is the app has some of the look and feel of the Chrome browser. There are tabs at the top of the screen and an omnibox that'll let you perform searches as well as type URLs. There's also a little star on the side of the omnibox, just like Chrome, that lets you bookmark pages.
You can also save pages to read them offline and send pages to other third-party services, including Facebook, Evernote, Twitter, Instapaper, and Diigo. The latter service is key as this app is actually the creation of the bookmarking service Diigo, and for users of the site, the easy integration with one's saved bookmarks might be reason alone to use the new iPad browser.
iChromy isn't particularly feature-rich, and it's missing some elements that other iPad browsers have, including the ability to set a Web page to your home screen.
But if you're a fan of tabbed browsing, then you might be quite pleased with iChromy. The stability and speed of the app are pretty impressive. In order to avoid memory issues with having multiple tabs open, iChromy reloads tabs dynamically when you need to access them again.
The app is free, but Diigo says future releases of iChromy will have more advanced options that coincide with Diigo's own annotation and highlighting features, which are part of Diigo's premium bookmarking services. (Via RWW)
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Microsoft releases a new Bing Maps software development kit
Microsoft has announced the release of a new Bing Maps iOS SDK to enable developers to create iPhone and iPad applications using Bing.
According to a post on Microsoft’s Bing Maps Blog, the new software development kit gives developers a set of Objective C classes to develop iPhone and iPad applications within Xcode, along with documentation and several sample projects to help them get started quickly. In addition, the iOS map control supports Bing’s road, aerial and hybrid aerial map styles, and includes the ability to add pushpins to the maps and access the user’s location via the GPS to locate the phone on the map, the post said.
“The launch of the iOS SDK goes a long way toward rounding out Bing’s toolset for mobile developers,” the blog post issued by the Microsoft Bing Maps Team, said. “In addition to the iOS SDK, developers can also use the Bing Maps SDK for Windows Phone and the community-driven SDK for Android development. Add to these our long list of tools and services for web development and it equals a mapping service with the scale and scope to support a wide range of mapping projects.”
Also in the post, the team said to enhance performance of the platform, they separated the Bing Maps Controls from the Bing Maps services to lighten the load. This means developers can use the Bing Maps iOS Control in conjunction with the Bing Maps REST Services API – for geocoding and routing -- to build a fully featured mobile map application. Additionally, users can hit Bing search services to pull local listing information. And developers can integrate Bing Maps into consumer-facing mobile applications for free.
“We think you will find that the terms of use are less restrictive than what you find with the Apple Map Kit, with no sacrifice in functionality,” the Microsoft post said, adding, “Sign up for a free Bing Maps Key, then download the .zip file to get the control and SDK, and you’re off and running!”
According to a post on Microsoft’s Bing Maps Blog, the new software development kit gives developers a set of Objective C classes to develop iPhone and iPad applications within Xcode, along with documentation and several sample projects to help them get started quickly. In addition, the iOS map control supports Bing’s road, aerial and hybrid aerial map styles, and includes the ability to add pushpins to the maps and access the user’s location via the GPS to locate the phone on the map, the post said.
“The launch of the iOS SDK goes a long way toward rounding out Bing’s toolset for mobile developers,” the blog post issued by the Microsoft Bing Maps Team, said. “In addition to the iOS SDK, developers can also use the Bing Maps SDK for Windows Phone and the community-driven SDK for Android development. Add to these our long list of tools and services for web development and it equals a mapping service with the scale and scope to support a wide range of mapping projects.”
Also in the post, the team said to enhance performance of the platform, they separated the Bing Maps Controls from the Bing Maps services to lighten the load. This means developers can use the Bing Maps iOS Control in conjunction with the Bing Maps REST Services API – for geocoding and routing -- to build a fully featured mobile map application. Additionally, users can hit Bing search services to pull local listing information. And developers can integrate Bing Maps into consumer-facing mobile applications for free.
“We think you will find that the terms of use are less restrictive than what you find with the Apple Map Kit, with no sacrifice in functionality,” the Microsoft post said, adding, “Sign up for a free Bing Maps Key, then download the .zip file to get the control and SDK, and you’re off and running!”
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Friday, May 27, 2011
Iphone 4 launched in India by Airtel, Aircel and Reliance digital
Iphone 4 finally launched in India today 27th May 2011. Airtel and Aircel two telecom companies have launched Iphone 4 in India with some sort of post-paid plans and other benefits.
Initial price of 16 GB Iphone 4 is 34,500 and 32 GB price is 40,900 INR. Apple Iphone 4 was much awaited product in India and its launched date was getting postponed since a long. Bu there are some phones also launched by Samsung Galaxy S II which is also in the premium range and priced 32000 in India.
Also this is the first time in India that Iphone is available on store also to purchase without any telecom partnership. Yes Reliance Digital is also selling Iphone 4 on their stores. Lets see how these telecom companies Airtel and Aircel attract customers while on the other hand this phone is also available on digital store.
Check out the video for all the functionality of Iphone 4.
Initial price of 16 GB Iphone 4 is 34,500 and 32 GB price is 40,900 INR. Apple Iphone 4 was much awaited product in India and its launched date was getting postponed since a long. Bu there are some phones also launched by Samsung Galaxy S II which is also in the premium range and priced 32000 in India.
Also this is the first time in India that Iphone is available on store also to purchase without any telecom partnership. Yes Reliance Digital is also selling Iphone 4 on their stores. Lets see how these telecom companies Airtel and Aircel attract customers while on the other hand this phone is also available on digital store.
Check out the video for all the functionality of Iphone 4.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Rootkit writers outfox Windows 64-bit PatchGuard protection
Rootkit writers have started exploiting a loophole that lets them write malware able to bypass the PatchGuard driver signing protection built into 64-bit versions of Windows, Kaspersky Lab has reported.
A product of the BlackHole Exploit Kit, a hugely successful kit for building malware to hit specific software vulnerabilities, the first element of the attack on a system is straightforward enough, using a downloader to hit the system through two common Java and Adobe Reader software flaws.
On 64-bit Windows systems open to these exploits, this calls a 64-bit rootkit, Rootkit.Win64.Necurs.a., which executes the ‘bcdedit.exe –set TESTSIGNING ON command, normally a programming command for trying out drivers during development.
It appears that the developers of the latest rogue AV program for MacOS are actively distributing it via intermediaries, who don’t really understand what it is they are supposed to install on users’ computers,” said Kaspersky researcher, Vyacheslav Zakorzhevsky, in his blog covering the malware.
This underlines the ominous way that Macs are now seen as just another platform to be targeted where possible using multi-platform malware.
A product of the BlackHole Exploit Kit, a hugely successful kit for building malware to hit specific software vulnerabilities, the first element of the attack on a system is straightforward enough, using a downloader to hit the system through two common Java and Adobe Reader software flaws.
On 64-bit Windows systems open to these exploits, this calls a 64-bit rootkit, Rootkit.Win64.Necurs.a., which executes the ‘bcdedit.exe –set TESTSIGNING ON command, normally a programming command for trying out drivers during development.
It appears that the developers of the latest rogue AV program for MacOS are actively distributing it via intermediaries, who don’t really understand what it is they are supposed to install on users’ computers,” said Kaspersky researcher, Vyacheslav Zakorzhevsky, in his blog covering the malware.
This underlines the ominous way that Macs are now seen as just another platform to be targeted where possible using multi-platform malware.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Using twitter hashtags
Twitter Hashtags have some unwritten rules. The primary one to remember: don’t overuse them. If every one of your tweets IS a hashtag, you dilute the usefulness of them by fragmenting the conversation. In addition, many people will shy away from you because it seems spammy.
Another simple tip: give your hashtag context. Most people won’t actually know what your hashtag means, so give a quick explanation in one of your tweets or, if you’re making a hashtag, make it very apparent what it’s talking about.
Finally, if you’re looking to create a hashtag, be sure that it adds value for yourself and your followers. The best way to utilize them is when you need to organize information. Conferences, major events, and even reminders (i.e. #todo) can help organize specific tweets and make life easier on you and your followers.
The Twitter Fan Wiki also has some interesting reading material on hashtags if you’re looking to further your hashtag education.
Another simple tip: give your hashtag context. Most people won’t actually know what your hashtag means, so give a quick explanation in one of your tweets or, if you’re making a hashtag, make it very apparent what it’s talking about.
Finally, if you’re looking to create a hashtag, be sure that it adds value for yourself and your followers. The best way to utilize them is when you need to organize information. Conferences, major events, and even reminders (i.e. #todo) can help organize specific tweets and make life easier on you and your followers.
The Twitter Fan Wiki also has some interesting reading material on hashtags if you’re looking to further your hashtag education.
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Backblaze Includes Locator for Stolen PCs
The Locate My Computer feature allows users to see the ISP, IP address, and geo-location of the computer if it has been stolen or misplaced.
Backblaze, a fast-rising 2-year-old online backup provider based in San Mateo, Calif., on May 23 launched a new service called Locate My Computer, which enables users to locate their lost or stolen computers. Locate My Computer allows users to see the ISP, IP address, and geo-location of the computer if it has been misplaced. PC owners can even view the thief's files if the computer is still backing up files and, in fact, was pilfered.
Locate My Computer is free of charge and available immediately to all Backblaze customers.
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Citrix Acquires Virtual Desktop Provider Kaviza
Kaviza, which makes the VDI-in-a-Box product, and Citrix have been strategic partners since April 2010, so it's not a big surprise to industry insiders that this deal was made.
Kaviza and Citrix, of nearby Santa Clara, Calif., have been strategic partners since April 2010, so the transaction was not a big surprise to industry insiders.
Kaviza's VDI-in-a-Box, a plug-and-play virtual desktop system that has been gaining traction, enables just about anyone (not necessarily an IT specialist) to get a deployment up and running for a small or midsize business. Kaviza's solution truly is an automated, turnkey way to do it; users install the software on a commodity server, and the software finds all the system nodes automatically.
Citrix, the world's second-largest VDI provider (behind only Hewlett-Packard), needed the IT that Kaviza brought to the table because it had not previously addressed the SMB space with a purpose-built VDI offering. Most of Citrix's customers are large enterprises.
When Kaviza is running, the virtual desktop runs in its own browser-type window with all the application functionality needed. Little or no latency is apparent. Users can continue to use their local applications as normal.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3
The first thing you notice about Marvel vs Capcom 3 is its graphic novel style. Everything from the menu text to the post-battle screens is rendered in Marvel Comics style, which is pretty cool. The levels and characters look very pretty and detailed, and stay true to the authentic designs in the source material. The game is fluid and never experiences any slowdowns, which is vital in a fighting game. Overall, MvC 3 does quite well in all technical aspects.
Controls follow the Tatsuneko vs Capcom scheme, with individual buttons for light, medium, heavy and special attacks. Assists and character switches can be activated by tapping or holding specific buttons. There’s even a Simple Mode that will let those unaccustomed to fighting games learn the ropes by activating combos with a single button. However, most of the powerful combos are locked here, so Simple Mode won’t give you the complete experience.
The combo system is very fluid. There’s more freedom, allowing you to chain as many hits as you can imagine. You can aslso call in assists or switch-outs in the middle of aerial combos, making things even more chaotic. Damage has been increased, giving MvC 3 an on-the-edge feel. When you know that one devastating combo could wipe out your entire health bar, you have to stay focused, and this is where MvC 3 succeeds. Augmenting that is the X-Factor. Each player starts off with the ability to use one X-Factor, which will give them boosts in all areas. The boosts increase the more peril you are in, so choosing the right moment to activate it is important.
MvC 3 treads the fine line between too accessible and too hardcore. It’s way more accessible than before, but it stops short of being too easy. There’s still enough depth to entice the most experienced gamers. Where MvC 3 really shines is in its character roster. While the number of characters has been reduced from MvC 2, there is plenty of variety on offer. While some fan favourites like Mega Man are excluded, all the characters that are there have something unique to offer. While characters like Dante might seem too powerful, for such characters, individual hit damage is reduced. You’ll be spending months trying to perfect their teams, simply because of the number of combinations that the roster brings. Character interactions are also pretty cool. They respond to each other with snarky quips and there’s some nice opponent-based chatter.
Mode wise, MvC 3 has quite a bit to offer. There is the simple Versus mode, which is offline multiplayer, and the Arcade mode, which is a series of battles until you get to the final boss. The MvC3 Training Mode is one of the best we’ve seen. Almost any situation that you can think of can be simulated, which is what training modes should do. The Mission Mode will lead you through character-specific missions. You’ll have to perform certain moves and combos to move to the next level, with scrolling commands teaching you about your character.
Usually, story modes are as important in fighting games as they are in porn, but the game’s story was talked up a lot before release, and so the failure to deliver is a real downer. The online modes consist of ranked and unranked matches and a Lobby mode. A major snafu on Capcom’s part is the absence of spectating in the Lobby mode. In a winner stays situation, you’d expect others to be able to watch games in progress. Instead, all you see is diminishing health bars.
If there is one word that can be used to describe Marvel vs Capcom 3, it’s insane. Insanely fun, insanely addictive, insane combos, insane damage, insane replayability. You could talk about the increased damage or accessibility, or the complete lack of a story mode, but when the game is as fun as this, it all goes out of the window.
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Lock your PC with your mouse
Usually we lock our computers by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del or Windows+L. But did you know that you can lock your computer with your mouse? Try this:
- Right click on an empty spot on the desktop
- Go to ‘New’ and select ‘Shortcut’
- In the ‘Create Shortcut’ dialog box, copy-paste the following under ‘Type the location’: rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation
- Click ‘Next’
- In ‘Type a name for this shortcut’, type ‘Lock’ and click ‘Finish’
- Now double click on the ‘Lock’ icon on your desktop, will be locked.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Google to Unveil Online Music Service
Google Inc. is preparing as early as Tuesday to unveil a new online music service similar to a service recently launched by Amazon.com Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, a move that escalates the battle to create the next generation of Internet businesses for storing and listening to music.
Google, like Amazon, hasn't secured licenses from the four major recorded-music companies, according to these people, and is likely to include a system that functions much like a remote hard drive.
Users of the service are expected to be able to listen to songs they have uploaded to the service in a so-called streaming mode but won't be able to download the files themselves. That limit appears to be a bid by Google to hinder the service from being used to spread pirated music.
A Google spokeswoman had no comment.
Google is likely to announce the service Tuesday at its annual Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco, these people said. Initially, the service is to operate in a testing mode, and not be available to the public at large.
The service is unlikely to be tied to an online music store like Amazon MP3, which gives users the option of adding new songs to their music locker at the time they buy them.
The system Google is likely to unveil is known within the technology and music industries as a "passive" locker. Such systems generally are believed by people in the music industry not to require licenses from record companies. But that kind of system also tends to offer a fairly limited set of features. Amazon Cloud, for instance, is considered by many in the industry to be a first step toward a more ambitious offering that Amazon could create once it has licenses in place.
With licenses from music companies, a locker-service operator could give users instant access to songs stored in central servers, rather than making those users upload every song in their music collections.
The launch comes as Apple Inc. is in negotiations with major record labels to secure licenses for a much more robust online music service than either Amazon's or the one Google has in the works, according to these people. It is unclear when Apple might launch such a service, but most of the technical work has been complete for months, according to people familiar with the matter. An Apple spokesman declined to comment.
Spotify AB, based in Sweden and the U.K., has been attempting for months to secure licenses that would allow it to launch its music service in the U.S., but it hasn't been able to persuade major music companies to let it bring the service, which is popular in Europe, to the U.S.
That is mainly because record-company executives don't believe that Spotify makes enough money. Recent limits on how much music a user can listen to without paying could make the service more attractive to record labels, according to people familiar with the matter.
Many record companies felt blindsided by the launch of Amazon Cloud, and the Seattle-based online retail company hasn't significantly upgraded its service since it launched.
Google, like Amazon, hasn't secured licenses from the four major recorded-music companies, according to these people, and is likely to include a system that functions much like a remote hard drive.
Users of the service are expected to be able to listen to songs they have uploaded to the service in a so-called streaming mode but won't be able to download the files themselves. That limit appears to be a bid by Google to hinder the service from being used to spread pirated music.
A Google spokeswoman had no comment.
Google is likely to announce the service Tuesday at its annual Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco, these people said. Initially, the service is to operate in a testing mode, and not be available to the public at large.
The service is unlikely to be tied to an online music store like Amazon MP3, which gives users the option of adding new songs to their music locker at the time they buy them.
The system Google is likely to unveil is known within the technology and music industries as a "passive" locker. Such systems generally are believed by people in the music industry not to require licenses from record companies. But that kind of system also tends to offer a fairly limited set of features. Amazon Cloud, for instance, is considered by many in the industry to be a first step toward a more ambitious offering that Amazon could create once it has licenses in place.
With licenses from music companies, a locker-service operator could give users instant access to songs stored in central servers, rather than making those users upload every song in their music collections.
The launch comes as Apple Inc. is in negotiations with major record labels to secure licenses for a much more robust online music service than either Amazon's or the one Google has in the works, according to these people. It is unclear when Apple might launch such a service, but most of the technical work has been complete for months, according to people familiar with the matter. An Apple spokesman declined to comment.
Spotify AB, based in Sweden and the U.K., has been attempting for months to secure licenses that would allow it to launch its music service in the U.S., but it hasn't been able to persuade major music companies to let it bring the service, which is popular in Europe, to the U.S.
That is mainly because record-company executives don't believe that Spotify makes enough money. Recent limits on how much music a user can listen to without paying could make the service more attractive to record labels, according to people familiar with the matter.
Many record companies felt blindsided by the launch of Amazon Cloud, and the Seattle-based online retail company hasn't significantly upgraded its service since it launched.
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Friday, May 6, 2011
How to turn a website into a PlayBook app in 3 minutes
Check out this video to see how easy it can be to turn web content into an app on the BlackBerry PlayBook.
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Apple iOS 4.3.3 Software Update Fixes Location Bug
Apple's new iOS 4.3.3 Software Update is designed to fix a location-tracking "bug" at the center of so much recent controversy for the company.
Apple’s new iOS 4.3.3 Software Update is designed to fix the location-tracking “bug” that caused the company so much recent controversy.
“This update contains changes to the iOS crowd-sourced location database cache,” reads an explanation posted on Apple’s iTunes service. Those changes include a reduction in the size of the cache, a total deletion of the cache whenever Location Services are turned off and stopping the cache from backing up to iTunes. The update applies to iOS 4 devices on both the AT&T and Verizon networks.
Apple’s controversy first erupted after researcher Alasdair Allan wrote about iOS 4’s supposed location-sniffing abilities in an April 20 posting on the O’Reilly Radar blog. Working with co-researcher Pete Warden, he released an open-source iPhone Tracker application that can plot stored location data on a map.
“The database of your locations is stored on your iPhone as well as in any of the automatic backups that are made when you sync it with iTunes,” Allan wrote as part of a FAQ about removing the data. “One thing that will help is choosing encrypted backups, since that will prevent other users or programs on your machine from viewing the data, but there will still be a copy on your device.”
Location data saved by iOS 4 apparently included information gleaned from cell towers and the names of WiFi access points, and not actual GPS data from a tablet or smartphone.
In a FAQ posted on its corporate Website, Apple attempted to clarify its position on location-logging.
“The iPhone is not logging your location,” reads one section. “Rather, it’s maintaining a database of WiFi hotspots and cell towers around your current location, some of which may be located more than 100 miles away from your iPhone, to help your iPhone rapidly and accurately calculate its location when requested.”
Apple also insists the iPhone only stores a protected subset of that total crowd-sourced database. “The location data that researchers are seeing on the iPhone is not the past or present location of the iPhone,” adds the FAQ.
In recent days, both Apple and Google have come under government pressure to reveal how they collect and store location data. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan asked to meet with executives from both companies to discuss privacy issues; that followed inquiries from U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), who fired off letters to Apple CEO Steve Jobs asking for greater clarification on news that the iPhone and 3G-enabled iPad running iOS 4 have been saving location data.
Other recent news reports have suggested that smartphones running Android are transmitting location data to Google.
Source:eweek.com
Apple’s new iOS 4.3.3 Software Update is designed to fix the location-tracking “bug” that caused the company so much recent controversy.
“This update contains changes to the iOS crowd-sourced location database cache,” reads an explanation posted on Apple’s iTunes service. Those changes include a reduction in the size of the cache, a total deletion of the cache whenever Location Services are turned off and stopping the cache from backing up to iTunes. The update applies to iOS 4 devices on both the AT&T and Verizon networks.
Apple’s controversy first erupted after researcher Alasdair Allan wrote about iOS 4’s supposed location-sniffing abilities in an April 20 posting on the O’Reilly Radar blog. Working with co-researcher Pete Warden, he released an open-source iPhone Tracker application that can plot stored location data on a map.
“The database of your locations is stored on your iPhone as well as in any of the automatic backups that are made when you sync it with iTunes,” Allan wrote as part of a FAQ about removing the data. “One thing that will help is choosing encrypted backups, since that will prevent other users or programs on your machine from viewing the data, but there will still be a copy on your device.”
Location data saved by iOS 4 apparently included information gleaned from cell towers and the names of WiFi access points, and not actual GPS data from a tablet or smartphone.
In a FAQ posted on its corporate Website, Apple attempted to clarify its position on location-logging.
“The iPhone is not logging your location,” reads one section. “Rather, it’s maintaining a database of WiFi hotspots and cell towers around your current location, some of which may be located more than 100 miles away from your iPhone, to help your iPhone rapidly and accurately calculate its location when requested.”
Apple also insists the iPhone only stores a protected subset of that total crowd-sourced database. “The location data that researchers are seeing on the iPhone is not the past or present location of the iPhone,” adds the FAQ.
In recent days, both Apple and Google have come under government pressure to reveal how they collect and store location data. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan asked to meet with executives from both companies to discuss privacy issues; that followed inquiries from U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), who fired off letters to Apple CEO Steve Jobs asking for greater clarification on news that the iPhone and 3G-enabled iPad running iOS 4 have been saving location data.
Other recent news reports have suggested that smartphones running Android are transmitting location data to Google.
Source:eweek.com
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Gmail Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts help you save time by allowing you to never take your hands off the keyboard to use the mouse.You'll need a Standard 101/102-Key or Natural PS/2 Keyboard to use the
shortcuts
shortcuts
To turn these case-sensitive shortcuts on or off, click Settings, and then pick an option next to Keyboard
shortcuts. You can also enable shortcuts automatically by going to http://mail.google.com/mail/?kbd=1
| Shortcut Key | Definition | Action |
|---|---|---|
| c | Compose | Allows you to compose a new message. <Shift> + c allows you to compose a message in a new window. |
| / | Search | Puts your cursor in the search box. |
| k | Move to newer conversation | Opens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation. |
| j | Move to older conversation | Opens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation. |
| n | Next message | Moves your cursor to the next message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') |
| p | Previous message | Moves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') |
| o or <Enter> | Open | Opens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in 'Conversation View.' |
| u | Return to conversation list | Refreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations. |
| e | Archive | Archive your conversation from any view. |
| m | Mute | Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc'd directly to you. Learn more. |
| x | Select conversation | Automatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation. |
| s | Star a message or conversation | Adds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status. |
| + | Mark as important | Helps Gmail learn what's important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox) |
| - | Mark as unimportant | Helps Gmail learn what's not important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox) |
| ! | Report spam | Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list. |
| r | Reply | Replies to the message sender. <Shift> + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') |
| a | Reply all | Replies to all message recipients. <Shift> +a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') |
| f | Forward | Forwards a message. <Shift> + f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') |
| <Esc> | Escape from input field | Removes the cursor from your current input field. |
<Ctrl> + s | Save draft | Saves the current text as a draft when composing a message. Hold the <Ctrl> key while pressing s and make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields -- either the composition pane, |
# |
Delete | Moves the conversation to Trash. |
l |
Label | Opens the Labels menu to label a conversation. |
v |
Move to | Moves the conversation from the inbox to a different label, Spam or Trash. |
| <Shift> + i | Mark as read | Marks your message as 'read' and skip to the next message. |
| <Shift> + u | Mark as unread | Marks your message as 'unread' so you can go back to it later. |
| [ | Archive and previous | Removes the current view's label from your conversation and moves to the previous one. |
| ] | Archive and next | Removes the current view's label from your conversation and moves to the next one. |
| z | Undo | Undoes your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an 'undo' link). |
| <Shift> + n | Update current conversation | Updates your current conversation when there are new messages. |
| q | Move cursor to chat search | Moves your cursor directly to the chat search box. |
| y | Remove from Current View* |
Automatically removes the message or conversation from your current view.
|
| . | Show more actions | Displays the 'More Actions' drop-down menu. |
| <Ctrl> + <Down arrow> | Opens options in Chat |
|
| ? | Show keyboard shortcuts help | Displays the keyboard shortcuts help menu within any page you're on. (Note: Typing ? will display the help menu even if you don't have keyboard shortcuts enabled) |
| k | Move up a contact | Moves your cursor up in your contact list |
| j | Move down a contact | Moves your cursor down in your contact list |
| o or <Enter> | Open | Opens the contact with the cursor next to it. |
u | Return to contact list view | Refreshes your page and returns you to the contact list. |
e | Remove from Current Group | Removes selected contacts from the group currently being displayed. |
x | Select contact | Checks and selects a contact so that you can change group membership or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to the contact. |
<Esc> | Escape from input field | Removes the cursor from the current input |
# | Delete | Deletes a contact permanently |
l | Group membership | Opens the groups button to group contacts |
z | Undo | Reverses your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an 'undo' link) |
. | Show more actions | Opens the "More actions" drop-down menu. |
Combo-keys - Use the
following combinations of keys to navigate through Gmail.
| Shortcut Key | Definition | Action |
|---|---|---|
| <Tab> then <Enter> | Send message | After composing your message, use this combination to send it automatically. (Supported in Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.) |
| y then o | Archive and next | Archives your conversation and moves to the next one. |
| g then a | Go to 'All Mail' | Takes you to 'All Mail,' the storage site for all mail you've ever sent or received (and have not deleted). |
| g then s | Go to 'Starred' | Takes you to all conversations you have starred. |
| g then c | Go to 'Contacts' | Takes you to your Contacts list. |
| g then d | Go to 'Drafts' | Takes you to all drafts you have saved. |
| g then l | Go to 'Label' | Takes you to the search box with the "label:" operator filled in for you. |
| g then i | Go to 'Inbox' | Returns you to the inbox. |
| g then t | Go to 'Sent Mail' | Takes you to all mail you've sent. |
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Oracle Enables iPad Access to Latest BI Apps
The new BI release provides 24/7 access to a range of alerts, ad hoc analyses, dashboards, reporting, "what-if"-type analysis and more.
Talk about a mass enterprise migration to a single new device—to the Apple iPad, naturally.
If you're a software developer, independent or otherwise, and you're not revamping your application to run on the world's most popular tablet PC, then how out of sync are you with the rest of the IT world?
Oracle's certainly not in that category. On May 3 the giant IT software and systems maker announced that its latest Business Intelligence Release (v11.1.1.5) now features support for the iPad. It has supported the iPhone since right after its introduction.
The new BI release provides 24/7 access to a range of alerts, ad hoc analyses, dashboards, reporting, "what-if"-type analysis, and unified relational OLAP and multidimensional OLAP content of Oracle Business Intelligence, Oracle Vice President of Business Intelligence Product Management Paul Rodwick told eWEEK.
"We're seeing a clear market interest in access to BI on the iPad tablet," Rodwick said. "For years, Oracle BI has supported iPhone, and proactively send alerts out to a range of mobile devices. But the form factor of the iPad, the larger geometry and good browser capability all add up.
"Plus, so many of the knowledge workers, sales reps and others are buying them. It all adds up to a lot of interest in having their corporate information and BI data available to go."
The new release also introduces extended support for additional data sources that include Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database, Oracle OLAP, Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services and SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW), Rodwick said.
Oracle BI applications are prebuilt analytical solutions for Oracle and non-Oracle applications—including SAP. Subject areas include Financial, Human Resources, Procurement and Spend, Projects, Supply Chain and Order Management, Contact Center Telephony, Loyalty, Marketing, Price, Sales, Service, and a range of vertical industries.
Talk about a mass enterprise migration to a single new device—to the Apple iPad, naturally.
If you're a software developer, independent or otherwise, and you're not revamping your application to run on the world's most popular tablet PC, then how out of sync are you with the rest of the IT world?
Oracle's certainly not in that category. On May 3 the giant IT software and systems maker announced that its latest Business Intelligence Release (v11.1.1.5) now features support for the iPad. It has supported the iPhone since right after its introduction.
The new BI release provides 24/7 access to a range of alerts, ad hoc analyses, dashboards, reporting, "what-if"-type analysis, and unified relational OLAP and multidimensional OLAP content of Oracle Business Intelligence, Oracle Vice President of Business Intelligence Product Management Paul Rodwick told eWEEK.
"We're seeing a clear market interest in access to BI on the iPad tablet," Rodwick said. "For years, Oracle BI has supported iPhone, and proactively send alerts out to a range of mobile devices. But the form factor of the iPad, the larger geometry and good browser capability all add up.
"Plus, so many of the knowledge workers, sales reps and others are buying them. It all adds up to a lot of interest in having their corporate information and BI data available to go."
The new release also introduces extended support for additional data sources that include Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database, Oracle OLAP, Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services and SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW), Rodwick said.
Oracle BI applications are prebuilt analytical solutions for Oracle and non-Oracle applications—including SAP. Subject areas include Financial, Human Resources, Procurement and Spend, Projects, Supply Chain and Order Management, Contact Center Telephony, Loyalty, Marketing, Price, Sales, Service, and a range of vertical industries.
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