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Try Google LiveAndroid Mobile OS LiveCD / USB on your x86 PC
Aug 10th
Want to give Google Android a try, but don’t feel like buying a T-Mobile G1? LiveAndroid lets you download a LiveCD disc image of the Google Android operating system. Just burn the image to a disc, stick it in a CD-ROM drive, and reboot your computer and you can check out Android without installing it or affecting any files on your PC.
You can also use the disc image in a virtualization application like VirtualBox, VMWare or Microsoft Virtual PC if you want to try the operating system without even rebooting your computer.
So I tried out LiveAndroid myself, and I can say it does look pretty, but most of the functions won’t work anyways, since it’s only supposed to be offered to try out the OS on your computer without having to purchase the mobile phone it is bundled with. As a Google fan, you’re welcome to check out the glory of a Google Operating System before the Chrome OS is out.
Apparently at the time of writing, this doesn’t work on Netbooks yet as I’ve tried on my Lenovo S10 and it wouldn’t advance beyond the bootscreen. Do notify me if it does on yours.
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Custom fonts on your website using CSS
Aug 9th
Have you ever felt the need to use designer or other custom fonts on your webpages rather than stay restricted to the limited number of fonts available on user’s’ computers? Sometimes we workaround this issue by using images in place of text when the fonts are only needed for displaying menu items, buttons or other elements that comprise of very little textual matter, so that it doesn’t add up to loading time of the page.
Now this isn’t something new, but only to those unaware, you can also easily embed an online font into your site, and use it throughout the pages retaining the text property on the content. This is implemented via CSS using the @font-face property.
An example using an embedded stylesheet.
<style type="text/css"> @font-face { font-family:"CustomFontName"; src:url(customfont.ttf) format("truetype"); } h1 { font-family:CustomFontName; } </style>
In this manner, you can specify different fonts for different elements on your page i.e. headings, paragraphs, table contents, etc.
The browser downloads the font onto the users’ computer and displays the content accordingly. Note that it might take a few seconds until the font is displayed, as it depends upon the users’ connection for the time taken to download the font by the browser. While Firefox displays the unformatted text until the font is being downloaded, Safari doesn’t.
<style type="text/css"> @font-face { font-family:"dirt2"; src:url(Dirt2.ttf) format("truetype"); } @font-face { font-family:"loyal"; src:url(Loyal.ttf) format("truetype"); } h1 { font-family:dirt2; } h2 { font-family:loyal; } </style>
More information on Mozilla Developers page @ https://developer.mozilla.org/index.php?title=En/CSS/%40font-face
Fixing HTML Fieldset overflow in IE
Aug 2nd
So I was working on this webpage for a client, and after everything was ready, I discovered I ran into a few errors in IE (that should always be expected
). The major error was this:
As you can see, the form elements overflow out of the fieldset, plus that weird bar over the top. Apparently I noticed a few other blogs having solutions to similar fieldset issues for IE7, but I’m sharing you what worked for me.
Just a simple overflow:visible
alongwith the width.
<fieldset style="overflow:visible;width: 600px;">
Hope it helps anyone running into a similar issue. I spent an entire day working around this.
You’re Watching Disney Channel – Bumper videos
Jul 29th
“Hi! I’m NiSh, and you’re watching Nishant’s Blog!”
Alright just bumped (pun intended) into these bumper videos on Youtube, also luckily found a combined video with (almost all of) them in one. I personally enjoy these bumpers shown before the start of a show, especially the different ways they show the stars draw the Disney logo and all is so much fun (I kinda wanna do it once myself
). And if you notice, the background music played in them are also pretty cool, a few are their generic ones that they even make use of in the ‘Coming up next’ show bumpers.
My favorite bumpers would be of Selena Gomez ♥, David Henrie, Jake T Austin (alright I’m biased here being a WoWP fan
), Tinkerbell Fairies, Georgie Henley, Kermit the Frog
Anyway.. enjoy! Might as well bring some nostalgia for a few
*Thanks to xSonnyFanx for the uber compilation*
Also check this one out, it’s one of the few not included in the above combined video, but it’s really cool, I love the bgmusic in it. Watch below.
For more individual bumper videos, click here to Search Youtube.
Download 10th Anniversery Freebies for Windows Live Messenger
Jul 23rd
My favorite IM client over the years, Windows Live Messenger finally completed it’s 10th Anniversary recently. Since MSN Messenger version 1.0, it has currently reached (at the time of posting this) Windows Live Messenger version 2009 (build 14.0.8064.206). On this occasion, Microsoft is offering an anniversary gift pack with free themes and emoticons for download.
Hit the button above to download the theme pack. The content is from the US anniversary website.
Also check out the UK website for the same below, where you can also play some games and win prizes.
Microsoft has also compiled a five-minute video for the tenth anniversary of Messenger, featuring the Buddy icon mascot. Do check it out below, it’s fun.
Google Solar Eclipse 2009 logo
Jul 22nd
Ok I rarely get to notice the Google.com homepage, since I always prefer the Search boxes in my browsers for a quick G search. But just accidently got to the homepage today and noticed this Solar Eclipse 2009 logo for today, so thought of sharing it over here for those like me who might let it go unnoticed.
For those not aware of previous exclusive Google logos for specific events and holidays, check out: http://www.google.co.in/intl/en/holidaylogos.html (I wish that page had an RSS feed for new logo notifications, would make it easier for us, lol)
Get Free Colgate Total Samples
Jul 21st
If you’re bored as I was when I ordered my sample, then go ahead and click here: http://www.colgatepromotions.co.in/colgate_total/special/try-for-free.php
I received mine like after a month of submitting the application, though it might vary for others. You can also try the Colgate Sensitive toothpaste samples here: http://www.colgatepromotions.co.in/colgate_sensitive/colgate_sensitive_sampling.php
I might be applying for that next when I’m completely bored with nothing else to do, lol.
Here’s a photo of my delivery that I received yesterday via BlueDart.
So order the free samples right away.. It’s a freebie duh, what goes.. Lol. Will keep you’ll updated for any more freebies to come. Stay subscribed to my RSS via FeedBurner (button on the sidebar).
Get Indexed within 24hrs – Free Ping list for your blog
Jul 16th
Here’s a free Ping list for your blog, that will help your posts get indexed within 24 hrs. I know many think Pingomatic is enough, but well the more the merrier, eh?
To input these in your Wordpress blog, simply navigate to /wp-admin/options-writing.php and paste these below the Pingomatic url.
http://1470.net/api/ping
http://api.my.yahoo.com/rss/ping
http://api.feedster.com/ping
http://api.moreover.com/ping
http://api.moreover.com/RPC2
http://bblog.com/ping.php
http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/XMLRPC
http://blogmatcher.com/u.php
http://blogdb.jp/xmlrpc/
http://bulkfeeds.net/rpc
http://coreblog.org/ping/
http://ping.cocolog-nifty.com/xmlrpc
http://ping.blo.gs/
http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php
http://ping.bitacoras.com
http://ping.feedburner.com
http://ping.fakapster.com/rpc
http://ping.weblogs.se/
http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php
http://ping.myblog.jp
http://ping.blogmura.jp/rpc/
http://pingoat.com/goat/RPC2
http://ping.bloggers.jp/rpc/
http://pinger.blogflux.com/rpc
http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080/
http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/
http://rpc.tailrank.com/feedburner/RPC2
http://rpc.pingomatic.com/
http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
http://rpc.britblog.com
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
http://rpc.wpkeys.com
http://rpc.pingomatic.com
http://topicexchange.com/RPC2
http://trackback.bakeinu.jp/bakeping.php
http://www.blogdigger.com/RPC2
http://www.blogpeople.net/servlet/weblogUpdates
http://www.bitacoles.net/ping.php
http://www.blogoon.net/ping/
http://xmlrpc.blogg.de
http://xping.pubsub.com/ping
Hope it helps
Random Facts about Indians
Jul 15th
PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN, eh?
Well just a short list of fact I just bumped across in a forum post, thought of sharing.. although most of us already know it.
(P.S. again: This is NOT written by me)
- India invented the Number system….(infact the very first number ZERO "0" was invented by Aryabhatta)
- Co-founder Sun Microsystems- Mr.Vinod Khosla – An Indian
- Who invented the Pentium Chip – Mr. Vinod Dham – An Indian
- Third richest man is the world – Mr.Azim Premji – An Indian
- Founder and Creator of HOTMAIL – Mr.Sabeer Bhatia – An Indian
- President of AT&T- BellLabs (guys who invented C, C++, UNIX) – Mr. Arun Netravalli – An India
- General Manager of Hewlett Packard – Mr. Rajiv Gupta – An Indian
- Decimal system was invented in India in 100 BC
- Worlds first university was in INDIA – Takshashila (and u uneducated pale white guy calls us idiots)
- Which is the worlds largest democracy – INDIA
- 1.5% of total US population is Indians YET – 38% Doctors in US are Indians
- 1.5% of total US population is Indians YET – 12% Scientists in US are Indians
- 1.5% of total US population is Indians YET – 36% of Nasa Scientists in US are Indians
- 1.5% of total US population is Indians YET – 38% Doctors in US are Indians
- 1.5% of total US population is Indians YET – 34% of Micorsoft Employees in US are Indians
- 1.5% of total US population is Indians YET – 28% of IBM Employees in US are Indians
- 1.5% of total US population is Indians YET – 17% of INTEL Employees in US are Indians
- 1.5% of total US population is Indians YET – 13% of XEROX Employees in US are Indians



