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BitLet – This is a browser based BitTorrent client. If you are working on a computer which does not have a BitTorrent client installed and you want to download a torrent, then BitLet could be very useful. formatpixel – An online application that allows you to create page-based presentations; anything from magazines to fanzines, brochures [...]
Read More » Snap CO2 Saver – Helps you save power and reduce emission
Sometimes you find that Windows does not go into the suspend mode (Power saving mode) even after the set duration of inactivity. That’s because sometimes Windows misinterprets background tasks as activity and remains awake instead of going into the suspend mode. If you have that problem, a simple free program called CO2 Saver may help [...]
Read More » Universal Decision Maker – Decision making made easy
How many times have you been in a situation where you had a choice and you just couldn’t decide which one to take. You probably even thought of flipping a coin and let the coin make the choice for you. Frankly, I have done it numerous times right from the days when I was in [...]
Read More » Madotate – Great alternative to minimizing Windows
Madotate is a simple tool that adds 3D effect to your inactive windows. Once you run Madotate it adds another function button to all the windows, right next to the minimize button. Pressing this button will cause the window to acquire a 3D effect and the window will move aside. The effect is really neat [...]
Read More » Flvix – Free online video converter
Flvix is a free online video converter. With Flvix you can convert videos in YouTube, Google video, flv files etc to the desired format in just 4 steps: Copy the link of the page with the video on it and paste it in the textbox bellow. Choose desired format : AVI, MOV, MP4, 3GP, MP3. [...]
Read More » Questions raised by DQ readers – July 24, 2007
Quite often DQ readers have requested for solutions to certain problems that they have faced. Sometimes, I am able to offer them a solution. At other times I have failed. So I thought it would be better to compile such questions periodically and post the questions as separate posts. Anybody, who has a better knowledge [...]
Read More » DQ links for July 20, 2007
Pagebull.com – Pagebull is a visual Internet search engine which gives you actual screenshots of the search results. Businessitonline.com – Business IT Online offers free online small business software applications that take away the need for a costly networked IT solution. 5 free modules are offered: CalendarOnline, CashflowOnline, ContactsOnline, DocumentsOnline, MarketingOnline. Nymbler.com – Nymbler is [...]
Read More » DQ links for July 9, 2007
StreamYard.com – StreamYard is a simple tool to help you save all your favorites videos that you watch on the Web to your computer. Just enter the video link (youtube, ifilm, blip.tv, etc..) and click on the download button. Soundsnap.com – Soundsnap is a free online sound library and community for sound designers and producers. [...]
Read More » Cigarette vending machines in Japan to become smarter
Japan’s legal minimum age for smoking is 20 years. But with more than 50% of the sale being made through vending machines there is little to stop underage smokers from using them. But within the next few months Vending machine maker Fujitaka plans to outfit its models with software that can assess whether a customer [...]
Read More » Every File Extension in the World – Never be stranded with an unknown file extension.
A few days back one of my friends was having problems opening a certain file. He had this .mdi file that his friend had sent him as mail attachment. It was obvious that there was no associated application installed to open the file and I could not immediately remember what this .mdi extension was. A [...]
Read More » Get the Mac look on your Windows PC for Free
If you are bored by the look of your Windows XP or if you have been longing to work on a Mac then here is something that can make you feel good. FlyakiteOSX. FlyakiteOSX is not just a skin. It goes beyond that to transform your entire XP interface into a near-perfect replica of Mac [...]
Read More » Here is a whole lot of words born out of Google
Here is a list of words that have their origin in Google. You might have heard of many of them before but there might some you haven’t. Egogoogling – To search for one’s own name in Google. It is also known as autogoogling or egosurfing. Google Algos – A short-hand for “Google’s algorithms,” meaning the [...]
Read More » ChanceXchange – Trade your unwanted dvds, games, cds and books for things you want
A few days ago I wrote a post about readitswapit – a site where you can swap your old books with others. But the service is available to people staying in UK only. Here is a similar service called chanceXchange that is not limited to a particular country and it is not limited to books [...]
Read More » DQ links for 27 June, 2007
Yourgen.com – YourGen is a free, easy to use text generator. It has a wide selection of fonts and more are being added each day. mycybertwin – It is a free service where you can create a virtual clone of yourself. So even when you are offline, your ‘clone’ will respond to instant messages. Using [...]
Read More » Googlefight – Turning Google search into a battlefield
Googlefight is an innovative use of Google search. It is a simple brawl of words. Load Googlefight and you’ll see two text boxes, one that reads Keyword#1 and the other Keyword#2. Enter any keywords you’d like into these text boxes, click ‘Make A Fight’, and you’ll see two stick figures punching and kicking each other. [...]
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