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Monday, November 14, 2011

Uc Browser 8.1 Official(CN) Eng By RANjAN(Dtd:11.11.11)

New features and optimization(Copied from official website):
1 New Application Center can customize your favorite applications;
2 touch-screen machines to optimize page navigation, more compact layout, richer, intelligent push site;
3 touch-screen machine menu item layout, color optimization and adjustment;
4 download page security optimization, download security upgrade.



you can download it from HERE

UC PLAYER v 3.0.5.21 S60v5 { Dated 11.11.11} Eng By Ranjan

New Features(copied from official website) :
1. The new UI,to bring more fresh feeling.
2. A new video navigation center,through professional channels and categories,to provide comprehensive,direct,rich video content recommendation
3. Intelligent video version of choice,allowing you to choose your focus,you choose from our video version of your player
4. More intuitive local video list,by the way you capture the video preview.
5. Optimizing video search,video search offers a more convenient way to search hot words recommended,making it easier to find the hottest most recent fire video.

Function optimization:
1, the optimal decoding core performance, enhance the H264 encoding format of the video decoding part of the efficiency
2, the video call optimized UC UC browser page access experience
Fix the problem:
1, solve the video buffer to 3% of the UC prompt to play, the standard state ofthe play button under the screen does not issue
2, to solve the screen flicker when online live buffer issue 2011.11.08 UC Symbian platform 3.0patch video package updates:
First, the new features:
1, support the UCWEB page playback
Two, BUG repair:
1, modify,and mobile video software, the issue of conflict Special thanks to Friends of the faithful on the new version



you can download it from HERE

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

UC Photoshot V2.0.0.1 Eng By Ranjan(Dtd:081011)

UC snapshot S60V5, Symbian ^ 3 platform 2.0.01 release.
TRANSLATED IN ENGLISH BY RANjAN
UC snapshot pictures upload to meet the higher demands of you and to develop, quick start, fast shooting, fast sharing, wonderful moments, not to be missed! Pro, and quickly download it!

Features
1. Camera parameters, rich mobile phone camera parameters; focal length, flash, can be a key setting.
2. Easy to share UC's Paradise
Support UC account the rapid registration and login, choose to enter a comment, send a photo comments will be paradise.
3. Selection of memory card images, provide pictures on your memory card entry, convenient browsing, quick selection.
- Samsung and Sony Ericsson does not support symbian machine
- Supports S60v5, Symbian ^ 3 platform

DOWNLOAD FROM HERE

Sunday, September 11, 2011

UC Browser Co-Exists 8.0

Dear Friends Now You can Enjoy Co-Exists Version of Latest UC Browser 8.0. So From Now You can Keep your Favorite previous version as well as My Latest Release.



You Can Download From Here

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Uc Browser 8.0.060911 Official(CN) S60V5 English By RANjAN








Dear Friends after log wait now time to enjoy. I have translated Uc Browser 8.0 official chinese version in English.
New version features

1 New Application Center can customize your favorite applications;
2 touch-screen machines to optimize page navigation, more compact layout, richer, intelligent push site;
3 touch-screen machine menu item layout, color optimization and adjustment;
4 download page security optimization, download security upgrade.

DOWNLOAD FROM HERE

Friday, August 12, 2011

UC PLAYER v 3.0.2 S60v5

Dear Friends today UC Company has released UC Player 3.0.2. Now you can enjoy it in English.

Updates(Translated from Chinese using GOOGLE TRANSLATE):

1, optimized for Symbian ^ 3 platform compatible: Full-screen playback Huaping solve the problem.
2, optimization of online video navigation interface to switch the focus between the positioning of: recording and playback before and interface before switching the focus position.
3, optimizing local video list is empty when the interface experiences: not time to enter the local time, repeat to remind users to update the local list, the list is empty, add update links, update the local user list.
4, increase the default full-screen playback settings: Users can select the default by setting the entry way of playing full-screen or normal playback.
5, increasing emptying secondary to remind the local list box.



YOU CAN DOWNLOAD FROM HERE

Thursday, August 4, 2011

UC SAFE 1.1

Dear friends here is latest update of UC SAFE 1.1

New version features
1 to increase the software details information display;
2 for the first time features imported and login status to remind;
3 to better support the Symbian 3 handsets.


DOWNLOAD FROM HERE

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Uc Browser 7.9 S60V5 Eng By RANjAN (DATED 02.08.11)

[s3]NOTE:- TO ALL NEW USERS OF UC BROWSER, THIS APP IS FREE BUT YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR DATA USES BY YOUR OPERATOR.[/s3]
Uc Browser 7.9 final S60V5 Patch 2 Translated By RANjAN.






New features and optimization:
1. Download more powerful: to increase faster download offline, so yousave time and traffic that province. Download thefile, select the pagebefore downloading prompted to download offline, can be kept to anetwork disk and memory to the transfer station way todownload. If youwant to network disk files downloaded to local storage, you candownload off-line download manager page, select save to the local.
2. V3/V5/Symbian 3 view pictures on the new model in the browser andother microblogging map page, a key to activatethe plug-mode browse allimages for easy andsmooth, Figure Gengshuang. You can right-click menu,main menu, shortcut keys and other entry view images.
3. Registered users login, page will see your own avatar, individuality, enjoyment exclusively to your mobile phone browser.
4. Bookmarking optimization: Improvingthe bookmark move, delete,synchronization and other management operations, clear and simple;bookmark support multi-level directory to help you better manage alarge number of bookmarks.
5. The browser page tocomplete pre-reading, you can press the forward(keyboard machine according to [9] key) to open the next page, a key toenter the next page, saving even more peace of mind.
6. History function optimization: History inthe new look by the time interval, showing more clearly, to find more convenient.
7. Support page up anddown volume keys.
8. To solve the same position when the Wifi switch automatically withina certain time, the question prompted repeatedly to reduce thedisturbing, intelligent caring.
9. Clipboard increase in the number
10. Community sharing feature optimization: at any time to it, and better sharing.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD FROM HERE

Friday, July 22, 2011

[b][s3]= Supported formats =
.MP4,.AVI,.FLV,.WMV, .3 GP, .3 GPP,.MKV,.RM,.RMVB,.F4V[/s3][/b]

New Features :
1. The new UI,to bring more fresh feeling.
2. A new video navigation center,through professional channels and categories,to provide comprehensive,direct,rich video content recommendation
3. Intelligent video version of choice,allowing you to choose your focus,you choose from our video version of your player
4. More intuitive local video list,by the way you capture the video preview.
5. Optimizing video search,video search offers a more convenient way to search hot words recommended,making it easier to find the hottest most recent fire video.












New Features:
1) Increasing the system decodes the control interface,local video playback.
2) Increasing the drawing mode settings (some models because the phone system compatibility,drawing may not be normal,then you can switch the mode to see drawing).
Optimization:
1) The optimization of potatoes Youku and other video download.FLV playback stops.
2) A clear version and optimize the online version of the big screen resolution and smooth.
3) Optimize the video smoother,more fluid play.
4) The optimization of video recommended to reduce the download seed time,to accelerate the speed to open.
5) The optimal access point pop-up box, not many local players access point selection pop-up box.
6) The update recommends adding tips.
BUG FIX:
1) QQ splash screen problem fix.
2) The repair part of mobile phone audio free graph problems (can be set to switch drawing to resolve).
3) The repair can not play rmvb file association problem after.
4) The repair part of the mobile phone player to exit full screen background question.
5) The dynamic process of repair networking problems flashing circle.

DOWNLOAD FROM HERE

Monday, July 11, 2011

Comparison between google+ and facebook

I felt there are 5 key advantages that Google+ has over it Facebook which
might just cause a lot of headaches to Facebook over the next few months
and years.
#1. Money

Yes, Facebook also has a lot of money but Google has a lot more than
Facebook. Google can invest half a billion dollars for then next 5 years in
Google+ only to make sure Facebook’s rise is kept in check.

Facebook does not have that sort of portfolio and will have to out do
Google+, as it cannot outspend it.
#2. No Dependence on 3rd parties

Facebook depends on Skype for improving its chat services along with having
video chatting via the browser. This is mutually beneficial to both
Facebook and Skype.

Google+ depends on technology they have built with Gmail and Google voice
for powering chatting between Google+ friends and groups. Google also owns
Android, Google TV and Chrome OS which can power a successful social
product even more.
#3. Standalone products

Google+ has been built more like a common meeting point for all their
services like Gmail, Chat, Maps, Voice, photo sharing with Picasa and
YouTube. This means its a social network made for bringing together
different services offered by Google.

With Facebook there are no standalone products for video or images. I
cannot share images and albums with people without a Facebook account all
that easily like I can with Picasa.
#4. Search

Google has its own search engine which everyone considers the primary
source of traffic for almost any website. Facebook has some integration
with Bing to have Social Search but the results are not as powerful as yet
to really get Google worried.

But a powerful search feature built into Google+ will certainly give
Facebook more headaches to deal with.
#5. No Pressure

Facebook started as a college product and with its founders quite happy to
see it spread across universities in the United States. Facebook evolved
without the pressure of competing with the big boys of social networking.
MySpace and Geocities were the social services back then.

The lack of pressure to beat these large companies meant Facebook could
keep innovating and changing without upsetting too many users. Now Google+
is in the same situation. It is not expected to defeat Facebook in a
face-off and it can quietly improve its service, without worrying too much
about how users might react.
Facebook’s really big advantage…

I do not mean that Google+ has won the fight against Facebook. Not by a
long shot, as only recently Facebook announced it is used by over 750
million people. So how many people use Google+ will finally end up deciding
it’s eventual success or failure.

What are your views about Google+ and Facebook when compared? Do drop in
your comments.

Friday, June 17, 2011

UC SAFE V1.10 FOR NOKIA S60V5


UC Mobile Company has launched "UC SAFE" an innovative product to solve your all mobile data backup problem.

IMPORTANT FEATURES:

1, fast and secure backup of personal data to support phone contacts, text
messages, call history, calendar, UC browser and browser bookmarks, system
backup / recovery, a key to complete, quick and easy.

2, mobile software, backup, restore, upgrade, backup phone list of installed software,
restore from the network to download and install. You can check for installed software
updates and upgrades.

3, the selection of recommended software selection of the most popular free
download free software used to download and install all recommended software
through security checks, ease of use.

4, a variety of backup storage








You Can Get it from HERE

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

UC Browser 7.8.351

Dear Friends, Now you can enjoy latest patch of uc browser 7.8 (Translated By me) in English.

You can Get it FROM HERE

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Askives – A Search Engine to Get Straight Answers!

Most search engines spew out results in the form of links to other pages which they have indexed. The results depend on the keywords used to search for information. For example if you are searching for who directed a famous movie, chances are we come across a Wikipedia or IMDB link for the movie and then get the information, after click on the links.

Askives, gives direct answers to questions asked without just pointing to useful links.


Features of Askives

* The search engine prefers questions asked in form of How, What, Why, Who and why? These questions are typically like the example : How big is an Acre.
* The answer is direct – which is the straight answer. It also then shows possible answers along with links.
* It also has a section of resources and related questions which can help you out a lot if you are trying to look into something deeply.
* Users can share the answers on Facebook or tweet about it.

I liked the search service for it’s simple way of answering questions and not just pointing to relevant links in form of results. I surely think Askives cannot be another Google, but a browser add-on will be very useful.

Do try out Askives and drop in your comments.

Link: Askives

Use Multiple Search Engines Simultaneously [Searchr]



When I search for images for my blog posts in Google images, I might not find the desired image. Then, I will try searching on Flickr, if I can not find it there, then I would search in another image-based search engine and the hunt continues.

This consumes a lot of time and sometimes I wish there was a search engine which shows results from all the top search engines at one place, so we don’t need to switch between different search engines.

If you’re like me then Searchr might work like a charm for you as it does the same i.e. showing up results from the top search engines.

Six types of searches can be done on Searchr, they are Web, Images, Torrents, Videos, Files and Mp3 Downloads.



Searchr Features

1. Web search: You can get search results from the top 7 search engines namely Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Ask, Wikipedia, Dogpile and Yippy. It misses Altavista which is better than Yippy
2. Image search: All in all, there are seven image-based search engines, the major drawback here is that, it misses Flickr. Iconfinder is great addition as you can find icons of all types and sizes in it.
3. Video search: The videos section is a bit buggy, as the YouTube video results doesn’t load up. Dailymotion and Metacafe could’ve been added instead of AOL videos.
4. Torrent search: It lists the major Torrent search engines like isoHunt, BtJunkie etc.
5. File search: Uses Google’s site: syntax to search for files in popular file hosts like Rapidshare, Hotfile, Megaupload etc.

So, have you tried Searchr? How is it? Drop in your opinions!

Link: Searchr

[Software] Open Any Type of File with Free Opener




Free OpenerFree Opener is a Freeware tool which can open most of the files, to be specific it supports 70+ different file formats. It’s extremely useful for me, as I’m an download junkie and my downloads folder gets clogged up with files of different formats.

Certainly I don’t like to download all the software which are used to view the respective files.

With Free Opener, I don’t need to download any other extra software to open rare file formats. The software’s idea is very innovative and it just does what it promises! Let’s take a view at its features.

Free Opener’s Features

1. Supports 70+ different file formats including some rare formats like .vcf, .srt, .sql and more!
2. Also opens Bit Torrent files (.torrent) and shows the files that can be downloaded through it.
3. Free Opener can only open files, it cannot edit them*.
4. You can print .pdf files and can also print preview them.

*It can extract compressed file formats like .rar, .zip, .7z etc

It does not support E-book formats like .epub which is disappointing. I’m sure that you cannot use this as a default file viewer but this software is a must have.

Drop in your opinions after trying this tool!

Link: Download Free Opener

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Uc Browser 7.8 FINAL S60V5 Eng By RANjAN

New Features:

1,V3/V5/Symbian 3 on the new plug-mode, browsing and other microbloggingmap page, a key to browse all images, Figure Gengshuang

2, offline download to help you be more provincial traffic, but also inbibei.uc.cn bulk download all kinds of green software, installed a keytime-saving

3, to improve the bookmark move, delete, synchronization and other management operations, clear and simple

4, the new sub-time interval search, search history, more convenient

5, page upon completion of pre-reading may be forward key (keyboardmachine according to [9] key) to open the pre-read pages faster





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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Uc Browser 8.0 Private Beta 2 S60V5 Eng By RANjAN Released

Uc Browser 8.0 Private Beta 2 S60V5 Eng By RANjAN Released
UCBrowser-8.0.0.89-6500-Build11052013 2nd Round Private Beta has been release.!!
[color=red]New features and optimization:[/color]
1. Download more powerful: to increase faster download offline, so yousave time and traffic that province. Download thefile, select the pagebefore downloading prompted to download offline, can be kept to anetwork disk and memory to the transfer station way todownload. If youwant to network disk files downloaded to local storage, you candownload off-line download manager page, select save to the local.
2. V3/V5/Symbian 3 view pictures on the new model in the browser andother microblogging map page, a key to activatethe plug-mode browse allimages for easy andsmooth, Figure Gengshuang. You can right-click menu,main menu, shortcut keys and other entry view images.
3. Registered users login, page will see your own avatar, individuality, enjoyment exclusively to your mobile phone browser.
4. Bookmarking optimization: Improvingthe bookmark move, delete,synchronization and other management operations, clear and simple;bookmark support multi-level directory to help you better manage alarge number of bookmarks.
5. The browser page tocomplete pre-reading, you can press the forward(keyboard machine according to [9] key) to open the next page, a key toenter the next page, saving even more peace of mind.
6. History function optimization: History inthe new look by the time interval, showing more clearly, to find more convenient.
7. Support page up anddown volume keys.
8. To solve the same position when the Wifi switch automatically withina certain time, the question prompted repeatedly to reduce thedisturbing, intelligent caring.
9. Clipboard increase in the number
10. Community sharing feature optimization: at any time to it, and better sharing.

s3]NOTE:- TO ALL NEW USERS OF UC BROWSER, THIS APP IS FREE BUT YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR DATA USES BY YOUR OPERATOR.[/s3]
Uc Browser 8.0 Beta S60V5 Translated By RANjAN.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Uc Browser 8.0 Private Beta S60V5 Eng By RANjAN Released

UCBrowser-8.0.0.89-6500-Build11052013 1st Round Private Beta has been release.!!
[color=red]New features and optimization:[/color]
1. Download more powerful: to increase faster download offline, so yousave time and traffic that province. Download thefile, select the pagebefore downloading prompted to download offline, can be kept to anetwork disk and memory to the transfer station way todownload. If youwant to network disk files downloaded to local storage, you candownload off-line download manager page, select save to the local.
2. V3/V5/Symbian 3 view pictures on the new model in the browser andother microblogging map page, a key to activatethe plug-mode browse allimages for easy andsmooth, Figure Gengshuang. You can right-click menu,main menu, shortcut keys and other entry view images.
3. Registered users login, page will see your own avatar, individuality, enjoyment exclusively to your mobile phone browser.
4. Bookmarking optimization: Improvingthe bookmark move, delete,synchronization and other management operations, clear and simple;bookmark support multi-level directory to help you better manage alarge number of bookmarks.
5. The browser page tocomplete pre-reading, you can press the forward(keyboard machine according to [9] key) to open the next page, a key toenter the next page, saving even more peace of mind.
6. History function optimization: History inthe new look by the time interval, showing more clearly, to find more convenient.
7. Support page up anddown volume keys.
8. To solve the same position when the Wifi switch automatically withina certain time, the question prompted repeatedly to reduce thedisturbing, intelligent caring.
9. Clipboard increase in the number
10. Community sharing feature optimization: at any time to it, and better sharing.

s3]NOTE:- TO ALL NEW USERS OF UC BROWSER, THIS APP IS FREE BUT YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR DATA USES BY YOUR OPERATOR.[/s3]
Uc Browser 8.0 Beta S60V5 Translated By RANjAN.

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Fetch.io – Download / Fetch Files and Stream Them Fast

Downloading huge files hosted at rapidshare, megaupload etc is always a hectic task. If you don’t own a premium membership on such sites then they’ll impose various restrictions on your download. They will ask you to wait, limit your downloading speed and wouldn’t even let you resume your downloads. This is why users have always looked for a file leeching / fetching service.



Fetch.io is an excellent web service that downloads such files to their server at really amazing speed and then lets you download the same file from their server at great speed and with resume support.
Features of Fetch.io

* Support for several file hosting sites and the BitTorrent..
* Ability to fetch files at a blazing speed.
* Fetched file are uncompressed so that you can download,share or stream them straight away.
* Video files are automatically encoded to suitable format for playing them on iphone/ipad and other devices.
* Single step registration plus you’re provided with 20GB of space and 40GB of bandwidth free of cost.
* Directory based file management with a lovely AJAX powered GUI.
* Open API platform : if you are a developers, you would love it.

These features certainly set it apart from other similar services. I personally loved fetching torrents. icon smile Fetch.io Download / Fetch Files and Stream Them Fast

Link : Fetch IO

Friday, May 6, 2011

Uc Browser 7.7 RTM version released

Hi, Everyone:

We have just updated the TEST Version, please try again, to check if the bugs still there.

We have fixed the following bugs:
1. Java version can't open facebook and gmail.
2. Java and Symbian Version can't work with wap APN.
3. Third is that Yahoo redirect to Hong Kong
4. Page open too slow

Click Here for Official RTM Version

Click Here for English Translated Official Chinese Version (It is Tested and Bugs free)

Note:- Source Uc Browser Official Forum

Saturday, April 30, 2011

[Tip] How To Fix Printer Offline Error on Windows!

Many a times our printer just won’t print and it happens all the time for me. I encounter in it is that it suddenly goes offline in the middle of printing. The Printer Offline Error is quite frustrating. Thankfully I have found a couple of solutions helpful and thought I will share them with you.



Check your Printer

* Make sure your printer is switched on.
* Ink cartridges are installed correctly(refilled cartridges may cause some problems ).
* See that the printer is not out of paper.

If you are still getting “Printer Offline Error” then there is a chance that there is a communication problem between your Printer and the computer. This is managed by the Spool service in Windows and we need to restart it.
How to Restart Printer Spool?

* Click on Start button and Click on Run.
* In the Run window type “services.msc” without the quotes. Press Enter.



* A services window will pop up, scroll down and find a service called Print Spooler.
* Click on it and two options (Stop / Restart the service) will appear on the left top corner.



* Click on ” Restart the service” or “Stop” and then ” Start” the service any one.
* The Printer Spooler will Restart and the frozen printing will resume.

This method should work 9 times out of 10 when you get the Printer Offline Error while using Windows and a HP Printer. Do drop in your comments any more quick tips to resolve this issue.

Continue to Watch YouTube Video While Scrolling Comments on Chrome

A few weeks ago I wrote a post on 10 best Chrome extensions for YouTube junkies. I am sure that we all love watching videos on YouTube in full screen. This is fine but very often we need to resize the video to check the comments.

An ideal solution would be to be able to check and write comments on videos while watching it. If you think that is a great idea then Smart Video Enlarger is for you.

YouTube video resized as you scroll

Once we have installed the Chrome extension, try looking up a video. The video will play in full-screen mode as seen in image below.



Notice we can see the scroll bar in the side. Move the scroll-bar down to check out the comments on left on the video.

Once the scroll is moved down we can view the comments along and the video resizes automatically to a smaller size which makes it possible to view comments (See image below).



Additional Tip:

This extension is also very useful to look up and scroll all the way down to the end of the page without losing track of the video. This happens because even if you scroll down completely the video is still displayed continuously.

Do try out Smart Video Enlarger extension on Chrome and drop in your views through your comments.

Link: Smart Video Enlarger

WebEngage – Create Easy Feedback Form for Your Visitors

Here I am going to describe WebEngage (service created by WebKlipper), which allows creating the simple and easy feedback forms for visitors.

WebEngage Features

* After I created a WebEngage account, I could generate a widget. I could customize the look of the widget that would be seen with my blog.
* The HTML code is created and all I needed to do, was copy and paste in footer region of my blog.



The Feedback button shows up as you can see in the image above. Click on it and it opens up a form which allows visitors to contact with their email ID, name and message.



* Also the feedback is divided into categories, which are Like, Question, Suggestion and Problem.
* Best part is users can even attach a screenshot of the page while contacting you.
* Every time you get some feedback, the service sends you an email as notification.

Go ahead and try out WebEngage if you are looking to get some feedback from your readers. Also do drop in your comments.

As WebEngage is a beta product, it is still available by invitation only. Head over to their website and use the invitation code below to create an account and widget with WebEngage. icon smile WebEngage Create Easy Feedback Form for Your Visitors

Invitation Code: webengage3j7

Also do drop in your comments and tell me your views on WebEngage!

Link: WebEngage

Thursday, April 21, 2011

List of 4 Ways to Update All Your Software in Windows

The frequency of software updates have increased day by day, due to which updating software manually has become a hectic task. If you’re a software junkie and have a lot of software installed on your system then, it will become a big headache for you.

This is the reason Update checkers have started gaining popularity. An update checker is a simple piece of software which checks updates for the softwares installed on your PC.

Why should you have a update checker?
■Update checkers generally have a database of latest software, so when you run an Update checker it checks the version of the software installed on your PC and the latest software version available in its database.
■If your firewall blocks these Update checkers, then add them to the exceptions list because they need to access internet in order to update your software.
■Software developers constantly fix bugs and release new versions so in order to stay away from security glitches you need to update software constantly.

Here are some of the best Update checkers –

#1. FileHippo Update Checker

FileHippo is one the best software hosting websites. Its software detection rate makes it the best Update Checker. It is portable enough. When I scanned my system, it showed me 16 updates of which 3 were Beta updates. As FileHippo doesn’t host commercial/shareware softwares, you won’t be able to see updates for paid softwares installed on your system.

Link: FileHippo Update Checker

#2. TechTracker

TechTracker is developed by the famous software hosting website, Download.com (Cnet). It is portable too but with less software detection rate. It showed me 13 updates. TechTracker has a major advantage over FileHippo Update checker i.e. it checks updates of commercial softwares (as download.com contains shareware too!).

Link: TechTracker

#3. Update Star

Update Star is available in two versions; one is freeware while the other is premium/shareware. The freeware gives you access to only limited number of updates (it showed me only 6 updates). It has a good visual appealing interface (similar to Snagit Image capture utility) but it’s a bit bulky than the other Update Checkers.

Link: UpdateStar

#4. Software Informer

It is developed by informer.com. When I ran it, what amazed me is that it showed updates for not just software, but also for drivers installed on my system! But unfortunately it didn’t give the download links for the updated drivers; instead it gave link to my laptop manufacturer’s site. It showed me a total of 32 updates of which 2-3 were false positives. This makes it my second favorite after FileHippo update checker.

Link: Software Informer

So use these services and make sure that software on your Windows OS is always updated. Do drop in your comments.

YouTube Enters the Live and Exclusive Era!

When television began, it led to a great number of television shows being produced and broadcast. It was an alternative to the 2 hr movie watching in a theater and mixed with news and other talk shows. But all this when it comes to revenues is secondary to live telecast. For any channel the inputs are minimal while revenues are greatest when they cover live events.

The internet is where most videos are watched. YouTube has probably hurt channel that aired music videos or shows that put together funny ads or home videos. YouTube is where a lot of video watching happens online. But all these are recorded videos and not live. Today YouTube has introduced a separate page on which you will be able to lookup and view all Live events.

Why Live Streaming is big for YouTube?



■Think of YouTube as a television. We come across episodes, advertisements and the whole nine yards. One thing missing is watching live telecast of major events.
■There are some websites that show online cricket, football and even news events live. Most of these website do not have much competition but now with YouTube Live, this might completely change. So websites like Justin.tv might need to watch out.
■The live page shows a listing for all the shows that will be streamed live. It also has a section with links to what is being streamed live.

Revenues boost for YouTube?

YouTube might be hugely successful for Google as a product but when it comes to revenues it can do a lot better. I guess with live streaming of exclusive content revenues might get a good push with YouTube.

Check out YouTube Live and look up some live content. Do drop in your views.

Link: YouTube Live

Source: YouTube Blog

Best Way to Lookup All Keyboard Shortcuts Without Leaving Gmail

In my opinion Gmail is the best email service. It does have handy features and one of the most underrated yet brilliant one is support for keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts allow you to do just about everything while using Gmail.

For example, press “/” and the cursor is put in the search box. While reading an email, press “p” and the cursor moves to the previous message



The logic behind these keyboard shortcuts is to use Gmail without using the mouse and hence speeding up your Gmail experience.

You can look up all your Gmail shortcuts at this link. Recently Gmail has made it easier to access this list.

While you are on Gmail, just press “Shift + ?” and Gmail will display all the keyboard shortcuts. This means you can look them up without leaving Gmail. Also we can now directly enable keyboard shortcuts from this screen itself.

If you like looking up images online then Flickr is a good website along with deviant art or even visualize.us which is very useful for image bookmarking.

But another very common and a useful tool to search and lookup images online is using Google’s image search. Google does have a neat way of displaying searched results for images. Another cool service I came across is Google Image Slideshow which shows all the image results in a slideshow.


Google Image Slideshow Features

•The website picks up 60 images from Google’s image search and displays them in a slideshow.
•The default search is the simple one bit advance options are also allowed to display only larger images, show images with a particular color being dominant and also a particular file type.
•We can also restrict the search to a particular website so you can search on Flickr for images and get them displayed in a slideshow.

If you are looking for images and have some time to kill, then looking up Google Image Slideshow is a lot of fun. Go give it a try and let me know your views in your comments.
Link: Google Image Slideshow