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How To Enable Checkboxes On Icons In Windows 7, Vista and Xp

2012-03-17T13:08:00.000-07:00

Selecting multiple files using the all so common ctrl+click method can get pretty tedious. And the worst part is if you accidently let go off the the ctrl button while selecting any file, all your selections just vanish. Now a better way to select multiple files in windows would be by using checkboxes. The people working in Microsoft realized this and provided a simple option to enable check

Use Full Sized Pictures As Emoticons In Facebook Chat

2012-03-15T12:48:00.002-07:00

Well I guess you all are aware of the fact, that you can use profile pictures of people on facebook in facebook chat, using a simple trick. If not have a look at this: But the problem with that trick is that the pictures that appear are really small and are hardly visible. It would be much better if we could use bigger pictures too. And its possible . Don't believe it? Try chatting with any of

Why did I lose all my +1's, facebook likes, tweets and other social stats in blogger?

2012-02-04T11:29:00.000-08:00

Something strange happened yesterday. While browsing through my posts, I noticed that all my +1's, facebook likes, tweets, reddits etc were gone. I mean even if I had 30 shares of a particular post on facebook, the facebook counter was set to Zero. Have a look at this. For the same post i.e. http://digital-worldz.blogspot.com/2011/07/7-coolest-google-im-feeling-lucky.html, here are

How To Close All Open Programs At Once

2012-01-31T07:02:00.000-08:00

I came across this small utility today while browsing through different blogs on the net. Its called CloseAll and it closes all open programs in Windows at once. There isn't much to it. Its a simple program that requires no install. Also you can easily point it out to the quick launch bar so you access it anytime using just a single click. Why Should I Use It? Although it

How To Get Mac Like Behavior On Windows

2012-01-25T09:46:00.000-08:00

You must be familiar with the Alt+Tab feature in windows that allows you to switch between different open windows. Do you use it a lot?? Well if you do then you will love this. Even if you don't, give this a try. Instead of the simple Alt+Tab feature in windows, Mac provides a completely different switching option. It visually brings in focus all the open windows from where you can choose which

Cool Interesting Stuff On The Web – Week 1

2012-01-22T08:23:00.001-08:00

A word from the author I spend a lot of my time everyday, trying to discover new interesting things on the web. And though I would love to write a post about all these things but the truth is I can’t. Why?? Because they don’t fit in the niche of this blog. This blog is about technology, computer tips and tricks and some other interesting stuff. Now lets say I find something really interesting, a

Google Graph Search Tricks

2012-01-19T06:07:00.000-08:00

Last year back in Dec 2011, Google announced a new feature with which you could draw graphs of complicated functions using just the google search. Just type any mathematical function a click on search and google will draw a graph for it. That's

Wikipedia Goes Dark, Reddit Down. What next??

2012-01-18T02:43:00.000-08:00

SOPA is creating a lot of buzz lately. Or should I say the SOPA protesters are. Well If you dont know what SOPA is all about see this: Stop Online Piracy Act - Wikipedia Wait this is a Wikipedia link and I just said that wikipedia goes dark

5 Coolest Facebook Tricks Ever

2012-01-15T12:13:00.000-08:00

With over 750 million active users using facebook everyday, I though it would be a nice idea to share some secret tricks about facebook. Some of them may appear a bit familiar, some may be completely new to you. So read on and get ready to amaze your friends.. 1. Use Pictures in Facebook Chat:Yes you can use profile pictures in facebook chat.This feature was launched recently by facebook and

What's A Good Password And How To Be Secure??

2012-01-12T05:28:00.000-08:00

I agree this isn't the best way to start a post. But I had no other way to present to you about how unsecure your password may be. The above table shows how long it will take for a computer to crack your password depending on how long it is, how many uppercase characters it contains and how many symbols or numbers it contains. Self explanatory I guess. So what's a good password to use??

See How Your Website Looks On Different Devices

2012-01-09T02:51:00.000-08:00

You all must be familiar with the fact that it is extremely important to optimize your website or blog for different browsers. And as the number of mobile users who use their smartphone to surf the internet are increasing day by day chances are that

Some Gadgets That Are Just Awesome

2012-01-05T05:43:00.004-08:00

The links provided below are amazon affiliate links which give a small commission if you buy it from amazon 1. Clocky Alarm Clock On Wheels - Link Wheeled alarm clock that rolls off bedside table beeping, and scoots away. I quoted this line from the product description and it describes this thing perfectly. For all the lazy people(like me), this one sure comes as a blessing. And its fun

12 Super Cool USB Pen Drives

2012-01-01T07:07:00.003-08:00

USB pen drives aren't limited to the ones you commonly see in general stores. Some creative people have come up with some astonishing looking Pen Drives which look both super cool and useful at the same time. This is my collection of 12 Super Cool USB Pen Drives. All of these are real and available right now. Links are provided side by side for all these products in case you would like

Now Play Games In Google Plus!!!

2011-08-12T12:31:00.000-07:00

According to the official Google blog, Google plus users will soon be able to see a games section which will allow them to play some cool games like Angry birds, Bejeweled and a lot more . After games like farmville being a big success in Facebook taking social networking to a whole new level, this doesn't come as a big surprise. This means that you can check out games too when you try to spot

7 Best Firefox Addons You Must Have

2011-08-08T12:54:00.000-07:00

This is my collection of the 7 best firefox addons around which will improve your firefox experience drastically. Although Google Chrome is taking away market share from firefox consistently but there is still one thing in which firefox is way above chrome, which is extensions/addons. Yes you can find extensions for almost anything you want on firefox while chrome still lacks behind in

Control VLC Player With Your Phone

2011-08-05T14:16:00.000-07:00

Did you know that with VLC remote you can convert your phone into a remote for your VLC player. You can play, pause, stop and do a lot more while sitting comfortably on your bed. Sounds cool?? In this post i will show you how you can control your computer with your phone, i mean the VLC player. Image Source First lets see the requirements. Devices supported: VLC remote supports iPhone, iPad,

All You Need To Know About RSS

2011-08-04T05:07:00.000-07:00

What the hell is RSS?? You must have seen blogs asking you to subscribe to their feeds. Some blogs even show some annoying popups which ask you to subscribe. And some even provide free gifts in return, ebooks being the most popular. So why are people so crazy about getting more subscribers? What's so great about Rss?? Why don't they just ask you to bookmark their site?? According to a survey,

Google To Launch New Page Speed Service Soon!!!

2011-08-02T05:44:00.000-07:00

In an effort to make the web a richer and faster place google introduces new services from time to time. Recently google launched the instant pages service which allows google to cache pages even before the user finsishes typing the search query and expected that it will save atleast 3-5 seconds in this process. Now google is all set to launch a new "Page Speed service" through

How To Create Your Own Fonts

2011-07-31T11:08:00.000-07:00

First of all i understand that most of us are not really not that crazy about fonts. And i am sure a lot of people use the basic preinstalled fonts for almost all their work. So the idea of creating your own font may not excite you.. But nevertheless its good to have some fun trying out new things and believe me its really easy to do and you will have a lot of fun doing it. Once you are done

5 Things To Do When Really Bored

2011-07-28T00:08:00.000-07:00

Are you really bored to death. You have nothing to do and are just sitting online trying to find something fun to do. I guess then you are in the right place. This is my personal list of 5 things to do when you are getting really bored. These are the things you can do online to kill your not so precious time. Some of these may be familiar to you, some may be completely new. So have a look: 1.

Google Plus One's For Sale!!!

2011-07-26T08:20:00.000-07:00

Are you really disappointed that inspite of writing quality content you still don't get the fame you deserve. Your content doesn't get viral and you are obsessed with people that get 100's of +1's on every post they write. Well then why not buy them! You all must be familiar with sites that sell backlinks and they were doing really good. And now its the season of Google's Plus One sales. Read

Navigate In Firefox Using Mouse Gestures!!!

2011-07-24T13:42:00.000-07:00

I know navigation in browsers is not a problem to most of us, as we are used to the old basic style of moving our mouse to different positions and then clicking at different places to accomplish different tasks. Not hard isn't it.? But recently I came across this firefox plugin which takes navigation to a completely different level. With this plugin installed you can switch between tabs, open or

Charge Your Laptop By Typing!!!

2011-07-23T14:18:00.000-07:00

A team of researchers at Australia’s Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have successfully demonstrated a new, “nano-scaled” piezoelectric film’s capacity for turning mechanical pressure into electricity. I know this sounds weird but you can now charge your laptops by typing. Well not right now, it would take around 3 yrs to realize this technology on commercial basis. But

Some Cool Internet Facts!!!

2011-07-22T03:58:00.000-07:00

These are some of the cool internet facts which I hope that you didn't knew already. Of course these are not discovered by me but as always I did a full research to find these. So hope you like this and some of these are able to amaze you..... Img source http://dailyinternetdigest.com Internet Traffic : 1. Only 22% of world population surf the internet. 2. Sweden is the country with

Google To Fight Malwares Now!!!

2011-07-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

Google today announced that it will now warn people if it finds any malware activity on your computer. That's a big step by google, for the first time a search engine will issue warnings about the state of your computer if it is infected or not. Of course its still in its initial stages and can't detect 100% of all malwares. I doubt that it will ever be able to do that. But nonetheless this adds