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Here is the compilation of popular posts for the month January 2008. Check them out if you have missed any of them or if you have lately subscribed.

How to change drive letter
Simple tutorial for changing the drive letter of your hard drive. You can change or swap them as you want them to.

How to transfer files between computer and mobile device using bluetooth
This tutorial describes how to transfer files between your computer and any bluetooth enabled device.

5 Things you would love to do on your smartphone
5 applications you can’t miss to have on your smartphone if you have an unlimited data plan. If you are missing any one of them then you are definitely missing something.

How to get Flip 3D effect in WinXP
A simple application that lets you have 3D flipping of open windows in WinXP just like in Vista.

How to Copy an Orkut Profile Image
Orkut prevents users from copying display images. Here is a simple trick that you can use to get the URL of image and copy it easily.

5+1 Ways of promoting your Blog/Site/Brand name in your college
You can guess from the title what the post is all about.

Enjoy!

Tags:   best of january 2008 · January 2008 Most Popular Posts · popular posts3 Comments

DailyBlogTips got a good response for their January’s group writing project. There was a total of 71 entries out of which I have selected 20 entries that I found good (Of course, I have found my entry good :lol: ). Keep yourself busy reading the compilation :

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You can add feeds from your favorite source right in your Gmail inbox. This tutorial will explain how to add feeds in Gmail web clips so that your feeds are displayed on the top of Gmail. You can read the updates as soon as they are available.

Here is a screenshot of how feeds of this blog looks in action.

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Tags:   add feature in gmail · customize gmail · feeds in gmail · webclips in gmail4 Comments

Past are the days when torch was used to light up dark areas. Now you can ignite paper, light cigarettes, melt plastic and even fry an egg but it has only 15 minutes battery life.

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Tags:   burn things with torch · laser torch · wicked laser torchNo Comments.

What is RSS / Feeds?

RSS / Feeds is a technology used by millions of computer users nowadays to keep them self updated with the latest happenings from their favorite website without the need of manually visiting the websites regularly. Its like taking a subscription of the website where you find useful content and don’t want to miss any information. And yes it doesn’t even cost a penny.

However note that its not like free magazine subscription those are delivered to your doorstep. Instead, you will need a Rss / Feed reader for reading the feeds. You also have the option of subscribing via email so that new updates are delivered right to your mail inbox. For reading feeds, you can try Google Reader that works both online & offline (with Google Gear).

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Tired of charging your mobile battery every now and then. We have heard of high performing batteries, quick battery charger and even wireless chargers. Look forward to batteries that don’t need charging.

Tired of mobile phones that always need recharging at the worst moments, researchers in Germany are developing a revolutionary new battery that will never need recharging.

Mobile phones, notebook computers and iPods are all dependent on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to deliver power. But the German researchers have developed a new class of inorganic ionic conductor with a structure analogous to that of the mineral argyrodite.

A team led by Hans-Joerg Deiseroth in Siegen, Germany, reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie that the characterisation of the most conductive representative of the man-made argyrodite minerals was made of lithium, phosphorus, sulphur and bromine atoms.

In ionic conductors, charge is not transported in the form of electrons as it is in metals. Instead, the charge is transported in the form of charged particles, typically lithium ions. This transport requires materials in which the lithium ions can move as freely as possible.

The individual components of argyrodite can be replaced by a number of other atoms without altering the typical structure of the mineral, according to a report on the physorg.com website.

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Tags:   battery don't require charging · cell phone charger · mobile charger · phone charger4 Comments

You must be knowing when you right click on a folder, you get the option of sending that file to various destinations. How many times it has happen to you that you bought something from other PC and wants to copy it on your own hard disk. It happens with me multiple times a day. How about creating shortcuts for folders in the Send To menu so that you can easily copy stuff.

Just browse to the C:\Documents and Settings\student\SendTo assuming that C drive is the drive where your windows is installed and student is your account name. Add shortcuts to this folder and you can see that folder link when you right click on any file or folder.

Similarly you can remove shortcuts that you don’t want.

Also Read : Speed up the opening of ‘Send To’ Menu in Windows

Enjoy!

Tags:   add folder · add items to send to menu · send to menu2 Comments