5 Great Tools for Distraction Free Reading

Back in December I wrote a list containing some really nifty tools that help you write devoid of all the clutter on your PC and the best follow-up to that would be to help you read without any distraction. Without much ado, here’s a list of software for most browsers/platforms that help you get some reading done.

A Fortnight with the iPhone 4S

It has been over 15 days since I got my first ever iPhone (the 4S, 16GB) and my experience has been very much pleasant except for a few gripes which I believe will be cleared up in some time. To make it easier to read, I’m going to split up this post into many divisions like Apps, Camera and various aspects of the phone and explain how I felt about the same. Do keep in mind that this blog has primarily been about PCs, web apps and other stuff that’s limited to your desktop and with this post I’m slowly branching out to other devices since it’s inevitable that they’re becoming a part of our daily lives. So, my writing style might not be to your liking.

Facebook now lets you hide the Ticker [Quick Tip]

While surfing Facebook today, I discovered that you can now hide the ticker whenever you want by clicking on the little option over it, like in the picture below.

You should remember that this isn't showing up for all users and if you can't see it now, you should probably give it some time. 

Clean Email Notifications with Notification Control

We all hate the spam that we receive from the services that we sign up, and this doesn’t exclude Twitter, Facebook and other popular sites. They’re all around to monetize and by default, thrust you with emails to get you to their site. While it is possible to turn off email notifications by yourself, it can be a pain to have to navigate through tons of pages especially if you have a slow connection.

Download Chromium Like Any Other Browser

 

 

 

 

 

Chromium, the open source web browser based on which Google Chrome was built never really gained much traction like Chrome did. One of the main reasons for this is the fact that you simply cannot download Chromium like Chrome or Firefox and its download page is filled with tech jargon which is enough to shy away even savvier users. Thankfully, François Beaufort built a simple web-app from where you can easily download Chromium like any other browser.

Microsoft CES–Pogo Remix [Video]

I usually try my best to not share videos on this blog, but I seriously couldn’t let this one pass. CES is a very popular event where tech companies participate and showcase their upcoming products and this year, Microsoft just gave their last keynote on a CES event, ever. The folks at MS put together this funny/awesome/weird pogo mix that comprises of some of the key moments in CES for the past 15 years. I’m pretty sure you’ll want to watch it more than once!

6 Great IFTTT Recipes

Most of you probably know about IFTTT already and from the looks of it, many users have started implementing it in their daily life. For the uninitiated, IFTTT (If This Then That) is a free service that lets you integrate 2 different services to automate various tasks. For example, you can make IFTTT automatically add all the links on your Twitter timeline to Instapaper or Read it Later so that you don’t have to. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at 6 incredibly useful IFTTT combinations aka recipes.