Windows 7 has finally launched! (check this post for a ton of articles related to this current post) Just want to give you a heads up that this post is mostly my experience in upgrading Windows XP Home to Windows 7 Home Premium with lots of useful resources I came across thrown in for good […]
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Netflix Streaming Coming to PlayStation 3
I am psyched! I discontinued Netflix a few months back as I started to watch movies & tv shows streamed to my TV via my Playstation 3 using Tversity media server. Netflix so far had supported XBox 360 for streaming movies and TV shows from their Instant Watch library. But there wasn’t official support for […]
Windows 7 Released. Vendors Offer Free Anti-Virus SoftwareWindows
Windows 7 has been officially released by Microsoft today – Oct 22nd. I still run Windows XP SP3 on my 5 year old desktop and it runs like a champ. I never upgraded to Vista as i knew how resource hungry it was. My wife has been running Vista on her Sony Vaio and it […]
Install Slew of Popular Free PC Software In One Shot
I love quality free software and try to write about the all the good ones I come across here. But, it’s a lot of work when you are configuring a new computer either for yourself after a OS re-install or for a friend when you are ‘fixing it’. Earlier, I came across a project OpenDisc […]
TweetDeck Gets Recent Follower Columns & Inline Replies
TweetDeck has been Twitter companion ever since @MattJabs convinced me to try it. I was a great fan of @Twhirl until then but the dashboard like Twitter interface lets you track so many accounts in columns at once. TweetDeck is an Posts on Adobe Air Twitter client and offers Multiple Twitter accounts support Facebook/Myspace integration […]
Feedly – Fun Alternative For Google Reader Interface
Feedly is actually a Firefox add-on that turns your favorite feeds in Google Reader into fun magazine style start page. I am an avid RSS feeds consumer. I subscribe to hundreds of RSS feeds in a variety of topics and hardly go to individual websites to get my news in the morning. Between Twitter and […]
Jinni Gives Intelligent Movie Recommendations
Do you scour through sites like IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, etc to find a good movie to watch tonight? What if you could tell someone what kind of “movie mood” you are in and you got recommendations? Jinni is a new web service that does just that. Here’s a short brief about what Jinni is Jinni […]
Flickroom – Awesome Adobe Air Desktop App for Flickr
I love Adobe Air apps that bring web applications right to your desktop in slick and easy to use interfaces. Flickroom is also an Adobe Air application (beta) that beings the most popular photo-sharing site in the Internet, Flickr, to your desktop. Flickroom is shiny, dark and very intuitive to use. If you are a […]
Evernote Windows 3.5 New Features
Evernote has been my favorite note taking application in my desktop, iPhone as well as the web. Evernote is free and it keeps your in sync between all these platforms all the time. Plus, Evernote has been in the leading edge on online note taking and I switched to it even before Google Notebook bit […]
Pre-Order Windows 7 Home Premium for $30
If you have a valid US college email address, read on. Or if you know someone who has one and would help you out, keep reading. Microsoft has a promotion going at Win741.com where they are offering U.S. students Windows 7 Home Premium edition for just $30! Windows 7 Home Premium is going to retail […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 09-08-28
Mozilla has released a security update for Firefox 3.5.3. Make sure you install it as soon as you can. Plus, Firefox 3.5.3 checks your current Adobe Flash Plugin version that will show you if it needs to be updated. With Firefox 3.6, you would be able to go a Plugin status page and see which […]
Stylish Non Adobe Air Windows Twitter Client – Blu
Adobe Air platform probably has the most number of Twitter clients. Adbobe AIR is a new technology that brings web applications to your desktop via a familiar desktop app like interface. A few popular Twitter clients on Adobe AIR are Twhirl, TweetDeck, DestroyTwitter, Seesmic, etc. I used Twhirl for the longest time and since converted […]
Add Overlays to Your Twitter Avatar
Adding Twitter overlays – little icons signifying something you like or support is all the rage in Twitter these days. For instance, I sported a little Indian flag in my Twitter avatar celebrating India’s Independence day on August 15th. You could be showing your support or celebrating an event and this is a great way […]
Digsby – Not My Favorite Instant Messenger Right Now
I famously proclaimed that Digsby is my favorite instant messenger in this blog post. Digsby is a free instant messaging client that offered support for multiple instant messaging support including Gtalk, Yahoo, MSN, AIM, etc. It also stodd out by offering support to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, etc making it a one-stop […]
How to Remove PC AntiSpyware 2010?
A long time reader of ShanKrila and a blogging friend of mine, Jeanne Dininni of Writer’s Notes contacted me yesterday by email with a computer question. I’ve been battling a “PC Antispyware 2010” computer infestation. Don’t know whether you’re familiar with it or not, but I was hoping that maybe you’d be able to give […]
