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Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 Master Collection software enables you to design and develop amazing work, collaborate effectively, and deliver virtually anywhere. Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 Master Collection software delivers a comprehensive toolset for designing across media. Explore exciting enhancements that include new ways to create interactive content, breakthrough performance, and integration with new Adobe CS Live online services to boost productivity.

What’s new in CS5 Master Collection
Interactive design without writing code
Design sophisticated interactive content and create functional interfaces in new Adobe Flash® Catalyst™ CS5 without writing code. Transform your unique vision into compelling online experiences and deliver perfect project files to developers.

Innovative vector drawing and painting
Quickly and accurately represent depth and distance using new perspective tools in Adobe Illustrator® CS5. Precisely control stroke width, arrowheads, and dashes. And use the new Bristle Brush to draw with the expressive quality of watercolors, oils, and pastels, but with the scalability of vectors.

Interactive documents and presentations
Create memorable documents and presentations complete with interactivity, motion, sound, and video in Adobe InDesign® CS5. Enhance page layouts with rich media using new motion presets for easy animation creation. Take advantage of support for FLV and MP3 audio file import to engage and excite your audiences.

Extraordinary image editing
Use the Mixer Brush and Bristle Tips in Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended to explore lifelike, naturally textured painting. Add dimension to your imagery with 3D extrusions using Adobe Repoussé technology, and make precise image selections more quickly and easily with new Truer Edge selection technology.

Comprehensive reach of the Flash Platform
Realize your vision online with the capabilities of the Adobe Flash Platform. Use Flash Catalyst CS5 to design interactive content without writing code, Adobe Flash Professional CS5 to create free-form, expressive content, and Adobe Flash Builder™ 4 to develop rich Internet applications.

Tapeless workflows in video production
Work natively with pristine tapeless footage in Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5 and Adobe After Effects® CS5. Edit tapeless media formats using industry-leading tapeless workflows to keep from wasting valuable production time transcoding or rewrapping.

Industry-leading performance enhancements
Work up to ten times faster with very large images in Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended and more fluidly on HD projects in Adobe After Effects® CS5 and Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5 thanks to native 64-bit support. New GPU-acceleration quickens work in Photoshop, the new Adobe Mercury Playback Engine speeds up effects processing and rendering in Adobe Premiere Pro, and Dynamic Link is now dramatically faster.

Expressive motion graphics and blockbuster visual effects
Rotoscope in a fraction of the time with the revolutionary new Roto Brush in Adobe After Effects CS5. Isolating moving foreground elements from their backgrounds with automatic transparency is now dramatically faster.

Crisp graphics for web, interactive, and mobile delivery
Create clean, sharp artwork that aligns accurately — and automatically — on the pixel grid in Adobe Illustrator® CS5, eliminating fuzzy graphics for the web or mobile devices.

Online feedback with Adobe CS Review
Streamline your creative reviews from within Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended, Illustrator® CS5, and InDesign® CS5 using Adobe CS Review, part of CS Live online services. CS Review provides easy-to-use annotation tools and commenting viewed in the context of your design.

Adobe Story integration for script collaboration
Accelerate media creation with Adobe Story, part of CS Live online services. Streamline the flow of script data into pre-production, production, and post-production to create more engaging experiences.

Adobe BrowserLab integration for web testing
Preview websites on multiple browsers and operating systems directly from Adobe Dreamweaver® CS5 using new BrowserLab, part of CS Live online services. Avoid buying costly test hardware and maintaining testing labs.

Acrobat.com integration
Enhance communication around the globe using Acrobat.com, part of CS Live online services. Convert files to PDF, store and share files, create documents and presentations online, collaborate, host meetings, and more.

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  • Coding, demos, and snippet sharing sites

    1. 301url : tiny url
    2. Abaqueinside : online ajax catalog
    3. AJAX Devmo : mozilla dev center for ajax
    4. Ajax showcase : web 2.0 directory
    5. AJAX using only an image : ajax using only an image
    6. Ajaxian : ajax new blog
    7. AjaxImpact : ajax news
    8. Ajaxpatterns : ajax repository
    9. ajchat : ajax based chat room
    10. aPop : ajax, php, mysql powered gallery
    11. Ataja : tiny url translated in Spanish and English
    12. b2evolution : open source blog engine
    13. Codase : programming code snippet sharing
    14. Code Snippets : source code repository
    15. Cyber Dummy : ajax code snippets
    16. del.icio.us direc.tor : ajax based user interface for delicious
    17. del.icio.us tag cloud : delicious clouds for your account
    18. DIY Map : clickable zooming map
    19. Django : web applications framework
    20. Dojo : open source javascript toolkit
    21. dotproject : open-source project management application
    22. EasyUtil : recommendation service api
    23. ElfURL : short urls with stats
    24. eyeOS : web based desktop system
    25. FCKeditor : open-source html text editor
    26. fileNice : php file browser
    27. Flickr RSS Widget : javascript to display flickr feed
    28. Flowermaker : art/flower making service
    29. footoo : ajax image gallery
    30. FreeVolution : isometric tile engine for games
    31. gDisk : use gmail account for online storage
    32. GrokThis : ruby / zope / plone / mono hosting
    33. Hula : open source calendar and mail server
    34. Instant Rails : rails runtime solution
    35. IssueTrackerProduct : online bug-tracking; open-source j
    36. Krugle : programming code snippet search
    37. Lite Spell Checker : spell check demo
    38. Locomotive : ruby on rails solution for mac
    39. Loudblog : content management system for audio media
    40. Memory : memory game from yahoo images
    41. Meta : forum software with tagging, ranking, live updating ml”>m-n
    42. MochiKit : javascript libraries
    43. Montage-a-google : google image montage
    44. MyProgs : social programs/software list sharing
    45. Nopaste : programming code snippet storage
    46. NotLong : tiny url
    47. openrico : javascript libraries
    48. OPML Workstation : manage opml files
    49. Orbeon : form-based web applications
    50. OSZone : open source directory
    51. Pastebin : programming code collaboration
    52. PhotoStack : photo gallery using ajax/php
    53. Phrasr : phrase from flickr photo
    54. Plogger : open-source photo gallery
    55. Processing : open source environment for image/animation/sound
    56. ProgrammableWeb : web 2.0 reference site
    57. script.aculo.us : javascript libraries
    58. SWiK : open source directory
    59. Tagnautica : flickr search interface
    60. TextDrive Snippets : programming code snippet sharing
    61. TextSnippets : source code repository
    62. The Open Source Zone : open source projects repository
    63. TNX : temporary text storage
    64. Treehouse AJAX chat room : ajax chat room
    65. TurboDbAdmin : ajax database solution
    66. url(x) : url shortening service
    67. Userscripts : firefox greasemonkey scripts
    68. VGMap : software library to add to google maps
    69. what is that file : ajax based file description
    70. wsfinder : web services / api directory
    71. YubNub : command line search
    72. zenphoto : photo gallery using ajax/php
    73. Zmanda : open source backup/recover

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  • Like to Take Notes?

    Check these sites out.

    • Google Notebook – Google’s notebook. You are able to make private or public scrap books so that people can see your research and your notes.
    • writely – Best online word processor online. Acquiered by google and is currently by inventation only.
    • dublish.com – Write articles fast, nice layout.
    • Sabifoo – use your instant messanger service to post notes to a web page or rss feed
    • Zoho Planner – online planner with note capiblities
    • Writeboard – from 37 signals the makers of Backpackit create an online message board with comments can create unlimited boards
    • My Yellow Pad – create and store notes online free
    • yahoo! Notepad – Online note taking from Yahoo!
    • Wallnote – an online note taking site as well as a todo list
    • Fly Note – great note site that generates everybodys note on it’s home page
    • Wridea – super online note taking site with mulitiple pages and can add images to notes
    • Sunny Notes – lets your organize your note into folders
    • Your Draft – create and edit notes online
    • Short Text – create notes with there own url must buy url to re-edit notes $2:00 per url per year
    • Pianist – create and store notes online
    • Paste Here – create and store notes online
    • cL1p – the online clipboard allows you to copy and paste between computers
    • Our Note Pad – create and store notes online
    • Change to Link – online note taking app
    • Web Note – online note taking site that lets you HTML and add links and images no sign just create a note space
    • Sync Notes – comes with a downloadable program which can be used to create notes from your desktop free
    • Infogami – create a free web site in seconds can be edited by anyone sort of a mini web site
    • Snapbits – free online note taking and keeping site
    • Stu.dicio.us – for students all notes are public includes a todo list notes etc… free
    • Nottr – Small, tag based, gmail-like interface. Sharing, txt/zip export, html support.
    • stikkit – Intelligent notepad. It feels urls, to-do lists, schedules as you type (e.g., “buy flowers” will be detected as todo). Sharing, exporting, prining, reminders support.
    • Google Notepad – Very basic notepad. Organize with folders and sections (but no tree view). Drag&drop, sharing support. Integrity with Firefox by handy extension.
    • Helipad – Tag based. Textile formatting, exporting, sharing, printing, add-ons support.
    • goowy – if you have a fast computer and high speed connection, this online desktop works well for taking online notes and much more. i’m not a member of the goowy team – just a new big fan of theirs.
    • Protopage – Something like Netvibes but more “note” oriented and somewhat simplier!
    • Deusto – create an editable online e-book free
    • Post-It Note Generator – Post your notes to an image of a “post it”!
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  • Try Your Luck. Search With These…

    • Yedda – People. Sharing. Knowledge. – Yedda connects people looking for knowledge with people who have the knowledge. **Ask, Answer, Explore** Didn’t find what you’re looking for? Ask and get great answers from real people.
    • Vivisimo – Best cluster search site out there. More results than google everytime. :)
    • Exalead – audio, video, rss search results clustering, phonetic search, sites thumbs
    • Clusty – Clusty the Clustering Engine.
    • snap -
    • Searchbots – Build your own search robot and send it out to search the world by tag, colour, mood and location.
    • Gigablast -
    • Otavo – The Intention Engine – Search by Questing. Start a quest that interests you and have others join your quest and help you find and gather information faster. Quest for knowledge (Q&A), Quest for achievement (Task/Project tracking), Quest for order (Organize information).
    • Wink – Social search
    • Gravee – Social Search
    • Site Map Engine – Outune is a Web2.0 like service that allows to display the tree structure of a web space, showing title, absolute URL, used protocol, mimetypes, size and relation with the root url. It can be useful to extract a deeper map of a web site or web space. It can also generate a simple Google Sitemap in wml format.
    • Zemnix Metasearch – The most complete metasearch.
    • Mooter – Clustering Engine.
    • PreFound – PreFound – search what people have already found
    • flipnsearch – MetaSearch engine that allows you to save results to del.icio.us.
    • Why is a Logo so Important to Your Business? – Well, a logo for your business. Why is it important? Does it matter what it looks like? Is Yours Professional?
    • Web 2.0 Search Engine – Simply search for a keyword of what your wish to make or work with to see the tools available (example search links: mashups, blogging, viral videos, clipart, designing, social tagging, AJAX apps, file storage/sharing, RSS feeds, anti-spam tools, CSS layout generators, image editors, webmaster tools, calculators, file conversions, blog (URL) submits, web APIs, tutorials, etc). Please submit sites you find useful relating to the topic “WEB 2.0″. Each accepted site recieves a Web2.0 award.
    • Comedy Search Engine (Official) – Over 10,000 funny and time wasting useless sites.
    • Canada Directory – www.FriendlyCanadian.com :)
    • Find-For.US – **American domain names only for the initial search, then it portals out to other niche portals and customized searches.**
    • Multi Web Search – Multi Web Search site with 98 search engines, where you can search on four search engines at a time.
    • Webmunism Video Search – Video meta search engine with playback of videos direct from search results.
    • Traffic From Search Engines – The entire consulting industry is studying based on tweaking web pages to get themto the top of search engine results in the hope of capturing more traffic.
    • Lead2Amazon – Lead2Amazon searches book, music, DVD, etc. through Amazons. The output can include BibTeX, disc track, and related goods.
    • Dealing with an SEO specialist – Our SEO specialist has the required skills to up your bussiness in getting the web site to search engine rangking. make your site as valuable to the search user’s.
    • PicFindr: search the free-stock-photosphere – PicFindr finds photos and images you can use in your commercial (for money) projects. It searches several hand-picked free stock photo sites simultaneously and combines the results into a single page.
    • Be friendly to search engines – The object of search engines is to give their visitors a list of web pages relevant to the search words, in the order of relevance to the search words. So what do they want from websites?
    • Will You Site be a BIG SUCCESS. 7 Reasons Why it Might Not! – With so many new websites going up, it is hard sometimes to tell if your site will be a BIG SUCCESS or an unexpected flop? If you are unsure of whether or not your site will fly with visitors or crash and burn, this article is definitely for you.
    • Sparkl | The Web Designer’s Search Engine – ** A Search Engine Built Just For Web Designers. ** Search over 1400 web design resources to find answers to your questions. If you are a web designer, you’ll love Sparkl!
    • Mojacity – Bright lights, big city, the options are endless in Toronto. So much to do, so much to see, so much to eat and so much to live for that the choices can be overwhelming. This is where MojaCity comes in. We are a comprehensive database designed to let you explore dining, nightlife and apartment ideas. Menus, descriptions, pictures and much more are waiting for you. Take a peak!
    • Quintura – Visual search using a cloud of related words. It dynamically changes search results when you add/exlude a word to search query
    • ePrécis – The ePrécis Web site is an example of a new technology that creates abstracts from any text document. In this search implementation, web sites relevant to your search requests are analyzed by ePrécis and the results are returned to you in typical search format.
    • TagTooga.com – Social bookmarking / Wiki-directory with Search.
    • Sir Seek’s Talking Search Engine – Many features from thesaurus to spell checker (tonnes of advanced search tools)! Free to submit your web site for instant URL inclusion! Try our free toolbar, it’s the best around and let’s you search or add links to over 300 top major search engines!
    • Med Checker (Not A Pill Selling Site) – Look up relevant information pertaining to your medical conditions or medications prescribed. This is not a portal that tries to sell you meds, it’s just a medical search engine. Many university EDU and actual medical websites from goverment sector. Many student doctor/nurse learning resources and reading material. Great way to look up your prescription drugs for side effects or common dosages (per weight/KG).
    • Max Spider – Instant URL Inclusion – Simple and easy to submit your website for free web promotion, instantly have your URL submitted! You page is cached in text format for advanced search techniques.
    • IceRocket – Search blogs, MySpace, Phone pics, and the web in general.
    • surch – very cool
    • Complore – Complore not only provides a huge online repository of bookmarks on it’s site but also various kind on lectures, papers, journals and articles. Should be a first choice for students and researchers.
    • Power Search The Search Engines – Search over 100 search engines from this one simple search page, type in one search term and it is readied on the top search engines (just click the desired links).
    • Crisis/Disaster Search Engine – Learn about natural and man made diasters. Ways of recovering after tradegy and ways to prevent death/injury by disaster planning. Please blog with your helpful ideas too. Make your own disaster plan and ready kit today, it could save lives (even your own)!
    • KartOO – Kartoo is a meta search engine which presents its results on a map. The found sites are represented by more or less important size pages, depending on their relevance.
    • less goo – Less-goo is a quick search resource with a very simple English interface.
    • WHAK.com edy Search Engine! – Thousands of links to humor and fun web sites, free to submit your favorite funny pages. Stuff like jokes, pranks (prank radio), funny songs, religious slurrs, stupid sites, time wasting, boredom killers, silly links, etc. Please add your favorite funny URLs to this database of comedy links.
    • How_to_STOP_Panic_Attacks_and_Anxiety_without_Medications_GUARANTEED! -
    • Canada/Canadian Search Engine – A portal made by Canadians! Everything Canada from tourism to hunting/fishing! Everyone loves the friendly Canucks!
    • Grokker – Clustering search with circles
    • Homeless Search Engine – Use this free service at any library, search for helpful resources in the largest city closest to you! Tell others, poverty and low income people can benefit from this site too, not just for homelessness!
    • AlltheWeb Livesearch – We are testing a new search experience to make things faster and easier. Livesearch Beta provides real-time suggestions and instant search results as you type.
    • Windows Live Search – Windows Live Search beta gives you instant answers in search categories including news, maps, product and shopping information, items in academic journals, images and more. And you won’t have to click through dozens of pages to see your results—they’re all presented on one clean, easy-to-read page.
    • Kosmx – Vertical search portals with clusters
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  • Collection of RSS Readers

    List of RSS/ATOM feed readers/aggregators.

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  • Best Tech Blogs

    Gadgets, Technology, Future, Design

    • Lifehacker – Very nice sites with loads of new stuff everyday related to technology.
    • Techcrunch – Blog about the upcoming new web services. Not always impartial!!!!
    • Engadget – Lots of great hi-tech toys: LCD TVs, iPods and accessories, Ultra Mobile PCs, GPS devices, robot technology, new hard drives, laptops, etc.
    • Tech answers on Yedda – Find great tech-related Answers on **Yedda **- *People. Sharing. Knowledge*.
    • digg – Web 2.0 version of /.
    • Web Development Blog – Web development news, SEO information and PHP script releases
    • Web Site Design Company – In fact, our primary source of new clients is word-of-mouth referrals from our satisfied clients.
    • General Staff -
    • Fleck.com blog – Blog from a european start-up. pretty neat.
    • eHub – Talks about all the new web 2.0 services, and interviews the makers of some.
    • widgetbroker.com – Fun site listing new products daily. Set apart by looking at old gadgets as well as new. Looks at major players in the gadget universe as well.
    • Random Good Stuff – Great Blog with tech and gadgets
    • Weblogs – Weblogs category contains English language sites about Technical Evaluations and Product Reviews,Software,E-Books Weblogs
    • American Inventor Spot – All the lastest inventions, innovatons and iteresting ideas – from the wacky to the wonderful.
    • Web Design and Search Engine Optimization – It is a blog about web design and search engine optimization. Great web design and search engine optimization will give you traffic and give you better placement on SERPs.
    • Technabob – Cool tech news: Gadgets, games, gizmos and weird science.
    • Gizmodo – Featuring updates on the newest computers, PDAs, cell phones, nd other gadgets.
    • Techie Buzz – Nice site for tech news and tech tips and reviews
    • TechnoBlog – Balance of geeky goodness with a dose of general technology business info geared to the SMB community.
    • Mashable.com – Reviews of Web 2.0 offerings and trends. Always interesting and a good read.
    • Hack a Day – Go beyond the normal gadgets and programming gee-gaw.
    • Ministry of Tech – The Latest in Innovative Tech, Web and Gadget News
    • CSS Insider – Articles that include updates and news about the web 2.0 styling language, CSS.
    • [Geeks Are Sexy] Tech. News – Technology, science, news and social issues for geeks.
    • Ars Technica – For the PC enthusiast. Check out /news.ars (yes, they use “ars” for their file extensions) for the blog.
    • Slashdot – the holy grail of tech blogs. you should “digg” this!!
    • Anti Web 2.0 – A dose of reality regarding “Web 2.0″
    • Silicon Glen, Scotland – Progress from ideas – Personal blog, mixture of technical content and other stuff, often with a humourous or satirical slant
    • Rotten Blog – A dash of tech, humour and much much more.
    • Wwwhatsnew – about free applications on the internet
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