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Sunday Weekend Summary – 5th Jan 2009 to 10th Jan 2009

In case you have missed any of our Daily Tips, here’s the list: January 5th, 2009 FireTune: Optimize Firefox easily and quickly How to find if Firefox is faster after optimization or not? What is reCaptcha? January 6th, 2009 Create FREE personalized Twitter Backgrounds with Twitbacks Convert Text to Speech online using iSpeech What is IMAP? January 7th, 2009 Find out whom did you follow first on Twitter How to get back your lost USB Drive? What is BRB? January...

How to generate sample text in Microsoft Word

If you are working with a word template or a demonstration and want to generate some random text, then instead of typing some garbage you can use a nifty piece of code to generate random text. To generate lorem ipsum text(latin): Open a document in Microsoft Word Type  =lorem() and press enter You'll see some sample lorem ipsum text block in your document To generate english text: Open a document in Microsoft Word Type  = rand(num1,num2) : Here num1 is for the number of...

Download a copy of Linux Journal for FREE

Linux Journal is offering a FREE copy of its digital version. Linux Journal is a monthly technology magazine published by Belltown Media, Inc. of Houston, Texas. The magazine focuses specifically on Linux, allowing the content to be a highly specialized source of information for open source enthusiasts. - from Wikipedia Download your FREE copy here. Via....

What is the Google Sandbox?

Google Sandbox is one of the most debated and talked about topic on the internet. While most people deny Sandbox's existence, we can safely assume that some such filter exists at Google. Under this assumption let us understand what is the Sandbox. Image courtesy: Rankmagic.com What is the Google Sandbox? The Google Sandbox is a filter used to filter new blogs or websites by Google. This filter maintains the purity of search engine rankings by preventing any new website or blog from...

FAIL Blog: Funny Pictures and Videos of FAIL moments

Everybody loves watching FAIL moments, be it a nasty accident, a printing mistake or anything gone wrong. FAIL Blog is a collection of FAIL pictures and videos and is some awesome fun. What can you do at FAIL Blog? Watch hundreds of FAIL pics and videos Laugh your you-know-what off Contribute your own FAIL pics and videos Vote for your favorite FAIL moments Comment on your favorite FAIL moments Buy some LOL stuff(tshirts,stamps, magnets etc) Register and control the stuff you...

How to increase uTorrent download speed?

uTorrent is definitely one of the best BitTorrent client but still many users claim that it doesn't deliver the best of download speeds. To solve this problem here is a freeware tool which increases the speed of uTorrent downloads without the need of making manual changes. The uTorrent Acceleration Tool This tool employs a powerful optimization algorithm which delivers maximum acceleration in the download speed without compromising in resource usage. It changes the configuration of...

Download Facebook Photo Albums using FacePAD

I share a lot of photos on my Facebook profile so that my friends and family can view and download them. But being a photography freak that I am, often these albums contain a huge number of photos and it becomes pretty irritating for my friends to download them one by one. So we came across a Firefox addon which downloads entire Facebook albums in a jiffy. FacePAD or the Facebook Photo Album Downloader allows users to download your friend's Facebook albums in one click. How to use...

What are DVD Regional Codes?

DVD Regional Codes are region codes with which DVD video discs are encoded to restrict them to the area of the world in which they can be played. Discs without region coding are called all region or region 0 discs and these can be played on all DVD players. Likewise many DVD players are or can be modified to be region-free. However other DVD discs and players are locked with regional codes so that they allow playback in compatible regions only. Regional codes are used to: Price...

FoxTab: Stylish 3D Tab Management Addon in Firefox

Firefox is adorable and here is one tool to make in infinitely adorable. Here is a Firefox addon which makes tab management in Firefox look extremely innovative, stylish and breezy. FoxTab brings Windows Vista styling to Firefox with five visually stunning configurations for grouping, filtering, closing and switching tabs in Firefox. FoxTab Features: Five fascinating layouts to display your tabs(and when we say fascinating, we make an understatement!) In-Tab Search for finding a...

How to tie a Neck Tie?

As they say, first impression is the last impression. So whether its school, college or your profession, being fully and elegantly dressed is extremely important to make an impact on  your peers. Nothing complements your expensive dress better than a stylish necktie. However the most stylish necktie can become a nightmare if it isn't tied properly. If you, like millions of men worldwide, have faced some trouble while tying a necktie, here are a few videos to your rescue: How to tie a tie:...