Lets see…

What’s already in Chrome and Firefox, that’s also included in IE?

• Website address highlighting- Similar to the brand new style in Chrome to make the web address more easily readable.
• Addons- More than half of the Firefox users are still stuck to it because of the addons feature. Now IE 8 has 1700+ Addons available from the official website and more from others.
• InPrivate Browsing- The name of Incognito browsing (Google Chrome) in IE.

What’s not in Firefox and Chrome but is in IE 8?

• Similar Tab highlighting
• Tab Crash Recovery(It’s needed a lot if you are running flash games etc. in your browser)
• Compatibility view (to fit websites designed for older browsers in it)

What’s in Chrome and Firefox but NOT in IE 8?

• One tab may lead to hang the whole browser. Unlike Google Chrome, if a ‘bad’ script runs in a tab of IE, the whole browser will hang. But the good news is, 90% of the times, it is recovered by Tab Crash Recovery(controlled by process named IEmonitor.exe)
• If you’re on a slow connection, again, unlike most other browsers, IE may leave you with loading finished and Images not loaded. However, to show the images, you’ll have to right-click the frame and choose ‘Show Picture’.

Mozilla’s second alpha of Firefox 3.1 is upping the ante in the next-generation browser battle. So how do the main contenders stack up so far now? One thing’s for sure, the Firefox team has taken note of Google’s recent Chrome release and worked hard to make sure its offering can hold its own.

Mozilla had already claimed its 3.1 version could outperform Chrome when it comes to speed (and most independent tests show it at least tying). Now, the engineers have incorporated Chrome-initiated options such as the ability to drag and drop tabs in and out of browser windows. The second alpha release also adds support for the HTML 5 video tag, which gives Web developers expanded options for embedding video within a page. Don’t forget that Microsoft’s new Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 – released at the end of August and quickly eclipsed by Chrome’s introduction – is also vying for a piece of the pie.

Here’s a breakdown of the high and lowlights of each offering and where it stands as far as a full release.

Contender #1: Google Chrome

The status:

Windows beta released on September 2. Mac OS X and Linux versions still under development and said to be coming soon. No indication of targeted full release date.

The good:

• Reliability. Chrome’s multiprocess architecture makes a bad Web page less likely to take down the whole browser.
• Speed. Chrome loads fast and keeps your surfing super-fast.
• Simplicity. Its clean design wastes no screen space.
• Searching. The Omnibox lets you type search terms or URLs into a single spot and figures out what you want.
• Privacy. Chrome offers an “Incognito” mode that lets you easily leave no footprints from where you’ve been.

The bad:

• Privacy. Chrome’s taken a lot of heat for its monitoring and collection of user data, some of which happens before you even hit enter.
• Security. It didn’t take long for users to discover vulnerabilities in the beta browser. Several of these have already been patched.
• Reliability. Some sites and online services still don’t work with Chrome.
• Consistency. Because Chrome is build on the WebKit system, it differs from the dominant platforms that most designers focus on.
• Support. Chrome doesn’t yet have any add-ons or customization options available. It’s yet to be seen how these, once developed, will compare to the rich options available for Firefox.

Contender #2: Firefox 3.1

The status:

Second alpha build released on September 5. Beta expected in the next month. Full release targeted for end of 2008.

The good:

• Strong foundation. Mozilla’s already built a loyal following with Firefox, and it doesn’t intend on letting that go. With Firefox 3.1, you know you’ll have a powerful library of add-ons and support already at your fingertips, not to mention the slew of other assets unveiled in Firefox 3.0.
• Speed. Mozilla says its still-under-development TraceMonkey JavaScript platform will leave Google’s V8 in the dust. The second alpha build revs things up, too, with added support for “Web workers” — a system that lets multiple scripts run as background processes.
• Competitive edge. Mozilla’s developers have good reason to watch what Chrome is doing — and work to match it, if not one-up it.

The bad:

• Security questions. Some studies — albeit, Microsoft-funded ones — have suggested Firefox, with its frequent new versions, is more susceptible to threats than the other options.
• Crash potential. Unlike Chrome, Firefox does not have separate environments for each tab — so one rogue page can still take the whole program down.
• Support. Firefox has worked hard to snag a small portion of the browser market share, and most early predictions show Chrome taking away more of its userbase than IE’s.
• Google’s focus on Chrome will also take away some of its previous focus on Mozilla’s development efforts. Will Firefox be able to remain a key player in the browser war?

Contender #3: Internet Explorer 8

The status:

Second beta released on August 27. Full release expected before the end of 2008.

The good:

• Support. Love it or hate it, Internet Explorer is hanging on to about three-quarters of the browsing market with its default status in all Windows machines. You know developers and designers are going to cater to it.
• Security. With Microsoft at its helm, IE hangs on to a reputation of safe and reliable browsing.
• Privacy. IE 8 was the first to offer a no-record browsing mode, branded here as InPrivate Browsing.
• Searching. IE 8′s Smart Address Bar offers similar functionality to Chrome’s Omnibox, letting you type in URLs or search terms and taking you to the right place.
• Added add-ons. IE 8 finally catches up to Firefox with a new “Gallery” full of third-party add-on options.

The bad:

• Speed. Independent tests have found IE 8 to be significantly slower than the alternative choices. Resources. IE 8 uses a lot of memory compared to its competitors — a factor that could considerably slow down the rest of your system.
• Crash potential. While IE 8 does use separate processes for tabs, similar to Chrome’s approach, it does not do so to the same degree – still leaving room for a total meltdown.
• Competition questions. Can IE’s add-ons reach the level of Firefox’s? Already, some users are complaining of problems even getting them to work.

That’s the lowdown on the battle’s current status. Remember, all three of these programs are still early in their development, so many of the pluses and minuses could change as things move forward. One thing’s for sure, though: This battle is on, it’s growing fierce, and each of its contenders will do anything it can to win.

Browsers have arguably become more important than the underlying OS in the modern, connected world.

So, take note when Microsoft announces an update to the Web-dominating software favored by your IT department. Microsoft says it’ll release its much anticipated Internet Explorer 8 software to the world. Out of beta, Steve Ballmer claims that IE 8, “gets people to the information they need, fast, and provides protection that no other browser can match.” Time will tell, eh?

Opera stands nowhere between, though I’ve used all the four [IE8, Firefox 3.0, Chrome & Opera 10] and this is the ranking I give to these browsers on the basis of speed, performance, security and stability…

1. IE 10 beta(Tab recovery, more stable, draws with or beats firefox in speed, superb security)
2. Mozilla Firefox(less stable, consumes a large amount of RAM, yet on no. 2 because of wide range of Addons, highly customizability and enough security)
3. Opera 10(Opera turbo increasing speed upto 3x, but Opera 10 beta still with bugs and wont support CSS3)
4. Google Chrome( Clean stunning looks, No addons supported, not customizable, IE 10 beats Chrome in speed, not secure at all)

IE is one step ahead of firefox, though Firefox 3.1 will be far better than Firefox 3.0. That’s what Mozilla officials say. Again, time will tell!

(Source: PC world, Microsoft)
(Image credit: Microsoft)

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Just like an old-school text-based messenger, you download IMVU’s software onto your PC. But with IMVU you create your own avatars who chat in animated 3D scenes.

Check it out and experience 3D chat for yourself!

Choose your Avatar

In this ‘new’ type of Instant Messaging, you choose your avatar and do shopping to make it uniquely you! Joining is, of course, free. But, if you want to do virtual shopping, hang out with 3D buddies etc. , you might have to lighten your pocket.

Download

You will get a download link as you register for IMVU. Like most other software providers, this gives you first a downloader, then the downloader will download the full software for you. This poses trouble if you are on a slow connection and prefer using a Download Manager(to resume downloads). No problem, because you are on DW, you will get more than just info.

Get the complete IMVU(Direct Link).

If you prefer know more about it first, go for it.

Drawbacks

We aren’t promoting anything, so its drawbacks…

• Too slow for most dial-up and even some broadband users.
• Heavy program. Consumes a lot of RAM, leaving none for other programs, hence hangs a lot.

But, still it’s cool! After all, it’s fun to chat 3-Dimensional!

Will IMVU bring a revolution like XMPP(Jabber) did? You decide.

Link: IMVU

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These are the best | few | easy tricks to make your wordpress blog/website ‘tough’!

Note: Many of the tricks below can be used on any website(marked by * | Non-wordpress as well as WordPress hosted websites)

1. Redirection with *

   CO.CC as you might already know, is a free domain(actually sub-domain) registration service. Some of the best features of  include..

   • Google Apps Supported
   • DNS Service: Delegate CO.CC domain like a .com
   • Changeable Zone Records: Co.cc supports for CNAME, A, MX, NS records!
   • Google Adsense supported

   There are many other free Redirection service like co.nr, .tk, co.tv but co.cc is recommended. You’ll understand the reason in the next trick.

2. Subscribe to *

   Google Apps lets you have name@yourdomain.co.cc email ID. Get a Standard Edition for FREE. Standard Edition provides 50 IDs. If you earn enough bucks by advertising, you can also buy the Premier Edition of Google Apps. Some of the best features of Google Apps Standard Edition include:

   * Your domain Gmail
   *Your Domain Gtalk
   * Google Calendar
   * Google Docs
   * Google Sites

3. Free RSS/SMS Alerts of new posts on your blog*

   RSS Alerts
   
   Its simple! All the wordpress blogs already have a RSS feed. For your blog, it will be <http://yourblog.wordpress.com/feed>. Just replace the ‘yourblog‘ with your blog’s domain. You just need to tell your visitors or give them link in one of your posts(It is often preferred to make the post sticky). For more info & example, please see bottom of this post.
   
   SMS Alerts(by Google SMS Channels)
   
   These are the steps to create an sms channel and alert your subscribers via SMS, for free, of course…

   1. Go to GoogleSMSchannels.

   

4. 2. Set a nickname and register your Phone(If not already) and click the ‘Try Now’ button. Bottom Right, Highlighted in the above post.3. Type in the name that suits your blog. Choose Category as per your blog and Location as ‘none’. In source, choose RSS and type/paste the URL of your feed(not your blog)<http://yourblog.wordpress.com/feed>4. Click create channel.5. After the channel is created, go to ‘Manage Channel’ and then the ‘Subscription link to the Channel’ button. You will get a subscription link something like <http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/subscribe/YourChannelName>
   
   6. Now, Spread this subscription link!

   Drawbacks of GoogleSMSChannels–
   
   * Not available for Non-Indian users.

   * Subscriber requires a Google ID.

4.  Add Widgets

Out of the various widgets available, I recommend you using these–

• ChatRoll.com Chat Room. There are various Chatrooms available to be embedded, but ChatRoll is much better because No, plugin is required, supports sounds, highly customizable, easily embeddable Discussions etc. are supported. To add it as a widget, check out this post. To dedicate just one page to your chatroom(if you get great deal of hits), see this post.
• Dhingana Music Widget (Recommended only if your target audiences are Indian and your blog/website is somewhat related to Music/Youth) Listen to songs online. Afetr you add the widget, your visitors will ba able to listen to the songs LIVE on just your blog. Loved Dhingana? Add it to Orkut!
• Add Fun polls to your blog. Lets get back to the official wordpress. Polls. Just as you open your Dashboard, on the right, there’s Quickpress, Click the ‘Create a poll button[] , then ‘New Poll’, create the poll and  save it. When done, open the list of polls, choose your poll and click ‘HTML code’. Copy the short address and not the long one(Choose the one [Polldaddy xxxxxx]). Go to Widgets page, drag the ‘Text’ Widget to the sidebar and paste the code in it. Keep asking the visitors about the website, ask fun polls.

5.  Contact Forms

I recommend Wufoo form creator, for the following reasons…

• 3 forms avalable for free.
• Easily Embeddable
• No Ads, even in free forms
• Highly Customizable(Create your own themes etc)

Go for it, create forms and link them directly from your blog. Such forms help to keep your own Email ID safe and also add to the looks of the website.

6.  **Logo

Create a logo for your website, Just to spread the word. Like, for DevilsWorkshop, I would suggest something like this to be posted in forums etc. with link to DW…

To make 3D header online for free(like this one), check out this website.

If I get anything new, I’ll surely post it on DW!

Note: An Example of almost all the above services is this website.

(Needless to say, the website is mine.)

(Source(s): co.cc, Google Apps, Google SMS Channels)

Links: co.cc, A post by Rahul Bansal on DW, Google Apps, Google SMS Channels

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If you want to dedicate just one page to the Chat room, and don’t want it to be available on all the pages of the website, see Add a Chat Room to Your Blog in 3 Easy Steps.

This is a quick tutorial to tell you how you can add a chat room in the sidebar(which will be available on all the pages of your website/blog and hence will connect all of them together).

1. Go to the Create a Chatroll page.

2. Give a suitable name to your ChatRoom and a URL that is available and suits you. Click Next.

3.  On the next page you get a link to create your chatroll account. It is recommended to create a new account, to secure the data and to give you administrative rights over the chatroom. You can follow the steps on the right side of the page(see screenshot below) to popularize it. Yet, you can also skip the step.

4. Down next, you’ll see a button labeled ‘embed’

5. On the embed page, choose narrow sidebar, set your other preferences(text colour, chatroom colour etc.) and copy the Embed code.

6. Now, Go to your wordpress account’s dashboard and click ‘Widgets’ near the botton left of the page under ‘Appearance’.

7. On the ‘widgets’ page, Under the tab ‘Available Widgets’, Choose ‘Text’ and drag it to the ‘Sidebar’ tab on the right.

8. When dragged to the sidebar, it’ll open up. Now, In the first small box, type ‘Chat Room’ and the second big box, paste the code and click save.

That’s it!

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Link: ChatRoll.com

(Image Credits: SOLELY MINE!)

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Nimbuzz Mobile lets you call, chat, message, and send files on the go, for free. It combines all your buddies from  Skype, Windows Live Messenger (MSN), Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, GoogleTalk, AIM, GaduGadu, Jabber and Twitter, and social networks including Facebook and MySpace. One login, one contact list, all accounts.

See who´s online and where, call/group-call, chat/chatrooms, offline messaging, send photos/music/video, voice messaging.

Nimbuzz Mobile free to download and use. Nimbuzz will not charge or bill you for anything. However, since Nimbuzz uses your internet connection, incremental data charges from your provider will apply. It is, therefore strongly recommend to use the mobile client only with a flat-rate data plan or free Wifi connection.

Save Money

Instead of calling minutes, Nimbuzz uses the internet to let you make free international calls to your buddies. You can also register your VoIP account to call your friends on landlines and mobile phones.

Locate your Friends

Share your location and retrieve the location of your buddies on a map. Great for arranging face to face meetings.

Make yourself heard: If your buddies are offline, let them know you’re trying to get in touch by sending them a “Buzz”. It will start Nimbuzz Mobile on their mobile phone.

Never lose your Contacts

Use the Phonebook to back up and restore your contacts. Contacts will be backed up online. Comes in handy when you have lost your mobile phone.

So, why not Download Nimbuzz for your phone!

After you’ve made a few @Nimbuzz buddies, and you don’t want to lose connection with ‘em even after you stop using Nimbuzz on your phone, You can also download Nimbuzz for windows.

Biggest Drawbacks of Nimbuzz:

You must be wondering, when Nimbuzz is so useful and cool and all that, why isn’t it present in every Java-enabled phone? Okay, Now the bad news, Nimbuzz does a lot of data transfer(that means that if you aren’t usin’ some ‘Unlimited plan’, you’ll have to lighten your pocket much.

Now, the second negative point is the result of the first one, Because it transfers a lot of data, it consumes a lot of battery too(Well… I guess this is main the reason why it is not SO popular).

Did I miss something? Do tell me in comments!

Link: nimbuzz.com

(Image credits: nimbuzz.com)

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Brand new website to make buddies. Chat anonymously with strangers @ Omegle.com . The website is all cool, you just go to the website, click the ‘Start a Chat’ button and it fits you with another person online.

On an average, about 2400 people remain online on the website, so next time you are getting bored and Devils Workshop is down, go for it.

The website is pretty popular between Koreans, so you may easily encounter Koreans to chat with.

Just as you open the website,  you see something like this…

Click the ‘Start a Chat’ button, and enjoy the chat!

Happy Chatting!!

But the bad news is, it being anonymous, people are crazy and rude when they chat and you’ll have to use ‘Get Lost’, ‘shut up’ or similar phrases again and again if you want a clean chat !

Suggestions? Do tell me in comments…

Link: Omegle.com

(Image credits: Omegle)

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Protect your privacy and avoid spam.
Use Mailinator!
No Registration!
No Sign-up!

How do I create an account at Mailinator?

It’s simple, you just send email to it. Temporary accounts are created when email arrives for them. First, you give out the mailinator email address you created, and then you check it. It’s that simple.

Do I have to sign up?

No sign-up, you don’t even have to tell Mailinator you’re coming.

What email address should I use?

Anything you want! You can be bipper@mailinator.com, whatever@mailinator.com, or anything@mailinator.com. Just make sure your “anything” is followed by @mailinator.com (or

• mailinator2.com
• sogetthis.com
• mailin8r.com
• mailinator.net
• spamherelots.com
• thisisnotmyrealemail.com

What can I do with the email address?

Give it out. Use it in webforums. Post it on forums. Use it any time you need an email address, but don’t want to be slowed down by the sign-up process or spammed for eternity.

Then what? How do I check the email?

You have several options:

• check the mailbox here on this site
• via RSS
• via a widget!
• via your web browser

Link: Mailinator.com

(Image credits: Mailinator)

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Opera Turbo

Ever felt a Web site was loading slowly? Do you think it will happen again? Think again: Opera Turbo is a compression technology that provides significant improvements in browsing speeds over limited-bandwidth connections like a crowded Wi-Fi in a cafe or browsing through your mobile phone while commuting. Opera compresses the data when Opera turbo is turned on.

Opera 10 Beta here actually combines the best features of Google Chrome(Clear, bright, Stunning Looks), Opera Mini(Java App /Browser)(Image & Data compression) and Flock(Mail Integration).

What makes Opera run faster than other ‘ordinary’ browsers on slow speed?

Opera like its mobile Java version , Opera Mini, compresses data packets and thus, reduces the quality of images. So, if you want to browse wallpapers, it’ll a bad choice to turn on Opera Turbo…!!

The All-new Opera 10 is based on the engine Opera Presto 2.2 makin’ it more faster, secure and reliable. Unlike Firefox, it won’t hang, leaving you stuck! It requires less memory(RAM) to run, hence it runs faster.

Now, these are the most useful points of the all-new browser from Opera–

• Opera Turbo for fast browsing on slow connections.
• New enhanced tabs and sleek design.
• Completely Customizable looks, speed dial and everything!
• Web Integration.
• Data and Image compression which reduces the quality of images yet makes browsing upto 3x faster.

Click here to find out more about Opera 10.00 Beta version.

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Link: Opera 10.00 Beta

(Image credits : opera)

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If you want to make your Chatroom available on all the pages/posts of the blog/website (hosted by WordPress) as a widget, instead of dedicating just one page for Chatroom, please see Adding a Chatroom to wordpress as a widget. (If the link is not working, please tell me)

So you’ve decided to add chat functionality to your blog or website.

Chat rooms are a great way to let your visitors meet each other and discuss your content. Chat creates a community feel and adds interactivity that can set your blog apart from the rest and keep your visitors coming back!

We’ve put together 3 easy-to-follow steps to embed a chat room in your blog or website using Chatroll live communities.

All Chatroll live communities can be easily used as embedded chat rooms. Here’s how:

1. Create a Chatroll live community to use for your chat room.
   Go to Chatroll, enter your community’s name in the “Name Your Live Community…” box and click “Create”. Choose a name that fits with your blog, as this name will appear in the chat box title. Write an attractive and detailed description so that people can easily find your new Chatroll community (this will also help drive traffic to your blog).
2. Copy the embed code from the community’s home page. On your live community’s home page (the page that appears after your community has been created) you’ll find a text box labeled ‘embed’ under the chat window. Click the embed code and copy it.
3. Paste the embed code in your blog or web site. Paste the code where you would like the chat room to appear in your site. If you have a blog, you can either place the chat room in individual posts, or you can create a dedicated page on your blog to host the chat.

(IMPORTANT: If you are using the WordPress Visual Editor, or other visual editors, make sure to switch to HTML editor mode, otherwise WordPress will remove the embed code! This is a known issue with WordPress.)

You’ll see something like this–

(Source & Image credits: Chatroll blog)

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• Subscribe to  DevilsWorkshopPosts SMS Channel. If you’ve not registered your phone number on Google SMS channels yet, you’ll something like this…

• Just Type in your mobile number and a nickname, within 2 minutes. You’ll receive  an SMS from Google with the code, type in the code and you’re done!
• If you’ve already registered your phone number and nickname, you’ll see this…

• Just click ‘Yes’ and that’s it!

Get Devils Workshop Posts alerts and previews on your mobile for life and for ZERO  bucks!

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