Mandar Apte

UI/UX Designer from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Articles

  • Useful Free Services for Web Designers

    This is real useful service for Web Designers who is moving his or her server to new location or moving hosting service from one service provider to another.

    Service’s Name is ‘Open DNS’

    It’s related to DNS (Domain Name System)

    As WikiPedia Explains what is DNS:

    The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities. A Domain Name Service resolves queries for domain names (which are easier to understand and utilize when accessing the internet) into IP addresses for the purpose of locating computer services and devices worldwide.

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  • Is Zuckerberg watching us??? Bad Image of Online Social Networking….!!!

    It’s from my experience,

    Sometimes back I posted about my experience of Google’s Social Networking Google+,

    & Suddenly my Facebook Post Disappeared from my profile page…

    What a hell….!!!

    Then I posted it twice…!!!

    & Thrice it disappeared again…!!!

    So I got to know that culprit is Zuckerberg itself…!!!

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  • Design Schools or Design Institutes in India

    India’s Education System (mainly Mumbai University from where I belong) is based on 10 + 2 + 4 years of graduation program.

    For applying to graduation program in Art you need to have following qualification, You must have 10 + 2 passed certified program that means you must pass Secondary School Certification (SSC) & then 2 years of Higher Secondary Certification (HSC) then only you can apply to Art Institutes like Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art & Sir J. J. School of Art for graduation in Art.

    In last few years common entrance test like MH-AAC-CAT (Maharashtra Applied Arts & Crafts Common Aptitude Test) are introduced in Maharashtra state. By passing this test it allows you to choose between art colleges for graduation in Maharashtra.

    Graduation in Design
    You have to start to learn design only through Art Colleges as there are no design colleges available for graduation in design.
    But there are few courses available to graduate in Design from NID & IDC.
    NID has ‘Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD)’

    Following are the famous art collages mainly in Maharashtra, India.

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  • Working for free as a student & as a professional

    Idea of working for ‘FREE’ & getting no money or any sort of monetary returns for your valuable work is like insulting yourself for no reason.

    There are few reasons that will teach you to value your work & don’t allow other to thought that your services are worthless, & give them a mind set that they can tear you down at anytime from work,

    I have jot down the points that why You should not or never work for free even if it’s for your best friends’ startup business….

    Keep this in Mind:

    When you work for ‘FREE’

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  • Bringing Emotions into Your (Art)Work – A Concept of Work Ethics by Steve Jobs that he follow by himself in his daily routines

    A real informative interview of Steve Jobs talking about his work & his success.

    I found his talk informative & a knowhow of his work ethics that how he look at his work & productivity & quality of his work that he produces.

    He talks about bringing emotions to work he does like developing App like iMovie where by you can relate to your life more successfully by not just shooting family moments on handheld movie camera but by editing it with easy in just three minutes & showcasing on your personalized Mac to you family & friends, A real joy of having your personal computer as a Mac.

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  • My Observations of Hindusthani – Bharatiya Peoples Living mainly in Maharashtra & their main two habits

    From my childhood I am living in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. And definitely I have saw pretty much of North – South – Center – & West of India i.e. I have saw states like Delhi, South India (Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu) – Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan & Gujarath.

    I have observed two main habits of mainly Hindus living mainly in Indian State called Maharashtra.

    (I don’t want to insult here anybody as I am from Maharashtra, India Only & I love My Country & My Countrymen)

    First Thing:
    Whenever A Person Goes to Temple he only drops ‘One Ruppi’ coin in ‘Dan Peti’ i.e. Donation Box.

    Second Thing:
    A Person will never buy original article or artistry product like painting, music cd, to support artist or he even may not know that the same artist is living in his neighborhood, He will say “His voice is too loud” & he will close his door without even recognizing him

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  • Adobe’s Creative Cloud – Looks Promising

    Today Adobe Announced & Released Creative Cloud with newly launched Adobe Creative Suite 6,

    & it looks promising to me that I will certaily use Creative Cloud for my artwork workflows…

    Here is the video

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  • “You Broadband Aka You Telecom Aka Iqara, A worst Broadband Internet Service” My Review about my Internet Service Provider

    I can say one thing I am using You Broadband Aka You Telecom Aka Iqara for last 2 to 3 years, But I have to say I faced worst problems of internet cut, cable cut, no internet, slow speed internet every twice a week from their service connection to me.

    I never saw the week without any problem or hiccup from You Broadband’s Internet connection.

    Their local service is in hands of brats who don’t know what they are talking they never have ready answer or solution to problem, they use worst language of uneducated type that you say f**k Who appointed you to that position?

    Only good thing about You Broadband is that they have good ‘Call Center’ Support it is what you need to report the problem to them…

    I would say don’t use ‘You Broadband’

    I have decided now I will switch to MTNL Triband now for sure…!!!

    Thanks & Regards
    Mandar Apte

  • Human Computer Interaction Notes (HCI) of Gesture Technology that was Introduced by Apple in 2007, Presented by Steve Jobs himself while Introducing The iPhone in Macworld Conference & Expo 2007 Keynote

    A real insight into how finger Touch Gesture technology introduced by Apple while introducing The iPhone in Year 2007.

    A real study of current market of touch technology & how iPhone technology is much superior than rest of the technology.

    If you want to study HCI then this video you should watch the first before thinking about developing gesture base device in future,

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  • Human Computer Interaction Notes (HCI) from Steve Jobs Presentation of Comparing Computer as Bicycle to Mind

    A video will teach a lot how computer can be relate to mind as an bicycle, As being human we are all tool builders…

    A basic relation of computer to human is as a tool they can afford to utilize & own to do their daily tasks in fashionably manner that only human can afford to do… As we are tool builders.

    A neat study by Steve Jobs himself on Human to Computer relationship…

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