27May
Arguably the best feature of Google Chrome isn’t a feature at all, but rather the fact that it’s simply a faster Web browser than the competition.
The Chrome team has pushed live some new updates that they claim make the browser up to an additional 30 percent faster when it comes to loading web pages.
A member of the Chrome team walks you through the updates and explains how they made the browser even faster in the video below:
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May 27th, 2009 | Posted in Google, Internet, JavaScript, OpenSource, Web | No Comments
26May
Mozilla is a global community that enriches people’s live through technology.
What is Foxiewire? It could be defined as a community that is totally focused on news. In fact one could say that this site is a portal that is fully dedicated to providing users with the latest news about anything that is going on in the world of Mozilla in real time.

This site was created by Mozilla’s members, as well as fans and users. In case you want to know everything about the latest projects being run by Mozilla, this is the site for you to get the information you need. In case you are interested in being part of this community you just need to visit the website and register for free. After that, you will have the chance to get involved with the community.
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May 26th, 2009 | Posted in Internet, Mozilla, OpenSource, Tools, Web | No Comments
25May
There are many tools you can use in order to improve the way your website works. In case you want to test the way your browser works, as well as to learn more about deployment automation and e-commerce, this seems to be the right site for you.

The
Ruby Toolbox is an online resource that was created with the main purpose to give you a general idea about the wide variety of tools you will have the chance to find on it.
In case you want to learn more about them and many others services, you will have the possibility to have them classified by categories and rated by the total number of watchers and forks. In this way you will be allowed to use a system that was created with the main intention to help you out to find out about different alternatives in a very simple way.
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May 25th, 2009 | Posted in Internet, Programming, Ruby on Rails, Ruby/Rails, Tools, Web | No Comments
28Apr
Microsoft has an early beta of a new product called Vine.
Currently available for beta testers in Seattle, it’s a location-aware social networking application focused on being a robust means of local communication that’ll work even in times of emergency.

It’s a desktop client (available for Windows only), and you can also post to it via e-mail or SMS. It gathers local news from 20,000 sources and displays it on a map. It lets you post alerts (short messages) and reports (longer posts). Finally, it integrates with Facebook, while Twitter integration will be added at a later date.
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April 28th, 2009 | Posted in Blog, Internet, Microsoft, Tools, Web | No Comments
22Apr
Appnr is a solution that is geared towards Ubuntu users.
In essence, it will let them learn all about the different Ubuntu applications that have surfaced and the ones that keep on being released.
Not only that, but it will also empower anybody to download and install any of these applications with a minimum of hassle.

The full list of featured applications is what takes up the main portion of the opening screen.
There are a host of categories to have your pick from, and these include “Office”, “P2P”, “Internet” and “Multimedia”.
A section named “Games” is also included in order to accommodate leisure uses.
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April 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Linux, OpenSource, Operating System, Programming, Tools, Web, ubuntu | No Comments
21Apr
ImageShack is known best for being a simple service for uploading and sharing photos.
But now the company is moving into new territory with the launch of Tweetero, an open source Twitter application for iPhone.

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April 21st, 2009 | Posted in Apple, Internet, Mobile, OpenSource, Social Network | 2 Comments
21Apr
TweeterTags is a Twitter application that was created in order to give you the chance to tag yourself and find others sharing similar tags.
This is a very simple and easy-to-understand service. You can tag yourself with words that are accurately related to your personal and professional interests. In addition to this, you can also tag your individual skills or favorite topics. This seems to be an enjoyable way to use your twitter account.

TweeterTags gets all the needed information by using the Twitter API. This way, it lets users know all about the tags which are being employed by their friends. As a result, people sharing your favorite tags can touch base with you.
The site provides a list of tags where you will find a huge assortment of words like, bass, guitar, net, asp.net, javascript, mac, bass, osx, twitter, Beatles, cars, design, graphic-design, blogging, travel, photography, and many others.
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April 21st, 2009 | Posted in Internet, Social Network, Tools, Twitter, Web | No Comments
20Apr
If you often send emails to multiple recipients, a new feature in Gmail Labs will now help you to ensure that you don’t inadvertently forget a recipient you typically include in your group emails.
After you activate it, this new feature, “Suggest more Recipients,” kicks in after you add at least two recipients to your message. If you, for example, usually send out a message to your mom, dad, sister and brother together, Gmail will suggest that you add both your sister and brother to the list of recipients after you type in your mother’s and father’s address.
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April 20th, 2009 | Posted in GMail, Google, Tools, Web | No Comments
10Apr
Anand Agarawala has launched BumpTop for Windows (Mac version coming soon), a gorgeous desktop application that transforms the desktop from a cold, vertical interface into a dynamic 3-dimensional room that makes not only organizing files easy, but browsing images, writing notes, and even updating your Twitter, Facebook, and email.

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April 10th, 2009 | Posted in Microsoft, Programming, Technology, Tools | 2 Comments
09Apr
Google reviews has added a seemingly small but quite important option to its image search interface: color filter.
It’s not yet enabled for everyone, but if it is, you’ll find it after you do an image search, right next to the “All Content” dropdown box.

This option was actually there before, but you had to manually add “&imgcolor=color” to the end of your query; now, it’s much easier to access.
Under
advanced options, Google Image Search already has quite a number of interesting options, including filters for image content type, size, and format.
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April 9th, 2009 | Posted in Google, Internet, Search Engines, Tools, Web | 1 Comment