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Windows Phone 8 Store Now with 35,000 Apps and Still Counting

Updated on July 2nd, 2018 by Quertime Writer in Mobile

Little needs to be stressed about the importance of apps, be it the personal computer, laptop, iPad, iPhone or smartphone, they have great utility and save lot of time. They also make things easy for users. In fact, apps have become such an integral part to computing experiences, that, an operating system’s success is getting closely linked to the range of apps it can support and how much is actually available in the open. That, Windows Phone 8 Store could muster in 35,000 apps to date and is still growing at an astonishing rate is something users should be happy about.

Numbers are really encouraging, but there is a downside to the whole phenomenon, and the funniest thing is that most of these apps are nothing but a replication of each other. Read more…

Top Web Development Trends You Need to Checkout in 2013

Posted on January 12th, 2013 by Quertime Writer in Web Development

In this ever-changing virtual world, it has become mandatory for web developers to find out the latest and trendy ways to enhance the overall look of their websites. Web development, a decade ago, was just a simple static display, but now it has turned out to be more dynamic with the emergence of new technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, jQuery and some other breakthrough in the field of web development. Earlier the trend was focusing on media capabilities but now the trend has totally shifted to better usability and aesthetics.

Generally predictions are tough and when it comes to an industry which is changing with the blink of an eye, it is really going to be a challenging task. Well, we have now stepped into the New Year 2013 and why don’t we go out on a limb and make some predictions on web development trends for 2013? Certain things are arguable while others are irrefutable. Who knows what is going to be in and what is going to be out from the trend list 2013. The top web development trends that could make their way in 2013 are: Read more…

11 Real Estate Online Tools for Home Buyers and Property Sellers

Updated on July 2nd, 2018 by Quertime Team in Web Tools

No matter you want to buy a new home, sell your old apartment or rent a room, can you do it without the help of the Internet? Sounds pretty tough right? Fortunately there are tons of resources on the web to help you dealing with anything related to real-estate, from home searching to renovation tips. Here we’ve gathered our favorite real-property online services where you can look for your dream home, determine the most strategic location, compare whether buying or renting, check your affordability, choose reliable agent or broker, find high ROI deals and many more.

Don’t forget to share with us your favorite property site. Read more…

Top 17 Educational Sites to Help Your Kids Learn Faster

Updated on July 2nd, 2018 by Quertime Team in Web Tools

These days Internet is not limited to adults, it’s also widely used by children for schoolwork, online games, and to search for information. Unfortunately, many kids easily get addicted to online games and video causing insufficient time to study. As parents, we should closely monitor our kids on how their time being spent on the web. We must not only keep them focused on learning but also avoid them from accessing inappropriate websites.

Here we’ve rounded up some of the best educational websites for kids. They are very useful for developing children’s reading and writing skills, gain basic knowledge in any subject, play math, science related games and other learning. We hope these sites help to build a strong foundation for your kids’ future academic achievement. Read more…

12 Internal Link & Broken Link Checkers, Online Tools & WordPress Plugins

Updated on July 2nd, 2018 by Quertime Team in Web Development

Effective internal link strategy is useful for spreading link juice and building healthy site architecture. To achieve that, you should make sure that all the internal links on your site are working well. In other words, avoid broken links. If your site has too many broken links causing 404 error pages, not only it will have a negative impact on your site’s SEO rankings but also prompt visitors to leave your site.

Fortunately there are a number of free online tools available on the web helping you to check the link status on your site and report if any broken links are detected. In today’s post, we’ve listed some of the best internal link checkers and broken link detectors helping you to build a user-friendly and SEO friendly website. Read more…

10 Best Free Interior Design Online Tools and Software

Updated on May 1st, 2015 by Quertime Team in Web Tools

What would you do when you plan to design your dream house and rooms? May be some of you will surf websites that talk about architecture, buy some interior design books or visit IKEA store to get some ideas and inspirations? Well they are all good planning before you start your renovation works or buying furniture. However, if you really serious about designing your home that suits your needs, wouldn’t it be great if you can plan virtually though home design tools?

Today we would like to introduce you some helpful free tools to plan and design your home, rooms, kitchen, bathroom as well as office space, without requiring any prior knowledge. All these online apps and software allow you to drag and drop furniture, floorings, decors and finishes into your virtual room, in the style and color you like. Sounds interesting? Just give them a try and you’ll love them! Read more…

Top 10 Coolest Movie and TV Spy Gadgets in History of Technology

Updated on July 2nd, 2018 by Quertime Writer in Inspiration

Spy movies and TV shows have been crowd favorites for a long time now. People love watching handsome men in suits fighting off the bad guys, flying helicopters, firing guns and most of all, using their cool gadgets. Since the 60s, there are many gadgets which have become popular after being used in a spy movie or show. Not only are they incredibly cool to look at, but they make you think why no one has ever bothered to design them for real.

You can get cable to watch the movies and TV shows. You can also head to the cinema to watch your favorite spies in action. While there are hundreds of such gadgets to choose from, here are the top ten coolest movie and TV spy gadgets in the history of technology. Read more…

9 Online Tools to Create Custom Maps and Get Directions

Updated on February 28th, 2024 by Quertime Team in Web Tools

Thanks Google Maps for being one of the pioneers in the development of web-based mapping. It makes us realize the importance of online maps in our daily lives such as getting right direction to the destination, jogging, bike riding and travelling. With the advancement of the smartphone and tablet computers, finding location of destination becomes easier through GPS navigation and mapping apps.

In today’s post, instead of teaching you tricks to effectively use Google Maps, we chose to introduce you 9 free tools that’ll help you to become an expert map-maker! With these web apps, you can easily plan a map for travelling, generate company location map or explain a route to someone. I hope you’ll find them helpful. Read more…

25 Ranking Signals Google Use to Rank Websites in Search Results

Posted on December 27th, 2012 by Quertime Team in Web Development

Every year, Google makes hundreds of changes to its search algorithm with the aim of providing quality web pages to its users. The giant search engine also applies over 200 different signals to reward websites with quality contents by ranking them high in the search results. On the other side of the coin, Google penalizes low-quality websites by either lowering their search rankings or removing them off from the search results.

Last year Google has rolled out its major algorithm change called “Panda”. While the update has improved rankings for a large number of high-quality sites, it has also identified low-quality sites and upgraded their rankings. Early this year, another algorithm update named “Penguin” was released to penalize websites that employ webspam techniques such as keyword stuffing, cloaking and link schemes.

Google has been emphasizing many times on its blog and help forum that we should make sure our sites comply with its quality guidelines and develop more unique, original and quality contents rather than focusing on any algorithm tweaks. Having said that, if we can step into Google’s mindset to find out how it has been looking for high-quality websites. That will certainly save us a lot of time and efforts. Below we’ve compiled a list of ranking signals and guidance that might be used by Google to determine how websites rank in the search results. Read more…

13 Tips to Extend Your Smartphone Battery Life

Updated on July 2nd, 2018 by Quertime Team in Mobile

These days, smartphones like iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S and Blackberry can be seen everywhere. The reason to own a smartphone is obvious, it has a wide range of capabilities and functionalities to perform almost any tasks you can imagine. Thanks to the hundreds of thousands of mobile apps available on the Apple’s App Store and Android’s Google Play.

While we enjoy the ease and convenience the smartphones bring to us, they seem to have one common drawback: short battery life. Most of the smartphones’ battery can only last for 1 or 2 days, and it’s obviously insufficient. While engineers are still exploring new ways to improve both the battery life and battery lifespan, we should acquaint ourselves with some basic battery-saving knowledge. Here are 13 proven and effective tips you can use to save and prolong your smartphone’s battery. Read more…

How to Create a Customized QR Code with Your Logo Design

Updated on October 21st, 2014 by Quertime Team in Tutorials

Nowadays QR codes are being widely used every where. You can easily find them printed on newspapers, websites, billboard ads, packages and many more. The matrix barcode can be scanned through your smart phone app to gain access to website or display virtually any type of information such as URLs, address, contact details, and product description.

When it comes to design, QR codes normally presented in such a way that black square dots arranged in a square pattern with white color as a background. I know, it sounds pretty boring. Fortunately, there are many talented designers out there, with their creativity turning the black and white box into a colourful and amazing artwork. Just like the ones you may have seen on our previous post: 35 Really Cool QR Code Artworks.

If you feel like having one customized and impressive QR code for your website, blog, company or product, simply follow our easy tutorials below to get it done within minutes! Read more…

18 Websites to Showcase Your Design and Art Works

Updated on July 2nd, 2018 by Quertime Team in Web Design

Which is the best website to display your design works? Well if you are design enthusiast, websites like deviantART, Flickr and Behance may cross your mind instantly. However your works shouldn’t be limited within these sites as there are many more design communities and networks out there where you can showcase your talents. These online communities are the places where you can keep yourself up to date with the latest design trends, get inspirations from others’ works and receive professional designers’ comments on your works.

If you are ready to showcase your skills or display art pieces which you are very proud of, below we’ve gathered 18 top online communities specifically built for web developers, designers, artists and creative people. Read more…

15 YouTube Third Party Tools You Can’t Afford to Miss

Updated on August 1st, 2018 by Quertime Team in Videos

YouTube, being the most popular video-sharing site for years, has not only made singer like Psy with his “Gangnam Style” become famous overnight, but also enabled us to watch the first ever free and live London 2012 Olympic games through its Olympic channel.

The king of video-sharing site has over 800 million unique user visits with over 4 billion hours of video being watched every month. These astronomical figures drive a variety of third-party tools and browser extensions available on the web helping you enhance your video experience. So if you watch online videos regularly, here are 10 really cool YouTube third party tools you must try. From video downloader to top video chart, we hope you’ll find them incredibly useful! Read more…

Importance of IT Support for a Small Business

Updated on December 15th, 2016 by Quertime Team in Business

It doesn’t matter how large or small your company is, there’s no escaping the fact that a good IT infrastructure is essential to ensure that your business will be a success. However, it doesn’t matter if you have the best software and hardware because that will quickly prove to be worthless when things go wrong if you don’t have the best support structure in place to ensure that your IT systems are running smoothly when you need them.