Google Wave Commands

Check out this blog - Google Wave Cheat Sheet. Lots of interesting commands that can be used with the new Google Wave technology.

How to use Twitter

Lately I came across a few people who wanted to start using Twitter, only that they did not really know how to go about it. Although Twitter provides a pretty detailed help section but people usually don’t seem to want to go there and figure things out. Tweeting is real simple guys, trust me!

Firstly, check out the video below (see http://www.howcast.com/videos/149055-How-To-Use-Twitter for transcripts of the video) (its there on twitter help page as well)

That should get you started with using Twitter. And that pretty much tells you everything you need to know about tweeting. Do check out http://help.twitter.com/portal to know more about it.

Then you have services like Twitpic that let you post pictures to Twitter. Note that Twitpic is a third party application and is not officially supported by Twitter. For more applications (supported and unsupported) check outhttp://twitter.pbworks.com/Apps.

Tweeting is more fun if you can do it from your mobile. Go to http://m.twitter.com from you mobile device to tweet on the go. Or you can also tweet by text messaging. The video above explained how you can do that. Also, check out http://twitter.pbworks.com/Mobile-Apps for mobile apps that can be used for tweeting. Do also check out http://twitter.com/downloads for other apps relating to twitter.

Another cool feature that is of interest is its facebook app. Go to http://apps.facebook.com/twitter. This links your facebook profile to your twitter profile. So anything you update on Twitter , gets posted as your Facebook status (the reverse does not happen).

There is a world of different types of applications that are linked to twitter. Its fun to tweet. I love it, I hope you will love it too. Please leave a comment below if you liked this post. Constructive criticism is always welcome!

Street names after a twitter account

Yes, you read it write. There is a street in a Palestine refuge camp named after a twitter account of one Arjan El Fassed (tweeter account – @arjanelfassed). Its called – “@ arjanelfassed tweetstreet”. Read more here – http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/09/worlds-first-street-named-after-a-twitter-account/

A very novel way to donate for a refuge camp and getting something intersting out of it.

Orkut getting a new look!

Yeah, you read that right. Orkut is getting a makeover. See - Get the new orkut. But who cares!

Google finally seems to have woken up to the fact that people have stopped using Orkut and migrated long back to Facebook. But they just took their invite thing to a whole new level this time. Yes! You need an invite to see the new orkut interface. Check out the link above to see what I mean.

Birthplace of Harry Potter

I have to admit am not big on reading books and have always enjoyed the Harry Potter movies more than the Harry Potter books. Am not implying that the movies were better. Just that am too lazy to read a big book.

Today I had the chance to take a look at the cafe where J.K. Rowling sat and wrote her first Harry Potter book. Its a small cafe in Edinburgh called The Elephant House and has a backroom overlooking the Edinburgh Castle.

You can read about the cafe at http://www.elephanthouse.biz/ and click here

Here are some pictures that I took –

Google uses Microsoft Exchange protocol for its Sync Application!! :0

 

See http://www.google.com/mobile/products/sync.html#p=nokia_smart !

Nokia Booklet

Pretty impressive stuff from Nokia. A laptop with capabilities of a mobile running Windows 7 and connected to the Internet via 3G.

Read more about it here

Why is Apple so negative?

Check out “Apple Targets Windows 7: 3 New Mac Ads Scream For Attention!” to see the new negative Ads that Apple has come out with targeting the new Window 7 operating system. As usual, these Ads don’t say anything about the shortcomings of a Mac. See “Mac OS X Flaws – Simple Things That Mac Cannot Do: Mac Is Not User Friendly!” to find out the flaws that Mac has. Here’s one of the Ads –

Apple’s negative campaign against Window 7

Using Live Writer to blog

I thought it was time I started blogging again. And having bought a new laptop, I got Window Live Writer pre-installed. So decided to give it a try.

Am hoping this will be real convenient and I will try my best to blog more often. Just have to decide what I should really blog about.

My Nation – Have a BLAST!

I just want to ask 1 question, WHY?

September 29, 2008 Blasts in Malegaon, Maharashta
September 27, 2008 Blast in Delhi’s Mehrauli flower market killed 1 and injured 23.
September 13, 2008 Serial blasts in Delhi killed at least 24 people and injured more than 100.
July 26, 2008: Serial blasts in Ahmedabad killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 100.
July 25, 2008: Nine explosions in Bangalore create terror killing two people and injuring twelve.
May 2008: Eight serial blasts rock Jaipur in a span of 12 minutes leaving 65 dead and over 150 injured.
January 2008: Terrorist attack on CRPF camp in Rampur kills 8.
October 2007: 2 killed in a blast inside Ajmer Sharif shrine during Ramadan.
August 2007: 30 dead, 60 hurt in Hyderabad ‘terror’ strike.
May 2007: A bomb at Mecca mosque in Hyderabad kills 11 people.
February 19, 2007: Two bombs explode aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan, burning to death at least 66 passengers, most of them Pakistanis.
September 2006: 30 dead and 100 hurt in twin blasts at a mosque in Malegaon.
July 2006: Seven bombs on Mumbai’s trains kill over 200 and injure 700 others.
March 2006: Twin bombings at a train station and a temple in Varanasi kill 20 people.
October 2005: Three bombs placed in busy New Delhi markets a day before Diwali kill 62 people and injure hundreds.
August 2003: Two taxis packed with explosives blow up outside a Mumbai tourist attraction and a busy market, killing 52 and wounding more than 100.
September 24, 2002: Militants with guns and explosives attack the Akshardham Hindu temple in the western state of Gujarat, 31 killed, More than 80 injured.
May 14: Militants attack an army camp near Kashmir’s winter capital, Jammu, killing more than 30, including wives and children of soldiers.
December 13, 2001: More than a dozen people, including five gunmen, killed in an attack on parliament in New Delhi.
October 1, 2001: Militants storm the Jammu and Kashmir state assembly complex, killing about 35 people.
March 1993: Mumbai serial bombings kill 257 people and injure more than 1,100.