Originally posted 2011-01-14 08:00:00. My 17” Dell Vostro notebook at work is a nice and powerful machine for the tasks I run on it. It has one problem though. It gets hot where I place my left palm beside the trackpad. I had been using a cheap notebook cooler from meritline but it broke within [...]
Digsby is my Favorite Instant Messenger
Originally posted 2008-03-24 09:51:19. That’s right. Move over Meebo. Move over Yahoo Messenger, GTalk. Digsby on the covers will look like one of the dozen multi-protocol Instant Messenger clients out there. But, this is by far the best integration I have seen among them. I am not just going to say that but actually tell [...]
SublimeVideo is a Delicious HTML5 Video Player
Originally posted 2010-04-28 12:00:00. Watching embedded videos and streaming videos were totally restricted to Adobe Flash based platforms on web browsers. But, change is in the air. HTML5, the newest version of the HTML language that powers the Internet, has brought native support for audio and video embedding without the need for browser plugins like [...]
Which Apple iMac Should I Buy?
Originally posted 2010-01-02 17:38:29. That’s exactly the question my friend asked me last night. Apple just released a new round of iMacs recently refreshing their successful all-in-one desktop computer line. I have been considering purchasing an iMac for my wife some time soon and have been researching a little on the options. When my friend [...]
Sony Playstation 3 Can Play 3D Blu-Ray Movies
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 [...]
H&R Block At Home 2009 Deluxe Tax Software $20 (Updated)
Originally posted 2010-04-04 13:00:00. It’s Tax season! Amazon has H&R Block At Home 2009 Tax Preparation Software (formerly TaxCut) in Deluxe and Premium versions as CD or Download for $19.99 & $18.99 respectively. Here are the links to the software CD version and the download version H&R Block At Home 2009 Deluxe Federal + State [...]
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 [...]
Typealyzer – What Type is Your Blog?
Typealyzer analyzes writing style in the blog based on text patterns, etc and determines the type of blog. Of course, naturally I put ShanKri-la to the test and we came out as
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 [...]
Google Chrome OS And Chrome Webstore
Originally posted 2010-12-08 13:00:00. Google announced Chrome OS a year back and they have finally come out with a version to get feedback from real users. So, Google is piloting a program where they are going to give selected users a Google Chrome OS tablet and get constant feedback from users. We’re starting with the [...]
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 [...]
Trade-in Your Old Consoles and Get a $100 Amazon Credit
Originally posted 2011-01-28 13:00:00. Amazon is offering a Nintendo DSi trade-in and gives you Amazon gift cards in exchange and may be get the iPod Touch 4G you have been wanting to buy? You can also trade-in your old DSi & other console games for Amazon gift cards. For example, here are a few trade [...]
Get CommentLuv And KeywordLuv For Your Comments
Originally posted 2008-05-06 10:16:39. I am a firm believer in showing love to my readers, bloggers and non-bloggers alike. I have been a ‘Do Follow‘ adopter from the very beginning of my blogging days. DoFollow For those unaware, WordPress makes comments a ‘nofollow’ link to make it unattractive to spammers. But, there has been a [...]
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 [...]
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