Three Tips A Day

Check Disk Space Usage with TreeSize Free

Disk space usage can be of critical importance when you have the habit of storing things randomly. I didn't realize which folder was guzzling all my hard disk space until I laid my hands on TreeSize Free. TreeSize Free is a disk space usage analysis tool which displays a comparison of disk space occupied by folders and subfolders. It tells you how your disk space is being used and explains so statistically and graphically. Features of TreeSize Free: Can be started from the context...

Manage multiple network settings easily with NetSetMan

If you have a laptop or shuffle between several internet connections, which in turn result in multiple IP addresses and connection settings, you can understand the pain in changing the Windows network settings over and over again. I personally face a lot of trouble shifting from my DSL settings to an IP connection or a Wifi connection whenever I venture outside. It would come in handy if there was such a tool which made shuffling between various connection settings easy. To our relief,...

Subscene: Download Free Divx TV Episodes and Movie Subtitles

Movies and TV episodes are a lot more fun when you understand what the characters are saying. But what with their heavy accent and foreign language, sometimes it becomes difficult to comprehend what an actor is saying. To make your lives easy you can download subtitles from the internet for your favorite movie or TV episode. Subscene is huge directory of subtitles which can be downloaded for free. Some features of Subscene are: Subtitles in many languages Subtitles for movies as...

What is RSS?

RSS stands for Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication and is a family of web feed formats used to publish updated content like blog entries, news headlines and audio-visual content. RSS is used by millions world over to keep in track with the updates of their favorite websites or important news, without bookmarking and visiting the websites everytime. How RSS works? RSS works by compiling notifications and updates of a website(for example news headlines) and some metadata into a...

What is Second Life?

Second life is a three dimensional virtual world created by Linden labs in 2003, which can be accessed using the internet. Members can register and participate using the Second Life Viewer program assuming a virtual identity or avatar. The Second Life virtual world is made of such Residents who can interact with (via IM and built-in chat) and meet other residents.  Residents can take part in several activities, create and trade virtual real estate and services with one another, or explore the...

Combine multiple links into one using LinkBunch

Social networking is all about sharing information and most of this information is in the form of links. However sharing multiple links over instant messengers, microblogging tools, text messages or any social networking site can be a real pain in the you-know-what. You might also face a character limit(eg: Twitter) or a number of links limit(eg: Pownce) - and in such cases sharing a number of links can be really difficult. How LinkBunch works? Type in the various links in the box and...

How to check if a website is down?

Sometimes you just don't seem to be able to open a site and end up wondering whether something is wrong with your ISP or computer. It has happened with me so many times that I had to find a way out, rather than bugging my friends with repeated requests like - 'Hey, is this site opening on your end?' It was then that I discovered a remote pinging tool which will tell you if something is wrong with a website(or something is wrong with you!). Down for everyone or just me? (and we forgive them...

How to make a Christmas Tree?

Everybody loves the Christmas tree, and when it is made of sugar paste what more can one want! Here is a simple video on How to make a Christmas Tree - Must watch for people who love to be creative in the kitchen.     More Christmas goodies coming soon, keep...

TweetStats: Free Twitter Statistics and Graphs

If you are addicted to Twitter(like us) and want to use it as a branding tool effectively, you can do with some statistics to help you understand you twitter patterns. So if you love to fondle with numbers and graphical data, use TweetStats to view your twitter statistics, graphically. Benefits of TweetStats: There are many things that TweetStats does for you. Some of them are: Display your Tweets per day Display a Tweet monthly timeline Graph your daily Tweet density across an entire...

What is a ODP file?

ODP is the presentation format for presentation software that follow the Open Office Document Format. .ODP is the default presentation format for the OpenOffice.org Impress. These can be opened with any OpenOffice-compatible program, including NeoOffice (Mac), AbiWord (Mac & Windows), and KWord (Unix) and can also be imported into Google Docs. ODP files are based on the OpenDocument format (ODF), which became the native format for electronic office documents such as spreadsheets, charts,...