Friday, November 21, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Nehru Gandhi Family Secrets
Nehru Gandhi Family Secrets
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Friday, November 07, 2008
Thursday, November 06, 2008
TechCrunch: An Example of a Great Blog Design
Smashing Magazine has lot of good things to say about the new design of TechCrunch. I couldn’t agree more with their opinions though the bulky pages may not be that friendly for readers who are on a slow web connection.
"TechCrunch’s new design removes every single unnecessary graphical element from the page. What’s left is just the content, advertising and navigation. Subtle lines and grey shades give the page structure, yet the interface is almost invisible and places content straight into the front row. For a blog that posts several new articles a day, this format is ideal because it facilitates fast and easy access to the content."
TechCrunch - Tech Blog of Michael Arrington
Always on Top: Keep Any Window Visible Always
Imagine a situation where you are browsing the web in Firefox and simultaneously watching some video podcast in Windows Movie Player or QuickTime.
That Firefox window is running in "Maximized" mode so each time you switch to Firefox, the media player window disappears as it moves to the background behind Firefox.
So what do you do to prevent that video clip from hiding even while you continue to work in a browser?
Enter "Always on Top" – it’s a free utility written in Autohotkey that will stick any program window to the foreground of your desktop with a simple keyboard shortcut. Some examples:
Browser running in foreground but QuickTime is always visible
Keep the notepad or calculator handy while using an Excel Spreadsheet
To get started, download the Always On Top utility from box.net (<200k)>
You no longer have to worry about arranging windows side-by-side to copy-paste information from one window to another.
If you like to disable sticking and restore the default window behavior, just press the same Ctrl+Space shortcut again.
Video Demo - Always on Top Utility
The program is written in Autohotkey with a single line of code:
^SPACE:: Winset, Alwaysontop, , A
Camtasia Studio 6 Review
TechSmith today introduced Camtasia Studio 6 almost an year after Camtasia Studio 5.
Some of the new features that I really enjoyed in Camtasia Studio 6 include that 3D Tilt Effect (see picture), HD quality video output, new hotkeys, YouTube support and more options for time-lapse animators.
3D Tilt effect makes your screencasts look more professional
Camtasia Studio 6 includes built-in preset for YouTube meaning you can produce your desktop screen videos in a format that is best suitable for uploading the video on to YouTube. There are new presets for mobile devices like iPhone, iPod, etc. as well.
The biggest enhancement in Camtasia 6 is the ability to produce HD quality videos (H.264 format) without bloating the file size. There’s a new HD preset that you may use for producing screencasts that will be watched on large screens.
The new Camtasia Video Preview window
Tata Sky become first DTH service to provide DVR
PVR allows viewers to Pause TV, Rewind and even Record one channel while watching another channel. The recording can be done maximum for 45 minutes which is done on an in built Hard Disk.
The set top box for Tata Sky+ would be different from existing one and priced at Rs.8999 with a Rs.50 per month usage fee.
The new service is aimed at premium customers and have a sleek look to it with a black and red colour combination (thankfully its not red and white, the object of controversy during the recent Airtel TV-Big TV ad campaigns).
Free Microsoft Software for College Students in India
Catch them young. Bill Gates is in India and among other initiatives, he launched the DreamSpark program for all technical students in India.
Software Titles available free of charge to College Students
The software suite includes Windows Server, Microsoft Visual Studio, Expression Studio, Virtual PC and more. You could simply walk into any NIIT or Aptech training institute and show your college identity card to get free DVDs.
Both undergraduates and graduate students are eligible to receive free software from Microsoft.
Alternatively, if you have a high bandwidth connection, you may download the software online from dreamsparkindia.com.
Microsoft DreamSpark will be expanded to include high school students by early 2009.
TMPGEnc XPress v4 6 2 266 Incl Keyfilemaker And Patch-EMBRACE
Here is the latest version of this popular and easy to use video encoder. I remember using this before it had any mpeg-4 features and it was just for mpeg-1/2. This application is a jack off all trades, but a master of none, For example there are much better encoders for each format (mpeg-1/2, mpeg-4 asp/avc). But this does simplify things for inexperienced users.
Description: TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress gives you the freedom to take almost any video file and encode it to your desired file format including DivX, AVI, QuickTime, MPEG 4-ISO, H.264, DVD-Video, DVD-VR, HDV camcorder, Blu-ray Disc and much more. This powerful software provides you with functions and features ranging from a simple cut-editor tool to multiple powerful video filtering and effects.
Release Name: TMPGEnc.XPress.v4.6.2.266.Incl.Keyfilemaker.And.Patch-EMBRACE
Size: 29.2 MB
Homepage - NFO - Torrent - Rapidshare
applications
I saw a collection of applications released on the 4th so I thought I would bring you the highlights. Please read the nfo’s for install instructions unless you think you are leet enough to work it out on yourself. I’ll try not to jack off in this post 
Release Name: Ashampoo.Burning.Studio.8.v8.04.READ.NFO-TE
Size: 38.1 MB
Does your burning software do everything but you can’t find anything? Did installing it take up several gigabytes of hard drive space and fill up your Taskbar? Ashampoo Burning Studio 8 is different. It’s compact, fast and amazingly easy to use. You just choose from a list of tasks and the software guides you through every step. And even though it has all the functions you would expect from a complete burning suite, the entire software takes up less than 80 megabytes on your hard disk.
Release Name: Divx.Create.Bundle.v6.8.5.11.Incl.KeyMaker-DVT
Size: 20.5 MB
DivX for Windows gives you everything you need to create and play high-quality DivX videos on your PC and beyond.
Release Name: PhotoInfoEx.v1.28-Lz0
Size: 7.95 MB
PhotoInfoEx gives comfortable review of digital photographs and connected to them in-built information (EXIF, IPTC). The program is maintaining a number of file formats of images, both ordinary ones like Jpeg and Tiff, and specific formats like RAW (Crw, Nef, Raw, Raf, Dcr and so on).
Release Name: R-Crypto.v1.2.3284-DOA
Size: 2.33 MB
R-Crypto is an easy-to-use system utility that protects your confidential information and personal data on a desktop, notebook, or a removable data storage device against unauthorized access.
Release Name: R-Drive.Image.v4.3.4318-DOA
Size: 10.4 MB
R-Drive Image 4.3 is a potent utility providing disk image files creation for backup or duplication purposes.
Release Name: Total.Recorder.Developer.v7.1-DOA
Size: 5.99 MB
Total Recorder Developer Edition is an edition of Total Recorder that allows you to integrate the capabilities of Total Recorder (sound recording,
editing, processing, and playing) with other applications.
Release Name: Total.Recorder.Professional.v7.1.Incl.All.Addons-DOA
Size: 7.04 MB
The Professional Edition is the main edition from the Total Recorder product family. This edition provides many powerful functions for the recording, converting, editing, and processing of sound.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Create a logo for free
Do you want to create a logo for free? No need to look anywhere else! Cool Text does the job! I know people who aren’t good at photoshop are always wondering how to create a logo for free! This graphics generator comes in play and lets you choose what kind of image you want, gives you access to over 1,200 fonts and does the job in a few clicks!
There are some already made logos which you can edit if you run out of ideas! Just fill out a simple form and create a logo for free. There is no registration process involved in creating your free logos.
Some Examples are:
FLV to AVI converter - Batch FLV Converter
I was searching for a good FLV to AVI converter when I came around “Batch FLV Converter”. And I must say, Batch FLV Converter is a great software to help you convert any FLV files to MPEG/AVI etc. This is a total newbie friendly software and after converting the files, you can then play the video in all common media players, like Windows Media player etc.
Bottom line is, For any user who wants to convert FLV to AVI, It’s the software for you. Some people might not have the codecs installed when you are looking to share your favorite videos over the world.. but with Batch FLV Converter, you can without worrying send them the files and they can run/view it easily!
It’s a free FLV to AVI converter so feel free to download.. (Links below)
Apple, unable to put 1,000-film rental offering
As the topic says, Apple as promised, were not able to pull of 1000 film rental offering. Steve Jobs announced iTunes movie rentals would be available by the end of February and they will put 1,000 movies on it. Well February has come and gone, it looks like it never happened!
According to Macworld, the total number of movies currently available are only 399 and if all movies that can be purchased or rented are taken together, only 770 are displayed. To make matters worse, the company’s Apple TV device, which it promised would be the hub for all rentals, offers only 351 movies at this time.
Source: MacWorld
Bit Torrent introduced on iPhone
Wow? First a Solar Charger for a iPhone and now this?Always wondered if you can download movies to your iPhone or your favorite episode? Look no more! Now you can download anything that you want to your iPhone.. check out the app that does the job for you!
It went through a lot of beta testing and developers worked very hard!! as they quoted!
“P2P torrent on the iPhone, a sad tale of woe, misery, abject failure… and then eventually success!”
Persistence finally paid off :D
Check it out HERE
The Six Most Hated Irritants in Windows XP
Imperfections in Windows XP are as many as its excellent features.Well, i have not listed all the annoyances when you come across Windows Xp.But, here are some of the most hated things about Windows XP.
1. Error Reporting
When a program crashes you will receive a message asking you if you want an error report to be send to Microsoft.Most of us just click on “Don’t Send”.So why not prevent this window from coming up in the first place.This can be done by a simple registry hack, but there exists another way to do it.Get the System Properties dialog box by just right clicking on my My Computer and choosing properties.You can also use a Keyboard shortcut :
[Windows] + [Pause Break]
Click on the Advanced Tab and then Error Reporting and Select Disable Error Reporting.
