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Free RSS buttons for your blog

March 20, 2009 0 comments

Tired of using the same old buttons for your RSS feeds? Here are 46 free rss buttons for the taking. Blue2x is providing some wondefully designed buttons for free. The buttons are in a single PNG file. Most of the buttons are all vectors so editing shouldn’t be a problem. Visit blog.blue2x to download the [...]

How to flip your text upside down

March 16, 2009 3 comments

How would it be if you could type upside down? Imagine if you could send mails, post comments, post in forums or send instant messages with the text flipped upside down. It sure will get the readers’ eyes rolling. Here is how to accomplish the trick.

Syncplicity – Automatically back up important files and access them anywhere

March 16, 2009 0 comments

If you’ve ever used two PCs to work on the same project then you will know that keeping them synchronised is difficult. All too often you’ll finish an important document late at night on your home PC, but forget to take it into the office the next day. Disaster! And one that could easily be [...]

Speed up your broadband with TCP Optimizer

March 14, 2009 0 comments

TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run. The program can aid both the novice and the advanced user in tweaking related TCP/IP parameters in the Windows Registry, making it easy to tune your [...]

Browsing the web without a mouse

March 13, 2009 0 comments

Imagine that your mouse stops working right now. Do you think you would still enjoy browsing? I suppose not. But if your browser is Firefox and you have the Mouseless Browsing addon installed, then it is an entirely different story.

Integrate Facebook Information with Gmail

March 5, 2009 0 comments

The Firefox add-on called Xoopit is designed to streamline browsing and sharing of files, photos, and videos with friends on other social networks via Google’s Gmail service.

Put Facebook Chat in Firefox sidebar

March 2, 2009 0 comments

Is Facebook your main IM tool? You can place it in your browser’s sidebar. Here’s how. In Firefox just go to Bookmarks -> Organize Bookmarks and click on Bookmarks Toolbar. Select New Bookmark, and name it Facebook Chat. Paste in this URL: http://www.facebook.com/presence/popout.php. (Make sure you’ve selected “Load this bookmark in the sidebar” and hit [...]

How to log into free web sites without registering

February 24, 2009 1 comment

While many web sites offer contents or service for free, most of them require you to register with them to access the contents. And to do that you have to part with your email id. Of course, you could have a separate email id that you use only for such registrations and not for receiving [...]

Send Web Sites to Your Inbox With Toread

February 24, 2009 0 comments

You find a cool Web site that you want to revisit, but how do you remember that you want to revisit it? You could bookmark it, but then it might get lost or forgotten among your other bookmarks. Toread.cc is a handy site that sends bookmarks to your e-mail inbox to keep the site on [...]

Vishing – Be wary of voice phishers

February 24, 2009 0 comments

I suppose you already know what Phishing is. But have you heard of vishing? Vishing is Voice Phishing. You receive an e-mail or get a prerecorded voice message (supposedly from your bank, or PayPal, or some other financial institution) informing you that a large transaction—one you never performed—has been held up. The message includes a [...]

Easily create a Google Doc out of a Gmail message

January 19, 2009 1 comment

Did you know that you can convert a mail in Gmail to Google Doc with a single click? The feature is a part of Google labs and is disabled by default. To enable it, go to Settings, and then click on Labs. Scroll down and look for the Create a Document option. Once you find [...]

#90 / #09 mobile phone warning mail, a hoax

December 16, 2008 0 comments

After the Ericsson laptop giveaway hoax here is another such email I received yesterday. The text of the email is as follows: Dear all, If you receive a phone call on your Mobile from any person saying that they are checking your mobile line, and you have to press #90 or #09 or any other [...]

Easy and free conversion of PDF files to MS Word format

December 13, 2008 1 comment

If you need to convert a PDF file to MS Word format, but are stuck with no conversion tool, just head to ConvertPDFtoWord.net. It is a single page website, where you can upload your pdf file, click on the convert button and download the converted Word file.

Find solutions for computer error messages on bug.gd

December 12, 2008 2 comments

If you encounter error message on your computer and you don’t have a clue as to what it means or how to solve the problem, bug.gd might have the answer for you.

Free Ericsson laptop giveaway hoax

December 6, 2008 3 comments

Here is the text of a mail I received today. Hi, Ericsson are distributing free laptops for their brand promotion. They hope to increase their popularity and sales by this campaign. All you need to do is send an email about this to 8 people and you will receive an Ericsson T18 Laptop. However, if [...]

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