Yes, This Is You!

Posted by anas on Sep 16, 2008 in Geek Speak | 2 comments Gmail is known for many of its top features including labels, filters and search. But did you know that you have an unlimited number of aliases in addition to your primary address? Consider the following: If your email address is username@gmail.com, then user.name@gmail.com, us.er.n.ame@gmail.com, u.s.e.r.n.a.m.e@gmail.com, etc. are all yours as well. The number of dots can be unlimited, the...
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Google's Web Browser CHROME Features

Posted by anas on Sep 2, 2008 in Geek Speak | 8 comments Google has surprised the world yet again with its very own super web browser’s beta scheduled to be released today. A comic has been released by Google (download PDF here) which showcases some of the features in this innovative browser. Some screenshots have also been leaked which can be found here. I must say that I’m more than impressed by the set of features packed with this...
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Homo Nerdus

Posted by anas on Jul 28, 2008 in Geek Speak | 5 comments “Nerds are the ones who don’t go to the party so they can stay home and do homework; geeks bring their homework to the party.” —David Anderegg, Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them (2007) Is the word nerd an insult or ...
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What Kinda Nerd Are You??

Posted by anas on Jul 26, 2008 in Geek Speak | 3 comments Put on Abba Gold, get out the pistachio nuts and crack open the ginger beer – it’s time to celebrate! Nerds are back in fashion! Goodbye George Michael, goodbye P. Diddy, goodbye Liam Gallagher …. Hello Graham Norton, hello David Walliams, hello Bill Gates and hello Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber! Geek is the new sleek. Nerd is the new world. Songs from the musicals, ballroom dancing and weird...
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Speech Recognition in YouTube Search

Posted by anas on Jul 15, 2008 in Geek Speak | 1 comment This is huge. Google has added speech recognition capability in some YouTube videos that enables you to search for text spoken in these videos. To try speech recognition in YouTube yourself, add this gadget to your Google homepage. The search is currently limited to some political videos only but a good hint of what is yet to come in Google search. If your search query match some YouTube video,...
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Browsing With Firefox 3

Posted by anas on Jul 3, 2008 in Geek Speak | 8 comments While I’ve been reading lots of pre-release goodies about this great browser, and following the post-release enthusiasm as well, I kept my opinions somewhat reserved. I’ve been an avid IE fan for most of my 10-years in cyberspace. I reluctantly switched Firefox 2 on a friend’s recommendation and found the tabs very convenient together with slight increase in speed. But the...
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