Tag Archive | "web apps"

Access Blocked Websites By Email

Sunday, November 15, 2009

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Access Blocked Websites By Email

For some reason, my getting around blocked websites has received a tremendous response here. So, I figured I’d share another way you can get to blocked websites just by using your email. MailMyWeb.com is a beta web service that lets you send an email with the url of the site you want as the subject. In [...]

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Dropbox Updated for Ubuntu 9.10

Saturday, November 7, 2009

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Dropbox Updated for Ubuntu 9.10

Ubuntu 9.10 dubbed Karmic Koala was recently released. One of the major features was the introduction of a file sync service from Ubuntu with 2GB free space. Dropbox has long offered support for Ubuntu Linux. And they have answered yet again by updating it for Ubuntu 9.10. If you’d like to try Dropbox or even use [...]

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Was My Gmail Hacked This Morning?

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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Was My Gmail Hacked This Morning?

I really thought that was the case when I saw a bunch of emails marked as read when I know for sure I hadn’t opened them. I was in a 3 hour meeting. My first thought was to check to see if anyone else is logged into my Gmail account elsewhere right now. You can do that [...]

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Sync Folders Outside of My DropBox to Dropbox

Monday, November 2, 2009

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Sync Folders Outside of My DropBox to Dropbox

Dropbox is an excellent file sync software that offers upto 2GB free storage. However, Dropbox limits you to sync files only in My Dropbox folder. However, you cannot beat Dropbox for the fast superior seamless syncing it offers. I use Windows Live Writer extensively for my blogging and I wanted my drafts folder to [...]

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How to Add Facebook Events to Google Calendar?

Saturday, October 31, 2009

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How to Add Facebook Events to Google Calendar?

I use Google Calendar all the time now that I can sync Google Calendar with my iPhone. Go to Events page in Facebook (see the bar in the bottom of the page) Look for Export Events link in the Events page Copy the url in the popup window Go to Google Calendar – Look for Other Calendars in the [...]

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Quick Tip: Access Google Tasks In Full Browser Window

Monday, October 26, 2009

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Quick Tip: Access Google Tasks In Full Browser Window

Google Tasks has been a welcome addition for a lot of Gmail fans. Plus, Google Tasks has been made available from a variety of Google web apps like Google Calendar, etc. The only downside so far is that Google Tasks opens in a small window inside of Gmail or Google Calendar. Google Tasks can now be accessed [...]

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Google Reader Steps Up Personalization Efforts

Friday, October 23, 2009

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Google Reader Steps Up Personalization Efforts

Google Reader has yet again stepped up against an invisible opponent (seriously is anyone else even close now?) in the web based RSS reader space with more personalization options. Google Reader team has been busy introducing features that aim towards making it easy to find good web content, sharing it with your friends, leaving a comment, [...]

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