Some Cool Windows Tricks
Over at Technospot Ashish has a few interesting tips for all you windows users out there.. I just read through them and they work great.. Here they are : How to add Safe Mode to XP Boot List Safe mode is required when you need to fix problems such as a nasty virus infection or unistalling buggy softwares on your windows XP install.The Normal route to go to safe mode would be to use F8 Key to get into safe mode and if its not timed properly you’ll have to... Read The Rest →
FoxyProxy : Proxy for Firefox gets a lot easier
Are you a student? Are you a working employee? Are Sites like MySpace, GMail etc blocked in your school or workplace. If yes and you want to access blocked sites you need to use a proxy. Traditionally Proxy has been a very difficult thing to use for lay users. But incase you are using Firefox then you stand to make your proxy life just a little better. What is FoxyProxy? Want fine-grained control over which websites load through proxies? Live in Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Saudi... Read The Rest →
Open Any Compressed file with Universal Extractor
Tired of installing a bunch of softwares to deal with various compression formats like zip, rar etc.. If yes then you definitely need Universal Extractor. As the name says Universal Extractor can only uncompress the files and not compress it. For compressing you still have to use your favorite program like Winzip or WinRar. The number of compressed file formats are increasing. ISO files seem to be getting more and more popular as well as “tar”, “gz”, “jar” and especially Mozilla Firefox’s “xpi” format which is used for browser extensions.... Read The Rest →
Orkut gets a Fresh Look
Finally Google has turned its eyes back onto social networking. To start off with Orkut will be getting a fresh design that sticks with traditional Google policy to keep things simple. While Google is still working on the design slowly a few users are starting to see the new design.. Old Design :
TubeStop : Prevent Youtube Ads from Being Displayed
Youtube recently launched their video ads service. While the new ads haven’t been accepted that well by the general public and actually many are complaining that it spoils the youtube experience. If you are one of those then you need this handy firefox extension that hides the ads from being displayed. TubeStop is an extension for Mozilla-based Web browsers that disables the autoplay on YouTube videos. This means that you can open multiple YouTube videos in tabs in the background without them all starting to play at once. TubeStop also... Read The Rest →
The 40 Coolest Apps Out there
Everyone loves free software (open source or otherwise) and I just found a list that demonstrates quite how many excellent applications can be had for free. If you thought you needed to buy something – maybe check this list first. Check it out here : The 40 Coolest Free Applications Around There are many apps on the page above, so i am just categorising them here : Image Editing and Graphics Office Web and web development Development Applications (IDE’s) Operating Systems Video Playback Audio Anti-Virus
TypeSet : The fastest way to find the perfect Font
Typeset is a font viewing tool designed with both home users and creative professionals in mind. It lets you easily view and organize your font collection, to find the best font for your project. You can change the styles, instantly search for a favorite typeface, display more details about a font, or even drag and drop font files to the Finder. All of this can be done in an elegant and straightforward user interface. Here is a brief rundown into its features : It’s a blur Typeset has blazingly fast... Read The Rest →
PTFB Pro (Push the Freakin' Button)
How many times have you downloaded a software from the internet and you had to click through a number of dialog boxes, like asking you if you trust the publisher, or agree the license and stuff like that. It does become repetitive and can bog you down if you are one of those guys who are trying out new stuff all the time. It’s enough to make a mild-mannered computer user shout, “Yes! Yes! Just push the damned freakin’ button!” Or something like that. What you want is a simple,... Read The Rest →
Hazel : Your Personal Housekeeper for Mac
Sometimes Newton’s Law of Inertia is just as applicable to the digital world as to the physical. All too often our files sit around never to be filed. Downloads and other sundry files pile up never to leave. Fortunately, an uncluttered desktop can be a reality. Meet Hazel, your personal housekeeper. Create rules to automatically keep your files organized Hazel watches whatever folders you tell it to, automatically organizing your files according to the rules you create. It features a rule interface similar to that of Apple Mail so you... Read The Rest →
19 Little Known Facts of Windows XP
Windows XP happens to be one of the most popular operating systems from the Windows Family. I Just don’t like Vista because it really isn’t able to match upto Windows XP on similar loads and conditions. So here are some tricks that will give you a lot of extra muscle to use your Windows Machine. 1. Windows XP boasts of how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to run... Read The Rest →
