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Try out some Google Chrome extensions.

by nauman December 26, 2009

It’s a Google Google world, that’s for sure. The Google Chrome browser has some very good extensions lined up for users. The various categories are Alerts and Updates, Appearance and Functioning, language & Translators, Music, Videos and Photos, Tabs etc etc. The basic purpose is very similar to that of add-ons in Firefox, making certain [...]

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5 Useful Mozilla Firefox Add-ons

by nauman December 24, 2009

Firefox is not only my favourite browser, millions share this passion with me. This browser since its birth has been growing and attracting attention worldwide. Its small in size, fast and best of all free. Few years back Firefox add-ons started appearing and now there is huge library with thousands of add-ons covering various categories [...]

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A Twitter application for the Zune HD

by nauman December 17, 2009

Nowadays if you are not tweeting then you’re not in the circle. Most of us tweet or retweet using a PC, however, there are other options available as well. One can make use of his/her mobile phone, PDA or smart device. The Zune HD that was hit the markets sometime back created quite a stir. [...]

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Shop while you Digg at Digg.com

by nauman December 11, 2009

Digg.com has introduced some very nice stuff that one can shop for while digging off course. This includes T-shirts of various types, apparel, under wears,dog shirts, mittens, laptop sleeves, blankets, bags and hooded shirts to name a few. Besides all this one can also design his/her own custom apparel using the T-shirt creation environment. At [...]

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New Privacy Settings in Facebook

by nauman December 10, 2009

Just today I logged in to my Facebook account and was presented a with rather odd looking screen. Instincts told me to hit the cancel button, but alas there was none. It was not something optional, instead it was a requirement, off course the option for looking in to it later was also present. Facebook [...]

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Micro blogging; A trend here to stay!

by Muzzammil Waheed November 23, 2009

First there was blogging and now emerges micro blogging concept with emergence of Facebook live feed, twitter and other lightweight/micro blogs where you can quickly log your rants, thoughts, shouts and social blah blah instantly and that to all for free.  These micro blog services enable you to keep in contact with your friends and colleagues on Facebook, twitter, typepad, tumblr, allowing you to post anything like images, videos, audio clips, and above all text. Posting on these micro blogging services is simple, easy and there are multiple ways to do that such as email, mobile applications, and anywhere from the web. Above all these micro blogging services let you customize your micro blog with hundreds of free themes and if you are a design savvy person you might want to cook up your own customized theme.

microblogging

Micro blogging is a form of blogging that allows users to write brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user as described by Wikipedia . Now let’s look at which services are available for free micro blogging and what they offer. There might be lots of them, cropping up everyday but few most popular are these.

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My favorite browser “Firefox” celebrates its Fifth Birthday!

by Sarah November 10, 2009

As the title of my post shows, Firefox is out celebrating its fifth birthday today. Being my favorite browser from the very beginning, I have always admired its browsing experience as compared to the Internet Explorer. Firefox now shares almost 24 percent of the market with Safari being on 4.4, Google’s Chrome on 3.6 percent, [...]

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The “dislike” feature in Facebook

by nauman November 5, 2009

Facebook provides four options for content displayed on users pages these are “like, comment and share”. Now there is unofficially a dislike option, thanks to a Frenchman Thomas Moquet. The evil genius worked out a smart way to display this feature for users through a Firefox extension. This obviously means that you will have to [...]

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Free Sat-Nav and music search by Google

by nauman November 4, 2009

Google recently unveiled its free live Sat-Nav for mobiles. This thing will give free real time, directions between different destinations to users on their mobile phones. Motorola’s Droid is the first device that is going to have this service. The Google Maps Navigation combines various services that have a search engine for finding addresses and [...]

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Apple introduces the Magic Mouse

by nauman October 27, 2009

What’s in a mouse? A lot if it’s a new Magic Mouse from Apple, being dubbed as the world’s first multi-touch rodent. This gizmo comes bundled with every new iMac or can be bought for $69 only. The looks alone are killing, smooth outer surface, no protrusions or buttons and a smooth feeling on the [...]

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