Archive for July, 2011
The Complete Guide To Private Browsing
Private Browsing modes in browsers let you visit web sites without leaving any traces. When you start browsing in private mode in any browser, web browsing history is not recorded. That is, the web sites you visit are not remembered locally and cookies are purged the moment you exit the private browsing mode.
You can use the private browsing mode when you want to browse sites that you wouldn’t want others to know or when you’re just gift-shopping.
To know how to activate the private browsing mode in your preferred browser, choose your browser from the list below and keep reading.
6 Things You Can Do From Windows Taskbar
(Guest Post by Krupesh Muthukumar)
The taskbar is one of the most under appreciated features in Windows, and here are 6 ways to add super power to the humble taskbar. Read them below and make your workflow more productive.
Four Useful Right Click Tools For Windows
Here’s a carefully chosen list of four really useful windows applications that add additional functions to the right click context menu in Windows. Each one of these right-click utilities serves a specific purpose. Read on to find out.
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5+5 Lesser Known Features Of Twitter.com
Twitter is really useful for those who’ve got the hang of it. Twitter.com is pretty feature-rich and you’ve probably never heard of these five nifty features. They don’t get a lot of press, but it’s good to know nonetheless.
Do share the article on Twitter if you find anything useful in here.
5 Creative Uses For The Volume Button On Your Android Phone
If you thought you can’t do much with the volume button on your Android phone, think again. You can power it up with a bunch of applications to do more than just adjusting the ringer volume.
Here are some creative uses for the volume button:
(repost)
6 Battery Monitoring Software To Monitor Your Laptop Battery Level
Estimating how long your laptop’s battery will last can be confusing and irritating. There are a whole lot of battery monitoring programs out there which do it for you, but only a few are accurate and worth using. Check out these applications and see how big a difference they will make.
10 Kickass Widgets Android Should Have Shipped With, But Didn’t
Apps are the best part of any smartphone. Widgets, on the other hand, don’t get much love but if you really start using them, you’ll find them more indispensable than apps. Widgets are a godsend – they let you quickly monitor and toggle settings.
Here’s a hand-picked list of some of the best widgets available for your Android phone. Pick and use what you really need. Appbrain links included. (repost)
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5 Windows Tips You Probably Don’t Know About
Windows is ubiquitous, but there are quite a number of features that are quite unknown to a majority of users. Here are some of them. They’re pretty unpopular, and if you find anything new here, do share the article on Twitter or Facebook!
First Look: Ninite Updater Updates Windows Software At Once
Long time readers of Killer Tech Tips would know that we’re big fans of Ninite here. We’ve mentioned it in our list of time saver software, and we even interviewed cofounder Patrick over here a few months ago.
Ninite is a simple tool that bulk installs multiple applications at once. You go to Ninite.com, choose a set of applications and get a single installer that automatically downloads and installs all the apps you’ve chosen in a breeze.
There are no next/back buttons you have to go through, and all the toolbar crapware that comes with software installers is blocked. These are great reasons to use Ninite and that’s why a lot of tech support guys love it.
Ninite has recently released Ninite Updater. It’s the same old Ninite goodness again, but for software updates instead of new installations.
Ninite Updater checks for updates for installed software on your computer and updates them all in one go. The best part: it’s all done in the background (just like Google Chrome updates itself silently). Ninite Updater costs you $9.99 but the guys at Ninite were kind enough to send us a review copy.
Here’s our complete review of Ninite Updater.
How to make video calls on Facebook?
Facebook and Skype introduced video calls today. If you’re wondering how to do it, this step by step guide should get you started!
