Archive for March 30th, 2008
Mar
30
With the release of Google Desktop 5.5 for Windows, during the installation “enhanced search” option is disabled by default, and you should leave it as is. If you don't need the sidebar with gadgets, disable the option from Google Desktop's setup wizard.
Google Desktop will only index the shortcuts from the Start Menu, the entries from Control Panel. To enable
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Mar
30
Google risks Muslim Backlash by currently hosting the most controversial Islamic film “Fitna”. The film is directed by Geert Wilder about the Quran. The film has made tech headlines after Network Solutions suspended the site the film was to debut on, then Live Leak was forced to pull it following serious threats against the company from Muslims unhappy with
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Mar
30
According to Laptop Magazine, Best Buy is set to sell the 4G Windows XP version of Asus’ Eee PC in April for $399. Pretty cool. According to Asus, the Asus Eee PC 4G Windows XP version of its notebook will be hitting the U.S. retail market in the first half of April.
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Mar
30
Betsy Schiffman over at Wired blog has complied a list of Ex-Google employees, who’re currenlty running their own start-ups or joining new companies.
[…]high-level Googlers are blowing the joint. Sheryl Sandberg, Ethan Beard (right) and Justin Rosenstein are just a few big name defectors -- and recruiters say there is little Google can do to
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Mar
30
Microsoft, seeking to expand offerings on its Xbox 360 console, has reached an agreement with a company headed by Peter Safran, the veteran Hollywood producer and talent manager, to produce original shows for distribution on the system.
Through his Safran Company, Mr. Safran represents clients like the actor and producer Sean Combs (“Monster’s Ball”), the
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Mar
30
Google interface is available in 116 languages, but some of them are extinct, artificial or invented languages [GOS]. You can set you own default language from the preferences page, Incase, if you don't know how to revert back to the original language, select "Google.com in English" from the homepage to reset the language
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Mar
30
Biography of Nicholas Hilliard, a 16th century Hungarian painter marks the “ten millionth article”, that has been written on Wikipedia. [English version]
Those ten million articles have been written across 250 different languages, Wikipedia says. English is still the most popular language on Wikipedia, with 2.3 million articles (they reached 2 million English
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Mar
30
Meet Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood legend — “Whether you are a registered Democrat, loyal Republican, mill worker, Prius-driving vegan, or first-time voter, I am incredible.”
Badmash.tv’s Kayur Patel, Sandeep Sood and Nimesh Patel have created the best animated, bi-partisan, internationalist critique of the American political process you might not have seen yet.
Apparently in
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Mar
30
The much awaited WordPress 2.5 (Brecker) has been released. The new version is powered with brilliant new features like customized dashboard (Cleaner, faster, less cluttered), dashboard widgets, multi-file upload with progress bar, EXIF extraction, search posts and pages, tag management, password strength meter, concurrent editing protection, few-click plugin upgrades, friendlier visual post editor, and built-in galleries.
Developer Features:
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Mar
30
Direct Folders, an windows utility allows you quick and direct access to your favorite folders and recent documents and lets you jump to any deeply nested folder in a single mouse click. Direct Folders automatically resizes every standard file dialog, so you can see a larger number of files. Find what you looking for with less scrolling.
Among the
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Mar
30
We have been waiting for Microsoft to open the beta for Fiji, the suspected codename for the next version of Media Center for well over a year now. I first posted about it in March of last year, with invites first opening just a month after that, and now it appears we
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Mar
30
Have you ever wanted to attach a VGA monitor to the HP EX470 MediaSmart Server? If so, you may’ve noticed empty silk screened CN2 and CN10 connectors on the motherboard. Ymboc over on MediaSmartServer.net has not only determined that CN2 contains signals for R, G and B video
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Mar
30
Skype a popular P2P Internet Telephony client. It can be used instead of the usual telephone services and offers very competetive prices. What to do, if you want to record your Skype conversation for various personal and business reasons. You can use Call Graph, which records your Skype calls in an mp3 file and indexes them for search later on.
Once you
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Mar
30
Dell's response to the launch of Apple's MacBook Air. The song is "New Soul" by Yael Naim. Watch video after the jump.
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Mar
30
Techcrunch reports that, Hong Kong telecom giant Hutchison Whampoa’s, chairman, Li Ka-shing has raised his stake in Facebook by another $40 million plus, in addition to his $60 million, that he had previously invested. This brings his total personal investment in the U.S. social networking site to at least $100 million.
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Random From The Li Ka Shing: Hong Kong Billionaire invests another $40 Million into Facebook
- May03Yahoo Mail Beta Review
Yahoo! Mail Beta is a web-based email application that combines the rich, responsive interface of a desktop program with the available-from-anywhere convenience of your existing Yahoo! Mail account. - Mar07Verizon Chaperone
Verizon is getting ready to launch a new GPS child tracking service - May01Windows Vista update – KB937286
Install this update to copy a local version of key help topics available in the “Online Help” feature of Windows Vista. Customers who enable the Online Help feature of the Windows Vista help system and have persistent Internet connection do not need this update. This update is useful for customers who are frequently disconnected. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. - Dec30Android Honeycomb Cloud Music Player Video Demonstration
Watch the Android honeycomab Cloud music player video below: - Feb10Microsoft Confirms Vista Follow-Up for 2009
With Windows Vista fresh on the shelves, Microsoft in now focusing on the forthcoming release of the Windows operating system. While Vista was still in development,