One of the big ticket items we purchase in our lives is our car. And when that starts having a problem, most of us are nervous about taking our car to a mechanic just like we are about getting our tooth pulled out at a dentist. Unless, we have a relative or friend who is […]
Friday Fun: Free Automated Call Back from GetMooh
It’s been a while since I did the Friday Fun post! I have found a funny yet useful-in-a-weird-situation kind of service I wanna tell you about. GetMooh.com is an automated call back service. And what do they propose they can do? help you escape from a date get you out of sticky social situation take […]
Roll Your Own Custom Google Search Engine
psst: Buckle up for a long-winding intro. With the web’s expanse being so vast, searching the web is something we do everyday. Searching with Google or your favorite search engine can only get you so far. You’d have to trust Google to bring up the actually useful search results to the top to answer your […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 08-07-22
This is my first extension pick post since the Firefox 3 release. There are so many new & cool extensions that have come out and let’s look at a few this week. Better Amazon: From Lifehacker, another great Firefox extension that makes shopping at amazon.com a treat. Hights products with Super Saver free shipping in […]
iPhone 3G Arrives and Top iPhone Resource Revived
Yes, we took the plunge and got our hands on our new 16GB iPhone 3G (white) this morning. I had announced the launch of our new blog Top iPhone Resource with the release of 1st gen iPhone but I ended up not getting it at that time. Now, with us getting our own iPhone 3g, […]
Crucial Gizmo Jr. 4GB USB Drive for $9.99 + Free Shipping
If you are in the market for buying a USB drive, it can’t get better than this deal. You can get a 4GB Crucial Gizmo Jr USB Drive for $9.99 with free shipping. No mail in rebates. No coupons. Limits 3 per customer. That’s all! 🙂
Official: Firfox 3 Downloads Set Guinness World Record
Mozilla has announced that it has set a Guinness World Record for the most number of software downloads in 24 hours. I had written about the release day and followed the little download fiasco around the time Firefox 3 was made available around the world. Firefox 3 was downloaded by 8,002,530 people and that is […]
AT&T Gets Greedy with iPhone 3G Pricing
After weeks of rumours and guesses sorrounding the release of Apple iPhone 3G on July 11, AT&T has finally revealed its pricing plan. As you’d expect, I am not happy. And so aren’t a lot of people. Here’s the lowdown: You can get an iPhone 3G 8gb for $199 or 16gb for $299 only for […]
ICANN Says Yes You Can To More TLDs
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ), the entity that tightly controls what domain names could be registered just relaxed its rule paving the way for a slew of new names to be introduced to domain names. At present, there are already 27 TLDs (top level domains) available like the popular .com, .org, […]
How to Spot a Fake PayPal Email – Part Deux
Phishing, pronounced just like fishing, is a term you must be aware if you use the Internet for any kind of sensitive transactions. You could be at risk of a phishing attack if you use online accounts such as Paypal or your bank account, credit card account, etc. Quoting Wikipedia, Phishing is the criminally fraudulent […]
Firefox 3 FTP Download Links
Looks like all the Firefox download sites are down for me still at 1:45 PM EST. Here are the ftp download links, if you promise to help with the Guinness Record by downloading again.
Firefox 3 – Available for Download Tomorrow
Update: If you are wondering why Firefox 3 isn’t available for download yet, it will be there for download at 1:00PM EST. Update 2: Looks like all the Firefox download sites are down still at 1:11 PM. Here are the ftp download links, if you promise to help with the Guinness Record by downloading again. […]
RevResponse – The AdSense Alternative You Were Looking For?
I have been using Google Adsense here for a while. It sure consistently pays and covers my hosting costs and some more but it’s probably not the best monetizing option for a technology blog. So, I continuously experiment with different ad options here to find the right balance that offers my readers something interesting to […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 08-06-02
First off, I would like to welcome all the new readers and thank the commentators who are keeping the community here alive with their discussions. I am going through one of the busiest times at work and in personal life that I am finding it hard to contribute here as much as I would like […]
Use Your Netflix Subscription to the Fullest
My wife and I had used Netflix for a longtime almost since its inception and were very happy with it. Living in Michigan, it was very nice to receive movies in the mail and have something new to watch while we stayed indoors on a snowy day. When Blockbuster started their online service, the turn […]
