WordPress 3.3 Now Available:
The developers of the popular blogging platform WordPress have released version 3.3 just a few minutes ago. WordPress 3.3 update notifications should appear right in the admin interface of the blog. Users can use the internal updater to update from within the admin interface, or by downloading the new version from the official site to update manually.
The What’s New page at the WordPress Codex highlights the – many – changes of the new version. WordPress admins...
Google Chrome now Has Built-in User-Agent Switcher
On December - 12 - 2011
Google Chrome now Has Built-in User-Agent Switcher:
For cross-browser testing and to emulate sites on other devices till now we relied on extensions (like The User-Agent Switcher for Chrome) and by adding command line switches to chrome to change user-agent string inGoogle Chrome, now you don’t need all this since it’s built right into dev tools of Chrome now, current dev version has it.
Built-in User-Agent Switcher for Chrome
All you need to do is open dev tools (use Ctrl +Shift+I shortcut...
YouTube for Schools: All the TED Talks, None of the Cat Videos
On December - 12 - 2011
YouTube for Schools: All the TED Talks, None of the Cat Videos:
YouTube has launched a new initiative called YouTube for Schools, which will enable educators to open up classrooms to the wide world of educational content on YouTube without all the junk. Open Internet access in schools is tricky, with all the distractions and time-wasters out there, so Google is taking this step to make educators’ lives easier.
Network administrators can turn on YouTube for Schools to give school computers access...
Improve Your Google Search Skills [Infographic]
On November - 27 - 2011
Improve Your Google Search Skills [Infographic]:
Don’t limit yourself to just plugging in simple search terms to Google; check out this infographic and learn a search string search or two.
You don’t need to limit yourself to searching just for simple strings; Google supports all manner of handy search tricks. If you want to search just HowToGeek.com’s archive of XBMC articles, for example, you can plug insite:howtogeek.com XBMC to search our site.
Improve Your Google Search Skills [Infographic]
On November - 27 - 2011
Improve Your Google Search Skills [Infographic]:
Don’t limit yourself to just plugging in simple search terms to Google; check out this infographic and learn a search string search or two.
You don’t need to limit yourself to searching just for simple strings; Google supports all manner of handy search tricks. If you want to search just HowToGeek.com’s archive of XBMC articles, for example, you can plug insite:howtogeek.com XBMC to search our site.
Clear Your YouTube Viewing History, Workaround
On November - 27 - 2011
Clear Your YouTube Viewing History, Workaround:
Did you know that YouTube saves information about every video that you view on the video hosting site when you are logged into your Google account and also when you are not? And that those video views are saved indefinitely by the service?
The saving of YouTube video views may be a privacy issue to some users. While you could say that logging out of your account after using the computer resolves the issue, it is not that easy. Why? Because YouTube keeps...
Clear Your YouTube Viewing History, Workaround
On November - 27 - 2011
Clear Your YouTube Viewing History, Workaround:
Did you know that YouTube saves information about every video that you view on the video hosting site when you are logged into your Google account and also when you are not? And that those video views are saved indefinitely by the service?
The saving of YouTube video views may be a privacy issue to some users. While you could say that logging out of your account after using the computer resolves the issue, it is not that easy. Why? Because YouTube keeps...
Bring Auto Save Feature To Notepad With AutoSave [Plugin]
On November - 25 - 2011
Bring Auto Save Feature To Notepad With AutoSave [Plugin]:
Word Processors like MS Word can recover your data in case the system shuts down, reboots or the document is accidentally closed due to system crash. This document recovery option gives users the security of saving their data from accidental deletion. If you’re an avid Notepad++ user and need auto-save feature to automatically save the documents after defined amount of time, add Auto-Save to Notepad++ plugin list. The extension lets...
Google Retires Knol, Wave, Friend Connect, Gears
On November - 23 - 2011
Google Retires Knol, Wave, Friend Connect, Gears:
Larry Page, the new CEO of Google, is continuing to retire Google services (check out Google retires Google Buzz for additional information about previous retirement waves). This time a set of not overly-popular services face termination: Google Knol, Wave, Friend Connect, Search Timeline, Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal, Bookmark Lists and Google Gears will all be discontinued in the coming months.
Users who visit the Google Knol start page...
Google Analytics Rolls Out A New Look Packed With New Features [News]
On November - 23 - 2011
Google Analytics Rolls Out A New Look Packed With New Features [News]:
Following their other products, Google is officially rolling out the new Google Analytics, complete with a whole new look and some interesting new features. This change has been happening over the past few weeks, and some of you may have already seen the change beginning to happen in your Analytics. Over the next few weeks, Google will gradually make the new look the default to all users, so if you’re still using the old version,...
