Archive for July 22nd, 2009:
HP Pavilion HDX16t Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz 16" Laptop for $725 + free shipping
The HP Home & Home Office Store offers the HP Pavilion HDX16t Entertainment Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz 16″ Widescreen Notebook for $724.99 with free shipping via the directions below. At $500 off, it’s $40 below our mention from last week, plus it includes an extra 12-cell battery.
Sales tax is added where applicable.
Features include an Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2GHz dual-core processor, 16″ 1366×768 widescreen BrightView Infinity LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive, dual layer DVD burner with LightScribe, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB video, 802.11n wireless, webcam, fingerprint reader, 6- and 12-cell batteries, and Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit. To get this deal:
- Click here and choose the top “Customize & Buy” button to start
- select “Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)”
- select “FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 3GB…”
- select “FREE Upgrade to 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive from 250GB…”
- select “50% OFF One 6 Cell and One 12 Cell Lithium Ion Batteries”
- add coupon code “NBZ2897″ at checkout
- optional: Under “Printers”, add the HP DeskJet D4360 for $0 after this $70 rebate
Seagate FreeAgent Desk 1.5TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $120 + free shipping
Search for “A2013786″ at Dell Small Business to find the Seagate FreeAgent Desk 1.5TB USB 2.0 External Desktop Hard Drive in Silver, model no. ST315005FDA2E1-RK, for $119.99 with free shipping. That ties our mention from three weeks ago as the lowest total price we could find, this time by $19. Sales tax is added where applicable. This enclosure contains a 7200 rpm hard drive. Deal ends July 24.
VistaPrint Clearance Sale: Up to 90% off + freebies
VistaPrint slashes up to 90% off select postcards, envelopes, labels, rubber stamps, and more during its Summer Clearance Sale. That puts many items at or near lowest-we’ve-seen prices. Shipping adds $5.97, with faster delivery times costing more. Of note, VistaPrint.com also offers several “free” items, although shipping charges apply:
- 250 personalized business cards for free
- rubber stamp for free
- 100 postcards for free
- 25 business card magnets for free
- 10 invitations or announcements for free
- 140 return address labels for free
- see all clearance items at Vistaprint
Don’t see what you’re looking for? Check out VistaPrint’s ongoing $1.99 Sale, with a much larger selection of discounted items.
Belkin N52TE Tournament Edition SpeedPad w/ Prince of Persia for $60 + free shipping
newegg offers the Belkin N52TE Tournament Edition SpeedPad, model no. F8GFPC200, bundled with Prince of Persia for PC for $59.99. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we’ve seen for this bundle. Features include a backlit keypad and scroll wheel, built-in wrist rest, 15 programmable keys, three keymaps, and USB connectivity.
LG 1,000W 5.1-Channel Network Blu-ray Home Theater System for $440 + free shipping
BuyDig.com offers the LG 1,000W 5.1-Channel Network Blu-ray Disc Home Theater System, model no. LHB953, for $439.95. With free shipping, it’s $10 below our June mention and the lowest total price we’ve seen. Features include 155 watts per channel into two front speakers, a center-channel speaker, and two rear speakers, a 225-watt powered subwoofer, network Blu-ray disc player with BD-Live, NetCast Entertainment Access for Netflix, Pandora, and more, iPod dock, USB 2.0 connectivity, one HDMI output, and component and other video outputs.
Cabela’s Men’s Magnum Pique Stripe Polos for $5 + $6 s&h
Cabela’s offers select Cabela’s Men’s Short-Sleeve Magnum Pique Stripe Polo Shirts for $4.99. Shipping adds $5.95 or opt for free in-store pickup. Even with shipping, it’s the lowest total price we’ve seen for these shirts since June when they briefly hit $1.99 each. (That deal required you buy at least two shirts.) Sales tax is added where applicable. They’re available in sizes M to 2XL in three assorted colors; however, not all color / size combinations are available.
TOP 10 Open-Source Social Networking Applications TO Run Your Own
In spite of the availability of numerous social networks and some of them like Facebook and My Space being insanely popular, you may sometimes feel a need to have a network of your own where you decide what features it should have and you create the community rules. And thats when tools like Ning, Snappville and CollectiveX come into the picture.
However, if you are one of those who wants more control of the site, including the branding, the domain name, the features, the design, the community rule, or even the database, the best way is to install and run a social networking software on your server.
Here are 10 open source social networking applications which are developed continiously, well-documented & offer impressive functions.
1. BuddyPress - BuddyPress is a set of Wordpress plugins & themes for converting a Wordpress MU installation into a social networking website.

2. Elgg - Elgg is a mature social networking framework which offers, Its plugin based system enables adding new features easily from a plugins database or creating your own.

15 Inspirational Creative and Fascinating webSites with Flash
Flash is commonly used by designers, agencies, advertisers and interactive web sites, and not on the sites where simplicity and quick access to information are important. Although Flash is definitely not the favourite medium for usability and accessibility advocates, it has its advantages and it empowers the Web with functionalities which make it an incredibly interactive medium. With Flash designers can achieve results which simply aren’t possible with (X)HTML and CSS.
In this post we present 15 examples of outstanding Flash designs with excellent use of graphics, visual elements, interface design and graphics motion


Rounding Of 25+ High-quality Popular Graphic & Web Design Blogs
Every time I visit all of my favorite social media sites, all I end up seeing are the same top blogs ending up in the results, and for good reason!
There is definitely not a shortage of web design blogs floating around the web, and it’s easy to understand why. Web designers can utilize skills that they already have to get a good looking blog up and running with relative ease. Out of these blogs there are a handful that really stand out in terms of useful content.
It’s not easy finding talented graphic designers, but it’s fair to say the best have a healthy online presence. So we have compiled a list of the 25+ greatest blogs for website designers, developers, and webmasters.

2. PsdTuts.com



