Aww.. Adobe edge is not for windows XP

Ahh.. I've been waiting for Adobe Edge since I heard about it. I love web designing and trying the new thing (HTML5 and CSS3 ); I was very excited. So, today I got the chance to download the Edge from adobe website. After finishing the download of about 67 MB in a slow connection I quickly tried to open the magic box. I was really excited about it. Then.. a error appeared. Just an error; "oh, doesn't support XP error!, Bullshit.". Ahh! can't tell how my excitement died down for a while. Read more about it and found the edge really didn't work with XP. I can't even get Windows 7 for my dying old computer.
I'm really angry at Adobe. They make so many softwares and can't even make them work with XP (most used OS, I said). Even the ITunes works on XP (Guessed that was irrelevant) how can edge not work on XP.

Anyway for newbies, Adobe Edge might be the replacement for aging Flash and a free replacement (Yeah! its free for now). Edge is a builder for HTML5 and CSS3 websites. You can do the animation much like in the Flash and use it in your website without any additional addons (Anyway your browser needs to support; any latest browser will support HTML5 and CSS3). However you have used Adobe flash then your will be at home with Edge, because the interface is much like Flash.

I just hope (\/,) they get it for XP .

Install Android SDK and Run the android Apps

Before, I helped you guys with installing the Android LiveCD. Now here's how you can install Andorid on your PC working side by side with Windows, using Android SDK. Before download look at the System Requirements.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/requirements.html

1. Go to http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html.
2. Java from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp. If you don't already have it. It is recommended to install newer version of Java(JDE).
3. you want to develop apps from the SDK then you will also need to download ECLIPSE. But that's the other part. Download it from
   http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
   The "Eclipse Classic" version is recommended. Otherwise, a Java or RCP version of Eclipse is recommended.

Now Setting up Android Virtual Device (AVD). ADV is your Virtual Phone where you run your Android.

1. Launch ADV from Eclipse by clicking Window > Android SDK and AVD Manager. You can also start the AVD Manager from the command line by calling the android tool in the tools directory of the Android SDK.
2. Click New and the ADV creation dialog appears. Enter a size under SD Card. It's not an actual SD card but it stores the IMG file of the Android for storing Data. Eg:512.
3. Then Click Create AVD.You’re now ready to run Android on your PC! Select your new virtual Android by clicking Start.

Now for Installing Apps on your Virtual Android.

1. Start your AVD. It may take some time to load. After it loads you can see a browser app. Click on it and goto:https://market.android.com/ You will need to Register or Login through your existing Account. Select Apps you want and Download them.
2. The Default Apps like email work great. However the call app may(will?) not work. The games you download will work great. I tried Angry Birds and Pac Man.
   

Enjoy your Android and apps.

The Chrome Tools you need

With more and more users switching to Google Chrome, Google’s open source answer to Mozilla Firefox, we have decided to feature some cool Chrome extensions this week to help you improve your browsing experience and save yourself some time in the process.

Adblock

Get rid of those flashy banner ads! These bandwidth suckers not only distract you but also make pages load slowly. Like Firefox’s Adblock plus, this Chrome extension is a perfect tool to block just about any annoying ad.

goo.gl URL Shortener

This extension shortens any long URLs with the Google’s new URL Shortener service. Once shortened the URL is then copied automatically to clipboard and can be shared with any supported services like Twitter and IMs where there are character limits.

Shareaholic

If you’re one of us who have to constantly sharing web pages over social networking sites then this extension is a must-have tool. It lets you share any web page on almost any social networking site and aggregators right from the website you are on.

IE Tab

Not all websites are compatible with Chrome, and some bummers force you to open IE. This extension solves this problem for once and for all by emulating Internet Explorer within the Chrome browser.

GMail Checker Plus

This amazing extension lets you manage, preview and delete emails without logging into your account on another tab. It also comes with sound notification service for new mail and also allows you to view the new Priority Inbox right from the current tab.

StayFocusd

Addicted to Facebook? This extension helps you focus while you work by blocking time wasting websites. It sets a timer for time-consuming websites you often tend to visit and then blocks them for the rest of the day when the time is up.

Google Translate

It gets quite frustrating when some websites link you to some other sites with information in some obscure language. For such occasions, this extension works its wonder by translating any webpage into any language supported by Google translate service.

Split Screen

Amazing for cross-reference study, this extension splits the screen and allows user to open multiple websites in a single tab. It is great extension for studying as it effortlessly enables the user to compare and contrast between different websites at same time.

Google Dictionary

With this extension, you can double click any word and the definition immediately pops on the screen. Alternatively, you can directly search meanings for the words by clicking the icon on the top right of the screen.

Chromey Calculator

This extension brings all the handy calculator tricks right at your fingertips. When Google fails to answer, it seeks help from the WolframAlpha computational engine. This extension also handles mixed unit calculations (like 300 inch+500 light years) with ease.

TweetDeck - The ultimate Twitter and Facebook Application

http://www.tweetdeck.com

Guys I just love it! I really do. I even left Digsby(but still use for msn and yahoo) for it. The first wow factor is it's the interface. Its looks so beautiful and well managed. Making groups for seperate stuffs on facebook looks great and is easy to see whats happening.

It is a free application that lets you connect with your Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn Accounts. It is supported by Adobe Air(no wonder how the interface looks) so you will need to install Adobe Air first to your computer which is not a problem because it is automatically downloaded when installing the app.

You can update your status, comment on others, like other comments, upload picture, share links and do almost anything you do on your regular browser based facebook. Try it, you will love it.
Download it from http://www.tweetdeck.co.
Also want to know how twitter goes with it? Click here

The Talking Photo

http://www.pqdvd.com/talking-photo.html
Roaming through the internet for some interesting websites I found this website for you guys. Its called Talking Photo. Thought of saying happy birthday to your friend far away huh? Try it out on http://www.pqdvd.com/talking-photo.html. It is a free to download software. You can also use the lite version of it through in your browser and it needs latest version of flash player.

When you enter the lite version mode(http://www.pqdvd.com/talking-photo-list.php) there is a option that you can use the photos already in the application or you can upload your own picture and make one. You can select which of your photo is eye and mouth. You can also edit the frame of the picture that can be moved.

A must try application, Check this out.

How you like it ? Do comment!

Bulkr - Download Photos in a bulk from Flickr

Flickr today is most popular photo sharing website. Peoples can upload their pictures and set privacy settings in the pictures for others to view.

The sharing of pictures on Flickr is the the best part of it. The best part is the awesome community around and knowledge that one can get by getting around the photos of various photography groups. While doing this we wished we had the feature of downloading the pictures from the Flickr account and save to a disk. Meanwhile this downloading feature is not available by Flickr, but some third pary applications has just done it the way we want to download the pictures(still copyright photos can't be downloaded).

Bulkr, a Flickr application, is for downloading the pictures you have on your Flickr account. This convenient desktop app allows you to download up to 200 photos at a time from photostreams, favorites, explored photos, and Flickr search.

You can also quickly backup Flickr photos to your computer with its one-click function and choose the size of photos that you want to download (6 dimensions).

Here are the key Features of Bulkr:
Features:
* Free app that can be used to download photos from Flickr in bulk.
* Download photos from your photostream, your favorites, or from other Flickr users.
* Download photos in 6 different sizes.
* Preview images before downloading.
* Ability to resume download if disconnected.

Download it from:
http://clipyourphotos.com/bulkr/

Have you seen the Opera Unite? It really Rocks.

Been long that opera had been recommending me to upgrade my Opera 10 to 10.10. Today I just gave it a go. And holy cow, it was all worth it. There is a new menu on the Panels name "unite". The file sharing feature, Fridge, Media Player, Messenger, Photo Sharing and a WEB SERVER.

The last one caught my eyes. WTF! my computer a server?? Hell Yeah. I cannot get the perfect word to describe the New Opera Unite. Just fabulous, wonderful. The server did worked fine too. I loved this part very much.

I was a little pinched with the media player that when I play a song another song starts to play. Even if I stop it it doesn't stops. And I need to go to the playing song and stop it in there. Must have been a bug but the interface is really good.

Oh sorry not to tell you, the media player plays songs from your computer and can be shared with your friends on Opera(not any others). Also the messenger feature is available to only Opera users. For Yahoo!, MSN would have been a great boon. Anyway no problem with those.

The file sharing feature is also great. I don't know if my computer need to be ON to download the shared file from other computer which I suppose must be. It must be like your computer is a file server now...

There is also a Fridge menu. I could not figure out what it does exactly because till  now I have no friends on Opera. They say its for notes that your friends or family writes for you like "Lunch on 9am". Must be a good application to connect and help friends.

And what is this??? More applications?? There are loads of Opera Unite applications over there. Oh I can't get to them all now. I will be writing about them time to time.

If you have used Opera Unite share with us some worthy applications. I saw the webcam there.

I Know all my Stats on facebook

Yes I know all my stats on facebook like who visits my profile the most, who comments me most, who visits me most/least and many things like that, that you wished you knew.
This facebook application made it easy to find me the friends who are closest to me (except on the real life) on facebook.
http://apps.www.facebook.com/friendguru

Just been a week since I knew it.

Arrgh! So many applications. I will get through more like these in coming days.
You can also see my firefox addons review.