40 Must Know IM Abbreviations For Quick Chatting

Want to put your IM chatting experience on steroids? Well, checkout 40 Must know IM Abbreviations to speed up your IM conversations with a dash of style and ease. Here goes:

01-10 | A TO F

• AKA: Also Known As
• ASAP: As Soon As Possible
• BRB: Be Right Back
• BTW: By The Way
• BAK: Back At Keyboard
• BBL: Be Back Later
• B4N: Bye For Now
• F2F: Face To Face
• FYI: For Your Information
• FYA: For Your Amusement

11-20 | G TO I

• G2G: Got To Go
• GFY: Good For You
• GL: Good Luck
• GTGB: Got To Go Bye
• IM: Instant Message
• ILU: I Love You
• IOW: In Other Words
• IMO: In My Opinion
• IRL: In Real Life
• ITS: I Told You So

21-30 | K TO R

• KIT: Keep In Touch
• LTL: Lets Talk Later
• LOL: Laughing Out Loud
• NYO: Need Your Opinion
• NP: No Problem
• LU: Looking Up
• PLS: Please
• POS: Parents Over Shoulder
• POV: Point Of View
• ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing

31-40 | T TO W

• TMI: Too Much Info
• TIA: Thanks In Advance
• TTYL: Talk To You Later
• TTFN: Ta Ta For Now
• TX: Thanks
• TY: Thank You
• TU: Thank You
• U: You
• U2: You Too
• WB: Welcome Back

15+ Free Tools To Play With Images Online, Get Creative

With more and more people clicking pictures with ever increasing digital gadgets, demand for easy to use image editing alternatives is on the rise.

There are number of new online services that allow you to edit photos without installing any software on your computer.

Besides being free, these are easy to use and make you a photoshop geek - without actually having to learn photoshop. So, here goes cool tools to play with images online:



1. Splashup(http://www.splashup.com/)

Formerly Fauxto, is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. With all the features professionals use and novices want, it’s easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once. Splashup runs in all browsers, integrates seamlessly with top photosharing sites, and even has its own file format so you can save your work in progress.



2. Picnik ( http://www.picnik.com/)

It fast, free and fun way to play with images stored on Flickr, Facebook, PhotoBucket, Picasa, webshots or on your computer. It makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames.


3. LunaPic (http://www.lunapic.com/)

It can for sure add life to your images. Animating images has never been so easy and quick before. Lunapic is a low profile yet a powerful Online Photo Editor.


4. FlauntR (http://www.flauntr.com/)

Another cool option to play with images online. Beside being easy and free, it has well designed and easy to use editing tool layout. This is for sure true - FlauntR is made for everyone, so that anyone can be a professional.


5. FotoFlexer ( http://fotoflexer.com/)

It allows you to render some cool photoshop like effects to your images. Besides being flexible, it has seamless integration with photo hosting services like Flickr, Photobucket, MySpace and much more. An advanced photo editor which is easy to use.


6. Phixr (http://www.phixr.com/)

A portable online solution to ‘Phix’ your photos. Besides the basic photo editing and effects, it has integration with photohosting websites like PhotoBucket, Flickr.

7. Graphita (http://www.graphita.com/)

It is more of a fun image editor minus the clutter of regular image editor. It allows you to add funny captions and all types of strange objects to images. You can also add bubbles, words and doodles. Strictly for fun with images.

8. Pixenate (http://pixenate.com/)

It is very basic image editing online tool. It does not advanced editing feature but a handy option for basic quick image editing needs like - resize, crop, rotate, zoom, adding sepia effect and few more.

9. CellSea (http://www.cellsea.com/media/index.htm)

Another cool alternative for basic images editing and manipulation. To get started, Simply upload image from your computer or enter image URL. Supported file format: jpg, gif, png, bmp, tiff, fpx and pnm, with maximum allowed file size: 10MB


10. 72Photos (http://72photos.com/)


It is like Flickr with image editing features. You can upload loads of photos, arrange them in galleries. Besides, you can also perform basic images editing operations on images in your account. It is a combo if images hosting and basic image editing.


11. OnlinePhotoTool (http://www.onlinephototool.com/)

You can edit and save your images, screenshots and photos online.It supports basic image functions - image Resize, crop, add text, sharpen, rotate, flip, colour balance, saturation, levels, paint, add icons, sepia, black and white.

12. MyImager (http://www.myimager.com/)


Another online tools which support basic image operations. MyImager has a primitive interface with number of dropdown boxes and does not support images files greater than 500Kbs in size.



13. SnipShot (http://snipshot.com/)

It allows you to edit photos stored on your computer or on Flickr account. Free version has most of basic image editing functions. PRO version has more features to play with.

14. Pixer.us (http://www.pixer.us/)

With pixer.us you can edit your photos online using only your browser. Upload your photo using the ‘load image’ form and you can start to play with it.


15. Picture2Life (http://www.picture2life.com/)

It allows you to edit, collage, animate and share your pictures online. Upload the picture from your computer and get going.



16. PikiFx (http://www.pikifx.com/)

No need to register or login, just upload image from your computer or provide URL and start playing with it. It has basic image editing options like resize, crop, effects etc.

40 Ways To Watch Free TV & Movie Channels Online

Love your computer too much? Don’t get time to watch TV? Well, bring TV to your computer to ease out your Techno Life. Here goes list of 40 places to catch TV and movie content online:

Veoh

Watch loads of video clips and free TV online. Catch latest episodes of selected shows for free super quick viewing.
Link: http://www.veoh.com/

AOL Television

Free TV viewing service from AOL. Lot of shows and videos on-board to keep you busy and entertained.
Link:http://television.aol.com/in2tv

FreeTube

Loads of free channels on offer. Just select the category of your choice and live channel should load up in few minute for immediate viewing.
link:http://freetube.us.tc/

TVLand

Get hooked to classic shows like The Addams Family. Full episodes available for online viewing along with selected movies.
LINK: http://www.tvland.com/


BBC Online

Catch latest news from BBC online in widescreen format. Watch the BBC London evening news bulletin from any day of the week.
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/06/03/tvnews.shtml


Yahoo TV

Featured video content from number of hugely popular TV shows. Get started by selecting a show of your choice. Some regions may not able to view show due to region blocking.
Link:http://tv.yahoo.com/

Hulu

Excellent place to catch latest television shows and movie. It is all free and accessible, only to US visitors!
Link: http://www.hulu.com/


Beeline TV

Watch free online TV channels from around the world. Enjoy news, TV shows, movies, music, entertainment and sports.
Link: http://beelinetv.com/


ITV

It is the biggest TV network UK showcasing their content online. It offer featured previews and trailers of various shows. There is not much full episodic content for free online viewing.
Link:http://www.itv.com/

SurfTheChannel

Latest videos served for free online viewing. It indexed video upload on 3rd party video websites and display them with a clean interface.
Link:http://www.surfthechannel.com/

TVShack

Another very cool place to watch free online TV with loads of featured, recommended and top viewed content neatly listed on the homepage.
LINK: http://tvshack.net/
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OTHER PLACES TO KEEP YOU BUSY ONLINE

Choose and Watch with over 300 channels. (http://www.chooseandwatch.com/)

Channel Chooser just pick, push and play.(http://www.channelchooser.com/)

TV Video for popular shows online(http://tv-video.net/)

BabelGum with free ad supported videos.(http://www.babelgum.com/)

ChannelKing free TV channels around the world.(http://www.channelking.com/)

Steamick for over 300 online TV channels.(http://www.streamick.com/)

Tioti to discover, watch TV everywhere.(http://www.tioti.com/)

ABC Player for ABC’s popular Shows.(http://abc.go.com/player/)

Current for online vieweing of latest events.(http://current.com/)

WorldTVpc for TV stream from around the world.(http://www.worldtvpc.com/)


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FEW MORE FREE ONLINE TV PARADISE

NewsFilm Library for vintage video viewing.(http://www.sc.edu/library/newsfilm/)

Live TV Online for lot of online channel links.(http://www.live-online-tv.com/)

Blip.TV for lot of popular shows online viewing.(http://blip.tv/)

Miro software to turn computer into online TV.(http://www.getmiro.com/)

Zap2it for recommended TV viewing list.(http://www.zap2it.com/)

Yahoo Video Search to dig videos you want.(http://video.search.yahoo.com/)

Food Network with video on cooking & recipes.(http://www.foodnetwork.com/)

TVU Player for variety of online channels.(http://www.football4less.com/streams/tvuplayer.html)

TV Muppet for Free TV shows, movies online.(http://www.tvmuppet.com/)

GreatOnlineTVfor indexed content from Youtube.(http://www.greatonlinetv.com/)


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NEED MORE? . .. HERE GOES 10 MORE PLACES FOR ONLINE TV

Wasabi TV with loads of Australia specific video content.(http://www.wasabitv.com.au/)

ElectroNeed for more online TV shows & movie viewing.(http://www.electroneed.com/)

CBS News Videos for latest news in videos.(http://www.cbsnews.com/video/)

Your TV Links to search TV stuff on the web.(http://www.yourtvlinks.com/)

WorldWide Media Project to search media on web.(http://www.worldwidemediaproject.com/)

LiveFotty for free football match viewing.(http://www.live-footy.org/)

Allue with loads of TV shows on offer.(http://www12.alluc.org/alluc/)

JOOST - GOOGLE VIDEOS - DAILYMOTION(http://video.google.com/)

Luxury yachts picture gallery - super boats - yackt cha

Yachts in Princes Wharf in Auckland

Trieste lighthouse

black and white photo of barcelonetta marina

Yaletown Yachts

Dubai Marina

Sail Vessel in Cook Strait

Round-the-world Yacht out of water for maintenance

Sailing In San Francisco

Yachting in France

Spinnaker in Sydney

Aldeburgh Yachts at Sunset

yacht at sunset in the caribbean

20 Recommendations on How to Take Proper Care of your Laptop

Mobile computers become our permanent companions. My son is taking his laptop in business trip. But higher utilization and various external “extreme” conditions might not be healthy for the laptop.

Sometimes, you cannot avoid the negative environment effect, but if you know, where to look, at least you will try to save your mobile friend from disaster, damaging it and destroying all valuable data inside.



Once, I had to jump to the river with my clothes and all electrical toys I had with me, including GPS, Blackberry smart phone, walkie-talkie, and video player. Strangely enough, being for after 10 minutes under water, most of the electronics eventually recovered, actually all, but video player. However, my smart phone had to be replaced in several months, and my GPS still works, but slightly slower than before “swimming”.

So, we have to prevent our laptops from any potential damage as much as possible. Please refer to the following tips for a laptop to work on the maximal performance.

1. Do not bring a beverage or liquid to the proximity of your laptop, if you want prevent liquid spills and any short circuits inside.



2. Do not put a laptop close to the magnetic field source, such as TV, Speaker, Radio Transmitters, Magnetic Tape, or phone. Magnetic field might substantially affect the hard drive components of your laptop.

3. If you plan to carry your laptop around, use the special carrying case or bag. The certified cases are designed for the safer laptop transportation needs and protect the case from scratches, hits, direct sun light, etc. To keep the case clean, you might decide to spend some money on the special cleaning utilities, which can be purchased in computer stores.

4. Prevent mechanical damage. Do not place or drop objects on top and do not insert any foreign objects into the Notebook PC.

5. Do not move laptop before it is completely shut down. When the Hard Drive still working, and you move the laptop, the cylinder head might scratch the disk, causing the fatal damage, or it might affect the mechanics of the Hard Drive.

6. Use stable electric power. All the computers with Windows Operating system hate, when you shut them down improperly. They scream aloud, when still alive. Sometimes, power break might cause permanent damage to the Hard Drive. Therefore, you might consider using the power stabilizer / power normalizer / UPS, if your electric power supply is not stable.

7. Lend your laptop to no one. The laptop is intelligent device, which is already learned your lifestyle, working standards and techniques. You give one computer to a friend, and you get back absolutely different one. You do not recognize new programs; you see unfamiliar order in your directories. And what if the person is not familiar with virus threats? You might get back not laptop, but its “dead body”.



8. Lock your notebook, when not around. This might sound unnecessary but locking your laptop will keep anyone around you from looking at what you are working on and ensure that anything private stays that way. To lock your laptop easily all you have to do is just press the Windows Key + L at the same time and it will lock your laptop. To unlock your laptop simply press Ctrl + Atl + Del and then enter your password and you will be returned back to exactly where you were previously.

9. Install anti-virus and anti-malware software and update them periodically. Yes, it is a must in the modern world, when you are definite target for spam, viruses, Trojans, malware, greyware, adware, spyware, and more –wares. Note, that some malware elements might not be visible at first, so do not wait before you see the problem. Make the automatic scanning for viruses a part of your computer routine.

10. Put the laptop into a horizontal position. Try to avoid working on your laptop when it is not placed horizontally on the flat surface. In addition to recommendations of ergonomists, your Hard Drive will suffer always, when it is not parallel to the ground. Save you eyes by choosing the proper working position, and save your drive as well.

11. Store in places with normal temperature. Never leave your laptop in the parked closed car, if the weather is hot, and do not leave it in direct sun light. Excessive heat can damage the components of a laptop.



12. Avoid excessive humidity. Regardless of the reason for the humidity, you should do your best to protect your laptop from humidity. This can cause damage to the motherboard as well as possible damage to the screen.

13. Do not place laptop on a soft surface, while working. Laptops placed not on solid flat surface, are inclined to absorb heat very quick, so you might experience computer overheating pretty fast. It is definitely higher danger to drop it as well…

14. Do not open and disassemble your laptop. It is a definite NO-NO, if your computer is still under warranty, since no technician will accept the responsibility for the computer damage, if there will be any signs of the forced entry. But even later, do not “try” to fix the computer, if you are not sure what you are doing. Sometimes, if there are just signs of the trouble, you can still revive the data. But, after repair attempts, in most cases, the data becomes unrecoverable.

15. Wipe LCD screen with special clothes. Cleaning the monitor screen, use the special soft pad. Do not press too hard, and motion the pad in one direction only, from left to right. LCD is formed by liquid crystals, and its surface is thin and fragile. So, be careful and gentle while cleaning it. Using harsh cleaners like Windex, ammonia, or alcohol is not the best thing for your LCD screen.



16. Clean the keyboard with a vacuum cleaner or air sprayed on the sidelines of a button. Do not knock or shake the keyboard hard.

17. Periodically check the laptop vents. It is recommended to review status of all the vents on your laptop at least once a week to ensure that they are clear and not blocked. Be sure you do not push anything into the air vents; the safest way to clean these vents typically is using a simple can of air that can be purchased at most computer supply stores.

18. Check the fan. If your fan is not working correctly you could experience some huge problems with your laptop overheating, which can cause troubles with your monitor, memory or even the hard drive. To avoid this problem you need to make sure that the fan is working properly. If you are unsure whether the fan is working properly check the website for the laptop manufacturer, you can frequently find software there to use for testing purposes.

19. Exercise caution when opening and closing the laptop screen. There are special hinges between LCD and the CPU case to allow you open monitor to the most convenient angle. These hinges are one of the weak points of the laptops design, so at the time of opening and closing laptop, be extra careful.

20. Treat the battery properly. For the first time, the laptop battery should be charged completely, before you use the computer. Experts say that you need to charge and discharge the battery completely three times in the row for better battery performance and longer lifetime. You should do the same for the laptop, which was not used for month or longer. If you do not plan to use your laptop for long time, remove the battery from the laptop and store it separately.