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Google Music Finally Goes Public [News]

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:45:26 PST

After what seems like forever, Google Music is finally out of beta. The program has been invite-only for some time, but now it is available to everyone. One fear many users had was that Google would charge once the service went public, but it appears as though those fears were groundless, because users can still upload up to 20,000 songs for free. To sign up to Google Music, simply head to

Turn Firefox 8 Into An Awesome Browser With These 5 Add-ons

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:42:07 PST

Firefox has been steadily losing ground to Chrome and Opera in the past few years. I find this sad, as Mozilla were groundbreakers at the time and rescued us all from an IE-only world. I, myself, switched to Chrome a while back, but now that Firefox 8 is out, I decided to give it another chance. But Firefox is not perfect (it’s OK, neither is Chrome). So why not make it better? Here are 5

Automate Checking Bad Links On Your Site With Linkchecker

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:42:05 PDT

When it comes to keeping your website or your blog healthy and strong in search engine listings, regularly checking for broken or otherwise bad links on your website is a very good idea. Not only is it good for your site’s overall standings in search listings, it’s also good for your visitors. No one wants to encounter broken links on a site – it’s a sign of a poorly cared for website. Then

3 Websites To Help You Find The Best Software

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:45:25 PDT

A lot of times when you need to get something done on your computer and think that perhaps there’s a program that can do it for you, you most likely go to your favorite search engine and research away. By the time you’re an expert looking for the best free software, you might find yourself a fan of freeware, so you might even look forward to receiving updates on cool new programs. Sound

15 Tips to Make Your PC Run Smoother and Faster

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:11:25 PDT

Want o make your PC run faster and smoother? These are some small tips which make great impact on the performance of your computer. Everybody wants a PC which runs the way we want. A newly bought computer just impresses you, with its fast interface, quick reactions, negligible garbage, in short just like what a new computer should. But after using your computer for about a year or so, like me,

Facebook Doesn’t Delete Cookies When Logging Out But Uses Them To Protect Users [News]

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:12:53 PDT

It seems that Facebook is actually not using cookies to track you. At least not after you log out. Users, however, should still be wary about what Facebook knows about them and what it chooses to do with this information. According to writer and hacker, Nik Cubrilovic, Facebook’s tracking cookies are not deleted when you log out of Facebook, but instead are simply altered. These cookies can

3 Tips To Deal With Email Overload In Gmail [Show & Tell]

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:11:21 PDT

Most of us suffer from information overload. Being overwhelmed with private emails may not be a big issue and ignoring half the emails is actually acceptable to a certain degree. In a professional life, however, not only are you expected to find ways to cope with all incoming channels, you also have to process the information, i.e. forward, respond, discuss, keep track, and follow up. At

How To Meter & Manage Computer Bandwidth Usage

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:25:30 PDT

Unlimited bandwidth is the dream of every geek, but unfortunately, it’s not always available. Caps are one way for service providers to squeeze extra money out of existing services, so there have been many attempts to introduce them, some of which have stuck. If you’re on a cap, it’s important to know how much bandwidth you’re using. Sometimes a provider will give you a meter for free, but if

TeamViewer’s File Transfer iOS App Available Now

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:28:50 PDT

Team Viewer is one of the more popular remote desktop applications on the market. They have had an application available for Android for some time, and they have finally stepped up with an update for the Apple app store that allows transferring of files to and from the device for free. It’s great to see them step up with such an important feature. They have an iPhone and iPad version of the

5 Ways To Send Files To Your Dropbox Without Using Dropbox

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:12:01 PDT

Dropbox is awesome. Sometimes I don’t know how I lived before I had Dropbox, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. But as much as we take Dropbox for granted, many people still don’t use it, or don’t even know about it (yes, it’s true!). Many times I find myself in a predicament, when I know the easiest way to get a file is to use Dropbox, but explaining about Dropbox will just take too long. Or

Watch Dozens of TV Channels On Your Chrome Browser With TV Chrome

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:21:33 PDT

I used to be a huge TV addict. Now because of the lack of time, I may only use it as background. But I am still watching it from time to time to relax and switch off from work. Therefore I was quite happy to discover this (quite old but not yet covered) tool. TV Chrome is a Google Chrome extension (it does have a Firefox version but it doesn’t seem to be compatible with Firefox 5.0) that tunes

Three Live CD Antivirus Scanners You Can Try When Windows Won’t Start

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:05:09 PDT

Can’t boot your computer, and think the problem is malware? Boot a live CD made specifically for scanning your computer without starting Windows. A live CD is a tool that boots completely from a CD or a flash drive, meaning you can use these tools whether Windows is working or not. A variety of live CDs exist that make it possible to scan your computer for viruses. Recently I wrote the manual 50

Migrate Your Facebook Friends To Google+ With The Facebook Friend Exporter Extension [Chrome]

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:02:46 PDT

By now many of you will know about Google+, its rising popularity and the inevitable knock-on effect for Facebook. Maybe you’ve seen the light and been converted to Google’s way? Are you worried your Facebook profile is going to suffer as a consequence? You could always try migrating your current list of Facebook cohorts to your new-found greener pastures, which is exactly what the Facebook

5 Thunderbird Add-Ons That Will Make it Better Than Gmail

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:01:21 PDT

For many years, I switched between a whole range of email clients. First I went with Outlook Express. Then I bought a new computer and decided to test the waters with Thunderbird. Once Gmail became popular, I became an avid Gmail user for years. More recently, I’ve started experimenting with Thunderbird again. I keep gravitating back to Thunderbird, because of all email clients it really appears

7 Bone-Chilling Classic Horror Films You Can Legally Download Or Stream for Free

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:00:27 PDT

How do you usually spend your Friday nights? In the pub with your mates? With an Xbox controller in your hands? Or do you prefer to be curled up on the sofa in a dimly-lit living room, peering at your television screen, awaiting the next gallon of blood to trickle across the screen? If you chose the latter option then you’re in the right place. The Internet Archive is home to gigabytes of media

Google Calendar & Gmail’s New Look: How You Can Preview [News]

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:01:23 PDT

Google have recently been rolling out a new design for Google Calendar and Gmail, sporting a minimalist theme. The new look of the Google services is designed to match the recently released Google+. The Google+ design is reported by Techcrunch to have been created by original Macintosh designer, Andy Hertzfeld. The Gmail blog says that this is “part of a Google-wide effort to bring you an

5 Model iPhone Apps You Can Create With No Coding Skills Required

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:09:59 PDT

Last week we ran an article about How to Create an iPhone or Android App Without Any Coding Skills, which is an introduction to a fairly easy-to-use online web application program called Buzztouch. It works sort of like putting together a website in which you use templates and plug-ins as a basis for your iPhone or Android app. With a little imagination and of course media content, you can

Edit & Record Compressed MP3 Files Without Decompressing With MP3DirectCut

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:08:40 PDT

MP3 is a digital audio encoding format, in which audio files are compressed to reduce the amount of data (i.e. shrink the file size), without losing sound quality in the ears of most listeners. The standard procedure of editing an MP3 file involves several steps: decompression of the file, editing, and re-encoding to MP3. The decompression and re-encoding process typically results in a

3 Resources For Deleting Your Unwanted Online Accounts

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:07:46 PDT

Delete unused user accounts for web apps you’ve abandoned. Don’t leave personal information in the hands of services you’re not using. Find out how to get rid of such accounts, then do it. As web apps become the norm, the Internet is fast becoming a series of usernames and passwords. Accounts make services more useful, but they can be a security threat if left unmonitored. If you’re not using a

How To Add Tabs To Microsoft Office & Improve Your Document Management

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:05:58 PDT

We have got so used to tabs that we routinely miss them in the other applications we use. One of our more oft used applications happens to be the Microsoft Office suite. Tabs are something which the guys at Redmond woke up late to. So far, it has escaped an introduction in MS Office; a feature I am sure many of you out there would want as a default. At least I am sure that power users around the

RoboForm Desktop – Keep Your Passwords Safe & Secure

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:04:49 PDT

emember The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy? Douglas Adams had one tip – always carry a towel. While that’s a great tip for “real life”, if I had to choose just one tip to give all web users, it would be – use a different password for each website. Seriously, I cannot stress this enough. If you use the same password (or two passwords) everywhere, a single security breach on one website could

Integrate Google Calendar Into Your Chrome Browser With Checker Plus

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:17:58 PDT

There are a lot of calendars and to-do apps out there, and to be honest, I think I’ve tried almost every one of them. The one difficulty that I’ve always had is that I don’t like the need to either open an application or to visit a website to check my calendar. In my opinion, any calendar system should be fully integrated into your normal Internet use, and it should be available at a quick

10+ New & Free Portfolio WordPress Themes For 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:12:16 PDT

We’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again. One ofWordPress‘ greatest strengths is its flexibility. The blogging platform can be pretty much anything you choose to make it. So it’s no surprise that it’s an extremely popular platform amongst photographers and designers. The flexible appearance combined with an easy-to-use backend, and plugins to add just about any feature you can think of,

5 Uses For Google Latitude You Might Not Have Considered

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:10:28 PDT

Google Latitude is a location-tracking app from the king of search engines that keeps track of your whereabouts, with the option of sharing with certain people. Whilst there are obvious considerations to make before sharing your exact whereabouts with friends, Latitude also has some fairly valid uses. A word of advice – the current version is a bit of a drain on battery, and there are a number

7 Online Music Streaming Services With No Restrictions

noreply@blogger.com (Kiran Upadhyay) — Wed, 11 May 2011 07:17:41 PDT

There are lots of free online streaming music services, but as you come to use them, you’ll find that the services do come at some sort of price. One common, and annoying restriction is loading the page only to find that you can’t access the site from your corner of the world, due to copyright restrictions. And that’s not the only kind of restriction you’ll find on these sites – there’s a limit