More news about Google. If you use FeedBurner, you’d know that Google acquired them and here is a positive fallout from that acquisition. If you have been paying for FeedBurner PRO, you won’t be billed for June 2007 and after. For everyone else, it is free and you can activate the FeedBurner Stats PRO right […]
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Google arrives at GrandCentral
Google has acquired GrandCentral, the ‘one number for life’ service that we have featured here before. GrandCentral (in beta but aren’t they all?) is an innovative web-based voice communications service that promises one single number for life and gives you the ability to manage all your phones from one single web interface. I have gotten […]
Windows Live Writer – Portable version
I have been using Windows Live Writer for my blogging ever since I heard good things about it from a few fellow bloggers. I have to admit, Microsoft has done stuff mostly right with this product. I do have a few gripes but nothing major. I use my USB drive a lot and I have […]
Google Docs gets a facelift – GMail to follow?
Google Docs & Spreadsheets have gotten a nice facelift. Docs is Google’s alternative to Microsoft Word and Spreadsheets for Excel and they are both web applications but with the slick interface you’ll hardly feel so. Google has believed that tags and search combined should satisfy Docs & Spreadsheets users after its wild popularity in GMail. […]
Online Password Manager – Clipperz
Here is my promised review of the online password manager I started using last week – Clipperz. I had originally come across Clipperz in a post at Daily Cup of Tech where Tim asked his readers if they would use an online password manager. If you’d like you can see my reply in the comments […]
Wesabe gets cash accounts & flashier
I use Wesabe to track my personal finances and I have written about it before. It is definitely well worth a look if you are looking for a way to manage your personal finances online but securely. What was a great product just got even better with these new features: Cash Accounts Previously, Wesabe just showed […]
What does CSS, Google, Viruses & IP have in common?
Nothing. I just wrote a post with them all and hence the title. Got you interested didn’t it? So, for your reading pleasure, a few very useful tips that I came across this week in no particular order . Future Proofing your CSS edits This is for the bloggers or web masters on self-hosted platforms […]
Are you buying an iPhone?
Wow. I can’t remember when a cell phone launch has created such a buzz like Apple’s iPhone has! It sure is set to turn out to be a huge moneymaker for Apple, a $10 Billion business by a Business Week estimate! If you haven’t seen an iPhone ad yet, here are some TV ads at […]
Kyle’s Cove and Website Grader
One of my recent adds to my daily read section in my feed reader is Kyle’s Cove. Kyle authors his technology blog and I find it very resourceful just in the few days I have been following and earned his way into our Blogroll. If you like ShanKri-la’s content, I am sure you will like […]
GMail filter tips and increased attachment size
There is no doubt GMail created more than a ripple when it was invite-only with 1GB storage space, search, better spam handling, labels and filters. I have been using GMail ever since I got my first invite from a friend when giving out GMail invites was the rage. One of my favorite features of GMail […]
5 easy ways to read RSS feeds
You learned about RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds in this simple but informative video. Now, you are attracted to the orange button like a bug to the light. If you don’t know what RSS is, look at the life-changing tutorial video.. maybe not that radical but it’s sure to change your browsing experience. And don’t […]
Free CSS Authoring Tool – Simple CSS
I am learning CSS and PHP. In fact, that was the whole reason I started out with ShanKri-la. To get myself educated with a little bit of the behind the scenes web technology. I just came across this free tool today to author CSS – Simple CSS. It is provided by HostM.com web hosting. This […]
Google Analytics gets a facelift
Google Analytics is a great tool to look at your website statistics and measure your site growth, trends, etc. Google made this enterprise class application free to use by the masses including me. Today at the Emetrics summit in San Fransisco, they have unveiled the new version of Google Analytics. They are rolling out the […]
ShanKri-la’s Top 5 Firefox Extensions
I recently came across the Group Writing Project at ProBlogger. There is a whopping number of people writing a Top 5 list of their choice and a lot of them make a great read. Plus, you get a shot at winning $1001. As my regular readers would know, I like to write about Firefox so […]
