Chrome Web Store – Awesome New Tab Page

For those of you using Google’s Chrome Browser, I Discovered this great extension called “Awesome New Tab Page”(ANTP) it is great and the name says it all. it brings a nice new look and feel to the default tab page and a feel like no other. it is clean neet and easy to use. you can use specific apps designed for ANTP,  your existing applications, and create new links to your favorite pages. click here for the extension

note if you use chromium (the source application that chrome is built on)click here or SRWare Iron browser (a secure browser designed on chromium that removes links to google and some privacy issues people may be concerned about) click here  this will work in them also.  

One Laptop Per Child: Innovation at its best.

found this great article on the One Laptop Per Child (OLC) team making a Kid friendly, waterproof,  dust free, durable laptop to be given to children in 3rd world countries. its amazing what can be done with some inovation. click here for the article.

click here for the main website for OLPC

Transparent smartphone prototype.

this is a great demo of a future smartphone although it has limited functions, and the screen seems to not do anything yet, its being worked on and developed further. to see full review click here

New Android Technology

This is so cool that with advancements in android technology that using voice commands to talk to your mobile device are improving. this makes it easier for people with a disability, such as blindness, or who cant use their hands, to begin to use such technology.

How Google Retooled Android With Help From Your Brain | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com.

More VirtualBox Tips

Key for this post

• os:  operating system
• vbox: VirtualBox
• Host:  the main os you installed vbox on
• Guest: any os installed inside vbox

Following on from this post about vbox click here I thought it great to add this extra tips. If you have a legal copy of Windows, (not in use on any computer) you can also install and run it in vbox along with Linux os. There are 2 additional things needed to make your vbox installs run at their best.

vbox Guest additions: this is necessary to get full functioning of the os inside vbox.

1. setup and install your operating system 
2. boot into the operating system.
3. click on the “Devices” menu in the virtual machine’s menu bar
4. select “Install guest additions”

thats it Guest additions are installed. for more information in guest additions look in chapter 4 in the manual click here

usb 2.0 support: for usb 2.0 support in your guest operating system you need to install the “usb 2.0 extension pack”

1. install the extension pack for your version of vbox click here
2. click on the installed package and a Network Operations Manager window will appear, guiding you through the required steps.

I hope this helps you  get the most out of  vbox. this is by no means the end of vbox and what it can do. Will post more later.

How to setup and verify your url with google.

Today we are going to show you how to setup your domain url and verify it with google. we will be using a url purchased from http://www.namecheap.com.  We will pointing this url to a “Google Sites” website.

purchase a url (there are many places you can do this we used namecheap clcik here they are cheap and provide good services).

• log into “Google Webmaster Tools”  using your google account click here
• click on the red button ADD A SITE near top right of page.
• enter your domain url you purchased and add
• on the next page click on the “Alternative methods”  tab and find namecheap.com (or your domain provider where you purchased your url).
• follow the instructions on that page for your domain provider
  here is googles instructions for namecheap
  Follow the steps below to create a DNS (Domain Name System) record that proves to Google that you own the domain.
  1. Log in to your account at www.namecheap.com.
  2. Go to My Account>Manage Domains and choose the needed domain name from the domain list.
  3. Select All host records.
  4. Insert the @ character into the hostname tab under Subdomain settings.
  5. In the IP Address/URL field copy and paste the number below:
     (This code is unique to your google account you will need to use the one you are given).
  6. Choose TXT record as the record type in the drop down menu.
  7. Click on Save changes.

  Congratulations! Your new DNS TXT record now contains your security token. Keep in mind that changes to your DNS settings can take up to 24 hours to propagate through the Internet, but depending on your host, this can happen faster
• Now in webmaster tools click verify if after 24 hours if things still dont verify contact your domain provider for further assistance.
• Next log into your “Google Sites” website you want to add the url
• in the top of the page n the right hand side click on more from the dropdown menu click “manage site”
• on the left side panel click on web addresses
• type your url in the box provided and click add.
• if all has gone well you should now ba able to use your url.

Blogger Widgets – Blogger Widgets

Here is a list of extra tips and tricks you can apply to your blogger site.�

Blogger Widgets – Blogger Widgets.