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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Wikipedia-The Best Gift by Humankind to the Internet


WikipediaBy: Anuj Lamichhane
My first encounter with the information giant occurred when I was in grade VII, around 5 years ago, trying to copy/paste my project work. Before that Encarta encyclopedia or Encyclopedia Britannica used to be the wonder-source of information, written and edited by some handful PhD. holders and experts of the fields, often overpriced if not pirated. The internet was too unprofessional and communication centered. But then wikipedia came, and since then the history can be divided into the pre-wiki and post-wiki timeline. In this article we look at how does wikipedia really works.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

A simple trick to play Youtube videos faster and without buffering


YoutubeMany of us are now addicted to watching Youtube videos. But it can be really boring if you have a slow internet connection. You need to either watch with buffering in between or pause it at first and wait till the whole video loads. But I have now discovered a trick which can help you open Youtube videos without buffering. Its by opening the m.youtube.com which is Youtube page for mobile phones. Along with it you need to download Realplayer for opening 3gp file.

Micromax G4 Gamolution - Gaming phone in India


Micromax G4 GamolutionMicromax has launched the new gaming phone - Micromax G4 Gamolution. The special thing about this phone is that you gaming is not by pressing the mobile buttons and looking on the mobile screen. But this phone can act as a wireless motion controller for games just like Wii.

With this phone you will also get CDs of 4 motion controlled games, games codes and manual.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Google shows India as birthplace of Buddha


Search for the term "birthplace of Buddha" on Google or Google Maps and you will be shocked to see that Google displays it as Uttar Pradesh, India in Google Maps. The marker which displays the Birthplace of Buddha points to a place in Uttar Pradesh inside the Indian territory. You can see the image below for detail OR search "birthplace of Buddha" in Google.com or maps.google.com.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Sachin Tendukar rules Twitter after making 200


Sachin TendulkarSachin Tendulkar put his name in the record books of cricket yet another time after his double ton. Along with this, he ruled the social networking site twitter with tons and tons of tweets on him. Sachin, Sachin Tendulkar, #sachinisgod (Sachin is God) and #Tendulkar became the top trends on Twitter for the whole day. #ODI too became one of the top topics due to him.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Intex IN 5030 - Triple SIM phone | Features and Price in India


Intex IN 5030Intex has launched the triple SIM phone in India - Intex IN 5030. Priced at Rs. 4700, this phone can take 2 GSM SIM cards and 1 CDMA SIM which can provide great ease to people using three different networks. Other feature in the phone include a currency checker which allows you to differentiate between a fake and real Indian currency note.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Haiti click donations - Facebook scam app


Scammers are utilizing disasters like the Haiti earthquake for their own benefits. I can see many facebook apps and groups which lure people in joining them by showing message such as "Your one click can help Haiti victims." I just came across an application named "Haiti Click Donations" as I got a lot of notifications from it. It completely seems to be a scam and is even collecting money through credit cards and paypal.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Firefox 3.6 now available for download


firfeox logoAfter lots of beta testing on 2009 and some release candidates early this month, Mozilla has released the Firefox 3.6 browser. It is is based upon Gecko 1.9.2 and improves load time, startup time and speed of javascript execution.

The new browser includes built-in support for the scaled-down browser skins dubbed "Personas;" adds support for new CSS, DOM and HTML 5 technologies, as well as for full-screen video and the open-source Web Open Font Format (WOFF).

Now it helps you to keep the third party plugins like Adobe flash player, Quicktime player up-to date with new plugin checking feature. Mozilla has tried to reduce the start-up time by about 12%.

Mozilla firefox 3.6 can be downloaded from the Mozilla's website. You can update the older version by clicking on Help and then check for updates on menu bar. For new features in firefox 3.6 click here.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Time Spent On FaecBook!! - A Facebook Scam


Time spent on Facebook - Scam
Here's another irritating Facebook scam which is fake and also leaves lots of wall posts on your Friend's wall. The application named "Time Spent On FaecBook!!" can be easily identified as a scam from its name which has a spelling mistake. This application actually promises to display the total time which you spent on Facebook but its just random and display high differences when you check more than one time.
 

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Change your Facebook theme using Firefox Add-ons


FacebookUnlike other social networking sites like Orkut, Twitter and Myspace, Facebook has not officially released features for changing your Profile Theme. Whether you like or not, you need to adjust yourself with the default theme. But using Firefox and installing add-on, you can customize the looks, colours and theme of your Facebook Profile. This however is visible only to you and not your friends.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Google PageRank gets updated on new year eve


Google has a new year gift for webmasters and SEO masters and its the update in the Google PageRank (PR). It has been a special one for this new blog which has now been upgraded to PR2 from PR0.
 

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