05.05.2008
by K
Category Money Matters
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I am one of those who’s been paying about $40/month for traditional long distance phone calls here in the US. I have long known the benefits of VOIP but the cost difference wasn’t that big for me to leave my convenient setup with AT&T - DSL + Long distance [...] Continue Reading…
Hello newcomer, did I say welcome to ShanKri-la yet? Before you move on, just wanted to thank you for visiting and we hope you come back and see us again!
Tags: finance, household, phone, reviews
29.04.2008
by K
Category Tech for Life
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Ah, the good old Firefox extensions. Let’s see what kind of extensions I have been able bring to you in this week’s picks.
No-NSFW: Ever accidentally click a link just to see a Not Safe For Work picture with blinking banners around it? This extension is set to help warn [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: add-ons, firefox
23.04.2008
by K
Category Tech for Life
9 Comments →
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 [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: prism, reviews, software, tools, web apps
16.04.2008
by K
Category Tech for Life
26 Comments →
Last week, I reviewed a cool file sharing web application in private beta - DropBox. I have had a chance to get a sneak peek at another cool web application, Evernote, in the last few weeks. It’s quickly replacing my need for Google Notebook and I find it worth [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: blogging, mobile, prism, reviews, web apps
15.04.2008
by K
Category Tech for Life
6 Comments →
As much as I love trying new web applications and services even when they are in private beta, I was a late adopter when it comes to Twitter. I finally gave in a couple of months back just to see what gives and was immediately taken by the power [...] Continue Reading…
10.04.2008
by K
Category Tech for Life
5 Comments →
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 [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: add-ons, firefox
09.04.2008
by K
Category Tech for Life
42 Comments →
Here I go with another one of my favorite web applications. This one is a cross-over web/desktop application. Read on to find out why:
Anyone with multiple computers like a desktop, personal laptop and a work laptop would know the pains to find the right file you need for a [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: reviews, web apps, windows