www.crankup.net http://www.crankup.net Computer tips, tricks, how-to articles Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:34:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 http://feeds.feedburner.com/Crankup?format=skinhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/http://www.crankup.nethttp://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifcrankupCrankuphttp://feedburner.google.com An Inside Look at Bing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Crankup/~3/6x99JxKTlJk/an-inside-look-at-bing http://www.crankup.net/an-inside-look-at-bing#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:34:37 +0000 shoban http://www.crankup.net/?p=779

Microsoft MVP Miguel wrote an interesting post about the new decision engine from Microsoft “Bing“.

Check out the post here.

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]]> http://www.crankup.net/an-inside-look-at-bing/feed http://www.crankup.net/an-inside-look-at-bing Bing is here! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Crankup/~3/eTjqGKbMTi0/bing-is-here http://www.crankup.net/bing-is-here#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:21:17 +0000 shoban http://www.crankup.net/?p=776 Finally Bing is live. Goto www.bing.com and try out. Bing is a new search experience and consumer brand, outlining a new approach to helping customers use search to make better decisions. This “Decision Engine” approach focuses initially on four key user tasks and related areas: making a purchase, planning a trip, researching a health condition or finding a local business.

You can learn more about bing here.

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]]> http://www.crankup.net/bing-is-here/feed http://www.crankup.net/bing-is-here Translate your emails in Gmail http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Crankup/~3/xl3UkdVA2O0/translate-your-emails-in-gmail http://www.crankup.net/translate-your-emails-in-gmail#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 12:08:42 +0000 shoban http://www.crankup.net/?p=769 One more useful feature of Gmail Labs -  Email Translation. Enable it in the Labs settings, and next time you see a mail written in a language other than your own, you can hit the link reading e.g. “Translate message to: English” above, and the message will magically appear in English.

Read more about this feature.

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]]> http://www.crankup.net/translate-your-emails-in-gmail/feed http://www.crankup.net/translate-your-emails-in-gmail Windows 7: Installing and Using Windows XP Mode http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Crankup/~3/EfORpZcW4XE/windows-7-installing-and-using-windows-xp-mode http://www.crankup.net/windows-7-installing-and-using-windows-xp-mode#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 06:44:48 +0000 shoban http://www.crankup.net/?p=766 Windows XP Mode on Windows 7 (Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise versions) simplifies running applications on Windows XP by utilizing a virtual environment. While you can run the guest OS in the Virtual PC window and execute your applications from there, you can also run them from the Windows 7 Start Menu (or Desktop). XP Mode is great for running older applications and for testing new ones that you aren’t ready to put on your Windows 7 system.

Read more here.

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]]> http://www.crankup.net/windows-7-installing-and-using-windows-xp-mode/feed http://www.crankup.net/windows-7-installing-and-using-windows-xp-mode IC3 issues warning about another scam email http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Crankup/~3/sT948Ghw4J8/ic3-issues-warning-about-another-scam-email http://www.crankup.net/ic3-issues-warning-about-another-scam-email#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:19:21 +0000 shoban http://www.crankup.net/?p=763 The Internet Crime Complaint Center has issues warning about an increasing new email scam. According to their website:

Circulation of Fraudulent E-mail Claiming To Be From U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

A spam e-mail claiming to be from former CBP Assistant Commissioner, Thomas S. Winkowski, is currently being circulated. This attempt to defraud is the typical e-mail scam using the name and reputation of a federal government official to create an air of authenticity.

The spam e-mail indicates the CBP has stopped a Diplomat who is carrying a consignment to be delivered to the recipient’s residence. This consignment allegedly contains millions of dollars, which is revealed to be an inheritance for the e-mail recipient.

As with many other scams, this e-mail advises the recipient they will be permitted to access this inheritance once the recipient has given the sender of the e-mail their personal information.

This e-mail is a hoax. Do not respond.

The U.S. CBP does not send unsolicited e-mails. Consumers should not respond to unsolicited e-mails or click on any embedded links, as they may contain viruses or malware.

It is imperative consumers guard their personally identifiable information (PII). Examples of a person’s PII include, but are not limited to: date of birth; social security number; and bank account numbers. Providing your PII will compromise your identity.

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]]> http://www.crankup.net/ic3-issues-warning-about-another-scam-email/feed http://www.crankup.net/ic3-issues-warning-about-another-scam-email shutdown/restart/logoff your pc remotely using TweetMyPC and Twitter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Crankup/~3/diDlKkd4D8s/shutdownrestartlogoff-your-pc-remotely-using-tweetmypc-and-twitter http://www.crankup.net/shutdownrestartlogoff-your-pc-remotely-using-tweetmypc-and-twitter#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:57:21 +0000 shoban http://www.crankup.net/?p=758 There are lot of software out there which will let you shutdown or restart your PC on a predefined time. TweetMyPC lets you do the same thing but it lets you do it remotely.

TweetMyPC uses twitter to get its shutdown/Restart/LogOff commands. All you have to do is download TweetMyPC and Create a new twitter account for your pc.

Whenever you want to shutdown or restart your pc, just post a new Tweet (shutdown, restart, logoff) and TweetMyPC does it for you.

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TweetMyPC is opensource. You can also get the source code my product’s web page.

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]]> http://www.crankup.net/shutdownrestartlogoff-your-pc-remotely-using-tweetmypc-and-twitter/feed http://www.crankup.net/shutdownrestartlogoff-your-pc-remotely-using-tweetmypc-and-twitter Windows 8 in the progress? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Crankup/~3/7rnDTlIZ8GM/windows-8-in-the-progress http://www.crankup.net/windows-8-in-the-progress#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:51:26 +0000 shoban http://www.crankup.net/?p=756 Windows 7 might still not be officially complete. And Microsoft is laying people off. But the company’s already gearing up to launch its next operating system: Windows 8.

Early job postings indicate at least one focus for Windows 8 will be systems and data management.

The company has advertised for developers and testers to deliver “major improvements” in Windows’ File Server.

Indications are Microsoft’s looking to make management of files easier across wide area networks and the internet and to make WinFS capable of scaling to more machines than you get with Windows Server 2008 R2 and even with the as-yet unfinished Windows 7.

Read more here.

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]]> http://www.crankup.net/windows-8-in-the-progress/feed http://www.crankup.net/windows-8-in-the-progress BarCampKerala is back http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Crankup/~3/NnnekZpohiA/barcampkerala-is-back http://www.crankup.net/barcampkerala-is-back#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:37:18 +0000 shoban http://www.crankup.net/?p=754 The 5th BarCamp in Kerala is on 3rd May 2009 in Trivandrum. This is the second time that BarCamp is being conducted in Trivandrum. I couldnt attend the last 3 sessions hopefully I will attend this one.

If you dont know what BarCamp is all about then checkout the following links

You can register here, Spreadthe word  and see you there.

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]]> http://www.crankup.net/barcampkerala-is-back/feed http://www.crankup.net/barcampkerala-is-back Microsoft Office Coming to the iPhone? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Crankup/~3/e4lBw9nVJtA/microsoft-office-coming-to-the-iphone http://www.crankup.net/microsoft-office-coming-to-the-iphone#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:13:02 +0000 shoban http://www.crankup.net/?p=751 Workaholics tethered to their smartphones have another reason to switch to Apple: Rumors that Microsoft’s Office Suite is coming to the iPhone are inching towards reality, and iPhone apps with document and spreadsheet editing capabilities are also on the way.

At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, CEO and organizer Tim O’Reilly asked Stephen Elop, President of Microsoft Business Division, whether Microsoft was truly committed to bringing its major productivity applications to smartphones. Elop’s answer, which referenced the evolution of mobile operating systems and devices in relation to the iPhone Facebook app, seemed to give a subtle indication that Microsoft was eyeing the iPhone and that Office may be coming soon. But Elop backtracked by saying, “Not yet, keep watching,” immediately afterward.

Read the rest here.

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]]> http://www.crankup.net/microsoft-office-coming-to-the-iphone/feed http://www.crankup.net/microsoft-office-coming-to-the-iphone Download Windows 7 - The Pocket Guide (RC1) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Crankup/~3/d-N3oO4paLs/download-windows-7-the-pocket-guide-rc1 http://www.crankup.net/download-windows-7-the-pocket-guide-rc1#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:58:22 +0000 shoban http://www.crankup.net/?p=748 Rich from mintywhite.com is offering  an excellent pocket guide for Windows 7. Get it here.

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