ScratchBack is an online ‘tipping’ system where you can ‘tip’ a publisher and get a link back in return. You can sign-up for a free account and create a widget like the one you see on this blog sidebar. I like the whole concept behind this widget. You have probably seen ‘Buy me a beer’ [...]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 2007-11-29
Firefox 3 Beta 1 has been released but a lot of the extension developers haven’t caught up with updates yet. Maybe the next time I do the picks, we’ll have more extensions compatible with Firefox 3 and I’ll start mentioning that as well. A word of caution before you try Firefox 3 beta 1: remember [...]
Contests With Cash Prizes Are Just Awesome!
$200 Cash Contest from Lifejotter.org I made a good friend from helping Bunk move his WordPress.com blog to his self hosted WordPress blog, Lifejotter.org. Bunk talks about lifestyle design and the art of making life work to your advantage. He makes convincing and insightful points in every post he makes and I totally recommend his [...]
Ready for a Serious Windows Explorer Makeover?
Are you tired of your old Windows Explorer’s plain looks and lack of killer features that could make you more productive? You’d probably like this if you are like me and keep going back to Windows Explorer out of habit even if you have a Windows Explorer alternative installed. There are several other free alternatives [...]
3 Super Fast Dictonaries in the Internet
I have stopped looking up words in my Webster’s College Dictionary a while back. I used their online version for the longest time before I started using other super fast means of finding meaning for words in the internet. I have listed them in the order I have found and used them, Google being the [...]
Proud of your Blog? Show off your Rankings
Blogging is all numbers. Number of visitors. Number of pageviews. Number of subscribers. Number of comments. Number of posts per week. Google Page Rank number. Alexa Ranking number. Compete number. Technorati Authority number. Number of pages in Google’s Supplemental index. Every blogger is at some point guilty of obsessing with these numbers. If you are [...]
Be The Blog: Best Blogger Award There Is
I good friend of mine Brown of Brown Thoughts recently conferred me this awesome award – Be The Blog. It was originally created by another great friend of mine Mark Sierra of Me And My Drum. I am flattered and humbled that such fine people recognize and appreciate my humble efforts. Thanks Brown! Be The [...]
Remember the Milk – Reloaded With New features
Remember the Milk is my choice online task manager. As fun as the name sounds, the application is very intuitive to use as well as very web 2.0. I have wrote about Remember the Milk here, here and here. Remember the Milk – Reloaded My favorite application to keep track of tasks in different lists [...]
Friday Deal: 4GB USB Drive for $14.95 w/FS
If you are in the market looking for a solid 4GB USB Drive, Buy.com has a 4 GB Kingston DataTraveller USB Drive for $24.95. If you sign-up for a (free) new Google Checkout account, you can get it for $14.95 with free shipping. This is the lowest I have seen for a 4GB USB Drive [...]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 07-11-13
It’s time for another look at some of the Firefox extensions making the rounds this week. For the new readers, I do these picks post every couple of weeks or as soon as I come across enough extensions to warrant a post. You can see the previous posts in this series at the bottom of [...]
Get Directions from your Mobile Phone
Ever forget to print and take directions and a map with you while traveling? It’s not fun getting lost in a big city. Even if you are well prepared, plans might change and you might need to go to a place that you didn’t get directions for. No worries. Just dial ‘DIR-ECT-IONS’ (347-328-4667) from your [...]
Diwali 2007 Giveaway Winners
We had a wonderful participation for this contest even though the prize was modest. I would like to heartily thank every one of you who took the time to enter the contest. Thanks for the blog posts. Thanks for the stumbles. And thanks for subscribing to our feed! Here are the list of participants who [...]
ShanKri-la goes Mobile with Mofuse
Mofuse is a web service that lets you instantly create a mobile version for any blog or RSS-enabled website. Quick facts about Mofuse You can track visitors to your mobile version Anyone can create a mobile version for any RSS enabled website or blog You can Brand your site with custom logo Option to integrate [...]
Diwali Contest 2007 Deadline Extended
Thanks IngaOz of NiggyBuzz for alerting me to the problem with our Contact form. I had mentioned earlier that the Diwali Contest ends tonight at midnight EST. But, since I had just posted the secret word in the RSS feed last night and the contact form malfunctioning, I am extending the deadline to email me [...]
Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for PassPack
PassPack has become indispensable for me to keep track of usernames & passwords for various services I use. I did an extensive review about this awesome service that goes beyond just managing usernames & passwords earlier. Here are some keyboard shortcuts that makes using PassPack such a breeze. Press 1 & click the star on [...]
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