Facebook Messenger for Windows - A little Facebook browser!

Facebook has made connecting with the friends and family easy. By making the app available to all kind of mobile devices, Facebook made it easier to stay connected on the go. Now it is time to turn back to your PC again, because Messenger for Windows is on the way!

Messenger for Windows is a new, official, trial app for your windows PC by Facebook that lets you use Facebook without being on www.facebook.com. That means using this light weight and easy to use app, you can use most of the Facebook service without logging in through your web browser.

This app lets you


~ Chat and message with your Facebook friends.


~ See the latest updates from your friends in ticker.


~ Get quick notifications about what's going on.


One-time setup is all you need to use this app. It automatically install updates, so you don't need to worry about updating it every time a new release arrives. Messenger for Windows hasn't been made public yet as this is the first and trial version. As you might know, problems are inevitable at this stage. But expect it to work better as they release new updates.



 Messenger for Windows is just like a little Facebook outside the web browser. It is working fine on my computer for the past few days, and hope it continues to work fine. If you want to try this app and also want to be the first among your friends to use, download Messenger for Windows here. Already using Messenger for Windows ? Your feedback is very much important and helps Facebook team to improve the app much faster. You can provide feedback on your experience here.

Still, what are you waiting for ? ;)

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Is facebook stalking you ? - your privacy might be under threat !

With lot of privacy issues still revolving around Facebook, a new shocking news about facebook has hit the Internet ! According to an Australian Technologist, facebook is tracking every web page you visit online, even when you are logged out of facebook !

Nik Cubrilovic, a Technologist from Wolloongong has claimed that, when the user log out of facebook, rather than deleting tracking cookies, facebook slightly modifies the cookies, maintaining personally identifiable information of its users. This in turn, when you visit any web page with facebook button or widget, browser sends information about your online activity to facebook.

Nik has revealed his discovery through a blog post. The only solution to stop facebook from tracking your online activity is to delete every facebook cookie in your browser, or to use a separate dedicated browser for facebook.

This is a major issue as almost all websites use facebook buttons or widgets ! If you are using public terminals to access facebook, your privacy is almost nill ! He has said that he tried to contact facebook on his discovery but got no reply from facebook team.

Instead of clearly stating what user information they collect and use, facebook is taking advantage of users' negligence in reading privacy policy. After all, who has time to read loads of pages of legal documentation ?

Whatever the issue might be, it seems like people are so addicted to facebook that they are not bothered about the problems these issues could lead to !

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Fight over noise on Twitter !

Most of the times when we login to our Twitter account, it is annoying to see tweets from a single user you follow throughout the page. It even make you miss tweets of the user you care. You can unfollow such user, but that is not the thing you want to do ! If you agree with this, here is a nice extension for the Google Chrome users out there !!

Proxlet Tweet filter is an Chrome Extension which allows you to take control over your timeline. You can mute users who create much noise, block annoying applications(permanently or temporarily), block annoying foursquare checkins, hide tweets based on hashtags, see links just from chatty users and much more !!

Already 6,000+ users are using this extensions to say goodbye to noise on Twitter. It even has a good rating(4 stars). I guess you need to read instructions about settings to get the most from this extension. Some people have found it not working for them. But I recommend you to give it a try as you have nothing to lose !!
Click here to install !!

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Downloading YouTube videos can be no more easy than this !!

There are many softwares to download online videos from YouTube to your computer for offline viewing. But most of them are bulky and really mess things around. When YouTube is updated, you need to download updated version of those softwares to work correctly. So this has been a big problem for sometime.
Other way to download YouTube videos is to connect to websites like keep-tube.com and download. This requires you to have Java installed on your computer.

Both the above mentioned ways have their own disadvantages. How nice it would be if a simple javascript do this work for you ?!! Yes, now you can download YouTube videos without downloading big big softwares or connecting to external sites, and even in any of the available video resolutions !! Just download a small (about 30 KB !) script, install it and you are ready to go !!

> If you are using Firefox, first you need to install GreaseMonkey and then download Youtube Video Downloader Script.

> If you are using Google Chrome, Just download the Script and drag it on to your Chrome window to install.

> If you are using Opera, Just save the Script into user javascript folder.

> If you are using Safari, install GreaseKit first.

Now you are just one click away from downloading your favorite YouTube videos !! Goto your favorite YouTube video page, now you can see a download button next to share button below the video, click on that and download video in desired resolution !!
Happy Downloading :)

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See who viewed your profile on facebook !! Well, that is just a SPAM !

Now a days you see lot of posts on your wall and your friends' wall stating something like "OMG OMG Now you can see who viewed your profile, click here !!". Everyone is curious to know who follows us. So most people click on that link. Now the game begins ! Once you click on that link and permit that application to access your account, a similar kind of post is sent to your entire friends list !! wow, thats freakin' !!

I had a same experience once. There are other similar kind of spam which ask you to post that message on 5 different places on facebook and then to complete surveys. But your never get to see who viewed your profile !

Truth is, there exists no such application or script on facebook. All application that promise to show you your profile viewers are spam and are even dangerous sometimes. Please stay away from that kind of applications and don't click on such links. Recently, It tend to log out when I go to my profile page even though I hadn't clicked on any such links ! After going through facebook's help page, I found out that virus was spread through friends who clicked on such links and only way to prevent was to block them !!

So please spread this message to your friends and be safe online. Happy surfing :)

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Secure your facebook account from hackers !

It is good to be on facebook, stay connected with friends, share photos, videos, status updates and all. Now you will have lot of information about yourself on facebook, we can even consider your facebook profile as virtual you !! So how prepared are you if someone challenge your virtual identity ? Is your facebook account safe from hacking ? or do you feel your account is secure than your friends' one ?

Now you are in confusion why am I throwing whole lot of questions at you !! but imagine what can you do if your account has been hacked now ? Here are a few simple tips to secure your facebook account from hackers and hacking.

> Never ever share your facebook account password, even with your friends.

> Don't use same password for both your facebook and email account, this is the most common mistake done by many people.

> Change your password once in three months atleast and don't use common dictionary terms as password.

> Add and verify your mobile number to your facebook account. This helps you in numerous way to get back the access to your account in case of lost password or if your account is hacked.

> Under account security, check the box before "Browse Facebook on a secure connection (https) whenever possible".

> Under account security, check the box before "When an unrecognized computer or device tries to access my account: Send me an email".

> Under account security, check the box before "When an unrecognized computer or device tries to access my account: Require me to enter a security code sent to my phone".

> If you find someone logged in to your account or find any suspicious activity, change password as soon as possible.

After following all these steps, I guarantee that you won't feel insecure anymore.

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Are you sharing too much on Facebook ? Watchout !!

Most of the people using internet use social networking sites. And it is the Facebook, now a days, has became a standard definition for socializing. In the spirit of socializing, are you sharing too much of information about you ? Then watchout, Facebook could become a friend turned enemy !!

If you have shared every information about you and have made your profile public, then you are risking yourself with potential danger ! Revealing personal & sensitive information could damage your online identity. So here are few tips to be safe online while you enjoy most of the socializing.

> Don't make your home address public, as this could lead to most dangerous situations.

> Adding a phone number to your account helps in securing your account but keep it available only to your friends, else it may lead to spamming or stalking.

> Make your email address available only to friends, again this will protect your email from spam.

> Don't share your relationship status as someone among your friends list would turn against you !

> Set permission to comment on your post to "only friends" to avoid someone harassing you with spam and dirty comments.

> Make your family members visible only to your friends.

> make sure info accessible through friends don't include your contact information, website and Education & work information.

> Make sure apps you use have good rating and more number of users use it.

Following all these steps will surely make your online experience good.

Please leave your comments, so that I can correct any mistakes crept inside this post.
Happy Socializing :)

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Best Yahoo! Mail ever is here !!

      Now a days, our lives are getting busier than ever before. We like things to be get done fast and on the move. Same time, we look for things to be super easy, cool and less annoying.
If you agree with me on the above piece of text, surely you are one for 21st century ! Keeping this in mind, Yahoo! mail is out there to make you smile !!




With number of new features, best Yahoo! mail ever is ready to rock your world !! Here are the features of "Best Yahoo! mail ever" ( as they say !) :

> 2x faster - Your Yahoo! Mail is now two times faster than before. Emails and attachments come and go at high speed, so getting stuff done is a snap!

> Less spam - New enhanced spam protection keeps unwanted messages out of your Inbox, thus keeping your Inbox a clean room !

> Instant photo and video viewing - Now you can view photo slideshows and videos right in your email !

> Quick reply - Use the quick reply box in your email message to respond instantly to Facebook™ notifications and email messages !

> Larger attachments - Now you can send upto 50 files or 100 MB in a single email !

> Stay connected - Send instant messages to your Facebook™ friends or send messages to any mobile phones !

> Carry your Yahoo! mail on the go - It works perfectly on every internet-enabled device, even on your low end mobile phones !

> Breezy new look and feel - Your eyes can feel the breeze now with best Yahoo! mail ever !

> Unlimited storage - Finally on top of all, store everything you want in your Yahoo! mail, and you never run out of storage space !!

   With the best Yahoo! mail ever, Yahoo! is now planning to get back to its glory days. I recommend the current Yahoo! users to upgrade to best Yahoo! mail ever and if you are one not using Yahoo! mail, go and give it a shot here, it is worth using !!

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Turn your facebook profile into a printed book !!

     We daily use facebook to be connected to friends, share photos, videos, status, and virtually almost everything ! how it would be to have your facebook profile as a book in hand, and even beautifully organised ? Yes, that will be obviously nice ! So why don't you let a facebook application do it all for you ?!!

A new facebook application, Social Memories, by german mail & logistics gaint Deutsche post DHL help you have your facebook profile as a coffee-table book in just 4 steps !!



It allows you to select a timeframe, scans your profile and organizes every photos, status, etc in a beautiful manner with fun facts, figures and statistics between that timeframe. You need a fair amount of content between the selected timeframe to create this book. This is just for fun application but an easy way to keep your online memory safe ! The book will be of 28 pages and costs around 23 euros or $30 by the time it reaches your hand.










However, online version of the book is free to view and you can even share selected pages of the book as a facebook album !! It is still a beta version. Just give it a try now here(Don't worry, they don't ask you for money unless you order for hard copy of the book !) Click here.

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