Top Ten Web Designer Job Skills

Top Ten Web Designer Job Skills

Whether you are just starting out as a Web designer or Web developer or are looking to become one, there are skills you need to know to be successful. The following list of technical skills is a list of the skills you need to be a good Web designer. They are listed in importance to getting a job as a Web designer, although some may be in higher demand than others. The list includes information about the skill, where to learn more about it, training resources, and whether it's more useful to a Web designer or a Web developer.

1. HTML
HTML is the most important thing a Web designer or Web developer can learn. Even if you plan on using WYSIWYG editors for most of your career, knowing HTML will give you an understanding of how the Web works so that your designs will be more effective. HTML is imperative to both Web designers and Web developers. Even Web designers who don't plan to do much work outside of a WYSIWYG editor should learn HTML so that they know the basis of their Web pages.

2. CSS
After HTML, CSS is the most important language Web designers can learn. It is what powers the designs and determines how a page will look. CSS is imperative to Web designers. If you don't know CSS you won't be able to design cutting edge websites. CSS is useful to Web developers, but not as important. Web developers who know CSS will be able to make their applications interact more effectively with the design.

3. Design Sense
Having a good sense of design is important for Web designers. There is a lot more to it than simply knowing which colors you like. You should be aware of the elements of design as well as the basic design principles. My Weekly Web Design Class teaches design principles as they relate to Web design.

Web designers must know design. Web developers do not need this skill, unless they are working as a freelancer.

4. JavaScript and Ajax
JavaScript is the first interactive element of a website and Web developers should be comfortable in JavaScript before they learn any other languages. Once you understand how JavaScript connects with your website, then you can use it to extend applications and create Ajax websites.Web designers don't need to learn JavaScript. Web developers should learn JavaScript.


5. PHP, ASP, Java, Perl, or C++
Programming Web pages starts with the language you use. There are many more options than the ones I list above, but these are some of the most popular and sought after. PHP is easily the leader, and if you choose only one language to learn, it should be PHP.

Web designers don't need to learn a programming language. Web developers must learn at least one and the more you know well, the more employable you will be.

6. MySQL Database
Learning how to build and maintain a database is essential to most Web applications. MySQL is the most popular database on the Web, but learning Access or SQL or another database will be helpful. Web designers don't need to learn databases. Web developers would find knowing some database administration helpful.

7. Flash
Flash brings animation and vector graphics to Web pages. It can be used by both Web designers and Web developers to create interesting sites. Web designers can learn Flash to round out their design and graphics knowledge. Web developers can learn Flash (and ActionScript) to round out their programming knowledge.

8. SEO
Search engine optimization, or SEO, is useful for anyone building websites. SEO is affected by the way the HTML is written, the image quality and content as well as many other things. Both Web designers and Web developers will have a more desirable resume if they know SEO.

9. Web Server Administration
Knowing at least a little about the Web server your website is running on can help you solve problems and make your sites run better. Most Web designers feel they can ignore the server, but if you know how the server responds to things then you can build a better site.

Web designers don't need to know how to administer a server, but could benefit from knowing simple things like shell access. Web developers should learn more about the server so that they can troubleshoot their scripts and programs.

10. Project Management
Project management is a critical job skill for nearly anyone. By knowing how to manage a project, you can help keep it on track and that will endear you to every manager you work with. Both Web designers and Web developers will benefit from knowing project management.

If you are not too confident about your English language skills, here are top tips that will help you gain more confidence

If you are not too confident about your English language skills, here are top tips that will help you gain more confidence:

1.Read good English books- Reading always helps. You may have read this almost everywhere, but it deserves another mention. Pick up books that interest you. In the beginning, you will be slow while reading the books. However, as you keep adding books to your library, you will start improving.
 
2.Learn 2 new words everyday- Make it a point to learn two new words every day. Read newspapers and magazines and encircle the words you don’t know the meaning of. Look up their meanings in the dictionary and try using them in a sentence.
 
3.Converse in English with your friends and family- You may be shy speaking in English in front of others. But you can always make mistakes in front of your family members and friends. Converse with them in English as much as you can. Slowly, you will start building confidence.
 
4.Listen to English language CDs- There are English language MP3s available in the market. Buy some of these and listen to them. They will help you get the right pronunciation of words.
 
5.Try and sing along English songs- You may not like listening to English songs. However, listening to English songs is a fun way to improve your English language skills. As you listen to them, try to decipher the lyrics and sing along.
 
6.Make mistakes- Do not be afraid to make mistakes. Everybody makes mistakes. In fact, you actually learn from your mistakes. When you fumble while speaking, or commit a grammatical error while writing, there will be people who will help you out. And you always tend to remember mistakes that happen in front of people.
   
7.Think in English- Another innovative way to improve your English language skills. When you are thinking something, try to think in English. Phrase sentences yourself, and if possible, write them down too.
 
8.Translate your Hindi newspaper- Most people who are not comfortable with English, read Hindi newspapers or newspapers in their native language. Try and translate one article everyday in English. Once you translate, get it checked by somebody. Mark your mistakes and try not to repeat them the next time.
 
9.Don’t go after fancy words- English is not about using big words. In fact, unless you are an author, big words are not going to get you anywhere. Try not to fret too much about difficult words. Focus on the basics.
 
10.Chat in English- We all have some sort of a Messenger on our phone, the most popular being Whatsapp. When you are chatting with your friend over the phone or online, try to do that in English. It helps.

Hate speech: Owaisi is back, to appear before police today

Hate speech: Owaisi is back, to appear before police today

MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, booked for allegedly delivering a hate speech against a particular community, returned to India from London on Monday morning and is likely to appear before police later in the day, even as fresh complaints against him poured in for the same.

“He (Owaisi) will appear before the police tomorrow (Monday),” a senior police officer had said, adding that his statements will be recorded in connection with cases registered against him.

When asked if the police anticipated any trouble due to his appearance, the police officer said, “Everything will be taken care of”. On Saturday, DGP V Dinesh Reddy said Owaisi informed police that he was undergoing treatment in London and would appear before it shortly.

As part of a further probe into the two cases, notices were issued against Owaisi on January 04 and he was directed to appear before police in Adilabad district on January 07, as well as the Nizambad II Town police on January 08. Another notice was served to the MIM legislator by Osmania police asking him to appear before it on January 10.

While two FIRs were registered suo motu at Adilabad and Nizamabad districts, a third case was registered by Osmania University police, following a court directive after Owaisi allegedly used inflammatory language against a particular community last month. Fresh complaints continued to pour in against Owaisi from Malkangiri and Vanasthalipuram, though no cases have been registered, police said.

Owaisi, who represents Chandrayangutta Assembly constituency, has been booked under Section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion) and Section 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings) of IPC. The MIM legislator has also been booked under Section 121 (waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India) of IPC.

Meanwhile, TDP and BJP leaders held protests at various places in the state, demanding action against Owaisi. TDP MLA Revant Reddy demanded that Owaisi be disqualified for his comments. Speaking at a protest, state BJP president G Kishan Reddy said that steps should be taken to ensure that Owaisi returns to India to face the law.

How Internet is going to change the world in next 30 years

How Internet is going to change the world in next 30 years
   
The internet just turned 30. That might come as a surprise, as the global computer network seems both older and younger than that. Older because it is such a part of life now - roughly a third of humanity is now regularly online, and its use is so ubiquitous, even people over 40 find it hard to remember a world without it.

And younger because it's still constantly changing, showing us new games, new programes and new fads. Whether it is relaying the latest gossip or teaching us how to do a South Korean rapper's pony dance, our electronic pal seldom acts a day over 13. For better and worse, the internet has changed the world, not least for India. But some analysts say that the changes we have seen in the past 30 years are nothing compared with what we may see in the next 30.

Birth of a Network

Although scientists had networked computers as far back as the 1950s, no one had developed a common language that would allow these networks to communicate easily between each other until the late 1970s. At that point, the US military had realised that because of the wide variety of communications systems they used, their communications networking problems were bad and only going to get worse.

"They would never be able to get out from under this diversity... and they would constantly have to adapt to the future," says David P Reed, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology computer scientist who was part of the group the military asked to design "an internetwork" to bridge those gaps. Reed and his colleagues found the problem an interesting one. "We weren't particularly focused on military effectiveness, but saw this an early warning of all kinds of challenges," he says.

The outcome of their experiments was the Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), the data protocol adopted on January 1, 1983, which made it possible to create a single network of roughly 500 host computers at universities and various US government installations.

JAYA JAYAHE TELANGANA......JANANI ....

50+ Top E-commerce Websites In India

50+ Top E-commerce Websites In India
eCommerce in India is still in its inception stage. Except very few trusted eCommerce sites, many struggle for survival. Though Indian talent has unprecedented lead in IT industry, they failed to capitalize on it in India. I won’t say Indian audience is still reluctant with online buying option otherwise ebay.in, redbus.in, bookmyshow.com, makemytrip.com, flipkart.com, irctc.co.in would have failed. The thing is until and unless people find reliability, assurance of good product or services and competitive price; they won’t prefer buying online. Before proceeding further, let me remind you, eCommerce is buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet.

Sometimes back, I compared few random eCommerce start-ups in US with counterparts in India and I found that Indian start-ups are lacking at many aspects. It might be poor design sense, inorganic functional flow, cash crunch, marketing etc. And as money is involved, people are very cautious and usually do not compromise on any front. However, in this post recession era, steadily growing number of eCommerce websites show sign of optimism. That brings me an idea of putting all prominent eCommerce sites together. If you think, I have missed out any then please mark your suggestion in comment. List is going to be updated on regular basis, so that readers could avail fresh information.

Categories:

Apparels and Accessories
Jack of all
Jewellery
Baby Products
Online travel ticketing and hotel booking
Airlines portals
Movie ticket booking
Gifts, cakes, books etc.
Books
Personalized T-shirt, mug, calendar etc
Sweets and bakery items
Artwork auction
Rent a movie
Footwear
Deal a day
Electronics
Lingerie
Flash Sale Website
Cab Booking
Categorized List:

1. Apparels and Accessories
Myntra.com, Bestylish.com, PepperFry.com, FreeCultr.com, PumaShop.in, CBazaar.in, Pantaloons, ShoppersStop.com, Zovi.com, Inkfruit.com

Myntra is simply brilliant. Others are good too. Pantaloons and ShoppersStop already have good presence in form of giant outlets across India and now they are Online. Earlier Myntra and InkFruit were used to be in ‘Personalized T-shirts’ category, but later they move silently to this segment.

2. Jack of all
Flipkart.com, Infibeam.com, Jabong.com, Yebhi.com, Ebay.in, IndiaTimes Shopping, Rediff Shopping, Bigbazar, Homeshop18.com, Shop.zapak.com, Shop.in.com, Tradeus.in, Indiaplaza.in, 20north.com

Stores, in this category, offer you almost anything and everything. Be it apparels, books, footwear, gadgets, jewellery, home appliances; they avail it in a minute! Flipkart is remarkably ahead of its peers in this segment.

20North is bit different in the category. It allows people of India to buy from the US market but be ready to pay few thousands of rupees as a shipping cost.

3. Jewellery
Caratlane.com, Suratdiamond.com, Juvalia.in, Bluestone.com, Tanishq.co.in

4. Baby Products
Hushbabies.com, Firstcry.com, Hoopos.com, BabyOye.com, Kidloo.com

5. Online travel ticketing and hotel booking
Irctc.co.in, Redbus.in, MakeMyTrip.com, Yatra.com, ClearTrip.com, Travelguru.com, Expedia.co.in, Ezeego1.co.in, Ixigo.com, TravelMasti.com, Hotels.com

IRCTC, a railway ticket booking portal with revenue of USD 854 million in 2008-2009 is highest revenue generating yet failed E-commerce portal of India (Curious about why it is failed? Know more.) Do you want to secure a bus ticket? Then it has to be RedBus, the most comprehensive bus ticketing solution. MakeMyTrip and Yatra, with their aggressive marketing, are leader in flight and hotel booking. Rests on the list are almost equally competitive and popular for flight and hotel booking.

6. Airlines portals
Goindigo.in, Indian Airlines, Jetlite.com, Flykingfisher.com, Goair.in, Spicejet.com, Jetairways

7. Movie ticket booking
Bookmyshow.com, TicketPlease.com

8. Gifts, cakes, books etc.
Fernsnpetals.com, IndianGiftsPortal.com, Talash.com

9. Books
Landmarkonthenet.com, A1books.co.in

10. Photo books, Personalized mugs and calendars etc.
Zoomin.com, Snapfish.in, Picsquare.com

Snapfish is a division of HP. Picsquare is an initiative by Infibeam.

11. Sweets and bakery items
Mithaimate.com, Monginis.net

12. Artwork auction
Saffronart.com

13. Rent a movie
BigFlix.com, Seventymm.com


14. Footwear
Metro Shoes

15. Deal a day
SnapDeal.com, Dealsandyou.com, Mydala.com, Koovs.com, Grabbon.com, BindaasBargain.com, Taggle.com, SoSasta.com, Dealivore.com


16. Electronics
Dell.co.in, Ezone, EDigiWorld, BitFang.com


17. Lingerie
Straps and Strings, Ngal Originals, Victoria’s Secret India, mylace.in, herstyle.in, lapeches.com


18. Flash Sale Websites

99 Labels.com, Ideeli.com, MotaDeals.com, BagItToday.com,  Gilt Groupe, Qvendo.com

19. Cab Booking

OlaCabs.com, EasyCabs.com, BookCab.in, Savaari.com, MeruCabs.com, ClearCarRental.com, GetMeCab.com

CPI likely to join hands with BJP for T cause

CPI likely to join hands with BJP for T cause

Hyderabad: Breaking all barriers, whether it be in terms of ideology or political angle the Communist Party of
India took a bold decision to work along with Bharatiya Janata Party, TDP and TRS for the cause of  Telangana. This is a significant decision considering the fact that CPI and BJP are poles apart, and the left party had gone on record on several occasions by stating that it would not forge a partnership with the communal BJP. This issue was widely discussed at the extended state executive meeting of the CPI held at Makdhoom Bhavan on Thursday.  In the fight for separate statehood apart from taking along Telugu Desam, which gave clarity on Telangana issue at the allparty meet, the left leaders felt that they should also invite the BJP. Leaving out the saffron party would be unfair, some leaders said, according to sources. However, an official statement from CPI in this regard is expected on Friday. Apart from the present political situation, CPI leaders also discussed about the agitations for land and power related issues. They propose to hold a round table conference with all political parties including TDP, TRS and YSRCP on the power problems faced by the state. A massive dharna at Indira Park on January 19 for mounting pressure on the Centre to fulfil the promise made at the allparty meeting besides condemning the provocative speeches made by Akbaruddin Owaisi were the two resolutions passed at the meeting. Meanwhile the party appealed to the cadres to gear up for the state-wide protests call given by the left parties on January 22 against the government’s move for collecting fuel surcharge adjustments (FSAs) with monthly electricity bills.

10 days later, Cong seeks action against MIM MLA Owaisi for hate speech

10 days later, Cong seeks action against MIM MLA Owaisi for hate speech
HYD:  Almost 10 days after All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi's brother Akbaruddin Owaisi made an alleged hate speech against a community, state Congress has finally promised to take action against him, who, not for the first time, has been proved controversial.
"Our government has taken cognizance of speech and we are collecting evidence to build a strong FIR and a water-tight case where we can book the person causing hatred," said Abid R Khan, General Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee.
Owaisi had made the incendiary speech, using inflammatory and derogatory words, in Adilabad on December 24, 2012 where he virtually called on Muslims to take arms against Hindus. A Hyderabad court has also admitted a criminal complaint against Owaisi.
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"Yes there has been a criminal complaint filed. We will abide by whatever the court decides. (I) do not want to comment any further as it is now sub judice," Akbaruddin's brother Asaduddin Owaisi said.
In Owaisi's case, unlike in the case of Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi who was jailed and indicted by the Election Commission for a hate speech made by him in 2009, the response from the media and political community has been slow, despite the issue being a buzzing topic on social media platforms like Twitter.
Actor and director Farhan Akhtar had tweeted, "how can 2 girls be arrested in less than 24 hrs for a harmless FB post but Owaisi roams free after his blatantly communal rant? #JustAsking." It is almost 10 days later that the criminal court has admitted a complaint and Congress has demanded strict action against Owaisi for promoting enmity between communities.
This is not the first time that Akbaruddin, currently in London, has proved controversial. Five-years ago, he and his supporters had physically attacked the Bangladeshi writer, Taslima Nasreen for her alleged anti-Muslim views. The MIM was a part of the United Progressive Alliance alliance till a few months ago even though the Owaisis have had a track record of raising the communal temperature with their speeches.
The hate speech of the junior Owaisi has raised questions of whether notions of secularism tend to be selective and why the Owaisis have been allowed to get away for so long. Akbaruddin is an MLA in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, representing the Chandrayangutta constituency in Hyderabad.

Kerala girl's photo on Facebook says she is the Delhi braveheart, police investigate

Kerala girl's photo on Facebook says she is the Delhi braveheart, police investigate

kerala: The father of a girl whose photograph was circulated on social networking sites including Facebook as that of the 23-year-old paramedical student who was brutally gangraped by six men in a bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012, has filed a complaint with the cyber cell of Kerala Police. The girl in the photo belongs to Kerala and a family friend her father that her photo was being shared on Facebook.
When the family approached the police, it was found that she was being identified as the Delhi braveheart in the photo. The photo was reportedly posted from a Facebook account in Delhi.
The paramedical student died after 12 days due to the injuries suffered during the gangarape and assault by the accused, all of whom have been charged with murder, rape and dacoity. The case has attracted attention all over the country with massive protests held in several cities demanding the most stringent punishment for the accused and better security for the women.

విద్యార్థిని హత్య: ఓయూ విద్యార్థుల ఆందోళన

విద్యార్థిని హత్య: ఓయూ విద్యార్థుల ఆందోళన
 మొన్న దేశరాజధాని ఢిల్లీలో జరిగిన సామూహిక అత్యాచార సంఘటన మరవక ముందే రాష్ట్ర రాజధాని హైదరాబాద్‌లో మరో దారుణం చోటుచేసుకుంది. వర్సిటీకి చెందిన అరుణ అనే లా కాలేజీ విద్యార్థినిని నిన్న చత్రినాక పోలీసు స్టేషన్ పరిధిలో గుర్తు తెలియని దుండుగులు కొందరు సామూహిక అత్యాచారం చేసి హత్య మార్చారు. దీంతో ఓయూ విద్యార్థులు కదం తొక్కారు. కేసును త్వరగా చేధించి నిందితులను వెంటనే అరెస్టు చేయాలని ప్రభుత్వాన్ని డిమాండ్ చేస్తూ అఫ్జల్‌గంజ్ చౌరస్తాలో బైఠాయించారు. దీంతో ట్రాఫిక్‌కు తీవ్ర అంతరాయం ఏర్పడింది. హోంమంత్రి సబితా ఇంద్రారెడ్డి వచ్చి తమకు హామీ ఇస్తేగాని తాము ఇక్కడ నుంచి కదలబోమని వారు భీష్మించుకు కూర్చున్నారు. అరుణ మిత్రుడే తన మిత్రులతో కలిసి ఈ దురాగతానికి ఒడిగట్టడని విద్యార్థులు ఆరోపిస్తున్నారు. నిందితులను కఠినంగా శిక్షించాలని వారు డిమాండ్ చేస్తోన్నారు.