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Delete Facebook account permanently

2010-05-18T10:04:00.001+05:30

If you deactivate your account from the "Deactivate Account" section on the Account page, your profile and all information associated with it are immediately made inaccessible to other Facebook users. What this means is that you effectively disappear from the Facebook service. However, if you want to reactivate at some point, we do save your profile information (friends, photos, interests,

TOEFL Test ...Tips and Tricks

2010-03-14T07:33:00.000+05:30

Listen to Podcasts, recorded lectures – check the website of your favorite University. Go to news websites such as Ndtv.com, ibnlive.com, timesofindia.com.

How to get IEC code for Paypal

2010-02-27T20:51:00.002+05:30

The IEC application form is available for download on dgft.gov.in – just search for “Application Form for Issue Importer Exporter Code Number (IEC)”. You may also procure the the form from any of the regional offices of Director General of Foreign Trade.Filling the form should be easy and you can skip Section C since its only for people who already have an IEC number. You’ll need a bank

Google Nexus One Video and Hands On

2010-01-03T22:59:00.003+05:30

Engadget has it first !That's right, humans -- Engadget has its very own Nexus One. You've seen leaked pics and videos from all over, but we're the first publication to get our very own unit, and we plan on giving you guys the full story on every nook and cranny of this device. In case you've been living under a rock, here's the breakdown of the phone. The HTC-built and (soon to be) Google-sold

Time to revive the site!

2010-01-02T20:58:00.003+05:30

It's been a long time since I've dedicated some time to this site.. Maybe this year!

Privacy Concerns for Google Targeted Ads

2009-03-12T08:52:00.001+05:30

Two online privacy groups have slammed Google for launching a behavioral advertising program, with one of them calling the plan a privacy "disaster."Google's proposal would bring user tracking to the world's largest ad network, said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. "It's a disaster," he said. "It's about whether the most dominant Internet media firm

Google Ads - Opt Out - Targeted ads

2009-03-11T18:43:00.002+05:30

You can opt out of Google Ads which may be targeted based on your internet behaviour.Here is a video from GoogleOpt out of the Google Targeted Behaviour here

Linux tips that every geek should know

2009-03-01T21:18:00.002+05:30

Tuxradar has a list of over 50 tips that every geek should knowI have used most of them - what about you? See the full list here

Rocky Mountain News - Final Edition

2009-03-01T21:15:00.000+05:30

Final Edition from Matthew Roberts on Vimeo.

Cloud - the new dotcom ?

2009-03-01T21:04:00.000+05:30

via Techcrunch

Google Ads everywhere

2009-02-26T23:03:00.000+05:30

After Toolbar, now its Google News, Google is splattering ads everywhere it can.via Mashable

Google Friend Connect now on Blogger

2009-02-26T21:12:00.001+05:30

Google has integrateed the Followers gadget with Friend Connect. Here is a video on how you would be able to use your Google, Yahoo, AIM or any other OpenId to follow a blog

Google Sponsored ads on Toolbar suggest

2009-02-26T08:49:00.002+05:30

Google has released Google Toolbar 6 for IE and that has a suggest feature!What's more, it also lists out sponsored ads in the suggestion boxLooks like the marketing team is getting to work finally, pushing ads almost everywhere possible!via Arstechnica

Twitter Tips: Finding a job with Twitter

2009-02-26T08:31:00.002+05:30

Linkedin was the top social networking site to look for jobs - However, you can use Twitter as well.CIO has tips on how to find a job using twitter -Firstly, you know who you should follow - basically, you follow people who are in your industry, interact with them and see what types of projects interests them mostSecondly, think about what you say in your twit! Avoid being trivialThirdly, Have

Top Social Networking Sites to find jobs

2009-02-25T22:34:00.002+05:30

1. Linkedin2. Plaxo with Simply Hired3. Twitter with Blog or Linkedin URL4. Jobster5. Facebook6. Craigslist7. MyWorkster with Indeed8. VisualCV9. JobFox10. Ecademyvia Mashable

Ubuntu 9.04 - new login screen

2009-02-25T22:33:00.000+05:30

Laid Off ? tell your story anonymously

2009-02-24T09:54:00.002+05:30

Telonu is a website that lets people anonymously report on their employers, and has a specific section called Layoff Talk for that!To tell your experience, go to the Layoff section and find your ex-employer and add your review on the layoff.Telonu claims to be completely anonymous, though it does ask for the relationship that you had with the companyGo here

Web2Expo Contests!

2009-02-24T09:44:00.001+05:30

Web2Expo organizers are running contests and you could win discounts, schwag and maybe even passes!This week's question would give you 40% off on the Expo PassQ. Who could once whistle at the exact pitch of a 1200 band modem?More details over here

The Twenty Five Most Valuable Blogs

2009-02-24T09:41:00.003+05:30

24/7 Wall street has put out a list of 25 most valuable blogs - which are not owned by big companiesThe list among others includes Gawker Properties, Huffington Post, Drudge Report, Sugar Inc and TechCrunchTo see the complete list - go here

India in Pakistan?

2009-02-23T18:18:00.002+05:30

(CLICK on the IMAGE to view FULL SIZE)One of things that I noticed on the visitor logs of this blog. A Pakistani visitor searching for India v Srilanka Live Commentary! Pakistan and Srilanka are currently involved in a Test Match series.

Twitter Music!

2009-02-23T18:11:00.002+05:30

Techcrunch has an interesting article on how to use Twitter to find and listen to Music !Among the sites mentioned are Blip, Twiturm, Twisten and moreFind the entire list here

YUI released on 3rd year anniversary

2009-02-22T21:53:00.000+05:30

The YUI Library turned three years old this month and we’d like to invite you — our community of developers and implementers — to come out and celebrate! To celebrate our third birthday (and our 2.7.0 release), we’ll be hosting a recession-chic happy hour at the Blue Chalk Cafe in downtown Palo Alto, Thursday, February 26 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Nothing too fancy, but we’ll have fun goodies to give

Watch Oscars on Facebook

2009-02-22T21:47:00.002+05:30

Jaman will offer a live stream with Facebook chat: you can comment live on the event with just your friends, or everyone on the site. Your commentary will posted to Facebook as a status update through Facebook Connect!See it here

phMyID - provide OpenID support to your site

2009-02-22T21:44:00.002+05:30

phpMyID is a pair of PHP files that allow you to easily use your domain name for authentication to OpenID-supporting sites.phpMyID is a single user (though, if you were so inclined, you could easily turn it into a multi-user setup) IdP, or "Identity Provider" for the OpenID framework. It's a single PHP script with minimal dependancies. You don't need a database, you don't need to make your

New Mac Mini 2009 Edition - Video

2009-02-21T18:32:00.000+05:30

Mac Mini 2009 Edition - video powered by Metacafe

Stupid things not do when you steal a laptop

2009-02-21T18:28:00.002+05:30

DownloadSquad has a article on things not do if you steal a laptop :-) . We are not telling you to steal!Here are the ones that you shouldn't doDon't take pictures of yourself with the built-in webcamDon't download and install a chat program, then log in to itDon't sign into social networking sitesDon't update your statuses with giveaway detailsDon't let your browser store any passwordsDon't

Facebook - fastest to 150 million users

2009-02-21T18:24:00.002+05:30

Fortune has a story on Facebook and how its the fastest to the 150 million user mark. Click on the above image to see a interesting graph on how long the other technologies took.Fortune's full article is here

Ditch your first iPhone

2009-02-21T11:58:00.004+05:30

Brian Caulfield in Forbes has a interesting piece of why you should ditch your iPhone. If you were the first few who went and bought an iPhone when it came out - the two year contract is expiring in June. There are many options from Verizon and SprintMore here

Ubuntu 9.10 named Karmic Koala

2009-02-21T08:04:00.002+05:30

Ubuntu 9.10 (releasing October 2009) would be named as Karmic Koala!The release is expected to boost startup performance on the desktop. Boot performance and beautification will be focussed and target boot time for Jaunty (9.04) is 25 seconds and this would be improved even further for 9.10. They might also adopt Red Hat's Plymouth framework to give flicker free animation. One could probably

Change font for adsense ?

2009-02-20T21:02:00.002+05:30

Google Adsense now allows you to change the Fonts for your ads!There are currently three options available - Arial, Times and Verdana font facesIt may not appear in your adsense account immediatelyClick on the above image to see how it looks!Just as with color and placement optimizations, we encourage you to test these new font options to find the best combination for your sites. For instance,

Facebook launches social widgets

2009-02-20T20:58:00.002+05:30

Facebook has launched a social widget for Facebook Connect - its called the Comments Box.The Comments Box can be used by any website, blog or photo gallery to add social comments to their page in just a minute with a few lines of code. The social widgets make it easier for users to communicate and share across your site and with their friends on Facebook. For more on how to use Facebook Connect

Instant Torrents

2008-09-06T15:36:00.002+05:30

Instant-Torrents is service that allows people to download, find, and share torrents on a private network. Users can download torrents via the site, and direct downloads are available when others have downloaded the torrent before.Not many torrents as of now - however, you can check out this new developing siteInstant Torrents

Malicious Facebook Application

2008-09-06T15:29:00.003+05:30

Researchers have built a facebook program which would dupe a large number of users into downloading a appplication which could cripple a web siteThe researchers developed "Photo of the Day," which showed a new National Geographic photo daily. In the background , when the application is clicked everytime , it sends a 600 K-byte HTTP request for images to a victim's Web site. The Facebot could

Bill Gates - Jerry Seinfeld - Ad - Video

2008-09-06T15:26:00.001+05:30

2008 Olympics LIVE Stream

2008-08-08T19:26:00.000+05:30

Num key restarts/kills Gnome session

2008-06-16T08:46:00.003+05:30

If you have upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04, and are facing this annoying issue where you press a num key and it restarts/kills your gnome session - you will have to do the following steps to get rid of the issueIn Gnome Menu -1) System2) Preferences3) Keyboard (Tab: Mouse Keys)4) Uncheck (Allow to control pointer using the keyboard).Via Ubuntu Bugs

Shops track customers via mobile phone

2008-05-19T07:50:00.002+05:30

Here is an interesting item developed by a company called "Path Intelligence" where shops could track customer movements based on their mobile phone signalsMore here

Click fraud is high and keeps rising

2008-02-22T23:17:00.001+05:30

The overall industry average click fraud rate rose to 16.6 percent for Q4 2007. That's up from the 14.2 percent click fraud rate for the same quarter in 2006 and 16.2 percent for Q3 2007.The average click fraud rate of PPC advertisements appearing on search engine content networks, including Google AdSense and the Yahoo Publisher Network, was 28.3 percent in Q4 2007. That’s up from the 19.2

Yahoo's new boss ...

2008-02-01T23:44:00.000+05:30

Kontera pays with PayPal

2008-01-05T17:53:00.001+05:30

Indeed. Kontera does pay via Paypal since end of December 2007To activate your payment through PayPal - mail with your request to support@kontera.com

Sling Hi-Def Slingbox

2008-01-05T16:51:00.001+05:30

The Slingbox Pro HD attaches to your TV and sends high-definition, 1080i format video to PCs or TVs around your house or around the world.

HD-DVD gets knocked out

2008-01-05T16:47:00.001+05:30

Toshiba's HD DVD got a big blow before the International CES event when Warner Bros Entertainment announced that they would exclusively support Sony backed Blu-ray

Why Digg sucks

2007-12-29T08:29:00.000+05:30

Consider the recent news of AOL stopping development of the Netscape BrowserSee this on Digg and the pointless comments thereand see Slashdot - Now which one do you preferDigg sucks , most of its users are dumb who pretend to be elitist and the front page is a bunch of shit stories and each one of them having many useless comments

PDF Split and Merge

2007-12-20T22:40:00.000+05:30

pdfsam is an open source tool (GPL license) designed to handle pdf files. It requires JVM 1.4.2 or higher and it’s released in 2 versions, basic and enhanced.pdfsam basic can split and merge pdf files - * split your pdf documents (into chapters, single pages, etc.). * merge many pdf documents or subsections of them. * exctract sections of your document into a single pdf document. * save

Here comes another bubble

2007-12-20T18:14:00.001+05:30

Here Comes Another Bubble - Free videos are just a click away

Paypal supports Indian Banks

2007-12-13T20:24:00.000+05:30

Paypal now supports Indian Banks! This would be cheered by web publishers who want to receive their payments instantly via PaypalPaypal supports the following BanksState Bank of IndiaBank of IndiaCanara BankUnion Bank of IndiaHDFC BankICICI BankING Vysya BankAxis BankStandard CharteredHSBCCitibankYou will have to provide the IFS Code which is usually on your Cheque Book and your account

In-car GPS Navigation Device

2007-12-10T08:29:00.000+05:30

CE Infosystems, India has launched a in-car GPS navigation device.The device lets you enter any destination in India and you will be guided, turn by turn with voice prompts. It would be interesting to see how this works with the entirely unplanned road infrastructure India has.The device is powered by mapmyindia.com which is not too bad except the search!See the demo video belowGo to the Site

Gmail integrates AIM

2007-12-05T08:18:00.000+05:30

Check your gmail and see if its enabled!

Enable Video Acceleration on Linux

2007-12-02T20:52:00.000+05:30

These are Debian/Ubuntu specific stepsIn your terminal, execute lspci -v and check for the manufacturer of your video card. You are likely to find either nvidia or ATITo install Nvidia drivers Check for your kernel version using uname -r which might return a output like 2.6.22-14-genericInstall the restricted drivers package - sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22-14-

Microsoft Office Mobile

2007-12-02T20:31:00.000+05:30

Microsoft has released a updated version of Microsoft Office Mobile.It's priced at $50 and you can pick it up here

Cross domain XHR

2007-11-25T08:45:00.000+05:30

W3C has proposed a draft that allows cross domain XHRTo facilitate clear and controlled read access to resources, this specification defines a read access control mechanism that enables a Web resource to permit access to its content from external domains when such access would otherwise be prohibited by a same origin policy. The defined mechanism only works in conjunction with other

Difference between URI, URL

2007-11-25T08:41:00.000+05:30

A URI identifies a resource either by location or name. More often than not, most of us use URIs that defines a location to a resource. However, a URI does not have to specify the location of a specific representation. Citing and example of a W3C URI for their home image, they use the following URI: http://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_home. Note the absence of a file extension. The URI for the w3c_home

iTunes Alternatives

2007-11-09T16:43:00.000+05:30

Looking for iTunes alternatives ?DownloadSquad has compiled a nice list of the options you have to overcome the buggy and memory hog iTunes

Demonoid Dead ?

2007-11-09T16:23:00.000+05:30

Demonoid - the popular Bittorrent sharing site may be gone foreverCurrently the site displays this message "The CRIA threatened the company renting the servers to us, and because of this it is not possible to keep the site online. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your understanding."

Alicia Keys MySpace page hacked

2007-11-09T16:20:00.000+05:30

One of the most popular major music artist on MySpace - Alicia Keys' has been hackedIf you visit the infected page, it will install a malware and then you are prompted to install a Fake Codec to view the video

How to write a Resume

2007-11-09T16:18:00.000+05:30

Looking to write/update your resume ?The Simple Dollar has tips on how to write a resume to sell yourselfRead more here

Beautiful HTML Code

2007-11-08T17:00:00.000+05:30

See hereVia Digg

Gmail IMAP

2007-10-24T21:25:00.000+05:30

Updates for Gmail come thick and fast after so many years :-)Gmail now has IMAP for select users - if you are lucky to be in this phase of updates - you will see IMAP settings at Settings > Forwarding - IMAP/POPSee more at DownloadSquad

Gmail - more space - 4GB now!

2007-10-22T21:05:00.000+05:30

Gutsy Gibbon - Request CDs

2007-10-22T16:49:00.000+05:30

Download hereYou can request Gutsy Gibbon CDs at ShipitIf you want to upgrade from 7.04, Go to System > Administration > Update Manager - you will get a prompt to upgrade

Frequent search items from around the world

2007-10-20T15:05:00.000+05:30

"Sex" - Egypt, India and Turkey"Nazi" - Chile, Australia and the United Kingdom "Jihad" - Morocco, Indonesia, Pakistan"Terrorism" - Pakistan, Philippines, Australia"Hangover" - Ireland, United Kingdom, United States"Burrito" - United States, Argentina, Canada"Iraq" - United States, Australia, Canada"Taliban" - Pakistan, Australia, Canada"Tom Cruise" - Canada, United States, Australia"Britney

Yahoo India Open Hack Day

2007-10-15T08:17:00.000+05:30

Via Kamla Bhatt

Winamp 5.5 released, download it!

2007-10-11T08:00:00.001+05:30

Whats new in Winamp 5.5 !A Completely Redesigned Interface, including Album ArtMultiple device support, including iPodsAccess and Share Your Music and Videos with Winamp RemotePlay and Playlist the Best Music on the Web with Media MonitorGet Artist & Concert News, Videos & more with Smart SearchEnjoy Dynamic Song RecommendationsExperience MP3 Surround Sound SupportAccess to Thousands of Online

IE7 without WGA ?

2007-10-05T22:17:00.000+05:30

Microsoft is officially supporting IE7 without WGA validation.Almost a year ago, we released Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP. Since then, IE7 is well on its way to becoming the most used browser in the world, and we’ve seen lots of evidence that IE7 makes it safer and easier to accomplish everyday tasks online. For example, the built-in Phishing Filter has protected consumers from known

Future of web startups

2007-10-05T20:55:00.001+05:30

There's something interesting happening right now. Startups are undergoing the same transformation that technology does when it becomes cheaper.There's a pattern that we see over and over in technology. Initially there's some kind of device that's very expensive and custom made in small quantities. Then someone figures out a way to make them much more cheaply, and orders of magnitude more get

XBOX 360 - NBA 2K8

2007-10-05T20:47:00.000+05:30

Visual Concepts knows how to make a great basketball game. Of course, it's been producing them for years, starting way back on the Sega Dreamcast and eventually moving on to more complex game machines. However, this year's NBA 2K8 feels like its most complete basketball experience yet, a game that just misses being a perfect digital recreation of the sport.Read the whole review

Halo 3 Multiplayer Weapons

2007-10-05T20:45:00.000+05:30

Mac OS X Leopard to release on October 26?

2007-10-05T20:37:00.000+05:30

Appleinsider believes that Mac OS X Leopard will be released late October - 26th is the date they are speculating. Leopard is one of the most awaited versions of operating systems, although according to sources , they say that ..the source code to Leopard had not yet been frozen and a Gold Master had not yet been declared. However, the operating system in recent weeks has inched closer to this

Skype 1.4 for Linux

2007-10-05T20:34:00.001+05:30

Skype has released a new version of their software for Linux. Codenamed Panacea, it delivers superior voice quality compared to Skype 1.3Following are the new features of Skype 1.4feature: Command line switches, run “skype —help” for more details.feature: —resources= to set an alternative to /usr/share/skype for resources.feature: Add an option to Sound Devices to enable/disable automatic mixer

Javascript validation made easy

2007-10-04T20:24:00.000+05:30

JSValidate is ibrary based on Prototype and Script.aculo.us which lets validate your form fields through JavascriptYou will have to include src="scriptaculous/lib/prototype.js, scriptaculous/src/scriptaculous.js and jsvalidate.js and you will be able to use the following classes for validationjsrequired - Field must have some sort of value. jsvalidate_number - Any integer; accepts decimal and

Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 Release Countdown

2007-10-03T22:12:00.000+05:30

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Mutating Pictures

2007-10-02T11:11:00.001+05:30

A population of 1,000 random pictures, created in October 2007. You allow the fittest pictures to survive. You rate the pictures based on a question and the higher your rating for a pic the more mutated offspring it produces.More here

Microsoft Zune 2 rolling out soon

2007-10-02T11:04:00.000+05:30

Zune 2 might be rolling out as soon as tomorrowEngadget reports that we might have two flash models and a slimmed-down hard drive editions

Ebay - Skype a mistake

2007-10-02T11:00:00.000+05:30

Two years later, after paying $2.6 billion , Ebay now says that Skype was a mistakeEbay says that they paid $1 billion in excess, and will now be effecting management changes - the skype co-founders will now be leaving the companyRead more

Adobe AIR - new technology !

2007-10-01T19:47:00.000+05:30

Adobe AIR lets developers use their existing web development skills in HTML, AJAX, Flash and Flex to build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop.See moreHere are some of the showcase applications

Nokia's anti-apple campaign

2007-10-01T19:39:00.001+05:30

Via Engadget

Microsoft Office Live Workspace - Google can smile!

2007-10-01T19:29:00.000+05:30

If this is competition, Google can keep smiling!The great Microsoft Office online is .. well , read for yourselfHow much does Microsoft Office Live Workspace cost?It’s free. No purchase or credit card information is required. Microsoft Office Live Workspace may eventually include advertising, but we’re still testing different designs. At some point, we

Apple iPhone Protest

2007-10-01T09:20:00.001+05:30

PDF processing using perl

2007-09-30T21:28:00.000+05:30

Looking to modify PDF files using perl ?perl.com has a nice article on how to use PDF::Reuse to manipulate the pdf files including adding bookmarks, combining files and more.See the article here

Netscape - about to die...

2007-09-30T16:32:00.000+05:30

Netscape.com (Click to view Fullsize)Propeller.com(Click to view Fullsize)Looks like AOL is doing a good job killing Netscape in entirety !

Gnash - open source Flash player!

2007-09-30T16:17:00.001+05:30

Gnash is a project which aims to create a player and browser plugin for the Adobe Flash file format which is free software, replacing the proprietary software niche currently occupied by Adobe Flash Player.Gnash requires either of the following - AGG, Cairo, or OpenGL for rendering. It supports SWF-4 version completely and parts of SWF-8-9 formatsTo install Gnash - sudo apt-get install gnashsudo

N800 - iphone Killer ?

2007-09-30T16:11:00.000+05:30

Via Downloadsquad

Downgrade iPhone to 1.0.2

2007-09-30T16:08:00.000+05:30

If you have upgraded your iphone to 1.1.1, luckily, there are few instances reported that you can now downgrade so as to avoid locking of non AT&T simsHit here to see how to downgrade

Anyone for hotmail ?

2007-09-30T12:20:00.001+05:30

Hard to imagine anyone signing up for a hotmail account these days - So, Microsoft is trying their hardest offering you Cool Hotmail where you get to choose customized email addresses - however, you can do that only from the domain names that they have chosen for you just like those days when one used to have mailaddress@india.com or mailaddress@mail.com. Anyway, if you are still interested

CSS Sprites

2007-09-30T11:58:00.000+05:30

CSS sprites are a way to reduce the number of HTTP requests made for image resources referenced by your site. Images are combined into one larger image at defined X and Y coorindates. Having assigned this generated image to relevant page elements the background-position CSS property can then be used to shift the visible area to the required component image.Generate your own sprites on this site

India Pakistan T20 Final Video

2007-09-25T08:01:00.000+05:30

Yuvaraj - 6 Sixes - England

2007-09-25T07:59:00.000+05:30

Blogrush - already cheated

2007-09-22T19:33:00.000+05:30

For those of you who are using Blogrush, there is bad newsApparently, some users have started cheating the system and hence clickthrough ratio has been very low. Here is a message passed on by a friend who is using BlogrushIMPORTANT MESSAGE: Click- through rates are very low right now due to problems with some users cheating the system. We are a few days away from removing all abuse from

Google Calendar - not supporting Airtel

2007-09-22T11:53:00.001+05:30

In India, Google Partners with Airtel to provide mobile search services. However, their application Google Calendar doesn't seem to provide support Airtel.They do support Hutch/Vodafone which incidentally has partnered with YahooHere are the list of service providers that Google Calendar supports -India Hutch-MumbaiHutch-DelhiHutch-GujaratHutchison Essar Cellular LimitedHutch-KolkataSpice

Gran Paradiso Alpha 8 for download

2007-09-21T21:15:00.001+05:30

Gran Paradiso Alpha 8 is an early developer milestone for Firefox 3 and the next generation of Mozilla’s layout engine, Gecko 1.9. Gran Paradiso Alpha 8 is being made available for testing purposes only, and is intended for web application developers and our testing community. Current users of Mozilla Firefox should not use alpha releases. Some of the changes included with Gran Paradiso Alpha 8

Google - the king of search

2007-09-21T21:12:00.000+05:30

Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today announced that Google accounted for 63.98 percent of all US searches in the four weeks ending September 1, 2007. Yahoo! Search, MSN Search and Ask.com each received 22.87, 7.98 and 3.41 percent respectively. The remaining 48 search engines in the Hitwise Search Engine Analysis Tool accounted for 1.68 percent of U.S. searches.

New Digg Features

2007-09-20T21:08:00.000+05:30

Digg has revamped user profiles in their latest update making it easy for you to share your favorite stories and discover new interesting content by seeing what your friends are digging. It’s also even easier to find and add friends on Digg.

Hack your phone using Asterisk

2007-09-19T23:21:00.001+05:30

Via Lifehacker

pidgin for Ubuntu

2007-09-17T20:58:00.000+05:30

Looking to install pidgin 2.2.0 on Ubuntu Feisty ?Remove your old version using sudo apt-get remove gaimDownload Pidgin from GetdebandPidgin Data filesand use sudo dpkg -i <>

What is Google trying to do ?

2007-09-17T11:07:00.001+05:30

What is Google trying to do here ? Suggesting a search somewhere else ?Trying to help competitors ?See the Try your search on Yahoo, Ask ...

Tennix - tennis on your Linux system

2007-09-16T23:43:00.001+05:30

Written in C using SDL, Tennix is a simple tennis game for your playing pleasureOn Ubuntu sudo apt-get install libsdl-mixer1.2 libsmpeg0Get the deb file from hereInstallsudo dpkg -i tennix_0.4.0-1\~getdeb1_i386.debGo to their home page to know about Game hints and keyboard shortcuts

Distrowatch.com hit by a massive DDoS

2007-09-16T18:23:00.000+05:30

Looks like Distrowatch has been hit by a massive DDoS as reported on DiggHere are some of the mirrorsUSA: http://distrowatch.serve-you.net/Ukraine: http://distrowatch.lafox.net/Czech Republic: http://distrowatch.cz/Romania: http://dw.rohost.com/Austria: http://distrowatch.gds.tuwien.ac.at/

Twenty20 Live Cricket

2007-09-16T18:20:00.001+05:30

For UK visitors please use Real Player and stream this

Advanced Glow Effects in Photoshop

2007-09-16T18:12:00.000+05:30

Here is a tutorial to create some really sharp looking glow effects using a combination of layer styles, the pen tool and colour blending.The end effect is quite amazing as you look in the picture above (click on the image)See the tutorial here