Computers and Internet: Welcome To Devils Workshop!!!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Welcome To Devils Workshop!!!

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 10:46 AM PST

Yesterday I came across a online tool called Intodit to create a Wiki on just about anything. This is quite useful to create documentation or have a group working on a project to create a reference guide for some day in the future.

It can also be used for non-professional needs like creating a wiki for a city or even on a hobby. Wiki is a great way to learn as you can also involve other people with similar interests to add to the wiki and make it more comprehensive.

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Intodit Features

First I needed to register and create an account. Then I needed to select ‘Create a wiki’.
I could create multiple wikis on the same account with Intodit.
I could also invite my friends to use and edit the wiki with their email ids.
Once I started creating new pages and editing them, the dashboard was quite easy to use and had many options.
It does support different fonts, allows inserting images and also has support for adding widgets which are video, music and chat related. (see image below)

Dashboard while editing a page with Intodit Wiki

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This seems like a ideal tool for people who have expertise on something, want to create a wiki and collaborate with others having with similar interests.

JustDial: Call in your search query

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:32 AM PST

Most people who use search engines often use it for looking up local information. Google Search is quite handy to look up phone numbers for restaurants, hospitals and other important details you might require.

But what if I did not have access to the internet. Well I can always call up a friend and request him to search for an address or phone number. A few days ago I needed to find some phone numbers to all the hospitals in the locality I live in. I called this service JustDial and got all the information I needed. They sent me the address via email and also sent me the address and contact numbers through SMS. This was quite handy to look up locally listed businesses or services on the go.

Just Dial on Internet

Using Just Dial website I could look up all the hospitals in my locality. It apparently covers over 250 cities in India and is probably the best way to search for local information in India.
You can order flowers to someone, check out places of interest like restaurants and hotels by specifying the locality in which you are searching within the city, so that narrows down your search results. For instance I looked up hospitals only in my locality and not the whole city.
There are many other specialized local listings, like a section on movies which allows you to select a movie and location you are in. It shows up a list of theaters the movie might be playing in.

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Just Dial on Phone

As I wrote before you do not need to be online to use JustDial. All you have to do is call Just Dial which is a local call from any city in India where the service is available.
Their number is 6999 9999 and someone on the other end of the call does the searching for you. Then you can give your mobile number and ask for the relevant details to be sent through a text message.

I have used this service a few times, it is a great help during emergencies. Not everyone has internet access over a cell phone. People who are not really into using internet website can also use this service with a simple call from any land-line.