How to lock MacBook with keystroke combination?

I used to lock my Windows XP laptop easily with Win+L key combination. When I switched to MacBook I searched for a inbuilt option like that. It wasn't there.



After some searching I found LockTight. Now I use the key combination Shift + Option + Command + L to lock the screen when moving away from the Laptop. Now easier but atleast now I have a way to lock the Macbook.

with regards
Tushar

Switch to Apple MacBook Pro 17"

Recently I shifted to Apple MacBook Pro 17" and I am pleased with the performance. Now I use Sun VirtualBox to work in my work environment where Microsoft Windows XP is installed. I also have one virual machine with Ubuntu 9.o4 and Open Solaris.

I got Marathi language typing features by the Devnagari QUERTY keyboard option out of the box in Mac OS X which is a productive move for me.

Tushar Joshi, Nagpur

Skype 2.8 for Mac OS X now shows who is typing

I was missing the who is typing notifications in my Skype on Mac OS X which is now available as claimed by the new version of Skype 2.8 on Mac OS X.

When I checked where this notification is shown it is visible in the drawer where the participant's names and icons are shown. This means if you want to see who is typing you have to keep the drawer open which chatting in a conference window.

with regards
Tushar Joshi, Nagpur

Dropbox lets you share files across Windows, Mac and Linux

Dropbox is a desktop software which allows you to share files across multiple computers irrespective of whether it is a Windows box, Mac box or Linux box.

Dropbox creates a special folder in your computer and you just have to keep your files in this folder to share them.  On each computer you will get one Dropbox shared folder synchronized.  This means you put a file in this folder in Windows box, and when you switch to Mac box you get the same file exactly with same contents there.

There is also a web interface to view your shared files and the video introduction and tour are too good to watch and understand.  

Download your copy of Dropbox now!

with regards

Tushar Joshi, Nagpur

Way to post Twitter updates through IM

As suggested on the get satisfaction site I tried Ping.fm for updating my Twitter and Facebook messages.  This is quick and easy way to update Twitter.

Since many months the IM feature of Twitter is down.  I used to rely heavily on that feature.  Even if some features like direct messaging and receiving tracked updates are not available with Ping.fm it alteast provide a facility to post updates through IM.

with regards

Tushar Joshi, Nagpur

Make Windows XP look like Windows Vista

I installed the Vista Inspirat software and my Windows XP system is now looking like Windows Vista.

This is a screenshot of my start menu after the Vista Inspirat software is installed.  There are many interesting features worth trying.  You can visit the Vista Inspirat site to download the software and see your Windows XP system look like Windows Vista.

with regards

Tushar

Google Crome Browser

I downloaded my copy of the Google Crome Browser.  I am happy to see the interface as expected, Simple!

Lots of functionalities are yet to be tested and it will take many days for me to understand the browser.  It gives GMail its own window and it is very useful.

Download Google Crome Browser from here.

with regards

Tushar

GMail - Sign out all other sessions

Now GMail account is more secure. GMail provides information about how many sessions of the GMail account are currently open.

So if you have logged in to the GMail account from Cyber Cafe or a friends house and you do not remember whether you have properly logged out or not? Or if you have logged in to the account from home and the laptop is still on and used at home and you want to make sure you are logged off from the account.

GMail page now shows the opened sessions information at the bottom of the page. We can click the details link provided with that information to read the report of all the sessions and last activities done with our account.


This report is helpful in determining whether the account is opened from two places. The IP address information also provides insight whether the account is compromised.

The most important feature now GMail provides is the Sign out of all other sessions button on this report. Now we can just sign out of all other GMail sessions we may have opened from any other place by clicking this button. Only the session we are currently using is kept on and all others are logged off.

Now that is really secured.

Reference:
Official GMail blog post

With Regards
Tushar Joshi, Nagpur

Tudumo - my task list

Tudumo is a clean and elegant way to manage your tasks. The tag line is so real. Tudumo is simple and quick solution to my task list job.

I purchased Tudumo in April 2008 and I feel I took a good decision as I still continue to use this software. The creator of Tudumo is very efficient and active in answering queries on the support mailing list.

There are many new features to be added in Tudumo in coming days but my point is I am happy with Tudumo as it is now. Thanks Richard for this great piece of software and making my life more organized.

With Regards
Tushar