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GMail not working

Today, I woke up at 5.30 am, opened my GMail account and started attaching some files to a mail, then I saw that after some time each attachment uploading was getting failed, I retried many times, then I refreshed my Gmail page and observed that GMail was down. It was my first ever personal experience that it was not working for me. I am not sure about what happened at that time but I get following error messages while working on it.

GPRS settings for Nokia 3110c – Tata Docomo

I am a user of Tata Docomo with Nokia 3110c, I was unable to have its GPRS settings to browse internet. I’ve also contacted customer support at Tata Docomo, but there was no positive response. So, I gave it a try myself, and it worked! and  now I want to share with you. You need to create custom access point to access internet in Nokia 3110c. Steps involved are:

Delete accidental facebook posts

It happens with us, that sometimes, something unexpected gets posted on our facebook profile. Here is the way to remove any of crap you have ever posted on your profile, and do not want to share it with your friends any longer. Just open your profile, and hover mouse over right corner of post, you will find remove. Click on remove, you’ll be asked to confirm about deletion. Click on Delete.

Google Reader redesigned version

Recently, Google reader has come up with a new eye candy looks in its version called Google Reader Play. This provides an amazing new way to browse stuff updating over internet, and most importantly no setup is required, just try this link and use buttons like “Star”, “Like”, and “Share” This version of Google Reader is launched under Google Labs for now. This version is optimized for media like Graphics and videos and gives an easy and fun way to read feeds.

Tab Previews in Firefox

With latest version of Firefox (Firefox 3.6) you can get previews of tabs while switching between them. These tab previews are just like Alt – Tab Previews in Windows. Moreover, these are having extra feature of searching between tabs too… and most importantly, you don’t have to install any extension for enabling this feature. You can also get this type of previews in Firefox, by pressing Ctrl + Tab, after enabling “browser.

Selecting files in Windows 7

Recently, I discovered a new way to select files in Windows 7, its amazing, one must check it out. It makes work of multiple selection a lot easier. Windows 7 supports checkbox selection. It enable users to select files by help of check boxes. You can enable checkbox selection in Windows 7 by following these steps- Press start key, and type Folder Options Click to open folder options, then click on view tab and check on “Use checkbox to select items” & click OK And you are done!

Create Windows 7 bootable USB

Many of us are so lazy these days that we do n’t want to use optical media for any purpose. Now, even Mini laptops do n’t include DVD +RW drive in them. My friend having a similar problem came to me, he was not having any optical media drive in hp Mini laptop. So, he asked me about how could he be able to load Windows 7 or Vista into it, and the answer is by creating a bootable usb pen drive.

Uncyclopedia- Parodies Wikipedia

Yup, you read it right. Now a site that parodies the renowned Wiki. Uncyclopedia parodies everything let it be a country, a celebrity or any current event. Originally an English-language wiki, the project currently spans over 50 languages. The English version has over 24,000 pages of content.Various different styles of humor are used as a vehicle for parody, from sophisticated satire to the apparently random. Like Wikipedia, Uncyclopedia has guidelines regarding what is and is not acceptable content and these guidelines have become progressively more strict as the site expands over time.

Rename contacts in Gtalk

It has been my problem for last few years, that whenever I use to login to my Gtalk chat account, I use to see many of names written in stylized fonts, which sometimes makes the name meaning less. So, I recently discovered a way out to this problem, and wanted to share it with you. If you are also having similar problem, then just login to your Gtalk chat client or GMail chat client…

Free Missed Call Alerts in BSNL

I am a BSNL prepaid connection user, so I use to post updates about latest news regarding BSNL’s new plans. I’ve previously mentioned about some of the BSNL Offers. This time, I came across a service offered by BSNL, free of cost, for which other mobile operators charges about Rs.30 per month, the service is “Missed Call Alerts”. By activating Missed call alerts, you can get notifications, about the calls you might have missed when your mobile was switched off or out of reach.