I have become a Twitter-holic and it took me a while to digest the benefits of being on Twitter. I have met so many nice people and made friends and you might even be reading this because you met me on Twitter! If you haven’t connected with me, you can find me by KIntheHouse. Heck, […]
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Attach Files to Gmail From Any Windows Application – gAttach
Users of a desktop email client like Outlook or Thunderbird have long been used to using the email function built in many applications like Word, Windows Explorer, etc to attach files with ease. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work for web based email like Gmail. You could make Gmail the default email client within the browser like […]
3 Excellent Craigslist Interface Alternatives
Even though I have been using Craigslist to buy stuff locally for a long time, yesterday was the first time I sold something. A Lexmark Color printer. We sold it within a day of listing it. Craigslist has adopted the less is more principal in terms of design, features, etc. ut, for the power users […]
Ubiquity is My New Personal Assistant in Firefox
Yes, another Firefox extension post this week but bear with me for a minute and you will see why I am so excited about this particular one! Ubiquity is an experimental Firefox extension that takes web browsing to the next level. It’s easy to draw a parallel to Ubiquity of you are used to using […]
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 […]
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 […]
GTalk Gadget + Prism = GTalk Alternative for Linux and Mac Users?
It’s no secret GTalk client is for Windows only. Linux and Mac users have so far sought out other IM alternatives thanks to GTalk using Jabber protocol for their IM client. I use openSuSE 10.3 as my primary desktop and have had trouble getting some of the excellent IM clients like Pidgin to work behind […]
Top Browser Bookmarklets
Bookmarklets are tiny useful javascript nuggets that can be easily dragged and dropped to the bookmark toolbar in a modern browser such as Firefox, Opera, etc. They can be used to quickly perform a task without having to visit the website/web service with just a single click. I have compiled a list of bookmarklets that […]
Open Google Talk Gadget in Browser Sidebar
I have become a big fan of opening some of my most used web services/applications in my browser sidebar after starting to use a widescreen monitor. It gives me good use of the extra space I have in the browser with most sites I frequent being fixed width and don’t really have to be as […]
Craving for something new? Firefox 3 Beta 3 Available for Download
Here is some good news for all the Firefox fans who aren’t afraid of trying something at the bleeding edge. Firefox 3 Beta 3 is available for download now. If you have already been using Beta 2, you’d probably notice the improvements in this new beta release but if you are really interested in figuring […]
How To Spot a Fake PayPal Email
Can you spot a fake email when you see one? Especially, one that might be trying to steal your PayPal login information. Here is an email that I received, at first look, from PayPal. It warns me if i didn’t sign in and update my billing information, my account might even be deleted! As authentic […]
Open Remember the Milk in Your Browser Sidebar
In the last couple of weeks, we saw how to run Google Calendar & Google Docs in your Firefox sidebar. Now, let’s see how we can my favorite online task manager in a browser sidebar. For those unaware, Remember the Milk is an excellent online task manager with awesome features. Remember the Milk (RTM) for […]
Run Google Docs in Your Firefox Sidebar
Last week, I wrote about how you can run Google Calendar in your browser sidebar. Now, you can get your Google Docs in the browser sidebar as well. Sometimes it is more productive to have some of the stuff we access often (like Google Calendar) to be in the sidebar. This will work out the […]
GmailThis! – An Excellent Gmail bookmarklet – Tips & Tweaks
GmailThis! has to be one of the most useful bookmarklet’s I have in my browser toolbar. It let’s me open a Gmail compose window with the Subject line and the email body with the URL of the website I am currently at, already filled in.This makes it so easy to email anyone an email with […]
Run Google Calendar in Your Firefox Sidebar
Google Calendar has to be the second popular Google’s suite of offerings after Gmail when it comes to productivity. You can now run Google Calendar right from your sidebar if you are using Firefox (could possibly work for other browsers as well). Mitch of Firefox Facts has gotten the url from the iGoogle – Google […]
