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Download your data from Google using Google Takeaway

We all are thankful to Google for the hordes of services they provide ranging from Google Search itself to Gmail, Picasa, Buzz and more. Google offers Google Takeaway, a service that lets you download your data scattered across various services from Google.

New York Maker Faire shows how far home 3D printing services have come

Many People believe that to be developing the latest cutting edge technology you either need to be based in a University research center or better still one of the world’s big electronics companies’ research labs. The do it yourself technology fans spend their spare time designing and making high technology in the same way most of us might design and build a set of shelves.

10 Best iPhone Apps To Increase Productivity in Web Designers

One of the biggest problems freelance web designers face is the ability to get organized and stay on track. Clients want their mockups and sites finished within a specific time period, and balancing several clients and still keeping your sanity can be a difficult task. Thankfully, this is where your iPhone can come in to save the day, with its many productivity saving apps available. Check out these top ten to get yourself back on track in your work.

Manage your posts only Reloaded WordPress plugin

Guest blogging has become very popular these days. But many of those who want to get guest posts wouldn’t want the contributors see the posts by others or the number of posts that are on the site. Wordpress lists all the posts that are on the website on the dashboard of the user. Well if you don’t want the contributors to see the posts by others, Manage your posts only reloaded plugin can be of use.

How to install Internet Explorer 8 in Windows XP virtual machine

Internet explorer 9 has already become one of the favoured browsers among Windows users. But Internet Explorer 9 only works on Windows 7 or Windows Vista and not on Windows XP or any older version of Windows. Its because Internet Explorer 9 uses Direct2D for hardware acceleration which is not available on Windows XP. But don’t worry you can still use Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP. But if you are running Windows XP on a virtual machine, you might have noticed that your system doesn’t show any updates for the existing Internet Explorer 6. Well here is a workaround for that.

Using Transparent wallpapers on Windows Phone

You can find lots of transparent wallpapers for your smartphone running Windows phone. A member on xda-forums by the name of RKlenka has devised a cool way to use transparent wallpapers on Windows Phone.

Reddit overcapacity message

You must have seen picture messages that show up on sites when they are overcapacity. Just forget the rest, most of you must be familiar with the Twitter Fail Whale image. Today while using Reddit, I also came across a very peculiar overcapacity message on Reddit.com.

Keyboard heatmap

Do you ever wonder which letters you type the most on your keyboard or simply put, what keys you hit on your keyboard the most? This largely depends on your language and the type of text. Generally, the most number of strokes are concentrated towards the center of the keyboard. Would you want to visualize the keyboard heatmap while you type a certain piece of text? Well here is a cool keyboard visualization tool.

Google TV – Go Get It to Enjoy Internet TV

When it comes to using internet TV, you have to think of getting a gadget that would give you the best viewing experience. That’s exactly when you can rely on Google TV. If Google TV would work the way the company is saying, then you can expect a whole new experience with your TV. By just turning it on, you’ll see the Google TV home page. You can surf the internet using the Google Chrome and can download apps on the TV just like it’s done in any smart phone.