Here is a list of free icon sites that I’ve collected over the past few weeks. For a while, I searched and searched for icons in Google images, and was always dissapointed with what was returned. One day, I came across a high quality, free icons site, and learned what to search for to find more.

The icons below are a sample of what kinds of icons you’ll find on the 39 free icon sites listed below. Each listing has brief descriptions about the sites that tell what kinds of icons are available on each site.

Free Icon Sites:

1. 2pt3 Icons
   A set of 75, one color flat mini icons, that are repeated in 5 different colors, to make a total of 375 icons. These are pretty basic and look like they were made with the Sansicons Icon Generator.
   visit 2pt3 Icons
2. 300 Images from 1800 Sites
   300 mini icons separated by category.
   visit 300 Images from 1800 Sites
3. Ajax Activity Indicators
   Free set of animated gif Ajax activity indicators
   visit Ajax Activity Indicators
4. AJax Activity Indicators
   About 50 free ajax loading / activity indicators.
   visit AJax Activity Indicators
5. AjaxLoad
   Free tool to generate animated loading indicator icons, to use for activiyty/ loading image.
   visit AjaxLoad
6. ASP .NET Icons
   300 small icons, meant for ASP.NET applications, but could be used elsewhere.
   visit ASP .NET Icons
7. Bullet Madness
   Free mini icons. Pretty basic, but some cool ones there.
   visit Bullet Madness
8. CrystalXP.net Gallery
   Lots of free crystal theme xp icon sets.
   visit CrystalXP.net Gallery
9. Developer Icons
   102 royalty free icons.
   visit Developer Icons
10. DeviantART Icons
    Lots of random Icons here.
    visit DeviantART Icons
11. Enhanced Labs
    Free desktop icon sets
    visit Enhanced Labs
12. Fast Icon
    Quality icon sets. Royalty free. Hundreds.
    visit Fast Icon
13. Feed Icons
    Free RSS feed icons.
    visit Feed Icons
14. Firefox and Mozilla Icon Packs
    The Icon Packs Project provides a collection of icon packs for Mozilla products such as Firefox, SeaMonkey and ThunderBird. An icon pack allows you to change the window icons of your browser/email software.
    visit Firefox and Mozilla Icon Packs
15. GNOME Art Icons
    Great Icon sets
    visit GNOME Art Icons
16. GNOME-look.org
    Free Icon Sets
    visit GNOME-look.org
17. HoHoHo Mini Icons
    Large set of mini greyscale icons.
    visit HoHoHo Mini Icons
18. Iconaholic.com Icons
    Free os x themed icon sets, geared toward desktop use.
    visit Iconaholic.com Icons
19. IconBulk
    Royalty Free Stock Icons: 2887 Mac Os X icons in 142 sets.
    visit IconBulk
20. icone-gif.com
    Kind of a hodgepodge of crazy animated gifs, and icons. Good luck.
    visit icone-gif.com
21. Icons by Echo
    Free Star Trek Icons.
    visit Icons by Echo
22. Ihearty Free Icons
    Some really original and interesting looking icon sets.
    visit Ihearty Free Icons
23. InterfaceLIFT
    Tons of icons here: offer 16,222 icons in 1,047 sets for use with Mac OS X, and 4,457 icons in 269 sets for use with Windows XP.
    visit InterfaceLIFT
24. KDE-Look.org
    Big directory of icons and more
    visit KDE-Look.org
25. Leo’s Icon Archive
    List of over 12,000 free icons. Lots of these aren’t the greatest, but there are some good ones, and they’re free, so we can’t complain.
    visit Leo’s Icon Archive
26. MaxPower
    There are no actual icons here, but the site features lots of links to free icon sets.
    visit MaxPower
27. Mini Pixel Icons
    These mini icons are designed at 14Å~14px with transparent background. They are specially designed for header or side navigation buttons.
    visit Mini Pixel Icons
28. Page Full of Icons
    This is simply a page full of hundreds of various icons. It takes a while to load.
    visit Page Full of Icons
29. Pixel Pressicons
    139 cool free and original icon sets.
    visit Pixel Pressicons
30. Pixelgirl Free Icons
    The title says free, but then there’s this note that says “Please note that these icons are owned by the artist and can NOT be redistributed without permission. “. I guess use them, but don’t redistribute them.
    visit Pixelgirl Free Icons
31. Sanscons
    Highly customizable icon generator. These icons are small and simple, only one color, and flat simple design. CSS based icons. (The premise is very simple — use transparent gif icons and take advantage of CSS to style them in whatever way you choose.)
    visit Sanscons
32. Tango Icon Gallery
    Free Icon Set in SVG format. There are some great windows style icons here. Great for applications or websites.
    visit Tango Icon Gallery
33. The Icon Factory
    Lots of free icons in Mac, Windows, Pixadex, and Candybar formats, and are free for pesonal use only.
    visit The Icon Factory
34. Web Badges
    Hundreds of free web badges. These are the little 88×15 images that you sometimes see used for rss, valid xml and valid html. (Standard web badges or web buttons 80×15 pixel and 88×31 pixel in PNG format (maximum quality) only with the “Silkscreen” font. )
    visit Web Badges
35. Web Control Icons
    Free set 10 icons, repeated in 4 colors and 3 sizes. Pretty good.
    visit Web Control Icons
36. Wikimedia Commons
    This site has mother load of free icons. It’s almost a bit difficult to sort through because there are just so many. Excelent resorce for free icons.
    visit Wikimedia Commons
37. xanthic eye
    Free Icons
    visit xanthic eye
38. Yellow Icon
    Free Community Icons belong to the individual authors or companies and are free for personal and non commercial use.
    visit Yellow Icon
39. Zyotism Aesthetics Icons
    A few small, high quality, free icon sets
    visit Zyotism Aesthetics Icons

These Christmas icons are free do download. You are free to use them on personal or commercial projects. They are especially nice for the holiday season.

Check out the collection at www.ndesign-studio.com.

Looking for an address? Use our free address finders to help you find what you need.

Free Address Finders

Free white pages search to access updated phone and address information, find friends, colleagues, classmates and more. This site features: US phone and address search, email search, advanced email search, and reverse phone number search. (http://people.yahoo.com/)

White pages free address finder features people search, business search, email search, reverse phone, reverse address, area codes, zip codes, tools & resources. (http://www.whitepages.com/9900/)

All of the residential and business white pages listings are public information obtained from local telephone records for published telephone listings. This free address finder can find listings that can range from three months to six months old and are updated every three months. (http://www.anywho.com)

Try the free white pages address search for updated phone numbers and address information. Find email addresses and contact information, or find a name and address using a phone number (also called telephone reverse look up). We offer a map based search allows you to search businesses via a map. Also a distance search allows you to search near a specified address. Finally we offer a free address finder allows you to search addresses by street, zip and more. (http://www.whowhere.com/)

A free address finder, People Search and Public Information Search Engine. (http://www.zabasearch.com/)

Live Link Directory

Problem:
Need to remove texture from a scanned older photo in Photoshop
I recently ran into a problem while attempting to scan an older photo into Photoshop. The print was textured with lots of little divots, so that when I scanned it into Photoshop, it ended up having lots of little reflections from the scanner light.

Before
This is an older photo, probably printed in the 70’s, and the texture on the print is just out of control.

Solution:
I found that the best way to remove the texture in Photoshop was to:

1. scan the image in at about 3 times the needed resolution, so if you need to print the image at 3×5 at 200dpi, scan it in at 3×5 at 600dpi.

2. Then run the dust and scratches filter, under Noise in the filter menu. I used Radius: 7, Threshold: 0 for my settings, but you may need more or less on the Threshold setting.

3. Reduce the size of the image back down to the resolution you need. Image > Image Size

4. If needed, use a bit of a sharpen filter, but I didn’t really find that necessary.

After
After the dust and scratches Photoshop filter is applied, and the size is reduced, the texture is gone.

On my first ever snowboarding experience, I wasted the whole day trying to learn how to ride on my own and with some bad tips from friends who were trying to help, but were actually hindering me.

I know you will be tempted to just get out there and try to go down the hill, but DON’T! You’ll thank me later.

There are 2 skills in snowboarding that you need to learn first before anything else. They are the foundation of snowboarding, and without them, you simply can’t do it.

Start out by finding a mellow hill (not too steep, but not flat). Most ski and snowboard resorts usually have a beginner area, and this is usually the best place to learn. Find a good place that’s out of the way, sit down, and strap your boots into the bindings.

Step 1: Heel Slide

1. Starting out, you should be facing downhill with your board perpendicular to the slope of the hill (your nose should not be angled down toward the bottom of the hill).

2. Dig the back edge of your snowboard into the snow and stand up, keeping most of your weight on that back edge. You are basically standing on your heels here.

3. Once you feel comfortable and balanced there on your heel edge, begin to roll the balance off of your heels and the back edge of the snowboard, until you start to slide forward. Then roll the balance back to your heel edge again. This should raise the front edge and dig the back (heel) edge back into the snow, stopping your sliding.

4. Practice this heel slide for a while, sliding down and stopping with your heel edge, until you feel comfortable sliding down the hill.

Step 2: Toe Slide

This is exactly the same as the heel slide, except that you are facing the top of the hill this time, with your back facing the bottom of the hill. For some, the toe slide seems more difficult, and for some it seems easier. Either way, they will be equally easy in no time.

Step 3: Connecting the Two - Heel Edge to Toe Edge

Believe it or not, you are already past the hard part. Now you just need to learn how to link the two essential skills that you have learned.

1. Start out on your heel edge and begin to slide down the hill. This time, lean a little bit more toward the nose (front) of the board, so now instead of going down sideways, you are actually moving forward. Now lean back with more weight on your back heel until your board is sideways (perpendicular to the hill again) and stop. Practice this a few more times, until you are able to get the nose of your board pointed straight down the hill and come back to a stop with the board sideways. Now practice the same thing on your toe edge.

2. Once you feel comfortable, we are going to attempt to make the transition from the heel edge to the toe edge. Start out in your stopped heel edge position and begin to slide down, and angle the nose down until you are moving forward, like the step above.

3. The trick to turning the board is to turn your upper body, leading with your front, or leading arm. Turn your body slowly toward the way you want to turn. Remember, lead with your arms, and rotate the entire upper part of your body at the waist. The board should follow, and before you know it, you’ll be sliding on your toe edge. Do the same to get back to your heel edge.

TIP: Sometimes it takes a little bit more of a push to get from one edge to another, so use your back foot to re-enforce the rotation of your torso to help push the board to onto the next edge.

Good luck, and have fun.

Adopting a puppy from your local animal shelter isn’t for everyone, but it can a good idea for lots of people who want to get a puppy. Some prospective puppy owners are put off the idea because they think that puppies from the animal shelter will be difficult, and that the pooches were abandoned because of they were difficult to manage. In most cases, this is not the case.

Puppies usually end up in an animal shelter for various reasons other than their own behaviour or personality. Common reasons are things such as the owners no longer have time to look after a puppy, they’re moving from a house into an apartment, they owners are divorcing and neither of them can or want to take the puppy, the owner dies or goes into a nursing home, the owner cannot afford the costs of owning a puppy, or a new baby is expected and the puppy doesn’t “fit in” to the new lifestyle. These puppies are good, well-trained, well-behaved and loyal pets and they areseeking a new home through no fault of their own.

Rescue puppies can be a very good choice for many people who simply don’t want the difficulties that training a young puppy can entail. It goes without saying that puppies need a lot of time and patience to house-train them, to socialize them, to teach them how to be a good puppy in later life. In a rescue puppy, you will find very often that this initial hard work has already been done, and you will be able to give a homeless puppy a good home that he will truly appreciate.

It is of course necessary to bear in mind that some rescue puppies will have initial problems in adjusting to a new environment and a new lifestyle, they may need re-training or need to “un-learn” habits, but you will probably find that this is less work than the training a puppy needs in the first year of its life! An adult puppy has the advantages of being calmer, and his looks, temperament and size will already be established and known.

If you are seriously considering adopting a homeless puppy then the first thing to do is to find out as much as you can about the puppy’s history. If he is in a shelter, the staff there will be able to tell you everything they know. If the puppy is still with his owners, then ask them as many questions as possible to get an idea of where the puppy came from and what life he has led, what training he has received and any medical history that is available. Find out the age of the puppy if possible, if he has been house-trained, if he is used to children and other animals, if he happy travelling in the car. Has the puppy been neutered, wormed and inoculated? Are there any on-going behavioural problems that you should be aware of? Make a list of questions and write some notes to help you remember any important points. It is important to bear in mind that a puppy’s behaviour at a shelter may not be representative of his behaviour in your home. Try to see the puppy at least a couple of times before deciding to adopt him, and take him for a walk on the lead if possible to see how he walks and how he responds to you on a one-to-one basis.

Once you have taken gone ahead and adopted your puppy, begin straight away with consistent kind firmness. Establish the rules from the moment the dig enters your home so that he can learn what is expected of him. Remember he will be confused by his change of surroundings and may well miss his previous owners, the shelter staff or other puppies. If he has not been house-trained or is confused about what he should do in your home, start a firm but kind training schedule to teach him where he must toilet in the future. Positive reward-based training is the best course of action - be firm, consistent and above all, patient!

Make an appointment with your vet to have the puppy examined and establish an inoculation schedule. Some behavioural problems and house-training difficulties can stem from medical problems, especially in older dogs, so your vet may be able to advise you about these too.

If this is your first dog, then read lots of books and articles about caring for and training your new puppy. Search for different games and ways of interacting together that also build obedience, confidence and a bond between the two of you. With patience and understanding, rescuing a homeless pup can be one of the most rewarding experiences in life for both you and your puppy.

Find a shelter anywhere in the us here.

If you are reading this article, maybe you are seriously considering working from home, so where do you start? If you have searched for "work at home" on Google, you may have been a bit overwhelmed by all the results promising big money for little or no work. Well, you can forget about that right now. A home business is like any other business. It takes time and hard work. Offers that promise lots of easy money are almost guaranteed to be a scam, or something that only an expert could make money at, so as a beginner, you should just try to steer clear of anything that sounds too good to be true. 9 out of 10 times, it will be a scam.

Yes, there are a lot of work at scams out there, but don't let that discourage you. I like to think of the internet as a sea of opportunity. There are fortunes to be made, and people are doing it every day.

I would say that by far the best place to start would be making your own website. Publishing a website used to be something that only experts could handle. These "webmasters" really had to put in lots of hours becoming familiar with HTML, FTP, and a lot of other things you may not have even heard of before they could attempt to publish a website.

Now, things are a lot different. Building a web site has become much more accessible, and much cheaper. It's so easy that young kids and even senior citizens are now blogging. I'm sure you or some of your friends kids have MySpace pages, which are essentially blogs and forums (a forum is a type of online community where users can join, post topics, and reply to other posts. Kind of like a huge group chat). With the advent of web 2.0, better cheaper technology, and also the rise in popularity of free and open source resources, someone with very little to no web development experience can have a website up and running in a matter of hours.

Getting a Website
By far, the best and easiest way to get a website is to go with a hosting company that offers "1 click installs", or instant installations for Blogging and Forum software. Blogs and Forums make it possible for someone with no experience to get good content up fast.

Dreamhost and Godaddy are 2 hosting companies that offer "1-click installs" for Blogging and Forum software.

Dreamhost Hosting
Personally, I recommend Dreamhost, because they tend to care, where as many other huge hosting companies don't. They cost a bit more, about $119 for a year, but it is worth it. Edit: I actually used a promo code and was able to get 1 year for about $60. Go to: Dreamhost.com and enter Promo Code: WMLGS1 to save $50.

GoDaddy Hosting
GoDaddy is a really big company, so they are going to be a lot cheaper, but there is a trade-off. For lower cost, there is much worse customer service. Their hosting starts at about $45/ year. www.GoDaddy.com

Monetizing Your Website
How Do I Make Money Online With My Website?

So I bet you're wondering, "What's the secret to making money online?". The answer is selling ad space. Have you ever wondered how free newspapers and magazines stay in business? It's because they make a fortune on advertising, and you can effectively do the same thing with a website. If you are thinking that it would be really difficult to go out and find advertisers for your site, it would be, but fortunately, you don't have to. There are several services that will bring the advertisers to you. All you have to do is sign up and copy and paste a small bit of code into your web pages. 2 of these services that I can whole heartedly recommend are: Google Adsense and Text-Link-Ads.

Google Adsense
Google AdSense is the fastest and easiest way to monetize your site. The only thing you have to worry about is creating good content. Just put the small bit of javascript code (you don't need to know what javascript is) somewhere in your page, and Google Adsense then delivers relevant Google ads on your website's content pages. You get paid every time someone clicks one of the ads. The amount of money that you are paid can be anywhere from $.01 up to over $20, depending on the content, and keywords that appear most on your pages. Pages that contain high competition words like anything to do with lawsuits, hosting, or poker tend to pay the most, but most topics pay on average about $.20 to $1 per click.

Click here to check sign up for Adsense:

Text-Link-Ads
Text-link-ads is a pretty new service that I have found to be very effective. It is similar to Adsense in that they give you a small bit of code to place on your site, and they take care of the rest. Otherwise, the way it works is that when you sign up, all the details about your website are entered into a database that thousands of potential advertisers then get access to. When an advertiser wants to advertise on your page, they pay a monthly fee, depending on how popular your site is. For a brand new site, the starting rate is usually around $3/ month per link, and you can have up to 10 links on a page, but 8 pays more. If you were to sell 8 spots, you could generate $24/month in revenue for that page. Sell 8 spots on 8 pages and you could generate $192/month, and so on. The more popular your pages get, the higher the monthly payments are. So you can see the potential there.

Click here to sign up for Text-Link-Ads

The success you will have with these programs really depends on the quality of the content that you are providing. Good content will bring visitors to your site, which will in turn make you more money. Bad content will just sit there and do nothing.

These aren't the only ways to make money online, but I believe that they are the best place to start. Good luck, and to your success!

“Be part of the
Fastest Growing Industries!
Earn thousand every month - from the comfort of home - Processing Medical Billing Claims.”

Does the above ad look familiar? You can usually find these kinds of ads anywhere, from the
bulletin board at your local university to the telephone pole on your corner to your newspaper, not to mention all over the web. While these ads may
be somewhat appealing, especially if you need money, proceed with
caution. Most work-at-home opportunities fail to deliver on their promises.

Many of these work at home ads make it seem like you will be able to instantly and easily start making good money easily, but they usually omit the simple truth that to make any money at all, you will probably have to work many hours without pay. Another catch is that they usually don’t disclose all the upfront costs that you will have to pay before ever having a chance to make any money back. Many work-at-home schemes require you to pay money out of your own pocket expensive advertising and supplies you need to start the job. Consumers deceived by these ads have lost thousands of dollars, in addition to their time and energy.

Learn to Recognize the Classic Work-at-Home Schemes

Here are a couple of work-at-home schemes to watch out for.

Medical Billing Work at Home Scams.
You may have seen ads for Medical Billing work in the classifieds section of your newspaper or online. The ad will usuall say that the medical field is desperate for medical billing help because of the overwhelming task of processing paper claims. The solution is to process claims electronically. When in actuality, the medical billing market is saturated and the competition is fierce. The business usually goes to a number of large and well-established firms.

Very few people who get into the medical billing business are ever able to find clients, and usually loose all the money that they paid upfront.

Envelope Stuffing Work at Home Scams.

Envelope Stuffing ads usually promise easy money for simply stuffing envelopes, but according to Howard Beales, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, “Stuffing is fine for turkeys and stockings, but envelope-stuffing scams deserve a lump of coal.”

Assembly Work at Home Scams

“Assembly Work” scams will usually either require you to invest hundreds of dollars in equipment and supplies, and or work many hours of your time manufacturing and assembling goods with the expectation that you will be paid, and when the time comes for you to be paid, the company will then refuse to pay for your work because it doesn’t meet their “quality standards.” In reality, the victems work is never “Up to Standard”, and this is how these fraudulent companies make their money. Or you may be left to sell your crafts on your own.

Avoiding these Scams
The 2 main questions to ask when you come across ANY work-at-home offer are:

1. Do I have to pay anything up front?
2. Are the terms of the work from home offer hidden or kept secret until you call or go to a 2nd step?
If the answere to either of the above questions is yes, then proceed with caution. It very well could be a scam.

You can also check with the Better Business Bureau to see if the company is reputable and legitamate.

What to do if you’ve been Scammed
If you believe you have been scammed by a work-at-home, or believe the company to be dishonest or shady, you should first contact the company and ask for a full refund. Make sure to let them know that you plan to report them to the authorities if they give you a hard time. If they still won’t help you, report them immediately to the Federal Trade Commission or to the Better Business Bureau.

So you’d like to have whiter teeth, but you don’t want to go to the dentist for the treatment, or maybe you can’t afford the large expense it can be for some people (hey, it’s certainly no crime).

But don’t fret, because there’s still options available for people who want cheap tooth whitening.

Are you curious about Teeth bleaching or how to have whiter teeth? Whitening a common procedure that can either be done in the home, or at a dentists office, and more specifically, with a cosmetic dentist. Your teeth and your smile can completely change the way you look for better or for worse. As a you age your teeth naturally loose their whiteness and become darker. This loss of whiteness is due to natural changes in the mineral structure of the tooth. The enamel becomes less porous and become more susceptible to being stained by foods and bacteria. This staining is greatly exaggerated in smokers and drinkers of staining drinks like coffee or red wine.

Having white teeth is desirable,it tends to be associated with beauty and youth. If you live in the US, this fact is very hard to ignore, where everyone you see on television seems to have the perfect smile.

Whitening Procedures
The procedure to bleach teeth uses oxidizing agents such as hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide to lighten the shade of the tooth. The oxidizing agent penetrates the porosities in the rod-like crystal structure of enamel and oxidizes inter-prismatic stain deposits; over a period of time, the dentin layer, lying underneath the enamel, is also bleached.

The two main methods of bleaching both use oxidizing agents like hydrogen peroxide to lighten or bleach the teeth. One just uses high concentrations of the bleaching solution and is done in a dentist office, and the other uses a lower concentration, and us usually done at home.

High Concentrations: In Office
The high concentration method produces quick results but risks chemical burns to the gums, and sometimes also causes discomfort of the teeth for several hours or days afterward. To avoid burning the gums, dentists should use a protective layer of synthetic material to carefully cover the gums. The tooth pain that sometimes happens with sensitive teeth can be treated with an over the counter pain reliever.

Low Concentrations: At Home
The low concentration bleaching method, or take home method, uses a mouth guard or strip to hold a lower of the bleaching agent in contact with the teeth for a much longer period (from several hours to several days) . This is a slower process but has fewer risks to the soft tissues. The bleaching agent is typically much lower concentration of the bleaching solution.

Difficult Stains
In most cases, bleaching produces dramatic results and an improvement in the appearance and whiteness of most teeth, however, some stains are much more difficult to remove, and aren’t as easily removed by bleaching.

Tetracycline staining
Tetracycline stains may require prolonged bleaching, as it takes longer for the bleach to reach the dentin layer.

White-Spot Decalcifications
If you previously had white-spot decalcifications, bleaching may cause them to be highlighted and actually become more noticeable. So be aware of that.

Side Effects of Bleaching

• chemical burns
• pain and irritation to sensitive teeth
• Rebound, or teeth losing the bleached
• over-bleaching (aka: “Ross syndrome”)

Prevention
Don’t want to bleach your teeth? In the long run, prevention is best thing you can do to avoid and prevent your teeth from getting stained.

• Avoid foods and drinks that stain, such as coffee, tea and wine
• Avoid Smoking: Yellow teeth is really the last reason that you should quit smoking, but it that is what it takes to make you quit, then do it.
• Brush your teeth regularly with whitening toothpaste.
• Floss often.