Location has become an important part of the way we search. Google has introduced another option in Search Options Panel by which you can filter your searches based on some location.
You can choose to see results nearby either your default location or a custom location, and you can narrow down to results at the city, region or state level. The new "Nearby" search option is currently available on the google.com domain in English.
CheckDrive is a free software which offers you an easy way to check your hard drives for errors. CheckDrive may detect and fix hard drive errors that might appear on system crashes or when switching off your PC without a proper Windows shutdown. If you ever had a system crash then CheckDrive is for you.
CheckDrive is completely free!
Skype has recently extended it support for Symbian S60 V5 devices. Now you use Skype on your Nokia 5800, N97 and other touch screen based Nokia phones. Below.
Nokia handsets supported by Skype are :
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Duplicate cleaner is a very useful program to help you organize the contents at your home or office system. You'd be surprised just how many redundant or duplicate files you could find forgotten in an obscure documents folder. Duplicate Cleaner will deep scan for all types of files - photos, music, films/video, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, text files - you name it, if it appears twice on your computer then Duplicate Cleaner will find it.
Once these files are found you are provided with helper tools to enable you to select which copies to delete or move.These files can be deleted to the recycle bin, moved into an archive elsewhere, or replaced.
Features of Duplicate Cleaner :
Many people want to disable camera in their laptop (may be because of security/privacy concerns). Here is the quick way to achieve this.
Go to Control Panel –> System –> Hardware Tab –> Device Manager.
Under Imaging devices you will find your camera listed (see the image below). Right click on the camera device and click disable option from the context menu.
If you wish to re-enable it, follow the same steps and click enable from shortcut menu and it will start working again.
MakeInstantPlayer is a tool for converting video files into self-running executables. This is very useful for distributing video clips, as the user doe NOT need any additional software for playback! As MakeInstantPlayer uses the MPlayer engine for playback, it supports almost any video format in existence.
The user interface is based on MPUI, a very lightweight MPlayer front-end by Martin Fiedler. Furthermore MakeInstantPlayert uses Nullsoft´s Scriptable Install System to pack everything into a single EXE file. In order to start playback simply double-click on the Instant Player file and enjoy the show!
TeboCam is free software which you can use to monitor activities remotely. This program uses motion sensing technology to monitor specific area and alert you if anyone enters without permission.
Features of TeboCam :
-Receive emails with images of any movement detected.
-Publish movement images to your website.
-Graph of movement over time (with calendar facility).
-Start movement detection at a specified time.
-Set the sensitivity of movement detection.
-Receive notification of new versions as they become available.
-Plus lots of other features...
SocialSync is a freeware Windows Mobile App which allows you to import Facebook contacts to your mobile phone. This app currently supports on way one-way synchronization.
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SocialSync can work on WM2003, WM5, WM6, WM6.5 and WM6.5.3 . You will require .NET Compact Framework 3.5 to run this application.
Download SocialSync – Sync Facebook contacts with windows mobile
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You can download a free software from Nokia beta labs which can help you to diagnose and troubleshoot common Nokia phone issues:
1. Network Coverage test
2. Internet connectivity test
3. Battery charger test
4. Loudspeaker &
5. Earpiece test
See the video demo here :
Nokia Diagnostics works well with all S60 5th Edition devices like Nokia N97, Nokia N97 Mini, Nokia 5230, Nokia 5530, Nokia 5800, and Nokia X6.
TextAnalysisTool.NET is very nice tool to analyze large text files. Log files or a build file can be easily analyzed with this utility.
It allows to define filters by which you can trace the text you want to navigate easily. This feature is usually not available even with very efficient text file editors.
Google has announced first Google Focused Research Awards — funding research in areas of study that are of key interest to Google as well as the research community. These awards, totaling $5.7 million, cover four areas: machine learning, the use of mobile phones as data collection devices for public health and environment monitoring, energy efficiency in computing, and privacy.
These are all areas in which Google is already deeply invested, and yet there is a long way to go. We're excited to see what these projects contribute to the body of research in these important areas. Find more details at official Google blog:
Official Google Blog: Announcing Google's Focused Research Awards
Jewels Master – Endless adventure and fun classic Jewel game as well as Arcade play mode. Jewel games are very simple to play. Just move t...
