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Create Custom HTML Signatures in Gmail – Black Canvas

Originally posted 2008-08-25 17:25:14. One of the primary gripes about Gmail is the lack of HTML support in email signatures. And it sticks out like a sore thumb. Obviously, Google has heard this complaint for a long time from it’s huge user base especially from the power users. And they haven’t still addressed this user [...]

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Foxmarks Bookmark Sync for IE & Safari

Originally posted 2009-02-08 12:15:41. Foxmarks is one of the best Firefox extensions out there. Foxmarks lets you create a profile at Foxmarks.com and syncs your bookmarks across any number of Firefox browsers on various computers you use. This means you can seamlessly bookmark in one computer at work and come home to find it and [...]

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Groovy Online Task Manager – voo2do

Groovy Online Task Manager – voo2do

Originally posted 2007-08-16 01:19:43. I am a fan of David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) way of accomplishing tasks. In my quest for increased productivity, I have tried and used many online to-do lists, task managers, tiddlywikis and I review some of them here time to time. I stumbled across a groovy online task manager [...]

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Texter – A Must Have Productivity Tool

Originally posted 2010-05-20 07:06:00. I have known about this little utility called Texter for a very long time through Lifehacker. But, until today I never gave it a shot. I was tired of typing repetitive things throughout the day, day in and day out every week. Be it, my site urls or email signatures, some [...]

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BuddyPress Get WordPress Single Install Friendly

Originally posted 2010-03-01 17:19:55. BuddyPress is another awesome open source forum project that works great with WordPress MU. BuddyPress reached version 1.0 last year but it was friendly only with the multi-use version of WordPress – WordPress MU. Those with single installations of WordPress, like myself, were unable to use BuddyPress with the same ease [...]

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Site Speed Impacts Google Search Ranking

Originally posted 2010-04-12 07:00:00. We have been hearing of news lately that Google is going to start factoring in website loading speed in web search ranking. When all things equal, a site that loads fast will appear higher in the search results than a site that loads slow. Google just posted on their Webmaster Central [...]

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WordPress 3.0 Download is Here! + New Features

Originally posted 2010-06-17 12:13:43. After months of development, WordPress 3.0 code named “Thelonious” is finally here! I am sure you curious about the new features in WordPress 3.0 and here is a few important ones WordPress and WordPress MU have merged – manage multiple WordPress sites from one WP installation. New default theme – Twenty [...]

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Get Advanced SystemCare Pro 3 for FREE – 1 week only

Originally posted 2010-05-17 10:00:00. IOBit is giving away free licenses for their premier product – Advanced SystemCare Pro 3 this week. IOBit is celebrating their 5th birth anniversary of Advanced SystemCare. Advanced SystemCare PRO is a nice cleaner plus it also comes bundled with tools like disk defrag, basic malware scanning, finding duplicate files, editing [...]

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Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18MP CMOS APS-C Digital SLR Camera $647 shipped

Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18MP CMOS APS-C Digital SLR Camera $647 shipped

This is the lowest price I have seen for Canon Rebel T2i DSLR camera with the kit lens. Amazon has the Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18 MP CMOS APS-C Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens for just $647 with free shipping and no tax in most states. Features 18.0-megapixel [...]

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Safari 5 New Features

Originally posted 2010-06-08 07:00:00. Yesterday was the big day when Apple Santa Steve Jobs announced the 4th generation of their beloved iPhone model dubbed as iPhone 4. At the end of the day, they had also silently unveiled the next version of their flagship browser – Safari 5. Safari was recently showing off its HTML5 [...]

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ShanKri-la Feature: Cure for Package Tracking Addiction

ShanKri-la Feature: Cure for Package Tracking Addiction

Originally posted 2007-05-21 22:55:49. I order a lot of stuff online and I usually bookmark whatever carrier is about to deliver my package and keep hitting refresh to see where my order is at the moment. I am like a child waiting to open Christmas gifts. Very very impatient. While waiting for the George Foreman [...]

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What’s new in Firefox 3.1?

Originally posted 2008-10-16 13:25:28. Mozilla’s Firefox team is busy readying the Firefox 3.1 for final release by releasing public beta versions. We have seen Firefox 3.1 beta 1 hit the streets and 3.1 beta 2 are already available in the nightly builds. If you are wondering about the new features to be available, here they [...]

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Google Announces Nexus S with Android Gingerbread

Originally posted 2010-12-06 12:00:00. Google came out with their own handset with Google Nexus One in November 2008. Google’s Android OS has now over 100 different mobile devices in the market. To this date, it remains a favorite with Android developers and may more users as they can get a plain vanilla Android experience with [...]

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Dropbox Goes Public & Linux Client Is Available Now

Originally posted 2008-09-11 16:04:47. DropBox is an innovative file synchronization service that seamlessly keeps the assigned folder between computers in sync. You can even get to your files from anywehere via a browser interface. You can read my DropBox Review here. Dropbox was on closed beta so far and they have just launched publicly! You [...]

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Handbrake 0.9.5 Released with Blu-ray Support

Originally posted 2011-01-04 08:00:00. We just looked at a free Blu-ray ripping software yesterday. I then professed my love for Handbrake for all my ripping and video conversion needs. I was looking for an alternative only to rip Blu-ray DVDs. Lo and behold, Handbrake has released an update with version 0.9.5 with support for Blu-ray [...]

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