Oscail is a crystallography and molecular modelling program offered free of charge to academic users by the National University of Ireland in Galway. It is a Windows-based software package capable of solving, refining and examining small molecule crystal structures on a PC. A tutorial and sample data sets are provided.
http://www.nuigalway.ie/cryst/software.html
ReallyBig.com is a resource for developing pages on the Internet, for beginner and experienced website developers.
The site contains a large directory of Web building resources that include free scripts, editors, and tips and tricks.
http://www.reallybig.com/
The UK Microsoft Office site includes a range of resources for all Office applications. These include press releases, news items, case studies, full-text white papers and descriptions of products, which include demos, trial products, FAQs, news and reviews.
Support pages include "tips and tricks" and "how-to" articles, software downloads, software add-ins, updates, templates, security releases, converters and viewers.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/default.aspx
This website provides articles and tips and tricks on using Linux systems that have been contributed by users from the Linux community and which are then converted into help files.
Some example help file topics are: configuring the desktop, X configuration (GUI), security, the language of Linux, Linux applications, file systems, compiling kernels, and installation. There is also access to discussion forums.
http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/
This is the website of the journal 'Adobe Illustrator Techniques', described as "the premier publication for Adobe Illustrator users". Published eight times a year, the journal provides tutorials, tips and tricks to help in mastering the Adobe Illustrator package. The abridged online version of the journal provides selected tutorials, and a subscriber-only community which provides exclusive online content and downloads. The Newsletter provides a listing of the contents of each issue, and in addition to a selection of members' work in the Gallery section, there is also a Forum for discussion of Illustrator-related issues.
http://www.illustratortechniques.com/
This site has tips, tutorials, and advice, as well as blogs that will help users solve their problems with using Windows XP. The tips and tricks are arranged by category, such as performance tips, XP logon and taskbar.
http://www.windows-help-central.com/
This site includes database tuning topics, a list of technical bulletins, a programmer's page and technical articles covering the Oracle database.
There are example scripts and links. The site is provided by the Steve Rea, an Oracle specialist at the University of Arkansas.
http://www.uaex.edu/srea/
This website holds the latest help and tips for Apple Mac users. This includes reviews of new products, articles, and troubleshooting guides. Tips can be browsed by category or product.
http://www.macworld.com/howto.html
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Directories for you to submit your blog to. This will hugely benefit your blogs back links
whilst also driving traffic to your blog. I would suggest to submit your site to about 5 of
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The list below will teach you how to improve your Google page rank. They are all very easy and simple to do but will prove effective in the long term for your Google page rank;
Submit to Directories
Submitting to High Page Rank directories will definitely help boost your Page Rank. I have put together a free web directory list HERE. Don’t submit to to many at once as it will decrease your page rank due to flooding Google with your links. Submit to no more than 20 Per day! Once you have done this for a few weeks you will notice after the page rank update that your page rank will have gone up.
Back-Links
Getting back links is the most effective way of getting your page rank up. Try to get webmasters with good Page ranks to put your link on there blogroll. Try to get a few high page rank backlinks rather than lots of no page rank baclinks. Sometimes you might have to pay them a few dollars but its worth it. Before submitting your link you should check there page rank. Use this TOOL if its page rank 3 or higher then I would recommend placing your link on their site or blogroll. Try not to exchange links to many times as they cancel each other out. Normally you just exchange links for traffic!
Submit You site map to Google using webmaster tools
Submitting your site map to Google will also have a good affect on your page rank to do
this go to this SITE If you don’t have a Google account then sign up. Then add your site by
pasting your link in the site add section and click add site button. Once you have verified
your site click the site map tab. Then Click add site map, Click the down arrow and select
add General website map. Now paste your site map URL into the box provided.
Article Submissions
Find High Page rank article submission sites and write some unique content articles then
post them up on there. Remember to put a few links to your site in the article you submit
to them. Remember not to copy your articles on your blog as duplicating content is frowned
upon by Google so make sure its all Unique. A good website is E-Zine articles LINK They
have a page rank of 6 so it will definitely help you site.
Social Bookmarking
Well this can provide a big boost in traffic, it also helps with back links. Make a nice
article and post it on sites such as Digg & Stumbleupon. Make sure to actually leave your
link in the article don’t hyperlink a word! There are lots of high page rank social
bookamrking sites try to post on a few of them because your site readers can also comment
on your blog there.
1. Handle your domain email with Gmail
One of the best things about owning your own domain is that you get to have an email address like me@mydomain.com. Unfortunately, most email clients that come with your hosting account look and function like they were released in 1999.
It’s actually possible to send and receive emails via your me@mydomain.com address through Gmail, and the process for doing so is quite simple.
1. Create a Gmail account for your site.
2. Head to your current client and forward all your incoming email to the Gmail account.
3. In your Gmail account, go to Settings –> Accounts. Under ’send mail as’, click ‘Add another email address’. Enter the details for your me@mydomain.com account.
4. Complete the verification process.
5. Make your me@mydomain.com address you default for ’send mail as’.
6. And you’re done.
2. Create useful labels and folders to keep you organized
Not every email is as urgent as the next, though it can be difficult to keep track of those you need to answer quickly. Develop a labeling system that helps you get things done. Tag your most important emails with ‘Reply ASAP’, or an equivalent. Less urgent tasks can be marked ‘To Do’, while the least urgent ones can be tagged with ‘Later’.
I also think it’s important to archive as many emails as you can. If you’re using Gmail, it’s not like you run the risk of running out of space, and it’s worth it in case you need to retrieve details or contact someone again in future.
To make retrieving emails easier I’d suggest removing immediate action tags like ‘To Do’ and replacing them with tags for the purposes of archiving (when you’re done with the email). If it’s correspondence with another blogger, tag it ‘Networking’ and archive it. If it’s to do with guest-posting, tag it ‘Guest-Posting’, and so on.
3. Process emails in batches
A simple way to increase your productivity is to turn off auto notifiers. It’s simply not necessary to check email constantly throughout the day, and doing so will regularly interrupt more important tasks. After receiving thousands of emails I can safely say that I’ve never received one that couldn’t wait 12 hours or so.
Process your inbox in batches. Make it once or twice a day, and try to get your inbox down to zero. This will allow you to plow through the rest of your productive tasks without constant interruption.
4. Read it, answer it
Many people have the habit of reading all the emails before actually replying to them. Sometimes they might even wait a couple of hours before getting back to these previously read emails.
This method is ineffective for several reasons. First of all you might forget about some emails altogether. Once they are marked as “read” on your inbox, they will get mixed with all the others that you have already replied to.
Secondly, this process will also consume more time, since you will probably need to read each email a second time before remembering what you will need to say in the reply.
What would be a better approach? Simple, whenever you read an email, answer to it right away.
5. Keep it short
This benefits you and the person on the receiving end of your email, particularly if that person is busy like you.
* Cut out unnecessary words and sentences.
* Address the essential: not everything warrants a response.
* Use paragraphs liberally. It’s easier to read, and makes your email more approachable.
6. Keep it sweet
* Greet the correspondent by name.
* Use a smiley if appropriate.
* Sign-off with your name. It can change the tone of your email, and only takes a second or two.
7. Re-read once
You can go back and edit typos in a blog post or article, but you only get one chance with emails. It’s important that your meaning and expression is clear, especially when making pitches or networking with other people.
Also, remember that spell checking is not enough. Typos and mistakes that form other valid words (e.g., lose and loose) will not be corrected by the spell checker. Proofreading is key.
8. Build an address-book for networking
* Add other bloggers.
* Add people you have worked with.
* Add people who have skills you might need.
* Add people you might be able to call a favor from.
* Add social bookmarking friends and power-users.
9. Use bridging emails
I’d like to meet one web user who hasn’t spent time composing a thoughtful email, only to have it completely and utterly ignored. In most cases, the receiver has a good excuse, but that doesn’t change the way we feel (mainly because we never heard said excuse!).
In other cases, someone you’ve emailed might eventually get back to you, but only a few weeks after you categorized them as a snob who ignores their emails and pledged never to visit their blog again.
A quick and simply solution to ensure people never feel this way about you is to use a bridging email for queries and requests you won’t be able to answer for a while. Send them a sentence saying you’ve received and read their email, but don’t have the time to answer at the moment. If you know when you might be able to answer, provide a broad timeframe. A few days? A few weeks? A few months?
Taking a few seconds to acknowledge their email can mean the difference between leaving a positive or a negative impression, even if you never find the time to answer. Readers appreciate that you’re busy. The main thing is that they don’t feel completely ignored.
10. Create a dedicated signature
Make sure that your signature contains functional links. It might be a link to your blog, website, or online portfolio.
Blog readers are so used of having their emails ignored by busy A-list bloggers that they’ll half expect you to do the same. Proving them wrong with a polite response can leave them delighted and feeling very positive about you. Your signature should effectively capitalize on this positive feeling.
Windows makes every thing too personal to be comfortable sometimes. Linux is still not an option to consider for many. So, is there a way to make your private information really private? Do you wanna lock and password protect some files inside a computer that can not be viewed by others? Of course you have software for that. But why would you like to have a software which can easily be done by a few tweaks. Here is a simple trick.
1.Suppose you have a folder named mhm in D:\mhm
2.In the same drive next to the folder create a new notepad file with the exact statementren mhm mhm.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
3.Now save this text file as loc.bat
4.Create another notepad file and typeren mhm.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} mhm
5.Save this as key.bat
6.Now there are two batch files . Double click loc.bat and your folder will change into Control Panel and the contents inside the folder will not be obtainable simply.
7.To open the folder double click key.bat and you get back your original folder .
8. If you want, keep the file key.bat at some other place. Whenever you need to access that folder just copy and paste the file at the previous location and double click.
Isn't it simple but effective?
Read More......Windows Media Player 11 have acquired fair share of admirers within no time. It wears a remodeled sleek look and comes with some utile upgrades. User-friendly playback controls, easy sync with mp3 player, better media management of audio, video as well as art albums are a few to mention among the number of other improvements in WMP 11 from its previous version. The new version includes an array of new add-ons that music-freaks would love to tamper with. Having said that, you need enough time to explore the features. So why not look for short-cuts? To make it easier here are 10 tips which you must know to improve upon Window Media Player 11.
The music player allows you to switch between the modes from the menu as well as from the keyboard. Depending upon your choice you can choose between full mode, customized, or compact mode. However, remember that you have the menu bar according to your the skin mode you have selected. Not to worry, when you have the keyboard at hand. Use the following shortcuts
This player enhancement option is an upscale tool. Try and experiment with the SRS WOW, if you are looking for quality audio playback. Additionally, WOW offers 3d sound and has a TruBass for adjusting bass. Now, how to go about it? Switch to the full mode and start with a right click on the title bar. Next choose the view option and then enhancement. Finally, you are into the SRS WOW Effects. Make sure that it is ON and then feel the difference yourself.
Jostling up and down the library when you want your favorite Presley's music right in jiffy - surely makes you impatient. So what do you do? Luckily, there's is a simple way out of this. Just type in the years on the search bar like for instance you are in mood for the 50s, just type in 1950..1960 and you would have the tracks from the period listed.
Are you looking for a special track of your favorite artist and you are still searching for a clue? Here's a solution for you. Suppose you want it that way. What you do is a combine search, go to the search bar and type in the name of the artist plus the name of the album - "Backstreet boys+Millenium". Now you have the list of tracks from the album.
Does your Windows Media Player 11 start and stop constantly while streaming music? This happens as your Window media player 11 stores or buffers a certain amount of content before playing it. while you play the multimedia, content is downloaded in the background. In case of a congestion in network or a related problem for few seconds, downloading suffers a break. However, in case the content is buffered for a longer time(say 5 seconds) no breaks in streaming playback occurs.
There is an easy and simple way to get out of this - increasing the size of buffer. in order to increase the buffer size follow the steps below:
All the audio and video files are not compatible with WMP 11. So what can you do to run latest formats? Here's an idea. Just download the latest release - Vista Codec Pack v5.x. It is available for free download and includes all the codecs required to play old as well as new files. It has no media player. Once you install the package it will allow you to play any media player. Enjoy the DVD movies and videoclips of different filetypes.
Listing you favorite songs on the WMP 11 Media Center is as easy as child's play. However, the interface doesn't allow you to create or edit directly. You can overcome this without much fuss. Just include the Playlist Editor. It's a powerful tool with Media Center 2005. Download the program and install it. Now, you are free to create or edit a playlist including songs according to genre, artist or title.
The Media Center offers a unique way to organize the MP3 and audio files. Even after you have the tabs on ID3 tags containing album, artist, songs and other info, you might come across an unknown folder while searching through the Media Center. The best way to deal with it is to take one album at a time.
Are you looking to block the R-rated movies from being played on your PC? Certainly, you don't want your children to watch The Passion of the Christ or Beverly HIlls. Here's a formula to stop them.
After installation of the WMP 11 most of the users are known to face an Xbox error while setting up the Xbox 360 Setup software. To solve this you can follow the steps provided below:
In order to share media start the WMP11 for Windows XP. For more information check into the Windows Media Player Help with the topic Sharing your media.
Read More......Social networking has a very important part to play in our lives now. Be it Facebook or Myspace or Orkut or Twitter - these sites are proving to be beneficial for both personal and professional purposes. We can not just ignore the fact that with each passing day, we are becoming addicted to these social networking services. So, is it bad? No way. But we must keep in mind that our sensitive personal and professional information are there inside our profile. In this world of prying eyes and ears, we need to take care of our profiles. So here are 8 very useful tips (better to call reminders) maintaining which can at least make you safe from your side.
There is a very annoying feature at orkut now. You can not download any image file from Orkut directly from someone's album. You will have to save the whole HTML file instead or you will have to take screen-shots and then save it in paint and then crop it. Isn't it too tedious? The other day I saw a beautiful landscape in my friend's album and I had to tell him to send me the photo! So here is what I found to be a simple trick which can solve your problem within seconds.
1. Open the the particular picture you want to save in your computer.
2. Then just drag and drop the photo to your address bar where orkut.com/ orkut.co.in is written. You will see the same photo in a slightly different link, say, images.orkut.com/….
and then right click on the photo, Bingo! Now you can save the photo to your computer.
Read More......German, Spanish, Polish and Dutch translations will be available soon! Would you like to help us translate to other languages as well? Please let us know! This website provides you with disposable e-mail addresses which expire after 15 Minutes. You can read and reply to e-mails that are sent to the temporary e-mail address within the given time frame.
Read More......Do you like Windows Vista only because of its newly revamped Graphical User Interface? It surely does have an attractive interface but many are still hesitant to upgrade. Some because of it’s massive system requirements, and some because of all the negative buzz around it. Whatever your reasons are, you still can get a Vista like look even on your Win XP system. Below are some of the better free tools that can help you to make your Windows XP look like Vista. Just make sure you got a bit of spare RAM on your system.
Vista Start Menu turns XP’s Start menu into one like on Vista. Not only do you get a better look but also many new features that are normally not there. These include: resizable start menu, zoom in/out, program launcher, desktop search, power buttons, tabs, and more. Another noteworthy aspect, Vista Start Menu does not change your system settings, thus making it easy to install, as well as simple to remove.
VTP changes XP’s interface, including the Start menu, the Control Panel, system dialogs, icons, and more, to Vista style. Also includes a transparency function to mimic Vista’s Aero Glass functionality. It’s probably the most comprehensive package out of all, so be very careful with it. While I haven’t experienced any problems some folks reported difficulties in uninstalling it (see comments here). Here are some of the notable changes that will be made to your system.
[Update: Version 8 was released yesterday (Nov 28). It's seems to be better and much more stable. Read more here]
RocketDock is a portable, memory-friendly, smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher that sits on your screen. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. Some features that are worth looking at include: Minimize active windows to the dock, drag-n-drop interface, Dual-monitor support, Auto-hide and Popup on mouse over, and Running application indicators. Check it out in action in the video below
VistaMizer modifies about 400 of your system files, and when you reboot your system after installation you won’t remember how your old desktop looked like. It’s highly customizable and changes lots of stuff. What’s really good about is that it will keep backup of all the changes (so that you can easily revert it) and won’t replace/overwrite anything that would risk destabilizing your system.
Read More......It’s a new year, why not give your years old XP operating system a new look? If you’re bored of having to look at the same kind of icons and eyecandy everytime, you can download and install these free transformation packs, and transform XP to look like any other OS.
(Note: Some of the listed transformation packs are quite extensive so please read installation guidelines carefully)
Vista transformation Pack [Download]
Vista Transformation Pack does all kinds of appearance tweaks, and makes Windows XP look like Vista. From icons, transparency to new sounds, this pack does it all to make your XP look like Windows Vista.
Mac OS Transformation Pack [Download]
Transforms XP to look like Mac OS X 10.5. Some important components like Windows Explorer and other shell files are patched to mimic Mac OS X appearance. Work only with Windows XP SP2 (English version).
FlyakiteOSX [Download]
Again, make your windows look like Mac OS X. However, it’s much more comprehensive than the above one. This enhancement utility does everything from registry tweaks, visual styles, sounds, icons to imitate the appearance of Mac OS X. See other screenshots here. If you’re using iTunes then make sure to deselect ‘iTunes Multi-Pugin’ option (under ‘Software’) in the installation wizard.
Fedora Transformation Pack [Download]
This tool is intended for making XP resemble the Fedora Linux Distro. Though the utility just packs a simple visual style, it does include icons, screensavers and wallpapers, and other Fedora-like skins for programs.
Ubuntu Transformation Pack [Download]
Let’s say that your email address is ‘GeorgeBush@gmail.com’, basically everything sent to any of the following email addresses will be forwarded to your primary email.
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And that’s not all, you can place as many dots as you want, it can be even something like ‘G.e.o.r.g.e.B.u.s.h@gmail.com’ and you’ll still get it on ‘GeorgeBush@gmail.com’
Additionally, I just also found out that you can embed random text to your email ID using ‘+’ sign. That is to say ‘GeorgeBush+anythingyouwant@gmail.com’ can be used as your email address, as well.
Ok I got it. Now what ?
1. One email for every purpose
Instead of using different email addresses for various purposes (work, school, friends, etc.) you can use different variations of your Gmail and filter incoming mails by ’sent to’ address. For instance, all incoming mail sent to ‘Name.Surname@gmail.com’ can be put to folder ‘work’, messages sent to ‘NameSurname@gmail.com’ can be put to ‘friends’, ‘N.ameSurname@gmail.com’ can be used for newsletters, and so on.
2. Track/Block spammers
When signing up for some website, say thatwebsite.com, you can add thatwebsite to your Gmail user ID (eg. GeorgeBush+thatwebsite@gmail.com). This way you can block your subscription whenever you want and even identify those websites that distribute your email address to spammers.
Read More......1. beFunky - Awesome web app that turns images to cartoonized paintings and videos to cartoons.
2. DisplayWars - Incredibly simple tool that helps lots of people. Want to buy a new screen? DisaplyWars lets you compare screen sizes by mapping one display size on top of the other. For smaller items see SizeEasy.
3. DocSyncer - Synchronize office documents in your ‘My Documents’ folder with Google Docs account.
4. JotYou - By using this service you can send messages to others so they get them only when they are in the area you specify.
5. Keybr - Online keyboard to practice your touch typing skills.
6. Mint - The simplest way to manage your finances. More about Mint.
7. Numbr - Free disposable phone numbers.
8. PDFHammer - Merge, edit and rearrange PDF documents online.
9. PhoneSpell - Ever wondered if you phone number spells something memorable ? PhoneSpell will find it out.
10. SecondRotation / BuyMyTronics - Want to cash in on your old iPod ? Or mobile phone ? Both of these services will buy your old (broken) gadget, regardless of its condition.
Other
11. BeamIt - Send pictures, music, videos, docs or any other file to your cellphone.
12. BooksInMyPhone - Download and read copyright-free books on a mobile phone. Comes with its own book reader.
13. CallTheFuture - Schedule text messages and get them delivered (as a voicemail) on any desired date in the future.
14. CameraSummary - Extracts so called EXIF data from the images. Shows what model of digicam was used, image creation date and time, resolution settings, location and so on.
15. CanYouRunIt - One-click web app that inspects your PC’s hardware and software settings to determine whether or not it meets gaming requirements for a game of your choice.
16. CellSwapper - Transfer your current mobile contract to someone else. Or get a free plan with only a short term contract.
17. CivilAnswers - Free legal assistance.
18. ControlC - This small cross-platform (Win, Mac, Linux) monitors your clipboard and saves everything online.
19. Definr - Incredibly fast online dictionary. It takes abt 14 ms to lookup a word.
20. Drop.io - By far the coolest service for private file collaboration and transfers. Add files by email, send voice messages from phone, etc.
21. File-Destructor 2 - Generates files (Doc, PDF, … ) that look genuine but won’t launch properly. Basically, it’s a tool that helps you put all the blame on your “faulty computer”.
22. File-encryptor - Secure encryption tool to freely encrypt/decrypt sensitive files online. Quite handy for sending over sensitive files.
23. FlashPhone - Free flash-based SIP-softphone. Simply add your SIP account and you’re good to go. No need to install anything.
24. Google Mobilizer - Makes your fav. websites mobile friendly. Must-have for your mobile bookmarks.
25. GetMyFBIfile - Here you can generate letter templates that you can use to request for a free copy of your FBI file.
26. LetterMeLater - Offers one feature that your email doesn’t have, ‘the ability to schedule when an email should be sent’. Coolest part about, you can use it directly from your email program (GMail, Outlook, etc.).
27. Mailbucket - Finally, a tool to help you forward emails to your feedreader.
28. Mobical - Over-the-air mobilebackup and restore service. Backup phone contacts, calendar, bookmarks and settings.
29. MoDazzle - Access Facebook, LinkedIn and dozens of other web services (weather, stock quotes, etc.) via email or mobile text messaging. Update Facebook ’status’, get un-read messages from Facebook inbox, get someone’s profile info from LinkedIn, and lots more.
30. Nanoscan - Super fast yet compehensive online virus scanner.
31. OhDon’tForget - It does only one thing, but does it really well: Schedule text message reminders to any phone.
32. ProQuo - Reduce junk mail by removing your personal data from telemarketing lists.
33. PPCalc - Comprehensive Paypal fees calculator.
34. Rondee - Fast, easy and free way to arrange phone conference calls with as many people as you want.
35. SpokenText - Convert PDF, Word, plain text, PowerPoint files, ,RSS news feeds, emails and web pages to speech.
36. Sullr - Obtain information about telephone lines in reverse mode. Get address, location, owner’s name etc.
37. WakerUpper - Schedule wake-up phone calls. Lots of useful features.
38. WebMarkers - Adds additional option to your ‘Print’ menu that lets you print documents (or webpages) directly to the web.
39. WhatShouldIReadNext - Book recommendation service. Simply enter the author and title of your latest book and it will give you a list of recommended readings.
40. WorldTaxiMeter - Calculate the cost of a taxi ride in a number of top cities worldwide (London, New York, Rome …). Accessible both from the web and mobile phone.
Read More......1. BugMeNot - instantly get disposable login details for any popular website that forces you to register.
2. DailyLit - read your favorite books by email (on your PC, mobile, etc.).
3. FranceRadio - neat MP3 Search Engine that lets you Find, Play and Download favorite MP3s for FREE.
4. Google SMS - provides mobile users with a quick access (via SMS) to a wide range of practical information and tools (i.e. business listings (pizzerias, shops, etc.), weather, movie listings, driving directions, currency converter and lots more.
5. Podlinez - listen to your favorite podcasts from any phone. Just enter the RSS feed URL for the desired podcast and get a free-toll number to access it from a phone.
6. RetailMeNot - locate fresh discount coupons for thousands of web merchants and services right from your browser toolbar.
7. SoLow - on a daily basis SoLow auctions 4 different items (iPhones, HD Screens, etc.). Anyone with a mobile/PC can participate in the auctions by placing their bids via text-messaging. The user with the lowest unique bid wins the auction.
8. TeleFlip - auto-forward your emails to your cellphone as text messages.
9. UrbanDictionary - hilarious (and practical) 100% user-maintained dictionary where users provide and vote on definitions for urban words (slangs).
10. Yak4Ever - make free international calls from US, UK and Ireland to 50+ countries.
=== Mobile - related ===
11. Bitbom - schedule free text message reminders to your phone. Schedule online or using mobile. (Similar PingMe.)
12. Flurry - follow up on your emails (send, receive) and receive latest articles from favorite blogs/websites on your mobile.
13. Foonz - place group calls and send messages to multiple people for free (from your mobile or any other phone).
14. GameJump - lots of free games for mobile phones.
15. GrandCentral - single phone number for all your phones and a web-based centralized voicemail system. (Similar: YouMail, GotVoice)
16. IQzone - post your classified ad to a number of online and print classified networks directly from your mobile.
17. Jott - simple and convenient service for leaving yourself notes and ToDo reminders using your mobile.
18. Mosio - text any question from your mobile phone and shortly receive up-to 4 answers.
19. mShopper - instantly check up on the bargain deals for any product (or even order) right from your mobile phone.
20. NoPhoneTrees - simple phone directory that lists direct human access numbers to support employees in hundreds of companies.
21. Nutsie - takes a copy of your iTunes library file and creates an online copy of your library. Access this library from PC or mobile phone.
22. Google SendToPhone - forward anything you find on the web (maps, address, text, etc.) to any mobile phone for free (US only).
23. Qipit - take quick document pictures and turn them into properly formatted PDFs. Save online, email, or fax documents right from mobile.
24. Soonr - handy application that lets you access your PC remotely using your mobile or any other PC (work, school, etc.).
25. TelePixie - quickly schedule and receive daily (or one time) wake up phone calls, reminders, weather forecast calls, jokes, and more.
26. TellMe - free local directory service for business listings (Car Repair Shops, Pizzerias, Restaurants, etc.), maps, and directions.
27. PhoneZoo - convert your MP3s to custom-length ringtones and forward them to your phone. Plus 1000s of free ringtones from other users.
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28. BossBitching - fun and active community where people can bit*h about their bosses anonymously.
29. eSnailer - send free postal mail letters (to anywhere in the US) right from the desktop. From Canada? Check out EasyPost.
30. Yapta - get a refund (or credit) from the airlines on a purchased ticket in case its price drops.
31. ListenToaMovie - lets you ‘listen to a movie’, i.e. stream the audio part of various movies and some TV-shows.
32. OpenDNS - provides a safer, faster, smarter and more reliable way to navigate the Internet.
33. PodioBooks - search, subscribe and browse through a variety of totally free audio books (100% legal).
34. PriceProtectr - tracks the price of items you bought online and notifies in case of price-drops, so you can request a refund.
35. RateMyDrawings - excellent place to draw, share your drawing creations, learn to draw, and watch other people drawing.
36. SwitchPlanet - cool and active marketplace where you can switch (or trade) used DVDs, CDs, Video Games and Books.
37. Scribd- search, browse, rate, share various types of documents (jokes, facts, stories etc.). It’s like Youtube for text documents.
38. ViaTalk - make up-to 10 minutes long free phone calls to anywhere in the US and Canada. You don’t even need to sign-up.
39. VideoSift - popular Digg-like voting community for user-submitted videos.
40. Wordie - make lists of words (words you love, words you hate, or whatever) and share them with others.
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When you turn on the power to a computer, the first program that runs is usually a set of instructions kept in the computer's ROM(read only memory). This code examines the system hardware to make sure everything is functioning properly. This power-on self test (POST) checks the CPU,memory, and BIOS(basic input output system) for errors and stores the result in a special memory location. Once the POST has successfully completed, the software loaded in ROM (sometimes called the BIOS or firmware) will begin to activate the computer's disk drives. In most modern computers, when the computer activates the hard disk drive, it finds the first piece of the operating system: the bootstrap loader.
The bootstrap loader is a small program that has a single function: It loads the operating system into memory and allows it to begin operation. In the most basic form, the bootstrap loader sets up the small driver programs that interface with and control the various hardware subsystems of the computer. It sets up the divisions of memory that hold the operating system, user information and applications. It establishes the data structures that will hold the myriad signals, flags and semaphores that are used to communicate within and between the subsystems and applications of the computer. Then it turns control of the computer over to the operating system.
The operating system's tasks, in the most general sense, fall into six categories:
While there are some who argue that an operating system should do more than these six tasks, and some operating-system vendors do build many more utility programs and auxiliary functions into their operating systems, these six tasks define the core of nearly all operating systems. Next, let's look at the tools the operating system uses to perform each of these functions.
Read More......Within the broad family of operating systems, there are generally four types, categorized based on the types of computers they control and the sort of applications they support. The categories are:
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It's important to differentiate between multi-user operating systems and single-user operating systems that support networking. Windows 2000 and Novell Netware can each support hundreds or thousands of networked users, but the operating systems themselves aren't true multi-user operating systems. The system administrator is the only "user" for Windows 2000 or Netware. The network support and all of the remote user logins the network enables are, in the overall plan of the operating system, a program being run by the administrative user.
With the different types of operating systems in mind, it's time to look at the basic functions provided by an operating system.
Read More......Not all computers have operating systems. The computer that controls the microwave ovan in your kitchen, for example, doesn't need an operating system. It has one set of tasks to perform, very straightforward input to expect (a numbered keypad and a few pre-set buttons) and simple, never-changing hardware to control. For a computer like this, an operating system would be unnecessary baggage, driving up the development and manufacturing costs significantly and adding complexity where none is required. Instead, the computer in a microwave oven simply runs a single hard-wired program all the time.
For other devices, an operating system creates the ability to:
All desktop computers have operating systems. The most common are the Windows family of operating systems developed by Microsoft, the Macintosh operating systems developed by Apple and the UNIX family of operating systems (which have been developed by a whole history of individuals, corporations and collaborators). There are hundreds of other operating systems available for special-purpose applications, including specializations for mainframes, robotics, manufacturing, real-time control systems and so on.
In any device that has an operating system, there's usually a way to make changes to how the device works. This is far from a happy accident; one of the reasons operating systems are made out of portable code rather than permanent physical circuits is so that they can be changed or modified without having to scrap the whole device.
For a desktop computer user, this means you can add a new security update, system patch, new application or even an entirely new operating system rather than junk your computer and start again with a new one when you need to make a change. As long as you understand how an operating system works and how to get at it, in many cases you can change some of the ways it behaves. The same thing goes for your phone, too.
Regardless of what device an operating system runs, what exactly can it do?
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