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  • Why I ? the new Gmail design?

    If you use Gmail, you will notice a box in the bottom right corner, asking you to switch to the new look. [ If you have your tasks window open, you will have to close it, minimizing won’t help ] These are the 8 major reasons you need to switch to the new look –…

  • Why do YouTube comments suck?

    Why do YouTube comments suck?

    We all know that the video quality at Youtube sucks, especially when you watch at less than 720p. But that’s actually a blessing in disguise for people with slow internet connections. Something not very rare in India. Services like Vimeo offer much better video quality. But, video quality isn’t the only thing Vimeo scores in.…

  • Is blekko what google wants to be?

    It’s a widely acknowledged fact that the primary purpose of Google’s +1s and Google Plus itself was to get what facebook has. User data. Why? Better search. It’s been clear for quite some time, that having an awesome algorithm, with high levels of complexity, does no more mean better search results. What does? Well, in…

  • The first decent 10k tablet, the Amazon Kindle Fire

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUtmOApIslE] First thing first, its not coming to India or any of the International markets soon. It will launch in the US on 15th of November [ random fact: thats 4 days after 11/11/11 ]. Hardware: 7″ IPS Display with 16 million colors and a 169 ppi resolution [ denser than the iPad ] Unlike…

  • 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…

  • 5 Awesome YouTube labs

    This is a round-up of the best labs at youtube that will enable you to kill more time. #1 Cosmic Panda Cosmic Panda is something what youtube should always have been. It’s a new layout engineered from the ground up. It makes video watching a beautiful experience. #2 Feather Beta This is for all 240p…

  • Pakistani Government site hacked by T3chD

    A hacker group, calling itself T3chD [ hacker for Tech D or Tech Defense? ] has taken down the site www.multan.gov.pk. The site now has a link on their homepage saying ‘We are hacked’, which takes you here, a page saying that it was done in revenge of the mumbai blasts. [ screenshot below ] On…

  • Facebook messages – Attach any file type including mp3s and pdfs

    I just noticed this, Facebook now lets you attach any type of file in a message. The recipient can download the file to his computer, as they do not have support for online viewing, like popular e-mail services [ read Gmail ]. What this means is now we have one more reason to not use…

  • Secret of facemash

    What made Zuckerberg’s facemash.com run. The Math. [ in the movie at least! ] The formula that Eduardo Saverin wrote on Mark’s dorm room window( in the movie ) is known as Elo’s Formula. Its main benefit is that you don’t need a pyramidal structure to find out the best team [ like the ones used by…

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