I noticed that evite has updated their interface while I was sending out an evite this afternoon for our weekly volleyball game. I like it that they are constantly updating their site and not resting on their laurels. Here are my first impressions on the new updates. What have they done? The interface now sports […]

Nintendo Wii System + Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board + $50 Amazon GC $290
on November 18, 2012 in Gadget Deals, Gadgets, Gaming, Nintendo Wii, Tech Deals, Tech for Life
Amazon has been having some excellent deals lately. I bought the Canon Rebel T1i from Amazon at an awesome price and loving every minute with it. I just came across another nice deal for Nintendo Wii. Although I am a PlayStation 3 fan and owner, Nintendo Wii stands its own ground when it comes to […]

Roku Introducing New HD Capable Device
on November 18, 2012 in Tech for Life
Playstation 3 owners like myself are ecstatic that Netflix instant streaming to PS3 is finally coming. PS3 owners can stream media from their computer to their television with media servers like Tversity. If you don’t have a Playstation 3 or a similar device, you could still get Netflix Instant Movie streaming to your TV with […]

Travel deals – Web resources
on November 18, 2012 in Tech for Life
Everyone can use a good deal.. especially when you are travelling! Flight & hotel costs can cost all your limbs.. but not if you are savvy enough to use the internet. You can find some sweet deals if you search for them. But, my fingers would start aching entering the travel dates and other search […]
openSUSE 11.0 Released – Linux Users Rejoice
on November 18, 2012 in Tech for Life
Open Source movement is seeing a lot of excitement this week. Hot on the heels of the much anticipated release of Firefox 3, openSUSE has released their shiny new version openSUSE 11.0 today. openSUSE 11.0 is in the wild now with almost 200 new features specific to openSUSE, an awesome new installer, a faster package […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the week
on November 18, 2012 in Tech for Life
I still find new Firefox extensions every day and some of them make it to the list of Top Firefox Extensions and some don’t depending on my experience with it. But, I am starting to think that even though I can’t find a use for an extension doesn’t mean some of my readers can’t. So, […]

Why Do I Blog?
on November 18, 2012 in Tech for Life
Matt over at eJabs wrote recently about why he blogs and he was in fact inspired by a similar post by another fellow blogger. Now, it’s my turn.. I have been a silent lurker at many a blogs for a long time! I like to read about technology, news, personal finance and entertainment. I was […]

del.icio.us Direc.tor is really delicious
on November 18, 2012 in Tech for Life
Do you like del.icio.us bookmarks but hate their interface to hunt for that bookmark you had saved a year back? If you are like me, you probably have a hundred tags so they aren’t much help either with the way del.icio.us is designed. So, what do you do? If you are unaware of del.icio.us, it […]

Free Versatile HTML Editor – HTML-Kit
on November 18, 2012 in Tech for Life
Yesterday, I wrote about an elegant solution to CSS authoring that is free and simple to use. When I was writing that I thought that I should share the gem I have found in this free HTML Editor – HTML-Kit. (unfortunately Windows only – sorry linux and mac users. If you are Linux user, you […]

Sony PlayStation Network Users Get Free Identity Theft Protection
on November 18, 2012 in Gadgets, Gaming, PlayStation 3, Security, Tech Deals, Tips & Tricks
If you have a Sony Playstation network account, you probably have heard of the massive attack on Sony’s PlayStation network. This led to hackers walking away with user account data possibly including personal information like credit card numbers. Sony has in turn arranged for one year of free identity theft protection for PlayStation Network users […]
Breaking news: WordPress 2.2 ‘Getz’ is here
on November 18, 2012 in WordPress
Just noticed in my Dashboard that WordPress 2.2 is out! If you are running WordPress for your blog, go ahead and download it here. Some of the new features in this release are: WordPress Widgets (integrated in WordPress code) Blogger importer (I see a massive Blogger to WordPress conversion) Infinite Comment Stream Atom Support (including […]

Excellent Free Virtual Machine Software – VirtualBox
on November 18, 2012 in Apple iMac, Gadgets, Linux, Tech for Life, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows Freeware
If you are looking for a free virtual machine software to run Windows inside Mac OS X Windows inside Linux Linux inside Windows, etc. you have to checkout VirtualBox. I have been a long time Windows and Linux user for a long time and following our love for our iPhones, we just bought our first […]
WordPress 2.5 is here!
on November 18, 2012 in Tech for Life
I have been really looking forward to WordPress 2.5 and is here now. I will be writing up a review of the new features this week but if you are already curious, Matt Mullenweg has written a great write up about WordPress 2.5 new features here. One of the big changes is the new WordPress […]

How to Manually Update Chrome Extensions?
on November 18, 2012 in Google, Google Chrome, Tips & Tricks
Google Chrome is fantastic when it comes to updating chrome extensions automatically. But, there is an extension that has gotten a nice update you read about but your Chrome browser has not updated it yet. Instead of waiting for Google Chrome’s scheduled update to kick off, you can update it manually. Here’s how: Type in […]

Monitor Your Website status for Free: Montastic
on November 18, 2012 in Tech for Life
Montastic is a very cool website monitoring service. It is free to register and use. If you have a blog or website and you want to get notified anytime it goes down, keep reading. Quick facts about Montastic Free to register and use Register as many as 100 sites to monitor Get an email when […]
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