how to change new gmail themes
i do not think it is a problem for those using new standard version of gmail. just click “Settings” & at the right-most tab you will find “Themes”. just click on any theme to activate it.
but remember this option is only available to “Newer Version”. so if you are using old standard version or basic [...]
buddies can send you email using your phone number
you don’t have to bother anymore to spell out your email address to your buddies or notify them about your id change. your phone number can serve both the purposes. use CallMail to create an email address with your phone number & take advantage of this free email forwarding service. if your friend has got [...]
try Windows Vista online in your browser
you can take a test drive of Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 online without having to install it in your computer or download anything. just go to this site using IE & log in to have a look & feel of this operating system. you can directly explore the product or can use exercises or [...]
Google’s free sms & subscription service for India
Google India has launched a new free sms & web subscription service & its called Google SMS Channels. the service is in still google labs but you can use it. through it you can subscribe to news, blog rss feeds & other information like horoscopes, jokes, cricket score updates or stocks via sms messages in [...]
easiest way to take a screenshot of your computer screen
when i wrote the last post i was wondering how to take a screenshot of computer screen & found the simple way of doing it by using Print Screen SysRq key in the keyboard. just press the key & it will catch the shot of your computer screen & copy it to clipboard. you can [...]
how to uninstall Windows Messenger
have you ever used built-in Windows Messenger of Windows XP? i didn’t. its annoying when you don’t use a service & it loads every time windows starts up. here is the way you can uninstall it:
go to C:\WINDOWS\inf & find the file sysoc.inf
make a back up of it & now open it
find the line [...]
going back to 2001 with google
to celebrate the 10th anniversary of google’s birthday they have brought back the oldest available search index of them. you can have a taste of google search results as was on January 2001. no Gmail, Myspace or FaceBook is there. if you are feeling nostalgic just check it & you will feel how internet was [...]
quality free online conversion from YouTube video to mp3
you can convert from YouTube flv video to mp3 music quite easily. i was looking for such service to convert a few video songs from YouTube & have found two useful sites that i have tested personally.
vixy.net will convert the file into mp3 automatically when you enter the YouTube url & start the process. you [...]
access your favourite sites in one place with thumbnails
those who have used Google Chrome have seen the thumbnails of sites you have already opened to choose from when you start Chrome. i have found a site that lets you use this type of service with full control in any web browser.
just register a free account in Tizmos & you can add your favourite [...]
hide your files behind a photo
you can hide your files as a JPEG image file without any special software. follow the few simple steps:
gather the files you want to hide & create a .rar file(e.g. files.rar) with WinRAR or any other software.
copy the image(e.g. photo.jpg) you want to use at the same directory as the .rar file, say c:\hide
now open [...]
