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Ding It’s Up – Get Twitter Updates Regarding Your Website’s Downtime

Here's a service that notifies you on Twitter if your website is down or not. This might sound strange as there have been a lot of complaints about Twitter having a lot of downtime. Ding It's Up is one of the simplest online services we've come across in a while. Ding It's Up alerts you via Twitter, SMS or email when a website goes down or when it comes back up. How do I use Ding It's Up? Specify how you’d like to be notified. They provide three options - Email, Text, or...

Sunday Weekend Summary – 24th Nov 2008 to 29th Nov 2008

In case you have missed any of our Daily Tips, here's the list. November 24, 2008: Backup passwords file of Firefox to a Firefox installation in another OS Flip Title: Write Text Upside Down How to turn off new program highlight in Start Menu? November 25, 2008: Create Ice Sculptures at Home with Ice even in Hot Climates Minimize Multiple Applications to a Single System Tray Icon With Minime Get $29.95 ‘The Art & Science of CSS’ ebook for FREE November 26, 2008: What...

How To Order a Free Copy of Latest Ubuntu Distribution Online

Ubuntu is a community developed operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. Ubuntu does not require any antivirus for security and is distributed free of charge. This means you don’t have to pay anything for downloading or ordering a Free CD. Ubuntu's latest version, Intrepid Ibex (8.10) is available free of charge and the Ubuntu community will ship a copy to you at no extra cost. To order your own free copy of Ubuntu, go to the Ubuntu community website and...

How to sort a list in Alphabetical Order in Microsoft Word

Many a time, we end up keying in a list of names or anything random in the form of a list and later wish that we had listed it in alphabetical order. Don't you worry, Microsoft Word has a function by which it is possible to reorder or sort the list in alphabetical order. Just follow the steps given below: Open the Microsoft Word document which may be a list of names, documents, or anything else that you would like to sort or reorder in alphabetical order. Ensure that each name or item...

What is Micro Blogging?

Micro-blogging is a new form of multimedia blogging that allows users to send brief text updates (Eg: 140 characters or fewer) or mini posts such as photos or audio clips and publish them. There are more than 100 micro blogging tools such as Plurk, Kwippy, Jaiku etc but the most famous microblogging service is Twitter. Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service, that allows its users to send and read other users' updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based...

How to Find Your IP Address in Windows and Mac

The Internet Protocol (IP) Address is a series of numbers which pinpoint the location of a computer or a server on the internet. Every computer connected to the internet has a unique IP address, which consists of four sections from 0 to 255. Here is how you can find out the IP address of your computer. For Windows XP/Vista users: Click on Start -> Run. Key in 'CMD' and press the Enter key. In the command prompt, type 'ipconfig' and press the Enter key. You will now see your IP...

How to Change the Theme in your Gmail Account

Gmail recently introduced themes which seem to be an off-shoot from iGoogle to all its users. Here's how you can change the default theme to one of the newer options provided by Gmail. Sign in to your Gmail account. Click on the Settings link in the upper right corner of your Gmail window. Click on the new 'Themes' tab in your Settings window. Select a Gmail theme of your choice. My choices are Shiny and Ninja. Just clicking on the Gmail theme of your choice will be applied to...

How to set Water on Fire

Do you think it is possible? Yes it is. All you need is a glass of water and 2 to 4 alkaline batteries. Now read the instructions and do try it at home. Fill a glass or a cup with water. Take 2 to 4 alkaline batteries and drop them into the water. Ensure that the batteries are fully covered with water. Let that setup remain for at least 45 minutes. The chemicals from the batteries will slowly flow out into the water. This will allow the water to be set on fire. This step is very...

Oosah: Get 1 Terabyte of Online Storage for FREE

We usually hear of services giving online storage free in Gigabytes but here's is an online service which seems to have raised the bar. Oosah offers 1 TB of online storage space for FREE!. Yes, you read that right, One Terabyte! Features of Oosah Here are some features of the free online storage service, Oosah: Web-based file management system - create folders & sub folders Desktop feel -with folders and file drag & drop, keyboard shortcuts Upload content in any digital...

Download Tagged Pics from Facebook With Get My Tagged Pics

These days a lot of people add and tag a lot of old and new pics on Facebook. There may be a lot of pics of yours that you may not have with you and would want to download them. Here is a Facebook application that would solve your problems. Get My Tagged Pics Facebook application allows you download tagged pictures in batches of 10 instead of downloading them one by one. Go ahead, add this Facebook app to your profile and download all your Facebook pics much faster! Check out Get My...