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When Larry met Sergey – A Google Story

2012-01-28T08:08:00.002+05:30

Here's a nice slideshow of the history of Google; from its founding days to its current state. Created by Online PhD Hit "Like" below and share it with your friends. If you like this, you'd also like its Facebook page.

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Firefox 4: Best features and "How to" tips

2011-03-23T15:42:00.007+05:30

After waiting for months, Firefox 4 is finally here. Even though the much touted features were already available via add-ons (described later), having them by default in a new and official, stable version of the browser is somehow feels right. :-) Also, there are some additional new features and performance enhancements. See a full feature list here. Anyways, I won't get into the details of what's new and how it is better than other browsers. I'll just quickly tell you about some features that I find very useful. App Tab: There are some websites that I visit multiple times, daily;...

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Photon+ and other ISP in India

2010-12-18T19:35:00.002+05:30

I'm here to write about Broadband ISPs in India today. Well, it's not a review of them, per se. I'll just brush through some points. Let's start with Tata Photon+ 'coz that's what I am using. I got the device along with my laptop and opted for the 15GB Unlimited plan. The plan description sounds contradictory, huh? Well, that's how ISPs are trying to fool consumers these days. The plan name says 'unlimited' but there's always some 'Fair usage policy' or 'Upper limit'. In this case, I will get 3.1 Mbps till 15GB and 144Kbps thereafter. As there was no one in the market who was really...

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Download: “20 things I learned about Browsers and the Web” docx

2010-12-02T18:55:00.003+05:30

Yesterday, while going through my subscribed feeds, I came across a new site from Google’s stable. It is called “20 things I learned about Browsers and the Web” and is basically an “Internet for Dummies” book. The review on TechCrunch got me interested and I visited the site. I won’t go into much detail of how the site is. Check that out by visiting that site itself. I would only say, this site shows what marvelous feats can be achieved using HTML5. The hard-bound yearbook feel, the curling of pages, the dimming of light, offline accessibility - everything is so cool and sleek. Specially...

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Hands on review: LG GD900 Crystal

2010-07-20T14:24:00.013+05:30

Now that I've used my new cell LG GD900 Crystal for more than couple weeks now, I'm ready to write the review of this cell. After reading this, you can decide for yourself whether to get yourself one of these or not. You'll have my opinions too. Body and Looks : First thing first. When you have the cell in your hand, it doesn't look anything stylish or extra-ordinary. At least not while the slide is closed. But once you slide out the transparent keypad and it lights up with your touch (literally), it does inspire awe. The transparency really looks cool as we've not seen anything...

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iWizard tops Google search result

2010-05-06T17:13:00.002+05:30

My last post regarding the features of Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 is now the top most result on Google if you use the search-term "IdeaPad Y560 Bangalore". When I had checked last week, it was at number 2 position. But now it has overtaken a post by slashgear and got the number 1 position in the search results. Not a huge surprise there, though; as the Slashgear post was at the top 'coz I had commented on that post. My comment has the term 'Bangalore'. So... Anyway, now Google has realized that my post is more relevant in this context :-P :-) The Google Search Result snapshot. iWizard on...

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Lenovo IdeaPad Y560

2010-04-09T18:51:00.006+05:30

Hi people. I'm blogging after a long time. Wrote my 1st post after the long break some days ago on my 'Personal' blog - genius @ play. Anyway, this post here is kinda public appeal. Specially for anyone living in the USA. Thing is, I'm planning to purchase a laptop but it is still not available in India. The coveted laptop model is Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 064627U. Configs are - Price - $1,049.00 [around Rs. 46,650] Intel® Core i5-430M Processor ( 2.26GHz 1066MHz 3MB ) Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 1GB 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz 15.6 "...

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SMS and Twitter - Stay in touch

2010-01-15T20:48:00.029+05:30

As the saying goes - "Necessity is the mother of invention"... Today I devised a way to stay in touch with my dear ones even when I don't have a cellphone with me at office. The scenario is like this - I'm not allowed to bring cellphone inside the production floor. The person I want to stay in touch with does have a cell phone with her. So, how do I communicate with her? Simple. I'm able to open some 'free sms from the web' sites on my work computer. Like - cantos.com or indyarocks.com . I can simply type my msg and send that to her number. That's for outgoing msg from my end. But as I...

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Megaupload : Download without wait

2009-08-25T20:50:00.004+05:30

This post is for those of you who download a lot of stuff, specially movies from internet file sharing service providers like Rapidshare, Megaupload, Mediafire etc. More specifically, this is for Megaupload 'Regular Users'. Megaupload forces general users to wait for 45 seconds and registered free users to wait for 25 seconds after filling up their Captcha word verification to download files. This is quite irritating. Now, there's a simple hack to skip this waiting time and download files instantly, without any countdown. You need to be using Firefox or similar browser for this...

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Pathetic condition of Tata Docomo Customer Care

2009-07-17T12:57:00.012+05:30

By this time, You must be knowing that I'm among the new Tata Docomo users in Bangalore and how much I'm annoyed and frustrated by the dismal performance of the network. For the details of the trauma I'm going through due to this, check this out. Whenever you face any problem with the service for which you are paying, you try to do a little troubleshooting yourself. But what do you do when everything fails? You call up the Customer Care. The nice guys at the other end of the call talks you through the issue and its solution or register a complain. But then again, what do you do when you...

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User Review : Tata Docomo

2009-07-13T14:46:00.013+05:30

The TATA group recently launched yet another new cellular network in Karnataka. It's called TATA Docomo. Won't go into details of the postpaid plan, but the prepaid plan is pretty attractive. Their main feature is the 'per second pulse'. Presently, all other networks have a 'per minute pulse' system. In effect, if your call lasts 5 minutes 10 seconds, you pay for 6 minutes [6 pulses]. But with Docomo, you'll be charged for exactly how long the call lasted, i.e. for 310 seconds in the example. The call charges are also pretty competitive. It's 1 paisa/second, all across India. So, you get...

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Local Face Off : Firefox 3 vs IE 8 vs Chrome

2008-10-18T00:27:00.005+05:30

It's been long since I last posted here. It's not that I was not in touch with happenings of tech world. Just that I've been really busy with all my office work and the 'Marriage : Not made in heaven' series. Anyway, came across two things that drew me towards my tech blog to write something. First was the introduction of Threaded scraps in Orkut. But that topic is already covered in Inside Orkut. So, I gave that a skip. But then I came across some issues with Firefox 3 which was affecting my blogs. So, am writing this post now. Firefox 3 was launched with much fanfare and was instant hit...

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Orkut Light - Low BandWidth Version launched

2008-05-14T17:54:00.003+05:30

Google Orkut team have launched a new feature today, to support users with low-bandwidth internet connection. They've rolled out a 'Low Bandwidth version' of Orkut. Check the screen-shot below. The commendable thing about this version is - it's not ugly. What usually happens is - low bandwidth versions are usually devoid of all photos, graphics and formatting. They seem like just a word document. Total eye-sore. But, hats off to Orkut. All other images [except for your profile photo] are removed. But still, in way, the Low-BW version looks better and cleaner than the normal version. The...

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GTalk chatback and better alternatives

2008-02-27T16:54:00.001+05:30

Google recently launched its 'ChatBack' service, which is essentially a blog-chat service for people who are not really connected. That is to say, you can chat with people who are not already on your GTalk friend list. That would really be helpful for blog owners and visitors as well. For once, the interaction between the writer and visitor of blogs won't remain limited to comments, which is inconvenient at times. Say, you leave a comment on some blog. But the blog owner doesn't notice it until couple of days. Then he replies to it. But by this time, U've lost interest in the topic. So,...

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Assassin's Creed - Quick Look

2007-12-13T09:00:00.000+05:30

Here's a quick look at the hottest game of the season - Assassin's Creed. The details are extracted various sites, mainly Wikipedia. But, there's an overflow of 'Too Much Information' there. So, I'm giving you what you need to know. Story The player assumes the role of Desmond Miles, a seemingly normal bartender who is also the most modern member of a long family tree of assassins. He is taken to a facility where he uses the Animus, a machine that allows him to see the memories of his ancestors during the Third Crusade, in the year 1191. Desmond assumes the role of Altaïr, a member of the...

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Change windows drive icon - easiest hack

2007-12-10T07:42:00.000+05:30

Have a look at the snapshot of 'My Computer' explorer in Windows XP. I'm using the default WinXP theme as the custom MacOSX theme used to slow down my PC. Anyways, the drive icons are kool, aren't they? Wanna know how to do this? U don't need any software for that. All you need to do is this - Open 'Notepad'. [Run -> type 'notepad' -> press 'Enter']Type the following in a new notepad document - [autorun] icon=MyIcon.ico Save this file as 'autorun.ini' in the root of the drive partition whose icon you want to change. For example, if you want to change the icon of C: drive, place the...

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Reasons why people don't comment on Blogger blogs?

2007-10-30T12:16:00.000+05:30

Found this interesting and worthy post on How to live Online. As the title says, it's about Why people don't comment on Blogger blogs. Thanks to Thiru, the owner of the main post. Read on - These 5 reasons apply to the users of Blogger service only. I have to admit that commenting on some blogger blogs is not an easy task. There are few hurdles a reader need to cross before they comment. If you are a blogger user and want to get more comments, please sort out your commenting options. Your blog says "You need a Blogger ID to comment on this blog" What if a reader do not have a blog, but...

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Blogger added email notification of comment follow-up

2007-10-26T20:44:00.000+05:30

Blogger has just added a much sought-after feature in its commenting system - Subscribe to comments via email. What a relief. I actually found out about it while I was posting a comment on my friend's blog. I saw the new "Email follow-up comments" option in her comment box. :# I thought maybe it's a hack that she's using. So, I pinged her up on GTalk and asked what hack has she used. She was dumb-founded; as if I'm speaking latin. Anyways, I headed back to my blog and was replying to a comment there. That was another shock of excitement. That "Email follow-up comments" option was available in...

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Get 1024 GB HardDrive for free

2007-09-21T10:51:00.000+05:30

Weekend is approaching and I'm feeling a bit lazy 'coz there's nothing planned and nothing to do this weekend. Hey, lemme pep up my PC. I can play some high end games on it then - all weekend long. That's it then - let's see what we need to build a monster PC with lotsa silicon juice. Lemme list what we've got - Case : Cooler Master Stacker from nVidia. Attractive aluminum chassis with rounded edges, smooth curves, a streamlined design, tool-free installation, enhanced thermal management and top-mounted I/O panel.Processor : Intel's Core2 Extreme Quad Core : 2.66-GHzMother Board : nForce...

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17 + images in Orkut album

2007-09-18T10:14:00.000+05:30

Some weird kind of news for Orkut loving people. All of us know that there's a limitation in Orkut album, which is - You can upload only upto 12 images in your album. But today I came across someone's Orkut album which has 17 images. I wonder how he managed to do it....!!! There isn't any Orkut pro account like they have it in Flickr, is there? Anyways, have a look at the snapshot of the 'special' album below. Click the image to see a full page snap and click the text link below that to visit his Orkut Album page. Visit his Orkut Album I've dropped a scrap there asking him to explain his...

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Tips to optimize your blog and get maximum visits

2007-09-13T08:41:00.000+05:30

If you are new to the blogsphere, or been blogging for a while but don't get that many visitors, it's time that you have look at the layout of different specs on your item page. Most of the visits that a site gets is through search engine results or link form other sites or RSS feeds. On all these cases, visitors land on item page of some specific post of your blog. They may just read the post and leave. But if you wanna get them back as loyal readers, you've gotta spice up your page to make a good first impression. But be cautious. Overdo it, and you may just irritate your visitor...

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$4000 worth prizes being given away

2007-09-10T09:14:00.000+05:30

How many times have you tried to win something from the web, or TV show or any where? Guess most of the times U've returned empty handed. Don't worry pal, I'm also one of you. All these 'Win' offers never give us something. They seem like moon on sky, which we can't reach. But now, it seems finally it is possible. :) Wanna know how....?? Check this - All you blog enthusiasts and graphic designers must be already knowing David Airey and his graphic design blog. Those of you who're not sure or were ignorant till date - David Airey is self-employed as a graphic designer and design consultant,...

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Blogger Hacked ...?

2007-09-03T10:15:00.000+05:30

Just as I logged into blogger today, I found the blogger logo missing from the header of the dashboard. Instead of the Blogger logo, there was this half cropped image having 'Books' written on it. Have a look below. What's this....?? Blogger hacked? I don't think so. Guess the logo has somehow been replaced with this weird image. The logo URL is http://www.blogger.com/img/logo40.gif but this now shows the 'Books' image. Google - look what's wrong.

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PC Synchronization : Be cautious

2007-09-03T10:06:00.000+05:30

Last night, during a PC sync operation, my w810i handset lost all it's data - Contacts, Notes, Calendar et all. [ Read it in details here. ] And it was all my fault. I didn't check my sync manager options which caused all the nuisance. Data loss is the biggest horror, worst nightmare that a techie or any person today can face. I faced it twice and and am very upset about it now. 'Coz both time, it was all my fault. Anyway, I'm writing this post so that others don't fall pray to similar mistakes. Learn from my mistakes. This post gives a detail insight into the Sync Manager activity of the...

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Best of BlogSolid

2007-08-30T16:54:00.000+05:30

As promised, here are some great write ups from Blog Solid. Am providing the best article from each of the three categories there. Provided here are the introduction to the topics. Visit the provided link at its end to read the rest. RSS - No frills guideRSS is probably the most useful thing about the internet nowadays, yet articles explaining RSS tend to be lengthy and overcomplicated. Here’s my version: What is an RSS feed? An RSS feed is a list of the most recent entries on a blog. You get 2 kinds; a full feed listing entire articles and a partial feed listing only post titles or...

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