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27th February 2007

Britney Spears - Hottest Shots

britney_spears_hot.jpg Britney Spears - Hottest Shots - Set 3 35JPG | 300×700…1920×1200 | 6.8MB Download : Britney_Spears_-_Hottest_Shots_-_Set_3.rar or Mirror Link

27th February 2007

Batch Download MP3s, WAVs, ZIPs, AVIs & More Automatically!

Batch Download MP3s, WAVs, ZIPs, AVIs & More Automatically!

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If you download lots of files and seem to be constantly clicking on links to download them, then Batch Link Downloader is for You.

Simply enter a URL and select the type of files you are interested in downloading, then Batch Link Downloader will grab the page, search for all matching links and automatically download them to your hard drive.

The interface CAN’T get any easier. There is a box where you enter the URL of the page you want to grab the links from, a pull down menu to select what type of files you are interested in downloading and ONE button you press to start the ball rolling. Once you press it, it will display a list of the links on that page for you to select from.

* Download batch links of WAV, MP3, or MID sound files, ZIP, RAR, or EXE files,AVI, MPG, or MOV video files,JPG, GIF, or BMP image files, PHP, HTML, or TXT files, All tags from Any web page , download batch links of ANY type of files…

Download : Batch Link Downloader

27th February 2007

Breakthrough Windows Vista: Find Your Favorite Features and Discover the Possibilities

Learn how to use the Microsoft Windows Vista features that interest you most with this 073562362701_aa2.jpgfull-colour guide that gives you the straight scoop. Packed with information in manageable-sized projects, you can jump right in to any topic that interests you.

You’ll discover everything from how to set up your new operating system, to accessing the Windows Vista Sidebar and customizing it with the gadgets you use most, to helping ensure a more secure setup.
Plus, you can discover the media possibilities with Windows Vista: set up Media Center and watch and record live television; create, share, and organize your photos, music, and videos; be a director and make your own movies with Movie Maker. Discover the possibilities of what you can do with Windows Vista!
Joli Ballew, “Breakthrough Windows Vista: Find Your Favorite Features and Discover the Possibilities”
Microsoft Press | ISBN 0735623627 | February 14, 2007 | CHM | 352 pages | 8.3MB
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27th February 2007

Wallpapers - Road Trips

wallpapers_road_trips.jpg Wallpapers - Road Trips 34 JPG | 2000×1300 | 14.8MB Download: Wallpapers_-_Road_Trips.rar or Mirror-2 or MIRRORS: rapidshare depositfiles filefactory

27th February 2007

Cool and free online tools

1.Online Ringtone Creator : mp3, wav etc.. A really cool website

specially for those who want to put mp3 and wav as their ringtones on their mobile phones

upload your sound cut, edit , crop and download a new ringtone for yourself

Can work also as an mp3 cutter - http://rtmaker.cellsea.com/

2.The Newspaper Clipping Generator
here you can generate ad that will look like newspaper clipping like this one
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

3.Free online zip and unzip files

excellent website to unzip and zip , URL links or even uploads d files to unzip zip

http://www.krun.ch/

4.Send free SMS around the world inculding India : No Sign Up
Excellent website lets u send free sms around the world, and in India to Hutch and IDea
http://www.textmessage.cc/

airtel users can use this one http://www.text4free.net/

5.Find and share logins for websites that force you to register
Excellent website to find login to registered websites-even has logins for masalaboard
http://www.bugmenot.com/

6.Another Excellent Website To Convert Video & Audio Formats Online For Free
http://www.vixy.net/ - direct Youtube to AVI & Mp3

conversion among others

http://www.media-convert.com/ -convert between different audio and video formats

7.The indian language converter
Converter for several of the hundreds of Indian scripts.Cool go write your name in Sanskrit.

http://www.iit.edu/~laksvij/language/index.html

via spencer_911 [masala board ]

27th February 2007

Make the best use of Google Toolbar

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All-things-Google blog Google Operating System serves up a dozen tips for using Google Toolbar. These include customizing the layout to consume less space; a keyboard shortcut (Alt-G) to shift focus to the search field; and a built-in language translator:

Do you visit a German page that offers some interesting details about the latest Google Desktop vulnerability, but you don’t know German? Just right-click anywhere in the page and select: Page Info > Translate Page Into English.

Awesome features here. If you wanna know beyong the autofill then these tips are a must for you.

via Tips for Google Toolbar [Google Operating System]

14th February 2007

ICICI BANK goes the Google way to attract Corporate Customers

Corporate Customers use ICICI's Business Banking and get Google Ads FREE. What ICICI does to attract Corporate Customers for their Business Banking.

 

They say : "Make 2 financial transaction on Coporate Internet Banking and get Google Ads  worth Rs 1000 absolutely FREE. "

Get premium advertising space on Google worth Rs 1000 absolutely FREE. All you need to do is make 2 online financial transactions on your Roaming Current Account . While you save time by reducing your visits to the branch , thousands of prospective customers would be trying to reach you through Google ..

Offer Period : 15th January 2007 to 28th February 2007

This mailer had come to me loong back , forgot to see it. What a deal , this way both are benfited and the customer is also happy. What an nice way of attracting customers offline and online.

Such things point to the things we are going to see in the near future..

13th February 2007

Guides for Writing Papers

Here are some nice links helpful for writing ..check out..

  • Elements of Style by William Strunk is the classic writer's guide. This edition has been formatted for the Web. Students should pay particular attention to the sections on the paragraph and topic sentence.
  • How to Write a Paper, by P. Halsall, discusses the basic steps involved in writing a paper.
  • MLA Manuscript Format (in html) and MLA Based Guide for Writing Research Papers (PDF document, link fixed 25 Nov., 2005). This will answer most questions concerning the proper formatting of a research paper. The basis steps in writing such papers are also discussed.
  • How to Write a Thesis Statement
  • Paragraphs and Topic Sentences
  • How Do I Write a Coherent Paragraph and Make Transitions? from the Academic Resource Center, Wheeling Jesuit University. The section on "topic sentences" is particularly useful.
  • Rhodes College Writing Center Guide to Writing Papers
  • The Writing Guide, developed by Prof. Carolyn Schriber of Rhodes College, is an excellent guide to the basics of constructing an expository essay (also, it is here as an MS Word doc.)
  • Chicago Manual of Style Online I recommend this as a guideline for properly formatting the documentation of a paper.
  • Doing College-level Research, with Advice on Avoiding the Plagiarism Question by Prof. Margaret Maurer with Prof. Constance Harsh (Colgate University)
  • 13th February 2007

    Hack to add Background Image to your Nano Ipod

    The wizards at iPodWizard.net have hacked their way to add a background image to first-generation iPod nanos.All you need is a firmware patch supplied by the authors.

    You will need the free iPodWizard utility for Windows, which, will allow you to change your iPod's fonts, graphics and text.

    Maybe in the near future we might get the same hack for the 5th generation ipods. You can change your background picture by loading that firmware binary in iPodWizard and changing index 78 picture. Click Download to download the required iPod Nano Firmware. Download

    Tutorial on their site..

    Preview :

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    [ Download ] via  Background Image on Nano [iPodWizard.net]

    13th February 2007

    Enjoy Self-Destruct-Recallable-Trackable E-Mails with BigString

    BigString is not just a usual email service provider. It has many other features other than normal features given by other sites.They even have paid service .

    Free Account comes with :

      -  NEW VIDEO EMAIL   -  Mission Impossible Style Email  -  Self-Destructing
      -  Non-Printable  -  Masquerading   -  Non-Forwardable  -  Recallable-Erasable
      -  Advanced Spam/Virus Filters  -  Large Attachment Capacity  -  Advanced Email Tracking
      -  View Once Email  -  24/7 Support
    Storage is not much : just 1 GB (very less compared to other providers like Gmail)

    Premium : Get 2GB for just $2.50/a month . (Why pay when Gmail gives more than 2GB , no doubt Gmail dosen't have features of BigString - it depends on each individual..)

    Business Account also available with 20GB storage..

     
    Cool Features:
    - Emails that self-destruct as the user is reading them.
    - Nice of feature of Masquerading ( Make your BigString email appear as if it is coming from your other email accounts )
    - Change an email after its sent ( add ,delete attachments etc..)
    - Know when and how often your email is read.

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