Logging Off
I got admitted into Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology and would be studying Computer Science. I would be busy over the next few months and need time to settle in. Unfortunately this means I won’t be able to blog during next two to three months. Recently Anand tagged me in the “8 Random facts about […]
Post Like A Pirate
Post Like a Pirate is a web-service that allows you to post messages using pirate speek (duh!).The Pirate Translator translates your messages into pirate-speek as you type. You can also email your friends and post messages to twitter directly in pirate text using this service. The website itself is far from being hip and cool. […]
Tiny Utilities : Small is Good – IV
Time for another edition of Tiny Utilities. I have three more nifty software in store for you. NetStat Live Just as the name suggests, this utility displays live statistics about your internet connection. NSL allows you to monitor your internet connection’s status on the fly. This works much better than most web based internet speed […]
Pownce Invites
Pownce is Kevin Rose’s (of Digg.com fame) latest venture. Its pretty much Scrapping meets Mini-Blogging meets File Sharing. Personally, I am not a fan of Twitter and similar services. I am not interested in knowing if my friend is taking a bath or eating breakfast or is getting a massage. In spite of that I […]
More Spock Invites
Last week I had reviewed a new search engine called Spock. Spock allows you to search for people and people related themes. You can read my review here. Spock is a very impressive service with a lot of potential. It was one of the 12 new and promising startups showcased Supernova’s 2007 Connected Innovators session. […]
Reinvigorate – Smart Web Metrics
Reinvigorate is a new free web analytics service. It offers everything that a standard website metrics service provides, but it offers so much more. Reinvigorate sports a very clean and well organised web interface, that�s not only functional but also fast. Let�s have a look at various reports offered by Reinvigorate. Traffic : Reinvigorate displays […]
Is It a Virus ?
Consider this situation. You have just downloaded a file from a little known website. And although your antivirus didnt detect anything malicious you suspect that the file may be a rogue file. And since no antivirus software has a 100% detection rate (many popular AV software have a detection rate of below 90%) it is […]
Sandbox Your Way To Tension Free Web Surfing
Irrespective of the browser you use, irrespective of the security software installed on your system if you are using Windows you are never truly secure. There is always the possibility that a trojan horse or a worm may sneak through. There is always the possibility that someone may exploit a zero-day vulnerability present in your […]
Opera Bytes v5
Welcome to another edition of Opera Bytes. As far as Opera Browser for desktop is concerned this has been a rather non-eventful month. Kestrel (Opera v9.5) is still few weeks away and details are still scarce. Earlier this week The Desktop Team provided some teasers about Kestrel in their blog. This release should please Linux […]
Fine Art of Blogging
Last month I recieved an invitation from Diogenes to share my opinion on blogging and related matters on his blog – Quassi Fictional. Quassi Fictional has been running a series called The Fine Art of Blogging for quite some time. Bloggers are invited to share their opinion on blogging and related matters. So far more […]
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