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Google Voice is a service that google provides in the US using which you can call any one for free in the US & Canada, but for people who are not in the US cannot use this service, I have outlined a workaround below to activate you google voice account outside the US or Canada. There are a couple of softwares you need before you can starting making free unlimited international Calls to the US & canada, or to send free SMS to any country in the world.

1. You need a Google Voice Invite, there are only two ways to get this, either you get someone who already has a Google Voice to invite you or apply for an invitation to Google Voice service here https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite
2. Hotspot shield, to access the google voice service you need use a US Proxy Address, otherwise you’ll see a message saying “Thanks for visiting Google Voice. We are not yet open for users outside the US.” so get http://www.hotspotshield.com/ or any other proxy service whose IP address belongs to the US.
3. A SIP Client, the workaround involves you getting a US number for which you need a SIP client. I suggest X-lite Download it from here http://www.counterpath.com/x-lite-download.html ( Note: download X-lite Beta 4 if you are using a Mac OSX since I had no luck configuring X-lite 3.0 on the Mac)

Getting A Free US Number

• Register for a free account at iptel.org http://serweb.iptel.org/user/reg/index.php
• Using the the info from iptel.org register an account at register for a free USA DID with Ipkall here http://phone.ipkall.com/ setting are given below.
  1. Choose your account type: SIP
  2. Choose Area Code for your IPKall Number: Choose Any Number
  3. SIP Phone number: Your iptel.org User ID
  4. SIP Proxy: sip.iptel.org
  5. Email Address: Your Email address
  6. Password: Enter a Password
  7. # of Seconds to ring before hanging up: 120
• You’ll get a email with a US Number note this down.

Setting For Your SIP Client ( x-lite ) Using iptel.org

After downloading X-lite 3.0 or 4.0 Beta you need to set it up with your iptel.org the setting are given below

1. Display Name: Whatever you want
2. User Name: Your iptel.org user ID example: clazh
3. Password: Your iptel.org Password
4. Authorization User Name: Your Iptel.org User ID@iptel.org example: clazh@iptel.org
5. Domain: iptel.org

If you have entered your SIP settings correctly then you should be able to see Ready/available on your X-lite Screen depending on which version you are using.

Activating The Google Voice Service Outside The US

Make sure your X-lite client is running and SIP account is active before you try to activate your Google Voice Service
Run HotSpot Shield or whatever US proxy number you are using and log on to http://www.google.com/voice
1. The frist screen show you an option to choose any Google Voice US number of your choice. (You can’t change the number later so choose carefully)
2. You’ll be asked to choose a PIN to access your voice mail
3. You need to enter the US Phone number that IPKALL provided for you.
4. The last step requires you to verify your IPKALL Number, make sure you have x-lite configured and running, now just click Call Me Now
5. If you have configured your x-lite correctly it should now ring just enter the two digit number show into the dial pad.
Thats it you are done. You don’t need to use HotSpot Shield any more just log into Google Voice and dial any US number always make sure X-lite is running, since it acts as a proxy number, X-lite will ring just pick up the call and start talking.
You can find a full list of SIP Clients here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SIP_software
if you are using the iPhone or android you can use Nimbuzz
Credit http://www.how-to-hide-ip.info/ for the Google Voice activation images.

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Webpage Screenshot is another cool extension which lets you capture the whole webpage, and even the long pages are saved in one single vertically long image file. This extension lets you save the entire page screen shot as a single PNG image.


As shown in the screen shot above, you can select to the screenshot of the page to different resolution or select no resize at all, click the button Visible screenshot to take the page screenshot of the visible section of the page or take All page screenshot button to take entire page screenshot.
Install Webpage Screenshot to capture web pages in google chrome  

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Google is rapidly updating their browser: Chrome. After its stable version 2, there was a very short time period between release of version 3 and all new Chrome v 4.0.202.0 beta. Yes, Chrome 4 is still in beta but has many new promising features like "Bookmark synchronization".

While the interface is pretty much the same, with the same functionalities in "options". But Yeah.. the "New Tab" is redesigned, with floating web thumbnails for quick access to recently visited sites.

List View is added to replace the thumbnails, use list view to save some milli seconds for quicker opening of new tab page. :-D

Definitely this version is much faster than the previous ones, added with more "powerful" Javascript support but still lacks some functionalities which will be fixed in the final stable version.. we hope! :p.



You can pin any site's thumbnail you want, so that it wont go anywhere when you delete the recently visited history. And off course you may hide these thumbnails completely and as well as the recently closed links in the bottom of the page.

DOWNLOAD

Since this beta is not available on the official Chrome's website. So if you're interested in giving this new Chrome beta 4 a try, here is the magic direct link for the complete offline installer:

Download Chrome 4.0.202.0 beta offline stand-alone Installer
(Filesize: 11.17 MB)

If you're unable to download from the above link, you can Download Offline installer for Chrome v4.0.202.0 beta from filehippo.

Check out all the new features introduced.

Have you seen "Chrome Comic Book"?

Check out this interesting link that tells the Chrome's Story in comic style:

Google's Chrome Comic Book

Install Themes on Chrome

Open the link in Chrome:
Themes for Google Chrome

All the themes will be downloaded and installed automatically to your system and unlike firefox you dont need to restart the browser to see the new theme. :

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A recent announcement of the Opera Desktop Team about the forthcoming public release of Opera 10.50 Alpha made Opera fans cry out of joy. The developers remained mysterious and simply hinted that the new release would be about speed which most Opera users attributed with the inclusion of Opera’s new JavaScript engine Caracan which is said to boost the web browser’s JavaScript performance closer to that of the other web browsers.
A pre-alpha of Opera 10.50 leaked a short time ago and is now available publicly. It was linked in various comments and forum threads over at the Opera website like this one.
Everyone thinking about downloading this pre-alpha version of Opera 10.50 should note that this is a pre-alpha version. It is not intended for public release and installation in a productive environment. Users who want to install that version anyway should install it into a separate directory and not in their default Opera directory (if the web browser is installed on the system).

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Domain Name System (DNS) is the process of inter-converting machine addresses EG:- WWW.HOTMAIL.COM  into human friendly addresses i.e., IP addresses into domain names ( xx.xx.xx.xx) and vice versa. DNS is an essential part of internet and network. Obviously, the servers that resolve the DNS process are called DNS Servers. DNS Server’s speed directly affects the browsing speed if we’re using the internet.

f you want to use Google DNS Servers or OpenDNS DNS Servers, follow the steps below:
Go to Control Panel –> Network Connections –> Local Area Connection (that you are using for your internet)
(You can also configure these settings on your router so that the settings is enabled for all the people using the router)
Go to Local Area Network properties and change the Primary and Secondary DNS Servers to the following:

For using OpenDNS:

Primary DNS Server: 208.67.222.222
Secondary DNS Server: 208.67.220.220

For using Google:

Primary DNS Server: 8.8.8.8
Secondary DNS Server: 8.8.4.4
After changing the network settings, go to command prompt and issue the following command to refresh network settings:

C:\>ipconfig /flushdns

To see if the new DNS Server is working properly, go to command prompt and issue the following command:

C:\>nslookup lets-hack.blogspot.com

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Add Google Talk and Twitter into Windows Live Messenger

BuddyFuse is a free add-on for Windows Live Messenger that integrates Google Talk, Twitter and Hyves (a popular Dutch social network) into your Windows Live Messenger. Moreover, this add-on can notifies you of new incoming email messages from your Gmail account.
After installation, BuddyFuse icon will show up at the top right of your Windows Live Messenger.


To use Google Talk and Twitter on Windows Live Messenger, you will need to first associate your Google and Twitter accounts with this chat application. Click the BuddyFuse icon, then select the “Manage BuddyFuse accounts”. A window similar to the one below will appeared. You can now insert the details of your Google and Twitter accounts.

Once you have added your Google and Twitter accounts, you will notice new buttons for Google Talk and Twitter (next to the BuddyFuse icon).

Click on the Google Talk button to sign up your Google Talk. All your Google Talk chat contacts will be loaded into the Messenger. When your friends are online on Google Talk you can chat with them just like with regular Messenger buddies. Also, you will receive notifications for new messages in your Gmail.
For Twitter, you need to configure BuddyFuse to automatically tweet your Messenger personal message status updates to your Twitter account. To do so, simply click on the Twitter button, then check the “Automatically tweet status updates” option.
The Google Talk and Twitter integration is just for the beginning. For future release, there will be support for more chat networks (XMPP/AIM/ICQ) and social networks like Facebook. Just wait for it.


Download BuddyFuse

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Microsoft just announced that they been working on Internet Explorer 9 and SilverLight 4. Below I have listed a brief run down of all that you can expect in the both Internet Explorer 9 and SilverLight 4.

Internet Explorer 9 Whats new?

Increased JavaScript Performance

The latest builds of Internet Explorer 9 shows that the performance is comparable to that of FireFox 3.6 and Chrome 4 and the latest Web Kit Nightly build. If true this is a huge improvement.

Standards Support CSS 3.0 and HTML 5

What does that mean? In plain english it means support for rounded corners, text shadows, Box shadows, video support etc without the need for using images or scripts. Thought the latest ACID 3 test for Internet Explorer 9 doesn’t seem to be that great.

Uses Graphics hardware acceleration for rendering

We’re changing IE to use the DirectX family of Windows APIs to enable many advances for web developers. The starting point is moving all graphics and text rendering from the CPU to the graphics card using Direct2D and DirectWrite. Graphics hardware acceleration means that rich, graphically intensive sites can render faster while using less CPU. Now, web developers can take advantage of the hardware ecosystem’s advances in graphics while they continue to author sites with the same interoperable standards patterns they’re used to.
In addition to better performance, this technology shift also increases font quality and readability with sub-pixel positioning

96 point Gabriola on a Lenovo X61 ThinkPad at 100% Zoom using GDI (note jaggies)
96 point Gabriola on a Lenovo X61 ThinkPad at 100% Zoom: Direct2D (without jaggies)

SilverLight 4 Whats new?

Empowering richer, more interactive experiences

Silverlight is already in use as a comprehensive platform for building rich experiences both for application and pure media scenarios including HD quality, interactive video through Smooth Streaming. Silverlight 4 introduces additional capabilities to enable creation of ever more rich, appealing high-performance interactive experiences and innovative media experiences:

• Fluid interface enhancements advance application usability through animation effects.
• Webcam and microphone to allow sharing of video and audio for instance for chat or customer service applications.
• Audio and video local recording capabilities capture RAW video without requiring server interaction, enabling a wide range of end-user interaction and communication scenarios for example video conferencing.
• Bring data in to your application with features such as copy and paste or drag and drop.
• Long lists can now be scrolled effortlessly with the mouse wheel.
• Support conventional desktop interaction models through new features such as right-click context menu.
• Support for Google’s Chrome browser.
• Performance optimizations mean Silverlight 4 applications start quicker and run 200% faster than the equivalent Silverlight 3 application.
• Deep Zoom enhancements include hardware acceleration to support larger datasets and faster animation.
• Multi-touch support enables a range of gestures and touch interactions to be integrated into user experiences.
• Multicast networking, enabling Enterprises to lower the cost of streaming broadcast events such as company meetings and training, interoperating seamlessly with existing Windows Media Server streaming infrastructure.
• Content protection for H.264 media through Silverlight DRM powered by PlayReady.
• Output protection for audio/video streams allowing content owners or distributors to ensure protected content is only viewed through a secure video connection.

For Sandboxed applications

• Place HTML within your application enabling much tighter integration with content from web servers such as email, help and reports.
• Provide support for ‘toast’ notification windows, allowing applications to communicate status or change information while the user is working on another application through a popup window on the taskbar.
• Offline DRM, extending the existing Silverlight DRM powered by PlayReady technology to work offline. Protected content can be delivered with an embedded license so that users can go offline immediately and start enjoying their content.
• Control over aspects of UI include window settings such as start position, size and chrome.

For Trusted applications

• Read and write files to the user’s MyDocuments, MyMusic, MyPictures and MyVideos folder (or equivalent for non-windows platforms) for example storage of media files and taking local copies of reports.
• Run other desktop programs such as Office, for example requesting Outlook to send an email, send a report to Word or data to Excel.
• COM automation enables access to devices and other system capabilities by calling into application components; for instance to access a USB security card reader.
• A new user interface for requesting application privileges access outside the standard Silverlight sandbox.
• Group policy objects allow organizations to tailor which applications may have elevated trust.
• Full keyboard support in fullscreen mode richer kiosk and media applications.
• Enhancements to networking allow cross-domain access without a security policy file

downloading internet explorer 9 comming soon !!!!

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