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How to Generate the Matrix Rain Effect Using Notepad

Posted November 15, 2010 By Ganesh Babu
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Most of us are fans of the action sci-fi movie Matrix. If you are a real matrix fan, you would have loved the matrix rain effect. If you ever wanted to create the matrix rain effect, then this guide would help you.

How to Create the Matrix Rain Effect Using Notepad

1. Open Notepad

2. Type this code.

     @echo off
     color 02
     :start
     echo %random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%
     goto :start

3. Save the file as matrix.bat Please make sure that you save it as a .bat file (Batch File).

4. Then open the matrix.bat file by pressing CTRL+ENTER, it should be many numbers falling down the page.

5. Press ALT+ENTER to view it in full screen. Full screen works only in Windows XP and below.

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Top 10 Most Expensive Apps for iPhone

Posted November 13, 2010 By Ganesh Babu
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iPhone is all famous mainly because of its apps. There are numerous apps for the iPhone, available in the app store, they will fulfill almost all of your needs. A few apps in the App store are free of cost while a few others are paid apps, but then if you ever wanted to know which among the paid apps is the most expensive one, then this list is for you.

I have jotted down the 10 most expensive applications in the apple iPhone App store.

Most Expensive apps:

1. NAVIGON MobileNavigator North America

With the NAVIGON MobileNavigator you can transform your iPhone into a fully functional mobile navigation system that is every bit as good as the multi-award-winning personal navigation devices from NAVIGON in terms of its user-friendliness and features. This is the North America version supporting the US and Canada.

App Price: $59.99

2. TomTom US & Canada

Get the TomTom navigation app and have smart, easy-to-use, turn-by-turn navigation on your iPhone or iPod touch, whenever and wherever you need it.

App Price: $49.99

3. Navigon MobileNavigator USA

With the NAVIGON MobileNavigator you can transform your iPhone into a fully functional mobile navigation system that is every bit as good as the multi-award-winning personal navigation devices from NAVIGON in terms of its user-friendliness and features. This version supports only inside the US.

App Price: $49.99

4. TomTom U.S.A

The latest TomTom app brings navigate-to-photo, the latest maps and, for iPhone 4, enhanced performance and sharper graphics.

App Price: $49.99

5. Tarascon Pharmacopoeia

The Tarascon Pharmacopoeia continues its tradition as the most popular and most trusted portable drug reference. Now available for the iPhone, this must-have resource contains vital drug information on thousands of drugs to help clinicians make better decisions at the point of care. The Tarascon Pharmacopoeia iPhone App is part of the popular Tarascon® series which is an imprint of Jones & Bartlett Learning.

App Price: $39.99

6. GolfLink Game Tracker & GPS

From the world’s #1 golf site. Find your favorite golf course, track your golf game, keep score for up to 4 players and calculate the yardage for your shots right on the course. It’s never been easier to adjust and improve your game!

App Price: $29.99

7. Golfshot: Golf GPS

35,000+ Courses. GPS Rangefinder with large numbers, front, center and back of green, and up to 40 points per hole. GPS Aerial view with TouchPoint technology. Assign ideal layup distances for your approach clubs. Track your distance for any shot. Includes Golfshot: Scorecard – an easy and efficient scorecard that automatically generates PGA Tour quality statistics and allows golfers to share and compare their rounds.

App Price: $29.99

8. LogMeIn Ignition

Directly control your Mac or PC, all your programs and all your files – like that important presentation for your boss or that application that only exists on your work computer – with a simple touch.

App Price: $29.99

9. NAVIGON MobileNavigator US MyRegion East

Thanks to a faithful adaptation of the menu functions, NAVIGON MyRegion fits in seamlessly with the operating concept of the iPhone. The application includes the latest map material from the market leader NAVTEQ.

App Price: $29.99

10. SlingPlayer Mobile

Watch and control your home TV and DVR on your iPhone or iPod touch! When connected over 3G or Wi-Fi to a Slingbox SOLO, PRO, or PRO-HD (Slingboxes sold separately), the award winning SlingPlayer Mobile software will play anything you can see on your TV at home on your iPhone or iPod touch. Now you can change channels, control your DVR and watch your favorite shows right on your phone.

App Price: $29.99

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I hope you would have liked the list, If I had missed any apps that should belong to this list, then do notify me by commenting below.

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Check the Top Twitter Users in a Visual Gallery

Posted November 12, 2010 By Ganesh Babu
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Ever wanted to know who topped the twitter followers list ? you may google it to find the list in a lot of sites. But how about a visual gallery of those users and much more, categorized on various topics and titles. Welcome to Bing VisualSearch.

You can check the Visual Gallery of the top twitter users by visiting this link.

If you want to check more topics and categories go to Bing Visual Search.

Bing Visual Search is currently available in the US only, so you need to change your location settings in bing to the United States to use Bing Visual Search. Visual Search can be used for a lot of odd works. Just give it a shot, you will love it.

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A New Interface for Adsense

Posted November 11, 2010 By Ganesh Babu
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Adsense is one of the most paying ad networks in the world. Adsense is from Google. Google has now introduced a brand new interface for Adsense.

The new interface is much easier to use and has lot of additional controls with a wide range of new options. The new adsense interface provides,

  • More insights. The built in simple, graphical reporting and more options for you to easily slice and dice your data, so you can see at a glance what ads are working and which are not, and adjust your strategies accordingly.
  • More control. Adsense had made the ad controls richer and simpler to use, so you can better control which ads and advertisers you want to appear on your sites.
  • More efficiency. It’s now much easier to quickly see earnings and payment information, to run reports, to find relevant features and help, and to make account changes. The interface is stable and blazing fast.

I have started using the Adsense interface since 1 week back and I am loving it a lot. Give it a shot.

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Share your experience with the new interface with us through the comments.

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RockMelt – A New Browser Which Adds a Social Layer to Your Web Browser

Posted November 10, 2010 By Ganesh Babu
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A new browser which adds a social networking layer to your web browser is released recently. RockMelt is the name and it is from none other than the founder of Netscape Marc Andreessen, and is aimed squarely at social networking users.

RockMelt is based on Google’s Chrome browser, it asks you to login to your social networks like facebook and twitter and then it makes your browsing experience much more social and interactive.

A statement on the RockMelt’s blog read: ‘With RockMelt we’ve re-thought the user experience because a browser can and should be about more than simply navigating Web pages.

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‘Today, the browser connects you to your world. Why not build your world right into your browser?’

To know more about this browser, check this video.

Currently the browser is available based on invites, you can request for one here. It will be available for everyone in the future.

Do leave your valuable comments on the browser and the article below :)

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Cheapest Android Mobile

Posted November 9, 2010 By Ganesh Babu
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Android is one of the best operating system for your smartphone. Surveys says that recent purchases of smartphones show a greater advantage for android phone. Usually there is a myth that smartphones are costlier. but it is not true with the case of  android. There are android phones that costs around 200 dollars.

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So here is the cheapest android mobile in the market - Samsung Galaxy 5


The Samsung Galaxy 5 is the cheapest android phone in the market and costs just 9000 INR or 202 USD.

Samsung Galaxy 5 specifications

Manufactured by: Samsung

Network: Quad band GSM/3G HSDPA

Operating System: Android V2.1(Eclair)

Processor: 600MHz

Screen: 2.8-inch TFT touchscreen 256K colors display

Screen resolution:  240 x 320 pixels

Camera: 2.0 mega pixel with zoom (1600 x 1200 pixels)

Multimedia: Audio and Video recorder | Music and Video player | Stereo FM radio with RDS

Audio Jack: 3.5 mm

Phone Memory: 170MB

External Memory: Up to 16GB expandable with microSD card

Bluetooth: Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP

Internet: GPRS/EDGE/3G/Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA

Connectivity: USB v2.0 connectivity

Email: E-mail/Push Mail

GPS: GPS with A-GPS support

Battery: 1200mAh Li-ion battery (Talk time 9:30 min | Standby 521 hrs)

Dimensions: 108 x 56 x 12.3 mm

Weight: 102 gm

Applications: Google Search/Maps/G-mail/YouTube and Word/Excel/PowerPoint/PDF editor with Social networking integration

Samsung Galaxy 5 is a best phone for its price. It is the cheapest android phone available now. With this loads of features, Galaxy 5 is a best/must buy. We will see about other cheap android mobiles in our upcoming posts.

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How The Web Browser Works

Posted November 8, 2010 By Ganesh Babu
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I have Tried to explain how the web browser works to many internet newbies and I miserably failed in my task because it was difficult for me to explain how a web browser worked without using complex terms like DNS servers and IP addresses.

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I should have got this comic strip long back. It would have saved me lots of time. Anyways take a look at this comic strip which explains how a web browser works in an easy to understand way.

The User is the King and the web browsers works are illustrated in a funny and comic way. Relish it

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Send Large Files Easily Using Adobe Sendnow

Posted November 8, 2010 By Ganesh Babu
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Adobe Sendnow is a new service from Adobe. Sendnow allows you to send large files as attachments to your friends or family.  SendNow allows you to send, share, and track large files online without the headache of email limitations or FTP hassles or costly file sharing services for Free.

Usually email services have limitations for sending attachments. Gmail allows 25MB and Yahoo allows 20MB only. If you want to send larger files than this, you need to go for File Sharing services that costs you a lots of bucks. Though there are free services, this one from Adobe can be called as the best.

Sendnow verifies your files for virus. You can share files with your friends or email them the files and confirm whether it had been delivered properly or not. It supports office documents, ZIP files, PDF files etc.. but you cannot send videos or music files.

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There are free as well as paid plans available. For free accounts, the size of any file must not exceed 100MB and the storage limit is 500MB. Try Adobe Sendnow and share large files easily.

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Adsense Ads Optimization Tricks for Blogs

Posted November 4, 2010 By Ganesh Babu
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Adsense is the highest paying ad-network in the online world. If you want to earn more using your adsense account, you need to place your ads wisely. Because a good ad placement may lead to lots of dollars in your bank balance.

So here is a guide which helps you in optimizing your ads for your blog. Place your advertisements in these positions and it is sure to see a considerable increase in your adsense revenue.

Blog – Homepage

We will find below two types of optimization depending on your Homepage’s layout and structure.

Homepage 1

  • Place 728×90 banner image ads above the fold for placement targeting, to receive with high brand value and clickthrough rate (CTR).
  • Place 160×600 skyscraper ads below the navigation bar. Set them to display text and image ads.
  • Depending on your page length, you can place a 728×90 ad unit in the middle or at the end of the page.

Homepage 2

  • Place 728×90 banner image ads above the fold for placement targeting, with high brand value and clickthrough rate (CTR).
  • Place 300×250 ads below the right navigation bar to attract the user’s eye. Set them to display text and image ads.
  • Depending on your page length, you can place a 728×90 ad unit in the middle or at the end of the page.

Blog – Article Page

We will find below two types of optimization depending on your Article Page’s layout and structure.

Article Page 1

  • Place 336×280 rectangle ads (text + image) on the upper left of the content, embedded in the text.
  • Place 336×280 text ads below the content.
  • Place 160×600 skyscraper ads below the left navigation bar, set to display text and image ads.

Article Page 2

  • Place 336×280 rectangle ads (Text+Image) on the upper right of the content, embedded within the text.
  • Place 336×280 text ads below the content.
  • Place 300×250 rectangle ads below the right navigation bar. Set them to display text and image ads.

Hope you found this article useful. Thanks to the guide at Google Adsense Help centre.

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Top 3 iPod Alternatives

Posted November 3, 2010 By Ganesh Babu
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iPod may be the best media player out there. But many may not be able to afford to buy it because of its cost. There are alternatives for everything including the iPod. These alternatives provide a good competition to the iPod. Though not first in the market, these competitors too have a good market share from a loyal fan base.

So let us stop with the introductions and see about the alternatives.

Top 3 iPod Alternatives

1. Microsoft Zune

Zune is Microsoft’s competitor for the iPod. Zune was expected to be an iPod Killer, but it never achieved that stage. But, even then Zune is the most complete iPod alternative available in the market. Zune is a product for the Microsoft fan boy (!).

Zune has an FM Receiver which the iPod lacks, Zune also has HD version that gives a good competition for the iPod Touch. The Zune Desktop application will help you to manage music as effectively as iTunes. It also has Wi-Fi so that you can share your music. It also syncs with your PC, and XBox so that your whole Microsoft family stay connected.

2. Creative Zen

I like Zen very much personally. They are easy to use and have a wide range of storage capacity from 2-32 GB and also support SD cards, so that you can extend your memory.

The Zen Players are reasonably priced and have FM and other common features. The Zen also comes in various variants including one with a touch interface. It also comes with the Creative Centrale suite, which helps you to manage your music library. The Zen is worth every bucks you pay.

3. Sony Walkman

The name says it all. Sony is a giant in consumer electronics. Sony Walkman series is the best out there. Sony introduced portable media players to the planet. There is a Walkman for everyone’s needs. From big ones with loads of features to headphone like players which can be cling to your ears. Sony has equal alternatives for all range of iPods from the shuffle to the Touch(in terms of size).

Sony Walkman features a strong battery that can hold for a long time. Sony Walkman’s are reasonably priced. The Music reproduction is really awesome. It is as great as the one offered by the iPod. Sony Walkman would be a would be a right choice for you if you plan to change your old iPod.

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