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How to Backup and Synchronise Bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox
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on September 23, 2011
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If you bookmark a lot of websites & love to save important webpages as bookmarks, it’s always a good idea to have them backed them up somewhere. The best backup place, of course, is the Internet where all your bookmarks stay safe from any possible hardware failures that may cripple your PC.
We are going to How to effectively backup and synchronize your bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox, one of the most widely used web browsers.
Delicious for all!
Delicious is no stranger to us, being the largest online bookmark organizing and sharing service. Meanwhile, Delicious also offers official add-ons for Firefox and Internet Explorer that keep the bookmarks in your browser and your Delicious account completely synchronized. If you’re using another browser, simply grab the Bookmark on Delicious bookmark-let and use it to save bookmarks in your Delicious account (rather than your browser).
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Of course, Delicious isn’t the end of the world, and you can choose from various other options if you want to. Read on!
Mozilla Firefox
We all love Firefox. With over 6000+ add-ons and counting, there are always more than one ways to get something done with this browser. And backing up bookmarks is no exception.
Like IE, manually backing up bookmarks in Firefox is dead simple.
Using Xmarks
Xmarks (previously Foxmarks) is a solid add-on that can sync your bookmarks and even passwords across multiple PCs. In addition, Xmarks can suggest tags for new bookmarks, and show information about your visited sites based on this bookmark database.
Xmarks is also available as Foxmarks for IE 6 / 7 and Safari 3(Mac OS X only), though with significantly less features.
How do you organise, backup and sync your bookmarks? Let us know your techniques. Say in the comments.
The Best Free Powerful FTP clients for Website Administrators
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on September 10, 2011
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If you maintain a Web site or blog, you need a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client to interact with the files stored on the host(Server). Mainly used for uploading and downloading files to and from a Web server, FTP clients can also download obscure files and documents from any number of servers around the world. The good ones make the process of uploading and downloading fast and painless with features that eliminate unnecessary steps and offer common security protocols. Instead files transfering, good FTP clients can give give you the power to mangae files at the both ends with the ability to perform more administrative actions on the files.
A number of different clients are available and found many that work quite nicely. But there are things in an FTP client, like drag-and-drop support and user friendly bookmark management might not be as high on your priority list. What’s most important is finding one that offers the best features for your specific needs.
There are plenty of FTP clients you can buy with all the features you need, but why pay if you don’t have to? Here are some free ones that make the process a little easier.
Best Free Powerful FTP clients for Website Administrators
FileZilla offers a paned, side-by-side interface in which you can drag-and-drop files to and from a specified server. It has all the advanced features you might need, like timeout detection and SSL secured connections. The site manager makes it easy to sift through your sites (if you have more than one) so updating specific pages is easy. You can also run multiple simultaneous transfers.
Core FTP LE is a feature-packed FTP client that’s free to home users and students. This one offers drag-and-drop transfers, a session manager, auto-transfers, and much more with an easy to understand interface. It’s a wonder this one costs nothing.
If you need a good FTP client or are looking to switch from your old one, check out one of these free programs. As always, let me know in the comments if you have a FTP client you like better (so I can use it!).
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Microsoft Vision 2019 – Envisioning what’s Possible[Video]
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on September 10, 2011
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Microsoft, after winows 7 decides to imagine the future & envisioning what’s possible. Some of the new technologies demoed including a “transparent wall” between two classrooms around the world, animated drawings, realtime conversation translations, surface displays, electronic boarding cards, transparent displays, mini projectors, electronic newspaper etc. Here is the future vision montage depicting & showing Microsoft’s dream envisioning exciting future ahead.
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Make a Ton of Ringtones & Swap Ringtones on Android (First Look Video)
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on September 8, 2011
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The Wonderful Mobile Application, Sharetones which is available for iPhones & windows, is now availabe for Android users, as Sharetones 1.0 beta.
Creating ringtones from songs you already own on your phone, Sharetones is able to send your songs to a database of over 65,000 tones and return several options that someone else has created. One ringtone may capture the intro instrumentals; another may clip the chorus. Best yet, for a limited time, it’s beta version is also Free.
The app won’t charge a thing on Android throughout the beta period, but after that it’ll cost you $1.49 for 3 recipes, $2.49 for unlimited use for a month, or 7.49 for unlimited use for a year.
Here is a video(Very First look) showing Swapping Ringtones on Andriod.
Google, Now In the Operating System(OS) Battle with Google Chrome Lightweight OS
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on September 8, 2011
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The Another Big blow from Google (already dominating the search engine market) to other OS giants, this time Google is into the Operating System Battle with its Google Chrome Lightweight OS. Just before nine months Google came up with Google Chrome, which has about 30 million users now.
Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. It code will be open-sourced and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.
Key aspects of Google Chrome OS
- Speed
- Simplicity
- Security
- Fast
- Lightweight to run faster web applications
Sundar Pichai, VP Product Management and Linus Upson, Engineering Director said in Official Announcment:
Computers need to get better.
Google Chrome OS will be used with Google Chrome Browser.
We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds.
Going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.
Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web
Chrome OS will run on x86-based PCs, as well as machines built around the ARM processor (such as so-called smartbooks).
So what does this mean for Android? According to Google, Chrome OS is in no way connected to Android, and that while Android was created with smartphones, netbooks, and other devices. Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks.
Major Work Focus:
- Getting instant access to emails, without wasting time waiting for their computers to boot and browsers to start up.
- Access to data without worrying about losing computer or forgetting to back up files.
- Better computing experience
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Feel the taste of your Favorite Guest Operating System(OS) on Linux with VirtualBox 3.0.0
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on September 6, 2011
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Running multiple OS on the system is the choice of various curious programmers who indulge themselves in working on different OS on the same PC which is very helpful to get knowledge, understanding the technology behind them & how they works. Although there a different methods like installing dual Os on the same system etc. using Virtual machines has become quite popular one commonly known as VirtualBox.
VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use the popular, amazing, open-source, virtualization software from Sun Microsystems. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), Solaris and OpenSolaris, and OpenBSD.
Sun xVM VirtualBox allows users to create “virtual machines” in their host operating system so that they can install any guest OS, facilitating the development, cross-platform running and testing of multi-tier applications on a single computer. Being very space efficient, Sun xVM VirtualBox has around 40 megabytes and is ready for use after just a five-minute install.
Recently VirtualBox from Sun Microsystems, reached version 3.0.0 a day ago. So, a more powerful one thatis VirtualBox 3.0.0 ia available now with lots of new features.
The big and breathtaking implements in VirtualBox 3.0.0 are:
- Users can now use Direct3D 8 and 9 games or applications.
- The new SMP (Symmetrical Multiprocessing) guest support with no more than 32 virtual processors.
Other major improvements & additions in VirtualBox 3.0.0 for Linux are:
- Support for Linux kernel 2.6.31
- Support for Guest Additions in Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
- Fixed CentOS 64-bit support
- Better performance for PAE guests on Linux kernel 2.6.29 or higher
- Better network I/O
- Revamped settings dialog
- Lots of fixes for 3D support
- Windows 7 Remote Desktop Protocol client support
- Fixed TX checksum offloading for Linux kernel 2.16.8 or higher
- Time synchronization handler provided by the new vboxadd-service module
- Added guest properties, which offers information about logged in users, operating system or network;
- Added USB high-speed isochronous endpoints support, with read-ahead buffering for input endpoints & many more.
Download Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0.0
What Microsoft forget to implement in Windows Explorer | StExBar provides you that
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on September 5, 2011
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Windows explorer helps you do things more easily. But If you have something that Microsoft had not provided in Windows Explorer like your own favorite commands which are not just available from the toolbar, but also via hotkeys and via a context menu. This means that you can line up all your favorite applications right on Windows Explorer’s toolbar.
StExBar is a toolbar for Windows explorer that adds a number of handy commands and shortcuts to it. By default StExBar includes some common action like create new folder, copy file path, rename, open command prompt and a few others. You can also add custom executable files to it.
The StExBar Below the Windows Explorer
It comes with a ‘lightweight’ console which simply requires command you like to execute into the edit box on the right of the StExBar and hit enter. The command will be executed in the system console.
For example, creating a new folder will be just a one click away. It allows you renaming multiple files at once.
You can also perform the following activities with one click:
- Rename many files or folders at once using regular expressions strings
- Copy the full paths for files and folders
- Copy the name of files and folders
- Open a command window set to the current working directory
- Show/hide system files with one click
- Add your own custom buttons and commands
- Use the text box on the right to filter items in a folder
Configure it according to your taste & Add more commands
You can also go into the Options dialog and change the order of the commands if you like. You can also hide the filter box or use it as a command prompt replacement. Customize it with your own taste.
You can actually use that text box on the right as a command prompt. Go into options and uncheck “Use filter instead of cmd replacement”. Now you can type commands into the box just like you would if you did Start and then Run.
So, StExBar is a must have utility for making day to day tasks very easy & comfortable.
How to Remove Win32 Sality completely
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on August 22, 2010
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Win32 Sality virus mainly spreads though removable medias like the USB flash drives and external HD’s. This virus are is known as the variant of “new folder” virus and are capable of replicating itself into every folder inside the hard disk.
Common problems with Win32 Sality includes:
1. Able to install any antivirus or any software.
2. System functionality like Task Manager, Reg-edit , MS-config etc. can stop working & in some cases control panel as well as your folder options.
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Virtual Touch Layer Keyboards and Projection Technologies | A Voyage of the Virtual World
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on May 4, 2010
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A Voyage of the Virtual World, A section devoted to the hats-off innovative techniques & devices which are not only providing best solutions to present day e-scenarios but also opening new realms in innovations, exploring new future-tech possibilities & prophetic visions. As the result of Virtual touch layer and Projection technologies, the Virtual Keyboard is the live example of the human imaginations realizing to truth.
Virtual Keyboards(also known as onscreen keyboard, soft keyboard, virtual laser keyboard (The VKB), projection keyboard) software and/or hardware component combination, with the primary purpose to provide full QWERTY keyboard functionalities virtually to the user like entering characters & keystrokes. They can be projected and touched on any surface. The keyboard watches your fingers move and translates that action into keystrokes in the device. Most systems can also function as a virtual mouse. Each time touching the image on the surface of a key generates a unique electronic signal corresponding to a key’s image. Virtual keyboards are also used as features of emulation software for systems that have fewer buttons than a computer keyboard would have.
Virtual keyboards are also compatible with many Smartphones and PDAs & are replacing the millions of foldout keyboards sold for Palm and other handhelds in the smart cellular phone market.
With a large number of applications including projection notepads that track any pen, pencil or pen-like object; gestural interfaces for devices with inconvenient or ultra-small form-factors or locations (ie-wearable computers); and user identification and authentication through facial recognition, sight-enabled applications in consumer games, premise security, automobiles, military-aerospace, and medical applications. Using these virtual facilities the chance of breakage and infection transfer is reduced. Additionally virtual keyboards require no cleaning and they have no wires, buttons, or switches. All mechanical input units can be replaced by such virtual devices, optimized for the current application and for the user’s physiology maintaining speed, simplicity and unambiguity of manual data input. 
Senseboard Technologies (http://www.senseboard.com) further extending the capabilities by providing the technology. The user can type on a hard surface like a desk or table, or into the air. The hand-mounts measure finger two hand-mounted devices that connect to the target computing device with the help of Bluetooth wireless networkingovements and tell the handheld what keys the user intends to press, based on the ubiquitous QWERTY keyboard layout. There’s also a pause function to capture the motion of the fingers and hands, enabling keyboard functionality.
Kitty (http://www.kittytech.com), a finger mounted keyboard for data entry into PDA’s, Pocket PC’s and Wearable Computers
. KITTY, an acronym for Keyboard-Independent Touch-TYping, is a fingermounted keyboard that uses touch-typing as the method of data entry. The device targets the portable computing market and in particular wearable computing systems, which are in the need of a silent, “invisible” data entry system based on touch-typing. The new device combines the idea of a finger-mounted chording device (such as the “Twiddler” by the HandKey Corp.), with the advantages of a system that uses touch-typing (such as the Virtual Keyboard by Senseboard or the Scurry by Samsung) References: Canesta(http://www.canesta.com) Developer VKB Inc (http://www.vkb.co.il/) Virtual Devices(http://www.virtualdevices.net/)
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