Create Online Presentation - KinetiCast.com

If you want to make a presentation and you do not have access to Microsoft PowerPoint. Then KinetiCast.com is there for you to make online presentation. On this site, you will be given all the tools that a good presentation making software can have. It will enable you to make and distribute your presentation. Even you can track your presentation as to how many people has seen it.

Your presentation will be sent to the recipients as an embedded link, no attachments.


This site is not free, but you can test it as a free trial and if you find it useful you can go for certain paid options as well.

Watch And Download Online Videos On Your Mobile

You must have enjoyed videos from MetaCafe and YouTube. What if you want to watch these clips on your mobile? While there are a number of mobile video search options, including Veveo’s vTap and AOL’s Truveo, they all share a common weakness: In order to make videos play on specific phones, they have to pre-encode them in the right formats. Because of the myriad range of carriers, varying connection speeds, and media players, this makes widespread compatibility an obstacle. (YouTube, for example, had to re-encode its vast collection in h.264 to get it to work with the iPhone.)

Vuclip’s technology, on the other hand, has no need to pre-encode. When you select a video, it analyzes the characteristics of your phone — everything from your carrier and the ideal transmission speed for your connection to the size of the screen — and adjusts the video for optimal playback. This ability gives it access to a potentially wider range of videos, and significantly reduces its data storage costs.

It also enables Vuclip to make it fast and cheap for video content sites to offer their content on the mobile web, and the company is releasing an application programming interface (API) to do just that.

The best thing of all, this service is completely free and you do not have to install any thing on your mobile.

Try it here!!!

Uninstalling IE8 beta 2 in XP/Vista

With the release of IE8 Beta 2 many new intersting features and improvements were brought over IE7. From the beta one can be sure that this product when released in final version will give a whole new experience of net surfing.So while using this beta, you may have irritating situations likehigh usage of memory or system crash and owing to this frequency you may feel like uninstalling this beta version.

Most of the time you may feel like uninstalling this application. Below is the step by step process to uninstall IE8 in Windows XP and Vista:

Uninstalling IE8 from Windows XP: Uninstallation of IE8 in Windows XP is the old traditional way of going to Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel and selecting IE8 from there to remove it.

Uninstalling IE8 from Windows VISTA: In Windows Vista, Internet Explorer 8 is not installed as a program but an update for Windows. Since IE8 is not available there by default in Installed Programs, follow the steps below to uninstall it:

Open Control Panel and click Programs

Click Programs and Features

From the left side menu, click View Installed Updates

Select Windows Internet Explorer 8 and Uninstall it.

IE8 will revert back to the default Internet Explorer 7 in Vista.

Schedule a Call to Your Own Mobile to Escape People You Dont Want

Have you ever been in a situation when you thought that you mobile phone should ring and you get rid of the bunch of people around you? If yes or if you think that you may face this situation then you should use getmooh.com in order to escape from metting or undesired people.


This site helps you schedule a call to your own mobile fone. For example, if you are asked to take a relative of yours out and you want to get rid of this meeting. Just set a scheduled call to your fone and pretend that one of your friends is sick and you will have to attend to him.

You can select who will call you from a wide variety of humorous sounds. It's really great.

Great thing of all is that it works the world over; Yes!! in Pakistan too. Basically this site uses VOIP technique.

So, give it a try to escape from meetings or dates you don't want to invlove into.

Convert A Picture Into Icon - Bradicon!

Bradicon! It's a WOW tool. If you want to play with your system's icon and want to make your own from the pictures you already have, then try this easy to use web application. It simply converts your picture into icon and after that you can use this icon.

It's a simple three step game. Even out of these three steps one is performed by Bradicon! itself.

1. Browse to the picture you want icon of.

2. Bradicon! will convert it into icon.

3. Download it from the given link.

Click here to try this.

Sending Email With A Fairly Large Attachment

I was to send an important file to my boss, an excel file of fairly large size. However, my hotmail account did not allowed me to send this as it was larger than 10MB. Then I came to know that inspite of ease that emailing gives us at times it becomes really a problem when you have to send a file and your email account is not allowing you to make an attachment of that file due to its large size. For serious users sending large attachments is still really a big problem. Although many email services are providing its customers with fairly large attachments size yet if you are not satisfied and want to send even larger files then here you go with 2Large2Email.com.


This site enables you to send attachments of any size. If you are a graphic designers then sending high definition imgaes must have given you pains. but with this it will get a lot easier, in my opinion.

This service is free with certain limitations. However, if you find it useful then you can upgrade your account to some paid options. These will allow you to email a set number of files, adapting to your needs.


I suggest you all to give it a try...

Avoid Spams - Mask Your Email ID

Although forums and sites having discussion panels are useful but they have one drawback i.e. if you publish or give away your email address; you will become a victim of spammers who flank on your email address and your inbox is filled with junk emails. Although you can get rid of these by using Junk filters that most of the emails providers provide inbuilt. However, still you cannot say that you are 100% safe.

Nowadays people suggest to use images or write your email in the following format name [at] domain [dot] com in forums or websites to prevent spam.

However there is anohter way to get your email masked and this solution is provided by tinymail.me.

This site will create a masked identity for your email address that you will be able to publish/give away at internet when any site or forum demands so. In actual you will be given three ways, HTML code, BB code and a link. You can use it as and when required. In actual people will see only a part of your email address and then the after @ part. For example entering talha.moin@hotmail.com will give you t...@hotmail.com as a masked identity.

I think one should give a try to it. Although the process is a bit hasslesome yet it gives you a relief from the spammers.

Windows Live Theme for XP and Vista

Here’s something that all Windows Live fans are going to love. We have found a theme that looks exactly like Windows Live website.



BlogsDNA did some Googling and found a theme that can be used on Windows Vista as well as XP. It is very attractive and comes with 4 cool wallpapers. This theme pack also contains a separate skin for Windows Sidebar.

You will need to patch your Windows with UXtheme Multi Patcher in order to use this theme.

Go get it!!!

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

The long-awaited Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is out! Yes, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 has now been made available for public download . It is now faster, easier, and much safer than ever.

The IE team blog has just posted that IE8 Beta 2 is now out with lots of new features updates than the previous beta. Beta 1 was basically for developers, but Beta 2 is for everyone who browses or works on the web.

IE8 Beta 2 is available in 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. And it comes in 4 languages: English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), and German. Additional languages will be available soon.

Go get it!!!

Watch Videos In Firefox Sidebar

One can spend his time on i'net watching videos online. You can find to watch funny videos, movie trailers etc. Who else can provide video-sharing service better than YouTube?

Here you are with YouPlayer!!! Now you can watch your favourite videos right from Firefox sidebar while working or browsing the web. YouPlayer is a Firefox addon that lets you play videos from popular video sharing sites in your Firefox sidebar. It is a video player having a playlist where you can drag and drop video links, watch them there or download to your computer. Currently it supports four of the most popular video sharing sites: Google Video, MetaCafe, MySpace and YouTube.

Not only the videos on web but also the ones that are on your hard drive can be played by YouPlayer. All you have to do is add them in the playlist and it will play for you. With just a right click you can download video files!

The only supported format is FLV. Other formats like AVI, MOV or MPEG are not supported.

Go get it!!!

Gain Full Control Over Your Windows Desktop

Do you want to gain full control over your Windows and Desktop? Use xNeat Windows Manager.

This Windows enhancement utility makes you think what if Microsoft had added this feature to Windows. It's neat, compact and combines many useful programs into one.

Using xNeat you can exercise full control over the open windows and can do the following:

• Hide windows
• Set a certian transparency level
• Minimize windows to tray, place it on top, click through it
• Roll up window
• Assign keyboard shortcuts
• Build your own menu
• Clone file names while saving them
• Arrange taskbar buttons
• Change process/windows priority
• Close windows from the taskbar
• Change taskbar appearance
• Organize your files by appending date to them

Want to download!!! Click here

XAMPP - Easy Apache Web Server Installation

We all know that it's not easy to install an Apache web server and it becmoes more difficult if we are adding MySQL, PHP and Perl.
But all issues resolved as now we can use XAMPP for Apache distribution. It also contains MySQL, PHP and Perl.

XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start.

At the moment there are four XAMPP distributions are available:

1. XAMPP for Linux
2. XAMPP for Windows
3. XAMPP for Mac OS X
4. XAMPP for Solaris

The best thing of all is that XAMPP is free of charge.

Visit XAMPP site for more...

AutoIt - Automate Your Tasks

AutoIt v3 is basically a freeware designed for automating the Windows graphical user interface and general scripting. It is actually BASIC-like scripting language which uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks which may not be possible with other languages.

The best thing about it is that you can convert your script work to executeable file enabling you to run it on number of PCs in no time.

Its syntax is easy to learn BASIC-like. It manipulate windows and processes. These scripts can interact with all standard windows control. You can directly call extrenal DLL and windows API fucntions.

Following are some more features:

• Create Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)


• COM support


• Scriptable RunAs functions


• Compatible with Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / 2008


• Works with Windows Vista's User Account Control (UAC)


• Unicode and x64 support


• Detailed helpfile and large community-based support forums

Although you can make your own scripts, still you have the option to visit AutoIt Scripts site for pre-designed scripts. Go to AutoIt Forums for further information.

Copy Cat 2.0 - Copy Data from Scratched CDs/DVDs

There must have been situation when you get really irritated when Windows stops reading an old/scratched CD containing important data. Dont panic in these situation - there is a solution with the name of Copy Cat 2.0.

Copy Cat can be of great use to people who think their old data is garbage now, try using this product to recover data and it will not disappoint you.

A physically damaged disk area cannot be copied in any case. So, the trick is that if such area comes between a big file then Copy Cat skips the bytes which are not readable from file and copies all other bytes, so it may not extract the whole data but it tries to extract maximum data from un readable files - and it is the best that can be done. Not only scratched CDs or DVDs but Copy Cat can also copy data from hard disk area which is partially not readable.

Some important features are:

• Copies your oldest collection of CDs and DVDs It even tries to copy a highly damaged media byte by byte
• It gives you the option to skip the bytes if bad area found
• It is a very fast data recovery tool
• It also tries to copy damaged files on your hard disk
• Unlike Windows copy operation it does not stop the copy if bad area found

It is compatible with XP and Vista and above all, it is a freeware.

Download Copy Cat here

Google rolls out mobile site for US elections

A mobile site has been rolled out by Google. This site is dedicated to the US elections to help users keep up to date with the latest news.

The dedicated site is supposed to aggregate recent search results for Barack Obama and John McCain.

It also features general election news and allows subscribers to access Google Reader accounts.
Google has also provided links to each candidate's YouTube channel to watch videos and linked to its Google Maps service to help voters find their way around cities holding conventions.

Point your mobile browser to 'm.google.com/elections'

Zip Your Files Online - ShrinkFile.Net

What if you want to compress a file and WinZip or WinRAR is not installed on your Computer? Dont worry - click here and you will be able to compress your file with the help of this online tool - ShrinkFile.net.

The process is just as simple as - browse and upload. Yes! you are not required to register or set up an account with ShrinkFile.net. ShrinkFile.net will host the uploaded content at its server. You will be given a static URL so that you may be able to share the file with your family and friends.

However, your file will be hosted for one week only. Because of the popularity of .ZIP files, this site only supports .zip file format for compression.

Enjoy Shrinking Online!!!

Transformation Pack - from Windows XP to Mac OS X

Do you want to transfor the look of your Windows XP to resemble that of Mac OS X. This FlyakiteOSX transformation pack is for you. It will do the needful.

The installer will automate the process of replacing critical system files, setting registry tweaks, and installing extras such as cursors, sounds, visual styles, etc. The best thing of all is that FlyakiteOSX DOES NOT contain any spyware or ad-ware of any kind. All files needed for FlyakiteOSX are stored in the Windows root directory in a folder named 'FlyakiteOSX' that is hidden by default. All registry values for FlyakiteOSX are written to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\FlyakiteOSX.

The latest version of FlyakiteOSX is currently Version 3. Version 3 has been released. Go to the FlyakiteOSX Download page to download FlyakiteOSX version 3.

The leakage of Windows Live Messanger 9 build 14.0.3921.717

The leakage of Windows Live Messanger 9 build 14.0.3921.717 is spreading like a wild fire on the underground forums and torrents.

When you will use this build you will really find it a richly colorful and stylish interface.

Slight changes have been made in the main window and the chat window.

Two new features are found in this leaked build. One is A new featureis the photo-sharing utility that lets your contacts to share and browse photos simultaneously giving a sheer experience of internet. The other feature is “Groups” which can create group sessions like never before.

Following are some features that are expected to be in the final release:

• Animated display pictures
• Sign-in from multiple locations
• Reporting and blocking users who spam via IM - SPIM feature
• Clickable links in Status Message like Google Talk
• Personalized signature
• Personalized sounds for contact

Live Messenger 9 now also includes WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) features.

Click here to download this leaked version

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Use Taskbar Shuffle to Rearrange Taskbar Buttons

You like things neat and clean??? Practice it on your Windows Task Bar using Taskbar Shuffle.
Do this with Taskbar Shuffle. This small tool lets you rearrange your taskbar buttons. It is a simple and free utility that lets you drag and drop your Windows taskbar buttons. Moreover, you can also rearrange system tray icons.

Along with reordering your taskbar buttons and tray icons, you can also reorder tasks in a grouped button’s popup menu in the same way. Middle-click to close programs on your taskbar and tweak taskbar button grouping.

You can use this freeware with Windows 2000/XP/Vista.

You can arrange your taskbar buttons such that the most used application, file or folder is right beside the Start button, and the least used file in the end.

If you run more than a few applications at a time, you’ll definitely find Taskbar Shuffle useful.

Download Taskbar Shuffle

The Power of VLOOKUP() in Excel

VLOOKUP() - a widely used function in Microsoft Excel - has it's own powers in the way you use it.

Its arguments are:

1. lookup value
2. table array
3. column index number
4. range lookup

It becomes more powerful when you make the column index number variable by putting a cell reference in it as mentioned in the below example


=VLOOKUP(C8,D10:I19,D7,FALSE)

Here the value being returned by the formula will be determined by the value in D7.

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Microsoft Excel 2007 - Adding and Editing Comments

You can add and edit comments in Microsoft Office Excel by using the keyboard.

To add a comment:

1. Press SHIFT+F2 to insert a comment in the current cell.

2. Type the text of your comment, and then press ESC twice.

To edit a comment:

1. Go to the cell that contains the comment and press SHIFT+F2. The comment opens.

2. Make your changes, and then press ESC twice.

Customizing Your Vista Explorer Send To Menu

If you send your files to a particular folder on regular basis and you want to add a destination folder in "send to" menu; or you have found out that you are having many items in Vista "Send To" Menu and you want to get rid of one of them. You can do it by following simple steps:

1. Copy and paste the below address in the address bar of Windows Explorer:
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

2. Here you will find the short cuts to the destinations where "Send To" Menu sends the files

3. You can add a destination easily. Right click the folder you want to be added as destination in "Send To" Menu, and select Create a Short Cut.

4. Cut and paste the short cut in the above mentioned destination.

Moreover, if your find that the "Send To" menu is taking too much time to pop up, you can delete some of the short cuts you do not use from this folder. Reducing the number of items here will result in opening the Send To menu faster.

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The Release of Windows Vista Performance and Tuning Guide

Microsoft is trying its best to attract users towards Windows Vista. Even they have understood the fact that XP is far better and has more market share than Vista. Unofficially many tricks have been discovered for Windows Vista, but there was no official guide for customers by Microsoft.

Finally, Microsoft has released an official guide for tuning and tweaking Vista performance. It focuses on common tweaks and performance improvements for single computer, as well as on tools used in enterprise environments.

I recommend this guide for every Vista user, which could help even the inexperienced users to increase the responsiveness and speed of Windows Vista.

This 14 page PDF or XLS free guide is available for download at Microsoft’s website.

Click here to download Windows Vista Performacnce and Tuning Guide.