MagicJack is the VOIP phone service that costs $20/year for long distance phone calls. I have written a MagicJack review a while back and have been using it for almost over 18 months happily. In a recent MagicJack software update, I noticed something that will make the road warriors very happy! One great thing about […]
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Quick Tip: How to Take Gorgeous Infant Photographs?
In my friends circle, it’s babies galore this year! More than half a dozen of my friends have had the wonderful moments in their lives welcoming a newborn into their family. Congratulations Kannan, Prasanna, Ravi, Suren, Vinod, Murali, Karthik & Ravi! I thought of you guys when I came across this article on 5 Tips […]
A Good Proxy to Get around Blocked Sites
We have previously looked at some good proxies to get around blocked websites. Some readers in the comments have said some of the php based proxies don’t work anymore. It is a reality that most of the social networking sites are blocked in most work and school places. I am not here to argue the […]
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Out at the Lake Superior
I am sitting here at the shores of Lake Superior near the town Ontonagon in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The sun is about to set and all I can hear is the gentle sounds of the waves lapping. Here is what it looked like when I was writing this. I am off to enjoy the sunset […]
Track Swine Flu Outbreak with Google Maps Mashup
News channels have been completely taken over by the news on the H1N1 swine flu in the last few days. Swine flu is caused by a new flu virus strain, a mixture of various swine, bird and human viruses. The US has declared a public health emergency on Sunday. Mexico where the virus seems to […]
Comodo Internet Security PRO License Giveaway
I am really happy to announce a huge giveaway here in ShanKrila. Yes, I am giving away 30 Comodo Internet Security licenses with LivePCSupport – about $1200 value! Comodo Internet Security PRO A great anti-virus and firewall package that is available as FREE as well as a PRO version. So, what do you get with […]
Offbeat Guides – Create & Print Your Custom Travel Guides
Offbeat Guides is different where it allows you to customize your travel guide based on your travel dates, preferences and destination.
MySpace Boots 90000 Sex Offenders in 2 Years
MySpace.com isn’t going anywhere even though Facebook.com has been growing significantly. There is a great number of people who have profiles on MySpace and have a huge list of friends. MySpace has been in the news before due to MySpace private profiles being unsecure. Today, they are in the news because they got the word […]
Browse Netflix Instant Watch Movies Faster
Here is another example of how a web application providing APIs for external programmers can bring out some very cool apps. Netflix subscribers will definitely appreciate this new mashup – Netflix InstantWatcher. If you watch a lot of ‘Watch instantly’ movies in your computer or in your TV through a Roku box, you will know […]
Watching 2009 US Presidential Inauguration Online
Today is an historic day. You may be stuck in a place with no TV or at work. No worries. There are plenty of ways to catch the inauguration ceremony online and here is a quick run through. The Swearing-in Ceremony is at 11:30AM and at 2:30PM the Inaugural Parade will move down Pennsylvania Avenue […]
Photography & Drupal Blog Recommendations
Since it’s a Friday, I figured I’d turn the tables around today and ask you for a couple of recommendations. I intend to crowd-source this post and use your wisdom and mine to build this list so it can be a good reference point for anyone looking for such blogs. Photography blog recommendations I just […]
How Presidential Elections Work in US? [video]
CommonCraft has done it again. If you haven’t heard their name, they were behind the popular videos like RSS in Plain English, Google Reader in Plain English, etc. They have a knack for explaining things in a very simple and effective way. Now, they explain how Americans elect their President in this short and simple […]
StormPulse – Intuitive Hurricane Information
With the hurricane season in full swing and with Hurricane Ike nearing the shores of US, some of us might be keeping an eye on news sites and weather sites for hurricane information. I wanted to share an excellent resource that I came across recently for tracking Hurricanes – Stormpulse. Stormpulse is dedicated to sharing […]
Friday Fun: Free Automated Call Back from GetMooh
It’s been a while since I did the Friday Fun post! I have found a funny yet useful-in-a-weird-situation kind of service I wanna tell you about. GetMooh.com is an automated call back service. And what do they propose they can do? help you escape from a date get you out of sticky social situation take […]
