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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>Startup reviews,Tech news,tech events,tech tips</title> <link>http://www.techpluto.com</link> <description>Startup reviews,Tech news,tech events,tech tips</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 13:27:43 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/techpluto/WaXv" /><feedburner:info uri="techpluto/waxv" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>techpluto/WaXv</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>Facebook Account Unavailable? Here’s How To Fix</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~3/9l9nG6rCmD0/</link> <comments>http://www.techpluto.com/facebook-account-unavailable-heres-how-to-fix/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 11:43:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rajat Kapoor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Utility focussed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook Account Unavailable]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techpluto.com/?p=7563</guid> <description><![CDATA[Facebook has very easily managed to get over 900 million active users in less than a decade, owing to its usefulness. Out of these 900 Million, a huge percentage of users not only open Facebook accounts everyday, but check it numerous number of times daily. What if you are one of these Facebook “addicts” and [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Facebook has very easily managed to get over 900 million active users in less than a decade, owing to its usefulness. Out of these 900 Million, a huge percentage of users not only open Facebook accounts everyday, but check it numerous number of times daily. What if you are one of these Facebook “addicts” and cannot get your daily dose of Facebook. What if someday you open Facebook and greeted by the messages such as:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pic1.jpg"><img class="wp-image-7575 aligncenter" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pic1-300x68.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="68" /></a></p><p>If you receive this message when you log into Facebook, you do not need to panic. Do not get worried that you Facebook account has been blocked or hacked , or that you won’t be able to view it again. If you see any such message when you log into Facebook, it is probably because of the following reasons:</p><ul><li>Facebook has a very large user base and has expanded its capacity to a huge extent, even then sometimes it faces technical difficulties owing to a hundreds of millions of people opening their website. So you just might the victim of Facebook’s breakdown. In such a case you might be able to log into your account in few minutes time.</li><li>Facebook frequently maintains all its servers in order to provide seamless service to its users. So, one more reason for account unavailability is that Facebook might be undertaking some maintenance practices on its server on which your database exists. In this case, it might take about an hour before you would be able to open your account again. If you are not able to access your account even after 24hrs, then you should contact Facebook at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@facbook.com">info@facbook.com</a></li></ul><h3>How to Fix this:</h3><p>In such cases you should try the following steps to resolve this problem:</p><ul><li>First, refresh your browser and try opening your account again. If the problem still persists, try opening your Facebook Account in some different web browser. If your account opens successfully, then it was most probably due to some cookie related problem. Go back to your original browser and then delete the cookies. For more information on how to delete cookies check the bottom of this page.</li><li>If the message shown by Facebook shows that your account would be avaiable in an hour or so, then believe it. Try opening your account after the specified time. If the problem persists for more than 24hrs the try contacting Facebook on <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@facbook.com">info@facbook.com</a></li></ul><p>Some times you might also face problems while opening the Timeline/Profile of some other user. You might be shown this message:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fb.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7564" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fb-300x23.png" alt="" width="300" height="23" /></a></p><p>This might be due the maintenance of the Timeline/Profile of that particular user. This might also have occured due an internal Facebook error. You can report such incidents <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=219600748058684" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also ask your friend to try and check whether he can access his profile or not. Sometimes this may happen if that user has blocked you from accessing his/her profile.</p><p>You can get updates of other Facebook problems and issues over <a target="_blank" title="Facebook Known Issues" href="http://www.facebook.com/KnownIssues" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also report new problems here.</p><h3>Information On Clearing Cookies:</h3><ul><ul><ul><li><em>Internet Explorer:</em><br /> Do the following: Press Alt+X -&gt; Select the <strong>General</strong> tab -&gt; Under <strong>Browsing History</strong> click <strong>Delete&#8230;</strong></li><li><em>Chrome:</em><br /> Do the Following: Click the <strong>Wrench</strong> icon -&gt; <strong>Settings</strong> -&gt; <strong>Under the Hood</strong> -&gt; Under <strong>Privacy</strong> click <strong>Clear Browsing Data</strong> -&gt; Now check <strong>Delete Cookies and other Site and Plugin data</strong></li><li><em>Firefox:</em><br /> Do the following: Click on <strong>Tools</strong> -&gt; <strong>Clear Recent History&#8230;</strong> -&gt; Set <strong>Time range to clear</strong> to<strong> Everything</strong> -&gt; Click on arrow next to <strong>Details</strong> and check <strong>Cookies </strong>-&gt; Click on<strong> Clear now.</strong></li></ul></ul></ul><p>&nbsp;</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~4/9l9nG6rCmD0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.techpluto.com/facebook-account-unavailable-heres-how-to-fix/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.techpluto.com/facebook-account-unavailable-heres-how-to-fix/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Creating JavaScript Calculators to Enhance Visitor Experience</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~3/-RwM0TDy1Gk/</link> <comments>http://www.techpluto.com/javascript-calculators-for-sites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:58:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Prashant Sharma</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Utility focussed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[javascript calculators for sites]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techpluto.com/?p=7556</guid> <description><![CDATA[Getting people to visit your site is difficult but what’s even more difficult is to get the visitor to stay and explore your site. The webmaster community has been talking about stickiness, bounce rates and time on site for many years and today every site owner will have to realise that getting people to interact [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/javascript-calculator.jpg"><img class="alignright  wp-image-7558" title="javascript calculator" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/javascript-calculator.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="219" /></a>Getting people to visit your site is difficult but what’s even more difficult is to get the visitor to stay and explore your site. The webmaster community has been talking about stickiness, bounce rates and time on site for many years and today every site owner will have to realise that getting people to interact with your content not only leads to higher conversion but also helps you rank better in the main search engines.</p><p>Articles and other types of written content is so 20th century! People have limited time to spend researching, so reading articles is not exactly on everyone’s agendas. Videos, images and other viral stuff? It is great but doesn’t necessarily improve conversion.</p><p>A great way to enhance visitor experience is to build a calculator. In this example, you can see a <a target="_blank" href="www.creditplus.co.uk/car-loan-calculator.html">car loan calculator</a>. It is quite a sophisticated one but I’m sure that a calculator can be built almost in any niche. Does your website deal with numbers? Build a calculator – no matter how simple it is, it will keep the visitors’ attention fixed.</p><p>As you can see from the car loan calculator example, it has got sliders. It gives the app a more modern look. If you have to choose between the 1990s approach of creating data fields and buttons and a sliders-based tool, always go for the sliders. It looks good and it offers a better functionality.</p><p>This calculator consists of the basic HTML code and two integrated JavaScript files – one for the slider operation and another one to power the functionality of the calculator. In order to build a good-looking calculator for your site, you will need experience in CSS. The slider cursor is basically a small png image with relative position that slides across a background scale image based on the instructions contained in its JavaScript file.</p><p>Another piece of advice that can be given to webmasters is – build the calculator in a way that you can create a stand-alone app that you can share with partners via an iframe. It’s important if you’re serious about building a well-performing affiliate network. Providing them with banners and other conventional advertising material is not enough any more. The future is in the apps.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~4/-RwM0TDy1Gk" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.techpluto.com/javascript-calculators-for-sites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.techpluto.com/javascript-calculators-for-sites/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>uCoz Review: Free Site Builder and Hosting Solution For Novice Beginners</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~3/vIY74uxg9H8/</link> <comments>http://www.techpluto.com/free-site-builder-and-hosting-option-for-starters-ucoz/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:02:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Prashant Sharma</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Web 2.0 app]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Free Site Builder and Hosting option for starters]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techpluto.com/?p=7532</guid> <description><![CDATA[There are several companies serving website creation and hosting services for free(conditionally!) nowadays. Though free website hosting services aren’t generally good enough to get full flexibility and functionality that one can get with paid/professional shared hosting services but still, a novice beginner can certainly create his online identity with free website creation tools and and [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ucoz.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-7533" title="ucoz" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ucoz.png" alt="" width="195" height="120" /></a>There are several companies serving website creation and hosting services for free(conditionally!) nowadays. Though free website hosting services aren’t generally good enough to get full flexibility and functionality that one can get with paid/professional shared hosting services but still, a novice beginner can certainly create his online identity with free website creation tools and and get started right away for free or negligibly low cost with various available site creation and hosting services.</p><p>uCoz.com is one such Website creation and hosting service, which is quite closer to premium hosting solutions and also comes at zero* (and beyond) cost to the user. This makes it substantially different than other web hosting companies competing against uCoz and it helps you <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ucoz.com/register/" target="_blank">make your own website for free</a> without asking too much from users.</p><p>uCoz helps in creation of any type of website, either personal or professional and allows hosting for free with its most basic model. Though, if you need a fully flexible choice for design, then uCoz will work well for you as it offers various template options for developing an interactive and dynamic website without the need of having knowledge of programming or any technical language.</p><p>Using uCoz content management system, novice enthusiasts or professional web developers can easily make web pages representing amazing functionalities like photo albums, guest books, blogs etc.  But, you should remember that you can only use these functions for free to some extent.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ucoz-snap.png"><img title="ucoz snap" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ucoz-snap.png" alt="" width="500" height="345" /></a><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ucoz-snap.png"><br /> </a></p><p>In uCoz, you can’t use various CGI or PHP scripts, Oracle or MySQL database etc. Thus, it is beneficial for people, who need only basic functions for developing their website. In other words, people who need to use core technical functions in website may better look for advanced alternatives than uCoz. It suits people with little to no technical expertise, who do not want to spend money in creating their online identity but do wish to show up their personal or professional outlook through their website such as artists etc.</p><p>Thus, uCoz is a mind blowing option for amateur people or people who are at the start up stage. Such users can get exclusive benefits by designing an impressive website using an attractive range of templates. These templates come in different themes ranging from transport to Anime.</p><p>Take a look at some of the uCoz feature highlights:</p><ul><li>Amazing Disk Space</li><li>Hosting offers 99.8 percent uptime.</li><li>Huge array of templates including more than 250 beautiful templates.</li><li>Offering YouTube video streaming integration</li><li>Option for photo album integration</li><li>You can attach various features and pages like newsfeeds, blogs, forums, ad-boards or tag boards, guestbook and hit counters and polling.</li><li>Offers various additional functions like creating a sitemap automatically, data backup and website statistics.</li><li>FAQ support with forum help center.</li><li>Contact form</li></ul><p>Like other web hosting services that are available for free, uCoz also offers website owners to showcase some ads on the website and that is how you get an ad-supported free version of website hosting on uCoz. You can remove these ads for sure bu for doing this, you will have to pay for premium membership, even if it’s the most basic plan.</p><p>So, overall we would suggest that if you wish to develop a website for gaining some web development experience with limited features and you wish to do it without paying a single penny, then uCoz is an ideal site creation and hosting option for you.</p><p>However, if you want to use it for your business and require extreme flexibility and rich functions, and then you should go for other shared hosting premium packages and complex site designing solutions.</p><p><strong>Pricing</strong></p><p>The uCoz <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ucoz.com/" target="_blank">free website builder</a>(ad-supported) but if you want to remove ads on your website made through uCoz site builder then you will have to upgrade to one of the many premium plans under uCoz paid hosting options.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~4/vIY74uxg9H8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.techpluto.com/free-site-builder-and-hosting-option-for-starters-ucoz/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.techpluto.com/free-site-builder-and-hosting-option-for-starters-ucoz/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Chatwing: Embed a Chat Box In Your Website and Generate Revenue</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~3/3wXUejLLIW8/</link> <comments>http://www.techpluto.com/website-chat-widget-chatwing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:23:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Prashant Sharma</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[website chat widget chatwing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techpluto.com/?p=7523</guid> <description><![CDATA[We have been witnessing a lot of change in the means of real time communication or chatting over the past couple of years. We have noticed that online chatting is gaining a lot of popularity with plenty of web companies providing dedicated IM Chat clients for one-to-one real-time communication. But most people seem to prefer [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chatwing.png"><img class="alignright  wp-image-7526" title="chatwing" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chatwing.png" alt="" width="310" height="67" /></a>We have been witnessing a lot of change in the means of real time communication or chatting over the past couple of years. We have noticed that online chatting is gaining a lot of popularity with plenty of web companies providing dedicated IM Chat clients for one-to-one real-time communication.</p><p>But most people seem to prefer chatting on online services, such as social networking sites or online chat boxes, rather than the good ol’ messengers which had to be installed on PCs to get going!</p><p><strong>ChatWing.com</strong> is one chat service provider which enables any site owner to integrate a feature into any website, which in turn allows users to chat, directly on the website.</p><h3><strong>Features Roundup!</strong></h3><ul><li>Highly customizable chat box</li><li>No registration required for chatting</li><li>Login through Facebook/Twitter supported</li><li>You get paid for the ads</li></ul><p>What ChatWing actually does is that it allows you to create a customized <a target="_blank" href="http://chatwing.com" target="_blank">chat box</a> feature for your website. It provides you with the HTML code of the chat box so that you can add it to your website.</p><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-7527" title="chatwing chat widget" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chatwing-chat-widget.png" alt="" width="258" height="418" />To create your customized chat box, head on to the ChatWing website and register yourself by giving the website name for which you want to create the box and your email address. Once registered and logged in, you have option to select the type of chat box you want for your website.</p><p>One option is the live embedded chat box which will appear on your webpage and people will be able to directly chat into that box. The second option is of a pop out window, which will create a button on your website which, when clicked, will open a new window containing a chat box. After selecting the type, click on the next button to further customize the chat box.</p><p>ChatWing provides a lot of customization features. You can resize your chat box (minimum size is 240 by 400 pixels). Moreover, you can also choose the colour of the frame of the chat box/ button. This customization ensures that ChatWing doesn’t spoil the look of your website.</p><p>Finally you can choose to get the HTML code of the box and add the code to your website to add the ChatWing chat box to get empowered with your own <a target="_blank" href="http://chatwing.com" target="_blank">website chat</a>.</p><p>ChatWing keeps the chatting feature quite easy for the users. Users just have to click the login button and then login using either their Facebook/Twitter id or as a guest. This login only takes a few seconds. Users can directly type and chat with all the other users on the website. Moreover, users can also choose from a big lot of virtual avatars in case of guest login, otherwise it fetches your Facebook/ Twitter profile pic.</p><p>You can also generate revenue by adding ChatWing to your website. ChatWing is an ad supported software and earns by showing users advertisements of its sponsors. If users click on the advertisement, you will be paid 75% of the ad revenue.  You can request for payment when your generated revenue reaches a minimum of 25$.</p><p>Other special features of ChatWing include spam filter and profanity filter. Moreover, user can flag other users for using profane language. Frequently flagged users are temporarily banned.</p><p>Thus<strong> ChatWing</strong> instantly provides you with a customized chat box for you website, which does its job pretty well.</p><div id="myiframecontainer_talktalk_25072011"><script type="text/javascript">loadIframe_talktalk_25072011();</script></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~4/3wXUejLLIW8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.techpluto.com/website-chat-widget-chatwing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.techpluto.com/website-chat-widget-chatwing/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Create and Deploy Web Forms Instantly with FormBakery</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~3/7ONlVjX8MUQ/</link> <comments>http://www.techpluto.com/create-php-forms-instantly/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:24:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Prashant Sharma</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[create php forms instantly]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techpluto.com/?p=7514</guid> <description><![CDATA[We have seen the web grow from its small stages to what we now call Web 2.0. We have seen a lot of changes in the way things are done on the web, but one thing still remains same, the way data is inputted by a visitor on a website. Data is mostly inputted by [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have seen the web grow from its small stages to what we now call Web 2.0. We have seen a lot of changes in the way things are done on the web, but one thing still remains same, the way data is inputted by a visitor on a website. Data is mostly inputted by implementing “forms” on the webpage.</p><p>Forms are a mixture of textboxes and multiple choice questions or checkboxes in which let the users fill data and submit to the website. This data is then sent to the website owner for processing. Creating forms for a website can be a very hectic task.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/formbakery.png"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-7515" title="formbakery" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/formbakery.png" alt="" width="556" height="339" /></a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://formbakery.com" target="_blank">FormBakery</a> is one such website which allows us to create simple web forms in a very simplified manner. The best part about FormBakery is that it provides you with the code of the form, rather than giving you the link of a webpage containing that form (like GDocs). This means that the form completely runs on your server and all the data inputted to the form does not reach in the hands of any third party.</p><blockquote><p><strong>The <em>Good</em>:</strong></p><ul><li>Super-easy drag and drop interface</li><li>Code available for multiple platforms</li><li>Instantly deployable human readable code is generated</li><li>The code completely runs on your server</li></ul><p><strong>The <em>Not-so-Good</em>:</strong></p><ul><li>Very few form elements</li><li>Exporting code in PHP or JavaScript isn&#8217;t free</li><li>Strong, pre-dominant competitors like Google Docs provide similar service at no cost</li></ul></blockquote><p>FormBakery provides its users, a very neat and clean interface for creating forms. Open their website and you’ll see an empty form and a few other options. On the top of the form you would see a few of the majorly used form elements like single and multiline text boxes, drop boxes, radio buttons and check boxes.</p><p>To add any element to your form, you just need to drag the elements into your form. Once added, you can customize these elements by adding text in the space provided in these elements, adding options, etc. You can also rearrange the items by a simple drag drop option.</p><p>At the end of the form there is an option to enter the name and email address of the person to which the data submitted by the users is to be mailed. After completing the form completion, click on the export button. FormBakery will give you a few suggestions to improve your form. You can then export your forms code in a variety of formats including HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP.</p><p>Exporting the form’s code in PHP and Javascript requires a day pass available for 3$/day. This day pass gives you the liberty to export any number of forms for above platforms for free for a day. This provides users to have multiple attempts of creating and testing forms.</p><p>Above all FormBakery is a very easy and a fast way to generate forms. Moreover the code of these forms is yours to keep and runs entirely on your server.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~4/7ONlVjX8MUQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.techpluto.com/create-php-forms-instantly/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.techpluto.com/create-php-forms-instantly/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>How to: Use Google Earth Online Without Downloading</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~3/Ioj15UHWVLQ/</link> <comments>http://www.techpluto.com/how-to-use-google-earth-online-without-downloading/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:45:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Prashant Sharma</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Utility focussed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[how to use google earth online without downloading]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techpluto.com/?p=7506</guid> <description><![CDATA[Google Earth was the brainchild of Google and was introduced in the Market in the year 2004 and was originally called Earthviewer3D. It maps the Earth by superimposing a series of images obtained from various geographic perception models and methods like satellite imagery, aerial photography and to give us a detailed and comprehensive view of features of the [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google Earth was the brainchild of Google and was introduced in the Market in the year 2004 and was originally called Earthviewer3D. It maps the Earth by superimposing a series of images obtained from various geographic perception models and methods like satellite imagery, aerial photography and to give us a detailed and comprehensive view of features of the earth, be it roads, houses, geographic features like lakes, mountains, rivers, valleys, etc.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/google-earth-online.jpg"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-7507" title="google earth online" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/google-earth-online.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="478" /></a></p><p>Moreover, we can use this information effectively for various research related and commercial purposes . It was introduced under three separate heads and licenses, two of which are:</p><ul><li><strong>Google Earth</strong>, a free version with restrained number of functions;</li><li><strong>Google Earth Plus</strong> which was discontinued later on, but which included additional features and introduced <strong>Google Earth Pro</strong>, which is a purchasable product and is intended for business and high-end professional purposes.</li></ul><p>However in order to get a view of Google Earth images, a few years back, one would have to download the Google Earth software, which wasn&#8217;t a light-weight software by any standards . But now after Google started combining Google maps with Earth products, Google earth has become available to all Google Map users, without actually having to download the software.</p><p>To use the 3D imagery in Google Maps, you will need the Google Earth plug-in application, which anyone can now put to use, and the installation information for which is readily available online. Google Earth plugin is a free beta application, available for any web site that does not charge any fee like Google Earth Pro.</p><p>However, it is a free service for consumers. Plug-in and its Java script version allow users to accommodate a version of Google Earth into web pages allowing online customers to use Earth without downloading it. It does not include all the qualities of the full Google Earth Application but allows effective 3D map applications to be modelled and built.</p><p>There is also a new “Earth” tab on Google Maps, right next to the Satellite and Map tabs, which gives you instant access to Google Earth, online, removing you from the hassle to download Google Earth.</p><p>The Google Earth Plug-in is currently available for several operating systems and web browsers such as Apple Mac OS X 10.4 and higher (Intel and PowerPC), Firefox 3.0+, Safari 3.1+, Google Chrome 1.0+,Microsoft Windows 2000, seven,  XP, Internet Explorer 6.0+, Vista, and Flock 1.0+, Firefox 2.0+, etc</p><p>This plug-in allows the  layers of Roads, terrains, buildings, borders and 3-d buildings and though this restricts the nature of your viewing to fewer number of features, it’s quite an achievement for Google maps to integrate the features of Google Earth, without having to download the software.</p><p>There is one other option of using Google earth online without having to download it first and that is to use <strong>wikimapia.org</strong>, which also combines, like Google maps, the products of Google earth and Google maps together in a single framework. So enjoy the twin benefits of <strong>Google maps</strong> now online and free of cost!</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~4/Ioj15UHWVLQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.techpluto.com/how-to-use-google-earth-online-without-downloading/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.techpluto.com/how-to-use-google-earth-online-without-downloading/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>SunVPN: Unblock the Internet</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~3/51S7ZBBzvSA/</link> <comments>http://www.techpluto.com/sunvpn-unblock-the-internet/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:02:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rajat Kapoor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Utility focussed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SunVPN features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SunVPN Services]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techpluto.com/?p=7490</guid> <description><![CDATA[As the threats of internet are increasing day to day, people are adopting the  latest advancements in the cyber world to protect themselves from cyber crimes. One such way is to use a Virtual Private Network (or VPN). A VPN service encrypts all your data from the internet and transmits this encrypted data to the [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the threats of internet are increasing day to day, people are adopting the  latest advancements in the cyber world to protect themselves from cyber crimes. One such way is to use a Virtual Private Network (or VPN). A VPN service encrypts all your data from the internet and transmits this encrypted data to the destination. This data is decrypted at the destination, making the data inaccessible to any middle party be it your ISP or net admins at your workplace.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/SunLogo.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7492" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/SunLogo.png" alt="" width="159" height="54" /></a></p><p><strong>SunVPN</strong> is one of the major VPN service providers with servers in multiple worldwide locations including US, Canada, Germany, Romania and Singapore. The best part about SunVPN is that it uses PPTP and OpenVPN protocols on all its servers. As the OpenVPN protocol is open source, this ensures that their <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sunvpn.com/" target="_blank">VPN service</a> is continuously being improved. 24X7 tech support is also available.To try the SunVPN services, head on to their website.</p><p><strong>The Good:</strong></p><ul><li>256-bit AES encryption providing online security</li><li>Unblocks all websites</li><li>Multiple server locations worldwide</li><li>Customized VPN installer</li><li>Mobile Services</li></ul><p><strong>Not so good:</strong></p><ul><li>Mobile version not available for Symbian/Nokia</li><li>L2TP/SSTP not yet available</li><li>P2P not allowed</li></ul><p>SunVPN allows you to bypass all internet restrictions in any location in the world. You can bypass all restrictions imposed by your country or access any websites blocked on your organisational network. It unblocks Facebook in China, Skype in the Middle East and unblocks almost all sorts of restricted content.</p><p>For your security SunVPN encrypts all your data using 256-bit AES encryption which is the safest Open VPN encryption. This helps in preventing sniffing of your data on shared networks or Wi-Fi hotspots. This also makes sure that all the websites you visit do not get to know your IP address or any other of your information and also keeps your data safe from your ISP.</p><p>SunVPN comes with a custom OpenVPN GUI installer which saves you from the hassles of manually installing and configuring OpenVPN and entering your password every time you connect. A similar installer for the PPTP protocol is also available for Windows.</p><p>Apart from these unblocking and security features, SunVPN also provides many other services. You can watch the best of the US TV from abroad. This service includes ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, BBC and also gives you access to HULU which provides a lot of other TV content. Moreover SunVPN also has a  mobile version for Android, iOS, Windows Mobile and the iPad. This mobile service provides all the features of the services of the desktop version.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/compatible.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7493" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/compatible.png" alt="" width="170" height="56" /></a></p><p>SunVPN is available without any contracts with a pay-as-you-go option. Billing can be done monthly, quarterly or annually with an option to cancel your subscription anytime you want. There is also a 30-day money back guarantee in case you as not satisfied with the services. With Money-back guarantee, you can <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sunvpn.com/buy-vpn.aspx" target="_blank">buy VPN</a> service without risking your money!</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~4/51S7ZBBzvSA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.techpluto.com/sunvpn-unblock-the-internet/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.techpluto.com/sunvpn-unblock-the-internet/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Monsoon: Innovate Better with Electronic Brainstorming Utility</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~3/JlPih1gCzXY/</link> <comments>http://www.techpluto.com/monsoon-innovate-better-with-electronic-brainstorming-utility/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:29:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rajat Kapoor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[collaborative brainstorming service gomonsoon]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techpluto.com/?p=7485</guid> <description><![CDATA[Monsoon is a Web 2.0 application which adapts a totally different yet simplistic approach for brainstorming sessions which lets us avoid the problems faced in standard brainstorming process. Monsoon is ideally suited for a team of people who work on the same project but from different places. Monsoon basically provides a very intuitive and well [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gomonsoon.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-7486" title="gomonsoon" src="http://www.techpluto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gomonsoon.png" alt="" width="269" height="76" /></a><strong>Monsoon</strong> is a Web 2.0 application which adapts a totally different yet simplistic approach for brainstorming sessions which lets us avoid the problems faced in standard brainstorming process.</p><p>Monsoon is ideally suited for a team of people who work on the same project but from different places. Monsoon basically provides a very intuitive and well organised platform for sharing thoughts and ideas amongst the team members.</p><p>It&#8217;s a chat room type interface which provides everyone, an opportunity to put forward their views. Moreover, it allows more than one person to talk at a time which makes the process of communication much quicker and easier.</p><p>The best part of this web based software is the depth of anonymity it provides. The ideas submitted to the worker are anonymous and the workers in turn anonymously rate the ideas out of ten. This avoids the unnecessary biasing of the workers to their friend’s ideas.</p><p>Above all, the workers can easily post their creative ideas without being shy of presenting that idea in front of colleagues and superiors. Another great feature of Monsoon is that it runs completely within the web browser thereby eliminating the need of any software installation or OS limitations. Moreover, the interface is pretty easy to use and seems very familiar even while using it for the first time.</p><p>Management of ideas is very comfortable. You can select the topics to be discussed and then move the ideas under specific subtopics. After the submission of ideas, you can start the voting process where all ideas are rated by the workers. Report generation of the ideas is also automated and is available as a PDF file on the reports page; sorted in 3 different categories: bye category, by the voting score and as a transcript of the whole session.</p><p>Monsoon is ideal for small companies due to the affordable plans it provides for brainstorming sessions. Charges are levied on a monthly basis which saves you from the restriction on the number of talks per month. Price of plan depends on the number of people that will join a session. You can <a target="_blank" href="https://gomonsoon.com/pricing">check the pricing details here.</a></p><p>Head on to <a target="_blank" href="file:///C:/Users/Prashant/Desktop/Newer%20downloads/Writers%20work/rajat/GoMonsoon.com">GoMonsoon.com</a> if you want to try this innovative web service.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techpluto/WaXv/~4/JlPih1gCzXY" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.techpluto.com/monsoon-innovate-better-with-electronic-brainstorming-utility/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.techpluto.com/monsoon-innovate-better-with-electronic-brainstorming-utility/</feedburner:origLink></item> </channel> </rss><!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

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