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Finally google has integrated its gtalk in orkut which enable orkut users to chat directly while they are in orkut.

All orkut users will like this feature, Before they used to send scraps and it takes lots of time to get ur friend`s reply. you also the freedom to set your chat status updates to available, busy, invisible or offline. You can chat with your Google Talk contacts and Gmail contacts from orkut.



Changing ur chat settings in orkut:

• Go to the Google Talk Settings page to set and configure your options.
• You can either allow all orkut friends to chat with you or can select selected friends who are able to chat with you on orkut.
• If you do not wish to integrate google talk with orkut, there is an option to disable google talk integration with orkut.

Adobe today released AIR 1.5 for Linux, available for immediate download from their site. AIR is a cross platform runtime that allows web developers to create offline, desktop versions of their web applications. AIR 1.5 is coming to Linux about a month after the Windows and Mac versions shipped. Probably the most exciting thing for developers about AIR 1.5 for Linux is that because of the way AIR works, any applications that were created for the Windows and Mac versions will run on Linux without any necessary changes or recompiling.

I talked to Adrian Ludwig, the group product marketing manager for AIR at Adobe, about today’s release. Ludwig told me that though Linux is a small community, it is extremely vocal, and has been pushing for broader support from Adobe. For future releases, Adobe hopes to ship Windows, Mac, and Linux versions of AIR in unison.

Speaking to Ludwig, I got the impression that Adobe’s ultimate goal is to create a web application platform that makes the operating system irrelevant. Whether you have Windows, Mac, or Linux, applications built on Adobe’s web development stack using Flash, AIR, and other cross-platform web technologies will function the same.

Essentially, that’s the same future that Google is working toward with their web OS strategy that includes Chrome, Gears, and Native Client. Adobe wants the same future, in which apps run in the cloud (Flash/Flex), can have access to local resources/offline data storage (AIR), and the operating system that runs underneath it all is irrelevant.

That’s a future that should worry Microsoft and Apple. If the underlying operating system doesn’t matter in terms of user experience, then for many consumers, the cheapest choice will likely win — and that’s Linux.

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Thanks to a totally amazing Engadget source, we’ve gotten our hands on photos of the absolutely sick Dell Studio XPS 13, and some new info about the company’s forthcoming Adamo. Meanwhile, that rumored Adamo is very much real, and very much like what we’ve been hearing. Apparently the device — which the company plans to market as the “world’s thinnest laptop” — was slated to be released this month, but has been pushed back till at least February. The Adamo will sport a black and silver color scheme similar to the system you see here, but is “different,” and we’re told that it’s most definitely Dell’s play to nab some of that MacBook Air marketshare. We’re working on some photos of that, but until those come through, enjoy the gallery below!

THank you Engadget

Hyper-V belongs to this cadre,

It is a thin layer of software between the hardware and the Operating System (OS) that allows multiple instances of an OS to run, unmodified, on a single physical server at the same time.Microsoft Hyper-V, codenamed Viridian,formerly known as Windows Server Virtualization, is a hypervisor-based virtualization system for x64 systems.Hyper-V, like Virtual Server 2005 and Virtual PC 2003/2007, saves each Guest OS to a single file with the extension.

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If you are into Microsoft Certification exams then70-652 is the course for Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring .

Microsoft eLearning has this course for $160. Use 9350-Y2W6-3676 at eLearning access page to get this course for free.

The course is collection of five two-hour courses helps you develop the skills necessary for implementing and managing Hyper-V in an IT environment; as well as, creating and managing virtual machines and hosts in a virtual environment.

These are the free eLearning courses - Course 6320: Introducing the Hyper-V Technology, Course 6321: Configuring a Virtual Environment, Course 6322: Deploying Systems in a Virtual Environment, Course 6323: Optimizing a Virtual Environment and Course 6324: Managing a Virtual Environment by using SCVMM.

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Appealing business iPhone applications can include the capability to accurately monitor income and expenses, effectively organize details, tasks, and contacts, easily convert currency, and more. While there are several business iPhone apps, below is a list of the Top 11 best iPhone applications for businesses.

JustAddMoney Expense Tracker - this business application allows multiple users to track money in real-time. Users can enter receipts, checks, credit card purchases, and cash purchases at the moment of the purchase, customize income and expense categories, transfer money from one account to another, and generate financial reports. Because this is a multi-user application, users can share financial information and get updated instantly upon someone’s tracking entry. This is an ideal solution for businesses requiring constant updating of financial dealings, particularly if colleagues spend from the same account.

Mobile Password Safe – with the advances in technology, it is necessary to have a secure location to store multiple passwords. Mobile Password Safe allows only the user to gain access and passwords are decrypted into the browser, which means they can’t be hacked by third parties. This is the best iPhone application for business professionals with various accounts, codes for computer programs, and other hard to remember passwords. This application keeps passwords organized allowing users to specify labels, categories, and searches. It’s ideal for keeping business passwords separate from personal passwords and it is convenient and secure.

Goal-Tracker is designed to help the business professional reach his or her various goals. This application allows users to enter goals, hold themselves accountable, track progress, and separate and organize personal versus professional goals.

Currency Convert – this iPhone business application offers a quick and easy way to convert amounts of money between 23 currencies. Instant updating with the tap of your finger shows you up-to-date conversion rates on the go. Additionally, you can sort the currencies to keep your most used currencies on top for quick access and convenience.

ACTPrinter – this application is the most innovative and helps save the environment by not wasting paper. It allows a user to “print” any document from a Mac PC to an iPhone or iPod Touch. Essentially, it stores documents electronically so people can take documents with them on their phone and view them easily and conveniently without sorting through a stack of papers.

Timewerks – this is a time-tracking and invoicing application for all types of business professionals. From freelancers to consultants to lawyers to salespeople and contractors, users of this business iPhone application can track billable hours and create invoices. With Timewerks, you can manage and organize the time you spend on various projects and get detailed reports, easily filter through invoices, clients, work items, hours, etc.

iBeam – this application allows you to instantly send items such as contact information and photos directly to another iPhone. iBeam saves time and frustration by allowing iPhone users to instantly “Beam” information to each other as opposed to saying it, repeating it, and typing it into your phone or contact management system.

Ledger – with this, the best iPhone application for businesses seeking a money management application, you can record purchases, money transfers, loans, and receipts. Additionally, you can easily view transactions and details for all accounts, record simple or complex transactions, and edit account and transaction information.

TouchCall - iPhone users can conveniently, easily, and quickly find business information on the go. Say you need the phone number or address for a restaurant you were supposed to be at for a meeting and you’re running late, simply click the easy one-touch buttons on the interface and the information is provided to you.

Task2Gather – this application is ideal for maintaining all your business, personal, and family tasks. You can organize tasks, separate them, and share them with iPhone users and non-iPhone users. Additionally, the tasks are always accessible from your iPhone and your computer. Tasks can be divided into subtasks so you can delegate to colleagues.

Contact Hero – this business iPhone app is more than just a contact manager and online address book. You can collect, merge, organize and manage all your contacts from various contact management systems, such as Outlook, Gmail, or Yahoo!. You can manage your list of calls to make, keep a list of contacts you have made, and keep a detailed list of contact history for each contact. There are various ways to identify your contacts, for example numbers, colorful icons, or country flags. Also, you can schedule email messages to go out to any of your contacts at anytime in the future.

There are a number of free Mac apps that can make life a whole lot simpler for students. Here are some of the most essential Mac apps for organization, homework, note-taking, communication and procrastination.

Mac Apps for Organization

• iProcrastinate - This homework/task manager has all kinds of cool features for students. You can get iProcrastinate for Mac or iProcrastinate Mobile for iPhone.
• Slife - If you lose track of time on your computer, you may want to consider downloading this free Mac app. Slife tracks your computer time and activities and makes it easy to see how you can streamline your student life.
• Anxiety - This to-do list application for Macs is a cinch to use. Anxiety can be synched with iCal and Mail and is fully customizable.
• TaskPaper - TaskPaper is great for students who want to stay organized and make simple to-do lists.
• Think - This Mac app is designed to help you focus. It puts all applications but one out of sight and then retrieves apps later on quickly and easily.

Mac Apps for Homework

• NeoOffice - Designed for the Mac OS, NeoOffice is a full suite of office applications–spreadsheets, word processing, etc. It’s as good as MS Office and it’s free.
• Schoolhouse 2 - This homework manager will help students organize assignments, exams and other projects on their Mac. The manager is efficient and easy to use.
• Scrivener - Designed exclusively for Mac OS, Scrivener makes it easy to outline, write and edit research papers and essays. You can try Scrivener free for 30 days.
• iFlash - This Mac app creates virtual flash cards that you can study on your computer. It also has a recording feature with audio playback.
• Carbon Copy Cloner - You can avoid losing the work you’ve already done with this handy Mac app. Carbon Copy Cloner will back-up and restore all of your files according to your schedule.

Mac Apps for Note-Taking

• Journler - Journler is first and foremost a note-taking application, but it has a number of other useful features, including importing and exporting capabilities
• WriteRoom - This no-fuss Mac application blacks out your entire screen and gives you a clean, distraction free space to write and take notes.
• xPad - Known as the ‘ultimate notepad,’ xPad is a text editor that creates and saves documents automatically. Other capabilities include export features, color coding and categorization.
• VoodooPad - VoodooPad has so many features that it would be very difficult to list them all here. Primo capabilities include encrypted note-taking, page synchronization, unified palettes and exporting.
• PagePacker - This handy app makes it easy to edit and create pocket sized books that include everything from calendars and notes to images and PDF files.

Miscellaneous Mac Apps

• Adium - This free instant messaging application helps you combine clients and connect to other messaging services. Supported services include MSN, Yahoo, MySpace, Jabber and AOL.
• iStumbler - iStumbler is an indispensable wireless discovery app for Macs. It hunts down wi-fi spots and classifies the strength of the signal.
• Hotspot Shield - One of the best downloads currently available on the web, Hotspot Shield keeps you secure and anonymous online. This free app hides your IP address and protects you in wi-fi hotspots.
• Buddi - Buddi is an easy-to-use budgeting app for Macs. You can keep track of all of your ingoing and outgoing income and encrypt your personal data.
• InkScape - InkScape is a free graphics editor. It is similar to Adobe Illustrator and is often preferred over Gimp, another free graphics editor for Macs.

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Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of a fun filled evening of beer drinking, especially when it comes to the exact number of how many you’ve had to drink.

Let there never be question again. The Beer Tracker never lies - each time a beer is cracked it is counted on the neat digital display.

Keep track as the night progresses, then, if you can find it in the morning, uncover the grand total of your exploits. Ideal for world record attempts. Happy drinking!

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