How To/Tips

So, You have the iPhone 4S, the latest version of Apple’s iPhone. You are one of the few millions in the world to get hold of the iPhone 4S. You either braved the really long lines or you were wise enough to place the order online at wee hours fighting the server breakdown. Now is [...]

Google is constantly tweaking its search algorithms to give relevant results and prevent people gaming against Google algorithms. Recently, Google revamped its search algorithm, in a widely known Panda update. Google’s Panda update focused mainly to prevent poor quality sites getting top results in Google search result. The panda update caused a havoc in page [...]

This is the part 2 of the tips and tricks for Apple’s new iPad 2. You can learn how to delete an unwanted app, adjust screen brightness, adjust volume, and more.   How To Delete an App in iPad 2? Want to delete an unwanted app that you installed in your iPad? It is pretty [...]

Now that you have the much desired iPad 2 in your hands, it is time to put to use. Here are some cool tips and tricks to fully begin to utilize the iPad 2.  Learning these tips and tricks is only a beginning as the apps designed for iPad, add a totally a new dimension [...]

Motorola Xoom, the firs tablet running on Google’s tablet version of Android and the first real competitor to Apple iPad has hit the store shelves. Motorola Xoom is widely received with favorable reviews, but the general opinion is that Xoom is bit pricey. Motorola Xoom was probably the most anticipated tablet after iPad. Google’s tablet [...]

Fresh from launching the latest version of Android, Android 2.3/Ginegerbread with the new Google Phone Nexus S, Google offered Android tips & tricks in its blog. In addition to general tips, Google also offered some Android keyboard shortcuts and a few Android apps that every Android users will love. Here are the cool Android tips from [...]

Have you ever wondered about all the mumbo jumbo associated with the web, like What is HTML5, What are those “cookies” that you can’t eat?  and What is “cloud computing”. Professor Google is here to help you. Google has collaborated with the illustrator Christoph Niemann to come up with an online guidebook called “20 Things I Learned [...]

Earlier this month Google Chrome celebrated its second anniversary.   With in two years Google Chrome has captured 10% of global browser share. The reasons for its ascendency is simple: Google Chrome is sleek, secure, really fast and it rarely crashes. Here are some tips that will be handy in using Google Chrome. How To Copy [...]

Got the new toy from Amazon? Want to play with best selling toy in Amazon.com?. Get started playing with your Amazon Kindle. Here are some useful tips to get started. How to Connect Kindle to Your Home Wi-Fi network? All Kindles have Wi-Fi connectivity and here is the step by step instruction to set up [...]

Google recently integrated its Google Voice and Gmail to let Gmail users make any phone calls right from the Gmail inbox. One of the nice features of the phone calls in Gmail is that it is free of charge in US and Canada (at least till the end of the year). The international calls are [...]

Google announced in its Google Chrome blog that now it is easier to find the right Google Chrome extensions one might be interested in. Google has been constantly working on Google Chrome browser to keep it faster, safer, and more useful than ever before. One nice feature of the Chrome browsers are the thousands of [...]

Droid X and Droid 2 comes with Swype, a new way text entry on smartphones that does not require typing. Traditional text entry requires that each letter need to be typed on keyboard. However, Swype lets users glide a finger across the virtual keyboard on smartphones to enter text. For example, if you move your [...]

Droid X is a Android smartphone with a number of features, like bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Mobile hotspot, that can consume power if not used properly. The key idea is to switch off a feature, if it is not in use, like any other smartphone. Droid X has a 1540 mAh Li Ion battery with [...]

How To Make FaceTime Video Call using iPhone 4? iPhone 4′s revolutionary FaceTime allows video calls between two iPhone 4s on Wi-Fi connection. iPhone 4 has cameras, one on the front and the second on the back side of iPhone 4. FaceTime uses the front camera so that person you’re calling can see your face. [...]

Blackberry offers instructional video of How To Set Up a Email Account in Blackberry Smartphone, in its blog. By integrating your Gmail/Yahoo account with your Blackberry, you will be able to access the mails right from your Blackberry. Here are the step by step instructions to set up a email account followed by the video [...]

Want to teach your grandma how to video chat? Google is here to help you and your grandma. Google released a guide to Google Video chat for grandma. Here is the YouTube guide for grandma and grandpa. In addition to the video guide, Google also released a print guide to video chat. Check here for [...]

How Many Apps I Can Install on My iPhone 4? There is is no limit on the number of Apps that you can install on your iPhone. The total number of Apps one can see on the iPhone is limited by the number of pages or screen that Apple allows. For example, before iPhone 3 [...]

If you type too much on using your iPhone then the new iOS 4 lets your connect an external keyboard. One can connect their iPhone 4 (or iPhone 3GS or more running on iOS 4) to Apple wireless keyboard using Bluetooth. Apple wireless keyboard will let you connect to your iPhone, if they are within [...]

Apple iPhone 4 has hit the Apple stores in US and Europe. If the predictions were right, the total iPhone 4 sales could touch easily 1 million (including the pre-ordered iPhone 4). For the proud iPhone 4 owners, it is time to put their effort on taking care of their new iPhone 4. One thing [...]

Google released Python based command line utility, GoogleCL. for Google products. GoogleCL is not for the fainthearted who can’t live without mouse. It is for those nerds who live on the terminal. With GoogleCL Google nerds can access the Google products; Blogger, Calendar, Contacts, Docs, Picasa, and YouTube, right from their terminal using linux-like commands. [...]

Gmail in its blog gave Gmail tips that one may not know about sending mails with attachments. Here are the five Gmail tips to send, receive, view and find the attachments. Drag and Drop your Attachments Recently, Gmail introduced easy “drag and drop” to attach files to your Gmail. With this new feature one can simply [...]

How To connect HTC EVO to Wi-Fi Internet? To connect to a Wi-Fi source using HTC EVO, Go to Home screen Tap Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks Turn on the Wi-Fi by selecting the Wi-Fi check box Tap Wi-Fi settings Choose a Wi-Fi network by tapping on it You are all set to [...]

Google Doc is Google’s web based Office application to create and share spreadsheets, documents, and presentations. In an effort to take on Microsoft’s Office, Google has been constantly improving Google Docs. Recently Google introduced Google Docs Drawing and made it easier to try Google Doc even without creating Google account. The more one uses and [...]

The first 4G smartphone HTC EVO 4G in US is available for sale from Sprint network. Although HTC EVO was reviewed as a phone of the future, it’s major complaint is its poor battery life. Here is what the top reviews had to say about HTC EVO’s battery life. Wired.com: “Battery on the EVO is [...]

Amidst the Facebook privacy bashing and a hacker trying to sell thousands of Facebook user’s account information, Facebook unveiled a new feature aimed at protecting Facebook users. The new feature can detect an unusual activity in your Facebook account and warn you immediately. Using the new feature you can pre-approve a list of devices from [...]

Here are some tips to measure the size of a file, size of a directory and size of everything in your machine using command line in Linux/Mac OS X. How to Find the Size of a File in Linux/ Mac OS X? There are a number of ways to find the file size using Linux [...]

Apple iPad Wi-Fi and 3G models are available for sale in US. Both the iPad models have a phenomenal battery life (at least 9 hours). Literally one can forget about charging. In addition, if iPad battery malfunctions and could not hold 50% of charge, Apple will replace your iPad itself for $99.  Very good battery [...]

When I Buy Apple iPad, What Do I Get In the box? In addition to the iPad, you get Dock Connector to USB Cable 10W USB Power Adapter How Can I Charge an iPad? Apple iPad can be charged in (at least?) two ways, either using the USB power adaptor or using the USB cable [...]

Skype is an amazing tool that one can’t live without these days. Skype helps us stay in touch with family and friends irrespective of  where ever we are. However, often you might be a victim of receiving annoying calls or IM from spammers. Here are few simple tips to block these unwanted calls and stay [...]

Gmail has probably changed the way web based emails work for us. Gmail offers a number of features to users to organize their emails efficiently. In addition, Google is constantly innovating and coming up with more things one can do with the mail client. With growing space, we hardly bother to delete mails. Here are [...]

Have your ever wanted to limit your Google search results based on a time window? You might have wanted to do this in a number of occasions.  One can imagine how interesting this time limited search can be. Google has a couple of options to search query based on a date/time. Here are two ways [...]

Google introduced a new feature, an intelligent rescheduler, to Google Calender Labs. Most of us would have experienced the frustration of scheduling/rescheduling an event. Often we exchange dozen emails and still end up with no convenient time for everyone. Given the constraints, finding the right schedule is a classic computer science problem around for awhile. [...]

Custom Search Often you may want to know the number of files, directories, and specific file types. It is really easy to find that using simple linux/unix commands on a terminal in Mac and Linux. The three linux commands the comes handy in counting the files/dirs are ls: The command “ls” lists the files wc: [...]

MAC address or physical address is an unique identifier for computer’s or a mobile device’s network adapters. If your computer has ethernet, wireless, and bluetooth network options, then each will have a MAC address. MAC stands for Media Access Control and MAC address for an adaptor is 16 digit hexadecimal number. Often you may want [...]

How to search Google for keywords within a specific website? Often you may want to search a keyword within a website. Let us say you want to read the story that came on CNN about a Kansas city that renamed itself to Google in a bid to participate in Google’s high speed internet project.  Instead [...]

We are increasingly dependent of Google search engine. These days arguments between friends last only till one of them gets to a smart phone and search. Still, most of us search in an old fashioned way. Google has a number neat features to search efficiently. Here are some simple tips to get started on searching [...]