Naveen's Blog

Transfer files between Cloud Storage Services easily and freely

Naveen — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:09:04 +0000

I use few popular cloud storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3, etc. for storing files and important data. I store frequently accessed files on Google Drive and highly important and archived data on Amazon S3. I also use Dropbox to serve static files of my websites. I replicate Dropbox files to Box(...)

WordPress Theme and Plugins that power My Blog – Part II

Naveen — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:42:13 +0000

This is a follow-up post to my previous Part-I post where I told about the theme I am using for this blog. This post describes various plugins I use to give additional features to the core WordPress script. 1. Akismet: This spam-prevention plugin comes default with every WordPress installation. Comment spam is a huge problem(...)

WordPress theme and plugins that power my blog – Part 1

Naveen — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:35:21 +0000

“What plugins and theme you use?” is the frequent question I get from the visitors and fellow bloggers, so here is a detailed post about all things that power my blog. Theme: My blog was started in 2007 and since then I used a free WordPress theme called “iTheme” from N.Design Studio, which is a(...)

Free AWS Glacier Windows Clients / Uploaders

Naveen — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:37:02 +0000

I just started testing out AWS Glacier, which is an extremely low-cost data storage service by Amazon with a durability of 99.999999999%. It just costs one cent per gigabyte per month. Unlike S3, you cannot retrieve the data on demand. You need to initiate a request for download, which will be processed in 3-5 hours(...)

Free TXT to RTF and HTML Converter

Naveen — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:01:42 +0000

Found this tiny (600KB) piece of software that can convert TXT files to RTF and HTML files. It is called Docfrac. It is an Open Source, free software. It can converter a single or a batch of files at a go. It also has the ability to converter vice versa too. Conversion Formats RTF to(...)

Free software to increase system volume

Naveen — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:46:28 +0000

I have been noticing that one of my systems’ volume is very low compared to the other. I have checked all the settings to increase it, but in vain. Then, done a search for the freeware tools to increase the volume and found this little software, which found that I am using only half of(...)

How I made my Inkjet printing cheaper and cost-effective

Naveen — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:17:02 +0000

As I had lot of printing and scanning work for my B.Ed. instructional material, I decided to purchase a printer with scanner. Our first printer was HP with scanner, which I purchased in the year 2005 and it lasted for four years. Cartridges were very costly, but the printing and scanning quality was good. These(...)

Free image to PDF converter

Naveen — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:52:53 +0000

I was scanning a book and wanted to make a PDF from all the scanned images. I searched the SourceForge and found this tiny software, which worked perfectly. I was able to turn all the images into a nice PDF. This tool is called “Image2PDF,” a project on SourceForge. It is a free software. It(...)

DreamHost Vs HostGator

Naveen — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:23:29 +0000

I started this blog in March 2007 after I acquired this domain name at SnapNames. I hosted this blog on DreamHost until November 2010. I then moved to HostGator to get rid of problems I was experiencing there. It has been a year since I moved to HostGator, so decided to write a review of(...)

Replace your Personal Care Products with Natural Alternatives

Naveen — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:47:55 +0000

Shampoo, toothpaste, and soap are made of chemicals and they are harmful in long term. Just google the words “personal care products harmful ingredients” and read. We know about it, but we still use them as we don’t know the better harmless alternatives, don’t have the access to them, or just simply they are easy(...)

Best free Audio File Joiner and Converter

Naveen — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:32:17 +0000

Today, I had to join around 20 .wav audio files into one. I have downloaded few free software and tested. The best one I have chosen is All Free mp3 Joiner with lots of options. It can convert files between various formats. Even, you can merge audio files of various formats and convert them into(...)

Health insurance policy is now portable

Naveen — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:13:47 +0000

Now you can port your health insurance to any health insurance company in India. IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) today released the advertisement to all newspapers about it. You can now keep the credit gained in your existing policy even after switching to a new insurance company. You may be aware or not, all(...)

How to get a free US phone number

Naveen — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:06:54 +0000

I needed a US phone number to register with a site as it only allows the people from US with a valid US phone number. We can use a US proxy to bypass the country limit, but how can we get a US phone number? I know that for a fee, I can get a(...)

Beetel launches cheapest Android tablet – Magiq at Rs.9,999

Naveen — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:29:24 +0000

Beetel, Bharti Airtel’s handset-making division unveiled a the cheapest Android-based tablet. It is named as “Magiq” and runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo). It is 3G ready and has all the latest features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Dual Camera, HDMI Port, and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot. It has 7″ WVGA TFT Touch Screen and Stereo Speakers along with(...)

CutePDF – Add a PDF printer to any Windows application

Naveen — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:04:43 +0000

CutePDF is a free software to create PDFs from any Windows application. It installs a printer driver and shows up as a virtual printer when you print from any application. While giving the Print command (Ctrl+P), select the “CreatePDF Writer” as printer and it will create a professional quality PDF. I have been using it(...)