Computers & Tech
Fasterfox for Firefox 3.0.4
Another update of Firefox comes around. You can grab hold of Fasterfox for the said version from below link:
Fasterfox Lite 3.0.12 for Firefox 3.0.4
Official: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9148
Mirror (uploaded by me): http://rapidshare.com/files/164906667/fasterfox_lite-3.0.12-fx.xpi
Size: 107 KB
It supports Firefox 3.1 Beta as well. Enjoy!
Google introduces SMS messaging!
Yes, now you can send and receive SMS messages right from web based Google Mail. Here’s the complete story from The INQUIRER.
GOOGLE ANNOUNCED Thursday that it has started rolling out an SMS messaging feature for its Gmail web-based email users.
The SMS function is enabled through Gmail Labs, which is accessible via a tab on Gmail’s settings page. The SMS interface runs in Gmail’s chat window on the left navigation pane.
To send an SMS message, the user just types an SMS-capable mobile phone number into the chat window. That triggers a Send SMS pop-up menu.
Google assigns each Gmail SMS user a persistent phone-like identification number so that SMS recipients can send SMS messages back to the Gmail user later.
SMS messaging is just the latest of Google’s Gmail Labs toys. In the past month, Google has launched seven new Gmail features, including Gmail Gadgets, message emoticons, Gmail for mobile 2.0, canned responses, new contact manager features, advanced IMAP controls, and Gmail Goggles.
Video capture your desktop for free
There are a number of softwares for the said job, video capturing the desktop, not most or all of them are free. I’d like to mention a desktop video capture software here that’s OpenSource and totally free and it does the job better than the paid ones.
It is CamStudio;
CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)
Here are just a few ways you can use this software:
- You can use it to create demonstration videos for any software program
- Or how about creating a set of videos answering your most frequently asked questions?
- You can create video tutorials for school or college class
- You can use it to record a recurring problem with your computer so you can show technical support people
- You can use it to create video-based information products you can sell
- You can even use it to record new tricks and techniques you discover on your favourite software program, before you forget them
You can download it from CamStudio’s Official Website. Post your comments about the said software if you have used it.
Fasterfox for Firefox 3.0.1
I have been looking for it lately. Fasterfox – the extension to make Firefox faster. The update function does not bring the 3.x compatible version. Someone has come up with the version for Firefox 3.x so download it and add manually.
Here’s the link:
Fasterfox for Firefox 3.0.1
Enjoy!
Intel Processor Price List
Want to keep your self updated with the latest price cuts & a detailed price list from Intel? Then watch this place.
Last updated:
August 31, 2008
New Additions:
- Core 2 Quad Q8200 45nm fab process; 2.66GHz – 1,333MHz front-side bus and 4MB of L2 cache @ $244
- Core 2 Duo E5200 45nm fab process; 2.5GHz clock – 800MHz front-side bus and 2MB of L2 cache @ $84
- Celeron D 450 model; 2.2GHz clock – 800MHz front-side bus and 512k L2 cache on a 65nm process @ $53
All prices are for thousand-unit quantities
The Intel Processor Price List:
http://www.intc.com/priceList.cfm
UBL Wallet – Bad Experience…
UBL Wallet is the Debit Card being offered by UBL in Pakistan. A few weeks ago, UBL allowed its Debit Card to be used for online transactions just like a credit card. This has been a norm in most of the countries abroad but this is the first instance in Pakistan. Other Banks in Pakistan might soon follow UBL in this one. It’s a win win situation for us, the customers but unfortunately after using UBL Wallet on Internet, I lost all the excitement I had about using it online. Here is my experience with UBL Wallet. I think all these issues will be pretty much there with UBL Wiz – their so called prepaid debit card.
(1) UBL does not have a dedicated helpline for Credit Cards/Debit Cards and I don’t know why but their systems are slow. I was put on long holds during session activation procedures, inquiries and complaints.
(2) You do not get the option of setting the maximum limit for the session transaction in foreign currency. You have to do the conversion your self and tell them an approximate limit. This might be a limitation due to the fact that Debit Card is connected to the Bank Account but my transactions failed twice due to this since they include the session fee in the maximum limit you set and the fee too is double than what they advertise! (Read ahead)
