Tips & Tricks
DimDim Open Beta released
I wrote about diMdiM more than a year ago when they made a presentation at one of the Barcamp’s I attended in Hyderabad. I was thrilled to hear about the technology they are using and the vision and roadmap of the product.
Click on the following button (.) to hear the Q&A from the [...]
How to convert DVD to iPod Video
Even before we start I want to mention that this article is not for ripping commercial DVD’s which is illegal. Please do not use the information in this article to rip Commercial or Protected DVD’s.
There are two parts to the process of converting DVD to iPod video. 1) Create a backup image of your DVD [...]
Call Google: Voice Based Local Search.. Just Like JustDial!
Google Launched its Local Voice Based Search Engine (1 800 41 99 99 99) in India today. The first city to experience its services is Hyderabad (Birth place of JustDial Services). Yes, the services are only available in Hyderabad at the moment.
This service is not any different from Just Dial, but as its new [...]
IRC Dark Side: Buy/Sell E-mails, Bank Logins, Credit Cards, Laptops.. Is anyone watching?
IRC is the best invention in the field of communication. It brings together the smartest and the geekiest people in the world. I spend over two years (2000 – 2002) on IRC and learned a lot in the process. IRC has a lot to offer in terms of information. This article will discuss the darker [...]
Search Domains: Sub domains based on Tag Cloud or Keyword Log
While going through my keyword logs I noticed a few keywords I didn’t think I was ranking for, I quickly ran these keywords on Google to see where I stand on rankings and I noticed something interesting.
Now lets run a query “record yahoo webcam” on Google, now notice, results on the first page have at [...]
Google Calendar Syncs with Microsoft Outlook
Now you can sync Google calendar with Microsoft Outlook and get all your offline calendar events online automatically. This was one of the features most of the Google calendar users have been missing for a long time. All one needs to do to sync the calendars is to download and install a Google Calendar Sync [...]
PicLens: An excellent way of viewing and searching for pictures!
PicLens is one of the best picture browsing utility I have ever come across. This plugin is available for FireFox and Internet Explorer on Windows XP and Vista both, its also available for MAC users.
So what does it do? Once this plugin is installed you will start seeing a button on the pictures when [...]
3D Photography is now a reality, take a look
Most of us are fascinated with photography and since the digitalization of pictures and cameras happened more and more armature and budding photographers aspire to be professional some day. With all the advancements happening in the field of Photography we are beginning to see features we’ve never seen before.
From what I have seen and known [...]
How many links do you need to get 7 PageRank for your site?
TNX.net is a site which claims to revolutionize the way links are bought and sold on websites to drive traffic and gain PageRank. This post is not about where to buy links from or how do I sell links, but its about something interesting I read on the website.
The site has a table which shows [...]
Color Picker: Pick Colors from anywhere in a jiffi!
Picking colours can be tricky and can take a long time to decide upon a colour scheme. If you are as choosy as I am about colours then here are a few tools which will help you select colours from WebSites, Blogs, Applications, Desktops, etc… because you never know where you’ll see your favorite color. [...]
