Techie Zone

Hello world!

techiezone — Fri, 04 May 2007 08:29:36 +0000

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Divshare: Your online Harddrive

techiezone — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:48:00 +0000

What about an online storage system that offers you unlimited file storage, unlimited download, a simple yet powerful User Interface and support virtually any type of file extension. Above all the service is offered free of cost that is without spending a dime. Yes you can have all this in Divshare an online file storage system.

I have been using this for more than two months and I am 100 percent satisfied with their service. It is the best Online Storage available till date and could not find a flaw. As it is comparatively new entrant in this field the company is gradually adding new features and making it more user friendly.

Features Overview:

1. Upload unlimited files.

2. Download unlimited number of files in a day without waiting (unlike rapidahare and mega upload)

3. Files stay online forever! (Even if your files are not downlaoded they stay online)

4. No pop-up ads or spam.

5. Incredibly fast, reliable servers.

6. Keep your files private if you have any sensitive document.

7. Customize your download page by adding your own logo.

You can see an example here.

8. Uploaded file icon gets automatically created based on the file type.

9. Support of almost all types of files.

10. Inbuilt audio player to listen to uploaded audio files and also put them in your web site or blog.

11. Directly you can share your link in many social bookmark sites like Digg.

You can even upload files without signing in. But being a free member has its own advantages like tracking your link and joining different groups, individual personalized profile link like this.

About Me The Guy behind this blog

techiezone — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:18:00 +0000

I am an absolute fanatics..a gizmo freak.. I spent like any thing to acquire the latest innovations.. Out of 24 hours a day I am wth my computer for more thn 16 hours coz I cannot live without my computer. 3 things I never like to share wth orthers viz. Chocolate, Underwear and My gal. Like to saunter on a lonely road wth my Mp3 player listening to pink flyod or raeth.

I have done my B.Tech in Textile Technology from Orissa. But currently working as a Tech Support Engineer for Microsoft and currently located in Bangalore. This you can term as my destination and doing B.Tech in Textile Technology as my destiny and a man’s destination and destiny are never same.

I also provide technical support as a freelancer. So if you need assistance with any issues with your computer please drop me an e-mail.

You can reach me at:

Mobile: +91-9886779379

e-mail: ajaykumarmeher@gmail.com

Blog: http://imnotatechie.blogspot.com

IM:
Yahoo: ajay.meher
Google: ajaykumarmeher

Send Free SMS Worldwide with Gizmo SMS

techiezone — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:53:00 +0000

After creating a niche for themselves by offering free call to any mobile and landline phone the Gizmo Team has now come up with Free SMS service. And this is absolutely free. You can send unlimited SMS from yiur computer web browser to any mobile and landline phone with SMS receiving capability. Hats off to Gizmo team. They have made our life so much easier and have given us chance to keep our pocket from burning out. This service is offered through their another web site which can be accessed here.

The Interface is so simple and easy to navigate that a beginner on Internet can send an SMS using this site. You can visit the website and just select the country from the drop down list to which you want to send an SMS and then enter the mobile number, put your name in the from field, Enter the message (Maximum 120 characters) you want to send and correctly put the verification code (captcha code). Isn’t it simple???

So what are you waiting for send some quick sms to your friends and family.

How to put Adsense in New Blogger

techiezone — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:02:00 +0000

When Blogger transformed into the new XML based interface I was quite apprehensive of moving into the new blogger template. I found it damn dificult to customize the template according to my wishes but now I am gradually getting hold of the new template. And now onwards I will post some hacks I have made in new blogger. It is time for putting the adsense code in new blogger.

The easiest method to put adsense code in new blogger is by creating page elemet for adsense or html/java script at the top and bottom of blogpost element as shown in picture. But the main
problem in this technique is that the adsense ad will appear at the top and bottom of the page and not in each individual post.

Now we will do something so that adsense ad will appear at the beginning and end of each posts. And that can be done by adding the code by directly modifying the html (rather XML) code of the template. But when you will insert the adsense code directly inside XML code of the blogger you will receive an error that reads something like this:

Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly. XML error message: The processing instruction target matching “[xX][mM][lL]” is not allowed.

The above error means that the adsense code is not a standardized XML format. So we need to modify the code (But google does not allow the modification of adsense code, do not worry..google only tells that minor edits on Google Adsense Code for Blogger Beta/XML are allowed as long as the resulting Adsense Code generated by Blogger is exactly the same as given from Google Adsense Code Generator. So as long as find the same adsense code as the adsense code generator generated by viewing the page source where the adsense code appears you are not violating the TOS.). In XML, , ” and ” are not recognized. So we need to replace these character with their valid XML notation as shown in figure below:
Once you create the adsense code from the adsense code generator, you have to make the above changes, which can be done with the use of a notepad (by find and replaced command) or with a html parser.

Now in the following steps we will put the modified adsense code where we want it to appear:

1. Go to your blogger dashboard and click on Layout.2. Click on Edit HTML3. Click on Expand Widget Templates4. Now put the modified adsense code at the place as shown the following figure:

The final result will be shown in your blog like this:

In order to make the ads appear below the post body you can add the code at the place as shown in the figure below:

Have you seen this????

techiezone — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:27:00 +0000

Today I came across an Interesting Interface of google and thought you guys will like this. Have you ever seen this page of google:

Global Mobile Awards 2007

techiezone — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:05:00 +0000

The highest ranking award in the field of mobile communication is Global Mobile Award and the 2007 Edition has been announced. It consisted of 9 categories and many subcategories which are given below with the name of winner in each category:

1. MOBILE INNOVATION FORUM

1a. Most Innovative Technology:

Winner is Polymer Vision for the World’s first rollable display.

1b. Most Innovative Mobile Application or Content:

Winner is ShoZu mobile for two applications called Zucasts and Share-it.

2. MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT

2a. Best Made for Mobile Game:

Winner is I-Play for the Fast and The Furious Tokyo.

2b. Best Made for Mobile Music Service:

Winner is Vodafone for Mein PC.

2c. Best Made for Mobile Video Service:

Winner is Marble Media for Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction

2d. Best Made for Mobile Infotainment for Sports & News Content:

Winner is EMPICS Ltd for GameOn.

3. MOBILE SERVICES

3a. Mobile Enterprise Product or Service:

Winner is Telepo Ltd for Fixed-Mobile Convergence Solution and Orange PCS Ltd for Business Everywhere.

3b. Best Mobile Messaging Service:

Winner is 3UK for connectivity between Windows Live Messenger with 3 users.

4. MOBILE HANDSETS

4a. Best GSM Mobile Handset or Device:

Winner is Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for SGH-D900.

4b. Best 3GSM Mobile Handset or Device:

Winner is Sony Ericsson – Sony Ericsson K800 Cyber-Shot ™ phone and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd – SGH-Z560.

5. MARKETING AND PROMOTION

5a. Best Broadcast Commercial:

Winner is Turkcell for Turkcell-im came, boredom’s gone’ and Ancel – Ancel Baby’s Berp

5b. Best Mobile Advertising:

Winner is Qwikker for Virgin Mobile V-Festival

6. BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

6a. Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development:

Winner is GrameenPhone Ltd for Healthline.

6b. Best Ultra Low Cost Handset:

Winner is Motorola for MOTOFONE F3.

7. TECHNOLOGY

7a. Best Radio Access Product or Service:

Winner is ip.access for femto3G.

7b. Best Network Quality Initiative:

Winner is Commprove Ltd for Netledge 3G Radio QoS.

7c. Best Service Delivery Platform:

Winner is mFormation Technologies – mFormation Service Manager (MSM)

7d. Best Billing or Customer Care Solution:

Winner is IDEA Cellular Ltd for CARE – SMS based Self-Service Solution

7e. Best Roaming Product or Service:

Winner is TECORE Wireless Systems – TECORE Over-the-Air Local Prepaid Roaming Service

8. CHAIRMAN’S AWARD

Winner is Mo Ibrahim – founder and chairman of Celtel International

Taken from Global Mobile Award website.

How social bookmarking helps…

techiezone — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:07:00 +0000

In one of my blog I posted a post called Some Unforgettable Moments captured in frame. And the response I received from people is overwhelming. This post contains a set of 20 famous photographs taken by very famous photographers. They have been awarded best photos of the year in the respective year they have been taken. It generated more than 15000 page views in 15 hours of my posting and it put my blog as the second hottest topic in reddit. (A corresponding picture is presented below)

The above two pictures from Mybloglog stats page depicts the effect of the social book marking site on my blog views, I have taken reddit as a reference. The left side picture shows the stats after 10 housr of my psoting and the right side shows after 15 hours of my psoting and 2 hours after i discovered it in reddit. Even when I posted this and published it in Digg I never expected it to touch to 625 diggs in 5 hours.

This post has become a hot topic in web and all the credit goes to the social bookmarking sites. I hv received many comments from my reader some encouraging me for this post and many discouraging me about the copyrights. So looking into this I removed the zip file which contained the photographs in larger views and I also added a link to the original location of the photographs.

Update: The latest screen shot from the bloglog stats

Gmail is now open to public…….

techiezone — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:15:00 +0000

As usual to day I woke up and when I logged in to my computer and typed www.gmail.com I was much surprised to see the most awaited feature in gmail. And do you know what is that ????? Yes google has become public and now you can find the sign up for gmail option at he bottom of the gmail main page. This was the most awaiting event in Internet community. Almost all who are familiar with Internet and e-mail wish to have a gmail account due to its simplicity faster opeartion and massive storage space. G-mail has become public after almost 3 years of its launch. When G-mail was launched it was in such a big demand that an invitation for gmail was being sold for as high as 10 dollars in e-bay. Now all this has ended and any body want to have a gmail account can get one. So enjoy with your new gmail account.

Make FREE calls anywhere to any phone……

techiezone — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:59:00 +0000

Now a days with emerging voip technology many voip service based companies are offering free pc to pc call. But do you know or ever imagined that you can call from your computer to a landline or a mobile number in almost any part of the World fro free. Yes it is possible and Gizmo Call has made it possible. Now you can save quite a lot from calling your kith and kin through STD or ISD call.

Gizmo Call is a modernized way to make call directly from your web browser. It uses a flash plug-in to manage your calls. And it is compatible with Internet Explorer and Firefox (Both I have tyested) which are most widely used browser. In order to start making call you need the following:

- A Windows (2000/XP) or Mac (OS 10.3.9+) computer
- A headset, or speakers and a microphone
- A web browser with Adobe Flash Player 9 installed (If you are a regular web browser then your is equiped with that)
- The Gizmo Call Plugin. Once you visit the website and start to make call, it will prompt to download and install the plug-in.

When everything is done, you are ready to make call…simply dial the number in the following format irrespective of the country you are located:

+(Country code)(Area code)phone number…….or…..+(Country code)mobile number

For example if you want to make a call to India to a number 22467725 located in Mumbai then you have to dial +912222467725 and click on Call button or simple press Enter. You can notice that once you dial the country code the flag will show the national flag of the country you are dialing.

As an unregistered user, your first 5 minutes of calling (each day) are free! Once you register with Gizmo Call (which is free), you will get 10 minutes of free calling per day.
Please note that calls to US toll-free numbers, Gizmo Project users, Google Talk users, and any other purely VoIP phone calls are always free.

If you want to call for more than 10 minutes a day, then you will need to purchase some Call Out credit. Basically, you might purchase $10.00 of Call Out credit, and then after your 10 minutes of free calling per day runs out, you will be charged from the call out credit.

For further information and Frequesntly Asked Question, please visit the following link:
http://support.gizmoproject.com/FAQs/gizmoCall.php#1

Update:

In this few days I noticed that there is lots of issue with Internet Edxplorer, so I recommend to use this site using Mozilla Firefox. I have been using it in Mozilla Firefox without any issue. Please downlaod Mozilla Firefox by clicking below: