Microsoft has created a clearing house for the most popular free web applications. The Windows Web Application Gallery, (WWAG,) is a site where users can instantly download, install and configure a variety of web apps, even those not written by Microsoft. Users can easily browse through the list of popular apps, read reviews and begin the installation process right from the website.

You won’t get much disagreement with the statement: “WordPress is the best blogging platform available on the Internet.” Regardless of whether you are new to WordPress or an old hand, there’s always something new to learn and educational conferences are a great way to accomplish that goal.

If you’re new to the wonderful world of blogging and have been looking for ways to attract more Internet visitors, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the benefits of guest blogging. For blog owners, this is a great way to get free content and more traffic from visitors who are interested in that content. For guest bloggers, this is a great way to build links and increase your name exposure and reputation (building your personal brand) and tap into a different pool of Internet users. So how can newbie bloggers make this happen?

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A new Joomla! how-to guide has just been released by Packtpub and was written by Allan Walker. Joomla! 1.5 Multimedia book is an excellent step-by-step guide, that is loaded with background information as well as screen shots, to help anyone looking to create a multimedia-rich website with Joomla! It was designed to help new developers and long time Joomla! site administrators alike. At face value, it seems to have the perfect combination for success. A well-known and successful technology publisher, an author that has been a major player in the Joomla! community, and the simple goal of making Joomla! easier to work with and easier to understand.

Now after Google has stated that a web pages load time could affect its ranking in the near future, webmasters have been sent scrambling to optimize their Wordpress loading time. While there are a large number of things a webmaster can do and a number of Wordpress plugins that can be installed, it can seem overwhelming at first. Take a look at these simple designing best practices and four fast-acting Wordpress plugins that will give you an immediate reduction in your web pages load time.