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1st March 2007

US $2500 Snap Preview Anywhere Extreme Makeover Contest

You’re invited to enter the US$2500 Snap Preview Anywhere Extreme Makeover Contest. Click Here to get started. And read more about it on the Snap blog.

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Its reach is now 650,000 websites and blogs that use Snap Preview technology and now they are asking for YOUR ideas on how to make it better.

The top 3 ideas submitted on our blog will receive cash prizes:

1st Prize: US$2500
2nd Prize: US$1000
3rd Prize: US$500

Don’t worry if you don’t have any ideas..You can manage to get a prize without ideas too..
Don’t forget to leave comments. The two most compelling comments will receive US$500 each.

Be sure to enter today because the contest is only going to be live for a few weeks. Click here to get started.

1st March 2007

Wow-MySpace Account with Over 100,000 Friends Sells for $2,125 on Ebay

That’s right, a MySpace account with over 100,000 friends sold for a whopping $2,125 on eBay. This just proves that it definitely “pays” to make friends.

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This account was setup over 4 years ago. It was one of the first 50,000 accounts created on MySpace. In other words, this account shows on the first friend’s page of almost every friend on the account and will show on the first page of almost every friend you add in the future. It’s like having your site listed on the first search page of Google

1st March 2007

FREE Email SMS to Cell Phone anywhere in the world

FREE Email SMS to Cell Phone anywhere in the world .This service is common all over the world , with almost all mobile networks supporting this facility.email_sms_free.gif

The key is that most cell phones on major networks have a built in capability to receive emails, so everyone who has a phone has a mobile email address (almost true..). Take my provider, Airtel (karnataka) , for example; you can send a short text message to anyone on the Airtel(Karnataka) network by entering their phonenumber@airtelkk.com , i.e If you want to send a message to me , just send an email to 919945936759@airtelkk.com . And for example some foreign providers such as cingular network by entering their phone number @cingularme.com.
Here is a list with details of all the mobile network providers in india.email_sms_mobile_india.doc

Supported Networks in India: ( providers must have given this facility to almost every region now..check out- this is bit old list)

Airtel: Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chennai (Skycell), Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Kolkata, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh (West)
Hutch: Delhi
Escotel: Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (West), Kerala
BPL Mobile: Mumbai, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Goa
Idea Cellular: Andhra Pradesh (Tata), Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat
RPG Cellular: Chennai
Aircel: Tamil Nadu
Celforce (Fascel): Gujarat

1st March 2007

LG KH1300 Hits Korea

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If sliders are your thing, then check out the LG-KH1300. This HSDPA-enabled slider is capable of downloading a 3MB music file in just 7-seconds, according to LG. Other features include a 1.3-megapixel camera and an external memory card slot. Pricing has not yet been set. One more picture after the jump.

Some pictures of LG KH1300 after the jump..
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1st March 2007

How to Disable Windows low disk space warning

The problem with Windows is , it has huge number of nagging warnings and popups ..

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And this low disk space is one of them. It starts poping up every now and then if your disk has no space..

No doubt its done for our convenience,but its too irritating..So here is a solution which will get rid of it …Most of them involved lengthy descriptions of how to navigate the registry just to add the “NoLowDiskSpaceChecks” key. Just follow these steps :
Here’s a much easier solution; one command line you can cut and paste into any open command prompt window.

REM copy here

regini HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer “NoLowDiskSpaceChecks” = REG_DWORD 1

REM end copy here

(REM lines added to make this easier to copy correctly)

OR

You can also change this through TweakUI too
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1st March 2007

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