Tech Notes

A Picasso Poster made with QR Codes

14 feb 2011

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts created this beautiful poster of Picasso using QR Codes. Art enthusiasts could scan the poster with their phones to view more of Picasso’s works and also see a Google Map of the exhibition venue.

The Wall Street Journal Ad Featuring Bill Gates

07 feb 2011

Do you know that Bill Gates once appeared in a print ad for The Wall Street Journal? That was in 1984 – Bill Gates was not a billionaire yet but MS-DOS was already a hot selling product and Microsoft was just an year away from the launch of Windows 1.0 via

Using CSS with WordPress (CSS3)

04 feb 2011

With CSS3, you don’t need to use images to add rounded corners, drop shadow effects or for changing the opacity of your text on web page. The above presentation takes you on a virtual tour of WordPress websites that make good use of CSS in their design.

Inter-linking Web Pages for SEO

03 feb 2011

Google distributes PageRank among all links that are found on a web page but the actual amount that’s passed to these pages may depend upon the location of these links on the page.

How WordPress Finds Related Posts

03 feb 2011

One of my favorite WordPress plugin is Related Posts that, as the name suggests, displays links to other other articles on your your website that are contextually related to your current article.

How to Batch Download Flickr Photos

01 feb 2011

We previously covered Downloader, a free Windows only tool that lets you download Flickr photos in their largest available size to your local computer. You can search and download pictures from Flickr or you may download photos that have been uploaded or favorited by a particular user.

How Woman in Different Countries Look Like?

01 feb 2011

Can you recognize the country of a woman by looking at her face?

Free Fonts for your Presentations

30 jan 2011

Picking the right font family is tough but the creative team at SlideRocket has made your task a little simpler – they have shortlisted four great fonts for your presentation slides that are elegant and free.

How to Change Your Name on Facebook

26 jan 2011

You may want to change your name on Facebook for several reasons. For instance, you got married recently and thus your last name (surname) changed.

What kind of a Geek are you?

26 jan 2011

“In the past, being described as a geek was considered an insult, for it reflected a certain manner of social skills or status. Today, it is used to describe someone impassioned or obsessed by a particular area or interest.

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