GMail Labs introduces a new feature keeping the usual Google moto in mind “Simple and Fast”. You can now turn the tasks on and off and can manage them from your GMail’s navigation bar. No need to turn the feature or or off from the labs anymore. GMail Labs say We’ve been continually improving Tasks …
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Shift to SFTP, Secure Your Site From Hackers
Just right now I was reading a post on Slashdot in which they provided some great information on protecting yourself from hackers by shifting from FTP to SFTP. Slashdot says that 90 % of attacks are done by using stolen credentials of an FTP account. I highly recommend you to read all other risks at …
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Mozilla Announces JetPack 0.3
Jetpack is a Firefox based plug in which allows you to write Firefox extensions with simple HTML, JS, CSS & Jquery with no extra skills than it takes you to create apps on open web. Mozilla announces the launch of JetPack 0.3 today. It will add some new features and will also improve your existing API. …
Use Computer as Guitar Amplifier & Processor
Being a musician and a tech blogger, I’ve lots of cool guitar applications. When I started off playing guitar, tuning it was a difficult task for me. AP tuner is a simple cool free app that all the beginners might use for tuning their guitars. Initially I didn’t have a processor with my guitar and …
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Google accounts on twitter
Google has created accounts on twitter for all it’s services to keep the twitterers updated about the Google news. Google has mentioned all the accounts on their blog entry. twitter.com/Google – our central account twitter.com/Blogger – for Blogger fans twitter.com/GoogleCalendar – user tips & updates twitter.com/GoogleImages – news, tips, tricks on our visual image search …
Create Free WordPress Themes With Easy Software, Artisteer
There is a whole lot of bloggers out there who really don’t know much development and designing because most of them want to write and blog only. However, it’s a need for everyone to customize their blogs the way they like it. They can now create WordPress themes for free in a designer mode with …
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Microsoft's Silverlight 3 launched
Microsoft has officially launched Silverlight 3 now. Its an RIA (Rich Internet Application) with a scope somewhat similar to Adobe Flash. The new version features better video and audio quality. It features hadware accelerated H.264 video support and AAC audio decoding. More formats have been introduced and stronger content protection and encryption has been implemented. …
Check Your Site’s Uptime & Downtime
When I started blogging for the first time, the big challenge for me was to make a compromise between money and reliable hosting. I obviously wanted to buy a cheaper hosting at first but not at the cost of losing traffic and facing downtimes. One important and free service that I used then was SiteUptime …
Create Professional Logos with an Easy Tool
There are hundreds and thousands of brands coming each day and they need to represent themselves with a logo. While creating professional logos is not a child’s play and requires a lot of creativity and expertise, TLC (The Logo Creator) by Laughing Bird still provides you with a way to create professional logos by emending …
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Unblock & Access Facebook & Youtube in China
Facebook once again has been blocked in China due to Urumqi clashes. The government is keeping checks on all the traffic that comes in and goes out of the country and that travels inside the country. AllFacebook has more to say about the service getting blocked in China. There are lots of proxy sites which …
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