20 Tools to Get the Junk Off Your PC
All that crud on your system is slowing it down and, likely as not, producing mysterious problems. Here are some great tools you can use to take out the trash! Wondering why has your computer been slowing down through the ages. A lot of junk can accumulate on your PC over time and you need to clean this periodically to keep things running. PC World has a list of over 20 softwares that you could use to clean up your system. Check it out over here.. This is a must... Read The Rest →
Google's Next Target : GoDaddy
Yes it seems that Google is apparently planning to buy the World’s largest Domain Registrar GoDaddy. While it is pure speculation but I seriously believe that Google would be willing to buy GoDaddy that could indirectly remove spammy search engine results. Google Watch Reports that GoDaddy has been on a patent spree, appplying for over 50 Patents in the last few months. Notably Godaddy applied for a patent that would enable to present search engine results based on Domain Reputation Data. Reading the patent data reveals that Godaddy definately has... Read The Rest →
Back to College : 10 Must Have Apps
So are you going back to college. There have been a lot of back to college posts on many of the popular blogs in the blogosphere. So i thought I should do one myself. So if you are going back to college then you definitely need to be using these apps to make your college life a tad easier. Google Docs and Spreadsheets Rather than spend $200 on the student edition of Microsoft Office, Google Docs & Spreadsheets is free and can usually do everything you will need for school.... Read The Rest →
Threadless Store Opening Soon in Chicago
Threadless just sent me an email telling me about their back to school promotion. Here is a copy of what they said in the email : Back To School $10 Sale! Get smarter, more popular, better looking! Everything on sale from $10 until Monday, September 3rd! But wait, there was something else that i saw there at the bottom of the email and guess what i saw this :
Y! Mail Out of Beta : Gets New Features
Yahoo Mail has finally moved out of beta and the users should see the new Yahoo Mail in the next 3-6 Weeks. Looks like Yahoo has done some hard work and come up with some interesting features like Text Messaging right from the Yahoo Mail interface in select countries. There are a host of other changes that include performance improvements, and keyboard shortcuts to add contacts, addresses, integrated maps, calendar and of course Yahoo Search is there too. I am not a big fan of Yahoo Mail since it seems... Read The Rest →
A Preview of the All New Paypal
Today Morning when i Signed in to Paypal I was a greeted with a pleasant surprise to try out the new paypal design. I decided to give it a try and I have to say that Paypal has done a great job in the redesign process and it looks a lot more streamlined and comfortable than it ever was before. I took some screenshots on the way so here they are for you to look at. Please note that I have blurred out images to hide any personal information from... Read The Rest →
SVNX for Mac OS X
If you are a geek you surely download the nightly builds of Firefox, or your favorite blogging software like WordPress etc from the SVN(Subversion). Updating files from SVN can be quite a daunting task if you were to use the command line but it really is a tad easier if there is a nice GUI on top of it. And if you are one of those who have always been put off by the complexity of SVN then SVNX is for you.SvnX is an open source GUI for most features... Read The Rest →
How to Enhance Your WP Writing Experience
If you are a long time WordPress user like me, you surely know the obvious limitations that the WordPress backend has. There are far too many distractions in the Compose Section where you write the posts. Presence of Controls that you never use could become a nightmare to manage so it would be best if you would just remove them and use a stripped down version of the Compose Screen to manage your workflow better. There are other hacks that you could apply too so be sure you to stick... Read The Rest →
Youtube Desktop : Review
What is Youtube Desktop? YouTube Desktop is incredibly cool with a modern design and terrific dynamic web application for searching, watching and downloading videos from the richest online video archive YouTube. This is basically adding functionality and experience to what “should be” there. The possibilities of the site reach far beyond that. It gives you the chance to create your own environment for watching video clips, saving them and sharing them with friends. What makes YouTubeDesktop unique? Videos can be dragged, resized, minimized in a tray, drag’n'drop of videos between... Read The Rest →
Windows Vienna and IE8 Features Leaked
While browsing the MSDN Forums today I found a strange looking thread that actually had the features that will make it into Windows Vienna and IE8. If you are wondering why I was at the MSDN forums, it is because Microsoft has been taking me for a ride in the Student Rockstar Contest and I constantly monitor the MSDN Network for any news. Unfortunately Microsoft has locked the thread and deleted all the contents of it. But I somehow managed to read the contents of it and here are the... Read The Rest →
