One of our forum’s members, the very talented digital artist - Dancam369, has created a few truly outstanding wallpapers for our blog and offered to share them for free.
Click on below to download the file in .rar format. The folder contains 5 unique wallpapers. Please note that you must not offer them anywhere else without written permission of the author. Dancam, many thanks for sharing your outstanding graphics with us!
Download the c4d Wallpapers Pack
Preview:
Most of my friends have their own cars, but their insurances are extremely varied. And they were all pretty high, so I decided to help them out, and look for the best insurance companies out there.
And to my own amazement, one of them was actually a cheap car insurance, yet with more quality then the insurances that were more expensive.
So I told my friends about this car insurance, and they were thrilled! They all use it now, and they really enjoy it.
It even let’s you compare car insurances, to see just how much you can win.
So I you’re looking for a cheap car insurance too, or maybe a house insurance,
I really recommend this one. They even offer free service and advice, as well as an in depth glossary of insurance advice if you are unsure of any details of your insurance policy.
Author: Paul-luuk
Yesterday I was messing around with the gloss effect, trying to make something stylish (”web 2.0″ style, whatever it is). Made this and thought I will let people download free, because… I don’t really like the result anyway and unlikely to use it anywhere. Yup, this is how generous I am. Enjoy!
Click on the image to download the zipped .PSD file. If you wish to discuss how was this done, please visit our Photoshop Tutorials Forum.
How many times did you happen to delete, by mistake, some important document, or empty the trash can before time? Or erased something assuming you backed up all the data and then… oops, forgot a few files, but seems like everything was lost already. We all suffer from these some small errors here and there, but problem is, when it happens, we don’t know what exactly to do and if the deletion can be undone. We start searching the web for miscellaneous data recovery programs an utilities, most of which are pretty expensive… That is when we realize the real “price” of our mistake 
I was searching the web yesterday and I found a website that deals with data recovery — how to prevent it and what to do if worst happens. They even point at free software that can help you in time of need. What I found most useful is their list of what not to do in case of data loss. Some advices may be only for computer newbies, though some are pretty useful, because sometimes the “common sense” may misguide us. Especially when it comes to technology. You will also find answers to many questions such as - can the HD be completely erased or can the data be fully recovered. Very recommended, you never know when you might need it 
I was thinking, what actually makes a design company to be a good web design company? Stunning templates of their own website, or impressive portfolio that exhibits all the modern wonders of flash? Smooth XHTML programming or CSS? Seems to me that now-a-days, when Web 2,0 trend is taking over, the statement “less is more”, seems to dominate the design industry.
Colorado Web Site Design is a good example of what you call a modern design. They do not throw some overwhelming flash header right in your face, no special effects, though it doesn’t mean they don’t know how to do it. Primarily, they exhibit clean design and show you that a website can impress even without a heavy Photoshop template. Their portfolio is pretty impressive and the best part of it, is that each of their designs is different and does not look like just a cloned template with different colors. Surprisingly, not many can deliver creativity, but Colorado Web Site Design actually do, and do it combined with high level programming as well. You can find more info about their web development, marketing and ecommerce in the site itself. Very recommended to those who believe that beauty lies in simplicity and quality.
End of the week, everybody are relaxing, planning something nice for the weekend. Everyone except those who work by the computer, like us. So, while it’s not too busy, I decided to spare some time and dive into the realm of SEO, again.
Came across Jim Westergren’s website, that analyzes what ‘smart‘ link building is, and even offers to do it for you. We all (or at least most of us) know that back links from high quality content sites are more “valued” by SE, but not many of us know where exactly is the line between “high quality page” and “low quality page”, in Search Engines’ terms. Smart Link Building explains it to you in great details and therefore has 2 advantages: it’s both a good guide for those who don’t even know what ‘anchor text’ is, and – offers top class service for sites owners who seek to dramatically improve their ranking. His service is unique, because it guarantees you will get backlinks (elegantly wrapped in an article), of an absolutely different level — not only links from various server IP’s and good PageRanks, but also links that come from superior value pages… I will not extend further, if you want to read more, just go to his link building website and see for yourself. You will also see examples of his work, which will most definitely impress you at first sight.
Even if you cannot afford to avail of his extraordinary link building campaign, I’d strongly recommend to read that page and educate yourself. Doubtlessly worth your time.
Ain’t it great when you can peep into your enemies or dearly beloved people’s life? I probably would never have done it myself, but hey, it all depends on the situation, is it not?
Today I came across Spy Review. It’s a blog about Spy Gadgets, covering a wide variety of interesting stuff, including spy phone, spy shop, bug detector and, which is I think most interesting and important - professionally written Spy Reviews by the author. You will find tons of categories for different products from new and unrevealed to the world products, to the most popular tools such as Video Surveillance. The content of the site is truly unique, educational and useful. Personally, I enjoyed reading the books reviews (”manuals for spies”) and the Technical Guide that explains in great details how to actually do it all on practice. I’d strongly recommend to visit Spy Review not only to young spies and paranoids out there, but also to curious minds that are interested in finding out how do all these tricks from Action Movies work in reality, and to my surprise, I found out that most of all tricks that used to seem “unreal” to me, are in fact just another tool in professionals’ hands. Hope you will enjoy exploring that site just as much as I did.
Now I am gonna tell you about something you have not heard of before. Wanna bet? Ok, we have a bet. Have you ever visited www.d1g.com? I knew it, you didn’t. So go and see now for your self. The website is in its beta release, its an Arabic search engine and a portal offering a big number of free services and miscellaneous fun goodies, the website is also available in the English language, in case you want to avail of all the content without studying the language first. Some stuff, such as comics are more local / politic oriented so you may not understand them all, but then again, most are funny even if you don’t know the depths. The most interesting part I found was the games section - great games, all in English so it’s suitable for all audiences and ages, and as far as I could see - all free!
So, don’t let the foreign language mislead you, most pages are English supported, or as I gathered - will soon be translated to the English language as well. Really lovely portal to visit, and like I always say - if it’s freebies, then you can’t go wrong.
