Are you tired of your old Windows Explorer’s plain looks and lack of killer features that could make you more productive? You’d probably like this if you are like me and keep going back to Windows Explorer out of habit even if you have a Windows Explorer alternative installed. There are several other free alternatives […]

Be The Blog: Best Blogger Award There Is
on November 20, 2007 in ShanKri-la
I good friend of mine Brown of Brown Thoughts recently conferred me this awesome award – Be The Blog. It was originally created by another great friend of mine Mark Sierra of Me And My Drum. I am flattered and humbled that such fine people recognize and appreciate my humble efforts. Thanks Brown! Be The […]

Remember the Milk – Reloaded With New features
on November 17, 2007 in Remember the Milk, Tech for Life, Web Apps
Remember the Milk is my choice online task manager. As fun as the name sounds, the application is very intuitive to use as well as very web 2.0. I have wrote about Remember the Milk here, here and here. Remember the Milk – Reloaded My favorite application to keep track of tasks in different lists […]

Friday Deal: 4GB USB Drive for $14.95 w/FS
on November 16, 2007 in Money Matters
If you are in the market looking for a solid 4GB USB Drive, Buy.com has a 4 GB Kingston DataTraveller USB Drive for $24.95. If you sign-up for a (free) new Google Checkout account, you can get it for $14.95 with free shipping. This is the lowest I have seen for a 4GB USB Drive […]
Diwali 2007 Giveaway Winners
on November 9, 2007 in ShanKri-la
We had a wonderful participation for this contest even though the prize was modest. I would like to heartily thank every one of you who took the time to enter the contest. Thanks for the blog posts. Thanks for the stumbles. And thanks for subscribing to our feed! Here are the list of participants who […]

ShanKri-la goes Mobile with Mofuse
on November 8, 2007 in Tech for Life
Mofuse is a web service that lets you instantly create a mobile version for any blog or RSS-enabled website. Quick facts about Mofuse You can track visitors to your mobile version Anyone can create a mobile version for any RSS enabled website or blog You can Brand your site with custom logo Option to integrate […]

Diwali Contest 2007 Deadline Extended
on November 7, 2007 in ShanKri-la
Thanks IngaOz of NiggyBuzz for alerting me to the problem with our Contact form. I had mentioned earlier that the Diwali Contest ends tonight at midnight EST. But, since I had just posted the secret word in the RSS feed last night and the contact form malfunctioning, I am extending the deadline to email me […]
Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for PassPack
on November 6, 2007 in Tech for Life
PassPack has become indispensable for me to keep track of usernames & passwords for various services I use. I did an extensive review about this awesome service that goes beyond just managing usernames & passwords earlier. Here are some keyboard shortcuts that makes using PassPack such a breeze. Press 1 & click the star on […]

Top 5 GreaseMonkey Scripts for StumbleUpon
on November 2, 2007 in Tech for Life
Recently, I featured the top 15 Greasemonkey scripts for Gmail & Google Reader. It was one of the most popular posts of October. Greasemonkey is pretty popular after all. 🙂 For those unaware, Greasemonkey is a very useful Firefox extension that allows you to extend website capabilities by installing little scripts from UserScripts.org. Chris at […]

Read Local News on a Map with YourStreet
on November 1, 2007 in Tech for Life
I love a good Google Maps mashup. I have previously talked about a Sex Offender mashup, Flights mashup, etc. I can spot a good one when I see it and YourStreet is one of them. The concept is simple and that is what makes them attractive to me. You can get your local news in […]

Blogging Tip: Turn off FeedBurner Redirect in RSS Feeds
on October 31, 2007 in Blogging, Feedburner, Google, Tech for Life, Tips & Tricks
As a voracious RSS feed consumer, I have always been irked by the fact that a lot of FeedBurner enabled blog feeds have the title URL point to a FeedBurner URL instead of a link to the actual post. If I wanted to bookmark the post or save the link to blog about it, I […]

ShanKri-la Reviewed & Google PageRank Update
on October 30, 2007 in ShanKri-la, Tech for Life
BlogsWeLuv is a blog dedicated to discovering new and quality blogs. Mike & Tish co-founded this awesome idea and have built it into a great place to find new blogs. A good thing has gotten even better with talented contributors like my friends Garry, Mark, and Bush. Garry has been a guiding force for me […]

Want to earn some cash?
on October 27, 2007 in ShanKri-la
I am sure you have entered our little Diwali 2007 Giveaway. If you’d like to give your shot at some some cash prizes, I have some more contests for you. Blog About Your Blog Contest: Blog About Your Blog is running a Bidvertiser contest that ends Oct 29. There are some cool cash prizes ($100, […]

Gmail Gets Free IMAP Access
on October 25, 2007 in Tech for Life
While Google’s PageRank team have been busy penalizing the big players with a penalty sweep, GMail team has been busy adding IMAP support to GMail. I have tried using POP3 with Thunderbird but I missed the features available with IMAP. One of the main IMAP feature is that it syncs both ways. So, if you […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 2007-10-24
on October 24, 2007 in Tech for Life
I am sure you are ready for another dose of some brand new and useful Firefox add-ons. As always, some of these make it to my Top Firefox Extensions list that I update frequently. The picks reflect the ones I am trying currently or find useful enough to share. After a month or so if […]
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