Search as you type with Keyboardr

Every now and again I use StumbleUpon to see what kind of unique sites I can find, and last week I found a rather nifty one called Keyboardr. It’s a search engine that distinguishes itself by not actually having (or needing) a search button. Results are show to you in real-time as you type.

Off to the side of the page you’ll also see the top result from Wikipedia, some videos from Youtube, Google Image results, and even Google Blog results. The whole interface is designed to to be navigated using only the keyboard, so you shouldn’t even have to put your hand on the mouse.

The downside? Only eight search results from Google are displayed. You can always click the “All Results” link to be taken directly to Google to view more matches, but since this is using the same API as our CyberSearch extension I know it’s possible for the developer to program this to retrieve multiple pages of results. In fact they should just make it so that as you scroll down the page it keeps fetching more results. That would make it perfect, and especially handy as a homepage that the browser displays each time you create a new tab.

Tip: Pressing the ESC key will clear out the results shown on the page, and it will focus/clear the search box.

Keyboardr Homepage

Ginipic: Enhanced Image Search for Your Desktop

Searching for a specific image on the Internet can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Some sites, such as Google Image search, try to make the process easier, but shuffling through one page after another of results can quickly get tedious.

That’s where the free desktop application called Ginipic comes into play. You can view hundreds of results at a time, and inserting an image into an app like PowerPoint is as easy as dragging-and-dropping it. To see how easy it really is checkout their video tour.

Here are some other features that make Ginipic worth it:

• Multiple Sources - You can choose to search your favorite search engine or photo-sharing site (Flickr, Google, Yahoo!, SmugMug, deviantArt, Picasa, Photobucket, Facebook, and more), or expand your search to unlimited results with a click of a button, with our tailored “All Sources” option.
• No Duplicates - Did you know that, on average, “big search engines not be named” give you 200 duplicates for every 1,000 results? Not with ginipic.
• Incredible Variety - Ginipic gives you the power of the web to find ANY picture in ANY category with NO restrictions.
• Advanced Search - Advanced search gives you the ability to customize your queries in each source – just as you would on their site.
• Resizing - Choose your own preview size for the best possible experience! Maximize to enjoy the picture in all its glory, work small if you’re just browsing away.
• Tagging - Tag your pictures away and see them all in a heartbeat by choosing your tag in the comfortable Favorites source. Not a tag person? Just favorite the picture and you’ll still have a super easy access to it.
• Drag & Drop - Drag & Drop functionality gives you the ability to start working immediately – you see something you like, just drag it in your work space and continue working.
• Save Images Locally - Want to backup or save it for later? No need in clumsy “right click, save as, too hard to understand what’s going on” options – just save the picture right from the preview window when you’re satisfied.
• Set as Wallpaper - Do you feel like changing your background? Just hit the “Set as wallpaper” on any picture and instantly your desktop will change and renew before your eyes.

This is definitely a slick app, and truly handy for those heavy images searchers out there. Give it a whirl and let us know what you think.

How to create Shutdown and reboot icon

To create a shortcut icon to shutdown and reboot on your desktop.

1] Shutdown icon

1. Right click on your desktop.
2. Select New->Shortcut.
3. In the location filed type this ’shutdown -s -t 00′ (Without quotes).
4. Click next give a name of your choice and finish.

2] Reboot icon

Follow the same procedure but replace the earlier command with this one
’shutdown -r -t 00′. (Without quotes).

How to Download Free Books and Magazines as PDF Files from Google Book Search?

Google Book Search is a free online books and magazines catalogue from Google that allows you to search the full text of books and magazines that Google scans, OCRs, and store in its digital database. There is almost no way for you to download any books or magazines from Google Book Search site because Google has put several restrictions to prevent users from downloading and saving pages.

Well, as I said, there is almost no way to download books and magazines, but does not means no way at all. There is one method to download the books and magazines.Google Book Downloader is a lightweight freeware utility for Windows that allows you to download and save book as PDF file format from Google Book Search to your local file system.

How to Use Google Book Downloader?

First, you need to download the Google Book Downloader zip file. After complete download, extract the zip file and run the mgbs.exe executable file to launch the application. On the main window of Google Book Downloader, you need to enter the book code of the book that you would like to download. How to get the book code? Now, let say you have a book that you want to download from Google Book Search.

Not only books, you can also download your favorite magazines and save it as PDF file from Google Book Search. Just follow the same procedures above.

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