6 free mobile device emulators for testing your site

The percentage of all web usage that comes from smartphones and other mobile devices is growing, and it won’t be long before mobile internet users overtake desktop and laptop users in terms of web traffic. So it’s a cardinal sin to ignore mobile users when you’re developing a website. One of the most important things you can do to make a website mobile-friendly is to test it on multiple smartphone and tablet platforms. Luckily, mobile emulators make it easy to do this. A mobile phone emulator lets you check the responsiveness and functionality of the website across different mobile platforms, such as iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry, without actually having the devices in hand. iPad Peek To ensure your website is compatible with the most acclaimed tablet on the market, you can try it out on iPad Peek. iPhone Tester As the name suggests, iPhone Tester is one of the most popular mobile emulators for iPhones. Mobile Phone Emulator MobiReady Responsivepx Screenfly By Rohit Singhal

Disable AppleMobileDeviceService.Exe, iTunesHelper.exe and iPodService.exe - Users of the Microsoft Windows operating system who install the music manager iTunes will notice a large number of background processes that are connected to that program. The processes that all users are going to see are AppleMobileDeviceService.Exe, iTunesHelper.exe and iPodService.exe with some running in the background even if iTunes has not been opened since system start. At least two of the processes seem to be connected to mobile devices like Apple's iPod or iPhone which seems like a waste of system resources if none of these devices are owned by the computer user. To say it more clearly: Why would someone need to run these processes if they do not need them? The following paragraphs will show how to disable the three processes AppleMobileDeviceService.Exe, iTunesHelper.exe and iPodService.exe effectively. Disable AppleMobileDeviceService.Exe AppleMobileDeviceService.Exe is a Windows Service that "provides the interface to Apple mobile devices". Disable iTunesHelper.exe

Minimize to system tray (Thunderbird) From MozillaZine Knowledge Base Thunderbird cannot minimize itself to the system tray. However, you could try one of these solutions. MinimizeToTray revived Most popular. If you're using Linux the FireTray extension supports "hiding to tray instead of closing". If you get two windows and can't get rid of the second one try disabling the add-on, exiting Thunderbird, starting Thunderbird, closing one of the windows, re-enabling the add-on, exiting and restarting. [1] Minimize-to-tray utilities With the following utilities you can minimize not only Thunderbird, but any program to the system tray. Email notification utilities Some email notification utilities for Microsoft Windows that support the system tray: New Mail Attention adds support for a message filter action to call attention to the main window when a new message arrives. See also Disable the new mail system tray icon External Links Forum thread about using Thunderbird as a pseudo shell, using MinimizeToTray Plus and FiltaQuilla add-ons.

WordPress FAQ – Tutorials, Tips & Tricks | Anchors Chapter index of the page (click on a chapter title to see how anchors work): Chapter 1: What is an anchor?Chapter 2: How can I add anchors to WordPress?Chapter 3: How can I add a "Back to the top" link in WordPress?Chapter 4: Linking to a specific part of the page from another pag Chapter 1: What is an anchor? An anchor is a link which points to a particular part of a page. Let’s have an example: Say you have a page which is full of text and divided into chapters. Try it by clicking on a link in the "Chapter index of the page". Chapter 2: How can I add anchors to WordPress? For an anchor to work you need two things. and second is the target hence where you want people to be taken to when clicking on the link. which needs to be placed where you want people to be taken to when clicking on the link. <a name="languages"></a> I would recommend you to use 1, 2, 3, ... because it's easier. for Chapter 1

Google+ Cheat Sheets Help You Learn the Ropes Since we’re all so used to the Facebook way of social networking, finding your way around Google+ and getting a good feel for what you’re actually doing can be a little tough. If you feel like you need a little extra assistance, or at least a way to check your answers, we’ve got some Google+ cheat sheets for you. Simon Laustsen, a dude from Denmark, took the time to write up these charts as a service to humanity and I, on behalf of humanity, thank him. These cheat sheets will definitely help you find your way around Google+ land, but they also seem to indicate at best, how complex Google+ is, and at worst, how un-user-friendly it is right now. (via How-To Geek, flowchart via AnsonAlex)