The iPad’s coming and it promises to transform the way we, as readers, consume books, newspapers and magazines. Its 9.7in, LED-backlit IPS display will make the iPad the first ever device that’s actually pleasurable to read on. It’s never going to be as good-looking as paper (a screen has 70 to 100 dots per inch, compared with paper’s 300 to 1,000 dots), but as a media platform, it offers so much more.
Traditional print media have taken a battering in recent years at the hands of the vast array of free content available online. Sales of newspapers and magazines have been in steady decline. The iPad offers publishers new ways to reach and engage with readers. Far from ringing their death knell, it’s hoped that the iPad will revitalise a floundering industry, offering premium content to users, converting online readers into paying customers. Read on to discover how the iPad could change the print industry beyond all recognition, forever.
1. Print Media and the Internet Will Become Fully Integrated
The iPad will kick start the full integration of traditional print media and the internet, adding greatly to user experiences. Such benefits will differ widely depending on what exactly is being read, but the possibilities are endless. If you’re reading a book about the south of France, for instance, planning a future holiday, you’ll be able to access the internet to download additional images, search for hotel reviews and even book your flights without changing what you’re holding in your hands.
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Here’s an awesome service called Senduit that lets you upload any file (maximum size = 100MB) and share it privately. I usually have to share files but I’m not a big fan of registering for different services. At Senduit, you don’t need to register for anything, just visit the website, click choose file and upload it.
After it’s uploaded, you’ll receive the download link which expires at your specified time. Choose from 30 minutes to a week and it will delete the file afterwards.
Visit Official Website: Senduit
Maintaining your computer is a important thing, protecting your privacy, blocking spyware, trojans, fixing application errors etc is a part of your job. Glory utilities comes in handy for performing these tasks. It comes with registry and disk cleaning, privacy protection, performance accelerator and amazing multifunctional tools and has the ability to fix dogged registry errors, wipe off clutters, optimize internet speed, safeguard confidential files and maintain maximum performance.
Main features include:
- Optimize, clean and boost the speed of your Windows.
- Protect your privacy and security.
- Block spyware, trojans, adware, etc.
- Fix certain application errors.
- Simple, fast and User friendly interface
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I came across this great service called “Dictie” which lets you do so much relating to language. If it’s related to dictionary, references, synonyms; try Dictie. You can easily translate any word with their translator which translate full text on over 30 world languages.
While it provides detailed definitions using it’s own database, it can help you with pronunciation. Yes, just click “Make it say”, type in the word you want the pronunciation for and click “Say it now”. It will pronounce the word correctly since it’s powered by Google.
The greatest challenge while working with multiple internet browsers is importing and exporting bookmarks. Some browsers offer importing bookmarks from another installed browser during installation; later on however, the bookmarks cannot be transferred as easily. Furthermore, due to the difference of formats in which each browser stores it bookmarks, it becomes unfeasible to manually copy the bookmarks files and place them to the target browser’s window.
HTML formats however do offer some level of convenience because they are accepted almost universally by each browser as bookmark files. But even with HTML files there is a drawback: bookmarks duplicates can be made which create quite a mess of the target bookmarks folder.
The computer user, who works with more than one internet browser, can now rid himself/herself of this much too common bookmarks nuisance by using an amazing piece of freeware called Transmute.
Transmute is a small (merely 1.9MB) desktop application which when installed, gives users the ability to transfer bookmarks from browser 1 to browser 2. The format conversion is done within the program and you are only presented with the great results.
Transmute supports an amazing list of browsers which includes Avant, Chrome, Chromium, Firefox, Flock, Internet Explorer, K-Meleon, Konqueror, Opera, Safari, and SeaMonkey.
Here is how the main window for Transmute looks like:
All a user has to do is specify the browser by selecting one from a drop down menu; the bookmarks folder will automatically be detected. In case you have selected a non-default bookmarks folder during browser installation, you will have to manually specify the folder after selecting the browser.
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People using Gmail now are looking at google’s new service Google Buzz. Not everyone can be happy and couple of readers asked me if they can remove google buzz from their gmail account and the answer to that is ‘Yes’! – you can. There are couple of methods;
The most easiest way to remove google buzz is to login to your gmail account, scroll down to the end and in the middle you’ll see a option “Turn off Buzz”
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Yes, it’s official.. Google stepping up in the social market once again. First they introduced Google Wave
“Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.”
And now Google Buzz, a service which can be fully functioned within your gmail account. Once you log in, you’ll see it’s tab right under the inbox tab. It’s (at the moment) invite only & most of us won’t be able to access/see it in our accounts.
The key features include
- Auto-following
- No Setup Needed
- Photo Friends
- Connects to sites you already use
- See updates in real time
- Rich, fast sharing experience
- Public and private sharing
- Inbox integration
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Command And Conquer 4 (C&C 4) beta has been opened. In partner-ship with GameSpot, now you can get to play one of the most awesome RTS game ever. To get a beta key, you have to register for a account at GS if you haven’t.
To get the beta key, follow these steps:
- Once you have logged in or created a account visit this link.
- Fill in the form which requires you to enter your full name, email address and date of birth.
- After accepting the terms and conditions, you’ll get an email stating
“Thanks for your interest in the Command & Conquer 4 Open Beta. We’re currently limiting the rate at which we’re distributing keys, but we’ve just secured you a place in line. We’ll display your key here when we release more keys in the coming days, and we’ll be sure to notify you by email as well.”
Most probably, you’ll get a key for C&C4 beta soon since I have experience of getting almost all the beta keys of these type of games. That’s it, just wait for it.
Chrome is no doubt (In my opinion) the best browser right now, I was a big fan of firefox but I always preferred something light. Used Opera, Flock etc as well but because of the add-ons firefox had to offer, It didn’t last long. Chrome lacked that part as well but now with Chrome Extensions, my internet life is way better. Presenting a list of 20 of the best extensions Chrome has to offer (right now) and I hope you like these.
Tip: You can manage your google chrome extensions easily by clicking “Customize and Control Google Chrome” button > Extensions.
1. Download YouTube Videos
This is (no doubt) one of the best extensions chrome has to offer for youtube fans.It gives you the ability to download youtube videos (even if they aren’t loaded) with a click of a button. It saves the video in mp4 format to a specified folder.
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Apple January 2010 “Come See Our Creation” event has already been started and people have gone crazy on Google looking to find free ways to watch this Apple event LIVE online. Lucky for these guys I have found a few useful links where they can watch this event online.
1. Twitlive
2. Livetechevents
Via TechCityInc
