How to discover who has Unfriended you on facebook?

We may never find all the answers to life’s most difficult questions. Thankfully, a quick code download that points the way to the ones we really care about: Who the hell unfriended us on Facebook, when and why?

Whatever reason somebody has chosen to un-friend you there is no alert on Facebook to tell you that you have lost a connection and the chances are that you will miss the un-friending. And like the nonexistent “dislike” button, don’t expect such a Facebook application anytime soon. Back in January, Facebook and Apple dumped the Defriended iPhone app tracker.

Unfriend Finder

It is a free real-time script compatible with Google Chrome, Safari and Opera. According to the script page, it’s been downloaded close to 11 million times. The many reviews found there are largely positive, though even reviewers who like the program cite errors.

There’s nothing terribly surprising or complicated about installing and using Unfriend Finder. You just download it, install it in your web browser of choice (assuming your choice is either Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or Safari), log into Facebook, and let Unfriend Finder do its job. It’s important to note it’s not retroactive, so you’re not going to find a bunch of lost friends just by installing it. Instead, install it now, be patient, and wait for certain “friends” to drop you thinking you won’t notice. You will, and you’ll be able to some day remind them of their indiscretion.

While technology can’t untangle the mystery of human relationships, providing the “who” and “when” may go a long way to helping you figure out “why” if you correlate your clues with the day’s occurrences.

How to reduce distractions on Internet and increase your work productivity?

“All that really belongs to us is time, even he who has nothing else has that”. WWW is a Nice toy, it stands for World Wide Web but often turns out to be “Wander Wasting time on Web”.

You have a important work to be accomplished within night. You plan so much on how to finish it quickly on schedule. You come sit with your computer. You start working and things will go on fine for few minutes. In the mean while, you will just think of checking your mails and then switch back to work. This sets in motion the “Wander Wasting time on Web” so-called WWW.

You open the email sent from a colleague asking you to check out the “hilarious video” ever posted on YouTube. You open that video on YouTube, watch it for few minutes and then switch to Facebook , where you end up watching videos of even some crappy stuff. Suddenly, a friend pings you and starts talking about the last night party. And by the time you tell him goodbye, you would have ended up spending 20 more minutes. Then you move to Twitter followed by Orkut, then a music website, then eBay, then CNN and so on.

You soon realize that you wasted an hour of work  while the task at hand remains incomplete. A new term has been coined – “wilfing,” short for “What Was I Looking For?” and the workers who spend hours in aimless browsing are called Wilfers.

It would be inappropriate to say sites like Facebook, YouTube, CNN  or Orkut are certainly not bad but our constant urge to check sites for new content certainly distracts us from actual work leaving us less productive and at times, inefficient.

A helping hand for this problem comes from a tiny Firefox add-on called LeechBlock. It is a simple productivity tool designed to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the life out of your working day.

With LeechBlock,

• You can specify up to six sets of sites to block, with different times and days for each set.
• You can block sites within fixed time periods (e.g., between 9am and 5pm), after a time limit (e.g., 10 minutes in every hour), or with a combination of time periods and time limit (e.g., 10 minutes in every hour between 9am and 5pm).
• With the ‘lockdown’ feature, you can block sites immediately for a specified duration.
• You can also set a password or random access code for LeechBlock’s options, just to slow you down in moments of weakness!

The sites to block can be specified using wildcards (e.g., *.wordpress.com) and exceptions (e.g., +technojourney.com).

Here are some more screenshots for a better understanding of LeechBlock.

Well, If you ask “How mean! What about people using other web browsers”? I have another simple software for you guys. Even those using Firefox can make use of it.

Download and unzip the file – LetMeWork.zip – to your desktop. Just a  double-click from you can instantly block some of the distracting sites on your computer. When you are done with your work, again double-click the same icon to unblock access to all the sites as before.

Note that you may see a User Access Control warning dialog in Windows Vista or 7. Just say yes.

If you ask me how it works?
The list is customizable. You may open the vbs file in notepad and edit the WebsitesToBlock array to include any other website(s) in the banned list.

WebsitesToBlock=Array(“twitter.com”, “www.facebook.com”)

Few more very general tips:

1. If you are dating online, only email back and forth a few times with your potential date. Relationships happen in person; the longer you wait to meet the more awkward it will be when you do. Make sure you are in a safe position before you meet, but don’t drag on an email correspondence longer than necessary.
2. Always go online with a purpose. Think to yourself, “I am going to check my email and buy that sweater.” Simply go online to do said tasks and don’t wander off exploring silly websites/message boards.
3. Give yourself allotted time every day to go online and be productive. Schedule your time like you would any other appointment during the day.
4. Limit the number of sites you need to check. Limit yourself to one social networking site, one email account and one message board. Once you are finished checking these accounts there is no reason to browse all over the place and waste time.
5. Think about other things you used to do before you discovered the Internet: reading, exercising, meeting up with friends in person, going to the movies and hiking are all good alternatives to reading celebrity gossip blogs online. Don’t become anti-social and let your mind go to mush.

It’s as simple as that. Hope this helps you to be  more productive and efficient in utilizing your time and finishing work on schedule.

Feel free to comment below if you know few more ways to manage time effectively on the Internet.

Is Google Search Engine now using Sentiment Analysis to rank websites?

“Sentiment is the poetry of the imagination”. Google has now started using Sentiment Analysis to rank websites on its search engine. This would slightly affect the rankings of all the existing websites. SEO is now going to add a new criteria into its text-book.

Sentiment Analysis is exceptionally challenging as computers are very poor at understanding irony, subtext, implicit context and all kinds of other linguistic constructs that a human reader easily comprehends.

From the Google Blog:

A recent article by the New York Times related a disturbing story. By treating your customers badly, one merchant told the paper, you can generate complaints and negative reviews that translate to more links to your site; which, in turn, make it more prominent in search engines. The main premise of the article was that being bad on the web can be good for business

The sentiment analysis  identifies negative remarks and turn negative comments into negative votes. Using sentiment analysis in search rank is tricky however, because it would also pull down sites about unpopular politicians and controversial issues.

This led to a state of  dubiety in choosing a solution for the “Bad to customers = Good for PageRank” problem. Instead of using either of those two solutions to account for cases like the one described in the New York Times article, Google instead compiled a list of hundreds of merchants that provided “bad user experience” and algorithmically forced them lower.

Further, Google admits that it may not be a flawless method in ranking algorithms. But for now customers using Google search for shopping, and status of Google in public, got just a bit safer.

Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC 2010 with Free Original Licence Key

Running your Windows PC at its peaks is more or less a challenging task. Corrupted registry, disk, unnecessary files, and many more causes tends to slow down the overall PC performance. One of the ways to optimize Windows system is using the Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC 2010 which combines a variety of performance boosting tools to find and repair system faults. The software is designed to automatically check and scan to correct issues that can slow down the startup and general operation.

The Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC 2010 costs $29.95 for a single license. As part of the exclusive promotional offer from PCAdvisor UK, you can receive free valid license serial key for Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC 2010.

To grab the free license serial key, simply head over to the promotional page. Fill in all the required details and hit Submit to request for the free license serial key.

Shortly after, you will receive an email notification with the instructions to activate the full version of SpeedUpMyPC 2010. The free license serial key is also found in the email.

Now, download and install the SpeedUpMyPC 2010 application. The setup installer can be downloaded from here [Direct link].

After installed, use your license serial key to register activate SpeedUpMyPC to fully functional version.

This free full version of SpeedUpMyPC comes with 12 months of active protection, product updates and support.

McAfee Internet Security 2012Free 6 Months License Key

McAfee is an established name in computer security, and their internet security suite is pretty good. McAfee Internet Security 2011 features multi-layer protection from viruses, spyware and other online threats.

How to grab FREE 6 months subscription license key for McAfee Internet Security 2011?

It’s simple! Simply visit the promotional offer page.

1. Click on Get Started Now to create an account with McAfee.

2. Fill in the required details to register a new account. If you already have a McAfee account, log into your account.

3. After you have signed up or logged in, your order will be automatically processed.

4. Once done, you will be taken to the order confirmation page.

5. In your account profile page, simply click on the Download button to download your free copy of McAfee Internet Security setup installer.

McAfee Internet Security 2011 is compatible with Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems

Microsoft Fix it Center helps you resolve common issues of your PC

Microsoft Fix it Center is a new repair tool from windows that can solve most of the common errors and issues arising on your personal computer run on Windows OS. It’s a troubleshooter that can detect issues automatically and solve them on demand or proactively even before you know they exist. It also helps prevent new problems by checking for known issues and installing updates.

It’s a must have tool on your computer .

What does Microsoft Fix it Center has to offer you?

1. Easy to Install and Run : Easy-to-use wizards will guide you through the set-up process and help you anytime you need support.
2. Automated : With automated troubleshooter, Fix it Center helps you solve issues with your PC, even if you’re not sure what is the exact problem. Fix It Center scans your device to diagnose and repair problems, then gives you the option to “Find and fix” or to “Find and report”.
3. Preventive Care : By helping you find and fix issues before they become real problems, Fix it Center helps keep your PC running smoothly and automatically downloading the latest solutions.
4. Personalized for your Device : By scanning your PC and devices to detect which hardware and software you are using, you get more personalized support with Fix it Center.
5. Relevant Answers and Advice : Because Fix it Center keeps track of your devices and settings, you get only the help, solutions and articles that are applicable to your needs.
6. Customized Settings : You choose the settings and level of automation, so Fix it Center fits how you want to manage your devices.
7. Manage Multiple Devices : With a single view of all your devices, it’s easy to manage multiple devices from one view. You can even manage them remotely.
8. Recordkeeping : Now you’ll also have a record of all the updates and repairs that are made on each device with the continuous report in Fix it Center.

Well, How to use this tool?

Its pretty simple and doesn’t need much of knowledge or expertise in windows. It’s basically designed keeping in mind new windows users.

On the main screen of Fix It Center, choose the troubleshooter that best matches the problem that you are facing on your PC, and click the Run button.

Microsoft Fix It Center is compatible with all Windows versions.

Alcohol 120% 5.0 free download with Genuine Serial key

Alcohol 120%, is a robust Windows CD and DVD burning software that makes it easy to create backups of DVDs and CDs. It also lets you store your most used CDs as images on your computer.

What all can Alcohol 120% do for you?

1. Alcohol 120% can mount disc images, with support for their proprietary Media Descriptor Image (.mds/.mdf) disc image format.
2. Alcohol 120% can handle the creation of 31 virtual CD and DVD-ROMs, letting users play discs without needing the physical disc.
3. Users can copy CDs and DVDs to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, and DVD+RW discs.
4. The reading speed of a virtual CD-ROM is 200x.
5. It supports normal CD, DVD, and CD RAW subchannel reading methods
6. It includes a Pre-Mastering function which lets you burn files directly from your hard drive, and supports Blu-ray format and HD DVD.
7. Alcohol 120%’s image recording feature is capable of bypassing certain copy protection schemes, such as SafeDisc, SecuROM, and Data Position Measurement (DPM)

Which are the supported files?

.mds/.mdf (default)
.iso
.ccd/.img/.sub
.cue/.bin

What’s new in this version?

Version 2.0.1.2033 fixes Xtra Wizard Window Opening Problem

How to Get the Genuine Alcohol 120% 5.0 Blu-Ray Serial Key?

Chip.de is offering the free serial key of alcohol 120%.

1>> Visit the Promotional Page here.

2>> Click on Zum Download button.

3>>You’ll be redirected to another page (may have intermittent ad in between). Click on Download-Server CHIP Online link to start the download for setup installer of Alcohol 120% v5 Blu-ray.

4>>Unpack the downloaded Alcohol_5_Blu-Ray-CHIP.zip, and run Alcohol_5_Blu-Ray-CHIP.exe to start the installation.

5>>On the installation screen click on Internet button which will take you to registration page from where you will get free serial key.
the URL is http://www.al2c.de/alcohol/register/ALC-20282000/999999999/0/502

6>>Fill up the form with email address, title, first name, last name and country, and tick the check box to accept receiving marketing materials. Click the Weiter button to submit.

7>>Check the Inbox for an e-mail from Franzis Registrierungsteam <registrierung@franzis.de> with the subject title of Registrierung: Alcohol 120% 5.0 Blu-ray – CHIP, which asking for confirmation of your registration. Click on the confirmation link contained inside the email.
Another e-mail with the same title and from the same sender will be received, and the email contains two codes – user ID (customer number) and personal registration unlock code.
Enter the user ID and the registration key into the two fields in the setup installer, and then click OK.

8>>After completing the registration, hit Weiter button to start the installation of Alcohol 120% Blu-ray.

9>>On Franzis Starter screen, click on installieren (or on the image) to start the installation proper.

The rest of the installation is in English, so just follow on screen instruction. At the end of the installation, re-enter the user ID and registration code when prompted to complete the installation. And you are done!

NOTE:The Alcohol 120% Blu-ray version 5.5 supports Windows XP and Windows Vista only. It does not support 32-bit (x86) nor 64-bit (x64) Windows 7.