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Apr 3, 2008
SY Tan

Download Firefox 3 Beta 5 for Testing

Mozilla has released its next generation browser, Firefox 3 Beta 5, yesterday. This public preview version was released intended for developers to try out and give their feedback. Users or developers can download the Firefox 3 Beta 5 version from Mozilla for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It is available in 45 languages. The full and final version of Firefox 3 will only be released then the product is fully tested and ready.
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Apr 1, 2008
SY Tan

Web Applications to Track Flight Delays

Flight delays are always a common problem for travelers. Most travelers have surely faced this problem before. In our previous post, we have discussed how to use the Google search engine to track and check the status of a flight. If you think using Google search engine is not efficient and sufficient enough, there are two more web applications which provide flight delay tracking that perhaps you could try.
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Mar 31, 2008
SY Tan

Test the Strength of Passwords Chosen

Users are often required to give passwords to access personal information that is stored in a computer or online account. What are the elements which constitute a strong password that can reduce the possibility of hackers or information thieves cracking into your system and stealing your private data? We have discussed this in our previous post and suggested the use of the password chart to create a strong password. Once you have created your password, you can actually test its strength or safety with some online applications.
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Mar 31, 2008
SY Tan

How to Monitor or Track Real Time Price Movement on Amazon Product?

Many users do trade in Amazon.com, an American based e-commerce company for various products. Unlike buying things from the market, buyers might have difficulties to make direct negotiation from sellers. So how to make sure you always strike a good deal for yourself? One of the efficient ways is to monitor the price movement of your selected products. To keep track or monitor the price movement physically is a tedious job. If you are using Firefox browser, why not considering a few useful plugins or extensions below that can undertake the task?


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Mar 30, 2008
SY Tan

Reduce Health Risks Due to Long Hours at Computer with Break Reminder

Some of the common occupational hazards for workers who sit too long in front of the computer are eye strain, back pain, numbness, carpal tunnel syndrome, RSI (Repetitive Stress Syndrome), headaches, dizziness, or breathing problems. When we sit and type at the keyboard for hours, our muscles are tense and our posture may be incorrect, thus creating various health problems. It’s even users are only reading websites such as Tip and Trick. It is important to take breaks in between and correct our posture so that we do not suffer from these physical risks. Therefore, the Break Reminder program is a little known but highly useful feature for users who want to be reminded to take breaks.
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Mar 30, 2008
SY Tan

Download AnyDVD HD 6.4.0.4 with Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD Support (BD+ and AACS)

AnyDVD HD (Version 6.4.0.0) is a product by Slysoft which is a Windows-based driver that works automatically in the background to unprotect encrypted movie DVDs, Blu-ray discs and HD DVDs. It removes the copy protection of a DVD movie as soon as it’s inserted into the drive, allowing users to backup the movie using a DVD backup tool such as CloneDVD and CloneDVD mobile. AnyDVD HD has additional features for full Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD support, including decryption of Blu-ray (BD+ and AACS) and HD DVD (AACS) movies. With AnyDVD, users can watch movies over a digital display connection, without HDCP-compliant graphics card and without HDCP-compilant display, and playback almost all discs on PC with PowerDVD Ultra.
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Mar 30, 2008
SY Tan

How to Track Viewers’ Stats on YouTube Video

YouTube users sometime might be wonder who were the viewers visiting their uploaded video or how these people can find the video. To assist users to track the amount as well as the source of these visitors, Google Analytics has added a tracking feature in YouTube which allow users to do the tracking. Use the following tip and trick to track viewers statistics.
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Mar 29, 2008
SY Tan

Upload Photos to Flickr with Friendly Flickr Applications

Net users especially bloggers and webmasters must be quite familiar with Flickr, a famous and the largest photo sharing website/service and online community platform. When users register for a Flickr account, they can enjoy free monthly uploading of 100MB worth of photos. Showing and sharing favourite or creative photos is a wonderful experience. While showing off your photography technique and skills, you also give others opportunities to appreciate your creations. To upload digital images to Flickr in a more systematic way, you can consider a few uploading tools below.
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