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Editing your Google Docs on the go - Official Google Mobile Blog

2010-11-18T03:58:00.000-08:00

Cross posted on the Official Google Blog, Google Enterprise Blog and the Google Docs Blog

With Google Docs, we’re always trying to make you more productive—and part of that means making it possible for you to get things done from anywhere, at anytime. That’s why we’re excited that the new documents editor now supports editing on your mobile browser. We’re rolling this out over the next few days.

That means that... Read more here!!

Editing your Google Docs on the go - Official Google Mobile Blog

What is JQuery?

2009-07-27T05:48:00.000-07:00

What is JQuery?
jQuery is an amazing JavaScript library that makes it easy to create wonderful web effects in just a few lines of code. Instead coding lots of lines in JavaScript.
jQuery achieves this goal by taking common, repetitive, tasks, stripping out all the unnecessary markup, and leaving them short, smart and understandable.

Why I should use jQuery?
Simple. In just one glance at the source code of a page using jQuery you'll see how easy it is to use, how much it accomplishes in so few lines of code, and how graceful it is.You will save lots of time with no much pain to your brain.

What things i can do using JQuery
Implement Ajax
Apply different effect to document. Like fade in, out, Hide, Show, Flip etc etc.
Validate forms

Where to get it?
Download JQuery from Its official site JQuery.com or simply jump to official page at Code.google.com

Is It hard to learn?
Oh this is every minds question is it's hard to learn? Answer is no. If you have basic knowledge of JavaScript's you too can learn JQuery.

Simple Example i had used in my project.
Here is the Toggle Effect!

I hope this simple post will help you. I like to make tutorial so will come with very basic JQuery tutorials for all who like to know and much exciting to learn JQuery.

What is Mashup ?

2009-07-25T20:37:00.000-07:00

Mashup new for you? No its not
In web development, a mashup is a web page or application that combines data or functionality from two or more external sources to create a new service. The term mashup implies easy, fast integration, frequently using open API's and data sources to produce results that were not the original reason for producing the raw source data.

An example of a mashup is the use of Google Maps in Google Latitude application in Orkut to add information of friends, thereby creating a new and unique Web service that was not originally provided by any Google Map or Orkut.

Here i am including one video from ZiDNet for better understanding of Mashup. Watch it out. Its in detail.

Still if you have any question do let me know.

What is Web 2.0

2009-07-25T10:15:00.001-07:00

Oh yeah since i was using all features of web 2.0 i didn't knew that its web 2.0. Well in general practice we used to implement latest technology trends in our website and in blog. Mostly like blogger,word press which are examples of web 2.0. Here i not going to telling much. Just watch of this video from ZiDNet Expert. Explaining what is web 2.0 for you all.

I hope you got an idea about web 2.0. If you have any question or queries let us know via comments.

How to Format Your PC

2009-07-25T00:52:00.000-07:00

Formatting a PC is deleting all the data that currently is on your Computer and upgrade it to a new version of an operating system or install the same operating system once again on the same machine.

A virus infected your PC or you want to upgrade from your older versions of Windows, you have to format your PC. Formatting your PC can sometimes be a very tough process if you do not have the proper know How.

There are many benefits of formatting such as: Faster Computer, Virus Free, and Updated Software's etc.

But there are some disadvantages too: You lose all your data You have to install all your favorite software once again. And You need net connection to get updated.

Now, lets start the process of formatting a PC.

First of all, you will need a WINDOWS XP bootable disk to boot your computer from the disk. Caution -- Please take a backup of your data before you format your PC.

The process of formatting is as follows:

1. Insert the WINDOWS XP bootable disk in the CD drive. And Restart PC
2. Press enter when the monitor reads PRESS ANY KEY.
3. Now comes the time to partition your drives.
4. If you want to delete any partition, press D or L(whichever is displayed on the screen).
6. Afterward format the drive you want to install the operating system (XP) in.
7. Press ENTER.
8. The formatting will start.
9. Follow the procedures.
10.It should take around 40 minutes for the installation to finish.
11.Use windows(HAVE A GOOD TIME).
12.Use latest Software's from net to be up to date.

Custom domain forwarding with Blogger

2009-07-10T18:45:00.000-07:00

Now a days every one is having blog, and specially blog on Blogger.com and Google's owned blogging service which is famous in worldwide. Specially because of its easy of use, many more option to post blog and last but not least its free. Even its free some time we had a thought why not to run own site with top level domain, but without paying for file hosting or without loosing our previous posts on blogger's blog.

There is solution on this, its Blogger's Custom Domain Forwarding. Its feature from blogger to forward your blog on any top level domain like .com .net ect ect.. . To do this you need 2 things.

1) Your own domain name Purchase it from different registrars .
2) Blog on blogger

Steps: Goto your blogger's dashboard Settings -> Publishing. Locate custom domain options from that page.

Now type your domain name with "www" save and save these chages.

Login to your domain setting account.

Locate total DNS control option. If you have Name server setup remove them and relogin to get Total DNS option in godaddy.

Now edit www CNAME record and place host name as ghs.google.com which will locate any DNS query from DNS server to your blog.

Save these changes and wait for some time to update these settings. Normally it takes 10 minutes but may be some time 2-3 hours. Or one day.

I hope this is useful for you. You may refer this documentation from blogger.com

How to bypass OpenDNS redirect in firefox

2009-07-03T20:20:00.000-07:00

Before 3-4 month i was using open dns to as dns server. As bsnl dns servers are very weak to locate sites and i am getting page not found error. And 2-3 days back now shifted to open dns because of same issue. But when i shifted to open dns i was getting redirected to OPEN DNS google search page from firfox address bar. Its good to be productive firefox which always searches for "I am feeling lucky" first and then show's google results.

Behind the screen: what was happening when we type some query in firefox address bar? When we press go or enter the firfox+google campaign serch url send to open dns server. which was getting detected by opendns and then we are getting redirected to open dns's own google search page. Its because open dns uses filters for query sent via firefox and returns results on own page.

So how to get ride on this? Goto forfox and type about:config.

Now search for "keyword.URL" and edit its value by to "http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky&meta=&aq=f&oq=&q=".
above is google search page query for I'm feeling Lucky or you may put any query in place of this just keep in mind to place query "&q=" or your "&search=" at the end of query string.

I hope this is useful for you! Comments and feedback appreciated!