Tech Notes

How to Use Social Media for Charity

25 nov 2010

How to Use Social Media for Charity
In this presentations, Jetmira Trsani shares some interesting instances on how people are using social media to raise money (donations) for charity. For instance, Zynga, developer of popular Facebook games like Farmville and Mafia Wars, helped families in Haiti through Farmville.

Download iOS 4.2 for iPad without iTunes

22 nov 2010

Download iOS 4.2 for iPad without iTunes
Apple has just released iOS 4.2 for iPad which adds support for multitasking, printing, folders and Airplay to your iPad among other enhancements. You can download the iOS 4.2 update directly from appldnld.apple.com/iPad/ in your favorite download manager without iTunes.

BlackBerry Browser vs iPad Browser

17 nov 2010

BlackBerry Browser vs iPad Browser
The above video compares the browser of BlackBerry PlayBook with the mobile Safari browser of the Apple iPad. Both the BlackBerry browser and Apple’s Safari are HTML5 compatible but iPad don’t support Adobe Flash and if the tests in the video are any indication, heavy websites like CBS, etc.

No Blu-Ray on MacBook

12 nov 2010

No Blu-Ray on MacBook
In their latest “PC vs Mac” series of ads, Microsoft taunts the Macbook line of notebook for not supporting Blu-Ray. The ads says Avatar is available on DVD and Blu-Ray neither of which are supported on Macbook Air but you may also download the movie in HD from the iTunes store before taking the flight.

How to Capture Screenshots with Microsoft OneNote

10 nov 2010

How to Capture Screenshots with Microsoft OneNote
This video describes how you can easily capture screenshots using the OneNote program. Open OneNote and click Insert –> Screen Clipping to begin the screen capture process. OneNote hides itself and you can use the mouse to select the region of the desktop screen that you would like to capture.

YQL Code Examples

08 nov 2010

YQL Code Examples
YQL, short for Yahoo! Query Language, turns the web into an SQL like database. That means you can fetch web pages, navigate search results, call APIs, and more using SQL like SELECT commands.

Things You Should Never Say in a Presentation

08 nov 2010

Some great advice on stuff that you should avoid saying during a presentation. ‘ Let me tell you something about myself…’ – Sorry, but unless you’re a celebrity, your audience really doesn’t want to hear much about you.

Survey Reveals Habits of Mobile Phone Users

08 nov 2010

Survey Reveals Habits of Mobile Phone Users
A survey of mobile phone users commissioned by Microsoft has revealed that most people don’t seem to follow the rules when it comes to phone etiquettes. 49% users aged 18–24 have tripped or walked into something while walking and texting or e-mailing on their mobile phone.

How much did AOL pay to acquire TechCrunch?

03 nov 2010

Wondering how much money AOL paid to acquire the TechCrunch blog network. AOL’s 10-Q filing offers a clue: AOL completed two other acquisitions, Thing Labs and TechCrunch, in the third quarter of 2010.
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