12 More File Formats added to Google Docs

Google Docs makes viewing the documents even more faster than first downloading them and opening them locally, it is just like service at your doorstep (Yes, in your Gmail Inbox!). It is used by millions of people around the world, now it just got a lot more useful. Earlier it only supported formats like PDF, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint files.

Today, Google has launched a dozen more file types for its viewer:

• Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX)
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/10 (.PPTX)
• Apple Pages (.PAGES)
• Adobe Illustrator (.AI)
• Adobe Photoshop (.PSD) [Yay!]
• Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF)
• Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG)
• PostScript (.EPS, .PS)
• TrueType (.TTF)
• XML Paper Specification (.XPS)

In Gmail, there is a "VIEW" button for all these file types now. Yay! It supports PSD too! :D

Google Docs Viewer is available for any website, click HERE for more information.
But keep it in mind that can't create files using Docs. Viewing the PSD file on Google Docs was an unusual but awesome feeling, it is good to have a quick peek on the files before downloading them and cluttering your hard disk with unwanted files.

The VIEW button for a PSD file

Angry Birds: So damn Addictive!

Ever since Angry Birds entered our devices, we've stopped thinking about those Farms, Cars, and even Guns! We've been unwittingly stuck to its play-style. But the thing is, we become so engrossed in launching those birds from catapults... That we've never questioned, why birds need a catapult at the first place?! Why do the pigs have eggs, and why do they need 'em?! Why don't we just use the bombs everytime?!

If you are a hardcore Angry player, you know how seriously serious this game can become. 

As you go through different levels, you'll come across six different types of birds, each possessing one special power: Multiply, explode, accelerate, dropping egg bombs, boomerang and extra strength. Those pigs laugh on us when we are not able to kill them. And this makes the game even more intense.

 We've tried this game Nexus S, and with cute graphics and simple game play, this game can't be counted below Awesome-ness.

You just have drag the catapult string, and break those forts in order to kill the pigs.

This may sound boring, but believe me, it is So Damn Addictive!!

It is absolutely FREE for the Android users, but the iOS will have to spend there $0.99 to get this in there AppStore. Grab this game till its Hot!

Have a look at this trailer of Angry Birds, you may get a Hint!

Drop down a comment to tell us on which platform you use it!

Google Changes its Navigation bar

The largest search engine over the web has rolled out a few changes on its home page. They have Made their navigation bar a bit more beautiful. They have done away with those underlined Links at the navigation bar and now they have added more color to it and also a blue bar indicating which service you are currently using. There is even a settings icon on the extreme right. The navigation bar gives google a better look and you all guys might be dying to see it. Below is the screenshot of the new navigation bar.

Above is the older navigation bar and below is the new one

We know you might be Dying to use the google's new interface So here we give you the link try it out yourself 

http://www.google.com/webhp?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

The link Might not me working in some browsers, we cannot do anything about it 

Facebook photo viewer and Search [Updated]

Facebook's all new photo viewer design has been rolled out to many users now. There is no longer a separate page for every image, the photo viewer opens in a lightbox over the page for the selected image. One major benefit from the facebook's perspective, for this lightbox feature is that, users will not 'loose their place' from now onwards. The 'like' and 'comment' buttons lie at the bottom left corner of the photo box and the comment box sits beneath the the photo. Overall this is a good and fast photoviewer, but we can't open images in a new tab in it.

To revert back to the old photo viewer just remove '&theatre' from the URL. 

The Facebook Search is what that has impressed us, it segregates the Instant results into different categories, ie, Pages, People, Groups, etc.

Innovation is what keeps facebook going..! And that is what makes it 'more than 500 million active users'!!!

Google's first ever Tweet.

Google's first ever tweet was as satisfyingly Geeky as we could expect from it. Its first tweet read..

I’m 01100110 01100101 01100101 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01101100 01110101 01100011 01101011 01111001 00001010

The fist impression of this for anyone is some text encoded in binary, but when we decode this in Google's favorite language, ie, Python., we get the answer.
Okay, here's a hint for anyone not fluent in Binary- It is Google's trademarked line and you find it on its homepage too. Correct! It reads "I'm Feeling Lucky"
Basically this post was for those who didn't understand my Facebook status :P

Google this Week

Google Search New Features

Instant satellite and terrain maps on Google results
We love the satellite and terrain views you can get in Google Earth and Maps, but shouldn’t you be able to get those views right away on the results page without having to click through to Maps and then click the “satellite” or “terrain” option? Well now, when you’re looking for these specialized map views, you’ll get them instantly on your main results page. For example, if you search for [honolulu satellite map], you’ll see the city’s lush green interior and deep blue ocean right in your search results. Click the map to jump directly to a larger view.

New ways to find Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) files

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) are files that describe how to draw the basic elements needed to create an image: elements like lines, circles, polygons and more complex shapes. Unlike the images typically returned by most search engines (for example, JPG, GIF and PNG), SVGs can be stretched to any size without the quality of the image suffering. This makes them ideally suited for things like clip art, maps, logos, flags and scientific diagrams. In December, we announced we were starting to return SVGs in our results; more recently, we made it possible to refine your search to exclusively return SVGs. Click “Images” in the left-hand panel, then "Advanced Search” and then select the SVG filetype. If you want to impress your friends, you can also add “filetype:svg” to any normal search, such as [graph theory filetype:svg]:

Chrome Instant ready for prime time

Starting from version 9, Google is offering Instant Search capabilities like their website in the Chrome Browser. This means that just like on their website, when you type text in the Address Bar (also called OmniBox), Chrome will open up the Google Instant Search page using the text as query. As you modify the text in the Address bar the search results below will update automagically.

What you need to do is first make sure you are on Chrome 9+ version. Type “about:version” in the address bar to confirm. If not, update to the latest version. Now Goto Chrome Preferences by pressing “Command + ,” on Mac (Wrench Menu->Options on Windows) and in the Basics tab, check “Enable Instant for faster searching and browsing, OmniBox input maybe logged”. It will show a warning, read it and accept it if you are ok with it. 

You can Get instant results for the websites and even Google Searches !!!

via [Google Official Blog]

Facebook Page Gets A New UI

The new Facebook Page user interface (UI) has unified itself with the normal facebook profile UI. Now you have a row of photos above your page just like your profile all the applications have been shifted to the left side of the page. Facebook Page experience has reached a new level. Now you can use facebook as your page, that means you can browse facebook as if you were the Page. For example, I can comment on any other page... But the username would be that of the page, that is, VirtualBots.

join us on facebook :-

fb.me/virtualbots

R.I.P. Ken Olsen

A Computer pioneer, an inventor, scientist and entrepreneur, Ken Olsen passed away on Sunday at age 84. He was also the Founder and former CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). His death was announced by Gordon College, Mass., where he was a trustee and board member.

DEC, which was launched by Olsen in 1957, is considered an icon in technology circles today.

In 1986, Fortune named Olsen the "most successful entrepreneur in the history of American business" and was also awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1993.

Olsen was the subject of a 1988 biography, The Ultimate Entrepreneur: The Story of Ken Olsen and DEC written by Glenn Rifkin and George Harrar.

DEC's innovations made there machines accesible to small and medium-sized operations and even individual users. DEC computers also trained and influenced many key people in the field of technology. Microsoft men, Bill Gates and Paul Allen used the PDP-10 to create the first version of the BASIC programming language.

In 1992, Olsen left the company at the request of the board. Robert Palmer, a DEC vice president, took over and set about trying to turn things around.

In 1998, Compaq bought DEC for $9.6 billion and four years later Compaq+DEC was acquired by Hewlett-Packard. (More commonly HP)

A memorial service for Ken Olsen at Gordon College is set for 14th May. A documentary on Olsen is scheduled to be released by the college later this year.

Rest In Peace Mr. Olsen!

Facebook turns 7!

Facebook, one of the biggest sites on earth, celebrated its 7th birthday on Friday (2/5/2011).

Over the years, this network has converted itself from a small University hub to a more than 500 million monthly active users. People spend almost half of their day on facebook supplying loads of embarrassing, funny, emotional, serious, SPAM messages as their status updates.

Back in February 2004 did anyone think that this social network can change the whole internet era?

We've created a timeline for Facebook, to show its power and its 'Still Growing' members...

2004

February 4- TheFacebook.com launches from a Harvard dorm room.

June- The Facebook moves to Palo Alto, California.

September- Groups application is added and the Wall makes its debut.

December- Facebook reaches nearly 1 million monthly active users.

2005

August- Thefacebook.com changes to facebook.com

September- Facebook adds high school networks

October- Photos application is added.

December- Facebook reaches more than 5.5 million active users

2006

April- Facebook via Mobile debuts.

August- Facebook platform and Notes application launches. Facebook partners with Microsoft.

September- News Feed is introduced. Registration for facebook is open for everyone.

December- Facebook reaches 12 million active users.

2007

May- Facebook hosts F8 event to launch facebook Platform. Facebook Apps makes its debut.

August- Facebook releases iPhone optimized site.

October- Facebook reaches 50 million active users. Facebook Platform for Mobile introduced.

November- Facebook launches Facebook Ads.

2008

March- Privacy Controls are added to Friend List.

April- Facebook Chat debuts.

August- Facebook reaches over 100 million active users.

December- Facebook Connect goes Open.

2009

February- Facebook introduces "Like" feature. It joins OpenID board.

June- Facebook launches Facebook Usernames.

August- Facebook acquires FriendFeed.

December- Facebook reaches 350 million active users.

2010

July- Facebook launches beta of Questions

July- Facebook reaches 500 million monthly active users.

August- Facebook Places launches.

October- The Social Network marks its debut.

December- Time Magazine names Mark Zuckerberg "Person of the Year"

2011

January- Facebook valued at $50 million. The Social Network wins at the Golden Globes.

FACEBOOK TURNS 7 !!!!!

What should Larry Page focus on now that he is the CEO of Google?

1. Make Android a real usability leader, not just a marketshare leader. I've been using Android a lot lately, and it simply isn't as nice as iPhone or, even, Windows Phone 7, in usability. Heck, even Palm/HP is nicer to use, although they suck for sticking their great OS in such a crappy piece of hardware with a small screen.

2. Get onto the playing field in social. I already have more followers on Quora than I have on Google Buzz. That's pathetic.

3. Fix search relevancy. Many people have shown me places where spammers and intermediaries have totally taken over search result pages. Don't give people a reason to complain and wonder why Google's main business is rotting.

4. Make Google TV something that we HAVE to own. How? Well, if it let me watch YouTube Live that would be one small start. Make a deal with Netflix and the movie industry to have first-run movies on it, while other devices get only the lame old stuff.

5. Find a reason for Chrome OS to exist or kill it. Of course, after talking to Zoho's CEO about the pre-production Google Chrome Notebook maybe the goal should simply be to ship it.

Don't take on too much at once, the company is working great as it is.

It Turned 10 Wiki WIki

Yesterday on 15th January 2011 Wikipedia the free encylopedia turned 10. And how could we resist from celebrating ( Damn we are geeks). We were present at the wiki celebrations held at Recreation Centre Noida sec- 33. We were expecting a great participation but we were clearly dissapointed. People visiting there just to attend a general quiz (which was at the entry fees of 100). Well we hated the quiz part. No IT Questions until the finals Saved Our Soals and boom no one knew the answer except us. Well after the bad part was over finally the wiki celebrations started.We saw a video starring Jimmy Wales which we have already seen atleast a 100 times. Though the presentation on wikipedia was great and we only enjoyed that part of the celebrations. After the celebrations we had a formal talk with the persons representing wikipedia.

Tiger M@te

Google Bangladesh which was hacked on 8/1/11 around 12:30 p.m. IST. The Googles home page was defaced and a page with the tagline Own3d by Tiger M@te was seen.

This Bangladeshi hacker earlier has also hacked the website of Airtel Bangladesh.

Today when I woke up in the morning to see that was Google able to restore their website back to normal, I was disappointed. Though the defaced landing page was cured and the page seen right now is in the screenshots below. To check out for yourself visit google.com.bd

Google bangladesh landing page before being hacked by Tiger M@te

The landing Page Seen After being hacked

Landing page seen right now .

Hope The Google Bangladesh Site is restored back to original soon.