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Adobe Air is a runtime environment to build rich internet applications that can be deployed to the desktop application and run across operating systems. AIR applications can run offline, and then activate other functionalities or upload data when an internet connection becomes available. An example is eBay Desktop which allows sellers to complete a listing offline and then upload it when an internet connection established.

Snippely: Snippely is a basic text and code organizational tool. Instead of storing bits of code, quick notes, and memos in text files all over your hard drive, this application will let you save and organize “snippets” in one convenient location. A snippet is a collection of one or more pieces of code and notes. Snippets are stored in groups for organization and quick retrieval.

Web Snapshot: The easiest way to take screenshot of a website. Enter the Url and Press Snap. Or Drag&Drop it from your browser. Click on the Thumnails to Save.

Icon Generator: Icon Generator is a little application that lets you generate a CS3 or Web 2.0 style icon, only 3 step. Pick color, type characters, and save it. Just create 4 different sizes of the icon.

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After a long, cutting, coding and tweaking, it is finally time to launch your Wordpress theme. But do you know where to start from, or how to proceed to promote it? Here, you’ll find 33 website address where you could submit to promote your Wordpress theme.

It is tough work to decide which font to use for images or logos while designing. One or maybe two of the default fonts looks normal but they are not more than “normal” of course.

Jacob, the founder of Just Creative Design has listed 30 fonts that that all designers should have. Worth to check it to find out some cool font types.

There is a worst part of every job that we don’t even want to get close to it. What is the worst part designing a website? I don’t know you but It is for sure, cross browser check is the most frustrating exercise for me while designing a website. We all know how important it is to check a web page with multiple browsers, especially when it is a new website. In that manner, browsershots is my favorite online tool, to check the layout look in different browsers.

But today I came across (thank you to stumbleupon toolbar) a website, and found out a great tool that allows us to install multiple Internet Explorer (brrrrr) versions. All we need to do is. to download setup file and to choice the versions that we would like to be installed. Supported version are IE 3.0, 4.01, 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0.

Take me to download page

We need images whether while designing a website or writing a blog entry. To add pictures in blog entries can get your readers more involved into your posts. But the fact, all available images in the internet are not free-to-use.

So, here in this post I listed 10 most popular free stock photography sources.