Thinking about starting this as a new series – ‘Geek Fun.’ And for its inaugural edition, we’ve got one of the favorite company of the geeks – Apple! Just some random collection of comics I found scattered around. Enjoy! (more…)

Ashampoo Snap 3 is screen capture utility, which can be used to capture screenshots as well as create screencasts (ie. record your screen). There are two screencast modes – One to capture anything on your screen and the other one to capture only a specific application (like, for making a tutorial). The software would otherwise cost USD 19.99, but on account of a giveaway, you can get it for free. (more…)

Linux the term is altogether an alien word for many people. And of the handful of people switching or let’s say having their ‘tryst’ with Linux, have a very common misconception – ‘Linux is virus free.’ A very debatable sentence, lets take a look at some arguments. (more…)

Well its official – WordPress 3.0, codenamed “Thelonious”, has just been released. Time to upgrade now. So how do you do it, without breaking up your site? Its quite easy in fact. There are mainly two ways to get about it, just read on.  (more…)

Password. The one word protecting your online (or otherwise) accounts from misuse. These days the need for a secure password cannot be undermined. But remebering those cryptic passwords could be quite a challenge. So what do you do? Use a password manger or write it down. Although the former is quite safe, the latter would be quite compromising. So here’s a way to get a hard-copy of your password securely. (more…)

AJAX implementations on websites are increasing by the day. A little overlooked fact is that sometimes that users having slow connection, may take time to have the inline content loaded on their computers. That is where the ever essential ‘Loading..’ graphics has importance. It tells the user to wait and that their connection hasn’t hung up. So how to create these icons? Yes here’s the solution. (more…)