As we all know FLV files cannot run on Windows Media Player and what I usually do is to open the related files with VLC player. VLC player is no doubt one of the versatile media players out there that can run many different video formats. However not everybody is willing to install another video [...]
Files with extension xlsx is the default extension for spreadsheets written in Microsoft Office Excel 2007. I really thought the extension was made backward-compatible and you don’t have to worry when you are about to open the files in previous version of Microsoft Excel like Microsoft Office Excel 2003. In fact, That’s not really the [...]
While most people prefer to use RSS aggregator like Google Reader over email subscription, there are times when RSS news delivery via email can prove to be a lot more convenient. This is especially true when you go somewhere where your mobile phone is the only device that can connect you to the whole world. [...]
Subscribing to many blogs is one way of learning latest buzz around the net. Another way of making sure you won’t miss anything is by subscribing to Google Alerts. Google Alerts can be utilized to keep ourselves updated about particular topics by specifying related keywords and the alerts will be sent right into your mailbox. [...]
Google Reader is now available on desktop, thanks to Adobe Air technology. As I never mention about Adobe AIR in my previous posts let me describe briefly what it is all about. Simply put, AIR allows web developers to transform rich internet applications into desktop applications which can be deployed across different operating systems. The [...]
Most of internet users use RSS aggregators to keep themselves updated with their favorite websites or blogs. By using the syndication, time taken to learn the goings-on in hundreds or even thousands of websites can squeezed be down into a small fraction of time, thus sparing us more time to do other useful activities.
Unfortunately, this [...]
I learned about this new service, Zemanta from TechCrunch. Basically this service enhances your blog’s content by doing research for you, thus resulting in a group of relevant links, photos and articles, which can be included into your post. It is a plugin for Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 that can be used with [...]
It’s almost a month I didn’t write up anything on this blog; I keep myself busy with the Eid Mubarak celebration and I got several things need to be sorted. After a long rest, it’s hard to get started again after losing all the momentum. Opening my google reader is a good headstart as it [...]
