Wednesday, April 6, 2016

How to Automate the Discovery of Twitter Leads

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Do you use Twitter to find new customers? Looking for a way to streamline the process? By combining the right Twitter search queries with If This Then That (IFTTT), you can start generating a steady stream of relevant leads for your business. In this article you’ll discover how to save time and connect with more [...]

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The 5 Best Free FTP Clients

Transferring files to and from your web host or server is best done with what’s commonly known an FTP client, though the term is a bit dated because there are more secure alternatives such as SFTP and FTPS.

When I was putting together this list, this was my criteria:

  • Supports secure file transfer protocols: FTP isn’t secure. Among its many flaws, plain FTP doesn’t encrypt the data you’re transferring. If your data is compromised en route to its destination, your credentials (username and password) and your data can easily be read. SFTP (which stands for SHH File Transfer Protocol) is a popular secure alternative, but there are many others.
  • Has a GUI: There are some awesome FTP clients with a command-line interface, but for a great number of people, a graphical user interface is more approachable and easier to use.

1. FileZilla

Topping the list is FileZilla, an open source FTP client. It’s fast, being able to handle simultaneous transmissions (multi-threaded transfers), and supports SFTP and FTPS (which stands for FTP over SSL). What’s more, it’s available on all operating systems, so if you work on multiple computers — like if you’re forced to use Windows at work but you have a Mac at home — you don’t need to use a different application for your file-transferring needs.

FileZilla

Available on Windows, Mac OS and Linux

Download here

2. Cyberduck

Cyberduck can take care of a ton of your file-transferring needs: SFTP, WebDav, Amazon S3, and more. It has a minimalist UI, which makes it super easy to use.

Cyberduck

Available on Windows and Mac OS

Download here

3. FireFTP

This Mozilla Firefox add-on gives you a very capable FTP/SFTP client right within your browser. It’s available on all platforms that can run Firefox.

FireFTP

Available on Windows, Mac OS and Linux

Download here

4. Classic FTP

Classic FTP is a file transfer client that’s free for non-commercial use. It has a very simple interface, which is a good thing, because it makes it easy and intuitive to use. I like its "Compare Directories" feature that’s helpful for seeing differences between your local and remote files.

Classic FTP

Available on Windows and Mac OS

Download Here

5. WinSCP

This popular FTP client has a very long list of features, and if you’re a Windows user, it’s certainly worth a look. WinSCP can deal with multiple file-transfer protocols (SFTP, SCP, FTP, and WebDav). It has a built-in text editor for making quick text edits more convenient, and has scripting support for power users.

WinSCP

Available on Windows

Download here

Honorable Mention: Transmit

For this post, I decided to focus on free software. But it just doesn’t seem right to leave out Transmit (which costs $34) in a post about FTP clients because it’s a popular option used by web developers on Mac OS. It has a lot of innovative features and its user-friendliness is unmatched. If you’ve got the cash to spare and you’re on a Mac, this might be your best option.

TransmitSource: panic.com

Available on Mac OS

Download Here

Which FTP client do you use?

There’s a great deal of FTP clients out there. If your favorite FTP client isn’t on the list, please mention it in the comments for the benefit of other readers. And if you’ve used any of the FTP clients mentioned here, please do share your thoughts about them too.

Jacob Gube is the founder of Six Revisions. He’s a front-end developer. Connect with him on Twitter and Facebook.

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by Jacob Gube via Six Revisions

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Vivaldi 1.0 Release: Your New Default Browser?

It's not every day a new browser is released. The market has not seen a new entrant for some time but Vivaldi v1.0 is now available to download and install on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Do We Need a New Browser?

Browsers have been gradually converging since Chrome appeared in 2008. Vendors strive for simplicity with minimal interfaces and easy user experiences. There's nothing wrong with that approach but the applications have become interchangeable. Few users would notice if you swapped Chrome for Edge or Opera for Firefox -- the launch icon is the primary difference.

A few years ago, technical users could rely on Opera or Firefox plus extensions for a highly customizable browsing experience. In 2013, Opera abandoned it's own Presto engine, adopted Blink and simplified the UI. Mozilla continues to remove less popular features -- a recent casualty was tab groups. A gap in the market has opened for those who want more power.

Vivaldi was created by a team of ex-Opera developers led by Jón S. von Tetzchner (interview coming soon). The philosophy: to create "A Browser for our Friends" -- something they wanted to use. The result is a browser which sets itself apart from the competition.

We've previewed Vivaldi once or twice before but here's what to expect if you've been waiting for version 1.0…

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by Craig Buckler via SitePoint

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Slyder : jQuery Slider Navigation for FAQ

A responsive slider navigation jQuery plugin for FAQ type module.

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by Admin via jQuery Rain

jQuery File Tree : AJAX File Browser plugin

jQuery File Tree is a configurable, AJAX file browser plugin for jQuery. Continuation of unmaintained jQuery File Tree (v1.01) (12 April 2008).

Features:

  • Produces valid, semantic XHTML
  • Fully customizable via CSS
  • Ability to style icons based on file extension
  • Uses AJAX to fetch file information on the fly
  • Easy to configure and implement
  • Includes connector scripts for PHP and ASP.NET (C#)
  • Supports custom connector scripts for extended functionality
  • Customizable expand/collapse event
  • Customizable expand/collapse speeds

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by Admin via jQuery Rain

Turn Those Casual Window Shoppers into Dedicated Subscribers

Turn Those Casual Window Shoppers into Dedicated Subscribers

Window shopping is fun. You can walk through a mall or a small quaint shopping area in a vacation spot, and just look at the displays. Occasionally, you may go into a store and check out an item you saw, and possibly purchase it. Internet surfers are sometimes window shoppers. They may, in the course of a search, happen upon a blog post you have written and link to it. Or they may have seen a Facebook post or a Tweet directing them to a blog or another landing page on your website. If that post or page turns out to be what they have been looking for – it answers a question or provides some solution – they will stay and read or view the whole thing. But then they leave without taking the next step you really want them to take – subscribe to your emails so that they become a solid lead for further contact.

How can you convert that window shopper? Here are 7 strategies you can begin to use to improve your email marketing strategies today.

by Guest Author via Digital Information World