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Google 'GDrive' revisits tech-pundit G-spot By  Cade Metz in San Francisco  •  Get more from this author The GDrive rumors have resurfaced. Yet again. And true to form, at least one tech pundit is predicting that Google's alleged online storage extravaganza will murder the personal computer. Talk of the ever-elusive GDrive  first appeared  in March 2006, when Google dropped a mention into a PowerPoint presentation intended for a gathering of industry analysts. Eventually withdrawn by Google - who said it was not intended for publication - the PowerPoint revealed a plan to store "100% of User Data." "With infinite storage, we can house all user files, including: emails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc)," the presentation read, before off-handedly telling analysts that this sort of indexing was already part of in-house company projects known as GDrive, GDS, and Lighthouse. Then in No
Access Gmail Offline On enabling offline access, Gmail will load in your browser even if you don't have an Internet connection. You can read messages, star, label and archive them, compose new mail and messages ready to be sent will wait in your Outbox until you're online again. It's built on the Gears platform, which has already been used to offline-enable Google Docs, Google Reader, and other third-party web  applications   To get started with offline Gmail - - Sign in to Gmail and click 'Settings'. - Click the 'Labs' tab and select 'Enable' next to 'Offline Gmail'. - Click 'Save Changes.' - In the upper righthand corner of your account, next to your username, there will be a new 'Offline' link. Click this link to start the offline synchronization process. Standard Edition users can follow these instructions immediately, while Premier and Education Edition users will first need their  domain  admins to enable Gmail Labs from
Todays quick links : Vatican to get own YouTube channel EU accuses Microsoft of harming browser competition Why I Really Hate Software Patents, an Example Top 5 Flash Gaming Websites New phone features 'baffle users' Three million hit by Windows worm Technology to block phones in cars isn't foolproof (AP) Pope to have own Google channel with video  Downloaded music '95% illegal' 100,000th knol published
Google's new favicon the small icon that greets you when you access Google on your URL bar or your bookmarks list — and we encouraged our users to submit their ideas for this important piece of Google branding. We were impressed by the volume of submissions we received, and today we are happy to introduce a new Google favicon inspired by those submissions by our users. While the final icon is a reinterpretation of one contest submission, it draws on design elements and ideas from many of them. Get passinated with Micro bloging Web 2.0, file-sharing, and VoIP all have something in common - they're all technological terms that are being used less than they used to be. Instead, terms such as micro-blogging, crowdsourcing and wiki are taking their place in everyday tech parlance. Windows 7 beta available for public download Microsoft made the Windows 7 beta available for public download Saturday after its servers were overwhelmed by users trying to download the operating system. O
Google extends Picassa web album to MAC users. Google introduces Picasa web album service to to MAC users so this is the good news for MAC users. For details visit the google blog here Super Video Player 2009 version with more options. The powerful, versatile, and free video encoding and playback app SUPER has released a new version that adds tons of new functionality to the already powerful application.If you're not familiar with the program, it's based on Open Source projects like FFMpeg, libavcodec, MPlayer, and MEncoder and can play or convert just about any video file - even to formats for the Nintendo DS and PSP.While the "everything on one page" interface hasn't changed, a number of new encoding and play features have been added or improved, like WMV9, FLAC, and OGG support. One downside to SUPER is the horribly constructed website. There's not a clear location for the download, so I'll save you some hassle: go to this page , press your end key an

Annual Weblog Awards

The  ninth annual weblog awards  -  Bloggies 2009  are now open for nominations. The annual non-profit ceremony celebrates the best in blogging and are the web’s longest-running blog awards. The  nominations will close on January 12, 2009 , after which 200 randomly selected voters receive an invitation to choose the finalists from a list of the most-nominated weblogs in ten random categories. After the finalist voting closes, the finalists are announced and voting reopens to all to choose the winners. The categories for Best American Weblog, Best Art or Craft Weblog and Best GLBT Weblog are no more and have been replaced by new categories like Best Art, Craft, or Design Weblog, Best Travel Weblog and Best Microblog. The Weblog Awards ceremony will be held at the  South by Southwest Interactive Festival  in Austin, Texas, USA in March, where the Weblog of the Year will receive 2,009 US cents. You read that right, its $20.09! If you think we deserve it, you are welcome to nominate QOT in
List of free windows software from Microsoft Software Gaint Microsoft offers over 150 free Windows and Office programmes all available for download.The problem is finding them as they are scattered across dozens of locations on the huge Microsoft site. This wonderfully useful list brings them together in one location and the result is a feast for freeware fans. You can find them by following links. FOR WINDOWS XP USERS Agent components provide animated characters ( Genie , Merlin , Peedy , Robby & "Custom" ) to appear during specific help or instruction. (Support FAQ ) Alt-Tab Replacement in addition to the icon of the application window you are switching to, you see a preview of the page. Calculator Plus also performs many types of conversions. ConferenceXP enables you to see & hear others in a virtual collaborative space, called a venue. You collaborate on an electronic whiteboard or PowerPoint presentation, send messages and more. Feeds Plus is an Internet Ex
Chinese software pirates get prison sentences SAN FRANCISCO - The alleged ringleaders of a Chinese counterfeiting gang that sold at least $2 billion worth of bogus Microsoft Corp. software were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms of up to 6 1/2 years, in what is believed to be the harshest penalties yet under China's tightened piracy laws. Quick Links: Google blogging in 2008 Best Free Music Player and Organizer Create Meetings in Outlook the Easy Way Windows 7 may add spice to CES Nokia’s recycling campaign Free Downloads: A look back at 2008's biggest Download Squad articles Free Video Converter offers simple video editing, conversion Water Polo Scoreboard Deluxe 1.0.1 (Shareware)