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Sharing on your Facebook Wall: You Share, I Share.

Sharing on your Facebook Wall: You Share, I Share.

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Heard that saying that goes something like “what you don’t know won’t hurt you”? Well, things might be a little different on Facebook. In my last post New Facebook Features and Privacy Policy: What does it mean for you? I mentioned some changes to Facebook that users should be aware of. Adding on to [...]


New Facebook Features and Privacy Policy: What does it mean for you?

New Facebook Features and Privacy Policy: What does it mean for you?

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About a week back Facebook presented the Open Graph API and the Open Graph Protocol at its f8 Conference. Using Open Graph, site can now use the social information of Facebook users. All that is needed is to slap on a 3rd-party plugin or a Facebook application, one as simple as a ‘like’ button.
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Google Buzz: Official Buttons and Widgets

Google Buzz: Official Buttons and Widgets

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If you have been active on Google Buzz, amassed an astonishing number of followers on Buzz or have implemented Buzz widgets since day one, 13th April 2010 is an important day for you. Google officially announce the support for Buzz buttons posting directly to your Buzz account instead of Google Reader. Since Gmail accounts outnumber [...]


The iPad Revolution: Got Yours Yet?

The iPad Revolution: Got Yours Yet?

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Call it what you will and make fun of its name if you must (I did too). I still think the iPad is nothing more than an oversized iPod Touch on steroids. The iPad will hit the stores officially today. For some, April 3, 2010 is the day they been waiting for; be [...]


Google is EVIL

Google is EVIL

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Cast of Google is EVIL:

Jennifer Aniston (Firefox)
Gisele Bundchen (Gmail)
Scarlett Johansson (Skype)
Angelina Jolie (Google Chrome)
Adriana Lima (Google Apps for Domains)
Brad Pitt (Google Buzz)
Howard Stern (Hotmail)
Rod Stewart (Roundcube)
Rachel Weisz (Google Wave)



IE Must Die, Is Dead: Google to phase out support for IE6

IE Must Die, Is Dead: Google to phase out support for IE6

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I should feel dumb for asking a silly question like this but I will not because there are dumber idiots out there. Seriously, how many of you folks still use IE6 (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6) till today? The only chaps I know who use IE6 are those who are in government service or work in [...]


Removing the TrojanDownloader: Win32/Renos.JM

Removing the TrojanDownloader: Win32/Renos.JM

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Alas, even the prudent tech savvy me has succumbed to being infected by this elusive and persistent malware. Silly me downloaded an executable file yesterday evening, did a simple ‘Scan for virus’ using the right-click context menu. Kaspersky reported no virus found and proceeded to launch the file. As I waited 2 seconds for a [...]


Windows XP Professional x64 vs. Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Windows XP Professional x64 vs. Windows 7 Ultimate x64

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Once again, my trusty R60 is starting to act up again and showing signs that perhaps an OS reinstall will be the best way forward. I first purchased the Lenovo laptop in early 2007 with Windows XP Professional x86 pre-installed. Since I qualified for a free upgrade, I ordered the Windows Vista Business x86 upgrade [...]


Internet Explorer expected to lose another 50% of market share

Internet Explorer expected to lose another 50% of market share

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It is surprising to me somewhat that even till today, Internet Explorer (IE) continues to be the most used web browser with 62.69% market share. The open-source Firefox (FF) web browser by Mozilla was released on November 9, 2004. With v3.5.6 available to the public, Firefox now holds just shy of a quarter of the [...]


Firefox Mobile: Are you ready for the fox?

Firefox Mobile: Are you ready for the fox?

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Earlier this month, Mozilla announced that the first Release Candidate (RC1) for the mobile version of the popular Firefox browser will be available for download before 2010. With less than 10 days to go before the New Year, the beta is currently available for download for namely 2 mobile phones at the moment; the Nokia [...]


Google Wave invites

Google Wave invites

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I have 8 Google Wave invites remaining for now. Folks who will like an account during the preview stage, let me know. These invites usually go really fast so it’s on a first request first invite basis. For those who miss out on the first 8, I will send you an invite once Google frees [...]


Windows 7: Everything Windows Vista should have been

Windows 7: Everything Windows Vista should have been

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I received my free copy of  Windows 7 Professional Upgrade DVDs from Lenovo via registered mail yesterday afternoon. Packaged and sealed in a brown envelope, somehow I wasn’t overly excited as I would have usually been. Perhaps it was the lingering disappointment with Microsoft’s last version of Windows; the infamous Windows Vista. I have Windows [...]


Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.

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The Black Friday weekend is coming to a close and will soon be followed by Cyber Monday. The past week, most online stores like Amazon, Best Buy, Buy.com and Sears had most of their products going at discounted prices average between 30%-40% savings from the RRP. Of course in some cases, savings were more than [...]


UltraSurf: bypassing IP restrictions and anonymous surfing on Firefox

UltraSurf: bypassing IP restrictions and anonymous surfing on Firefox

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Ever been to certain website where you get a standard message that you aren’t able to view the content due to international copyright restrictions? One good example will be Pandora Radio where you would otherwise be able to listening to free internet radio. Due to recent copyright restrictions, this service is only available to U.S. [...]


Anti-Virus Software: Kaspersky Internet Security and STOPzilla!

Anti-Virus Software: Kaspersky Internet Security and STOPzilla!

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Getting online these days without a good anti-virus software can put your computer at extreme risk. Today’s viruses can come in many forms. malicious malware, trojans, key loggers, spyware to name a few are the most common threats. A number of anti-virus software today claim to offer protection from such dangers on the next. unfortunately, [...]


Internet Browser: Firefox

Internet Browser: Firefox

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If you are still using Internet Explorer for your surfing and browsing on the internet, its time you switched over to Firefox. Firefox is an open source internet browser software that offers you high level of security from the dangers of the internet. Anyone switching over to Firefox from Internet Explorer will immediately notice to [...]

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