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Google's Ingenious Plan to Make Apps Obsolete | WIRED

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 02:22:00 +0000

Google's Ingenious Plan to Make Apps Obsolete | WIRED

What is diesel technology: Can tech conquer everything but the smell at the pump? | ExtremeTech

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 03:09:00 +0000

What is diesel technology: Can tech conquer everything but the smell at the pump? | ExtremeTech

What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse | WIRED

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 03:07:00 +0000

What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse | WIRED

Why kindle fire and nexus phone is cheap..

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:32:00 +0000

Editorial: Amazon and Google are undermining mobile pricing, and that may hurt everyone (updated) - Engadget

Central Park

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:57:00 +0000

Central Park, originally uploaded by Anoop Joy.
A view fom central park NYC. Exposure: 15 Sec

Macro Videography using FZ28 (HD)

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Mon, 31 May 2010 20:04:00 +0000

Google Transliteration Chrome extension

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:55:00 +0000

Now there is an extension for chrome which enables Google transliteration on every text-box in all websites. I use this extension mostly for typing my first language in Gmail chat. For enabling this feature in Chrome browser, download and install Google Transliteration Service extension from Chrome Extension Gallery.

After installing, go to Chrome tools (Spanner Icon) > Extensions >Google Transliteration Service >Options and choose your your language and shortcut that to be used for enabling this feature. If you don't want to get changes in the appearance of text box, ignore other options in settings.

Screen Shot of Options page

After this step, enable transliteration on any page by typing the short cut. Now you can start typing the word in English and after each word, hitting space bar will convert the text automatically to your language.

Download (Chrome only)

Leave No Trace: How to Completely Erase Your Hard Drives, SSDs and Thumb Drives - Data wiping - Gizmodo

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:24:00 +0000

Leave No Trace: How to Completely Erase Your Hard Drives, SSDs and Thumb Drives - Data wiping - Gizmodo

My Flickr

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:06:00 +0000

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

Google Gears now compatible with Firefox 3.5

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:57:00 +0000

When I upgraded Firefox 3 to Firefox 3.5, I was little disappointed as the Google gears add on was not compatible. Now Google made it compatible, and works with out any problem on Firefox 3.5.

You can get the latest Google Gears for Firefox 3.5 here

Source : Mozilla links

GMail chat in Indic Languages

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:21:00 +0000

I was using Indic translitration bot in GMail chat for typing in my regional language Malayalam. This method was quite good, but it can be done only via a group chat. The bot will convert the English text to the regional language after we type. This method was not convenient as the text will be displayed in English as well as in the regional language also.

Recently I found another technique explained by google. Run an applet in browser which will make the text entry field in any page to do transliteration as you type in English. We only need to bookmark the code. When ever translitration is needed on any web page, just need to click the bookmarklet. Viola !.. the text box on the page will get translitration functionality.

Check out the link's for more details-

Even though this method is more convenient than using bot, I wish to have inbuilt transliteration functionality in GMail chat. Typing in mother tongue can express more !!!!

I Got Google Business Card !!

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:16:00 +0000

Google with iprint.com offers free Google Profile business Cards. First 10000 people who claim this offer will get a set of 25 cards that shows Google.com homepage with your name in the search box. This offer is only for US residents. Since I am now at US, I too got a chance to get this offer.

Today I got the card. The card does not contain much details. It include a search box where my name is written. It may mean that my profile can be found in a simple search. This card may not be useful, but its a gift from Google !

NB: If you have a public profile, Google will include it at the bottom of the Card.

For making colours in life..

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:01:00 +0000

Shot taken at Hyderabad.

Test post

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:27:00 +0000

This is a test post..

Create your mobile site using Mofuse

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:34:00 +0000

Today I launched the mobile version of my blog using Mofuse...that too by using Opera Mini !!!. I never thought, making a mobile version of my blog would be this much easy. Mofuse is service which help to create mobile sites, especially for bloggers. The uniqueness of Mofuse is that, the content of mobile site is fetched from the feeds of our blog, so we don't have to put effort in making pages or editing texts, whenever we publish a post it automatically gets published to the mobile version too.

To make a mobile version of your blog register at www.mofuse.com ..select the desired URL, title and then enter the feed URL of the blog ...Done !!! your mobile site is launched...!! It automatically create an iPhone optimized version too!!. Mofuse supports placing Ads on the basis of revenue sharing. After making the mobile site we can put visitor counter chicklet, QR code, Click 2 Call, SMS Widget etc to our blog. They even provide redirection code for wordpress and typepad, other service users can use a chicklet having a link to the mobile site. After launching your mobile site, you can see the detailed statics of the site in your dashboard..cool service...

My blogs mobile links-
http://anoopjoy.mofuse.mobi/
http://keralaexplored.mofuse.mobi/

Orkut not working in Opera Mini

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:39:00 +0000

This is what I am getting when I try to log in to Orkut via Opera Mini 4.1 - a white page were "Google" displayed at top left. I am a regular user of orkut-mobile and I love to scrap my friends on the go. The problem started on 15th August and is faced by the entire users of Opera 4.1, especially in India where most of the mobile user's access orkut via Opera Mini. The real problem is, after logging to orkut account, it stay on the redirecting page, but not redirected to the orkut homepage. I am following the Opera forum and Orkut help groups for the last few days, but none of them providing a solution. This problem is happening with most of the google products.The only solution is to use an older version of Opera Mini (i.e. 3.1) or to use Tea shark. Hope the bug get fixed with in few days..

My name is going to Moon.

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:26:00 +0000

My name is going to Moon !!!..

If you want to send your name to moon, submit it at LRO web site. Your name will be collected and placed in a chip on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft. You can collect your certificate in PDF format, to showcase your support for the mission.

The deadline is July 25, 2008 for the submission of names.Send your name to moon now itself.. My name is going..!!

[my certificate]

My Photo Blog.

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:04:00 +0000

I started a photo blog to share some of my best photos. I am not a professional photographer, but I feel some of my pics are good enough to publish. Most of the pics are taken during my trips with my friends in kerala. Follow the link below to find my blog..
http://keralaexplored.blogspot.com

Google Maps Mobile with "My location"

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:52:00 +0000

Recently I installed Google mobile maps on my Nokia N73 phone. The application is working perfectly on my handset. Its my location feature is amazing.. Most of the times it gives an approximate location with in 300 meters radius for me in Hyderabad. Google uses mobile cell identification and GPS data to calculate the approximate location of the user in a non GPS mobile phone. It gives accurate results where the density of cell towers is high.. Its accuracy loses when we move out of the city. Initially I was doubted whether "My location" works in India as Google says, it's available only in twenty countries. Any way this is another innovative move from google...something never thought by anyone...Enabling GPS like functionality on a non GPS device free of cost..!!

[Screen shot of google maps showing "my location" on my non GPS mobile. . blue dot surrounded by a light blue circle indicates uncertainty about my location..Right is the Zoomed one]

Mobile Blogging

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:26:00 +0000

Munnar (Mobile blogging), originally uploaded by Anoop Joy.

My first post to this blog using a mobile. Its done through Nokia lifeblog software. At present Nokia life blog wont support Blogger . But it supports posting photos to flickr. So I linked my flickr account with Blogger account and posted this photo to flickr...done !!!...This is a trick to post photos by nokia lifeblog to blogger. Another option or the best option to do posting from mobile is to use ShoZu. This photo was taken by me at munnar, kerala, India. I call munnar-The switzerland in india..You can find more photos in my photoblog

Flickr

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:11:00 +0000

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Cochin:South Asian stop over for Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:58:00 +0000

Cochin port became the only South Asian stop over for Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009. Volvo Ocean Race is the most prestigious and spectacular round the world marathon ocean yacht racing competition, seen as the ultimate in extreme adventure sporting. It is for the first time in its 35 year history that the Race stopping over in India.

The toughest of extreme adventure sporting- the race will commence its round-the-world marathon sailing in October 2008 and cover more than 39,000 nautical miles, visiting 11 ports across the world. The race starts at Alicante and ends at St petersburg. Before reaching the finishing line, the race will stopover at Cape Town, Cochin, Qingdao, Rio de Janeiro, Boston, Galway, Goteborg and Stockholm. The teams consist of professional sports mens drawn from different countries like USA, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Holland, Sweden and Spain.The Race represents the ultimate in world class extreme adventure sporting competition - a unique mix of onshore glamour and offshore drama and endurance.

Source

Googles April Fool Hoax:Wake up kit

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:08:00 +0000

See the new product from google in calendar- "Google wake up kit",which make you woke up in the morning by sending sms or by using a "Bucket filled with water" !!...Funny ....Googles April Fool Joke..

Explanation about "Wake up kit"

If we click "learn more" it leads to.....the search results for "April Fool". I was aware of Googles history of perpetrating April fool's hoaxes.. .but for the first time I am experiencing one....

What is the colour of water?

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:48:00 +0000

What is the colour of water?.. Interesting question...

"Water is colorless or transparent and in large bodies like ocean, it appears to be blue, due to the scattering of light". This is what we have studied at elementary classes. I also had the same belief. But recently I came to know the ultimate truth. The colour of water is "Turquoise Blue." i.e. the water itself is a blue-coloured chemical. According to the frequency spectra for pure liquid water, a short water column has a very light shade of turquoise blue. Thicker layers (many meters) appear much darker blue. It is only when collected in a large body that water's blue colour becomes apparent.

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Time for operators to slash STD SMS rate

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:16:00 +0000

Web based sms providers are gaining more popularity among youngsters and event organizers…The average STD sms cost in India being 2 rupees is driving the popularity. Indyarocks, smslife, way2sms, smsgupshup etc. are few among them. Accounts in any of these providers enable you to send unlimited sms to any mobile...Due to the legal issues your number will no be displayed in the "sender field".

My favourite site is smsgupshup. It is having a unique feature which enables us to integrate with Google chat. To send an sms to an individual or a group is just an IM away in GMail. You can also join any group like "news" and get sms updates free of cost...