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Google is the most widely used search engine and these days people search engines are popular and everything is searched on Google. Google’s home page is the most opened web page and due to its vast database searching the exact stuff you are looking for has became more and more difficult.

At times even I found it difficult for what I was looking for, so I compiled a list of Top 5 Google Search Tricks to make searching easier, efficient, accurate and faster.

Trick #1: Looking for Product Reviews

If you are looking for a product review then type, “product name”sucks. You’ll get the best reviews. It worked well for me.

Google Trick Product Reviews

Trick #2: Get copy of Book Electronically

If you are looking for a copy of an book electronically then type “title of book” filetype:pdf

Google Trick Book Finder

Trick #3: Mass of a substance

If you want to known the mass of Moon, then type mass of moon

Google Trick Mass Finder

Trick #4: Movie Timings

If you want to know the movie timings in your city, the type “movie title” “your zip code”. Well I searched for Inception.

Google Trick Movie Timings

Trick #5: Time Finder of a particular City

If you want to know the time of a particular city then type, time city. I searched London and got the exact time.

Google Trick Time Finder

These were the Top 5 Google search tricks. I hope these will reduce your search time and provide you accurate results.

Linux being a free OS and a very strong and secure is preferred over Windows by the Web developers and Graphic animators. One major benefit of Linux Softwares is that most of them are available free of cost, making everyone use them to create high quality graphics and designs.

Here I’ll put some light on the Top 5 Free Linux Graphics and Designer Softwares.

Art of Illusion

Art of Illusion

Art of Illusion is free software for creating high quality images and graphics. One can even create best quality animations and moving images that can be made by joining multiple still images. The software is completely made in JAVA making it platform independent.

Download user manual for Art of Illusion for all the features and how one can use them.

CinePaint

Cine Paint

Like other softwares, CinePaint is one software that most of the web developers and graphic designers use. Basically CinePaint is a collection of multiple tools that are open source. It provides the functionalit provided by Adobe Photoshop except the fact that it is free.

You can see the tutorial of CinePiant and learn more about this software.

Xaraxtreme

Xara Xtreme

Xara Xtreme is an open source and a powerful software that provides the functionality similar to CorelDraw. It can be used in Linux, Unix and OS X making it a widely acceptable software.

You can have the documentation of XaraXtreme and the technical basics here.

QCAD

Qcad

Qcad is a computer aided drafting application that is used for 2D drawings. Qcad is being used by architects for professional drawings and building designs. It uses DXF as its standard file format. While other CAD packages are often complicated to use, QCad tries to be simple.

Download Qcad latest version here.

Get all Qcad documentation.

Skencil

Skencil

Skencil is a vector drawing application that is used in illustration, diagrams and other sketching purposes. Skencil is implemented using Python. Python is an object oriented language, yet very easy to use.

Get Skencil User Guide here.

Mozilla Firefox is one of the most widely used internet browser. Being an open source browser it is available for free with the condition that one cannot modify its code to create a new browser. It can be downloaded from the official Mozilla website. The thing that has made Mozilla Firefox one of the most trusted browsers is the huge number of plug-in it offers. These plug-in are also known as Add-ons and are small programs that run with the main program.

By default Firefox comes without any add-on and one has to install the add-ons that are required. Though there are some important add-ons that have to be installed in your Firefox browser because browsing the web can be a whole lot easy with these add-ons.

Top 5 Mozilla Firefox Add-ons are:

Adobe Reader:

There are many web pages that have content in .pdf format and viewing such content in your browser is not possible by default. So for this you need to have Adobe Reader Add-on for Mozilla Firefox.

Get Adobe Reader

Adobe Flash Player:

Adobe flash player enables you to view flash videos online like on YouTube. If you don’t have a flash player installed on your browser, it may ask you to install it just as you open the web page containing the video. After installing Flash Player add-on you can enjoy watching videos and live matches without having to download them.
Get Adobe Flash Player

JAVA Add-on:

Java is one technology that has been growing at a rapid pace and more and more websites are using Java in them. Some websites require Java plug-in or Java runtime environment installed on your system to function properly. So it is necessary to install this Java Add-on for Mozilla Firefox.

Get Java Add-on

Windows Media Player:

Windows media player is manufactured by Microsoft. As we all know there are hardly few things that Microsoft provides for free, and luckily this is one of them. Windows media player add-on will let you play streaming audio, video and multimedia presentations on the web. So this add-on is as important as any other when you need a fluent flow online.
Get Windows Media Player Plugin

QuickTime Add-on:

QuickTime player is just like Microsoft’s Windows Media player but it is manufactured by Apple Corp. Both these plug-in fulfill the same purpose, so you can choose any of these.

Get Quicktime addon

Mozilla Firefox Icon

Linux has become really popular these days and many different flavors of Linux are being used on personal computers all over the globe. Ubuntu is one among them and is available for free online as well as you can order the CD on Ubuntu’s official website. Firefox is by default integrated with most versions of Linux, so if you install Firefox 3.5 then it will overwrite the existing version of Firefox. All the bookmarks and history will not be lost however some Firefox add-ons may require updating. If you don’t like the latest version of Firefox then you can downgrade to the previous version anytime.

Installing Firefox from a Tar file in Linux

1. Download Firefox from the Firefox official website and it will be downloaded in your home directory.
2. Open a Terminal and extract the contents of the downloaded file.
   cd ~
   tar xjf firefox-*.tar.bz2
3. Close Firefox if it’s open.
4. To start Firefox, run the firefox script in the firefox folder.
   ~/firefox/firefox
   Firefox should now start. You can then create an icon on your desktop to run this command.

You may need to install the required libraries for Firefox to work as many distributions don’t include libstdc++5 by default.

You can have a look at this post to know more how to take complete and partial screenshots of webpage using Firefox addon.

These days everyone is talking about the official launch of Windows 7 on the October 22 which is 2 weeks later and I am also among the ones who want to get an official copy of Window 7. I have been using the Windows 7 RC version and I found it really impressive and one of the best and Fastest Windows ever. The graphics and security features in Windows 7 have for sure improved and you can watch this video for more Windows 7 Features.

Many of us would like to use and buy Windows 7 although the Windows 7 RC version is no more available for download, but in case you are planning on buying Windows 7 then you can preorder Windows 7 on Microsoft’s official website. Microsoft is providing Windows 7 at very cheap price to students all over the world and may be even free.

You do need to apply for Windows 7 with a valid email address from your University or College and you will get to upgrade Windows 7 online in just $29.99. Microsoft is also providing free upgrade to some local students and students in SA.

The Home Premium version will retail for $200, the Professional Version for $300 and the Ultimate Version for $320. Book your copy for Windows 7 today.

Most of the gadgets and electronic devices are equipped with LCD Screens and people often wonder how to clean LCD Screens without damaging them. Now just follow these easy steps and get your computer’s screen, laptops and LCD televisions cleaned up. Read the rest of this entry »

Technology advancements have really changed the face of the world but it has lead to energy crisis and created pollution in amount enough to effect the environment, so here we are to provide you with some of the eco-friendly gadgets that will help you save energy and more over your expenses. Solar powered devices are getting huge importance these days as they guarantee power savings and are environment friendly.
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These days everyone is using Internet and that too in huge amount and everyone is looking to get the best home broadband internet connection, so here are some of the Best Internet plans offered by different Internet Service Providers(ISP). There may be some other offers in regional areas but I have tried to put forward some most impressing Internet Plans.
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Gadgets have conquered almost all aspects of life from Hi-Fi technologies to simply being used at homes.
Gadgets are meant for simplifying the task of every people on this planet. They can do various tasks to suit the
needs of every people. It is not astonishing that there are even Household robots which can efficiently do the
household works. Here is a list of top 10 Household gadgets that will make your daily works a breeze.
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Games were originally made for entertainment but this trend has changed since past few years. These days Games are played at competitive levels and it has moreover become a profession for designers as well as participants. The  prize money and sponsors are also increasing day by day and it wont be long for us to see more of World Level competitions. Read the rest of this entry »

As the year 2008 comes to an end, everyone wonders what changes took place in the previous year. Technology just kept on redefining the limits. New Gadgets came to the market and users had an exiting experience. Read the rest of this entry »

They all have good stories, good characterisation, good concepts, good graphics, good interfaces, but only a few make it to the hearts of the gamers playing games like crazy. Here are the 5 games that made the deepest impact in 2008.

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Torrents. A must for all P2P clients. Finding the right torrent for the files you require can be hard as a bad selection can result in slow download or even corrupt data coming your way. Hence choosing the right torrent and the right torrent site is a must. itechnomax brings you the 5 most trusted of the lot.

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Mention the words “battery life.” The first gadget that comes to mind is probably the energy-consuming laptop computer — particularly if you’re on the go a lot.

If not, it should be. There never seems to be enough juice to run your portable PC, but if laptop PCs were the extent of your battery blues, you might not feel so, well, powerless. Read the rest of this entry »

With increase in the popularity of the portable music systems, there has been an increasing demand for  headphones to extract the best from them, itechnomax brings you the top-5 headphones to hit the market. Check them out.

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OK, we’ll admit it. Some of us are drawn to dangerous gear like bears to a picnic basket. There’s just something devilishly appealing about mixing a few of our favorite things (tech toys) with one of our least (a ride in the back of a squad car). Just remember: If misused, these gizmos could get you slapped with a set of handcuffs along with a criminal record.

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These music creation technologies are disrupting the normal ways in which music has been made in the past.

These music creation technologies are disrupting the normal ways in which music has been made in the past. Read the rest of this entry »

Made by tech czars and some of the biggest names in their fields, these predictions have gone way off the mark. In fact, some of them have gone so awry that they are read like a `joke’ today.

Here are the 5 that have been the worst of the lot.

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