http://www.pixelfind.net/blog_feed.rss?l=1 en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 13:44:14 -0600 http://www.pixelfind.net/article/web-programming---between-option-and-necessity_77.pxf Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:40:17 -0700 (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/starting-this-june--we-re-going-mobile_75.pxf Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:15:07 -0600 (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/administrator-version-3-1-released-_73.pxf Sat, 19 May 2012 04:40:09 -0600

Security updates;

Major fixes and improvements;

New General Search feature. You will have a small button in the left to click. You will be able to search through every Dashboard Application and Applications for entries in the database;

Every first time you login into the website, you will get a new Notification Alert pop-up. This is the a new way of viewing all your notifications from the system;

User privileges improved. You now can set privileges per user.

Please don’t forget to update the Administrator and enjoy the improved usability. Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/new-people-needed-_71.pxf Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Who should be the ideal candidate? » HTML and CSS knowledge; » Some PHP knowledge - what it's about, maybe he can show us some projects he has worked on; » SQL knowledge; » Some Object oriented programming knowledge; » Basic JavaScript knowledge. The employment process will be carried out by the following schedule: › March 1, 2012 - March 9, 2012 > Acceptance of resumes; › March 9, 2012 - March 12, 2012 > Sorting of resumes, possibly accepting some last minute applications; › March 12, 2012 - March 22, 2012 > Interviews › March 26, 2012 - March 28, 2012 > Final interviews. We will be waiting for your CVs on our site or on two of the websites we have posted the announcement! Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/omlette-du-fromage_69.pxf Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/the-new-administrator-is-here-_67.pxf Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/happy-new-year-_65.pxf Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/merry-christmas-_63.pxf Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/happy-birthday-romania-_61.pxf Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 Cosmin| Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/stop-sopa-_59.pxf Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:39:35 -0700 (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/we-re-moving-_57.pxf Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:39:35 -0600 (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/costinesti--romania--2011_55.pxf Sat, 20 Aug 2011 08:16:01 -0600 (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/firefox-vs--internet-explorer_53.pxf Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:44:09 -0600 (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/study--ie-users-have-lower-iq-than-users-of-other-web-browsers_51.pxf Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:41:20 -0600 A recent study links intelligence test results with browser usage - and the results don't look very good for the users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, especially the older versions. The study, titled "Inteligent Quotient (IQ) and Browser Usage" by canadian company AptiQuant compaired the test scores of a 101.326 individuals older than the age of 16 based on the browser they are using. The results are fascinating. Users of Internet Explorer 6 have an average IQ score barely more than 80; Firefox and Chrome users fare much better, with an average IQ scores of around 110, while Opera and Camino users have an average IQ score more than 120. It's also interesting to note that the average score of IE6 users were significantly higher in 2006, and that the IQ scores get better with newer versions of IE.

Internet Explorer 6 has for long been a thorn in the side of developers who hated it for it's non-compliance with web standards, while users struggled with it's many security flaws. This new study will probably induce more mockery an t... (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/the-evolution-of-computer-languages_49.pxf Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:35:13 -0600 http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/blog/2011/05/17/infographic-evolution-of-computer-languages/ Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/rim-cuts-2-000-jobs_47.pxf Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:24:05 -0600 Research in Motion, the producer of the BlackBerry smartphone series, said it will cut approximately 11% of the company's workforce (around 2,000 jobs) and reorganize upper management. Don Morisson, the company's COO will retire and Thorsten Heins will take the expanded role of COO, product and sales. This move comes after weak financial results in Q1 and an even worse outlook for the future. As a result for the bleak Q1 report, RIM shares took a beating, dropping 20% overnight. Once a dominant force in the smartphone market, RIM recently fell third place, behind Apple's iOS and Google's Android. The imminent layoffs are necessary to keep the company financially sound, but RIM will have to rethink its entire smartphone and tablet strategy to catch up with it's rivals. You can read the full article here: http://mashable.com/2011/07/25/rim-cuts-2000-jobs/ Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/do-not-forget-to-validate-_45.pxf Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:16:19 -0600 We here at Pixelfind do everything necessary to keep our work up-to-date with existing technologies. But, working mainly in the field of webdesign, we must respect it's laws. One of them is the requirement for a valid HTML/XHTML document. Where do we validate our documents? In the W3C Validator you can find here: http://validator.w3.org/ We recommend that you new programmers working in any technology that outputs HTML pages, validate those pages, to assure it is up to the standard. Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/browser-share-in-june_43.pxf Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:41:06 -0600 Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/bill-gates-to-reinvent-the-toilet_41.pxf Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:35:15 -0600 The man who revolutionized the Personal Computer Industry is putting his efforts - and foundation - to revolutionizing toilets. Microsoft founder Bill Gates said he will dedicate 42$ million towards the reinvention of the toilet. Water hygiene and safe waste disposal are two of the biggest causes for infant mortalities in the developing countries. Gates and his foundation hope to create inexpensive toilets to grately improve the living conditions of millions of people. "No innovation in the past 200 years has done more to save lives and improve health than the sanitation revolution triggered by invention of the toilet," said Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the president of the Global Development Program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. "But it did not go far enough. It only reached one-third of the world. What we need are new approaches. New ideas." Part of the foundation's plan is the Reinventing of the Toilet Challenge, which funds research at eight universities around the world to develop a toilet that will turn waste into energy, clean water or nutrients. The solution must be a stand-alone unit without... (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/the-20-most-expensive-keyword-categories-in-google-adwords_39.pxf Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:43:53 -0600 http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/18/most-expensive-google-adwords-keywords/ Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/the-jquery-javascript-library_37.pxf Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:14:28 -0600 http://www.jquery.com/ Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/about-the-twitter-api_36.pxf Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:01:47 -0600 Twitter is a website that allows many options, but they offer a limited functional option. The imposed limit of 140 characters per post foces the user to be very brief. This can make some feel limited, and find this service not very useful. Others, however, feel very free within this limit and embrace this limitation with a great passion. So, for those interested in developing applications for Twitter, I have attached below a tutorial about their API: http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/02/get_started_with_the_twitter_api/ or you can access directly Twitter's API page: http://dev.twitter.com/ Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/article--a-preview-of-html-5_33.pxf Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:12:44 -0600 http://www.alistapart.com/articles/previewofhtml5 Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/google-will-retire-brands-blogger-and-picasa-in-google---push_31.pxf Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:12:45 -0600 You can say goodbye to the Picasa and Blogger names: Mashable claims that Google intends to retire several non-Google name brands and rename them as Google products. This move is part of the larger effort of the search giant to unify it's brand for the public launch of Google+, Google's social initiative. Both services won't disappear, because they are two of Google's most popular products. Instead, according to two sources familiar with the matter, Google intends to rename Picasa as "Google Photos" and Blogger as "Google Blogs". Several other brands will most likely have the same faith, altough our sources made it clear that Youtube would not be rebranded. The technology giant closed Google Video, it's failed web video service, in May. This move isn't without precendent, as Google aquired JotSpot in 2006 and rebranded it as Google Sites in 2008. In 2007, Google aquired VoIP platform GrandCentral and relaunched it as Google Voice in 2009. Picasa and Blogger were also Google acquisitions, altough both companies have been part of Google empire for far longer. Pi... (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/best-gif--loaders-generators_29.pxf Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:43:28 -0600 http://www.preloaders.net/ and http://www.ajaxload.info/ You can choose your background and foreground color of the loader, the loader type (preloader.net is richer in examples) and the size of the animation. Good luck in choosing what you need. Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/nokia-will-exit-japan-cellphone-market-by-august_28.pxf Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:34:22 -0600 Nokia Corporation will exit the Japanese cellphone market at the end of August, reports Nikkei. According to the same report, the Finnish handset manufacturer had stopped supplying cellphones to Japanese carriers from 2008. Nokia will close the high-end Vertu handset stores in Tokio's Shibuya and Ginza districts by the end of July. The Vertu business has been struggling to keep up with the rising in popularity of smartphones, the business daily reported. Nokia's phone service, run on network infrastructure leased from NTT DoCoMo Inc. will be discontinued when it's contract will expire at the end of August. Nokia's Tokio office will stay open until the end of the year to handle fee refunds and other matters, the paper reported. Verdu handsets costs 600.000 yen ( around 7.450$ ) to 20 million yen ( 248.354$ ) each, with some models decorated with precious metals or traditional Japanese lacquer designs, the Nikkei reported. Nokia has been restructuring after it's earning deteriorated due to the rise of Apple Inc.'s iPhone along with other smartphones. Article via http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/us-nokia-idUSTRE7604A620110701 Cosmin |... (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/ibm-invents-memory-100x-faster-than-the-flash-drive_25.pxf Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:44:15 -0600 IBM announced a seismic invention. This is a new kind of phase change memory (PCM) that can read and write 100 times faster then the current flash drive, remains reliable for millions of write-cycles ( as opposed to the flash drive of just thousands ) and is cheap enough to be used in anything from enterprise-level servers all the way down to mobile phones. PCM is based on a special alloy that can be nudged into different physical states, or phases, by controlled bursts of electricity. In the past, this technology suffered from the tendency of one of these states to relax and increase its electrical resistance over time, leading to read errors. Another limitation of this is that every alloy cell could store only a bit of data. But IBM employees managed to burn this problem out: not only is their latest variant more reliable, but it can stare four data bits per cell, which means a new breaktrough for the data storage industry. Combine this with the promised... (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/browser-test_23.pxf Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:00:49 -0600 Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/change-of-plans_22.pxf Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:50:07 -0600 Because of some last hour changes, we will modify the hiring period. We will interview in the period between 21st and 24th of June, and, in the following week, 27.06 - 07.01 we will choose the person selected for the final interview. Good luck! Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/new-logo-_20.pxf Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:53:41 -0600 Hope you like the change. Keep in touch. Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/funny-computer-quotes_17.pxf Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:59:48 -0600 http://www.junauza.com/2010/02/top-50-funny-computer-quotes.html Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/david-garrett---violin-rock_16.pxf Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:56:52 -0600 Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/css-tricks_14.pxf Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:25:00 -0600 http://blogs.sitepoint.com/top-ten-css-tricks/ Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/lesson-ii--html-and-xhtml-languages--introduction-_12.pxf Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:49:59 -0600 HTML means HyperText Markup Language. This is used by web browsers to display pages visually. HTML is based on the idea of tags, enclosed in the '<' and '>' characters. For eg: <html>. Usually, all the HTML tags come in pairs - for eg, <body> and </body>. The first tag is the opening tag, while the second, the end tag. Inside these tags, web developers can add images, text, flash objects or other such informations. Also, web browsers can use the informations for CSS files to show informations and modify the structure of the page. The W3C organization maintains HTML and CSS development and encourages using CSS over HTML presentational tags. HTMLs first aparition was in a document called HTML Tags in 1991, mentioned by Tim Berners-Lee. He describes 20 elements from the simple structure of the HTML from then. Besides the anchor link, these 20 elements are very influenced by the SMGLguid language, a SGML documentation used at CERN (European Center for Nuclear Research). HTML is currently at version 4.01, a new version, HTML5 being in development. XHTML means eXtensible HyperText Markup Language and is a part of a big family of XML languages, created to extend HTML. While HTML was built as a SGM... (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/pixelfind-is-hiring-_10.pxf Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:33:43 -0600 What should be the ideal candidate? » HTML and CSS knowledge; » Some PHP knowledge - what it's about, maybe he can show us some projects he has worked on; » SQL knowledge; » Some Object oriented programming knowledge; » Basic JavaScript knowledge. The employment process will be carried out by the following schedule: › June 2, 2011 - June 24, 2011 > Acceptance of resumes; › June 24, 2011 - June 30, 2011 > Sorting of resumes, possibly accepting some last minute applications; › July 4, 2011 - July 8, 2011 > Interviews › July 11, 2011 - July 13, 2011 > Final interviews. We will be waiting for your CVs on our site or on two of the websites we have posted the announcement! Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/programmer-or-serial-killer-_8.pxf Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:43:27 -0600 http://www.malevole.com/mv/misc/killerquiz/ Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/10-fireworks-tutorials-you-most-likely-already-know_5.pxf Fri, 27 May 2011 15:34:42 -0600 Circular Shadows & Highlights 2. Pixelate Effect Tutorial 3. Dot Matrix Effect 4. Sticky Notes 5. Light Effects 6. Vista Like Wallpapers 7. Creating Fading Light Vectors 8. Rapid Fire #1: Photo Realistic 9. Create a Night Scene 10. Water Drop Cosmi... (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/web-programming-tutorial--http-protocol_4.pxf Thu, 26 May 2011 12:20:05 -0600 First of all, what is a protocol? A protocol is a set of rules used by computers to communicate. A protocol may include signals, authentication methods and possibilities of detection and correction of errors. A protocol describes the syntax, semantics, and synchronization of messages. As a broader definition, we can say that a protocol is used as a set of procedures (or rules) used to communicate. HTTP means HyperText Transfer Protocol. It is the protocol used throughout the 'World Wide Web' and it is a cornerstone in its use. HTTP is a protocol used in request-response client-server model. Thus, a customer (eg a browser) sends an HTTP request to server. The server is used to store data, and resources (for example, a Web page or an image are considered resources) but also other functions for the client, returns a message to the Client. The answer provided by the server contains information about completing the application and can contain any content requested by clients. A client may be not only a Web browser. Let's think, for example, of web-crawlers that search engines use to crawl the web. HTTP protocol is used mainly on the structure of another protocol, TCP / IP. TCP / IP is the protocol used to actually transfer from client to server. HTTP reso... (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net http://www.pixelfind.net/article/hello-world-_2.pxf Tue, 24 May 2011 20:05:53 -0600 This is the official Pixelfind Romania blog. We thought (after waiting for almost three years) to create this and show you how it is to work in a web company, especially here in our, but everything can apply to any other company. We want to post various information about how work it's done at our company, also, how we're having fun, what events we will organize, or other interesting things we discovered over time. We are a small company, but we are proud that we have a relaxed style of working, and a pleasant environment for those who are interested in collaborating with us. If you want to find recent information from the Pixelfind 'closet', tips & tricks or events that we will organize or just want to know something about us, you came to the right place. I am Cosmin, the the 'community' guy from Pixelfind and I believe that your feedback is an integral and important part for us, so please tell us your opinion about how we could make this blog more useful and informative for you. Cosmin | Pixelfind (Read more)]]> support@pixelfind.net (Calciu Cosmin) http://www.pixelfind.net