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Add Bookmark search to Chrome with Bookmarks Suggester

2012-03-14T12:15:00.003-07:00

If you have bookmarked so many links on your browser then finding the right bookmark from the collection is not so easy. To simplify your bookmark search, you can use a nice Google Chrome extension, Bookmarks Suggester. Bookmarks Suggester adds a search bar on any webpage when you press ctrl+L keys. The new search box opens in a lightbox type window where you can search for a bookmark. It

Drag & Resize YouTube Video Player To Any Resolution

2012-03-13T10:36:00.000-07:00

YouTube offers a default video player which is available in three sizes. These sizes are small, larger and full screen. Users can switch on any of the size of video players to enjoy videos. But think if you can re-size the video player of your desired size. Some times the given video sizes of the player do not fits for our needs. I know we can adjust our needs according to the website. But there

How to check for safe file before downloading

2012-03-12T07:15:00.000-07:00

On the internet we download many files a day. Some of these are safe ut some are infected by virus or other malicious programs. Although we use Antivirus programs to protect our system, but it will be much better to scan a file before downloading on your system. If the download source is unknown or new, then you must check. VIrusTotal is an online security website which can help you in this.

How to block a person on facebook chat

2012-03-11T05:57:00.000-07:00

On Facebook, we have many users. Some are our real world friends but some are only our Facebook friends. On Facebook anyone can chat with use but we can not chat everyone. Sometimes we do not want to reply a person on the chat. In this case we want to be offline for that person. I have already posted some methods to be offline only for some specific people. But this one is an easy trick and you

Add Web Of Trust in Google Chrome for safe web browsing

2012-03-09T02:24:00.001-08:00

If you want to protect your web browsing from all those malicious websites which spreads malwares, add Web Of Trust extension in your Google Chrome. Web of Trust is an online service which provides a rating of website powered by a global community of millions of trustworthy users who have rated millions of websites based on their experiences. This add-on shows the reputation of the website next

How to pin a story on the top of facebook pages

2012-03-08T01:34:00.000-08:00

Few days back, Facebook has launched timeline profile for brand pages. This is similar to the timeline profile with some additional features for the brands. In this new timeline profile, admin can pin a post at the top of the page for at most 7 days. So admin can pin an important story or trending story of the week at the top of the page. To pin a story on the top of the page, follow these

How to report/block a person in facebook timeline profile

2012-03-08T00:12:00.000-08:00

Few months back Facebook rolled out new timeline profile which will be the default profile of all users by the end of this month. Most of the users have already switched to this new timeline profile. But in this timeline profile, most of the people are not able to find out the option to report/block a profile. In older Facebook profiles, that option was available in the bottom-left side of the

Google docs can search text in images and PDF

2012-03-07T11:16:00.000-08:00

Google has just rolled out a new update to Google docs which brings new comment system and optical character recognition technology. Google has also added some other small features. Google has added all comments at one place to make it easier to see the log of all the comments that have been made whether you’re using drawings, documents, or presentations. Now its easy to reply on a comment with

Compress 1GB File to 10MB with KGB Archiver

2012-03-07T04:48:00.000-08:00

KGB Archiver is an opensource software which can compress 1 GB file to 10 MB file. This software is based on PAQ6 algorithm which has AES-256 powerful encryption. KGB archiver is available for Linux and Windows both. This software case too much time to compress a file as we can see that the compression ratio is very hign. But the time depends on the size of file being compressed. File

How to Manually Update Android Market to Google Play Store

2012-03-07T03:40:00.000-08:00

Google has launched Google Play and rebrand Android Market as Google Play Store. The website of Android Market is also being redirected to the website of Google Play Store. This new rebranding will arrive od all the devices soon. Those who would line to upgrade this now, they can easily do it as the Google Play Store APK has already made it online. Follow these steps to upgrade it manually

Google launched Google Play, merges Android Market, Google Music and eBookStore

2012-03-06T21:16:00.001-08:00

Google has launched a new entertainment hub for all the users which is called Google Play. This new Google Service aims to bring all your favorite music, books, movies, apps, and games are all in one place that’s accessible from the Web and any Android device. Google has merged Google Music, Google eBookStore and Android Market into this new service. Starting now, the website of Android market

How To Send Free SMS From Gmail

2012-03-05T09:29:00.000-08:00

There are many free sms sending websites are available on the Internet which allow users to send free sms of a specific length. But you can also send free SMS to any contact added in You Gmail for free. To send a free SMS follow these steps: Login to your Gmail account. Then find the chat gadget at the left sidebar. Here enter the name of the person in the search whom you want to send the

How to bring YouTube to desktop

2012-03-04T21:38:00.000-08:00

YouTube is the popular website for enjoying videos Online. You can also bring the YouTube experience to your desktop to enjoy videos without going on website. YTubePlayer is a desktop application which allow users to stream YouTube videos from their desktop. This software can also play feeds directly from YouTube without downloading anything. Users can also use their multimedia keyboard to

How To Post A Blank Status Update Or Comment On Facebook

2012-03-04T11:01:00.000-08:00

Posting a blank status update on Facebook is not a new trick. Many of you already know about this old trick. But still there are so many people who do not know this Facebook trick. Actually this is done with some special key combination. Type either “@[0:0: ]” or “alt+0173″ ( of numpad without qoutes ofcourse) to post a black status update of comment. As you can see the snap, i have posted

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 8 Consumer Preview

2012-03-04T09:26:00.000-08:00

Microsoft has launched Windows 8 Consumer Preview 2 days back. It has gained lots of attention and got more than 1 million download in just 24 hours after the release. This new windows 8 is totally different from other previous version of windows. It is difficult for most of the users. But tablet and touch users will find it easy. Because it is mainly optimized for touch devices. As i find

How to get start menu in windows 8

2012-03-04T08:15:00.000-08:00

The latest testing release Windows 8 Consumer Preview is the preview of the Windows 8 which will launch in October 2012. The Windows 8 do not have start menu as we see in all other older versions of Windows. So most of the users find it difficult to run the desired program. But there is a trick by which you get the Windows 7 like start button to your Windows 8 operating system. There is a nice

How to shutdown windows 8

2012-03-03T20:47:00.001-08:00

Some users will find it difficult to find an option to shutdown the Windows 8. There is no start menu in the windows 8 and there is no direct option for shutdown the system. If you are also in those users who are still searching for the button to shut down the windows 8, read below. Take you mouse to the lower right corner of the screen. Here you will see a pop-up screen displaying some icons.

Keyboard shortcuts for Hotmail

2012-03-02T04:04:00.000-08:00

Keyboard shortcuts are very useful while using any software of website which have complex features. These shortcuts allow users to navigate and do work in fast manner. In this post i am writing some keyboard shortcuts for Hotmail users. Hotmail is one of the most popular free email service by Microsoft. I have already posted Yahoo mail shortcuts and Gmail shortcuts. Hotmail shortcuts Ctrl+

HTTPS Everywhere now available for Chrome

2012-03-01T11:39:00.000-08:00

Few days back, i wrote on encrypting your web browsing on firefox with a nice add-on HTTPS. This great firefox tool force websites to use a secure connection while connecting to a user to protect against MIMT attack. This add-on is really useful to protect your data on those website which still use HTTP as a default protocol. HTTPS Everywhere forces websites to use a secure connection whenever

Windows 8 consumer preview is out now [overview]

2012-02-29T23:28:00.000-08:00

Microsoft has just announced the windows 8 consumer preview which is now available to download from the official Microsoft website. According to the Microsoft, "It's Windows re-imagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It's an all-new touch interface. It's a new Windows for new devices. And it's your chance to be one of the first to try it out." Actually the

How to Auto-Post Birthday Wishes on Facebook Walls of Friends

2012-02-29T09:39:00.000-08:00

Do you forget to wish your friends on their birthday even on facebook? if the answer is yes, i have a perfect solution for you. There is a helper website BirthdayFB which automatically posts birthday wishes on the walls of your Facebook friends. There are few other apps which do the same thing but this website does not let your friends know that you are relying on a third-party tool to remember

How To Remove YouTube Logo From Embedded Videos

2012-02-26T01:31:00.000-08:00

When we embedd a YouTube video to our website, it shows a logo of YouTube in the bottom tool bar of the video. This video is the link to the video on YouTube. You can open the video in YouTube by clicking on this. But you can remove this braning logo from the video. See at the bottom <object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xFPP_qCRWNM

How to tweet longer than 140 characters limit from Twitter

2012-02-25T07:55:00.000-08:00

Twitter is a popular micro-blogging website on which users are allowed to post tweets of up to 140 characters only. But there are some services which offers users to tweet beyond this limit. But it is hard to find an app for this. But Android has a cool app which offers users to tweet more than 140 characters. TwitLonger is a free app in the Android market that offers users to tweet more tha 140

Hide Google+ notification and share box from Google's navigation bar

2012-02-23T09:10:00.000-08:00

Google has now added the Google+ share box on the black navigation bar which is shown on all the Google's services. It has already added the notification box on the navigation bar. Google has added this to give users a quick way to share on Google+. But you can remover this notification bar and share box easily. Follow these steps On Google Chrome: Go to the link and install “Go Away! Google

How to copy plain text from Skype conversation

2012-02-22T21:11:00.000-08:00

Sometimes we need to show our copy and paste our Skype conversation to someone. But Skype adds a time stamp and some quotation texts to whatever we copied from the conversation. So showing someone this Skype formatted chat does not look good. But this formating is optional and can be disabled from the setting. Follow these steps to disabled queto copied message. Click on Tools menu in the