04/27/11: Updated with a working download link. I have been trying out Newzie for a week now after Ryan of CyberNetNews wrote about it as the Best Desktop Feed Reader. You might have probably heard me praise GreatNews one time or the other. But, Newzie is really a well thought out and zippy little RSS […]
Contest Time: Time to Test Your Luck
I haven’t participated in any contests lately but there are a couple that I noticed were pretty good for the requirements. Blog About Your Blog Contest I can’t believe I waited this long to enter this cool contest to win a 125×125 banner ad for 1 month at BAYB or a 512MB Philips MP3 Player or […]
Firefox 2.0.0.7 Released & Flock 1.0 Announced
Firefox 2.0.0.7 Firefox released version 2.0.0.7 as a Fire Drill (Security) release. This security release addresses a severe vulnerability to Firefox for Windows & Mac users who have installed the Quicktime plugin, at minimum all iTunes users. From reading more into this issue in the above link, it seems like a pretty serious one and […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 07-09-18
It is time for another Picks of the Week collection of Firefox extensions. I haven’t posted any for a few weeks so I have some juicy ones here for you. Check it out and let me know how you liked them. Daily Dilbert – Are you a Dilbert fan? This extension will add a tiny […]
Deal Alert: Kingston 2GB USB Flash Drive – $6.95 (free shipping)
I have mentioned previously that the one newsletter I love is the one from Buy.com. They truly give out some awesome deals! I had purchased my Kingston DataTraveler 2GB USB Flash Drive from Buy.com a few months back. Now, it is again on sale for $16.95 with free shipping! I have ordered another one to […]
Happy Software Freedom Day
I just learnt from Kyle at Kyle’s Cove that today is Software Freedom Day. This introduction at the official site explains a lot about celebrating this day which aligns a lot with what I am trying to do with ShanKri-la. Letting technology assist us in our daily lives. In a time when our lives are […]
Free iPhone Unlock Software Released
Unlocking Apple’s iPhone has been an obsession for a lot of hackers since it’s release. Engadget reported that the race between various groups of open source hackers may be over with the release of the first free, open source iPhone SIM unlock app. More recent reports from Engadget says that the iPhoneDev team has released […]
Save Money Watching for Price Drops
Farecast.com Farecast.com is a fairly popular site that many of you might already know.It is an excellent resource to check before purchasing an airline ticket and get a buy now or wait suggestion. Farecast analyses past historical data and provide recommendations on if the flight ticket price you are interested in is supposed to stay […]
4 Cool Ways to Track Flights
If you have traveled by flight anytime, you know how unpredictable flight schedules are. It is even worse when you are trying to pick or drop someone at an airport. Sometimes it’s bad weather. Sometimes it’s bad luck. Sometimes it’s just plain incompetence on the airlines’ part. Now, you can be a little bit more […]
Wiki for Free/Open Source Games
If you don’t like paying for games, you are going to love this. Someone has created a neat wiki with a list of all Free games on the Libregamewiki. In the List of Games page, you will find an alphabetical list of games with a link to their home page, version and date last released. […]
Google Image Labeler – Cool time waster
I just noticed a small link in Google Image search called Google Image Labeler! My curiosity won me over and clicked over to find out that it is an interesting game. Google actually wants us to help them index images better. So, instead of just asking people to label images randomly, they have made an […]
iPod Touch, a great alternative for iPhone?
Without a doubt, iPhone is a great piece of work. I love its revolutionary touch interface, the wi-fi capability and the large widescreen display. You can read more about my views on it here. I love the iPod nano and used it a lot before I got my SonyEricsson w810i. It is from the Sony […]
Google Reader finally gets Search
Google Reader is one of the popular online feed readers around. With the release of the new Bloglines beta, Google Reader is going to have to innovate to retain or improve their market share. One of the features missed by Google Reader users is the ‘Search’ feature which is in a way funny for an […]
AdGridWork Serving full page Paypopup ads?
Yesterday was an interesting day for ShanKri-la. I started out fixing broken feed and ended up fighting annoying popups that had creeped into my blog. Read on, if you are into things like that. Broken Feed Vinod kindly pointed to me that my feed was broken. Here is what went down if it’ll help someone […]
Free KAPLAN Full Length Online GMAT Exam
If you are preparing for the GMAT exam or simply curious to see how you will do without any preparation, here is an excellent way to spend a few hours this coming long weekend. KAPLAN is offering this free full length online GMAT exam. You need to register soon with KAPLAN and you can get […]
