Firefox is the world’s best browser, and Greasemonkey is one of the best extensions for it. What good is an add-on without any addition of fun? And of course, the big G, Google is the search engine we love ( though it maybe becoming the next Technorati). I personally like the Google logo, and if […]
Category: Technology
iPod bins at Microsoft’s Zune production team campus
Bins for disposing iPods have been placed at Microsoft’s Zune production campus. And there are actually a few disposed iPods in that bin! This has to be a joke. Or else, it is a twisted and sick Microsoft that we are seeing(as if they were not, already). Really. However, ‘t was but with a twist […]
Creative uses of Sony’s new razor-thin display
In my previous post, I had written about the thinnest display available, by Sony. I jotted down some ideas of using the display creatively. When I finished, I could not help smiling at it The possibilities The possibilities are quite amazing : Every gadget and gizmo which sports a colour screen could become thinner and […]
Sony unveils World’s Slimmest Display
Its a race for thinner displays which yield beatiful pictures and videos with millions of colours. Now, Sony, one of the pioneers of flat-panel technolgy, has unveiled a new type of display which is as thin as paper, and displays full colour videos. A spokesman for Sony said it has yet to decide on commercial […]
Nokia applies patent for lightning detector in cellphones
We’ve seen everything(camera, audio player etc.) and a kitchen sink thrown into a cellphone. Just when everything is cooling down, those blokes at Nokia’s labs have come up with a complex system to detect lightning. One of the pioneers in the field, the Finnish giant has filed applications for a patent for the technology. On […]
LEDs : Future of lighting, destroyer of incandescent bulbs?
It is an irony that the light bulb, long-time symbol of great ideas, will not be such a great idea anymore, as lawmakers in different countries are planning to ban the century old creation of Thomas Edison, because of its contribution to global warming. The successor? It is a big question, but at least for […]
Linux and open-source supporters challenge Microsoft to sue them
Microsoft had earlier said in a controversial statement that open-source software violate 235 patents owned by Microsoft. In a bizarre turn of events, angry, protesting users of Linux and other open-source software have given out their names and are now challenging Microsoft to sue them. The angry Linux supporters putting up names, the open-source OSes […]
FeedBurner adopts Feed Redirection Plugin, now renamed FeedBurner FeedSmith
FeedBurner FeedSmith is the newest weapon in FeedBurner’s arsenal of weapons(no, not the destructive type). Probably the most popular feed-related plugin for WordPress users, FeedSmith is just the old Feed Redirection Plugin by Steve Smith, rechristened and rebranded as FeedSmith. From now on, FeedSmith will be maintained and updated by FeedBurner. Feed Redirection plugin works […]
Apple goes greener, recycles iPods and eliminates toxins
Apple has received scathing criticism in the past from environmental groups. Now, in a response to criticism, Apple has unveiled plans to make it greener than its competitors. Atleast that’s what Steve Jobs has in mind. Steve Jobs gave out details for the company’s efforts to remove toxic substances from its products. Also in the […]
Prevent accidental closing of Firefox tabs with Permatabs Firefox addon
When browsing with a large number of open pages (especially if you are a heavy tab user), closing tabs accidentally is common. This happens very often because Firefox has close buttons on each tab, and when a large number of tabs are present, the proximity between those red close buttons get very small. To prevent […]