Starting 20th December 2010, the train numbers for the trains running under the Indian Railways has been changed from a four digit format (eg 1234) to a five digit format (eg 12345). Following are the methods to find the new train numbers for the same: Scenario 1: You know the old 4 digit train … Read more
Following is the list of the various twitter accounts used by Google: Company-wide Google Google Jobs Google Public Policy Google Research Google SMB (Small and Medium Businesses) Google Students Google Talks Google Ventures Products and Services Blogger Blogger in Draft Data Liberation FeedBurner Gmail Google At Work Google Books Google Calendar Google Chat Google Contacts … Read more
Following is the list of the various official Google Blogs: Google Products Blogs Official Google Blog: The official Google blog listing general updates about technology, products, and miscellaneous. Adsense for Feeds: Google Merchant Center Blog: Blogger Buzz Blog: Book Search Blog: Google Checkout Blog: Google Chrome Blog and Google Chrome Releases Blog: Custom Search Blog: … Read more
Suppose you have a few programs that are frequently used, and you want to use keyboard shortcuts for them. Here are the steps to add keyboard shortcuts to programs in Windows 7 (Mozilla Firefox is the program I will use as an example): -Right Click the program icon and select the option “Properties” – Next … Read more
Following is the way to check the version and details of the Windows Operating System running on your computer/laptop. Click the Windows Icon in the task bar. (Or alternatively, use the “Windows Key” on the keyboard) Next Type in “winver” (without the quotes) and hit ENTER. The Operating System with the details and build version … Read more
Many times, we come across software and applications that are 32-bit operating system compatible OR/AND 64-bit operating system compatible. Ever wondered how to find the type on your computer/laptop? Here’s the method: Click the Windows Icon in the task bar. (Or alternatively, use the “Windows Key” on the keyboard) Next, right click the “Computer” option. … Read more
Latest from the banquet table of Google is Google Instant. Check out the introductory video done by Google and the announcement post by Google. And also, Google Instant (Bob Dylan Style). Google Instant is the new feature that automatically starts listing the search results for the text typed (without the ENTER key being hit) and … Read more
With the Commonwealth Games 2010 due to start in a few weeks, the theme song has been launched. Composed by A R Rahman, the theme song is “Jiyo, Utho, Bado, Jeeto” (Translated from Hindi “Live, Rise, Ascend, Win”). Click here to listen to the track. I personally have liked the track quite a bit. I … Read more
I have been on a sorta hiatus since my last post. The world sure has changed to a large extent. 1) An octopus dethroned the mighty humans (and a wannabe parakeet too) to lay claim to be the title of “The Clairvoyant King” at the 2010 Football World Cup. 2) Shashi Tharoor transformed from this … Read more
A few days ago, while clearing out my spam mail, I chanced upon this email. It was hidden in the midst of the hundreds of spam email found. It’s an offer too good to be true 😀 Apparently the family is hidden away in UK, and they chose me to channel their money from Holland … Read more