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Google Chrome - Shiny, but Sharp
Google Chrome is big news since yesterday and there's a lot of great analysis already (browser wars, tech highlights and questions). So here's some analysis and speculation, especially from the perspective of software developers.
First, Google's new WebKit-based browser is causing software QA folks to sigh and add yet another browser to their testing, but because WebKit is the rendering engine underneath Safari and Android, it's actually a leg up for Apple.
Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project
Google announces an open source browser called Google Chrome via a comic book drawn by Scott McCloud. The book points to http://www.google.com/chrome, but I can’t see anything live there yet
Firefox Bar - Easily promote Firefox on your site!
Simply put, it's a bar that fades into the top of your browser window if you are not running Firefox. Easy to install on almost any website. Wordpress plugin for even easier installation. Gives your viewers an option besides their OS packaged browser.
Definr.com gives you instant simple definitions
Mon, 08/04/2008 - 08:04Earlier i wrote about Acronyms and how AcronymFinder can be of help when dealing with Acronyms. Similarly, if you are stuck with word definitions and want a quick response, Definr.com is the website for you. Definr.com is an interesting website which gives you instant, simple definitions for a word and also has an interesting auto-complete feature. Its particularly useful for times you don’t wish to land up into detailed definition and usage examples but rather only want the definition.
URLInfo Reveals Hidden Web Site Server Details [Web Utilities]
Sat, 07/26/2008 - 21:00SlideRocket - excellent usability, an online app with legs
SlideRocket is a online presentation solution that provides a very compelling user experience and an interesting total solution.
From their web site: "SlideRocket is a web application that provides everything you need to design professional quality presentations, manage and share libraries of slides and assets, and to deliver presentations in person or remotely over the web."
What enables it to be even considered as an option is the interactivity of the user experience. Their recently added demo shows some great features:
[How-To]Get the local time of any place using Google
Sat, 07/05/2008 - 04:11Not many people know that Google can also be used to get the local time of any place. To get the local time of the place of your choice follow the steps mentioned below.
1.) Point your browser to www.google.com
2.) In the search box type What Time Is It <Name of the place>. For e.g. to get the current time of Bangalore type, What Time Is It Bangalore
Understanding LinkedIn Architecture
Tue, 07/01/2008 - 17:42Recently, At JavaOne 2008, LinkedIn employees presented two sessions about the LinkedIn architecture. Find below the embedded slides which talk about the architecture of LinkedIn as discussed during the JavaOne event.
LinkedIn Communication Architecture
LinkedIn - A Professional Social Network Built with Java™ Technologies and Agile Practices
Visit my LinkedIn Profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/vaibhavpandey
Also read: LinkedIn is now available on Mobile
Whats your broadband speed?
Tue, 07/01/2008 - 11:34I usually get this question about the varying Broadband speed from many of my readers. The usual question goes like this
I am on a 512 kbps unlimited plan but still my download speed is not more than 64kbps
. Do you have any clues. Is my ISP cheating? Where can i measure my actual broadband speed?
So here you go, The first thing to remember is that most of the ISP’s sell the speed as upto speed and not a guaranteed speed. Also, upto speed usually is not the speed we get most of the times. In such scenarios if you really wish to test your current internet speed, Speedtest.net is for you.
Reddit goes open source!
Wed, 06/18/2008 - 16:22"We've always strived to be as open and transparent with our users as possible, and this is the next logical step. When we say 'open-source' we mean specifically that the code behind reddit is available to the public for download, and we're inviting the public to submit code to help improve the site. "
Free software vs. software-as-a-service: Is the GPL too weak for the Web?
Tue, 05/27/2008 - 18:36[RMS & TBL] How the Web was Born: The Story of the World Wide Web
Tue, 05/13/2008 - 22:09"...On 26 june a prophet came to CERN. Complete with long hair and a bushy unkempt, Richard Stallman looked every bit the part. His message was software should be free. [...] The year that Stallman came to CERN, Tim had published a note in a CERN computing newsletter drawing the laboratarie's attention to GNU. [...] «When we speak of free software ... we are refrerring to freedom, not price».
[HowTo] Know if someone is copying your Blogposts?
Sun, 04/20/2008 - 04:36I was at the Bangalore Barcamp 6 or the BCB6 as it is popularly known and one of the most important doubt queried there was related to Copying of Blogs, Plagiarism. Lets learn how to know if someone is copying your blog contents and the next steps after that.
Copyspace is a free service which makes it easier for you to find copies of your contents on the web. All you need to do is type in the address of your blog or webpage and Copyscape does the rest. Copyscape finds out the sites which have copied your content without permission and also those which have quoted you. However, Copyscape only provides first 10 searches free, in order to get more searches, you need to be a premium user.
IT Knowledge Exchange: A free edition of Experts Exchange
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 16:54Experts Exchange is one of the famous and most used forum for all IT related issues/problems. However, as this forum happens to be a paid one; there have been many attempts to crack open its authentication mechanism so as to allow free access. Over the months, i have found atleast 3-5 different ways mentioned in various blogs like this and this and this. This clearly shows the interest in getting quality solutions for free. In order to get free solutions to your problems, i would suggest using IT Knowledge Exchange.
Freelancer’s Toolbox: 5 Websites you must check
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:47Since a few weeks i was trying to figure out a websites which offer work to Freelancers working in the area of graphic designing, websites development and programming. For the information of my readers, these websites are usually marketplaces wherein project owners and providers interact, bid and get the stuff done and thereby earn money.
After having done some research, i feel its time that i write about them. Below is the list of 5 websites i feel you ( as a freelancer/ provider/ project owner) must register with.
1.) Elance: Elance is a Freelance job search database which covers open positions in fields like writing, website development, graphics, sales and support, Legal, Engineering and more.
