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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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The Complete Guide To Private Browsing

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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.

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Written by Shankar Ganesh

July 31st, 2011 at 6:00 pm

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6 Things You Can Do From Windows Taskbar

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(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.

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July 26th, 2011 at 4:29 pm

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Four Useful Right Click Tools For Windows

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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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Written by Shankar Ganesh

July 19th, 2011 at 7:46 pm

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5+5 Lesser Known Features Of Twitter.com

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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.

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Written by Shankar Ganesh

July 14th, 2011 at 11:14 pm

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5 Creative Uses For The Volume Button On Your Android Phone

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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:

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Written by Shankar Ganesh

July 13th, 2011 at 7:30 pm

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6 Battery Monitoring Software To Monitor Your Laptop Battery Level

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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.

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July 12th, 2011 at 5:44 pm

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10 Kickass Widgets Android Should Have Shipped With, But Didn’t

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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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Written by Shankar Ganesh

July 11th, 2011 at 5:30 pm

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