20. July 2010

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NoSQL Database Solutions Like CouchDB Gain Traction

Relational databases have been the norm for traditional as well as web applications. But, certain specialty web applications such as web based instant messaging have scalability needs that push the boundaries of traditional SQL based databases.
NoSQL databases are document oriented non-relational databases. It contains an ad-hoc and schema-free structure with a flat address space. It [...]

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19. July 2010

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JoliCloud Netbook OS Adds Nice Features in Version 1.0

JoliCloud Netbook OS is an incredible offering that can supercharge your netbook into a productivity center without being bogged down by heavy operating systems such as Windows 7.
JoliCloud is basically an internet operating system that mixes web connectivity with desktop applications and you can read our Jolicoud review here.

JoliCloud Netbook OS has now hit [...]

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16. July 2010

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Trailer of ‘The Social Network’ Facebook Movie Released

The Social Network, the movie about origins of Facebook has been the most talked about movie recently in the social media and tech circle.
Buzz for the movie has been spreading with teaser trailers with no actors but just dramatic music and voices.
Check out the trailer for this movie here

What did you think? [...]

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15. July 2010

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Trunk – An App Store for Evernote

Evernote has gone from an awesome note-taking application to a memory platform where various applications can hook into it through it’s API.
As a next evolutionary step, Evernote has announced the next extension in their platform – Trunk.
Trunk is essentially an Evernote App Store. It’s sole aim is to showcase applications, hardware and platforms [...]

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14. July 2010

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WordPress Tip: You Don’t Need an Embed Code Anymore

We run a slew of WordPress based sites and I was just dumbstruck when I came across this little known feature. Atleast to me. I am sharing this here in case you didn’t know about it either.
To embed videos or slideshows from various sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr, etc, I am used to grabbing the [...]

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13. July 2010

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Amazon Offers Free Year of Prime Shopping For Students

Amazon Prime is an enticing program and you can really get used to getting a free 2-day shipping for anything you purchase.Plus, there are also some exclusive email deals from time to time.
Amazon is extending a free year of Amazon Prime for Students to students with a valid .edu email address. That is a $79 [...]

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12. July 2010

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Gmail Gets Rich Text Signatures. Finally!

Finally, we can let out a huge sigh of relief. I love Gmail a lot and can’t even consider any other email service for all the features it has.
For years, Gmail users have been resorting to various workarounds to get HTML signatures in Gmail. I have regularly covered different ways to achieve this in [...]

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