Enable/Disable iGoogle Auto Refresh

Adding ?refresh=0 to the iGoogle link will not stop iGoogle from refreshing automatically but practically it extends the time between two refresh. This is the most simplest and effective way I have discovered. This method will make iGoogle to refresh slowly..

http://www.google.com/ig?refresh=0

Free Norton Security Scan and Clean

Almost all of us get frustrated with our anti virus program installed on our computer as it my not be able to protect us from all the type of infections. Our anti virus many times does not detect and protect us against viruses in pen drive, spyware getting installed on our computer from internet and other security risks.

On the first time when you start the scan it will download all the updates required to detect and repair any virus infections found on your computer. In all this is the best program to proof check you computer for any kind of virus or trojan infections and repair them.

Download Norton Security Scan and Clean

Top free apps for iPhone 2.0

The iPhone 2.0 is out with the iTunes 7.7. A free app section can be found on iTunes Store but here is a quick round-up of the Top free really useful Apps found at the iTunes store.

Google Mobile: The original Google.com already has quite a good support for iPhone browser but this Apps get features like search as you type & quick call, etc.

• Remote: This is a wonderful app which is used for controlling your Apple or iTunes right from from your iPhone.
• Facebook: The socializing app from from Facebook. It let you set your status, watch others feed, manage your friends, chat with them, check your inbox, etc.
• Exposure: The flickr app in your pocket. Capable of browsing photos on flickr, create or read comments on pictures, see recently uploaded pictures fromyour contacts, etc.
• AIM: The IM client from AOL for your iPhone.
• Twittereffic: The twitter client for your iPhone. Do everything on Twitter from your Phone.
• NYTimes: Is there any thing better than reading NYTimes on your iPhone.
• MySpace Mobile: Another social networking app for iPhone.
• Typepad: The new way to blog, right from your iPhone.
• eReader: Read PDF eBooks on iPhone.
• Light: Turns your iPhone into a Flash light.
• To Do: For managing your tasks & notes.
• Voice Notes: Audible way of managing your tasks from your Phone.

Kosmix Search: Instant Encyclopedia

The New York Times ran an article this weekend about an emerging company, Kosmix, that takes a whole new spin on search. The article describes the Kosmix experience quite well: “For a key word or topic that a user enters, Kosmix gathers content from across the Web to build a sort of multimedia encyclopedia entry on the fly. For many queries, the results are pretty satisfying and look as if they have been compiled by a human editor, not a computer.”

My ears always perk up when I hear someone mention a search competitor to Google that shows promise. Search is a tough market that Google has pretty well cornered. But a page with dynamic, robust information from a variety of multimedia sources (including standard search results) is not a competitor so much as a suppliment, and this one is definitely worth checking out.

I’ll share a personal example to highlight the comparison between Google and Kosmix. My doctor recently sent me a letter saying my Triglycerides are slightly high - which means I need to cut back on my sugar intake (unbeknownst to you, I am possessed by a dessert vacuum that eats any and all sugary foods in sight). At first I Googled, and came up with the typical list of sites to check: WebMD, About.com and Wikipedia.

But then I tried my search on Kosmix, and rather than having to click back and forth between a bunch of links, I had whole page of information to peruse. The Kosmix page had a wikipedia summary, articles, resources, videos, images, Q&A, blogs and even tweets! I was (and still am) thoroughly impressed. It’s like an instant Encyclopedia page, but on crazy-awesome Internet steroids.

Wanna try something scary? Try Kosmixing yourself (Yes, I just used that term as a verb).

Google Summer of Code 2009

Students, want to gain real world software engineering experience and get paid? We are now accepting applications for Google Summer of Code^TM 2009, our global program to introduce university students to the wonderful world of Open Source development. For our fifth Summer of Code, students can choose from 150 Free and Open Source software projects, in technical areas as diverse as gaming to humanitarian efforts to operating system design. All accepted students will be paired with a mentor from academia or industry and will receive coaching in all aspects of software development over the course of their three month coding project. Successful students will receive a stipend of 4500 USD for their participation in the program.

Check out the program Frequently Asked Questions and the extensive set of resources for student applicants on the program wiki, then talk to your prospective mentors about your ideas. Each mentoring organization has provided an ideas list to help get your creative juices flowing and learn more about what the project needs. Our mentors are also very excited to hear from students who have their own plans for improving their code bases, so let their ideas inspire rather than constrain you.


You can find knowledgeable folks on hand to answer questions in #gsoc on Freenode and on the program discussion list, or you can keep up with our announcements on various social networking sites.


We'll be accepting student applications through April 3, 2009 at 19:00 UTC. Best of luck to all of our student applicants, and get those applications going!

RichCopy: Best File Copying Utility

RichCopy is a visual file copying utility that helps you copy or move files at a much faster rate. It has existed since the days of Windows 95 but (unless you’re working at Microsoft) you may have never heard of RichCopy before as it was an internal tool not for public use.

Microsoft has now removed those restrictions and released RichCopy as a public download though the associated license agreement (EULA) is outdated and still refers to RichCopy as an "internal tool".
RichCopy - A Better File Copying Tool

There are several reasons why you may want to use RichCopy for file copying operations on your Windows computer. First, it can copy files from multiple places (or folders) into a single location. You don’t have to run multiple copy processes for consolidating files (like music, photos, etc.) that may be spread across different directories.

And unlike the default copy process in Windows that copies files in sequence one after another, RichCopy can copy multiple files in parallel thus speeding the process.

RichCopy is especially useful when copying a large number of files or for moving big files - the tool lets you pause and resume file copy operations so if something bad happens, like a dropped network connection, you don’t have start the copy process all over again.

There’s something for geeks as well who use XCOPY on the command line. RichCopy is not just faster than XCOPY but all features available in the GUI version of RichCopy can be used from command line as well.

Backup Device Drivers

One of the major windows problem for any windows user is locating, downloading and installing the device drivers on a windows reinstall after formatting the hard drive.

In order backup all the drivers on your computer, follow the procedure given on how to use DriverBackup.

1. Download DriverBackup from here

2. Simply unzip the program to any folder and execute the program and click Start Backup to start the backup for all the drivers installed.

3. Store the backup some where on hard drive

4. That’s it Done.

You can restore the backup of the drivers any time you want, as it creates a self extracting backup.