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MiFi, Wireless portable router with 3G connectivity

December 30, 2008 by · 3 Comments

The Novel networks announced a portable wireless router with 3G connectivity called MiFi. This router can be integrated with exiting EVDO or HSPA high speed data access network. The size of the device is ultra small as compared to a credit card.

This can be shared not only with users but also with devices like laptops, camera, mobiles, multimedia devices etc..

The device support up-to 5 users simultaneously. This device has a on-board Linux processor capable of hosting application and an external storage media, MicroSD. So the device can be used as a hot spot along with a EVDO or HSPA internet connection.

The Novatel claims the internal battery can provide 40 hours standby time and 4 hours active usage on a single charge. The MiFi will be available in the first quarter of 2009 and the expected cost of the device is under $300.

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IIM-K Venue for Barcamp Kerala4

December 21, 2008 by · Leave a Comment

Yeah again the BarcampKerala (Barcampkerala 4) is about to happen on 18th of January 2009. But this time venue is IIM Kozhikode.

Barcampkerala is very active these days, it is good news in having Barcamp regularly in Gods own Country. Since the Venue is Indian Institute of Management, tech guys you can expect some cumbersome management sessions too. This is the right place for start-ups to discuss their product’s technology and business perspectives. You can register for the event here.

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WordPress for iPhone

December 19, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
WordPress For iPhone Now the wordpress blogging platform can be available for iPhone. WordPress is the most powerful and the first open source blogging applicaiton,leverges the blogging made more easier. Now you can edit, create new posts, moderate posts, or even reedit your posts from your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch. Worpress also supports the self hosting capability along with wordpress.com. Now the worpress released 1.1 and now 1.2 Beta is available for download.

The WordPress for iPhone 1.2 Beta includes :

  • Landscape mode with the extra wide keyboard
  • Link creation help
  • Support for editing and creating Pages
  • Comment moderation
  • Asynchronous publishing
  • Photo resizing options

WordPress on the iPhone makes “Blogging on the move makes easier.”
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Gmail introduces task / to-do’s

December 12, 2008 by · 1 Comment

Gmail added a lightweight tool to track your pending task, this will spice up your inbox if you are really unhinged to track your to-do’s.

How to enable task?

Go to settings link and navigate Labs tab. You can see an option (radio button) for enable / disable.

Does the application suits you?

If you are a serious user those who are very busy with works and you are not able to track your to-do’s this is the right application. In the busy life, marking our to-do is only method to get things done.

After adding the application in your mailbox you can add / edit / remove tasks. Moreover you can add email as task also.

Here is the snapshot of gmail task.

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Add social networking feature in your website / blog using google friend connect

December 5, 2008 by · Leave a Comment

Google made it possible again to create social networking feature in our blogs / websites without any coding, google friend connect. Socializing is an ultimate factor that make us visible to public from antediluvian age. Social networks like Facebook, Google Talk, hi5, orkut, Plaxo created a revolution in web sphere, those social networks identified the niche area how to make socializing possible in web? Now it is google who created application that enable social networking feature to our blog / website.

The application can be sign in with their Google, Yahoo, AIM or OpenID account, that ruled-out the need of registration for the service. Below are the major service. Meanwhile Join iamatechie’s friends network.

1) Sign in with their Google, Yahoo, AIM or OpenID account.

2) Interact with other visitors by making friends, sharing media, posting comments, playing games, and more.

3) Invite friends from other social networks and contact lists to join your site or blog.

Thanks to google for powering social networking feature integrated with existing platforms free of cost.

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BarCamp Kerala-3 about happen @ Cochin University

November 19, 2008 by · 2 Comments

For the past 3 weeks and still I am pretty busy with some works and exam preparations. Anyway this post is ineluctable for my readers, BarCamp Kerala-3. Yes once again BarCamp is about to happen @ gods own country on 7th of December. The venue is CUSAT(Cochin University of Science & Technology Campus), Cochin “Queen of Arabian Sea“.

Why are you waiting entries are on first come first serve basis. Register now itself. You can expect some voracious tech talks and also startup talks. Moreover you can expect a SCRUM / collabteam presentation from PMI, so that you can start with Agile soon. PMI confirmed their presence already.

See you there guys..

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Online Forms Using Spreadsheets

October 27, 2008 by · 2 Comments

I am going to explain and easy method to develop online forms using spreadsheets. Open your google docs and open a new spreadsheet. Fill in the header for the spreadsheet. Click on the Form menu available with the spreadsheet.

This will pop up a web page which contain the fields as per header in the spreadsheet. You can embed this form in web pages. When ever user fill in the form the data will be updated in the spreadsheet.

You can edit / delete the form fields. Moreover the form will be hosted in google’s space. So you don’t need to worry about the server and all. Embedding forms into different page are also possible, click on the more action menu.

No need to code, maintain the application ultimate solution from google for online forms.

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Audible Alert For Gmail Chat

October 21, 2008 by · 3 Comments

If you are using gmail browser chat sometime while switching browser tab you might miss some of the IM alert. Sometime the gmail doesn’t produce an alert. The solution for this problem is using Gmail Chat Alert 0.3.0.

By using this plugin you can even add your own audio file for as alert tone.

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Flash Cookies, A Security Threat

October 15, 2008 by · 1 Comment

Most of the cookies that resides in our browser has an expiry period. It will automatically deleted over a certain period of time or when there is no activity. Even with the help of some tools we can also remove cookies.

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But Flash cookies will even exist for years until unless we clear it manually. This is a security vulnerability which can be exploited by malware programs. Without our permission they can access and manipulate. This may create some severe security issues later. Moreover 98% of the browser are installed with Macromedia Flash player. The data store use 100KB of data by default to unlimited maximum.

You can clear the cookies manually. Check out this link. You can see flash cookies resides in your system. Delete flash cookies you feel no more useful.

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Make Your Windows Vista Menu Open Faster

October 13, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Windows Vista Performance Tweak

Ever you felt that your mouse over and menu item opening is slow in your Windows Vista? Yeah this is true there is a delay of half a second or more. But there is a workaround to avoid this unnecessary delay. I will explain you step by step process to avoid this.

1. Open your registry editor.  Type “regedit” on your search in start menu and press enter.

2. Expand the branches to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.

3. Double-click the MenuShowDelay value. If it’s not there, go to Edit > New > String Value, and type MenuShowDelay for the name of the new value.

4. The numeric value you enter here is the number of milliseconds (thousandths of a second) Windows will wait before opening a menu. Enter 0 (zero) here to eliminate the delay completely.

5. Click OK and close the Registry Editor when you’re finished. Log off and then log back in or restart Windows or restart explorer.exe for this change to take effect.

This will remove menu show delay. Just do this and watch whether a significant behavior for your menu.

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