AwesomeBar HD Down load for Firefox’s address bar

All web browsers now feature a search option at the top of the program window, and many have reduced the address bar and search box into a single entity. This is the case with Firefox, creating the unashamedly name Awesome Bar. Combining searching and URL typing into a single location not only reduces clutter, but also helps to keep things intuitive. If you would like to take things a little further, AwesomeBar HD is a free Firefox extension that grants you control over your searches.

Now, rather than just typing in a search term and pressing Enter, the extension makes it possible to construct powerful custom searches using a range of different search engines. Start to type a search term into the Awesome Bar and a series of labels will appear. These cover common search topic such as news, books, weather and many more. Rather than searching the entire web for your chosen term, click one of the tags to limit your search to this topic.

Each topic has a web site or search engine that is used for customised searches by default. In the case of the news category, for example, the CNN web site is the AwesomeBar HD’s first port of call. However, from the pop-up menu that appears when selecting the category, it is also possible to opt to use a different site or search engine – such as BBC news or the New York Times. This is the case for each category that is available.

List of well known google web applications popular now a days

List of well known google web applications popular now a days

• Android
• Chrome
• Chrome OS
• Gmail
• Google Alerts
• Google Analytics
• Google Apps (for email hosting)
• Google Blog Search
• Google Books
• Google Buzz
• Google Calendar
• Google Contacts
• Google Checkout
• Google Docs
• Google Finance
• Google Goggles
• Google Earth
• Google Image Search
• Google Maps
• Google News
• Google Reader
• Google Search
• Google Sync
• Google Scholar
• Google Talk
• Google Translate
• Google TV
• Google Voice
• Google Webmaster Tools
• Nexus S
• YouTube

Microsoft launches Office 365 public beta

It's been just about six months since Microsoft rolled out the first limited beta of Office 365, and now the company is releasing the public beta just about six months before the product's anticipated final launch.

Two different plans are available in the Office 365 beta: Plan E3, which is designed for larger, IT-based organizations, and Plan P1, which is best suited for small businesses and organizations with 25 or fewer employees and no IT support. Though it can be scaled to larger organizations, Office 365 is meant to be a replacement for Office Live Small Business.

A new addition to the public beta is the Office 365 Marketplace. As the name suggests, this is an "app store" for Office 365 partner apps and services. When it goes live today, it will have 100 apps and 400 professional services available.

Sign-ups for the Office365 public beta take place at Office365.com, and 38 global regions are open to participate: United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom.

Mac OS X Lion coming this summer and Windows 8 next year 2012...

OS X Lion detailMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer has let the cat out of the bag -- again. Microsoft's biggest breacher of new product information calls the next big operating system "Windows 8" and reveals that it's coming "next year." Ballmer has done this kind of thing before, causing massive, collective PR staff heart failure and rapid response along the lines: "that's not what he meant." I wonder what the excuse for Ballmer's big mouth will be this time.
Ballmer made the missives rather oft-handely earlier today to Microsoft Developer Forum attendees in Tokyo. In context, he speaks about the present: "We're obviously hard at work on the next version of Windows. Windows 7 PCs will sell over 350 million units this year. We've done a lot in Windows 7 to improve customer satisfaction. We have a brand new user interface. We've added touch, and ink, and speech."
He then progresses to the future: "As we look forward to the next generation of Windows systems, which will come out next year, there's a whole lot more coming. As we progress through the year, you ought to expect to hear a lot about Windows 8. Windows 8 slates, tablets, PCs, a variety of different form factors."
Ballmer's timing on the slip, if it can be called that, is interesting. Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference opens on June 6 in San Francisco, where Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion" will be major focus. Ballmer's slip and Sinofsky's D9 appearance are sure to generate Windows 8 buzz and rumors before WWDC. Apple's policy is never to discuss new products before they're announced, which would be good for Microsoft being the buzz child for the next week or so.

While Windows has enormous PC market share, many people perceive Microsoft and the operating system to be in decline. Also, Apple is the news media's and Wall Street's love child of the moment. The slightest thing Apple becomes enormous buzz. Look at all the nitpicking rumors about the most picayune features supposedly coming with iPhone 5. I'm surprised no one has speculated about a special toilet mode so people can talk in the loo without callers knowing. Can you imagine Apple CEO Steve Jobs doing a "one more thing" pitch about that and the specially designed noise-cancelling microphones to dampen the room's echo and cut out flushing and other sounds.

Apple and Microsoft will both be looking to woo as many developers to their platforms as possible -- not just desktop operating systems, but the mobile stuff, too. In perhaps yet another preemptive marketing move, Microsoft is holding a Windows Phone event tomorrow morning in New York. Oh yeah, Ballmer shot off his mouth about that, too, formerly calling the update, codename "Mango," Windows Phone 7.5.

"The relationship with developers is the most fundamental relationship between Microsoft and its customers," Ballmer says, in Tokyo today. "You're it. You write the programs, the applications that really turn on all of our customers to the power of information technology, whether you're writing for the phone or the Xbox, the PC, or the tablet, your work is the work of our industry. And our No. 1 goal in life is to support the developers, developers, developers here in Japan and across the world."

Apple will make similar pitch in two weeks to its developers. The difference: Microsoft is aggressively getting out in front of Apple discussing new features in Windows Phone and Windows 8, but the next versions of iOS and Mac OS X are scheduled to ship first. The mobile operating system also is expected this year and before the first Windows 7.5 handsets ship. Which position would you rather have? First to marketing or first to market?

"Windows 7 PCs will sell over 350 million units this year," Ballmer asserts. Mac shipments are likely to be 14 million to 16 million, based on recent quarterly growth rates. By the numbers, Apple could ship Lion a dozen years before Windows 8 and still not make much dent in Windows PC shipments like these. But Lion isn't a lonely beast. It stands alongside iOS devices, which helped propel Apple revenue from $13.5 billion in calendar first quarter 2010 to $26.7 billion by year's end. Income rose from $3.1 billion to $6 billion. In calendar first quarter 2011, Apple revenue and income exceeded Microsoft's. So by a different measure, Apple could conceivably continue its phenomenal growth bolstered by getting to market first.

But none of this really answers the question posed in the headline, because the future is uncertain in a highly competitive market. But it's fun, and often useful, to conjecture and debate. So I ask you to answer in comments the question: With Mac OS X Lion coming this summer, is 2012 too late for Windows 8?

Samsung, and win Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung is throwing a party for 400 readers in San Francisco to preview the new Galaxy Tab 10.1, and we would like to invite you to attend. Oh, did we forget to mention the door prizes? Samsung will give away five Tabs and five Galaxy S smartphones.

At the least, you can get your grubby little hands on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 before the tablet goes on sale. But, please, leave your iPad at home. We can't be responsible for any, ah, accidents that might occur during the Tab preview event.
We now have a complete list of all the goodies Samsung is giving away. Along with five Tab 10.1s, you'll also have a chance to win a Samsung Infuse 4G, two Droid Charges, and two Samsung Nexus S 4Gs. There also will be 400 media hub vouchers, allowing you to rent or buy $25 worth of TV programming or movies for your select Samsung device. There's more: 400 Samsung branded Tab/Digi cleaners.

Will Steven Sinofsky speak on the Windows 8

Just eight days before the D9 conference kicks off in Rancho Palo Verdes, Calif., Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft Windows & Windows Live president, has agreed to participate. Talk about booking gigs at the last minute. Speakers for a conference of this calibre typically book many months in advance. Could it be Sinofsky has something important to say about Windows 8?
Microsoft already is gearing up for the operating system's launch. Today, in remarks made during the Microsoft Developer Forum in Tokyo, CEO Steve Ballmer described the next version as "Windows 8." Ballmer told attendees: "As we look forward to the next generation of Windows systems, which will come out next year, there's a whole lot more coming. As we progress through the year, you ought to expect to hear a lot about Windows 8. Windows 8 slates, tablets, PCs, a variety of different form factors."Windows 7's D6 Debut

Three years ago, at D6, Microsoft gave the first big sneak peak of Windows 7. Given that Microsoft is now on a 3 to 3.5 year development cycle for Windows, timing is about right for a splashy Windows 8 debut -- that and today's Ballmer confirmation of 2012 release.

During D6, Julie Larson-Green, Microsoft's corporate veep for Windows Experience, showed new user-interface elements, including multitouch capabilities. Larson-Green led the team that revamped the Office UI with the ribbon motif.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer described the demoed features as the "smallest snippet of Windows 7." What looked like big features then really turned out to be "smallest snippet" later on. Apple's iPhone, launched less than a year earlier, had made multitouch all the rage. But touch has yet to really take off on Windows -- for many reasons, exhaustion being one of them. People tend to tire easier when using touch on a vertical or near-vertical display. The technology demoed better than it proved practical for the Windows mass-market.

Why Here?

Why not here is perhaps the better question. Microsoft is a regular D Conference attendee, and the event is hugely promoted and reported. Some other reasons:

D Conference, run by Walt Mossberg and Swisher, is a gathering of "Who's Who" business leaders and technology influencers/pioneers. Microsoft should want to be there -- or be square.
Microsoft is rumored to be incorporating at least parts of the ribbon into Windows 8. D9 is the right audience for showing off the motif changes, as was D6 three years ago.
Windows support for ARM chips is a big deal, and D Conference is a venue where big deals are made. Watch for even more demos of Windows 8 running on ARM-powered mobile devices.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is on medical leave and won't be attending. His absence and Apple's Mac OS X silence before its developer conference make D9 right place to wow and influence the biz and tech elite.

Sinofsky's challenge will be wooing the crowd -- generating excitement about Windows 8 before rival Apple says boo about Lion. In business perception is everything. While Windows has enormous PC market share, many perceive Microsoft and the operating system to be in decline. D9 is right place and time for Microsoft to reset perceptions. Can Sinofsky deliver? We'll know next week. For now, what do you think? Comments await your responses.

Windows Phone Mango: a luxury smartphone

At an event in New York City on Tuesday, Microsoft announced the first new version of Windows Phone, version 7.5 (also known as "Mango") will be released on new devices this fall, and it will be available as a free update to all Windows Phone 7 devices at that time as well.

Even though Windows Phone Mango includes "more than 500 new features", some of which were shown off today, a major factor contributing to Mango's importance is the scale of this release. The addressable market for Mango, Microsoft said today, will be four times larger than it was for Windows Phone 7 when it launched one year prior. This means Microsoft has forged more carrier partnerships and more manufacturer partnerships that will help expand Windows Phone globallyHTC, Samsung, and LG -the three companies which launched the original batch of Windows Phone 7 devices- will all be launching new phones running Mango, and they'll be available in "both 3G and 4G models." Also, the launch will include devices from new hardware partners Acer, Fujitsu, ZTE, and of course, Nokia, whose partnership with Microsoft was announced back in February.

So Mango will have support from Nokia and ZTE, two of the world's top four mobile phone manufacturers who have risen to the top of the industry with practically no products in the North American market.

When we spoke to ZTE at CES earlier this year, the company said it had big plans for expanded presence in the North American market as LTE networks grew, but this would be mostly through broadband modems.

Direct and Style Formatting in Open Office

If you format a document without Styles, it is referred to as "direct" formatting. This means modifying text or other objects, such as frames or tables, by applying various attributes directly. The format applies only to the selected area and all changes must be made separately. Styles, on the other hand, are not applied to the text directly, but rather are defined in the Styles and Formatting window and then applied. One advantage is that when you change a Style, all parts of the document to which that Style is assigned are modified at the same time.
You can remove direct formatting from your document by selecting the entire text with the shortcut keys Ctrl+A and then choosing Format - Default Formatting.

Comparing Versions of a Document in Open Office

Imagine you have some co-authors or reviewers who collaborate with you writing your original document. One day you send out copies of your document to all reviewers. You ask them to edit the copy and send it back.
Normally, the reviewers enable change tracking by Edit - Changes - Record and you can easily see the changes.
If one of the authors has made changes to a document without recording them, you can compare the changed document to your original document.
1.Open the reviewer's document and then choose Edit - Compare Document.
You should always start with opening the newer document and compare it with the older document.
2.A file selection dialog appears. Select your older original document and confirm the dialog.
OpenOffice.org combines both documents into the reviewer's document. All text passages that occur in the reviewer's document but not in the original are identified as having been inserted, and all text passages that got deleted by the reviewer are identified as deletions.
3.You can now accept or reject the insertions and deletions. At the end you may save the reviewer's document as a new original with a new name.

Version Management

The File menu contains a Versions command that enables you to save multiple versions of a document in the same file.
You can choose to view individual versions of a document, or you can display the differences between versions with color markings.
In the dialog to open a document, you can select from a combo box which version of this document you want to open.

Converting Microsoft Office Documents to Open Office

OpenOffice.org can automatically open Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP documents. However, some layout features and formatting attributes in more complex Microsoft Office documents are handled differently in OpenOffice.org or are unsupported. As a result, converted files require some degree of manual reformatting. The amount of reformatting that can be expected is proportional to the complexity of the structure and formatting of the source document. OpenOffice.org cannot run Visual Basic Scripts, but can load them for you to analyze.

The most recent versions of OpenOffice.org can load, but not save, the Microsoft Office Open XML document formats with the extensions docx, xlsx, and pptx. The same versions can also run some Excel Visual Basic scripts, if you enable this feature at Tools - Options - Load/Save - VBA Properties.

The following lists provide a general overview of Microsoft Office features that may cause conversion challenges. These will not affect your ability to use or work with the content of the converted document.

Open Document file format names

OpenOffice.org 3.1 uses the following file formats:

Document format	File extension
ODF Text	*.odt
ODF Text Template	*.ott
ODF Master Document	*.odm
HTML Document	*.html
HTML Document Template	*.oth
ODF Spreadsheet	*.ods
ODF Spreadsheet Template	*.ots
ODF Drawing	*.odg
ODF Drawing Template	*.otg
ODF Presentation	*.odp
ODF Presentation Template	*.otp
ODF Formula	*.odf
ODF Database	*.odb
OpenOffice.org Extension	*.oxt

convert sata HDD to a external USB HDD

You can make your own. I am going to try this as well. Check this out-

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-...ard-Drivequot/

there is lots and lots of DIY (do it yourself) stuff on net.

XFX vs Sapphire vs MSI for HD 4670

XFX vs Sapphire vs MSI for HD 4670


Windows XP Professional SP3
Processor: Pentium 4 3.06 GHz
Mobo: Intel DG965RY with PCI-E x16 connector
Monitor: LG Flatron 20" (1600 X 900)
400W PSU
1.5 GB DDR2 RAM

I am not a hardcore gamer, but need atleast NFS MW in highest details.
I have short listed HD 4670 (512MB/1GB DDR3), assuming it will work with my PSU, but am confused between XFX, Sapphire and MSI. Could anyone explain the difference between them?
I am also willing to consider other options, with my PSU in mind (please don't ask me to change it).
I am willing to shell out atmost 5000 for a card which will be future proof as well.
Any help would be highly appreciated.

If you are willing to spend 5000/- and want a some what future proof solution then I would recommend you to get directx 11 supported HD5670 cards.

An Asus make will cost you Rs.5400/- where as Sapphire HD5670 can be bought for Rs. 5350/-

If you need a real future-proof solution for coming 3 years then better save that 5000/- for now and wait till August this year till AMD's Fusion core APU arrives. Then dispose existing board+procc+ram (can fetch u approx 3600~3900/-). You will have 9K in your hand. arrange for 2K more and upgrade your system to Llano+suitable mobo+DDR3 memory. You will not be needing a gfx card and u'll have a pretty decent rig at your disposal capable to play NFS-MW and many other games at the highest settings.

Still want more?... arrange for another 3K and get a discrete HD65xx gfx card. Your Llano will hybrid xfire with it and return a performance comparable with HD6850. You can now play almost all the latest games with pretty high settings

tv tuner software for kubuntu/ubuntu 10.0v

well since none cared to answer i think i post the solution myself 1. vlc 2.wiamp+tv addon 3. media player classic

Micromax A70 Android phone with dual cameras Micromax A70

Micromax A70

Micromax is all ready to launch the successor to its first Android smartphone Ando A60 in the form of A70. The launch is expected next month for a price around INR 9,000, reports The Mobile Indian.Micromax A70 is be the first Android smartphone with dual cameras [5MP & VGA] under 10K. Other features A70 include 3.2 inch TFT capacitive display, Android 2.2, and 1450 mAh battery.
According to the sources at Micromax, Micromax A70 can be launched in May third week and A70 is not alone, company is also planning to launch Bling successor Bling 2 with Android next month.

CHIPEST low cost 5.1 SPEAKER IN INDIA??

Frontech 5.1 speakers for Rs.2500

go to big bazaar or future bazaar.com.There u can find koryo home theatres which is under Rs:3000/=

buy i ball booster dude..5.1 and pretty good...

BSNL broadband 750 VS BSNL EVDO card VS BSNL 3G card who is better

1- BSNL broadband 750 (only for internet) = 750+12%TAX speed 512kbps
2- BSNL EVDO card = 750+12%TAX speed 256kbps-2Mbps
3. BSNL 3G data modem=2500 onwards. speed 3.6mbps.(1500/- PM unlimited)


EVDO sucks...I am using EVDO for past 7 months and for about last 6 months i get speed always greater than 100~180 KBps( <800 kbps) and some time it reaces upto 240 KBps ( 1820 kbps) ..but from past two weeks the server is quite dead and after complaing million times there is no response... . Right now i am getting 60 KBps ( 500 kbps) at day time and ~100 KBps(800 kbps) at night time and

EVDO is not 750 per month ...its 550 per month + tax == rs 618.

The torrents speed in evdo is real bad..u can't get above 30 KBps(240 kbps) even if u have full signal or seeders ...You can't help it n torrents..

You can't play online multiplayer games in evdo such as cs or fifa due to high latency...i get 90 latency even if my friend create server in next to my room..

DOwnloads...dude u can download a lot in EVDO ..i download at least 90 GB per month..

Thats all u can get in EVDO..I hope the speed will come back soon....

AND for .BSNL broadband 750...this even sucks more than EVDO...those maggers BSNL caps the speed and u will never get speed above 35 KBps(280 kbps) even if that is direct links.... ...forget about 100 kbps ..

The torrents speed is better than evdo and u can manage to play online games like cs and fifa at a decents ping time ..say 40 ~ 60 ms...


The service of BSNL is fucked up..but EVDO is more stable than BSNL broadband 750...


So i suggest you to take BSNL broadband 500 plan which is i guess the best plan ..And if u r using that then don't CHANGE IT...