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Indian Premier League DLF IPL 2012 Season 5 Live Streaming Video Online

Prashanth KV — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:21:15 +0000

The thrilling Indian Premier League (IPL T20) Season 5 is going to kick start after a few hours with the opening match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the mighty Mumbai Indians (MI) at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Want to watch all the IPL T20 2012 matches online officially? The live streaming video of Indian Premier League (DLF IPL 2012) Season 5 will be available officially on YouTube channel of Indiatimes.com and on their separate dedicated IPL T20 channel online. Below are the links to watch the live video of IPL 2012 Season 5 which is starting tomorrow.

DLF IPL 2012 Live on YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/indiatimes

DLF IPL 2012 Live on Official Indiatimes.com Channel : http://ipl.indiatimes.com/watch-ipl-online/

From the above links you can enjoy the live ball by ball coverage of DLF IPL T20 2012 and also get interesting news from the field about the matches.

Take note of the following about the live streaming video of DLF IPL T20 2012 Season 5 Live.

India: 5 minutes delayed feed on Indiatimes.com and Indiatimes channel on YouTube

ROW (excluding US, Canada and sub-Saharan territories): Live feed on Indiatimes.com and Indiatimes channel on Youtube (Same URLs for all territories)

Are you looking for Single Page full match IPL 2012 schedule? I have compiled all the DLF Indian Premier League Season 5 schedule in a printable single page PDF format. Check the below post for the link.

DLF IPL 2012 Season 5 Single Page Full Match Schedule in PDF [Download]

Share Folders on Your PC with Your Facebook Friends Using Dropbox

Prashanth KV — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:54:25 +0000

I think it will be nice to provide a brief decription about Dropbox for new users first, right?

Are you using Dropbox cloud storage? If not try it today. It is free for 2GB use and you can extend your free storage space in Dropbox by recommending it. If you haven’t an account you can sign up for one from here. It is my recommendation link. The main advantage of Dropbox is that it is very convenient to use. For example once you installed it on your computer it creates a folder named “Dropbox” on your computer’s “C” drive. If you wish, you can move this folder to any other drive. Drag and drop files to this “Dropbox” folder and it will always be in sync. Install Dropbox on your other devices using the same log in credentials in order to access your synced files from any device.

Using Dropbox cloud storage, you can also share your specif folders in “Dropbox” folder to any other Dropbox users. Also you can share links of files in your “Dropbox” Public folder to anyone via email or any other medium. So that they can access that files online. I think now you may get a good idea about Dropbox. You can check the Dropbox help articles here for more details.

Two days back Dropbox announced its facebook integration via tweeting. Users can now easily share folders with their facebook friends who have a Dropbox account. Here is the Tweet.

Easy way to share Dropbox folder with Facebook Friends

It is very easy to share your folders on your computer with your facebook friends using Dropbox. First drag and drop the folder you want to share with your facebook friends to the Dropbox folder on your computer. Sign in to the Dropbox on the web using your account. Click “Sharing” on the sidebar left. Click the button labelled “New shared Folder”. You can see two options there. One is for sharing your existing Dropbox folder. The other option allows you to create and share a new folder. Here I am going ahead with the former as I have a folder already to share. Choose your folder to share from the list and click Next.

Click the “Invite Facebook friends” link (screenshot above) and follow the onscreen instructions. I mean you may be needed to sign in with your facebook account if not done already and allow Dropbox to access necessary permissions. Now you will greeted with a “Successfully connected with Facebook” message on Dropbox. Now on you can share your Dropbox folder with your Facebook Friends with a personal message. See the above screenshot. You can see a field titled “invite collaborators to this field”. Type the first few characters of the name of your facebook friend. Dropbox will suggest you the name. That is all. Now your dropbox is facebook connected.

To remove Dropbox shared folder, click “Sharing” on the sidebar left and click “Options” against the shared folder. From there you can Unshare a Dropbox shared folder or remove any particular member from the shared list.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

Mozilla in Association with Ford Foundation Released Collusion Add-on for Firefox

Prashanth KV — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:38:16 +0000

Just now Mozilla released an amazing add-on for Firefox that jointly with the Ford Foundation named Collusion. It is an awesome add-on for Firefox in the point of view privacy of people who use Firefox as their browser. Collusion Add-on for Firefox can give users a clear picture of who’s tracking them online across the web that in real time. Collusion is an experimental add-on and lot more features are expecting with the future release.

Install Collusion. It takes only few minutes to install. After installation you can see a small button in the bottom right corner of your Firefox browser. Click on it will open a new tab where you can visualize who is tracking you in real time.

The collusion graph will tell you lots of story about the sites you have opened on your browser tabs like which sites are tracking your online activity and how. In the graph each dot mark represents a website. It will keep changing in real time depending on your browsing activity. Open a new webpage. You can instantly see the changes on the graph.

See the above screenshot. As already mentioned the dot marks represents websites. Sites in red are confirmed as trackers by http://privacychoice.org/. Sites in grey are not trackers but can track you. You can also see a halo mark around some dots or websites. They are the sites you have visited and others are not. By hovering your mouse over the graph can provide you more details. But remember to click on the Site Info link (not on the screenshot) left.

Almost all sites tracks your log details like your IP address, browser used, on which part of the site you have visited, time of visit etc. This is to provide relevant content to visitors. If you go through the privacy policy of websites you can see the details there. So don’t get alarmed when you see the collusion graph. You can also see red marks around some of the connected sites you have visited. It may be some advertisers who is tracking you to provide ads of your taste.

Though it is a powerful add-on, I feel something missing. It is the opt-out feature of such tracking sites from the graph interface. The add-on is in experimental stage and still it is useful.

Create and Send Self Destructive Messages with OneShar.es

Prashanth KV — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:13:06 +0000

Self destructive messages that you may created on OneShar.es disappear permanently without leaving any digital footprint once opened. OneShar.es provides you link to your created messages that you can share via email. Your recipient can open the link containing your message only once. OneShar.es ensures that your data is highly secured because it is encrypted and no one in the world including the folks at OneShar.es can read it without the unlock link. You can create self destructive messages online on your browser, or on your smartphone using the OneShar.es app.

Why You Required to Send Self Destructive Messages

Sometimes you may want to send some confidential information online that you may strictly want to avoid reaching to third persons. So definitely you may look for an alternative to your regular email service. It is because your sent email message will lie in your recipients inbox until he remove it permanently. Nobody takes care to delete messages immediately. The risk factors are:

Many people save log in passwords on their browser and that makes easy for bad people to access such peoples account when they shares their personal computer or mobile device.

Secondly, probably the email client whose service is your recipient is depending can have access to the messages in his inbox and even back up of it but in most cases they won’t access it.

Another scenario is when your recipients account is not sufficiently protected with a strong password or the computer or smartphone that he uses to open his mail.

Is there Any Other Service Similar to OneShar.es

Earlier in one of our article we have shared a useful online service called Spamgourmet that enables you to send email messages under a self destructive email ID. That ID can only be used one time. So that you can hide your original email ID from unwanted people and reduce the risk of spam mails.

OneShar.es is a new service that enables you to create a link with your message that dissappered permanently with first time load. Both services are different but truly useful when it comes to online messaging.

Conclusion : OneShar.es is useful for sharing secret information like log in credentials and any other secret messages between people who know each other. As they claim once you opened the link and close it, your data has gone for ever.

What is opinion about this new online tool. Please share your views below.

Via : Mashable

New Wolfram|Alpha Pro [Paid Version] Version Now Available

Prashanth KV — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:03:35 +0000

The computational knowledge engine Wolfram|Alpha got a big boost today. Wolfram|Alpha teams’ last week announcement about the launch of something big in the near future were come true today. Today wide a blog post Stephan Wolfram, the key person behind Wofram|Alpha, announced the launch of Wolfram|Alpha Pro. Wolfram|Alpha Pro offers some advanced features. In order to access the pro version you need to sign in with your Wolfram ID and subscribe ($4.99/month, or $2.99/month for students). If you have already a Wolfram ID sign-in with it or create one with your E-mail address instantly. See the sign-in option on the right hand side on the Wolfram|Alpha home page.

From the setting tab near the sign-in option you can change the background images of Wolfram|Alpha home page too. There are some stunning typical Wolfram background images there.

Below are the New Features that Wolfram|Alpha Pro Version Offers

Data Input
File Upload
Image Input
Data Download
CDF Interactivity
Extra Computation Time
Customizable Graphs and Tables
PDF/CDF Report Download
Extended Symbol Keyboard
Output Zoom

Before subscribing you can try Wolfram|Alpha Pro. The trial period is limited to 14 days. Sign-in today and experiment with the new features. For example upload some images and perform all kinds of analysis or processing on it. Further you can customize output from Wolfram|Alpha, and get it in various downloadable formats. Don’t forget to install the free Wolfram CDF player that enables you to interact with your output in different way. Read our earlier post Wolfram Education Portal Beta Launched to know more about free CDF Player and download.

See the Real Sizes of Smartphones on Your PC Screen

Prashanth KV — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:47:13 +0000

I don’t either possess an Apple iPhone 4S or Nokia Lumia 800. But I can say that both these smartphones are almost similar in sizes. How? With the help of an online service you can see the real sizes of smartphones on your PC screen. Visit phone-size.com. When you first visit the site, you need to select or set your computer’s screen aspect ratio and size there. If you are not certain about your computer’s screen aspect ratio and size, check with your PC’s model no. on Google.

Popular products of all major smartphone makers are already available on this site for comparison. The product list comprises smartphones of Apple, BlackBerry, Dell, Google, HTC, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Pantech, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Verso and ZTE. At the very beginning of the list you can also see the names of five latest phones.

If you possess any of the smartphone’s available in the list, you can match it with the size displayed on the screen. If you are satisfied go ahead with the comparison of other phones. I compared all of my favourite smartphones side by side on this site. It includes Apple iPhone 4S, Nokia Lumia 800, Samsung Galaxy SII, HTC Sensations and Motorola Droid RAZR. It gave me a perfect idea about the Real Sizes of these Smartphones.

See the Real Sizes of Smartphones on Your Computer’s Screen and Compare – Why it Matters

By going through the product specs of any smartphone online or offline, you can surely make a buying decision. You can then go to any retail outlet nearby you and check it with different phones available there and choose the one that fit to your pocket. But what happens when you buy it online. If you haven’t see the original size of the phone in your mind, you may be disappointed once it reached to your hand because of its size. Some times it may be a bit larger or smaller than as you expected.

I found phone-size.com very useful. Hopes the folks behind it will add more and more smartphones in the phones’ list and will update the site frequently. Check this useful tool today and please tell me how you feel it.

Via : Mashable

Wolfram Education Portal Beta Launched

Prashanth KV — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:31:18 +0000

Computational knowledge engine Wolfram|Alpha today launched a new service called Wolfram Education Portal Beta. With a simple log in by entering your email ID and password, you can access the new education portal from Wolfram|Alpha. Both students as well as teachers can use this service for free. Wolfram Education Portal Beta provides interactive demonstrations and widgets to make clear the concepts that you are learning or teaching. In order to use this education portal, one need to install the free CDF Player provided by Wolfram|Alpha. CDF is the short form of Computable Document Format. The current version of CDF Player, i.e. ver. 8, is available for free download in the Wolfram Education Portal Beta. When you first sign in, you may asked to install the player. Supported operating systems are Windows 7, Vista and XP. The free CDF Player enables you to access:

View all course materials from the Education Portal.
Interact with sliders and controls in Demonstrations.
Manipulate 2D and 3D graphics in Demonstrations.

The download file size is 103 MB. It also includes a free browser plugin that supports all popular browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Opera etc. The Education Portal currently contains full materials for Algebra and partial materials for Calculus. More features are expecting.

We developed the interactive textbook by working with the CK-12 Foundation, a non-profit organization with the mission to produce free and open source K-12 materials aligned to state curriculum standards and customized to meet student and teacher needs. The available Algebra textbook takes CK-12’s Algebra I FlexBook and makes it dynamic with our technologies.

Algebra topic in this site includes not only equations and functions but also covering all Algebra topics. Algebra topics includes Equations and Functions, Real Numbers, Equations of Lines, Graphs of Equations and Functions, Writing Linear Equations, Graphing Linear Inequalities; Introduction to Probability, Solving Systems of Equations and Inequalities, Exponential Functions, Polynomials, Quadratic Equations and Functions, Algebra and Geometry Connections, Rational Equations and Functions.

Calculus Library contains 12 widgets and 19 demonstrations.

Nokia Lumia Momentum Map

Prashanth KV — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:23:49 +0000

Nokia Lumia Momentum Map contains rich information about Nokia Lumia Series phone’s availability all over the world. Lumia is one of the high-end device which Nokia released couple of weeks back. The product is as a result of a tie-up between Nokia and Microsoft last year. I say it because Lumia runs the latest version WP7 OS Mango. Needless to say, WP7 is the popular mobile operating system from Microsoft. To survive in todays competitive smartphone market ruled by iOS and Android, Nokia has no other option left with other than embracing another competent operating system.

On the design front Lumia is really awesome and the designers really deserve applauds. It seems the demand of Lumia is increasing day by day. At CES 2012, Nokia today announced a new Lumia phone, Lumia 900, for the US customers.

Now about Nokia Lumia Momentum Map. The map will be useful for all Nokia fans across the world. They can easily check for the availability of this gorgeous smartphone in their country and also about the operators. Nokia Lumia Momentum Map frequently gets updated. At present Lumia series smartphones are available in 13 countries all over the world. In addition to the above Nokia is planning to release Lumia in 6 more countries.

Click on any country on the map to know more details about the release, watch videos, check photos, tweets from local markets where this smartphone is available and more.

Check out it at http://events.nokia.com/lumiamomentummap/

Play Addictive Game Cut the Rope Now on the Web for Free

Prashanth KV — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:45:06 +0000

Just like web version of Angry Birds, another popular game Cut the Rope is now available on the web for free. Cut the Rope is a casual game initially developed for mobile devices by ZeptoLab and is very popular on mobile platform. The popularity of the game is evident from the over 60 million downloads of it to date.

The HTML 5 version of this game is now available for free on the web. You can play 25 levels of Cut the Rope now online on almost all modern browsers. I played it on my latest Chrome Beta smoothly. I found it very simple to play and is really addictive just like the popular Angry Birds. Those who have lots of free time to spare can head to http://www.cuttherope.ie/ and play it there for free. No doubt you will like the cute Om Nom and will surely be an addict of the game.

The basic concept of the game is simple. Feed the hungry Om Nom, a cute green monster who is very hungry. Use your mouse to manipulate ropes, airbags and bubbles to feed him candy, and collect stars along the way for more points. I just played first few levels and I really liked it.

You can immerse in the game on the web just like you are using the mobile app if you use the correct ingredients. I mean play it on Windows 7 and hardware acceleration enabled browsers like Firefox, Chrome, IE, or Opera.

Just watch the video below to get an idea on how to play the game Cut the Rope on the web and know how this game was brought to the web in HTML5.

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Update : Play the game on Internet Explorer 9 on your Windows 7 PC to unveil the “Pinned Box” level.

Hotel Search App for iPhone and Android from Hipmunk

Prashanth KV — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:31:47 +0000

Hipmunk is one of the popular online flight search engine founded by Adam Goldstein and Steve Huffman in mid 2010. They introduced hotel search feature to Hipmunk flight search couple of months back, i.e. in first quarter of 2011. Earlier the hotel search feature was only available on Hipmunk for web. But now Hipmunk hotel search is also available on iOS and Android platform with the latest release of Hipmunk smartphone apps.

When you plan a vacation trip or business tour, you may have to make some travel arrangements first. It starts from packing your luggage, booking flight tickets, arranging accommodation etc. So that you can avoid last minute hurriedness. If you are going to a strange place, it would be good to book hotel room (s) in advance. Why to wag in a strange place without getting proper accommodation facility that also fit to your pocket and style.

On the other hand, when you are going to a familiar place, you may have already contacts there to enquire about the accommodation facility available at that place. But no matter whether you are going to a strange place or familiar place, you can find and book suitable rooms for you at your destination with the help of online hotel search apps.

With the help of Hipmunk, you can plan your trip in a systematic way. Find flights, hotels and book them via your desktop, laptop, iPhone, iPad or Android phone. Hipmunk Flights & Hotels app is absolutely free for download from the App stores.

If you enjoy travelling or a frequent traveller catch the Hipmunk travel and hotel booking app from the below download links.

Download Hipmunk Hotel Search for Android

Download Hipmunk Hotel Search for iPhone/iPad

Looking for the Hipmunk web version? Find it here.

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