i am a computer guy (nerd?) from los angeles area who loves rock music, travel, photography, gadgets, cars, reading and everything google and apple. using this tumblelog, i am sharing stuff that i liked on internet. here is my friendfeed follow me on twitter check my profile at LinkedIn check out my geeky blog check iphone posts at iphoneholicTumblr (3.0; @bsingh)http://www.baljindersingh.com/<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/gYKrzXJ1cZI/buzz-drops-auto+following-wont-automatically-connect-to-google-services-adds-better-disable">Buzz Drops Auto-Following, Won't Automatically Connect to Google Services, Adds Better Disable [Updates]</a>: <p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/buzz-auto-suggest.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_buzz-auto-suggest.jpg" width="500"/></a>After a week’s worth of complaints and confusion, Google is updating Buzz to address many of the privacy concerns and annoyances raised by the new social networking service. The update brings…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/388563506http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/388563506Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:58:45 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/2AZTGpNaLo4/divvyshot-offers-simple-and-open-photo-sharing">Divvyshot Offers Simple and Open Photo Sharing [Photo Sharing]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_2010-02-12_085632.jpg" width="500"/>More and more you’ll find yourself not being the only photographer at an event. Divvyshot offers a simple way to not only share your own pictures, but to create open albums others can contribute…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653417http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653417Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:42:21 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/CptzYtjSuoA/online-image-editor-aviary-now-entirely-free">Online Image Editor Aviary Now Entirely Free [Free]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/340x_aviary_free.jpg" width="340"/>Aviary Phoenix, a really powerful and <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5309162/best-online-image-editor-aviary-phoenix" target="_blank">reader favorite</a> online image editor, used to charge $25 per year for private online image saving and other select features. As of yesterday, though, the…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653410http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653410Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:42:21 -0800<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HsDent/~3/n8gF0kKwidA/">Greek Mythology</a>: <p>We almost choked on our coffee this morning when we saw this cartoon in the Economist:</p> <p><a href="http://www.hsdent.com/wp-content/uploads/csizemore@hsdent.com/2010/02/untitled.JPG" rel="lightbox[pics-1265984451]" title="untitled.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hsdent.com/wp-content/uploads/csizemore@hsdent.com/2010/02/untitled.thumbnail.JPG" alt="untitled.JPG" width="250" height="172"/></a></p> <p>Yes, it would seem that the venerable British magazine is not taking Greece’s economic recovery…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653407http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653407Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:42:21 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/pwvOlkAsLDE/is-it-compatible-shows-if-your-current-extensions-are-upgrade-safe">Is It Compatible? Shows If Your Current Extensions Are Upgrade Safe [Downloads]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_2010-02-12_093029.jpg" width="500"/>Firefox: Every new version of Firefox offers enticing new features, but the real question is whether or not your beloved Firefox extensions are ready for the jump. Is It Compatible? puts the…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653418http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653418Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:42:21 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/QifM1ECb3ro/turn-google-into-your-personal-napster-with-a-bookmarklet">Turn Google into Your Personal Napster with a Bookmarklet [Google School]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/340x_tunes-please.jpg" width="340"/>Last week Lifehacker reader <a href="http://lifehacker.com/people/ShreeparnaFoote/" target="_blank">UnMicD</a> offered a <a href="http://lifehacker.com/comment/19313874/" target="_blank">simple bookmarklet for searching Craigslist</a> in our <a href="http://lifehacker.com/tag/openthread/" target="_blank">#openthread</a>. Over at the Productive Geek forums, user Brady modified that bookmarklet to…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653429http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653429Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:42:21 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/FAdnE6G7ofU/fonolo-skips-automated-customer-service-phone-trees-now-on-iphone">Fonolo Skips Automated Customer Service Phone Trees, Now on iPhone [Downloads]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/thumb160x_mobile_photo_feb_12__2010_3_12_58_pm.jpg" width="158"/>iPhone only: <a href="http://fonolo.com/" target="_blank">Fonolo</a> is a clever webapp for bypassing automated calling trees when phoning corporate customer service lines. Now the service has an iPhone app with the same great features as the…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653435http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653435Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:42:21 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/p4cFIJ9BzdE/full-screen-weather-is-a-giant-no+frills-weather-map">Full Screen Weather Is a Giant, No-Frills Weather Map [Weather]</a>: <p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/fs-weather1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_fs-weather1.jpg" width="500"/></a>We’ve always liked <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/" target="_blank">Weather Underground</a> for its no-nonsense, real-time weather info. Today they’ve released a new service called Full Screen Weather that mashes up Google Maps with weather…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653433http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653433Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:42:21 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/hqKRT-KJdBA/despite-privacy-issues-people-are-willing-to-give-buzz-a-chance">Despite Privacy Issues, People Are Willing to Give Buzz a Chance [What You Said]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2010/02/buzz-logo.png"/>On Wednesday we asked you to <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5467910/google-buzz-love-it-or-hate-it" target="_blank">share your first impressions with Google Buzz</a>, and despite <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5469388/stop-google-buzz-from-showing-the-world-your-contacts" target="_blank">all the</a> <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5470104/google-updates-explains-buzz-privacy-setup" target="_blank">privacy</a> <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5470513/how-buzz-exposes-private-email-addresses-in-replies" target="_blank">issues</a> and a whole lot of <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5468067/hideremove-google-buzz-updates-from-your-gmail-inbox" target="_blank">new inbox clutter</a>, Lifehacker readers are willing to…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653431http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/386653431Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:42:21 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/7gYwvOIY11A/image-preview-adds-lightbox+style-preview-to-all-web-sites">Image Preview Adds Lightbox-Style Preview to All Web Sites [Downloads]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_2010-02-10_155637_01.jpg" width="500"/>Google Chrome: Lightbox is a widely adopted image-preview script—if you’ve ever clicked on an image and had it fade the background and enlarge the image, that’s Lightbox. Image Preview is a…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/384510261http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/384510261Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:47:39 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/g2RsANJc_70/lookinmypc-is-a-must+have-tool-for-computer-troubleshooting">LookInMyPC Is a Must-Have Tool for Computer Troubleshooting [Downloads]</a>: <p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/revised.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_revised.jpg" width="500"/></a>Windows only: LookInMyPC generates a complete report of what’s going on in a computer—from hardware to software, and everything in between. After playing around with it, this writer wouldn’t…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/384510265http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/384510265Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:47:39 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/E73wZbfynDs/avi-joiner-combines-split-video-files-into-one">AVI Joiner Combines Split Video Files into One [Downloads]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_avi-joiner-1.jpg" width="500"/>Windows: Ever download a movie from—oh, I don’t know—some far-reaching nether-region of the internet, and when your download finishes realize the video is split into multiple parts? AVI Joiner…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/382521184http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/382521184Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:40:46 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/4xvKKvQYWNY/pinta-brings-paintnets-just+enough-image-editing-to-every-computer">Pinta Brings Paint.NET's Just-Enough Image Editing to Every Computer [Downloads]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_pinta.jpg" width="500"/>Windows/Mac/Linux: If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the coders of Pinta love the heck out of the Windows-only image editor <a href="http://getpaint.net/" target="_blank">Paint.NET</a>. Luckily, they also want to make it available…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/380778756http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/380778756Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:09:01 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/pVymbZKQLVI/google-working-on-speech+to+speech-phone-translation">Google Working on Speech-to-Speech Phone Translation [Google]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/340x_languages.jpg" width="340"/>Using its vast compendium of voice and translation data, Google appears to be working toward a semi-real-time, or “speech-to-speech,” translation technology for future phone models, <a href="http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article7017831.ece" target="_blank">according…</a></p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/378906164http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/378906164Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:09:22 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/gCnSCgqgCaE/followupthen-automates-email-follow-ups">FollowUpThen Automates Email Follow Ups [Follow Up]</a>: <p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/followupthen.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_followupthen.jpg" width="500"/></a>You’re pinging somebody over email right now, but they’ll probably need a reminder or follow-up in two days. CC twodays@followupthen.com, and if that person hasn’t responded yet, they’ll be…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/378905645http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/378905645Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:09:22 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/D5-sP4DU-tM/data-crow-is-a-cross+platform-manager-of-all-your-media">Data Crow is a Cross-Platform Manager of All Your Media [Downloads]</a>: <p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/datacrow_big.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_datacrow_big.jpg" width="500"/></a>Windows/Mac/Linux (Java): Data Crow doesn’t just catalog your movies with IMDB look-ups, organize your MP3s and CDs with discographies, or handle pictures. It handles all three, plus contacts,…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/378906569http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/378906569Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:09:22 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/Sv1Zt97-eyA/google-adding-social-feature-to-gmail">Google Adding Social Feature to Gmail? [Rumors]</a>: <p>Google may unveil a new social feature to Gmail as early as this week, <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=9&ved=0CBgQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748703630404575053480962942848.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_Tech_LEADTop&ei=iWRwS7vxE4PusQO828GxDQ&usg=AFQjCNH7lz9zNgUGMzxu6NYDixBihimaxA&sig2=-qu3_iXYU6FjhihX_DFArw" target="_blank">according to the Wall Street Journal</a>. The feature would closely mimic status updates like those popularized by Facebook and…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/378586439http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/378586439Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:44:07 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/34Lsk56tOqc/pwnagetool-315-jailbreaks-iphone-313">PwnageTool 3.1.5 Jailbreaks iPhone 3.1.3 [Downloads]</a>: <p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/pwnagetool.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_pwnagetool.jpg" width="500"/></a>Mac OS X: Last week Apple pushed out a <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5462483/iphone-os-313-update-available-for-all-iphone-and-ipod-touch-models" target="_blank">minor update to the iPhone OS</a>, and, naturally, the update re-jailed any jailbroken devices. Yet again, the iPhone dev-team is back with a new version…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/378586444http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/378586444Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:44:07 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/xmApnNM0bkk/did-you-have-better-focus-before-the-ubiquitous-net">Did You Have Better Focus Before the Ubiquitous Net? [Reader Poll]</a>: <p>PBS news show Frontline recently aired a <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/" target="_blank">great Digital Nation feature</a>, in which attention spans and multi-tasking were a notable topic. One talker asks a valid question: Is your attention span…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/374992939http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/374992939Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:29:33 -0800<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/zGGTiuSPih4/benderconverter-grabs-video-from-the-web">BenderConverter Grabs Video From the Web [Video]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2010/02/500x_2010-02-05_084348.jpg" width="500"/>Tools that help you download videos from YouTube and other video sharing services on the web are old hat, but BenderConverter is a simple-to-use web-based solution with a wide variety of download…</p>http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/374992943http://www.baljindersingh.com/post/374992943Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:29:33 -0800