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DQ links for Dec 04, 2007

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 [...]
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Snap CO2 Saver – Helps you save power and reduce emission

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 [...]
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Madotate – Great alternative to minimizing Windows

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 [...]
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Flvix – Free online video converter

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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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Get the Mac look on your Windows PC for Free

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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Googlefight – Turning Google search into a battlefield

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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