Xmarks recently announced that they will soon be shutting down their free browser sync service since they couldn’t make a business out of it. With the service going away, a lot of you Xmarks users are probably looking for an alternative way to sync your bookmarks. If all you need is bookmarks syncing, there may […]
Google TV Mini-Site
Hot on the heels of the latest Apple TV announcement, Google has finally revealed features and details about Google TV in the mini-site http://google.com/tv. Google TV and the likes aim to provide us with a seamless Internet on TV experience – a browser, integrated TV & web search, easy access to online media content, etc. […]
Google Launches Goo.gl, A Bit.ly Competitor
There are plenty of URL shortening service and one that gained a lot of traction is bit.ly. Google had introduced it’s own URL shortening service late last year – Goo.gl. One of the prominent places you might have seen it in action is in Feedburner Twitter integration. Since then Goo.gl has made it’s way into […]
Archive All Your Social Data With ThinkUp
Twitter and Facebook and other social networks are in a way microblogs out there. You publish content on someone else’s servers and they hold on to it. If you ever wish to leave a particular network, all the history of your activity thee is gone… poof! I think about this all the time and in […]
Xmarks Browser Sync Service Announces Shutdown
I have been using Xmarks since it’s early debut in Firefox as Foxmarks extension. Xmarks is a free cross-platform browser sync service that kept bookmarks, passwords, history, etc in sync between multiple computers and even across browsers. I was happily using it to sync my bookmarks between Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari in Apple iMac as […]
0Boxer Makes it Fun to Organize Emails in Gmail
Who said organizing emails in your Gmail inbox has to be a boring, mind numbing affair? 0Boxer aims at making the mundane email tasks such as reading, deleting, organizing, tagging your Gmail emails a fun task. Once granted access to your Gmail account with oAuth, 0Boxer web app monitors your Gmail account for activity. You […]
Gory Details on the Recent Facebook Outage
Facebook was out for 2.5 hours yesterday due to some technical issues. With millions of users on the network, it did create a furor in the social networks. A lot of people were dissing Facebook for this outage but as a database administrator by day and as a person running multiple websites, I was lot […]
UberStudent – Linux for Students and Academic Success
Traditional Linux operating system distributions come packed with everything – applications, toys, media apps, games, utlities, etc. If you are a student or part of an educational institution you may looking for something more tuned to getting things done in this space than entertainment. UberStudent is an Ubuntu-like Linux distribution geared especually for students, learners, […]
One Site to Instantise Popular Web Services
A few days ago Google unveiled an awesome new feature in Google Search – Google Instant. Google Instant search enabled seeing results as-you-type and was ridiculously fast in displaying the results. It wowed everyone including yours truly. Inspired by Google Instant, a lot of web developers started applying this to various services like YouTube, Flickr, […]
ToodleAir – A Must Have ToodleDo Companion
For those using ToodleDo, it needs no introduction. If you are new to it, check out my ToodleDo online task manager review here. ToodleDo has really helped me with managing my tasks with me loosely following the Getting Things Done principle. However, I wanted an easier way to input my tasks as I came across […]
Get IIT Technical Lectures For Free on Youtube
IIT – Indian Institute of Technology is one of the premium Indian educational institutions. Only the best of the students graduating from high school get into it after rigorous screening. I went to school right across from IIT Chennai and always wondered what it would be attend classes there. Now, thanks to a program called […]
Tips for Using Google Voice in Gmail
Google announced the ability to make calls from within Gmail recently. It looks like it has been very popular among Gmail users and 10 million calls had been made as of Sep 1. If you have your Google Voice number attached to your Gmail and use it to call people from within Gmail, Google Voice […]
Whistler XTR-695 Laser/Radar Detector with Voice Alerts $99 Shipped
I have had my eyes on this sweet radar detector for a while and just noticed that the price has dropped quiet a bit than what it was going for before. First off, Whistler makes a great line of radar detectors. Whistler XTR-695 has all the bells and whistles (pun intended) like 7-color backlit LCD […]
Comprehensive Comparison Spreadsheet of All Known Android Phones
When it comes to choosing an Apple iPhone, we got you covered in our iPhone blog. However, when it comes to Android based phones if you start looking into the selection available to you, I guarantee that your head will start to spin. The good folks at Portable Electronics Ltd, a New Zealand based electronics […]
New $99 AppleTV vs $99 Roku HD-XR
Apple just announced the new 2nd gen AppleTV. It has been redesigned to be small in size and with streaming and rentals as its main concepts. Something Roku HD has been doing well for a while. AppleTV Features 1/4 the size as previous model Built-in power – just needs a cord 1 HDMI port Built-in […]
