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Facebook is fast gaining popularity as one of the safer social networking sites and adding to that popularity is the fact that now Facebook users can access their Orkut accounts with the MyOrkut application, created by Jeetu Mirchandani, an ex-IIT Mumbai student, without leaving the site.

The social networking site also allows members to add an
application through which they can access their Gmail account.

Facebook allows its users to create and develop applications and has over 5,000 applications and 39 million active members.

A Facebook user has to add The MyOrkut
application to his/her profile by providing the URL of his Orkut profile id. Once added, he can access Orkut within Facebook without logging on to Orkut.

Gmail can be accessed on Facebook by using an
application called Fmail that has been created by two US-based students of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Courtland Allen and Aaron Rosado. The only feature missing in this
application is Google Chat.

Now here is IconTweaker theme for Windows XP which brings Windows 7 Icons to your Windows XP.

IconsTweaker is an icon collection that will enable you to replace Windows XP icons with Windows 7 ones. This icon package has been built with IconTweaker, a freeware application and a good alternative to the more popular IconPackager.

The Pack includes all Windows 7 shell icons for Start Menu, Folders, Network Connections, drives, files and Desktop. It also includes beautiful and transparent Windows 7 cursors.

Download IconTweaker Theme for Windows XP.

Now you can with the newly launched Local Express Delivery service — at least in 7 major cities.

New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Washington D.C. and Seattle can now receive orders the same day if placed before the specified cutoff times. Three other cities should be rolled out soon as well: Chicago, Indianapolis and Phoenix.

Fees for the service will be $5.99 per item for Amazon Prime members, with non-Prime customers being charged per shipment as well as per item depending on the type of product, according to the rate schedule.

In other words, unless you’re an Amazon Prime member, it certainly won’t be cheap — but if you really need it that day, it’s now an option. And if you plan to use Local Express Delivery often, Amazon Prime membership starts to look more attractive at $79 per year (which also nets you free two-day shipping on orders you don’t need the same day).

What do you think of the new option — can you imagine you or your business needing same-day delivery from time to time or even frequently? Or is the (near) instant gratification just too costly?

Without a doubt, social gaming is on the rise — and big business for some. With the Facebook application platform, game developers have an unprecedented opportunity to tap into existing social connections for both compelling gameplay and viral promotions for their titles. And they’re taking advantage of it in droves. Luckily for Facebook users, many of these games are mighty fun. Take a look at our 10 top picks for getting your Facebook game on.

10. Biotronic

Offering a biotechnological twist on the puzzle game genre, Biotronic features easy mouse controls, exploding combos and artful animations.

9. Restaurant City

From popular casual games developer Playfish Games, Restaurant City continues in the venerable tradition of casual games like Diner Dash. Combining elements of time management games and virtual sims, in Restaurant City you start your own food joint, customize it, and vie against other restaurants to become the talk of the town.

8. MindJolt Games

Actually a collection of various titles, MindJolt Games includes a number of arcade, puzzle, strategy and sports games to play solo or in challenges with friends.

7. Know-It-All Trivia

This one’s for trivia buffs: Know-It-All Trivia pits you against your Facebook friends to test your knowledge and show off the size of that big brain of yours.

6. Zynga Poker

It’s hard to argue with at current count over 18 million active monthly players. If you’re already a Texas HoldEm fan, Zynga Poker is probably a no-brainer. If you’re a card enthusiast looking for something fun to pick up on Facebook, you’re in good company here.

5. Bejeweled Blitz

Insanely addictive on almost any platform, this gem-swapping puzzle title comes from the highly regarded house of PopCap Games.

4. YoVille

Zynga’s YoVille () is a Sims-like virtual world on Facebook. You start off with your own apartment and do virtual “work” to get the money to decorate it. You can visit your friends’ virtual homes and chat with them in real-time.

3. Mafia Wars

Priding itself on being the “#1 Crime game for Facebook,” Mafia Wars has over 25 million Facebook users doing crime jobs for cash, vying for respect and fighting to be the ruling family in fictional New York.

2. Word Challenge

Here’s one for the wordsmiths and language lovers out there. In Word Challenge, you’re given 6 letters and need to generate as many 3-6 letter words from them as quickly as possible. If you like word games like Boggle or Wordle, you’ll love Word Challenge.

1. Farmville

With 11 million daily players and counting, Farmville is a virtual force to be reckoned with. If you like management-type games where you build and monitor assets — or if you just love farm animals — this could be the Facebook game for you.

With several gazillion other Facebook game options out there, we’re sure we’ve omitted some of your favorites. Be sure to let us know what you play in the comments, and why others should play it too!

Now open in wide theatrical release is a film that remakes one of the formative books of many a childhood. Typically that’s cause for fear that a special and rare experience hasn’t been done justice.

But in this case, Where the Wild Things Are has world class director Spike Jonze going for it as well as the explicit blessing and accolades of the author Maurice Sendak. It also has a very plugged-in and intelligent social media campaign going on to promote the film.

Case in point, a creative iPhone app (warning: iTunes link) and Facebook page that’s seen impressive growth up to at current count over 1.6 million fans.

In the iPhone app you can watch trailers and view photos of the film as well as hear the soundtrack. But most notably, the creative and delightful part of the app sees the Carol monster as a creature kids (and adults!) can interact with. If put to sleep at night he’ll gobble up your contacts’ photos from your phone — a playful and yet appropriately modern element that’s true to the spirit of the Where the Wild Things Are universe.

The Facebook page is also done well, with a continuous stream of updates featuring behind the scenes information, videos, media coverage, interviews and more. It also features a custom app where users can upload images of themselves to be inserted in place of Max’s face in one of the film’s promotional images.

It’s certainly not the first example of a mainstream film taking advantage of social media promotion tools, but it’s definitely an example of one done well. Did you hear about the film via its social media promotions or its more mainstream publicity campaigns?

Are you adaptable amateur addict? Do you wish to play adaptable amateur on your PC/laptop because your adaptable has baby keys? again you should to try mpowerplayer.

Mpowerplayer is your agenda hub for adaptable gaming. Play an absolute library of adaptable amateur appropriate on your desktop, for free. Every bold in the archive has a playable demo, and with a few clicks you can buy amateur and forward them to your mobile.

Mpowerplayer lets you play java adaptable amateur on your computer. Mpowerplayer can even amount .jar files from your harder drive and can run after any difficulty.

How to download and install Mpowerplayer on your system:

1. Download mpowerplayer(1.1MB) from Softpedia. It is a java book so you should accept JRE(Java Runtime Environment) installed on your system. Don’t accept Java download it from here.

2. After downloading the book to your harder drive appropriate bang on the .jnlp book and bang Launch.

3. Mpowerplayer installer will download and installs all the appropriate files on your system. Now run the program.

This is a really great video tutorial which will help you to shutdown a PC or Computer or laptop just by sending a SMS to an Email Account. This functionality is great as you can send a SMS from your College etc and shutdown your PC which you had assigned to do some work like scan for viruses online during you were in College…. Have a Look

I tried this trick Myself and Found it really amazing….. Although it was a bit tough at beginning … you can also use other different free SMS services for this trick.

I know how hard it is to keep a PC safe from viruses and trojans as nearly every USB stick carries some undetectable and auto-multiplying virus. Especially in university, where I have to constantly exchange USB sticks, it becomes hard to keep my

The best way to keep USB viruses from injecting themselves to your PC or laptop is to Disable the USB Autorun feature and I will teach you how to do it.

1. Click the Start button, then Run and enter “gpedit.msc” without the quotes
2. Go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System
3. Scroll down to “Turn off Autoplay” and double click on it
4. Click on the “Enabled” radio button, then for “Turn off Autoplay on” select “All drives”

This will now prevent any virus from auto executing itself through a USB drive. Additionaly, it is recommeneded to keep a good free anti virus solution too for additional security.

A little additional care can help you increase your laptop battery capacity and also its life span. Today I list here ten healthy practices that may help you achieve optimum performance from your battery.

1. Wireless Radios

We all know how wireless activities drain our device’s battery. They consume significant power even when not in use but left ON. So when on battery power, it’s advisable to turn off wi-fi and bluetooth services.

2. Dimming the screen

We should reduce the screen brightness to the lowest comfortable level in order to gain some extra battery life.

3. Peripherals

USB devices and other external peripherals should be shut and removed if not in use. For instance, charging an iPod while on battery, unless very essential, is a bad idea. The same goes for removing any CD or DVD when not in use.

4. Extra RAM

Whenever our system runs out of RAM memory it uses virtual memory resulting in hard disk use, which is relatively a less efficient option in terms of power consumption. However, it goes without saying that additional ram does consume energy too so this advice suits best those users who often find themselves in need of extensive virtual memory.

5. Background Apps

It’s a good idea to shut down background programs to reduce CPU usage, say for instance desktop search applications.

6. Energy-saver options

Optimize your power options to get maximum battery juice. The notebook should try to shut down the hard disk and put the display to sleep whenever idle.

7. Battery Cycle

For a healthy lithium based battery, its advisable to keep the electrons in motion occasionally. It’s not absolutely healthy to keep it plugged in all the time. Ideally, one should let it discharge fully at least once a month to keep the battery juice flowing.

8. No multitasking

When on battery power, say in a flight, use one application at a time. Ideally shut the email app once you’re done with it and then turn on the word processor.

9. Defrag frequently

A defragmented disk puts lesser strain on the battery and hard disk, so make your disk drive as efficient as you can by performing defragmentation regularly, say once every month.

10. Hibernate

Hibernating is a healthier option compared to standby when running on battery. Hibernating retains your system state as you last left it. So it’s more energy efficient than even shutting down the computer and booting it all over again.

Can you think of any other tip which will save Laptop battery life and also help us to increase the laptop battery life?

Pidgin is an easy to use and free chat client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and more chat networks all at once.Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on MSN, talking to a friend on Google Talk, and sitting in a Yahoo chat room all at the same time. Pidgin runs on Windows, Linux, and other UNIX operating systems.

Supported chat networks:

• AIM
• Bonjour
• Gadu-Gadu
• Google Talk
• Groupwise
• ICQ
• IRC
• MSN
• MySpaceIM
• QQ
• SILC
• SIMPLE
• Sametime
• XMPP
• Yahoo!
• Zephyr