5 Things You Didn’t Know Google Could Do

Google is widely known as the Internet’s best search engine. Everybody with access to the internet uses Google at some point to find something (or many things) on the web for a particular web page, or a certain piece of information.

However, Google has several built in functions that will help you make your searches more successful, and to enable you to spend less time searching. I have written a post about some tricks that will help you with your image search and that will ‘give you the power’ to Find Images by Exact Dimensions, File Type or From Specific Website. That should make your search for new wallpapers that perfectly fit to your screen resolution as easy as walk in a park.

But today I’ve decided to expand that post and to tell you about a list of 5 functions that you did not know before (I think), all accessible from the main Google search box (frontpage), which will help youfind every piece of information you are looking for.

1. Removing unwanted (unrelated) results:

Ever searched for something before, and had a whole list of completely irrelevant web pages come up? This is annoying at the best of times, as it takes time to check and read through the list of sites and find the one you actually want.

For example, if you were looking for a review of the book “Harry Potter” (whatever part of it), and you typed into Google “Harry Potter review”, many of the links listed are reviews of the movie, not the book. Because you are not looking for a review of the movie, you can remove all pages related to the movie by adding “-movie” to the end of your search terms.

This will now display all the pages relevant to “Harry Potter review“, but not relevant to ” Harry Potter movie”.

2. Use Google as an excellent Calculator:

Google can be used as a calculator, answering anything from the simplest math to the most complex equation. Just enter your math question, and Google will display the answer. (Damn, I wish I knew this earlier)

+ is used to add terms, - to subtract terms, * to multiply terms, and / to divide terms. Besides these basic operators, you can use ^ to work out something to the power of something (for example, “2^4” would be 2 to the power of 4), and “sqrt“ (without quotation marks) to calculate the square root of a number (for example, “sqrt 4” would be the square root of 4).

3. Find Dictionary Definitions

By typing “define:” before a word, Google will retrieve and display a list of dictionary definitions for that word. Very useful function…

4. Search A Single Website

If you type “site:” and then a website after a search term, Google will search for your term(s) in only the site dictated. For example, the following search will search the keyword “Windows 7″ only this blog.

5. Search for A Specific File Type:

As I am sure you are aware, there are many files hosted on the internet besides the standard ‘html websites’. Therefore, searching for a specific type of file could make your search a lot easier. For example, if you were looking for a PDF version of the iPhone manual, you could use the following search, which would produce more accurate (and less) results.

Here the “filetype:” tool is making Google search the web for PDF files only, therefore eliminating any pages that we didn’t want to see.

These are just 5 useful functions that Google can perform, there are many more for you to discover, and they can all be mixed and matched! If you know some more functions post them in comments and share with others. I hope this helped you to find that ever-elusive page or snippet of info. Have fun, and happy searching!

THE CREDIT OF THIS POST GOES TO GNOTE

3 Hacks for Firefox That Will Double Your Internet Browsing Speed

There are many people out there complaining about the Firefox RAM Memory Bug. Lets get it straight. It’s not a bug. It’s part of the cache feature. This ‘feature’ is how the pages are cached in a tabbed environment.

To improve performance when navigating (studies show that 39% of all page navigations are renavigations to pages visited less than 10 pages ago, usually using the back button), Firefox implements a Back-Forward cache that retains the rendered document for the last five session history entries for each tab.

This is a lot of data. If you have a lot of tabs, Firefox’s RAM memory usage can climb dramatically. It’s a trade-off. What you get out of it is faster performance as you navigate the web.

Now a lot of us have found the ’secrets’ on how to manipulate settings in “about:config” to drop the memory usage as long as possible and to increase the speed at which Firefox loads sites. Read on to find out how to do this.

Remember: Firefox (download it here) is the best internet browser available (in my opinion), and these tweaks below will make it even greater and faster. So enjoy!

Reduce the amount of RAM Firefox uses for it’s cache feature

Here’s how to do it:
1. Type “about:config” (no quotes) in the adress bar in the browser.
2. Find “browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewer”
3. Set it’s value to “0“;(Zero)

Increase the Speed in Which Firefox loads pages

1. Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit Enter.
(Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipeliningit will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.)

2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”
Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to some number like 10.

This means it will make 10 requests at once.

3. Lastly, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0“;.(Zero)

This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives. If you’re using a broadband connection you’ll load pages faster now.
Optionally (for even faster web browsing) here are some more options for your about:config (you might have to create some of these entries by Right Click –> New– > Interger or String

network.dns.disableIPv6: set “false”
“content.notify.backoffcount”: set “5“; (Five)
“plugin.expose_full_path”: set “true”.
“ui.submenuDelay”: set “0; (zero)

Reduce RAM usage to 10mb when Firefox is minimized:

This little hack will drop Firefox’s RAM usage down to 10 Mb when minimized:

1. Open Firefox and go to the Address Bar. Type in about:config and then press Enter.
2. Right Click in the page and select New -> Boolean.
3. In the box that pops up enter “config.trim_on_minimize”. Press Enter.
4. Now select True and then press Enter.
5. Restart Firefox.

These simple tweaks will make your web browsing with Mozilla Firefox 2-3 times faster and easier. And I think they are fairly easy to apply. Enjoy!

Our national animal is fighting for its life.

From around 40,000 at the turn of the last century, there are just 1411 tigers left in India.

If we don’t act now, we could lose this part of our heritage forever.

Speak up, blog, share the concern, stay informed… Every little bit helps.

Aircel has partnered with WWF-India to help save our tigers. Explore the site to know how you can help.

How to Mount an Image file

Image files are images of certain software cd/dvd's.These images must be mounted through an virtual drive to make use of it

They may be of Extensions like .iso etc

this mounting can be done by using softwares like power iso,deamon tools etc
but recent discussions revealed that deamon tools contain an virus in it

hence i prefer POWER ISO for this purpose

Lets see the Procedure now


At first install the POWER ISO software(link is provided below to download)


after installation is completed u can see an virtual cd/dvd device in MY COMPUTER
(see the pic below)Next right-click on the iso file u want to mount and go through "power iso" option and click on "Mount image to drive"(see pic below)

after doing that u can observe ur image file is mounted in "MY COMPUTER"
(observe the pic below)
And now imagine that u have inserted an cd/dvd and install the software as usual

Any more Queries see this Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkoff7fMN7c

POWER ISO

Main Features:

• Support almost all CD/DVD-ROM image file formats(ISO, BIN, NRG, CDI, DAA and so on).
  Note: DAA(Direct-Access-Archive) is an advanced format for image file, which supports some advanced features, such as compression, password protection, and splitting to multiple volumes. It can be handled directly just like other formats, such as ISO, BIN, ...

• Support both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows.

• Open and extract ISO File.

• Create ISO file from hard disk files or CD/DVD-ROM.

• Edit an existing ISO file directly.

• Convert image files between ISO/BIN and other formats. PowerISO can convert almost all image file formats to standard ISO format file.

• Make bootable ISO file, get boot information from bootable ISO file.

• Make floppy disk image file.

• Optimize files to save disk space while saving ISO file.

• Mount ISO file with internal virtual drive. You don't need install any other virtual drive software.

• Can be used easily. PowerISO supports shell integration, context menu, drag and drop, clipboard copy paste...

DOWNLOAD

http://www.9down.com/PowerISO-4-5-KeyGen-161716/

U can find a download option in the page that appears after clicking on the link

Note:-Download keygen tooooo

Transform Windows XP to Windows 7

Seven Transformation Pack will replace many of the resources in WindowsXP/Windows Server 2003. It can change such things as:

• Boot screen
• Welcome Screen
• New msstyles files
• New desktop and file icons
• New toolbar icons
• Progress Dialogs
• Sounds scheme
• System Tray icons
• New Wallpapers
• Some Windows 7's popular features
• And much more

DOWNLOAD

http://www.mediafire.com/?gziw2mytinz

Note:If you are using this on vista please disable UAC(user account control).To Know how to diable UAC please see the next post.

How to Download a Torrent File

Download torrent downloaders like

utorrent

bittorrent

bitcomet

etc

utorrent downloader for u

http://utorrent.en.softonic.com/download

now u can download various torrent files from different sites

http://www.torrentz.com/

http://www.torrentreactor.net/

http://torrentgalaxy.blogspot.com/

etc

now install the torrent downloader and click the ADD TORRENT option and open the torrent file.the download starts.after finishing the downloading u can get access to it

Advantages:-

downloads can be started,stopped and continued at any time

Disadvantages:-

using torrents not only downloads the file but also uploads some date

Note:-

My sincere request for limited broadband users is not to use torrents.

Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth Here's how to Get it back

A nice little tweak for XP. Microsoft reserve 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes (suspect for updates and interrogating your machine etc..)

Here's how to get it back:

Click Start-->Run-->type "gpedit.msc" without the "

This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:


Local Computer Policy-->Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler-->Limit Reservable Bandwidth


Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab :

"By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."

So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO.

This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.

If U have any problems pls leave a comment.

Google Sends U SMS

Google Sms Channel

Google send sms to u.Their are many categories in which u can

receive sms based on ur interest.

Click the link below and sign in using ur gmail account and get ur

mobile registered for google to

send u sms.

http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels

Click the link below to add this blog as one of ur option so that if

any posts are posted google

gives u intimation about that respective post via sms.

http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/browse?hl=en&q=trendeck&btnG=Search

What Is Twitter?

"I just don't understand Twitter."

That is the reply I get most often when I talk about Twitter to friends and family. "What is Twitter?" they will ask. And when I explain the basics of how Twitter operates, they ask, "Why would anyone use it?"

It's actually a pretty good question.

Twitter is a Miniature Blog

Micro-blogging is defined as a quick update usually containing a very limited number of characters. It is a popular features of social networks like Facebook where you can update your status, but it has become best known because of Twitter.

In essence, micro-blogging is for people who want a blog but don't want to blog. A personal blog can keep people informed on what is going on in your life, but not everyone wants to spend an hour crafting a beautiful post about the vibrant colors seen on a butterfly spotted in the front time. Sometimes, you just want to say "went shopping for a new car but didn't find anything" or "watched Dancing With the Stars and Warren Sapp sure can dance."

That's where Twitter comes into the picture. It's a great place for keeping people informed on what you are up to without the need to spend a lot of time crafting an entire post on the subject. You just say what's up and leave it at that.

Twitter is Social Messaging

While Twitter may have started as a micro-blogging service, it is grown into much more than simply a tool to type in quick status updates. I often describe Twitter as a cross between blogging and instant messaging, but even that doesn't do it justice.

Twitter is social messaging. With the ability to follow people and have followers, and the ability to have interact with Twitter on your cell phone, Twitter has become the perfect social messaging tool. Whether you are out on the town and want to coordinate with a group of people as to what hot spot to hit next, or keeping people informed of developments at a company-sponsored event, Twitter is a great tool for quickly communicating a message to a group of people.

Twitter is News Reporting

Turn on CNN, Fox News or any other news-reporting service and you'll likely see a news ticker streaming across the bottom of the television set. In a digital world that is relying on the Internet more and more for news, that streaming ticker is Twitter.

Outdoor festivals like the South-by-Southwest festival in Austin, TX and major events like the E3 conference have shown what a great resource Twitter can be for quickly reporting news to a huge group of people. Faster and more immediate than a blog, Twitter has been embraced by the "new media" of the blogosphere and has slowly won acceptance among traditional media outlets.

Twitter is Social Media Marketing

Twitter has become a favorite target for social media marketing. This new form of getting the message out has been used effectively by Barak Obama during his Presidential campaign, and is used by everyone from magazines to movie stars as a quick way to connect with an audience.

With utilities like Twitterfeed, it is easy to convert an RSS feed into Twitter updates. This makes it easy to use Twitter as a form of social media marketing.

What is Twitter?

This brings us back to the original question. What is Twitter? It is many different things to many different people. It can be used by a family to keep in touch, or a company to coordinate business, or the media to keep people informed or a writer to build up a fan base.

Twitter is micro-blogging. It is social messaging. It is an event coordinator, a business tool, a news reporting service and a marketing utility.

There. That wasn't so hard, was it?

Google Chrome

Google Chrome: a new web browser for Windows

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

Search from the address bar
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Private browsing

Open an incognito window when you don't want to save your browsing history.

Why Chrome?

Here is my Answer

Web browsers are used my us to access the internet.there are many browsers like

• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Opera

and many more.while internet explorer is being used by 60 % of people worldwide where as firefox occupies a share of 30% and chrome for 4-5% and opera 4%.We know that internet is a home for lot of information as well as for virus.As many people are using internet explorer there is a scope for wide exposure of viruses which are presented in many pc's.

Hence less used browsers are to be preferred and chrome is a light software with less compatability.where as there are some disadvantages for chrome like html code missing etc but it supports 90% of our needs well compared to other browsers


Download Chrome here

http://www.google.com/chrome

After downloading run the setup file and it downloads the files for setup and finally u r infront of an excellent browser and thats it go

on enjoy surfing