Google Earth is an amazing free program that you could spend hours on flying to cities and viewing landscapes and geological features on. But, it required you download the application and install it in your desktop or laptop or even iPhone to be able to use it. Now, Google Maps has a Google Earth view […]
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Quickly View All Your Facebook Friends Likes In One Spot
So, if you run a website you know how to add a Facebook Like button on your webpage for your readers to share it with their friends. If you are not a publisher but active on Facebook, I have a very cool website to share with you. LikeButton.me is a new web service that shows […]
My 6+1 Favorite Travel Websites
Updated: 08/20/10 We just got back from our week-long vacation in California. We spent 3 days in San Francisco taking in the city and the Napa Valley and another 3 days in the Yosemite National Park. I do quite a bit of research for finding travel deals through various websites and plan our vacation. For […]
How to Add Dropbox to Windows 7 Start Menu?
I love Dropbox hacks and write them as and when I encounter one. I use Windows 7 on my desktop besides using our new 21.5” Apple iMac. And Dropbox is one of the first applications I install on any operating system! How-To-Geek has shared how to add “My Dropbox” or any link for that matter […]
Track Your Stolen Laptop Remotely with Prey Project
Having you laptop stolen can be a nightmare. Not only have you lost your investment in your portable computing device but you probably are in the risk of having your valuable data like passwords, account information, private data stolen and compromised. Prey is a lightweight open source app that helps finding your laptop by reporting […]
Share Your March Madness Picks With TweetBracket
March Madness 2010 has begun and there is no dearth of NCAA related applications and iPhone apps that look to capitalize on the huge attention span from millions of fans across the US. I just came across a new app via TechCrunch called TweetBracket by YCombinator startup 140bets.com. TweetBracket is an interesting mix of NCAA […]
Quick Tip: Email Notes to Evernote Notebooks With Tags
One of my favorite features of the popular note-taking web app Evernote is the email feature. I can post to my Evernote account by email with my own private Evernote email address. With the most recent Evernote update, we get a few more nice features I can specify the notebook I want to sent the […]
Stream and Share Your Music Online With GrooveShark
I have become a huge of fan of Pandora both on desktop and my iPhone to listen to and discover to music. Since then I haven’t looked into any other service. I have heard great things about Spotify but it isn’t yet available in the United States. I just came across another extremely promising music […]
Stream Any Flash Video Site On Your TV With TVersity
TVersity Media Server Pro version 1.8 now supports playing any flash video site on your TV. TVersity is the versatile media server that lets us stream videos, music, pictures, etc from our computer to our TV wirelessly as long as you have a WiFi and streaming enabled device such as Sony Playstation 3, XBox 360, […]
Social Networking for Gadget Heads – GDGT.com
Are you a gadget head? Gdgt.com (like gadget or g-d-g-t) is a social gadget platform site that connects you to the community through gadgets you own and want. If you are passionate about your gear, gdgt lets you create your own profile with all the gadgets you own. Then there is a community discussions around […]
Create Avatar Like Characters With Photoshop Tutorial
If you have become a huge fan of the Avatar movie and in love with the new world Pandora, you are going to love this tip. You can create your own Avatar looking poster with this Photoshop tutorial. Ingredients A picture you want to transform into Avatar like character Adobe Photoshop (you should be able […]
PicPick – Portable Free Screen Capture Utility
Make no mistake, I have been a big fan of FastStone Capture – the awesome screenshot capture tool that is available as both a free version (until a certain old version) and a paid version ($19.95). I have reviewed FastStone Capture here before and you can check it out there. It is not just a […]
LogMeIn Express Free Screen Sharing App
LogMeIn is an excellent PC remote control solution. It has both a free and paid PRO version that lets you remote control your computer from anywhere with just a browser and Internet connection. LogMeIn even lets you remote control your desktop from your iPhone with the LogMeIn Ignition iPhone app. Now, a lesser known free […]
Dropbox Hacks: Upload Files To Dropbox By Email
If you read my blog regularly, you probably know that I am in love with Dropbox and recommend it to everyone to try it. Dropbox is a multi-OS, file sync freeware that you can use to sync files between various computers you have. You can also get to your files and folders from anywhere as […]
