We are seeing a flurry of news about updates on various software by the giants today. This is really good for us, the consumers. Yahoo Messenger launches Web Messenger Yahoo is finally getting the drift that there are people who can’t download the IM client at certain places like work or someone else’s computer but […]
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Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 07-11-05
I have found a few great extensions in the last couple of weeks and here they are. For those new here, I d o a periodical ‘Picks of the Week’ post listing some great extensions that I come across. Some of the best ones, make it to my more extensive ‘Top Firefox Extensions‘ list. Now, […]
How To Get Around To Those Blocked Websites
It is the policy in many schools, institutions and even workplaces to employ website blocking software to prevent people from accessing a certain list of websites. This could be done for many reasons and it is the social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter and email sites like Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail getting blocked. Another […]
What is FireSheep and How to Protect Yourself?
I am going to be traveling a lot this month and probably end up using a lot of free WiFi access points. So, when I came across FireSheep I had to write about it. FireSheep, in essence, is a Firefox extension that can sniff out your login information to many sites and let a stranger […]
Best Dropbox Hacks and Dropbox Portable
Dropbox has literally changed the way I do things in the Internet. If you haven’t heard of Dropbox, it is an online file synchronization service with the following cool useful features: File Sync between multiple computers Cross platform support – Windows. Linux & Mac No complicated interface – runs in the background and access via […]
Skype Experiences Worldwide Outage – PC Version
Skype is suffering serious connectivity problems worldwide and it seems like it is affecting just the Skype PC versions. Skype for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android seem to be working fine. However, video and voice calling with Skype PC versions seem to throw this error. @skype has ackownledged this outage in their twitter feed. Some […]
Thinking Twice About Dropbox Security & Alternatives
If you are a reader of this blog for any length of time, you’d know that I am huge proponent of Dropbox. However, Dropbox recently came into a lot of fire when they changed their terms of service indicating that they have access to all the data stored by their users. As with any cloud […]
Book Review – In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
I am a big fan of Google and a bunch of their web apps like Gmail, Google Reader, etc just like any other techie. I kept hearing about this book on Google from a lot of podcasters. So, I finally caved in and downloaded the audiobook on Audible – In The Plex: How Google Thinks, […]
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Change Your LastPass Vault Master Password Now
I recently became a LastPass online password manager user. I have used Passpack for the longest time but I am trying out LastPass for it’s easy browser integration and login abilities. LastPass works by encrypting all your passwords with a special encryption key – your master password. I just received an email today from LastPass […]
Supercharge Microsoft Outlook with Xobni
If you are still using Outlook and catch that occasional sneer from the ‘cool kids’ using Gmail or ThunderBird? Or are you forced to use it at work for some other reason? No worries. Xobni can make you look cool using Outlook. Xobni is just the reverse of the word ‘inbox’. And it is an […]
Never Run Out of Minutes in Your Cellphone – WatchMyCell
4/22/11 Update: This service seems to be down now. One gripe I have about the US cell phone companies is the exorbitant amount of money one gets charged if we ever go over the monthly minutes allowance. I usually watch my minutes well and hardly ever go over my allocation. But, all it takes is […]
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A Good Free Firewall & Anti Virus Suite – Comodo
Comodo is unique and has become my favorite as it combines the 2 most important utlities for any Windows computer – anti-virus & firewall.
µTorrent 1.5.0 For Mac Adds Remote Web Access
µTorrent is my favorite bit torrent client since it is cross platform on Windows and Mac and I use both operating systems. There is an even an alpha linux version available. µTorrent for Mac has just released version 1.5.0 beta and has some really nice features. Added µTorrent Web support Added WebUI support Added RSS […]
Mozilla Introduces Web Apps
Google had me interested in the idea of Web OS and web apps when they introduced Chrome OS last December. As any religious tech enthusiast, I applied for their Chrome CR-48 notebook pilot program and got in. I have been using Chrome OS for weeks and I can’t explain the difference to my wife. Every […]
Google Adsense Gets a New Mobile Interface
This one has been on my personal wishlist for a long time. I check Google Adsense everyday through an iPhone app. But, it doesn’t give the same sort of info I am used to getting out of the web interface. Google has just announced a mobile interface for Adsense. It is designed to give us […]
