Google Search Tricks worth checking out

We use the Google Search Engine tens of times everyday, but most of us do not  know that there  are certain ways in  which Google can trick us or  amuse us with its search results. In this post I   have  compiled a list of all those Google  Search Tricks I  think deserves a   mention. Continue reading

The best Search Engines for Kids

If you have net savvy kids at home who on seeing you online desire for the same, but you, being scared of  the online world deprive them from using the Internet. Its  time you stop worrying and encourage your child to use the  Internet as it will broaden their knowledge-base and  thinking power. Everyone knows that you can filter the  results of almost all search engines by tweaking the Advanced  Search Settings a bit. But who knows if by any chance an  unfiltered result creep in. So here I have listed 10 Search Engines with safe search features created exclusively for kids so that you can leave  them on their own and rest assured that they would Continue reading

Rajinikanth website built for offline browsing

Today while reading an article on RightyaLeft.com written by my friend Likan Patra (link), I came to know that there exists a website which is built exclusively for offline browsing. This site is about the megastar Rajinikanth. You might think it to be another Rajinikanth joke but it isn’t. Go to the site allaboutrajni.com. You will be welcomed with this message. “He is no Ordinary Man, This is no Ordinary Website. It runs on Rajni Power! The only way to enter this website is Continue reading

Analysis of the Internet with the help of 100 Sites

Today I got up early. Not to go for a morning walk but to perform an analysis of the Internet. Crazy thought..??…But I did it. Not the whole of the Internet, but a small fraction of it. I wanted to know how all types of sites sum up and give a brief picture of the Internet. For this analysis I had to choose a set of random sites which I never came across in the past. After thinking deeply for an hour I thought I should drop the plan and rather write a post on something else as it seemed impossible to find a set of random sites for analysis. But suddenly something struck my mind. I thought why shouldn’t I consider sites from one.com to onehundred.com. The thought was great, but Continue reading

Find the value of your Facebook profile with My Unplug

Third party applications have been a revolution on Facebook, which you can say transformed the old simple social platform into an online extravaganza. In this post I will tell you how you can find your Facebook profile value with an app called My Unplug. There are many other apps for finding your Facebook profile value but I found My Unplug the best. So here is how you can find the value of your Facebook profile Continue reading

Create your own search engine with Google Custom Search

Yesterday I read an article on The Assam Tribune (link) that a person named RK Rishikesh Sinha has launched a Search Engine named “Bisarok” (synonymous to “Search” or “Find” in English) built on the Google Custom Search platform. The Search Engine is built exclusively to cater to the queries on Assam. Reportedly it has added to its database websites of the Government of Assam, Educational Institutions, the Print Media and the Television Media of the state.
People might ask what the big deal is in using Google Custom Search when we have Google in our arsenal. The advantage as I know is immense. Using Google Custom Search you can create your own search engine powered by Google. In a Google Custom Search Engine you can add sites of your choice. If you want results in a particular niche, just add the URLs of your choice and your Custom Search Engine will show results only from those sites. When you perform a search on Google, Continue reading

Create corrupt files online to earn some extra time

In today’s world, every one of us face the problem of submitting our work digitally; whether it be word documents for assignments, PowerPoint presentations for seminars or a text document with coding for a website. All of us work under a time limit

and go on thinking crazy things once the deadline approaches. What if the work is not completed on time, what if my competitors’ works are better than mine. All these thoughts just make us go mad and we tend to lose our confidence and eventually our mind. All our work is dumped and we get zero. But not next time. There are some last minute tricks which can help you create corrupt files online so that you can earn some extra time to complete the Continue reading

Top 3 URL shorteners you should use

url, link

This is the longest URL ever created manually on the Internet and contains 263 characters. Though automatically generated URLs can go upto 2000 characters and more.
Did you ever imagine if you had to copy and paste such URLs in the address bar of your web browser. Despite being careful you may sometimes miss out a character or two. So if you run a blog or website Continue reading

A basic tutorial to Pinterest

Pinterest is a new Social Networking Site for Photo Sharing and thousands of people are tasting it everyday. But for a beginner, all the things can be messed up and more confusing and you may not find the sweeter side of the site on your first visit. So I have written this post to cover a basic tutorial to Pinterest so that you can start your journey on this new social networking site with ease. Continue reading

An illustrative study of the number of Facebook users

Facebook users have increased since its birth and that too tremendously. In terms of active users, Facebook has outnumbered all social networking sites and all online communities in its eight year presence. Moreover, the population of all major cities in the world fall behind Facebook and it is all set to surpass the population of all individual countries on the globe. Everyday hundreds of thousands of people go online through Facebook. The word “Facebook” has become so popular that even Google’s position at the top is not guaranteed for long. The other day a friend’s grand mom aged 80 was asking him to create a Facebook account for her; the reason- she wants to reconnect. In other words, Continue reading