Archive for the ‘Extras’ Category
Last week Google had supplied few of its clients with Google Adwords Promotional Codes to help its customers get up and running with their Adwords Campaign. This Promo code would entitle you to get $50 worth Google Adwords. The only catch here is that the account using this Promo code needs to be less than […]
Filed under: Extras, google, Monthly Spl. | 21 Comments
Tags: AdSense, AdWords, free promo code, google, Google Adwords, promo code, Search Engines, Searching, Voucher, Weblogs
Zero Cafe has got a good round up on why students should go for entrepreneurship.It is a must read for any student who remotely has an idea of start ups and doesn’t feel ms/mba or a job at Infy is his future. Some of the points there drive the nail thro’ the head. It is […]
Filed under: Extras, Round Up | 1 Comment
Students at Cornell University were given the responsibility of choosing, designing and building a microcontroller project,. This year’s projects include laser pong, air guitar, an evolving neural robot, and a USB host controller. http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/ee476/FinalProjects/ During the last 5 weeks of the semester in ECE476, Microcontroller Design, students have to combine sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, and mathematical […]
Filed under: colleges, Extras, Hacks, Techies | 157 Comments
Tags: Cornell, design, education, final year, microcontrollers, projects, University
Google Search/Label Hack
The image you see above is not photoshoped. Follow this link to verify. Using the special characters, number of such words can be formed. The URL looks something like: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=%E2%96%84%E2%96%84%E2%96%88%E2%96%80%E2%96%80+%E2%96%88%E2%96%AC%E2%96%88+%E2%96%88+%E2%96%80%E2%96%88%E2%96%80&btnG=Search A close look at the searh term, you will notice terms like “%E2%96%84” The last number of the three component term, decides the position of […]
Filed under: Entertainment, Extras, google, Hacks, How-To | 15 Comments
Web Hosting Choice
Web Hosting Choice is a one stop place to choose the right web host for your site. I find a lot of people these days are shifting to their own domains and are very confused and intimidated with the number of choices. They also find it inconvenient to manually check the specifications of each web […]
Filed under: Extras, quick bytes, Reviews | 4 Comments
Tags: host, web
Josiah Cole has some useful tips on the kind of bloopers webmasters can avoid on their blogs or websites. Sample this If your website does not work in Firefox, welcome to 2007 DUMBASS. Yes in most markets Firefox only commands at most a 10-15% market share, but for some sites it’s much higher (my other […]
Filed under: Extras, How-To, Techies | 9 Comments
How do you print?
These days everything is computerized and it is definitely hard to find a office which works accounts on papers and files. Everything we do is in done in the soft copy format but have you have thought of having your office without a printer. Definitely not, we will surely have to print some or the […]
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WordPress Domains
Ever wanted to host your current wordpress blog on your own domain? And without the loss of hits to your existing RSS feeds, current page etc.? If yes is your answer to any of the above 2 questions, then (clap, clap, clap) let us welcome “WordPress Domains” feature. How to get to it 1. Login […]
Filed under: Extras, wordpress | 6 Comments
Dell is to provide the Ubuntu distro on its machines to customers seeking an alternative from the Windows operating system. Responding to a barrage of requests on its Ideastorm discussion board, Dell will now sell both desktops and laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed. The choice of the version is 7.04 code-named Feisty Fawn. This could however […]
Filed under: Computers, Extras, linux, Microsoft, Softwares | 2 Comments
Greeting Bothack readers and technology enthusiasts. Thank you all for patronizing our blog. Since this blog was started back in January 2006, we have come a long way. We are barely 10,000 away from reaching the magical 500,000 visitors mark. In this regard, we plan to ramp up the look of the site and also […]
Filed under: anniversary, blogging, celebration, Extras, Organizers | 8 Comments
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