Tech Qubes

How to run a local Wiki on Your PC?

2009-04-26T15:43:00.003+05:30

Many a times I had thought of maintaining a local wiki on my Machine - just to save all the small code snippets and tips that I come across when browsing the web. Well although wiki is used for collaboration - still if you want to have one hosted locally without requiring to host a server. Just try using TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook.Installing it is very simple just

BlackBerry Storm available from Verizon

2008-11-21T21:15:00.001+05:30

The BlackBerry Storm -- the device some are calling the iPhone for the enterprise -- is now available from Verizon Wireless. This is the first smartphone from RIM with a touchscreen.For more info checkLink 1Link 2

NTT DoCoMo jv with KTF Co to Launch Android Mobile Phone

2008-11-21T18:35:00.000+05:30

Japan’s top mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc has unveiled plans to launch a Google Android powered handset in 2009. In a joint venture with South Korean partner KTF Co, the two companies are aiming to introduce the Android handset at a price that will be 20% lower than the existing smartphones on the market. “As we are allied with Google, we are considering a commercial mobile device

GTalk Transliteration Bots available for Indian Languages

2008-09-12T10:22:00.000+05:30

Last month Google had announced the release of some transliteration bots for Indian languages. It is really good and helpful.Google Talk now has transliteration bots that will convert text from English to Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil or Telugu.There are currently 5 transliteration bots - Hindi (en2hi.translit), Kannada (en2kn.translit), Malayalam (en2ml.translit), Tamil (en2ta.translit) and

New Home Screen Added in The Latest Release of Android SDK

2008-08-21T18:09:00.002+05:30

A new version of Android SDK has been released by Google. This version 0.9 package is just a step behind the release of version 1.0. Most of the API's in the previous releases have been stable.Major innovations in Android SDK beta 0.9:New HomescreenAdded applications Alarm clock, calculator, camera, music player, Prosmotrschik images and Messaging (SMS / MMS)Several new tools for developmentA

2008-08-04T14:14:00.000+05:30

iPhone Unlock Tool For Windows

2008-07-25T15:27:00.000+05:30

With all those recent release of iPhone unlock tools for the MAC Machines, user of windows OS was lacking one such software.Hackers have followed this up and released an equivalent software for windows users.The software - WinPwn - jailbreaks and unlocks older iPhones, and jailbreaks iPhone 3Gs and the iPod touch.The software enables installation of non-Apple-approved third party applications and

AdMob Giving Away About $1,000,000

2008-07-25T13:50:00.001+05:30

via biskeroAdMob launched an iPhone developer program both for Native and Web Applications for the iPhone. Check out here for more information. They are giving away ad credits for $5000 to the top 200 developers !!

Google to Buy Digg at $200 million

2008-07-24T19:36:00.002+05:30

Well every one is aware of the rumor that Google is planning to buy Digg for about $200 billion. If you haven't read about this - you can read it here on techcrunch. It’s said that Google is on final negotiation to buy Digg for $200 million.Now if Google really gets thru this deal then there really seems to be something big coming up. May be Google is planning to implement such a rating system to

Content Licenses available in Google Code

2008-07-24T19:31:00.002+05:30

The Google Code team has announced the availability of content licenses for projects hosted on code.google.com. Projects owners now have options to select from either the Creative Commons Attribution license or the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license to protect their non-source code materials.

Pwnage 2.0 Is Out - Jail Break iPhone 2.0

2008-07-21T23:55:00.002+05:30

Pwnage 2.0 is here! It was officially released a few hours ago. Check it out if you are want to use the software to jailbreak your iPhone. Here is an instruction guide and video:

1 Million Hits for EBay Desktop

2008-07-21T23:51:00.002+05:30

It was announced that eBay desktop reached 1 million downloads. You can find more links about this and an interview with Alan Lewis.

S60 5th Edition VGA resolution Preview

2008-07-21T23:48:00.003+05:30

Sony Ericsson has selected Esmertec‘s Jbed

2008-07-21T23:39:00.002+05:30

Sony Ericsson, a global leading provider of mobile phones, has selected Esmertec‘s Jbed Java Multitasking Virtual Machine to power its new revolutionary multimedia XPERIA™ mobile phone range. The first handset X1 will be available in selected markets in the second half of 2008.X1 is Sony Ericsson‘s distinctive arc-slider mobile phone delivering premium, converged mobile experience. It features

LiPS and LiMO Join Forces Together

2008-06-30T19:17:00.003+05:30

In a recent announcement LiPS (Linux Phone Standards) and LiMO announced that they will be merging together to form a stronger team to push the mobile Linux.“LiPS Forum is proud of our standardization efforts, development activities and other achievements of the last three years,” commented Haila Wang, LiPS Forum president and CTO Orange Labs, Beijing. “Today, our membership agrees that LiPS’

20 Hotips for Windows

2008-06-25T00:00:00.000+05:30

Now it's time to delve a bit deeper and uncover some of Windows XP's secrets. 1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type 'systeminfo'. The computer will produce a lot of

Windows Error Messages and Solution

2008-06-24T23:57:00.001+05:30

STOP 0x0000001E KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED CausesA "STOP 0x0000001E KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED" error message indicates that an error condition was detected by the kernel and Windows was unable to continue running because of this error condition. The types of problems that can cause a "STOP 0x0000001E KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED" error message are very similar to the problems that cause a "STOP

Google I/O Videos

2008-06-15T12:41:00.000+05:30

The full video presentations from last month’s Google I/O developer event have now been made available online. The presentations range from an introduction to the Android platform to more advanced topics covering the Android frameworkand other technical details.Google I/O Videos

Another Cracking Kit : Pass-The-Hash Toolkit

2008-06-02T14:03:00.001+05:30

The Pass-The-Hash Toolkit contains utilities to manipulate the Windows Logon Sessions mantained by the LSA (Local Security Authority) component. These tools allow you to list the current logon sessions with its corresponding NTLM credentials (e.g.: users remotely logged in thru Remote Desktop/Terminal Services), and also change in runtime the current username, domain name, and NTLM hashes (YES,

Password Cracking With Rainbow Hash Table

2008-06-02T13:35:00.003+05:30

The multi-platform password cracker Ophcrack is incredibly fast. It uses a set of tables called Rainbow Hash to crack passwords. It can crack the password "Fgpyyih804423" in 160 seconds. Given any system would consider this password to be strong enough to be cracked.To know how Ophcrack works one needs to know how exactly passwords are stored in the system.To begin with servers

ophcrack - Windows Password cracking Tool Kit

2008-06-02T12:12:00.001+05:30

What is ophcrack? Ophcrack is a free Windows password cracker based on rainbow tables. It is a very efficient implementation of rainbow tables done by the inventors of the method. It comes with a Graphical User Interface and runs on multiple platforms. Features: » Runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, ...» Cracks LM and NTLM hashes.»

Google Discloses Its Pricing Startegy For App Engine

2008-06-01T19:53:00.001+05:30

Google with its App Engine and it's new pricing aim to enable increasingly innovative and rich web applications: Making clouds of computing power more accessible to all developersMaking the client -- i.e., the browser -- more capable and more powerfulEnsuring the connectivity that enables the client and the cloud to work in harmonyAccording to Google Press Release"Google App Engine™ enables

Will Mozilla Browser 3.0 Break The Guiness Record

2008-05-31T15:58:00.002+05:30

Mozilla is trying to break the record for software downloads in 24 hours with Firefox 3. They are planning the release of the next version of its flagship open source browser to be accompanied by a record for the most software downloads in a single 24-hour period.Even if they don't break the record, this seems to be a good promotional challenge for Mozilla. According to Ryan Stewart."So there’s

A Very Good Collection of Do Follow List

2008-05-30T17:31:00.003+05:30

Well you all might be aware of the No Follow attribute for links on Blogs and Websites. If you are hearing it for the first time you may refer to wikipedia. I was basically searching for one such Do Follow or No No Follow list of sites and blogs.That was the time when I bumped upon this list. Since I am trying to get some links for my blogs as it is not having much exposure on the search engines

H.264 Encoder for Da Vinci Processor

2008-05-28T15:45:00.002+05:30

A stabilised-H.264 main profile encoder with interlaced support for security applications is now available for DaVinci technology digital media processors.According to electronicstalk.comHuman Monitoring (HM), a leading provider of advanced video and image processing solutions for embedded platforms and PCs, has released a stabilised-H.264 main profile encoder solution with interlaced support for

Blogger Title Swap Hack

2008-05-28T15:21:00.002+05:30

Blogger Title Swap Hack helps bloggers swap the title on the blogger page. It is said to help in getting a better page rank. Well this my blog is a new one it would take some time to get noticed on the search engines.However, you may try this with your blog.Step 1. Find this line of code <data:blog.title/> Step 2. Replace that line with these codes below

Google Adsense to Have Third Party Ads

2008-05-22T22:02:00.001+05:30

Most Google Adsense users might have received this email about Google Adsense to have third party ads.Here is a snippet from their email"We're happy to announce that the Google content network nowaccepts display ads served from qualified third-party vendors.During this initial release, only ads in English are eligible,although we look forward to offering more options in the future.By accepting

Mobile Phones To be Run by Hydrogen Fuel Cell

2008-05-22T21:51:00.002+05:30

An new invention led by a group of French Researchers will increase the usage time between battery recharges. They have announced of a hydrogen fuel cell that can be used as a backup power source for mobile phones.An illustration of the same has been shown below.It has been developed by a company called Bic, that makes pens, lighters and razors, is meant to augment a handsets battery. The design

Napster - Its Back

2008-05-21T22:15:00.001+05:30

Napster is all set to relaunch itself as an MP3 download store to compete against iTunes Stores. The new service will offer upwards of 6 million songs from all major music labels and many independent labels as well.The plus point is that it would be lacking any copy protection or DRM schemes. Songs are going to cost about 99cents with albums costing $9.95Whether this re launch becomes successful

Now Available: Google Maps API for Flash

2008-05-15T16:44:00.001+05:30

After a long time of waiting - a Maps API for Flash - has come to fruition. It is said to be smooth and fast.This API lets Flex developers embed Google Maps in Flash applications. Similar to the JavaScript version, this ActionScript API provides a number of utilities for manipulating and adding content to maps through a variety of services, enabling you to embed robust, interactive maps

Gmail Email Searching Tips

2008-05-13T20:19:00.002+05:30

Gmail with about 6 Gb of storage provides a very good search interface to search your emails. However, at times one finds it very difficult to search an email from your inbox. With a few tricks, you can use Gmail to find the exact message you're looking for, without all the scrolling.If you got only a few emails in your inbox then search option seems to work great. But if you are like me and have

Google Takes Over Enterprise Web Security

2008-05-13T20:07:00.002+05:30

This month Google launched Google Web Security for Enterprise. It protects organizations of all sizes against web malware attacks in real time and enables the safe, productive use of the web, without incurring hardware, upfront capital, or IT management costs.According to GoogleProtecting off-network users used to require them to connect via a VPN when they were out of the office — often with

Vote For Doodle 4 Google Art Competition

2008-05-13T19:56:00.003+05:30

Wisdom At Your Fingertips What if... What if wisdom and power were at your fingertips. You just might have the answer for everything - GoogleSubmited by :Whitley SullivanA couple of months ago, Google announced the Doodle 4 Google art competition and invited students in grades K-12 across the U.S. to redesign their logo around the theme "What if...?".Today they're excited to announce

Brand New Google Reader for iPhone Released

2008-05-13T19:51:00.002+05:30

Today Google is releasing a new beta version of Reader designed for the iPhone and other mobile phones with advanced browsers. You can use it by visiting http://www.google.com/reader/i/ on your phone.This new version is designed to offer many of the same features as the desktop, while making it quick and easy to act on items. If you've used list view, then it should be familiar to you. Scan the

New User Interface Resource Center Launched

2008-05-09T21:09:00.002+05:30

Here is a Good news that a New User Interface Resource Center has been launched. It seems to be great and would help develop RIA's. Here's the official description: "The User Interface Resource Center is a community resource dedicated to providing information, education and resources around the technologies and techniques that make up the world of user interface design, development and rich

How many zeros are there in one million?

2008-05-08T22:20:00.002+05:30

A huge number of people hit the search engine asking how many zeros (0’s) are in the number one million. There are six zeros “1,000,000″ in one million. Now for billion and trillion, the definitions are different in UK and US In US one billion has nine zeros “1,000,000,000″, and one trillion has twelve zeroes “1,000,000,000,000″. In UK billion means twice as many zeros as one million or 12 zeros

Life Is Too Short For Bad Code: Interview-1

2008-05-08T15:39:00.000+05:30

Here is good read on a Tech InterviewLife Is Too Short For Bad Code: Interview^-1

LINKS: WAP Protocol

2008-05-08T15:28:00.003+05:30

Here is a very good link for those who want to know about WAP and its basic architecture. It has been explained quite in detail with good Pictorial representation.LinkTechnorati Tags: WAP Protocol

Google Search in Fictional Languages

2008-05-07T22:17:00.002+05:30

As all of us know Google has almost all of its products made available for different regions and languages. They have in fact gone a step further even by including Fictional Languages also.Leetspeak Google Search in Leetspeak. Klingon Google Search in Klingon. Bork, bork, bork! (Swedish Chef, Pingdom’s favorite Muppet) Google Search in Bork, bork bork! Pig Latin Google Search in Pig Latin.

DivX Mobile adds video on demand

2008-05-05T15:04:00.000+05:30

The official mobile DivX player, DivX Mobile, has received a major update which adds support for DivX's video on demand service. DivX Inc. (the company) makes DivX (the video codec) which allows for high-quality video compression with relatively low file sizes. DivX Inc. have launched a VOD service that allows participants to download movies in DivX format from several partner content suppliers

ADOBE Opens SWF, FLV and F4V Formats

2008-05-05T14:45:00.004+05:30

Last week Adobe Pressroom, released information regarding Adobe Open Screen: an initiative that involves not only releasing the SWF, FLV and F4V file format specifications, but also removes licensing restrictions around the next version of the AIR and Flash player.Here’s a summary of the news from the press release: Removing restrictions on use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specificationsPublishing the

Adobe Flash and AIR Runtime Will Now Be Free

2008-05-05T14:33:00.002+05:30

According to Michael MaceLast Week, Adobe announced a series of changes to its emerging web applications platform. The changes include:--The next version of the mobile Flash runtime will be free of license fees. Adobe also confirmed that the mobile version of the Air runtime will be free.--Adobe changed its licensing terms and released additional technical information that will make it easier for

How To Add A Blogger Sitemap to Google Webmastertools

2008-04-18T11:54:00.001+05:30

To add a Google sitemap to a blogger account, login to your sitemap account. At the top of the screen you will see the option to add your blog. Paste the URL of your blog where it says Add Site: Next click on the ok button. You will then receive a confirmation message that your blog has been added to your account. Next you will be required to verify your blog ownership. You cannot upload a

Host Your Web Application on Google Servers

2008-04-11T19:35:00.002+05:30

Never thought you could afford a server or facilities like those of Google for your Web Applications. Chances are most of us don't require such a powerfull setup. But if you want to try then start building your applications using Google App Engine.Google App Engine lets you run your web applications on Google's infrastructure. App Engine applications are easy to build, easy to maintain, and easy

How to use Google Account ID as your Open ID

2008-04-11T19:26:00.001+05:30

[via Labnol.org] You might have observed that Blogger is supporting OpenID these days for comments. Now you can also have your Google Account ID as your OpenID.To do so just go to appspot.com and login using your Google Account. On logging in you will be assigned an Open ID sign-on that looks like thisYou can now login to any website that supports OpenID using your very own Google Account.http://

How to mount a folder as a drive in win XP?

2008-04-10T17:17:00.001+05:30

To mount any folder as a drive in Windows XP you can use this commandsubst : For someone not understanding the syntax...subst e: c:myfolder..assigns the folder "c:\myfolder" as a virtual drive, with a letter assignment "e:\"Hope that this windows XP tip comes handy.

Get incubated in 3 months at IIMA!

2008-04-09T13:59:00.000+05:30

Are you a group of young IT professionals, students or web-developers and end up spending bulk of your time discussing how you could have built a product better than Orkut or Skype or GMail? Here is a chance for you to do that. CIIE brings to you this unique opportunity of unleashing your ideas and dreams into the real world. iAccelerator is the name and it is a Summer Start-up Camp -

Flash and Mobile Browsing : Live Webinar

2008-04-09T13:39:00.000+05:30

Flash and Mobile BrowsingApril 15, 3:00-4:00 PM -GMT The demand for mobile content is set to take off! Driven by increased mobile browsing and mobile devices capable of handling rich content, mobile screens are poised to become a much more important window onto the internet and one that designers and web developers can use to grow their businesses. Register to the webinar »