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Category: Life Hacks

  • A map of the internet!

    A map of the internet!

    Some random dude named Ruslan Enikeev, took 350,000 websites on the internet, and arranged them in a vast map, organised by visits and location. One websites proximity to another also depends on where people normally go from a site. If more people go to Facebook, than Wikipedia, from Google, than, Facebook will be closer. The exact algorithm used…

  • Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview!

    Microsoft just released the consumer preview for windows-8, that anybody can download and install on their computers. For Windows 7 users, you can upgrade to windows-8. If you upgrade from XP, only your files and settings will be saved. [ You will have to re-install programs. ] You can always install it in another partition,…

  • Androidify your PC

    Android fans, get that damn OS from tablets and mobile phones to pc and laptops Google’s Android OS is possible on your notebook or desktop?  Yes, you can run Android!   1. What Android OSs can you run on a pc? Now, all of them. Android  1.6 , 2,1  , 2.2  , 2.3 , 3.0…

  • Get the new YouTube design now!

    2011 has been a year of make overs for Google products. Google search, Gmail, Google reader, and finally, YouTube gets its due. As with all the other redesigns, YouTube redesign make YouTube more Google+esque. The new design, apart from making YouTube more pleasant, also adds functionality. Although the new design is being rolled out, but if you want it now, here’s…

  • Add ‘Copy To Folder’ as an option in the windows context menu

    Do you want to assign a context menu entry to any file/folder? This entry is named “Copy To Folder…”, and copies the currently selected file(s) to any folder directly from the right click menu. Settings:- For any File: 1] Start > Run > regedit> hit Enter 2] Registry > My Computer > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT > select * (1st subkey) 3] * > shellex > select…

  • Put your name in your windows taskbar

      This trick will let you display your name in place of AM/PM beside the time in the taskbar:- Step-1: Navigate to -> Start -> Control Pannel -> Regional and Language Option -> Click on Customize -> Go to TIME Tab -> Change AM symbol and PM symbol from AM and PM to your name…

  • Sync FB events to your phone’s calendar

    How many times have you been in a situation where you planned an event on your phone, only to find out on Facebook that there was already an event at that same time? This article will help you avoid such situations. STEP 1: Go to facebook events and select the export link on the bottom of…