Thursday, May 16, 2013
Google Hangouts: conversations that last, with the people you love
Google launching its stand-alone version of Hangouts that combines text, photos and live video across Android, iOS and your computer. The app is fast, free, and includes a number of key benefits, like:- Messaging is richer, and more responsive. Photos and emoji make conversations more fun, while real-time activity indicators really bring them to life.
- Your conversations can last. With conversation history, you can swipe back in time and relive all your favorite moments. (You can also turn off history, if you want.)
- No more annoying notifications. Once you see a notification on one device, we'll clear it from your other Android devices and computers. You can also snooze notifications when you don't want to be interrupted.
- You can always say hello, face-to-face-to-face. Whether you’re 1-on-1 or with a group of friends, you can always make a free video call to everyone you're with.
- The app is available in lots of places. You can download Hangouts from Google Play, the App Store, and the Chrome Web Store. It’s also part of Gmail and Google+.
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Re-Size Photos using Image Resizer PowerToy
Today's digital cameras take great, detailed photos but the images are often too large to easily send. If you want to email these pictures and publish them on your blogs, having smaller file sizes is preferred.
The Image Resizer PowerToy for XP has been around for several years and does a great job of resizing an image by right clicking it.
After right-clicking and choosing "Resize Pictures" you get an easy to use menu for making an image larger, smaller, or a custom size.
As an example this image came directly off a digital camera and as you can see it is half a Megabyte - having several photos this size can start to add up in a hurry. By making the image smaller we save a lot of space.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The U.S. search giant Google Inc. is planning for a joint venture with a Chinese online music company that would permit it to provide free licensed music downloads in China. This is significant in Google's push to counter leading Chinese search engine, Baidu.com, which already provides links to download sites.
According to PaidContent, "Google is in the late planning stages of a JV with Chinese online music company Top100.cn, a Beijing-based site that currently sells licensed music downloads.
According to Wall Street Journal The service, which is likely to offer access to tunes from three global music companies as well as dozens of smaller players, could start in the next several weeks barring any last-minute hiccups. The music pact marks a turning point in Google's battle with Baidu to gain dominance in an Internet market that is soon expected to surpass the U.S. this year in number of users.
This move may help Google position itself vis-a-vis locally-favored Baidu.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Check Point announced a special 24-hour promotion whereby consumers can download ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware, a $29.95 value, for free.
For the next 24-hours, Check Point will give away ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware free of charge. Users must provide a valid email address (one product per email address). The offer expires at 7 a.m. PST on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The company is currently also offering a free download of its brand-new ZoneAlarm ForceField virtual browser, another layer of protection available to consumers.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Yahoo introduced its Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 Beta, the next version of a popular IM software for Windows. This new version has a whole new look and feel, along with some great new features that make it well worth the upgrade.
In Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 Beta when you paste a YouTube video URL in chat window, your friends can watch the video clip inline without having to visit the YouTube Website.
You can easily share photos from your Flickr.com account, or save photos shared with you directly to Flickr.
Another useful feature - if you are going Offline, you can configure Yahoo! Messenger 9 to forward all the Offline IM message to a your mobile number as SMS text messages.
You can have your incoming Phone In or free PC calls forwarded to another number like your mobile, home or office phone, even if you’re signed out of Messenger (Phone Out account required). Plus there’s a new way to get voicemail. When someone leaves you a voicemail in Messenger, an email is sent to you with an MP3 of the voice message attached.
To download the latest version click here.
http://beta.messenger.yahoo.com/
Yahoo! Messenger 9 is only available for Windows XP and Vista. A localized Hindi version of Yahoo! Messenger 9 is also available for Indian users.
Here’s a brief video that demonstrates the new features of Yahoo! Messenger 9.0:
The new Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 also offers localized versions in six new markets: Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India (Hindi), and Vietnam. With these additions, Yahoo! Messenger is available in 25 international markets.
