Fun Stuffs

Still paying unnecessary telco charges to make phone calls? Well, things have changed (thanks to Google), and with the integration of Google Voice and Video Chat application onto GMail, they have made calling to United States and Canada for FREE!!!

This is unbelievable. In addition, calling to other countries in the world are achieved at reduced rate - here's a price comparison table if you are interested to know.

User will have to download the plugin and run the program off GMail. So, there is really nothing to install (apart from the browser plugin), which makes it so light-weight and user-friendly.

Indeed, this is an All-in-One solution to integrate telephony with our day-to-day email communication.

The merger of the Twin Towers - Facebook and Microsoft took the stage to another level to launch an online version of Microsoft Office software - called Docs.com.

Similar to the Microsoft Office application that you use normally, this online version will allow users to create, edit and share Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents online, just like Google Docs. Built using Microsoft Office 2010 - Docs for Facebook allows users to work from just about anywhere with the familiar Office experience.

The collaboration between Facebook and Microsoft will enable them to take on the powerhouse - Google. Facebook will provide the social networking element whilst Microsoft enables the advanced word processing capabilities.

Currently, this service is only opened out to Facebook users - sadly for those without a Facebook account. The service is still currently in beta stage, though.

Today, I am back to give you a quick tip on how to count the Total Number of Files in a Directory (as well as sub-directories underneath it).

(Learn how to do it in Linux, using Command Line...)

When it comes to purchasing software for further upgrades, people start to think about how Microsoft did it. There will be a new version for upgrade every year, and if you don't upgrade, you feel like you are being left behind in the race.

In a business model, software companies pile more features each time on every upgrade. This resulted in a chunk of source codes that do not run well and on top of that, a bloated operating system that eats into your hard disk size capacity. Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista are such typical examples.

This year, Apple released a new operating system - Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5, was already a great operating system that is virus-free, nag-free and not copy-protected. The new version has a great hit - its price is only US$30!

(read on to find out more about Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard...)

What happens when you accidentally send out an email that you do not intend to, and only live to regret because your fingers reaction is too slow compared to the digital speed that transmits from your PC to the recipient. The damage is done, it's too late to regret.

However, GMail has a feature that delays the sending out of email messages for a few seconds, giving you time to recall emails.

(Configure your GMail to include this Undo Send feature...)

Digital music files today are classified into 2 main categories; lossly and lossless, after they are converted from CD quality music. Before we move further, let's explore the actual definitions of lossless and lossy.

(find out more about audio file formats...)

As much as we all love Google Mail, also known as GMail, there was one small disadvantage; that is, GMail account is inaccessible once user was disconnected from the Internet.

However, that has changed now. GMail is providing users with Offline Mode that allows users to access emails that have already been sent or received. In addition, users can also compose new email messages in draft mode and save them to be sent later once users connect to the Internet.

(How to Configure Offline Mode for GMail...)

Just found something nice about Mac OS X. If you are a user of Mac OS X (Pather and Leopard OS version), then you can try this during your free time - play Tetris in Terminal. This is how to get started:

1. Go to Applications > Utilities folder > click on Open Terminal.
2. Type "emacs" and wait for the screen to load.
3. Press "Esc" and type "x".
4. Finally, type "tetris" in lowercase characters.

The above steps will bring up the Tetris game in Windows. Simply use the arrow keys to control the falling blocks. Have fun!