Originally posted 2010-09-22 11:23:00. My wife and I are big fans of Sony Playstation 3. We use it more as a media streaming device and a DVD/Blu-ray player than as a gaming console. We use TVersity to stream videos from our desktop or notebook computers to our HDTV. With the 3D HDTVs gaining adoption and [...]
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Guide to managing your non-essential passwords
Originally posted 2007-06-23 04:28:51. Most websites offering a web service require you to authenticate with an username and password. How many times in a week do you find yourself, scrambling to your email to find that registration email you received or hitting the ‘Forgot your password?’ link? As a good ShanKri-la reader would do, you [...]
How to Install Google Chrome in Linux with Wine
Originally posted 2008-09-04 19:37:38. A lot of Linux users and Mac users were left out with yesterday’s Google Chrome release. Chrome is Google’s own browser that packs a lot of technical advancements under the hood and is competing headlong with the heavyweights such as Firefox, Safari, etc. Now, even Linux users can now run Google [...]
WriteMonkey is a Free & Powerful Writing Tool
Originally posted 2011-01-24 13:00:00. If you do any amount of writing, you are probably used to software like Word, etc. The downside with the modern tools are that they are ripe for distraction with all the bells and whistles. Every version adds more features and more options to deal with. Distraction free writing software are [...]
Evernote Opens up it’s API – Users Rejoice
Originally posted 2008-10-01 16:47:06. Evernote is a note-taking application on steroids. It has the winning formula and success written all over it. I did step over a line and called Evernote as a Google Notebook alternative. And it has definitely come true for me. I have completely ditched Google Notebook for Evernote. Evernote just introduced [...]
TweetDeck Goes Supersonic With a New Update
Originally posted 2010-11-03 07:00:00. Ok that might be a little bit of exaggeration but the new version of TweetDeck really has gotten an awesome speed boost. Twitter introduced User Streams API earlier that allowed for instant delivery of tweets. The older API allowed for the clients tto check for new tweets every few minutes. TweetDeck [...]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 08-04-10
Originally posted 2008-04-10 08:35:31. Firefox 3 beta 5 has been in the wild for a few days. If you haven’t had a chance to try it yet, you can snag this portable version of it and read this post to run Firefox 2 and Firefox 3 simultaneously. The advantage of the portable version is that [...]
What is that Orange button? – RSS for everyone
Originally posted 2007-04-25 01:57:25. The timing couldn’t have been perfect. Today, ShanKri-la’s subscribers as you can see is at 100! (definitely a big milestone for us) I know when I discovered what RSS does and started using it, I opened myself up to a whole new world in the internet. I religiously try to make [...]
Get SnagIt & Camstasia Software for Free
Originally posted 2007-11-30 08:05:46. The trend for a lot of software companies in this age of freeware is to release their old versions for free. This lets potential users TechSmith is doing just that with their award winning products SnagIt & Camtasia. SnagIt SnagIt is a Screen Capture and an Image Editing tool. It is [...]
Trouble Coding? Get help at RefactorMyCode
Originally posted 2007-10-09 10:30:17. I like to dip my feet into writing a little bit of code now and then. Most of the times I like to modify or in geek speak ‘refactor’ already written code to make it do what I want. As I have mentioned earlier, my blogging efforts started with my interest [...]
Top Web Applications Best Suited for Mozilla Prism
Originally posted 2008-04-23 10:29:52. Mozilla Prism, previously known as WebRunner, is a great application that splits the web applications from the browser and lets you run them from your desktop. Although in it’s infancy, Prism is already very useful for me and I use it for a variety of web applications that I need open [...]
Best Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Mega Zoom Camera Deal
Originally posted 2009-12-19 12:09:25. Are you doing your last minute Christmas shopping? Read on and see how you can get a free 2-day shipping for this amazing Superzoom camera. I am a big Canon fan and own a Canon Rebel T1i and a Canon Powershot SX10 IS. I have written several posts on camera deals [...]
Firefox Tip: How to Reset Firefox Master Password?
Originally posted 2007-05-09 02:24:17. Mozilla Firefox’s Password saving feature is nice if used in moderation. I use this feature for all the zillion websites that require you to register but does not have our sensitive personal information. Even then, some level of protection is better than nothing when it comes to allowing your browser to [...]
Microsoft Announces 10 Windows 7 Phones – Nov 8 in US
Originally posted 2010-10-11 15:00:00. If you have been confused with the mind boggling array of Android based phones flooding the cell phone market, brace yourself. Microsoft has just unveiled 10 new Windows 7 mobile based cell phones. Microsoft talked about the Windows 7 OS eight months ago and we are seeing that announcement come to [...]
Pomodoro Technique: How Does It Help Your Productivity?
Originally posted 2010-07-29 11:00:00. I am usually juggling a half a dozen tasks at anytime and as any fan of productivity knows that this is a recipe for disaster. I have tried different productivity tips and task managers online and offline but never really got a good grip on it. I have finally gotten down [...]
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