Friday, 30 September 2011

Advertising Giants-Google Chitika Adbrite & Others Looking Forward To Implement SuperCookie

You must  have hear heard about SuperCookies?In case you haven't,please take a look here.The Internets "next big thing" has managed to attract the attention of almost all the Advertising Giants in the Internet from Google's Adsense to Addynamo To Infolinks and almost every single one of them has been eager to implement it in their repository.There's only one thing which is preventing them from Implementing-Lawyers have questioned the legality of such a dangerous device in the hands of wrong kind and will not approve unless they themselves are allowed to scrutinize it themselves.
                                                                      SuperCookies are so incredibly powerful that its invisible to the all-seeing eyes of Cookie cleaners and will keep tabs on you no matter what ever precautions you take.So the next time you stick your neck out to view some Adult sites,better go to a browsing center or think again.Remember some of them have regenerating capabilities which makes them impossible to destroy.The only way you can destroy is by isolating yourself from the Web which is something which we can never do.Life was much Simpler when Apples & Blackberry's were just fruits.
                                                                Advertising agencies will not only able to track your activities, but they can also record and catalog it even after you have left a particular website for hours or even days.Also if you are an Ad Publisher yourself with Google's Adsense or Chitika,think about using Hiding Ip softwares to earn a few clicks as it will also be recorded into the SuperCookies which will result in your inevitable ban. Also Cyber Vigilante's  can also track you illegal activities pertaining to any DMCA(Digital Millennium Copyright Act) activity violations especially the Warez & Torrent  which will earn you a one way ticket to the Pen.Its Just a matter of time till this is Implemented. Or has it already?

Webs Most Latest & Powerful Tracking Device: SuperCookies - Flash Cookies & Zombie Cookies

Welcome the Internets State of the Art tracking device-The Super Cookies ie a combination of Zombie Cookies & Flash Cookies.They work just like primitive Cookies but only better-Acts like it and functions like it,albeit a lot more difficult to trace and detect.Just like the regular cookies,SuperCookies also track the Users preferences and browsing histories and can be used to respawn the Cookies which the users delete using Ccleaner and other softwares in order to clear their Web history.Infact some SuperCookies have additional Arsenals like the regenerating regular Cookies to ensure that it re-spawns as soon as it gets erased. This application will serve as a boon or bane to people depending upon the situation.As per the me the Biggest benefactors of the Super Cookies would be the Ad marketing Giants like Google, Facebook who will be able to monitor Invalid Clicks & Ip hiding activites as they are all imprinted on to the SuperCookie and will be difficult to erase there by will be alerting the Advertising agencies regarding your activities.
                                                                    Major Websites like Msn & Hulu will also be gaining a lot from this concept as they will be able to monitor real time data transactions now.The location of Super Cookies will be random instead of being Circumlocuted in the Temporary files & Documents which will definitely make its tracing not only difficult but almost inconvenient for removal.Cookie cleaner companies will definitely have their hands full as the SuperCookie is a real threat to their Credibility and they better get down and start their design algorithms all over again.This SuperCookie is so discreet that Expert Users will find it almost impossible to locate it and novices will hardly even know its existence let alone track it down themselves.
                                                                    Several Fingers have been raised regarding SuperCookies so called "Breach Into Privacy Browsing", with experts claiming that website's must use Cookies only to monitor activities as long the person is browing their site and must ultimately removed by the site which created it. Where as a superCookie will be capable of tracking and recording User activity across multiple sites which means if you browse from Ebay to some Porn site, your activity will be recorded and stored without you even knowing about it.Now that's something you gotta think doesn't it?These cookies are designed to track user data across Industrial boundaries,something which has attracted the attentions of various lawyers whom have questioned the legality of Such a device not to mention the concern regarding User Privacy & Anonymity.
                                                                                                                                    

Ebay India Launches Shop On Mobile Feature: M.EBAY.IN Launched

Ebay India has successfully implemented the mobile Online version of their Web-cart at m.ebay.in.While the attempts have been to made to extend their availability in hand held devices,except for the BlackBerry & Windows Phone version all other versions are almost available.The Android version will be released in the upcoming week.As of now BlackBerry & Windows Phone have been left out of this deal even with a Ebay Us version available in the Windows Phone,it seems developments costs might be the fundamental reason.
                                           The Ebay Website(m.ebay.in) is accessible in any GPRS/EDGE/3G enabled phone and will provide innovative mobile web services which not only ensures pleasure-free browsing  but also full support for an end to end transaction.With More Feature Phone users in India than the Smarter Variety,its in the best interest to make it available across Multiplatform to ensure global availability and Maximize revenue.But What About Blackberry & Windows Versions?
Ebay India Versions Available: 
  • Android Version: This one is fresh off the charts and the Android App will be available  to download in the coming week.
  • Apple Version: There is already Iphone/Ios App is available for download from Itunes.You can get it from  here.                       
  • Nokia Phones: Surprisingly Nokia's C2-02 & C3-03 will be getting customizable App from Ebay ,which will be made available through the Nokia Ovi Suite and will be Pre-loaded to enable easy access from the very beginning.
  • For Symbian or Non-Smart Phones: The Web address M.Ebay.In will be sufficient enough to allow them to browse freely on Ebay although its still  clear  Flash support will be missing.
  • Sms Access Via Ebay Sms Price Check: For People without Internet Access  there is an Sms feature available where you will receive Best Ebay deals Via.The rates & charges are applicable as per the Telephones & Regulations Act of India(TRAI).You can Sms "EBAY" Followed by Keyword To 9223892238
With the Festival Season around the Corner,think Ebay is planning to capitalize on the wonderful opportunity to make Colossal sales and probably uplift its Campaign.

Kaspersky Lab To Unveil State of The Art Virus Killer(Anti-Virus) Coming Week:October 2011

 Kaspersky lab one of the fore-fathers in the Anti-Virus industry is all ready to unveil its super secret cybercrime fighting weapon coming week in New York City.The Giant Killer revealed that "The Next Big Thing" will be based on the same End Point Security Platform utilized by Kaspersky over the years.With Kaspersky looking to branch into multiple Countries especially after Symantec & McAfee both closed their retail divisons in China & Asia things seem pretty much smooth ahead for Kaspersky.
                                                             Kaspersky which had developed top of the line Anti-Virus and mobile security for both Home & Enterprises alike,has set it eyes on becoming one of the top 3 positions in the world Endpoint Security Market before the Spring of 2012 from its current 4th place as of now.The Software giant has already won several awards & accolades world-wide for its excellent performance and continues to be viewed as a manjor competitor by Symantec & McAfee.
                                                           

Temporary Fix For Samsung's Galaxy S II(2) LockScreen Bug: From At & T

Samsung's revolutionary Galaxy S II phone has apparently being crippled with a weird security issue especially when associated with the AT & T.The issue is when ever you unlock the phone it enters into a lockscreen,and a mere timeout or letting the phone to just sleep will allow the device to jolt itself out of the sleep and bypass the security lockscreen where it may or maynot need the password..
                                                                      Although a permanent solution is not available right now and with both At & T N Samsung working on the issue,a temporary fix was released by At & T.By default the when you are using a security screenlock in your device,it goes into a timeout or Sleep mode.Now if the User presses the Power Button after it has entered Timeout Phase it will request the password.Whereas if the user presses the Power Button before it had entered Timeout Phase,the phone will still request a pass but its not necessarily needed to unlock it.So the temporary fix might be to Reset the time-out-screen's IMMEDIATE setting.You can do this by going to Settings --> Location & Security --> Screen Unlock Settings --> Timeout --> Immediately.
Well thats a relief for now.Now lets just wait for a permanently fix to be released in the upcoming days.

Microsoft Security Essentials Flags/Classified Google Chrome As Zeus Cass Malware Accidently :Begins its Removal

 Whether it was accidental or Intentional, Microsoft's security features flagged Google's Chrome as a Malware and began to block the application when users tried to run it.It not only gave a warning,but for many users it actually wiped out  the Chrome application when they tried to remove it and but when since then it has been Impossible to re-install Chrome.Apparently Chrome was classified as Class Zeus Malware Family,a Super Class Malware from the Warez applications and since then Microsoft released updates to fix the predicament.
                                                    Windows 7 Users were the ones who were literally crippled due to the false Windows Security issue and Microsoft was forced to release Digitally signed signatures to fix the Issue.Google also posted instructions to fix the Issue by instructing the Users to first completely Uninstall Google and then after verifying that MSE has been Updated with version 1.113.672.0 or Higher,Re-Install Google Chrome from Chrome's Home Page.You can check the Instructions From Here.
                                                      This incident happened just Moments after Google Announced that its already to take On Mozilla as the Second best browser by Dec 2011 only to be trailing behind Microsoft.After that release, Users Not only found that Google was wiped from their Pc's but also the ones that were left untouched couldn even browse the Web.Was this Intentional from Microsoft or Just a Cheap Parlor Trick?
                                                            

How To Re-Install Google Chrome After Microsoft Nuked & Classified It As Malware

After being Identified as Class Zeta Trojan by Microsoft's Security Essentials,Google Chrome was literally wiped out from the Installed applications.Microsoft released a World Wide Patch To Update the Microsoft's Security Essentials(MSE) to version 1.113.167.0.Google On the other hand issued a set of instructions for its users,so if you are unable to Re-install Google Chrome then please follow the Instructions:
  • Check that Chrome has been completely Uninstalled.(Check under Add/Remove Programs)
  • Go to Microsoft Security Essentials and verify its digital signature as 1.113.672.0 or higher.You can check the Instructions here
  • Reinstall Google Chrome from Chrome's Home Page here.
  • Do a complete MSE scan now and verify.

Blogger Widget Hacks: Customizing Blogger Widgets To Appear Only On Selected Pages

Wordpress enjoys much more flexibility and features than Blogger and its very easy to show & hide widgets in Wordpress.Unfortunately in Blogger the sidebar widgets are interwined in an intricate web,altering which may result in display errors or template issues there by rendering your blog helpless.Thankfully there is an alternative fix for this scenario which involves a little tweaking of your blogger template.I will be dealing with three different scenario's which are applicable and implement the one applicable to you.The procedure is same for all three scenario.


 Step1) Go to Blogger>>>Design>>Edit Html>>>Download your Template & save it in your hard-disk.Always make sure you make a copy of your template to revert the changes.

Step2) Now in Edit Html>>>Click on Expand Widgets & Search for the Following Piece of Code:
<b:widget id='HTML
Or Something Like This:

<b:widget id='HTML1' locked='false' title='The title/name you gave to your widget' type='HTML'>
The number in Red depends upon the number of widgets which you have enabled.

Step3) Now Depending upon the following Scenario,add the codes displayed in Red

For Displaying Widgets Only in the Home/Main Page:

<b:widget id='HTML5' locked='false' title='Widget Title Name' type='HTML'>
<b:includable id='main'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:blog.homepageUrl'>
<!-- only display title if it's non-empty -->
<b:if cond='data:title != &quot;&quot;'>
<h2 class='title'><data:title/></h2>
</b:if>
<div class='widget-content'>
<data:content/>
</div>
<b:include name='quickedit'/>
</b:if> </b:includable>
</b:widget>
 To Display Widgets On all pages Except the Home/Main page:

<b:widget id='HTML3' locked='false' title='Widget Title Name' type='HTML'>
<b:includable id='main'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'> <!-- only display title if it's non-empty -->
<b:if cond='data:title != &quot;&quot;'>
<h2 class='title'><data:title/></h2>
</b:if>
<div class='widget-content'>
<data:content/>
</div>


<b:include name='quickedit'/>
</b:if> </b:includable>
</b:widget>
To Display Only on Archived Pages:
<b:widget id='HTML3' locked='false' title='Widget Title Name' type='HTML'>
<b:includable id='main'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "archive"'> <!-- only display title if it's non-empty -->
<b:if cond='data:title != &quot;&quot;'>
<h2 class='title'><data:title/></h2>
</b:if>
<div class='widget-content'>
<data:content/>
</div>

<b:include name='quickedit'/>
</b:if> </b:includable>
</b:widget>
That does it. And oh incase you run into any issues during the installation process, feel free to ping me and I'll get back at the earliest.

Browser War Intensifies: Chrome All Set To Displace FireFox In Market


Chrome is all packed to take on Mozilla's Firefox browser and  become the world's second most widely used Web browser behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer.Stat Counter Analytics predict that Google's Chrome will completely take over Firefox's market by December 2011 which is roughly 3% ahead of Google's Chrome.Chrome currently holds roughly 23.6% of the market share while Mozilla lingers at 23.9.It came as no surprise when Mozilla implemented RAPID RELEASE PROCESS and released its fastest Firefox version(FireFox 7) till date.Internet Explorer still reigns as the dominant Web player in the market snatching almost 41.7% of the Market Share.



                                                    This story is similar to that of the battle between Netscape Navigator & Internet Explorer in the 90's which eventually lead to the downfall of the Navigator,which later lead to the establishment of Firefox as an Open source Development under Mozilla.If the growth move forward with the same trend,then Google's Chrome will engulf 26.6% stake in the market where as Firefox sinks to 25.3%.With Chrome already overtaking Firefox in UK this year,it will interesting to watch whether the market trends continue as expected or there is a twist down the line.Another thing to be noted here is that Chrome is the probably the only browser which is exhibiting a positive growth trend while Mozilla's Firefox & Microsoft's Internet Explorer are back-pedaling with 4% & 9% respectively.
                                                             Firefox's so called 3 Firefox Versions & the 6 Week development Cycle has been going in the recession mode as expected with has largely being met with more and more negative reviews from Individuals & Business people alike regarding its Add-on Issues & frequent interface incompatibility issues.

Samsung Desperate To Sell Galaxy Tabs In Australia: Extends Olive Branch To Apple

Out of Sheer desperation Commercial Electronics Leader Samsung has finally extended an Olive branch to Apple to sign a MOU which would allow Samsung to venture into the Australian market to sell its Galaxy Tab Version 10.1.Samsung has been approaching the Sydney Federal Court regularly in the last 10 months to obtain rights to sells the Galaxy tabs in Australia which has been under the monopoly of Apple as it holds more than 75% of the market share.Apple,seeing Samsung as its lone competitor has been constantly opposing any approach made by Samsung to arrive at an agreement.Infact, Samsung which claimed to be in terms with Apples had to delay the launch of its tablets in Australia due to injunctions and even had a piece of mind to file an affidavit against Apple. 
                                                     As a last ditched attempt, Samsung has approached the Bench with a proposal that if allowed by the Ipad maker,Galaxy tabs will be able to hit the shelves by late October.Unfortunately for Samsung,Apple has been able to stop its intrusion into the market by claiming that Galaxy Tab is nothing but a tinkered version of Apple's own Ipad.Samsung inturn vehemently denies Apple's claims and had decided to counter-sue Apple by delaying its launch.If Samsung is not able to utilize the crucial holiday Shopping/Festive season they it will be slapped with colossal losses if its fails to capitalize on that window.Samsung's sufferings has not only being in Australia but also around the world especially in Germany where Apple emerged victorious in the Lawsuit.
                                                         With Both sides battling it out within the court room,Apple's arsenal includes its so called 3 patent Infringements made by Samsung and if found true by the jury might very well result in the Ban of the Android HoneyComb  Tab 10.1,something that will really infuriate Samsung.Samsung's only way out of this whirlwind is by trying to convince the Court of  Apple's fear of Galaxy Tab's ability to Woo customers away from Ipad 2. With neither side showing no signs of retreat and the issue escalating like a forest fire,

Samsung Galaxy Tab Version 7.0 Plus With Android 3.2 Honeycomb Announced


Just mere days before Apple's Iphone 5 is about to be unveiled,Samsung has come hard by announcing the arrival of the new Samsung Galaxy Tab Version 7.0 Plus-The successor to Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.Samsung's Galaxy tab editions are currently viewed the ones which are capable enough to compete with Apple's Ipad after the failure of HP's Touchpad.Weighing only 345 grams and packed with a thickness of only 9.96 mm,Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is clearly aimed at redefining the Tab industry.Considered to be one of the lightest and most portable tablet the fight between Apple's next Ipad & Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is definitely expected to go down the line.
Key Features of Samsung Galaxy 7.0 Plus:
  • 1.2 Ghz Dual Core Processor.
  • A 7 Inch Plus display with WSVGA(resolution of 1024*600).
  • Memory packs of 1Gb, 16Gb & 32 Gb variants.
  • Support for Micro-SD,Wi-fi Support,Bluetooth,HSPA+,Usb support & a microUsb port.
  • On-board sensors like Accelorometer, Gyroscope  and Proximity Sensors.
  • Rear sports a 3.0 Megapixel Camera with LED flash & a 2 Megapixel in the front.
  • In-built microphone & Speakers to enable the Tab to be used as a large mobile device.
                                                            Packed with the latest version of Android 3.2,the tablet is destined to make its appearance in Indonesia & Austria in late October & gradually around the globe.Although nothing has been mentioned regarding its pricing,its expected to be a bit dearer than its predecessor.

Retail Giant Amazon To Acquire Palm From Parent HP

After viscous cycles of never ending negotiations,Retail Giant Amazon is all set to acquire Palm from its Parent Hewlett-Packard for an undisclosed amount.HP is apparently eager to get rid of Palm from its repository and Amazon has been narrowed down as the potential buyer.Its interesting to note that former Palm CEO,Jon Rubinstein who is currently Amazons Board of directors is claimed to the one gunning for this deal.
                                                         Palm which was HP's idea to make its land-mark in the mobile marketplace,failed to live upto its expectations as a result of stiff competitions from legendary leaders with the like Apple's IOs & Google's Android. Hp's failure to cement itself in the market was clearly visible when its TouchPad went on to become a disaster while HP tried to salvage whatever it could make by slashing its prices & clearing out its excess baggage.With HP's WebOs business getting split with a possible Q4 halt on its operations all that can be said is that desperate time calls for desperate measures even if it means laying off a few hundred employees.Lets just hope that HP doesn't commit the same mistake Motorola did after it entered the Mobile market with a good foundation.Lets hope history is not repeated again.  

Google's Analytics Implements Real Time Website Traffic Data Tracking

Google scaled a new high in Web technology when it implemented its first ever Real Time Website traffic scanner-Google Analytics on Thursday. Google Analytic has entered the market to compete against existing Real time Trackers such as Chartbeat, Woopra,GetClicky Spy etc but while the latter are not available freely,Google's version is available for free for now.This comes as welcome news to people who were having hard time analyzing their Website or Post performance.The Real time traffic is so fast & Immediate that the impact can be viewed Instantly  in the Site Traffic.Also stats will be monitored between  the moments the post has been posted to the time the tweets traffic dies out.Talk about efficiency.
                                                                       On Top of that Google also rolled out a premium version of Google Analytics which comes with value add features like extra processing power,24*7 support and miniscule analysis.But all this comes at a steep pricing of $150,000 a year.However,serious questions are being raised @ Google's capabilities as some are Skeptical.Some also see the Real Time feature as a trick to allure everyone into the Web and then in the course of time making it available only to the Premium Users.A Demo verision for Download has been made available so if interested feel free to try it!      

Mozilla FireFox 8 Beta Features Twitter Search, Tab Controller & Add-On Support

Days after releasing the words fastest Web browser,Mozilla released a new beta version of Firefox(Firefox 8) which has been incorporated with never before features like a whole new Twitter Search Tab and many other Engines, Controlling Tabs and Add-on support.Determined to Crush Google's Chrome browser, Firefox 8 beta is the latest Mozilla release to be in a 6 week complete development cycle where Pilot testing results will provide valuable feedbacks to the Development team which ultimately will result in more powerful versions of the Web browser in the near future.
                                                                 Even-though Firefox 8 beta is available to all,Cnet Editors issued a statement  
                                Inexperienced Users should avoid trying Firefox 8 as it is  prone to a myriad of bugs as its still in testing phase and may potentially damage the system.We strongly recommend that users exercise caution and save all their mission-critical data before installing or using this software.
Key Features of Firefox 8 beta Includes:
  • A new Twitter Search Tab not available in the previous versions.
  • Animated tabs during drag or Tear scenario instead of just a thin dull line.
  • Better Session management support where it can re-open tabs under accidental Operating System shutdown,restart or Crash scenario.
  • Add-on toolbars which are dormant unless activated by the User.
  • A Master password to ensure protection in the Android version of Firefox 8 along with many customizable features.
  • Restarting Firefox is no longer required after Installing any Add-on or Update.
                                           Mozilla's Blitzkrieg approach is the result of its Competitive strategy and its aim to implement new and extra-ordinary features in the Firefox Installments to follow in a matter of mere days rather than months.Also Mozilla has plans to reduce Firefox loading issues in Android  mobiles,which comes with a built in Google's browser.Mozilla's affinity on its  XUL technology will ensure better browser loading times at the expense of Add-on compatibility.Mozilla's approach will be a threefold one involving 3 different versions of Firefox namely-The Finished stable release,the beta & finally the Raw alias Aurora version.Under this strategy,with every update collected the within the stipulated time of 6 weeks become the new Aurora,the old one becoming the new beta and finally the old beta becomes the Stable release.As Doug Turner of Mozilla had quoted:
We will continue the existing XUL-based Fennec [Firefox mobile] project, and future Firefox on Mobile will still be based on the XUL front-end. The team will continue focusing on startup performance, memory usage, bugs fixes, and features
Whether this so called Strategy is going to be a Boon or Bane for Mozilla,only time can tell.For those of you who plan to try the latest installment of Firefox 8 beta,download the appropriate version from below:
Windows Version          Mac Version             Linux Version              Android Version

Apple's IPhone 5 To Be Bundled With Larger Screen HSPA SUPPORT & More

With Google Establishing its footprint in the Mobile industry by taking over Motorola Mobility,it wouldn't come as a surprise if Iphone 5 will be packed with state of the art features ever.Rumors galore regarding Apple's next big thing,The iPhone porting a larger screen and being packed with the Amazing  HSPA+ technology.
                                      High Speed Common Access or commonly abbreviated as HSPA+ is the technology standard which allows mobile & 3G devices to attain speeds in excess of 21 Mbps,compared to 7.2 Mbps which was the theoretical speed attainable in Apple's Iphone 4  using HSDPA/HSUPA technology.Although it wont be first of its kind,but the incorporation of high speed data transfer along with Super fast processing power will portray Apple's Iphone 5 as one of the Best Gadgets of the year.Also last time it was heard that Apple was carrying out field tests in Carrier domain with limited support for LTE.Tata Docomo & Reliance Communications are the leaders in India for providing attractive packages to the customers in 3G which comes with HSPA+ speed  with speeds excess of 21.1 Mbps attainable.
                                                Rumors also suggest that Iphone 5 will have a brighter & Much Larger screen with qHD screen with a 960 * 540 Pixel resolution measuring almost 4.2 to 4.3 Inches diagonally,compared to Iphone 4's 960 * 640 pixel depth and 3.5 Inch Display.Eyebrows are being raised at Apple's intentions to reduce the resolution ratio,in other-words number of pixels to the space occupied as it throws off the likelihood of what is being termed in Apple's Jargon as Retinal Display,a scenario where the Pixels are rendered invisible while holding a screen more than a feet away.
                                                   It shouldn't come as a surprise to Us that Apple's Iphone 5 will be packed with a Much larger screen primarily in order to go head on against the Android Giant Google.Already with the battle heating up,Apple's so called Iphone 5 Prototype rumored to be stolen from the Foxconn factory located at Shenzhen Futian District, all I can say is that whatever mysteries are bundled along with Apples Iphone 5 its definitely going to rock the house when it gets Unveiled @ Apple's "Let's talk iPhone" to be held in the Forthcoming Week.With Apple's release going perfectly as planned,wonder what Google will be planning up its sleeve.Fingers Crossed!

Fastest Browser War Intensifies:Mozilla FireFox 7 Versus Google Chrome

Ongoing browser wars took another turn for a a head on clash when Mozilla Corp unveiled its latest Arsenal up its sleeve: FireFox 7 which currently is being claimed as the fastest browser to hit the web as of now.Google's Chrome which has been undisputed as the fastest browser(which comes packed with in-built download accelerators) finds itself at the crossroads as it has been temporarily De-throned by Firefox as claimed by the people who had tested it under clocked conditions.
                                                    Although it is too early to arrive at conclusions,Mozilla's Firefox 7 definitely seems to be in the right path to tackle Chrome after its previous versions(6 and above) had severe memory drain issues especially with the Plugin-Containers which literally used to make the computer  Crawl(No matter how high-tech your system was).Also their phishing filter used to take more internet cycles than the IE counterpart which used to invariably affect the internet speed.Firefox 7 has been implemented with better speed optimization algorithm which ensures better browsing speed and hopefully better user experience.
                                                Google being occupied with Google+,think it will take sometime for Google to release the ultra-fast version of Chrome which will further fuel the browser wars.With IE and Opera out of the frame,It is yet to be seen who will be crowned the Champion Browser.

Whats New in Mozilla FireFox 7:
  • Memory management system which drastically reduces the memory drain by Firefox and also reduce the CPU cycles to as low as 50% lower than the previous releases.
  • Pilot system has been updated to the next level with a feature to send Performance reports back to the Dev team for future Firefox versions.
  • Just like Google chrome the Prefix "http://" will be hidden by default.
  • Web Socket Protocol has been upgraded from Version 7.0 to Version 8.0 along with support for Text-overflows(Ellipsis).
  • Flash related Firefox crashes has been fixed in Firefox 7 which was frequent when viewing Websites which ran predominantly on Flash.
  • The Plugin-Container,which is used to display the contents which Firefox was not capable of producing is now completely isolated from the Firefox program and will not cause browser related crashes If any.
  • Better Download manger & Tab support(With Paranoia). & Many more.
So incase you want to have a first hand experience,then feel free to download Firefox 7 below:
Windows Version Download\
Fully Localized Version Download

Thursday, 29 September 2011

How To Create Automatic Horizontal Tabs in Blogger From Label Widget

Ever wondered how it would be if you had a row of horizontal Navigational tabs from your own Label widgets?Truth to be told I had actually tried that trick manually long back and didn't like the end result so went back to the drawing board.Now Bloggers Own Label widget is capable of rendering Automated Tabs which is much more appealing that going for the Css menu drop downs which have some Mouse over event issues.
                           The beauty of this Label widget is that its updated automatically which means that you needn't even bother about managing them as they will be added then and there when ever a new Label is created.You can also customize the Labels to be shown just like how you would have been doing in the normal manner.All it involves here is a little bit of tinkering with the blogger template code and altering your Css but everything should be fine as long as you follow the instructions carefully.


Step1) Download a copy of your template,so that if anything wrong happens you will be able to revert back your changes.


Step2) Head over to Blogger>>>Design?>>Edit Html>>>Click On Expand Widgets


Step3)Look for the following Piece of code(Use Ctrl +F to search for it faster)
]]></b:skin>
Step4)Now Copy the following Piece of Code:


.techArena-label-list h2 { 
    display: none; 

.techArena-label-list a { 
    color: #333333; 

.techArena-label-list { 
    background: #E1D4C1; 
    height: 35px; 
border:1px solid #DBC8AD; 
-moz-border-radius:6px; 
-webkit-border-radius:6px; 
box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px #CCCCCC; 
    margin: 0 auto; 
    padding:0px; 
    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #E1D4C1; 
    text-transform: none; 
    width: 960px; 

.techArena-label-list li { 
    border-right: 1px solid #666; 
    color: #333333; 
    float: left; 
    font: bold 12px Arial; 
    margin: 0 2px 5px 0; 
    padding: 0px 14px; 
    text-transform: uppercase; 

.techArena-label-list ul { 
    float: left; 
    list-style: none outside none; 
    margin-bottom: 0; 
    margin-left: 10px; 
    padding: 0; 
    width: 920px; 
}
Step5)Now paste it just Above b:Skin such that your final code looks like this:
techArena-label-list ul
float: left;
list-style: none outside none;
margin-bottom: 0;
margin-left: 10px;
 padding: 0;
width: 920px;
}
]]></b:skin>
Step6) Now search and locate either one of the followings:
For Older Templates:

<div id='content-wrapper'>
If using New Blogger Templates then:

<div class='tabs-outer'>
Then Paste thefollowing code above either of them:

<div class='techArena-label-list'>
<b:section class='techArena-label-list' id='techArena-label-list' 
preferred='yes' showaddelement='no'> 
<b:widget id='Label1' locked='true' title='Labels' type='Label'/> 
</b:section></div>
<div class='clear'>
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Step7) You are almost done.Now save the Template and we are ready to roll.Now head to your Design View>>>Page Elements>>Click on Edit in the Labels Section
Step8) Be VERY CAREFUL IN THIS STEP.Its preferable to choose Labels which are limited like around 10 or 20 and do not select all of them.Or choose which labels to display at your discretion.


Step9) The Horizontal Tabs will work only when the Display used it LIST.Now save your elements & take a look at your blog to be Awed.