Archive for August, 2009
Free voicemail service in India – VOIEE
On August - 21 - 2009
VOIEE lets you set up secure and free voicemail. Anyone can call VOIEEE access number and leave a message for you. Presently VOIEEE has only Indian access number. Setup and Receive Voicemail Sign up for the service at www.voiee.com Activate your account by confirming and validating your e-mail ID, provided at the time of signing
Movie ticket booking in India
On August - 19 - 2009
Ticket Booking Portals Major multiplex chains sell tickets on their respective websites. But it is difficult to check ticket timings and availability on each website before booking. There are many portals offering movie ticket booking service. I have listed only two websites which has substantial national presence. I booked tickets through both websites. And I
MSN Encarta to be discontinued
On August - 18 - 2009
Encarta Encyclopedia was launched by Microsoft in 1993. The journey of Encarta from 1993 to 2009 was very enriching. Contents and features were continuously enhanced in every subsequent launch. Encarta became one of the most popular encyclopedias. I guess, the popularity of Wikipedia may be related to the decision of Microsoft to discontinue Encarta. Encarta
Bhuvan – Indian Earth Observation Visualization
On August - 13 - 2009
Bhuvan is a web tool that provides medium to high resolution satellite imagery of virtually the entire India over the internet.Thanks to the efforts of ISRO that India has its own version of Google Earth. How to access Bhuvan? Bhuvan is compatible with Internet Explorer only Visit http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/ Register on the website Login with
Google’s new search engine ‘Caffeine’
On August - 12 - 2009
Google is launching an upgraded version of their search engine. It is code name ‘Caffeine’. The developer preview is available for testing. Google’s upcoming search engine will improve indexing & search speed, accuracy and comprehensiveness. This will really give a wake up call for all SEOs. Companies may have to tweak their SEO techniques. I
How to delete Gmail account
On August - 11 - 2009
Login to your Gmail account Click on ‘Settings’ at the top of the page Click on the ‘Accounts’ tab Click on ‘Google Account settings’. You will be taken to a new page. Click on ‘Edit’ next to My products Click on ‘Remove Gmail Permanently’ Once you have deleted the account, you can
Partition Transcend external hard disk (XP)
On August - 9 - 2009
Preparatory Steps Goto ‘Start–>Control Panel’. Click on ‘Classic View’ in the left pan. Open ‘Administrative Tools’ from the right pan Open ‘Computer Management’ from the right pan. Double click on ‘Storage’ and then on ‘Disk Management (Local)’ You will be taken to ‘Computer Management’ screen. You can see the snapshot of your drives. Delete Existing