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Many of us have multiple accounts with one web site. Whether it be several gmail accounts or two separate twitter accounts or any such multiple accounts. But it is always a hassle to have to log out of each account to access another. Internet Explorer The newest version of Internet Explorer, IE8, already includes this [...]
Read More » How to take an offline backup of Google Docs
If you are a regular Google Docs user, then you might have considered keeping a copy of all of your documents offline. GDocBackup is a free utility that will download a copy of your online files to your hard disk for you. Run the software and it will check whether a back-up exists. If not, [...]
Read More » How to get Google Calendar on your desktop
Google calendar can be a great way to keep track of your events. But since it is web based, you need to be online to keep the website open to check your events. This can be annoying if you do not have an always-on internet connection.
Read More » Update all your social networks at once
If you subscribe to many social networks, posting your updates everywhere might be a hassle and would take a lot of time updating each of the networks one by one.
Read More » Freely convert PDFs into editable Word documents
Ever wished you could convert a PDF file into a Microsoft Word document that you could edit? You could opt for a pricey utility that converts a PDF file into a Word-friendly text. But the PDFtoWord web service accomplishes the same thing, for free.
Read More » Use Wolframalpha to solve crossword puzzles
If you have not yet heard of Wolframalpha, then you need to check it out. WolramAlpha calls itself a ‘computational knowledge engine’ and it can do a lot of stuff for you.
Read More » Make your GMail secure with Https
By default Gmail uses just Http protocol to transfer data. While it may not be an issue if you are just a casual email user, for people whom security is the primary concern, http may not be good enough.
Read More » Remove the clutter around what you are reading
If you like to read a lot of stuff on the web, but find that the cluttered web pages makes it hard to read, then Readability is for you.
Read More » Quickly preview all your system fonts online
Trying to decide what font to use can sometimes be a pain, especially when you have several fonts installed on your computer and if you are just cycling through your options one at a time.
Read More » Firefox 3.5 to arrive on June 30
Mozilla has confirmed that it will release the next major version of Firefox on Tuesday, June 30. Firefox 3.5 is the first major revision of the popular open-source browser since version 3 landed a little over a year ago, in June of 2008. Firefox 3.5 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering platform, which has [...]
Read More » Everything explained in Plain English @ CC
So you are an avid user of twitter. You have subscribed to hundreds of RSS feeds. But what if someone like say, your mom or dad asks: What is twitter? or, What is this RSS thing exactly? or, what is World Wide Web. It sure can be difficult to explain concepts like these to the [...]
Read More » How to easily capture large maps from google maps
Google Maps is a great place to find vastly detailed street maps. But it is basically an online tool and Google doesn’t offer a way to save a map. You could use the Print option to save the map as a pdf file but the limitation is that you would be able to print only [...]
Read More » How to restore Firefox about:config default settings
Cris, a Digital Quest reader, seems to have messed up his Firefox about:config settings and would like to know if there is a way to reset it back to the default settings. Sure there is. Here’s how you can do it.
Read More » Easy way to find great wallpapers for any screen size
If you are the kind who is always looking for some great wallpapers to dress up your system desktop, then here is a quick and easy way to find almost unlimited wallpapers perfect for your screen size. All that you need to find these wallpapers is Google…Google Image Search to be precise.
Read More » Easy way to check your web site for broken links
If you are a webmaster or a blogger, one of your many concerns would be broken links. A broken link on your website or blog may not be catastrophic, but it sure can affect the reputation of your website. Fixing these broken link is not quite difficult but finding them in the first place could [...]
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