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3 ways to Archive Your Tweets

By Sharninder | Published: December 9, 2009

Twitter LogoThere is no doubt that Twitter is an extremely valuable and powerful tool. It is not only a medium for communication, it is also at the forefront of the real-time web. In fact, some would even, arguably, claim that Twitter started the whole real-time craze.

A lot of people use Twitter to share little 140 character snippets of their daily life with their friends and family and there are others who just use Twitter to get the latest news, in real-time. And in these varied usage patterns lies the beauty of Twitter. The service by itself is so basic and simple that almost everyone who uses it has a different take on it.

But, one thing that most people would agree on is that the Twitter search service is most likely the best indicator of global trends and it is a pity that Twitter keeps an index worth only about 1.5 weeks on it’s servers ! Yes, you heard that right, 1-and-half weeks. So, if you tweet something today, 1.5 weeks later, no one will be able search for it. Yes, the Tweet will still be visible to you in your time-line but anyone who doesn’t know you, will not be able to use Twitter search to search for your tweet.

Given this limitation, it is only natural that several third party services have sprung up to fill the void and among them, here are 5 of our favorites.

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Posted in WebApps | Tagged archive, backup, tweets, twitter | 4 Comments

Windows 101: Remove a user account in Windows 7

By Sharninder | Published: December 8, 2009

Windows 7So, you followed our previous post from the Windows 101 series and created an account for yourself and another user on your Windows 7 machine.

I talked about how easy it was to add a new user account to your shiny new Windows 7 install and you followed the instructions in that post, added a new account for your friend and he even used it for a couple of days. So, what do you do with a user account when you don’t need it anymore ? Keep it around for eternity ?

In today’s Windows 101 post we take a look at how to delete a user account and save the user’s data.

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Record a Screencast on Mac OS X using QuickTime X

By Sharninder | Published: December 7, 2009

QuickTimeA lot of the top bloggers have been using video as a medium to illustrate their posts for a long time now. Some of them use proprietary software to make screencasts and some of them just use digital cameras to shoot videos.

With Mac OS X latest incarnation, 10.6 Snow Leopard, however Apple has given everyone a chance to be in the select club of screencasting bloggers.

QuickTime X released with Snow Leopard contains a built-in feature for creating screencasts and uploading them to YouTube. Read on to find out how to make use of this awesome new capability.

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November Roundup – Best of the Web

By Sharninder | Published: December 3, 2009

Geeky NinjaWow ! November went by really fast ! It almost feels like yesterday when we did our October Roundup and were talking about the Windows 7 launch and my hackint0sh experiences.

Well, I now have Windows 7 on one of my computers and we’ve started a new Windows 101 series where we’ll  take our readers through simple how to articles that teach them to use Windows. Even if you think you know Windows, we’ve got some posts lined up that should be of use to everyone. So, please keep coming back. The first article of the series that was published is on adding a new user account to Windows 7.

We also published a couple of articles to keep your Windows PC in tip-top shape by de-fragmenting the hard disk and by removing all the clutter from the registry.

Geeky Ninja, obviously, isn’t the only place on the Internet that has some action going on. Read on for some of my picks from around the Internet.

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4 Video Sharing Sites that are better than YouTube

By Sharninder | Published: December 2, 2009

YouTubeFor a long time the Internet was a text only medium and the first browsers weren’t even capable of displaying anything but plain text. Then came browsers that could display static and animated GIFs and while it was a major change back then, text was still king and that was the medium in which most content was consumed.

The text only world of the Internet took a while to change but now with all the video sharing sites around, it does look like video is going to rule for some time to come. Video sharing really took off on the Internet after YouTube came on to the scene. In a way, YouTube was actually the pioneer and the others just followed it.

Over time, though, as YouTube stagnated and became a haven for spammers and such, other Video sharing sites have come up that offer a much better experience for the end user. In this post today, I’ll tell you about some of my favorite video sharing sites that I feel are better than YouTube.

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Posted in Internet | Tagged alternative, online video, youtube | 2 Comments

5 Alternatives to Mininova and The Pirate Bay

By Sharninder | Published: December 1, 2009

Mininova and The Pirate Bay2009 will go down in the annals of history as the year when two of the biggest names on the movie piracy file sharing scene went down. Well, they’re both actually still up, but I’m sure you’d agree that they’re just not as useful anymore.

I’m also quite sure that web searches for alternatives to these two services must be going through the roof right now and so keeping you, my dear reader, in mind I’ve compiled a list of Alternatives to Mininova and The Pirate Bay that still work. Make hay while the sun shines … or something like that.

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Posted in Internet | Tagged alternative, mininova, torrent | 5 Comments

Create a playlist to suit your mood with PlayListNow

By Sharninder | Published: November 27, 2009

PlayListNow LogoOnline services that let the user create a playlist are dime-a-dozen on the web and most of them work the same way.

Think of an artist or a song and the service either suggests a ready-made playlist or lists songs that you can then add and make a custom playlist out of. If you like the song, pick it, or else move on to the next song on the list.

The problem with such services is that they’re all essentially asking the user to do the job. And that In the 21st century, is not acceptable !

The reason that the likes of Pandora, Spotify and last.fm are popular is because they work without any human intervention and still seem to play all the songs that the user would love.

What if there was a service that’d create a playlist for me without asking me to add songs to it ?

Enter PlayListNow.fm.

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Posted in WebApps | Tagged music, online Playlist, twitter | Leave a comment

How To Get Music Off your iPod

By Sharninder | Published: November 26, 2009

iTunes LogoApple’s iPod is the most popular media player on the planet and together with the iTunes software and music store command almost 90% of the market for digital music and music players.

With the amount of money at stake, it is not a surprise that Apple likes to maintain tight control over the iTunes/iPod ecosystem. For example, officially the only way to manage music on an iPod is to use the iTunes software. And even then music can only be copied from the computer to the iPod, not the other way round.

If your computer crashes or you happen to change your computer, you’re out of luck as far as your music is concerned, since iTunes won’t let you copy it back.

Unless you follow this guide and do as I tell you to.

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Posted in Windows | Tagged ipod, iTunes, Windows | 6 Comments

Windows 101: Add a New User Account in Windows 7

By Sharninder | Published: November 25, 2009

windows 7If you’re one of those who recently switched to Windows 7 from Windows XP, and are still learning the ropes of Microsoft’s new operating system, you’d have noticed how Windows 7 likes to do things a little differently especially when it comes to administrative tasks such as creating accounts for new users.

Even if you’re a seasoned Windows user who just got Windows 7 on a new computer that you purchased, the first thing to do, in my opinion, should be to create new non-administrator accounts for anyone who’d be using the computer for their work. And yes, if you’re moving up from Windows XP, things are a bit different around here. Oh wait, I just said that ! Never mind !

To create an account for a new user, the first thing that you need to do is open the User Accounts panel. Click on the Windows menu and type “User Accounts” in the search bar and press Enter.

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New Geeky Ninja Series: Windows 101

By Sharninder | Published: November 25, 2009

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If this is the first time you’re reading The Geeky Ninja, Welcome !

If you’re a regular reader of our blog, Thank you !

And for the rest of you, we hope you’ve enjoyed the ride till now.

The goal of this blog has always been to write about software and technology in a language that is easy to read and understand. I believe (and hope) that I’ve been able to stick to that goal so far.

In the past, we’ve covered a number of Windows Tips and software to make your life easier and while we’ll still continue to write about interesting software for Windows, we’ve decided to start a new Windows 101 series for those who’re just starting on the adventure that is Windows.

If you have any tips or tricks for new Windows users to share, please use the Contact Form and let us know. We hope you like what we’ve lined up for you.

Posted in Announcements, Windows | Tagged Announcements, Windows | Leave a comment
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