeping these things on your list will facilitate a smooth working relationship:a. Use a right contractb. Make sure that the payment terms have been properly fixedc. Never ... More

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'Liveslices’ customizes IE8’s ‘Webslices’ for G-mail and similar sites Are you a regular IE user? If you haven’t started the auto-updation of ‘Web Slices’, ‘LiveSlices’ site can help you in tracking Gmail, RSS, Twitter and other feeds. ‘LiveSlices’ is useful platform that caters a new way of content delivery, right to y... More

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Get New and Improved G-mail, Google calendar for your iPhone Google has recently launched a new G-mail engine for iPhone and Android users. New features like ‘offline access, a "floaty bar" for archive, delete, and quicker access to search and tasks’ have been added to the recently launched versions.The new in... More

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Go blogging… Blogs have become an unavoidable part of online business, as they are one of the best and affordable marketing tools that can help to make your business successful. Apart from monetizing the blog with advertisements, blogs can help in increasing inco... More

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‘Alkaline’ by ‘Litmus’ - Windows Browser Testing For Mac Users ‘Alkaline’ is a new product released by ‘Litmus’(http://litmusapp.com/), one of the major web professionals in the world, focusing on developing user-friendly applications for browsers and e-mail news letter testing. Created by Shiny Development, for... More

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Certain project management tools to make juggling effortless Managing multiple projects is cumbersome and messy if you don’t have a proper system to keep track of the on-going processes. The challenge gets compounded when multiple services, sub contractors or employees, various team members etc… are added on t... More

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10 Web Analytics Tools to Track Visitors Knowing how much your site performs is extremely essential for a blogger or a sight owner, as it helps to understand its working and the trends to make it better. The only way to do this effectively is to add a standard statistics package to the back... More

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Certain useful tips for website usability testing One of the most important parts of launching a website is its testing. It is in fact very difficult to launch a broken website that drives away the user and hurts the reputation of the makers of the site. It creates more work, more headaches and los... More

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Tips to manage communication overload A proper communication is one of the most important parts of a good client relationship. Make a meticulous arrangement of e-mails, phone calls and meeting activities to avoid a daily barrage, as it can slay your productivity and chip away your sanit... More

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To copyright a website means… A vast majority of the websites, launched these days, contain copyright notice at the footer. This is usually done as a part of the routine. What does it mean by copyright and what security does it provide to the site? Web professionals should have ... More

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Tips to write a winning web design proposal Are you in a web developer? Do you really take your web design proposals seriously? A major step in winning good projects is the proposal phase. Certain points have to be noted while writing a good web design proposal so that put yourself and your... More

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The path towards a better customer service Customer is always the king and hence a good customer service is the most prominent factor in business. People are always keen to finding out ideas that help them to keep the clients around for a while. Here are five tips that can keep up the good ... More

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XP Secrets Uncovered! Following are 10 little known XP facts. Read on and find out, how you can make most out of your XP. 1 User can rename loads of files at once in Windows Explorer. He can Highlight a set of files in a window, then right click on one and rename it. All ... More

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Logo designing tips from David Airey “A logo should look just as good in 15-foot letters on top of company headquarters as it does one sixteenth of an inch tall on company stationery.” As a visual heart of a brand, a logo becomes the foremost part of marketing, with the aid of all the m... More

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5 Security Threats For 2009 Websense, a reputed Internet Access Management System, has recently brought out a detailed report on major security concerns for 2009. Following are the 5 threat predictions of Websense for 2009The "Cloud" will be increasingly used for harmful purpos... More

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It’s a ‘ride’ towards innovation This is FileRide, a start up social networking platform that runs on the desktop of the user. FileRide is a Stockholm based development which does social network around the files that are already there on your computer, and with items that you save f... More

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A few tips to survive amid recession Are you getting troubled by the pressure of the sinking economy? Then we can give you a few tips to survive amid recession. Through this you can easily increase your sales and get prospective clients. Offer Some Training – Has any of your clients ask... More

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Cyber Security Threats On Rise! A recently released Cisco report on cyber security threats disclosed some startling revelations. It was proven beyond doubt that cyber criminals are becoming more and more web savvy & professional in stealing data from business, employees and con... More

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Opera Mini Just Got Safer! Opera mini is the most downloaded mobile browser in the world with a little over than 20 million active users. It includes popular features such as Speed Dial, Opera Link, and the ability to save pages, notes, and bookmarks. In December 2008, Opera M... More

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Make a good content team and increase your sales Writing good website content is never a simple task. But unfortunately, many people consider content writing as an afterthought, and purposefully forget the undeniable fact that very few people can actually write content and even fewer can do it well... More

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Firefox or IE … The Debate Continues … One of the leading web browser, Opera has charged a pressing case against Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. According to Opera, IE’s web dominance is mainly because it comes with Windows as a package. So any one who has windows operating system, will ... More

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Get dummy text generators of your choice As a part of designing an idea has to be given to the client of how the copy of the content will work with the design. Or else it will be difficult for him to foresee how the final website will look. You can surely give the content, but that will be ... More

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Mobile Internet - Myths Revealed! 2008 was an year when mobile friendly sites & mobile SEO s made news. With the number of mobile users quadrupling in the last decade, it was only a matter of time before internet browsing became a common feature of mobile phones too. Though mob... More

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A wise choice of passwords Is your email id password 123456, abc123 or your first name? A large number of users prefer these types of words to protect their accounts. But this usually becomes easy for the hackers to trespass in to such accounts. A week ago an open source foru... More

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Spammers put to shame! Spamming has reached new heights! Today spamming is not limited to just email spam; there exists instant messaging spam, web search spam, wiki spam, spam in blogs & more.Though spamming is not considered as a real cyber attack, spammers will slow... More

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Blinx – Video search Engine Internet has always been a medium of many activities where you search, click and flit from one page to another in seconds. The web is also used for watching movies and videos and hence turns out to be an inevitable part of our life where people indul... More

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Content is the king! During the process of developing a website, what is more important? Is it the content or design? Though the question is simple, the answer is more complex. According to popular opinion, while developing a site, it is the designing which takes precede... More

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Opera revives - Announces the next generation Java Script engine One of the noted aspects while rating the web browser supremacy is the speed of Java script engine. This one-upmanship game has been going for a while and it’s hard to be on the top list and maintain the fastest Java Script engine as different yards... More

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Make a safe Google surfing Over the years, Google has been focusing on building effective tools and offerings that can make kids and family remain safer online. For ex: the SafeSearch feature of Google helps to make an explicit filter of the contents that a user gets on a sear... More

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Google Latitude - A Boon Or A Bane Have you ever wondered how to locate the nearest delivery centre of your client in china?How to locate your friend hitch hiking in South America?How to confirm if your teenage son is in the library as he said?Google has a one stop solution for all th... More

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Flash, The End May Be Near! In the words of a Web developer from LA Pat Davidson“I recently read an interesting article that Mozilla has allegedly given 100,000 $ to Wikimedia foundation to improve Ogg Theora, an open source video codec developed by Xiph.org foundation.Yes, I a... More

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Another feather in Google’s cap! From the words of Pat - “I am a free lance web designer and spent my entire working hours online. I have a broad band connection at 512 Kbps with unlimited download from a reliable internet service provider in my city. But off late I have been serio... More

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Online Movie Marketing – A Boon For Movie Developers & Promoters I was browsing languidly and that was when my eyes got struck upon a website, which seemed to me was launched to promote a to-be released movie. The movie maniac in me instigated the link and to my surprise the site had everything that I wanted to kn... More

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“Quality Cartoon Script” - Your Shortcut To Animation Industry! I am not a great artist, but yes I can play with words and write fine, interesting stories that people love to read. I am a a hard core lover of cartoons and have always wanted to master the new-age technicalities involved in making good cartoons. I ... More

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Get Your Flash Websites Ranked High! Flash is a comprehensible software used in vector graphics animation programs to make websites visually enticing. Vector graphics are found effective for the web pages owing to its light-weight nature. Moreover, vector animation holds the possibility... More

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Silverlight – The Magical Light From Microsoft. If you claim to be tech savvy you got to know Silverlight; the most recently developed run time application from Microsoft that stands exceptional among the latest developments in IT. To ease the efforts of designers and developers, Silverlight runs ... More

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