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Find Book, Music, and Movie Recommendations According to Your Tastes

You’ve just watched this movie that you really enjoyed. Now you’re in the mood for something similar but you don’t quite know what to pick next. Don’t worry. All you have to do is head over to ThisOneNext and let them do the choosing for you. ThisOneNext or TON if you please is an extension [...]

Author: , Friday March 21, 2008
Categories: Browsing, Cool, Music and Video, Online Services

Zoom In on Images in Firefox

We’ve all experienced it. You’re browsing through the internet and you chance upon what looks like a nice picture. There’s just one problem. You can hardly see the details in the picture because it’s too small. If you’re using Firefox, there’s a nifty little plugin that can help you out. It’s called Image Zoom and [...]

Author: , Thursday March 13, 2008
Categories: Browsing, Cool, Firefox

Look Up Error Messages in Windows

If you use Windows, chances are you get error messages with different Microsoft software from time to time. Of course, this being Windows, you don’t get a straight error message. Instead, you have something like ‘You have encountered error 11456’ or something along those lines. So, how do you figure out what the error code [...]

Author: , Monday March 10, 2008
Categories: Advice, Software, Windows

Search for Torrent Files with Pizzatorrent

There is a multitude of torrent search engines out there. Now and then a new one pops up and you head on over to check it out. Pizzatorrent is the latest in a long line of torrent search engines. An initial glance at the site pulls up an interface much like popular search engine Youtorrent [...]

Author: , Tuesday March 4, 2008
Categories: Cool, Entertainment, Music and Video, Online Services, Search Engines

Which Facebook Apps do You Think are Worthless?

I’m not a big social networking person. There are way too many social networks out there like Myspace, Orkut, Hi5, etc. All my friends are on one network or the other and I keep getting a bunch of invites. So, I’ve sort of joined the bandwagon and have profiles in some places. Of course, being [...]

Author: , Sunday March 2, 2008
Categories: Facebook, Misc, Online Services, The Web

Check Exe Files on Your Computer

If you ever open up your task manager and navigate to the processes tab, you will see a bunch of entries with the extension ‘exe’. While entries with application names on them tell you exactly what they are, you will also find entries with names that have no real identifying characteristics. Let’s say you’re curious [...]

Author: , Thursday February 21, 2008
Categories: Advice, Security, Windows

Add a Youtube Video to Your PowerPoint Presentation

Almost everyone has used PowerPoint for presentations at some time or the other. Even if you’ve moved on to apps at GoogleDocs or the Zoho suite, PowerPoint is still a handy tool to use. Most of the time, you’re limited to basic slides with bullet points and a couple of images or tables thrown in. [...]

Author: , Sunday February 17, 2008
Categories: Online Services, Tutorials Basic, Windows

Force Extensions to Work in Firefox 3 Beta

The Beta version of Firefox 3 is already out and it has a whole bunch of new and improved features for you to play with. However, as of now, most Firefox extensions have not been updated by their developers. This means you cannot take your favorite add-ons for a spin in the Beta version. I [...]

Author: , Thursday February 14, 2008
Categories: Firefox, Hacking, The Web

Browse through the List Universe

I like going through top ten lists. I find it fascinating largely because it’s a comparison style. It is nice to check out how people rate events and other people, based on different criteria. Listverse is short for the list universe. It is a site of, you guessed it, lists. Of course, lists on the [...]

Author: , Sunday February 10, 2008
Categories: Browsing, Cool, Entertainment, Funny, Knowledge

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