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Download Pocket Wikipedia

Everyone loves Wikipedia ! Ever thought of reading Wikipedia even Offline ? Or , to carry it with your portable device ? Or , to Download Most Important Articles from Wikipedia ?

Here is Pocket Wikipedia ! A 176 MB download , for FREE !




Pocket Wikipedia is most essential tool for everyone : Students , Geeks , Professionals ......even housewives !


It is a hand-checked selection from Wikipedia which is about the size of a  fifteen volume encyclopaedia  , consisting around 24,000 images and 14 million words . You will find All essentials articles here . These articles are on all possible subjects .



Though the file size is too much and take a lot of time to be downloaded , but it worths . You can use it from your Windows / Linux PC and even from PocketPC ! You can also carry it with USB drive and hence can access from anywhere without caring of Internet connection etc .

I hope that it will be the most useful tool for you !

[ Download Pocket Wikipedia ]

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Six Indian Infotech cos among Top 100

Famous Business Magazine The BusinessWeek has listed 6 Indian Infotech companies in its Top 100 list .
This list , "The Infotech 100" is published annually , which ranks the firms on the basis of shareholder return, return on equity , total revenues and revenue growth . 

According to a  report  published in Economics Times , the ranking for these cos is as follow :

  • Bharti Airtel ( 21 )
  • Reddington India ( 55 )
  • RCom ( 66 )
  • Wipro ( 74 )
  • Satyam ( 91 )
  • HCL  (  95 )
While ,  Amazon is at the Top !
  
  [ Read the Report @ EconomicsTimes ]

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Google retiring AdSense Referrals

The Very popular AdSense Referrals is retiring . Shocked ??

Google Today announced that it will retire Referral service from Adsense , by the last week of August .


According to a post published on  official Adsense Blog : "Inside Adsense" , the DoubleClick Performics Affiliate Network will now operate as the Google Affiliate Network for advertisers targeting users located in the United States. Similar to the AdSense Referrals program, the Google Affiliate Network enables publishers to apply for advertiser programs and get paid based on advertiser-defined actions instead of clicks or impressions."

 

[ Read More at Inside Adsense ]

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Simple Mail : built-in e-mail client for FireFox

The Opera Browser has a very nice feature : built-in e-mail client . Hence , You can access e-mails from your all accounts at same place , just from your browser window . It uses POP and IMAP both .

Now , you can have such a great feature with your favorite FireFox3 .

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You need to add an add-on called Simple Mail . Once  installed , you can add your e-mail accounts with it and can get your all e-mails here . You can save them locally and hence access them while offline .  ( Great !! )

There are many more options  , like : searching with-in mails !

Now , you don't need any other e-mail client like Outlook , ThunderBird etc. as , it is an alternative of all them and provides ease of remaining with in your browser window !!

 

   [ Get Simple Mail 2.68 ]

 

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Microsoft to buy Powerset

Bill Gates has said  good bye to Microsoft and Windows XP is going on 30th of this month , but Microsoft still seems to have a bright future .

VentureBeat.com Reported that It is now going to buy Powerset .

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Powerset is a search engine , which has developed a technology that attempts to understand the full meanings of phrases you type in while searching, and it returns results based on that understanding.

 

The deal is worth around 100million+ .

 

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Use Weave for backup your Firefox settings

As Google is dropping its Browser Sync Firefox addon , you can try an alternative : Weave .

Weave is also a Firefox add-on and a Mozilla Lab Project .

It allow you to backup your Firefox settings such as your bookmarks, history, passwords, customizations and preferences and then sync them with the Mozilla servers so that you can access them from anywhere that allows you to access the Internet.

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[ Get Weave ]

 

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Log-in to Multiple User accounts simultaneously

Do you use Multiple user accounts on Gmail , Yahoo! etc ?

As , you can't log-in to multiple user accounts at a time , so managing many accounts simultaneously seems a tough task . Many people use two or more  browsers to access many accounts simultaneously . But , this trick can't be apply on all services and you need to switch to a different browser !


Well , There is solution to almost all problems !

FreewareGenius.com has posted a review of a nice and wise FireFoxplug-in , which makes you enable to log-in to multiple user accounts simultaneously . This plug-in : CookiePie is quite useful for people using more than one accounts !




Thanks FreeWareGenius.com !  [ Get CookiePie ]



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Export Your FeedDemon RSS Feeds to Google Reader

If you are using more than one RSS Reader ( like me ) , and want to read your all feeds in All readers then this is quite useful for you .

I use three RSS Readers - FeedDemon ( Default Desktop Reader ) , Google Reader ( This makes me enable to access my feeds from anywhere , while Online ) and Opera@USB ( Hence , I can carry my updated feeds with USB Drive and can read them from any Computer or Laptop with no Internet connection ) .

Now major problems comes that , how to manage the feed-item with these 3 readers . I use EXPORT / IMPORT options of RSS Readers .

Here is how you can export your items from FeedDemon to GoogleReader . You can follow the same way for other readers .


  • Select "Export Subscription" option from file menu .


Now , select those feeds or folders , which you like to export and choose the option of OPML . OPML is a file format used for exporting and importing RSS feeds . Hence , a OPML file will be saved to your hard disk .

  • Now , log-in to GoogleReader . Select the option to manage subscriptions .



  • Now select Import/Export tab to import your feeds here .

  • Here Import your OPML file from computer , and you are done .



You can follow this process to update your feed-list in different RSS Readers .

Some other cool utilization of OPML file are :

  • Hence , You can have a back-up of all your feeds .
  • You can gift this file to your friends in order to share your favorite feeds !!

Liked ?

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Get SnagIt FireFox Extension

Have you ever imagined of adding your favorite screen-capture tool SnagIt to your favorite browser FireFox as an extension ??

You can do so now !




After adding SnagIt extension to FireFox , you can enjoy using SnagIt right from your browser window . SnagIt will be available as a ToolBar .


This makes screen-capturing much easier . You can enjoy all the features of SnagIt here , like Capturing a Region or Entire webpage ( with auto-scrolling ) .

To add this extension Just click here .

If this link doesnot work for you , Visit this page to add it manually .

Moreover , TechSmith is offering free 30-days trail of SnagIt 9 . If you are not using it , Just grab the trail version right now .


There are many other screen-capturing add-ons for FireFox . If you like to try another one , FireShot is the best option .


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Get your FireFox 3 download certificate

Downloaded FireFox 3 ?

Now get the certificate for it !!!





Yes ! You can get your certificate of downloading FireFox 3 . Just Go Here !



As , the world is busy in downloading the FireFox 3 , we , The Indians , are just sleeping .

That is why , there is just 7K+ download from India , till 4:20 AM ( IST )on 18 June .




Wake up India , and download it to support the world record mission of FireFox 3 !

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Got FF3 Downloaded ? Alternative URLs

Its too late for Indians ! I could download it only after 11:30 pm after searching hard for proper links !


Well , If you are still without FireFox 3 Just download it from here ( Link for Window US edition ) .

In Case , you can wait for Mozilla to deliver it ( you find it too slow ) , there are several alternatives too ; As , FF is open source !!

You can get FireFox 3 from FileHippo.com .


I hope that Mozilla will successfully create the world record !!

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Gspace-store your files online with Gmail

As FireFox3 is releasing today , everyone on the Internet seems to be bitten by FireFox3 bug .

For the last two hours , I am surfing around the FireFox sites . I have installed many Add-ons and some new Themes .

I Just got a very useful Add-on Gspace , which can store your files online , in your Gmail account .


As , you know that Gmail offers a lot of space ( Currently , 6.67 GB ) and this space is increasing day by day . You can check your memory usage status here .

Gspace simply transfers your files to Your Gmail account . Hence, you have a nice online back-up all your data and you don't need USB pendrives to carry your important files . You can access these files from anywhere on the Earth , using an Internet Connection !!



Moreover , Gspace is a FireFox Add-on , so you need FireFox to use it .


Whenever , you transfer any file to your Gmail a/c using Gspace , it sends it as an attachment of an e-mail.




You can manage these e-mails by creating filters / Labels ( to Archive or Star them)

A similar service Gmail Drive is also there , which can even viewed and managed from "My Computer" and works as a stand-alone application ( Not a FireFox Add-on ) . But , I think that It doesn't work anymore ( as, I couldnot transfer any file and it shows that Gmail don't support it now !!! )


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Flock 2.0

As , FireFox 3 is coming today , the another popular browser "Flock" has launched its beta version as Flock 2.0 .


As , flock is powered by Mozilla so , Flock 2 is built on the same technology that powers Firefox 3 .

If you are active on social-networking sites , then Flock can be a boon for you . It is a "Social Web Browser" .

Download Flock 2.0 , as it has new integrations according to FireFox 3 , Like : It also incorporates Firefox 3’s favorite manager and the "awesome bar" .

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Jing : Best Free Screen Shot Tool

Wink ( from Debugmode ) was my default screen capture tool for a very long time . As , it is 100% freeware and easy-to-use . But , since when I have became more serious about screen capturing and recording , I switched to SnagIt . After having a trail, I simply purchased it ( SnagIt 8 ) because of its powerful capabilities .


But , now I have found another very Powerful Screen Capture and recording Tool : Jing . Jing is also from TechSmith , the owner of SnagIt . Let me tell you some cool features of Jing .




The TechSmith describe it as :

Is Jing a product? Not exactly. Is Jing a “beta”? Well, it’s not exactly that either. Jing is a concept that we’re evaluating to see if it can improve everyday conversations. Determining if Jing will be a product is what we are trying to do by gathering feedback from people like you. We think it’s a great way to improve daily conversations via email, IM chats and blog posts .Think of Jing as a supplement to all your chat discussions, email threads, forum posts and blog entries. It sits nicely on your desktop, ready to capture and share your stuff at a moment’s notice. Simply select an area of your screen, capture it as an image or record it as a video, and then click Share. Jing conveniently places a URL to your content on your clipboard ready for you to paste the URL into any of your conversations.

Hence , you can utilise Jing to create screenshots and videos and can share them easily with others . Your contents will be stored on TechSmith's Screencast.com , with a 200MB of space for storing screenshots and screencasts and 1 GB of bandwidth that renews monthly.

  • To take the screen shot , the process is very simple , just select the area on your desktopand select the option !

You can also opt for Video too !

  • Now you can edit the content . You can insert Text , Arrows etc. and save the image .



  • You are ready to share it with other . You can try TechSmith's Screencast.com or even , can upload directly to your flickr account !


Videos created with Jing are Flash SWF movies , that can also be embedded in web pages easily . You can see the FTP option in the screenshot ( above ) , hence you can upload it to your FTP account also .

You can explore the Jing yourself also , as it is very easy to use .

Now , the most attractive feature of Jing . It is FREE !!!

As , Jing is in Project Period ( Beta ) , hence is offered free . But , in future you may be asked to pay for it . Well , it deserves to be paid , just like the SnagIt .


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50+ Useful FireFox Extensions

Today , I read an article which has a list of 50+ Useful FireFox Extensions for College Students .

I am very sure that the list is super and these extensions are very useful to all netizens !


Here is the link to that Article for my Dear Readers !

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Most Loving Feature in FireFox3

World is going to set a world record of Downloads for FireFox 3 , which is going to be public on 17th .

If someone try FireFox RC then , I am 100% sure that he will start loving it !! I have tried almost all the new features of it ( See this for a cool Guide to FF3 ) . The feature , which is most loving with the FF3 is its brand new Address Bar !


The new address bar is an alternative to your all bookmarks & favorite links and is just like a Search in the History .

In Firefox 2 ( and in ALL other browsers ) the URL bar is fairly staid and plain, giving you a drop-list of recently-visted URLs and partial page titles. If you started typing in the Firefox 2 URL bar, it would generate a drop list of URLs whose domains matched what you were typing .

But , in FF3 the address bar is quite smart . It searches and lists all those URLs , which have a similarity in their domain-name OR in their complete URL OR even in Title of webpage , with the text you are entering in it . ( see screenshots ) .

  • The Drop down list , when "S" is entered .


  • The Drop down list when a word "India" is entered . Note that , Titles are also considered for listing .



So Great and unique . It is more powerful than the "Speed Dial" of Opera , whose newer version has launched last week .

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Guide to FireFox 3

Mozilla has just released RC 3 for FireFox 3 and going to release FireFox 3 on 17th June .
Well , a very important fact about RC3 is that , Firefox 3 RC3 for both Windows and Linux are the same as Firefox 3 RC2 ; only Mac OS X users need to make the upgrade.


Moreover , Google's offline-enabling browser plug-in, now simply called "Gears" has been updated to 0.3 with full support for Firefox 3. ( Thanks CyberNet ! )

Now , Want to Master FireFox 3 ?? Deb Richardson has written a very Powerful Guide for FireFox 3 . Learn it from Her Blog here .


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Future of XP

Most of us have disliked Vista and hence , haven't upgraded ( or have downgraded to XP ) .

Now Microsoft is planning that Vista users will get XP too, so that if they don’t like Vista, they can switch to XP. Hence , customers can still get a fresh copy ( as , MS is saying GoodBye to XP by the end of this month ) of XP by buying Vista (and then click on the Downgrade to XP button!).




This service of downgrade only applies to business/ultimate edition till now . But , soon MS will offer this to Home Edition too !!

Also , MS plans to provide support for Windows XP until 2014 .

See More About the future of XP .

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Get 1001 Free Fonts

If you are looking for some stylish fonts for your computer , and that's for free 1001FreeFonts.com is the best option for you !



This site offers a bunch of free fonts in different categories – such as 3D, Gothic, brush, sci-fi, handwriting, signature , etc - for both Windows and Mac . Plus, for paid members, there are a lot more than just the 1001 free fonts on offer here.



You can easily select the fonts by watching a preview and can download them one-by-one as .ZIP file . Later , you can install them on computer .

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Fake magazine covers with your picture


Everyone wants his ( or her ) face on popular magazines .


But , only few of us makes it possible . For rest of the us ( including me ) , there is an alternative way to satisfy themselves ( and their ego too ! ) : MagMyPic .
This site provides an easy way to create Fake magazine covers with your pictures on them .

You can see me @ the coverpage of Fame !!

Just Visit the site , upload your pictures and create covers .

Thanks Rockstar Sid !

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