Imran Khan - imrank.org » Computers and Internet http://www.imrank.org real fun blog - something for everyone Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:08:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Design Outside the Box http://www.imrank.org/computers-and-internet/design-outside-the-box/ http://www.imrank.org/computers-and-internet/design-outside-the-box/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:38:52 +0000 Imran Khan http://www.imrank.org/?p=172

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]]> http://www.imrank.org/computers-and-internet/design-outside-the-box/feed/ 1 IMAP is out to lunch with HTTP http://www.imrank.org/computers-and-internet/imap-is-out-to-lunch-with-http/ http://www.imrank.org/computers-and-internet/imap-is-out-to-lunch-with-http/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:17:12 +0000 Imran Khan http://www.imrank.org/?p=142 Exec:    I’m having problems receiving e-mail.
IT guy: It’s the IMAP you are using. It’s not compatible with the settings that you have in your program.
Exec:    This is unacceptable. I want you to call IMAP and get this resolved immediately!
IT guy: I can’t.
Exec:    Why can’t you do this?
IT guy: Because IMAP is out to lunch with HTTP.

Los Angeles, California
http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/009406.html

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Google Webmaster Tools - New Interface

 

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http://www.google.com/squared

To read full story, visit http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/square-your-search-results-with-google.html

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  • Click on Show Option link just before the first search result.
  • Then you will be able to see different options. These options will help you to customised your search results.
  • Click on Wonder Wheel on the left side (second last link) and this will keep generating wheel/tree like structure for your search queries.

Google Wonder Wheel 1 Google Wonder Wheel 2 Google Wonder Wheel 3

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Working on the search team over the last few years, I have heard interesting stories of how Google has made a difference to individuals across the world. For instance, Yanick Cusson from Canada wrote to tell us about how he found his father:

“I will always remember the very first day I got Internet at home. I had not seen my father in 17 years and had no clue where he was. The very first web page I went to was Google, and I simply wrote his name in the search box, and guess what? A public announcement from the government dated four years back mentioned him as promoted! I called the person who wrote the announcement, and by luck, she worked one floor up from my father’s office. She transferred me directly to him, and we started talking. We have been in touch since then, and it’s great!”

It’s stories like this that show us how Google Search can make a real difference for people — and that’s what keeps us excited to come to work every day. If you have a story to share about how Google Search has made an impact on your life, we would love to hear it. Tell us here by writing your story or posting a video. We look forward to hearing from you.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/whats-your-google-story.html

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No one can see your passwords or whatever you’re typing:
Computer Security 1

No one can see whatever you’re typing or which website you’re surfing:
Computer Security 2

And the Ultimate is:
Computer Security 3

Thanks to my friend(s) who keep sending me interesting stuff.

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]]> http://www.imrank.org/computers-and-internet/laptop-with-no-keyboard/feed/ 2 Amazing Windows Bugs (You MUST Try!) http://www.imrank.org/computers-and-internet/amazing-windows-bugs/ http://www.imrank.org/computers-and-internet/amazing-windows-bugs/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:54:38 +0000 Imran Khan http://www.imrank.org/?p=31 Bug 1
Nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer which can be named as “CON”. This is something pretty cool and unbelievable. At Microsoft the whole Team, couldn’t answer why this happened!

Try it now and let me know.

Bug 2
For those of you using Windows, do the following:

1) Open an empty notepad file
2) Type “Bush hid the facts” (without the quotes)
3) Save it as whatever you want.
4) Close it, and re-open it.

Is it just a really weird bug?

Bug 3
This is something pretty cool and neat and unbelievable. At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn’t answer why this happened!

It was discovered by a Brazilian. Try it out yourself…

Open Microsoft Word and type
=rand (200, 99)
and then press ENTER

See the magic

 

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