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Remove Start Button from Windows 7

2012-02-08T22:45:00.000+05:30

There have been reports that in the soon to be released version of Windows 8 ‘Consumer Preview’, there will not be any Start button. Microsoft has removed it. Unless this ver is released one cant confirm this. And we have to wait & see what’s offered instead at that place. Anyway, if you want to just remove Start button from your Windows 7, Vista or XP, there’s a small utility which removes it.

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Special Bing Homepage

2012-02-04T23:27:00.000+05:30

We have been hearing about the next version of Windows 8 release after Developer Preview (DP) to be called as Consumer Preview (CP) and this might be released soon in this month only. So the beta will be called as Consumer Preview and its almost confirmed with today’s teaser of a special Bing Home page video! A special Bing Homepage under preparation is providing some pointers on this (HT to The

Amazon India goes Live as Junglee !

2012-02-02T09:28:00.000+05:30

Amazon India has gone live as Junglee.com . Junglee means ‘of the jungle’. We appreciate how overwhelming it can be to navigate the jungle of products, brands, sellers, shipping options, and payment methods, and make informed purchase decisions. Our team is relentlessly focused on organizing selection and buying options to make it simple for you to navigate this jungle and shop anything

Microsoft launches ‘Putting People First’ ads as users are concerned about Google’s Privacy Policy changes!

2012-02-01T18:36:00.000+05:30

Microsoft is placing a series of ads in major newspapers offering the award winning alternatives to Google’s various services. As with the recent announcement of Google regarding Major changes to its soon to be implemented Privacy Policy, many of its users are feeling frustrated, concerned as Google is making some unpopular changes. The changes Google announced make it harder, not easier, for

ABBYY FineReader 11- Fast and Accurate OCR, Now simplifies e-book creation too !

2012-01-29T21:47:00.000+05:30

“Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a technology that enables conversion of images, received from scanner or digital camera, and PDFs to editable and searchable text documents ready for editing, quoting, search, and archiving.” ABBYY FineReader 11 OCR software with lots of cool features creates editable, searchable files and e-books from scans, PDFs and digital photographs.This version takes

[video] How is SkyDrive better than Google Docs ?

2012-01-18T17:39:00.000+05:30

If you are a Google Docs user, try the SkyDrive and Office! They are designed for each other. I’m sure you’ll switch to SkyDrive! Check out this video to see how three students use SkyDrive and Office to work together on a great group paper. Learn more here : Working Together and Sharing for School made easy ! SkyDrive and Office: 7 tips for full-powered collaboration in the cloud across

Hotmail providing Free Hotmail Plus codes to upgrade to Hotmail Plus !

2012-01-13T09:40:00.000+05:30

As you know Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 is going on in Vegas (10-13 Jan, 2012) and huge rush of visitors is happening to visit various Exhibitors booths. And the exhibitors are also providing goodies for the visitors at CES. Hotmail is also providing lots of cool prizes for CES visitors. And for those who can not make it to CES, Hotmail is providing 12 month Hotmail Plus codes to upgrade

IE6 usage drops below 1% in US – Microsoft celebrates with a Cake !

2012-01-04T19:54:00.000+05:30

IE6 usage in the US has now officially dropped below 1%! Its time to celebrate and what better way to celebrate than… of course a Cake !! as the IE team is known for. IE tam has thanked the community and its IE6 Countdown partners for the support. As you know IE6 Countdown site was launched last March to help accelerate the process. And now United States has joined the ranks of Austria, Poland,

Ubislate7- the upgraded ver of Aakash tablet to be renamed as Ubislate7+

2011-12-25T09:55:00.000+05:30

The upgraded version of Aakash tablet is renamed as Ubislate7+. Earlier it was called Ubislate7. Also the Aakash which was SoldOut is being named as Ubislate7 now. The makers of these Tablets should plan all these earlier else confusion will be created. I think they want to completely separate the commercial version and what Students are getting at Subsidizes rates. So I think all commercial

Lytro - a revolution in Photography !!

2011-12-22T10:35:00.000+05:30

Recently Lytro unveiled, the first Lytro consumer light field camera which is going to change the way Photography was defined till date. The Lytro light field camera captures all the rays of light in a scene, providing new capabilities never before possible, such as the ability to focus a picture after it’s taken. The pocket-sized camera, which offers a powerful 8x optical zoom and f/2 lens in

Play a game & win ABBYY Screenshot Reader !

2011-12-21T07:10:00.000+05:30

As a Christmas promotion, ABBYY is providing ABBYY Screenshot Reader – Nice, simple OCR utility. Just play a simple game and win this utility! Apart from capturing screenshots, one of its uses is you can extract text from images using this utility. That is, you can turn your screenshots into editable texts. And its quite accurate . You can click above or can go here : Christmas Game Please note

Skydrive for iPhone and Windows Phone

2011-12-20T13:50:00.000+05:30

Recently there were lots of updates to SkyDrive which now uses the latest HTML5 technology making it very fast and very much improved file management. Now Microsoft has come up with SkyDrive app for Windows Phone and iPhone. Since sometime, Microsoft has been providing very good apps for iOS and Android based devices also apart from for Windows Phone. SkyDrive for iPhone: SkyDrive from Microsoft

[Tip] How to get Facebook Timeline NOW!

2011-12-17T10:27:00.000+05:30

The Facebook Timeline is in news and many of us on the Net are talking about it. It’s a new Interface which the Facebook will soon make it Live to everyone. If you want it to be published now, how to enable this Timeline? 1. Sign-in to your Facebook Account 2. Go to http://www.facebook.com/about/timeline 3. Click on ‘Get Timeline ‘ button and you’ll be taken to Timeline interface - Welcome to

Nokia Lumia 800 sales starts in India !

2011-12-15T22:51:00.000+05:30

As expected the sales of Nokia Lumia 800 started in India, today, as just a few minutes back Nokia India tweeted about the same. Tennis Star Sania Mirza handed over the Nokia Lumia 800 to consumer who had pre-booked their Lumia 800s. Sania Mirza giving away Nokia Lumia 800 to consumers who pre-booked at Ambience mall, Gurgaon. (pic courtesy @NokiaIndia) This is the First Windows Phone from Nokia

Start Here! Fundamentals of Microsoft .NET Programming

2011-12-15T15:30:00.000+05:30

As the title suggests ‘Start Here! Microsoft .NET programming is from the ‘Start Here!’ series from Microsoft Press written by Rod Stephens. This book is for those who are starting their .NET programming journey and for those even with no prior programming experience. Be it any .NET programming language it provides the basics. If you are a beginner without any prior programming experience or

Gmail App for iOS updated

2011-12-15T08:53:00.000+05:30

Gmail has updated its controversial Gmail App for iOS. These are the updates - You can set a custom signature for your mobile messages and a vacation responder, both available through the gear icon at the top of the menu view. Also you can now open up a canvas and scribble a message that will be attached to your email. iPad users can give it a try. Another update is about change of the

[video] Unboxing Limited Edition Dark Knight Rises Nokia Lumia 800

2011-12-14T22:43:00.000+05:30

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Aakash tablet available for purchase, UbiSlate in January

2011-12-12T20:49:00.000+05:30

Aakash Tablets has just provided an update about its availability. You can Order your Aakash tablets Online now. Its available only Online. Delivered in a week ‘s time. And its payment is via Cash on delivery. While UbiSlate 7 - The upgraded version of Aakash can be pre-ordered. Its already got delayed as earlier it was said that by Nov-Dec, it’ll be in the Market. But now this will be made

Microsoft OneNote for iPad now available

2011-12-12T19:20:00.000+05:30

Today morning I noticed the Update available on iOS device and it was Microsoft OneNote. But the one thing struck me was it said – Microsoft OneNote for iPad is now available. (Pl check the Update below ) Since I’m not an iPad user I haven’t checked it on iPad and didn’t knew it was not available for iPad earlier. So just head over to iTunes App Store & get OneNote for iPhone. Its FREE!** In

[Tip] Office2010 can read out documents for you

2011-12-11T09:36:00.000+05:30

Did you know, you can listen to your documents? Office2010 can read it out for you. Click on the arrow next to Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) > More commands… It’ll open Word Options Window, Select ‘All Commands’ and scroll down to select ‘Speak’ and click on ‘Add >>’, click OK. In Excel you have more Speak Command Options- Now Open the document you want to hear Office2010 Read it for you. Select

Publish your blog as a magazine in Google Currents

2011-12-10T13:33:00.000+05:30

As you know Google Currents was recently introduced– A Flipboard Style Reader for Android and iOS devices. “Gather your RSS and media feeds, YouTube channel, social stream, and more into a mobile magazine edition beautifully presented on tablets and smartphones.“ So how about publishing your blog in magazine format which can be read using Google Currents. And this can be read offline also

New Twitter provides Enhanced Profile Pages for Brands !

2011-12-10T10:54:00.000+05:30

As you know the new version of twitter has been in talks since its release. Twitter has been providing nice features for its regular users. Now its helping Brands to add Brand values via twitter ! Twitter is introducing enhanced profile pages that help marketers create an even more compelling destination on Twitter for their brands. Twitter is providing the Brands profile page to make an

Using new #hashtag and @mention buttons of New Twitter

2011-12-10T10:22:00.000+05:30

Recently Twitter did a refresh to their Tweet and Follow Buttons and now after the release of the New Twitter they have introduced - #hashtag button and @mention button. “The new #hashtag button tells your visitors there’s an interesting conversation happening on Twitter, and lets them join in with just one click. The @mention button encourages visitors to Tweet to your account, driving public

Keyboard Shortcuts for the New twitter

2011-12-09T19:11:00.000+05:30

The new twitter has been rolling out to all since yesterday. Some new features like Home, Connect, Discover etc have been added. Check the new Keyboard Shortcuts with the earlier ones listed here. The New twitter will be rolling out to all, in case if you haven’t got the new twitter. You can check up about the New twitter here. (Source: twitter.com)

Embedding tweet option in the New twitter

2011-12-09T14:04:00.000+05:30

Many times in your blog posts, you want to post the tweets screenshot. So instead of Screenshot which are static, how about embedding them in blog post so that the links etc within tweets are clickable. Earlier we had seen Embed tweets in your blog with Blackbird Pie tool from twitter which made use of Blackbird Pie tool from twitter.Also we talked about Blackbird Pie Twitter Plugin for Live