Internet CommunicationWritten by S. Housley
Email, Instant Messaging, Blogs, RSS, Forums and Listservs: What's Next? By S. Housley How do we keep Internet communication simple? Let's start by taking a look at different methods used to communicate on web. It is important to understand nuances and benefits of different forms. Email This is most popular communication method. Users typically use desktop software to receive, read and respond to messages. Some users use web-based mail and manage messages in a web browser like Internet Explorer. The downfall to email communication is that anyone can send email messages to anyone else if they have (or guess) correct email address. This system's Achilles heel is its simplicity and universal popularity. Email accounts are often burdened by spam or unsolicited email. Despite software developers having created complex spam filters and legislators having introduced new anti-spam legislation, problem persists and spam continues to burden email as a messaging medium. Email Clients - http://www.messaging-software.net/e-mail-client-software.htm Spam Software - http://www.email-software.org/spam-filter-software.htm Instant Messaging Instant messaging allows users to "chat" in real time. Users can send text messages to anyone online and receive instant replies if user is also online. The "instant" fad gave way to parental fears as children made "friends" online. With no way to confirm if "friends" are who they represent themselves to be, and multiple security holes, instant messaging has taken a back seat in internet communication. Instant Messaging - http://www.instant-messaging-software.com Blogs Online journals and daily diaries have taken hold. Some blogs are interactive, allowing users to respond and comment on posts. Locating topic-specific blogs that provide relevant and interesting content on a daily basis can be a challenge. The nature of a blog is to contain fresh public content. As our lives become more complicated blogs are often abandoned, as they require constant updating.
| | Using professional XP style icons in successful application developmentWritten by Thomas P
The use of professional XP style icons in your applications can not only help you sell your products/services but also help you retain customers and attract newer ones. XP style icons act as secret weapons using which you can show your individuality act as effective marketing agents. So let us find out as to who can benefit by making use of professional xp icons and how.Who can benefit by using readymade professional XP style icons 1.) Software developers Software development is no longer what it used to be. A software application has to be user-friendly and must have a professional look in order to sell. Icons being your user’s first contact, play most important role as your software program’s marketing agents. If your icons are professionally designed then overall look and feel of software increases whereas on other hand if your icons are of low quality, software as a whole looks inferior no matter how good it is. In what way can icons help in promoting software applications? 1.) Proper use of well designed XP style icons can give software a good look and feel. 2.) XP style icons help to make software look less complex by acting as visual communication tools 3.) Icons can be understood by everyone irrespective of whether he/she is conversant with language used in software. This increases universality of software 4.) Well designed XP style icons are visually appealing and will help user in understanding features to software better increasing overall usability of software Making use of free or badly designed icons can lead to downfall of software applications no matter how well they are programmed. The best way to avoid this situation is to purchase XP Style icons from professional icon creators. Today there are some professional icon creators who sell quality icons at very affordable prices. For instance http://www.icongalore.com can provide you with unique XP style icons for as low as $3/icon which is cheapest rate for an icon as of now. 2.) Web Designers Websites have become defining factors for most businesses especially if business is 100% online. Web designers are faced with task of building not only visually appealing websites but also highly usable websites. Web usability that includes everything from easy loading, better navigation, visual appeal and information layout has today become most important factor related to web designing.
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