If you are still using Outlook and catch that occasional sneer from the ‘cool kids’ using Gmail or ThunderBird? Or are you forced to use it at work for some other reason? No worries. Xobni can make you look cool using Outlook. Xobni is just the reverse of the word ‘inbox’. And it is an […]
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A Good Free Firewall & Anti Virus Suite – Comodo
on March 9, 2011 in Featured, Tech for Life
Comodo is unique and has become my favorite as it combines the 2 most important utlities for any Windows computer – anti-virus & firewall.

µTorrent 1.5.0 For Mac Adds Remote Web Access
on March 7, 2011 in Apple, Mac Freeware, Tech for Life
µTorrent is my favorite bit torrent client since it is cross platform on Windows and Mac and I use both operating systems. There is an even an alpha linux version available. µTorrent for Mac has just released version 1.5.0 beta and has some really nice features. Added µTorrent Web support Added WebUI support Added RSS […]

Skype Released a New Version for Mac
on January 27, 2011 in Skype, Social Networking
Skype has had a new version for Mac in beta for a while. But, I found it work not so well and quickly uninstalled it. Having heard similar feedback, Skype has trimmed a lot of fat from the beta and has released a new stable version of Skype for Mac. One of the important things […]

Download Free Microsoft Tinker For Windows 7
on December 19, 2009 in Flash Games, Tech for Life, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Freeware
Microsoft had some cool apps/games from Windows Vista Ultimate Extras. The stage is set to make a comeback to Windows 7. You had to pay extra to get the Vista Ultimate Extras and what is awesome is that some of these games/apps are going to make it to Windows 7 for free. In fact, Microsoft […]

Free Open Source Screencasting Software – CamStudio
on December 16, 2009 in Blogging, Featured, Tech for Life, Windows, Windows Freeware
If you have been looking for a screencasting tool, look no further. CamStudio is a free and open source screencasting tool. CamStudio can record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create an AVI video files. Also, it comes with a built-in SWF producer that can convert the AVI files into bandwidth friendly […]

Free Google Voice Notifier App – GVNotifier.NET
on December 11, 2009 in Google, Google Voice, Tech for Life, Windows, Windows Freeware
Google Voice is a great communication tool, no doubt. Now, how can make it even more easy to access and use? GV Mobile iPhone app makes it easy to use it from your iPhone. But, i just came across a cool tool that puts Google Voice in your desktop taskbar. GVNotifier.NET is a free Windows […]

Jolicloud Is An Amazing Netbook OS
on December 9, 2009 in Featured, Gadgets, Netbooks, Tech for Life
Netbooks are probably one of the hottest Christmas tech gifts this season. Jolicloud is a new operating system built especially for Netbooks. Jolicloud provides a beautiful interface with an application directory and a set of most popular social network features that makes it easy and fun to use your netbook. Jolicloud is basically an Internet […]

Lunascape – Browsershots Alternative In Your Computer
on December 7, 2009 in Featured, Firefox, Tech for Life, Windows, Windows Freeware
I run and manage several websites. One of the things I repeat doing is to check how the website looks in different browsers – Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera. I usually do this by firing up each browser and loading the site there. I just came across a very cool browser that gives […]

Are You Ready For Holidays Tech Support Duty?
on December 2, 2009 in Household, Tech for Life, Tips & Tricks, Windows
If you are a techie, you probably get cornered for some computer help by your friends and relatives. Especially when you are making the rounds during this holiday season. A relative nicely shows this nice blue screen of death in his/her latop and asks if you can quickly take a look at it. [image by […]

What Free Apps Are You Thankful For?
on November 24, 2009 in Featured, Money Matters, Tech for Life, Tips & Tricks, Web Apps, Windows, Windows Freeware
Lifehacker had an interesting post yesterday that prompted me to post this article In fact, I have used the same title here. What Free Apps Are You Thankful for? I love finding free and quality applications that we can use everyday and share it here for anyone looking for one. In light of Thanksgiving, I […]

How You Too Can Try Google Chrome OS
on November 22, 2009 in Google, Google Chrome OS, Tech for Life
Google Chrome OS made the splash on Friday with it’s announcement that it’s been open sourced. So, what if you wanted to try Google Chrome OS to get a hands on feel for its awesome features like the 7-second boot time? TechCrunch has posted a nice tutorial on how to run Google Chrome OS yourself […]

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Now Available for Download
on November 20, 2009 in Microsoft Office, Tech for Life, Windows, Windows Freeware
I guess it’s free beta week this time. We just saw that we can download and try Adobe Lightroom 3 beta for free. If you have uploaded to Windows 7 recently, you might be looking to re-install your Office software or the free Open Office software. Microsoft recently announced Office 2010 with a ton of […]

Beware: Facebook Phishing Scam in the Wild
on November 19, 2009 in Facebook, Featured, Social Networking, Tech for Life, Tips & Tricks
I woke up this morning to see 45 emails via Facebook. Looks like I started spamming my friends’ walls with messages like ‘How to make $6000 with hot colon?’. Luckily, I have friends who know me better than to post such nonsense in their walls and they said so. Finally, the Facebook team had sensed […]

WordPress Wins Best Overall Open Source CMS Award
on November 18, 2009 in Blogging, Tech for Life, WordPress
PacktPub awards Open Source CMS Awards every year. To my delight, WordPress has won the Overall Best Open Source CMS Award for the 2009 Open Source CMS Awards. In the last 4 years, this is the first time WordPress has won this award. Plus, it was named first runner-up in the Best Open Source PHP […]
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