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Archive for August, 2011

A week with the Kindle

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Got the Kindle last week. Been using it extensively, and thought I’d jot down my observations.

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Written by Shankar Ganesh

August 27th, 2011 at 11:27 am

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Interview with Vidya Sagar, Facebook Intern

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Vidya Sagar Sankaranarayanan is a 4th year computer science student at SASTRA University, Thanjavur. Sagar is passionate about coding and solving problems in general. He’s served as Mozilla’s campus representative. He’s also the guy behind AstroLogic, an application for Symbian mobiles that has garnered a huge number of downloads in the Ovi store. Sagar recently interned at the Facebook Headquarters in Palo Alto.

In this interview, Sagar talks about everything ranging from his passion for coding, and the road to the internship at Facebook. He also talks about life at Facebook and how his typical day as an intern was like.

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Written by Shankar Ganesh

August 26th, 2011 at 1:39 pm

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How to increase your Android phone’s battery life?

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(By Ramesh)

Android phones are becoming exceedingly popular and almost everyone has one these days. If there is one thing that is common to all Android handsets, it’s the battery life which sucks. Here are eleven sure shot ways to make your phone last longer. These battery-saving tricks can be applied to all Android phones, irrespective of their processor, features etc.

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Written by Ramesh

August 22nd, 2011 at 10:21 pm

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5 Underappreciated Facebook Features

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Here are some underappreciated, and unnoticed Facebook features that you might want to take a look at:

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Written by Shankar Ganesh

August 21st, 2011 at 1:57 pm

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7 Things You May Not Know About Gmail’s Compose Window

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(Guest Post by Krupesh)

If you thought the Gmail compose page was barebones, think again. There are plenty of features available in the compose window, but many of them are often overlooked upon.

Here are some features you might be missing. If you live and die by Gmail all day, these tips should certainly make you more productive.

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Written by Krupesh Muthukumar

August 17th, 2011 at 7:01 am

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6 Gmail URL Tricks Worth Knowing

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If you’re a long-time Gmail user, you might be using a lot of its powerful features. You can do quite a number of things by fiddling with the Gmail URL as well. Learning these Gmail URL tricks could save you some time and make you productive, so read on: Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Shankar Ganesh

August 14th, 2011 at 8:22 pm

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How to restore the Public folder in Dropbox?

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If you are paranoid about backups, you probably have Dropbox installed already. By default, your Dropbox folder contains two folders – photos and public. By right-clicking on any file in the public folder, you could get a link to share that file with your friends via email, Twitter or Facebook.

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Written by Shankar Ganesh

August 4th, 2011 at 11:04 pm

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