November 2006

New way to control your PC

November 10, 2006

Here is an video showing a unique way of controlling your computer using the camera ! The guy explaining the technology is Andy Wilson from Microsoft Research. If you want to watch the complete video from Scoble, click here ! (Note its a 50 min video )

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Google Talk in Orkut

November 9, 2006

The integration of Google Talk within Orkut has been in news from quite some time. However unlike other Google products, there isn’t an official blog for Orkut which raises questions on Google’s commitment to this product ! One reason might be the lawsuit on Google by a small company which alleges that the Orkut developer [...]

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More wallpapers

November 8, 2006

Over 1,800 Flickr users have supposedly posted their favorite wallpaper photos here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/wallpapers/pool/ And yes, most of the photos are tagged, so if you are looking for something specific, you can always use the search feature And don’t miss the Top 5 tag listing at the bottom of the page …

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Suse Linux 10.1

November 7, 2006

Suse Linux 10.1 is a mammoth 3.5GB installation. I spent almost 30 hours downloading it via the torrent and I should say it was worth that effort. I had Suse 10.0 installed previously. SuSe 10.1 has lot of improvements in terms of installation and hardware drivers. For the first time I could install any linux [...]

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Google Reader in GMail (Another Greasemonkey script)

November 6, 2006

Google Reader, the online RSS reader from Google had a major upgrade some time back. Check this post to know more about Google Reader. Mihai Parparita, one of the lead developer of Google Reader has written a Greasemonkey Script to add Reader into GMail. The script added a “Feeds” link within GMail as shown below: [...]

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Airtel Data Card

November 4, 2006

With the advent of DSL, Internet access speed in India has improved a lot. There was a time when I used to download files at 1/2 KB/s and now with my 256kpbs broadband connection, I can get a maximum of 30KB/sec. The best connection a normal consumer can get as of today is the 512kbps [...]

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Firefox Extensions

November 3, 2006

One of the nice feature of Firefox Web browser is the ability to add new features via extensions. Extensions are small add-ons that add new functionality to Firefox, from a simple toolbar button to a completely new feature. They allow you to customize Firefox to fit your own needs and preferences. Note that extensions shouldn’t [...]

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Gliffy – Alternative to Visio

November 2, 2006

Gliffy is a free web-based diagram editor. It is being touted as the online visio killer. The client application is built using OpenLaszlo. OpenLaszlo is an open source platform for creating zero-install web applications with the user interface capabilities of desktop client software. OpenLaszlo programs are written in XML and JavaScript and transparently compiled to [...]

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Scrybe

November 1, 2006

Scrybe, the online organizer is now open for Beta invitations. Scrybe™ is a groundbreaking online organizer that caters to today´s lifestyle in a cohesive and intuitive way. Check this official video, you will definitely be tempted to use it. Scrybe is a Flash based organizer and off late I am seeing lot of flash based [...]

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