I can’t believe it’s been 20 days since the last Firefox picks post. I know you have been waiting for this one. So, here goes this weeks picks. Firefox Extension Picks of the Week Juice: If you are a power Internet surfer and do a lot of research, you might like this one. Juice intelligently […]

WordPress 2.8 New Features
on May 18, 2009 in Featured, WordPress
It’s exciting times in the WordPress world! The release of WordPress 2.7 with its cool new features and improvements just feels like yesterday. My WordPress 2.7 resources post is still popular in the search engines! And WordPress 2.8 beta 1 has been released! So, I grabbed a copy of it and installed it to take […]

Mozilla Prism Renews Interest with 1.0 Beta
on May 14, 2009 in Featured, Tech for Life
Mozilla Prism brings web applications to your desktop blurring the lines between web apps and desktop apps. Prism is based on the same technology as Firefox browser but is designed to run your web applications just like its desktop counterparts. It gives you the best of both worlds letting you access apps from anywhere in […]

PassPack Gets Secure Sharing & More Features
on May 13, 2009 in Featured, Tech for Life
Passpack is an online password manager and I consider it simply the best one at it. I have used it since its infancy and trust with all but my most sensitive passwords. If you are new to PassPack, I have written a few articles on Passpack and welcome you to read them if you like […]
Find Your Orkut Friends on Facebook
on May 9, 2009 in Life matters
Have you been on Orkut for a while and have tons of friends there? And now finding Facebook is all the rage? It’s easy to find your Orkut friends in Facebook now! Find Orkut Friends in Facebook Drag this Facebook bookmarklet to your browser bookmarks bar Login to your Orkut account and click the bookmarklet […]

How to Add Google Maps in a WordPress Site?
on May 8, 2009 in Featured, WordPress
An easy-to-follow 10 steps to adding a pretty Google Maps with its original interactive UI to your WordPress blog.

PackWhiz – Generate Packing Lists For Trips
on May 6, 2009 in Featured, Tech for Life
My wife and I love traveling and have been on a lot of trips in the US. We have found the trips we enjoyed the most were the ones we prepared well for and remembered to pack all the things we needed. So, we usually make a checklist of items to take either in a […]

FeedDemon Brings Google Reader Sync to Desktop
on May 1, 2009 in Featured, Tech for Life
Before getting addicted to Google Reader, I was using a desktop based feed reader – the portable GreatNews feed reader. As much as I am a fan of web applications, there is one fact that I can’t deny. Desktop applications beats web apps in speed. Web applications have come a long way but a native […]

Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 09-04-30
on April 30, 2009 in Featured, Tech for Life
Firefox 3.5 beta 4 made its appearance this week along with the swine flu outbreak google maps mashups. Firefox 3.5 beta 4 introduced 2 cool new features – Private browsing mode and Undo closed window. Both work really nice. Let’s look at a few Firefox extensions this week OutWit Images: You can collect images from […]

Comodo Pro License Giveaway Reminder
on April 29, 2009 in ShanKri-la
Just a quick reminder that the Comodo Internet Security Pro giveaway is coming to an end tomorrow night. If you have subscribed to ShanKrila by RSS or email, just email the secret word you see in the feed (you can’t miss it) to shankrila20 at gmail dot com. And you will be entered in the […]

Track Swine Flu Outbreak with Google Maps Mashup
on April 28, 2009 in Featured, Life matters
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 […]

Google Analytics Gets API + Polaris Adobe Air Desktop App
on April 22, 2009 in Featured, Tech for Life
The Data Export API will allow developers to extend Google Analytics in new and creative ways. We can now look out for developers to integrate Google Analytics data into existing products or create new products.

How to Block Unwanted Links in Your Google Sitelinks?
on April 20, 2009 in Tech for Life
Recently, I came across news on how Google is testing out new one-line Google Sitelinks for some sites. Google Sitelinks are The links shown below some sites in our search results, called sitelinks, are meant to help users navigate your site. Our systems analyze the link structure of your site to find shortcuts that will […]

Comodo Internet Security PRO License Giveaway
on April 15, 2009 in Featured, Life matters
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 […]

Comodo LivePCSupport – Your Personal Tech Support
on April 15, 2009 in Featured, Tech for Life
Comodo Internet Security is a free anti-virus and personal firewall program. I did a detailed review on the Comodo Security Suite a few weeks back. Comodo Internet Security PRO In addition to offering a free version, Comodo offers a PRO version that includes TrustConnect and LivePCSupport. TrustConnect is a Internet security add-on ($49 value) protects […]
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