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Posted: 26 Nov 2009 05:24 AM PST

I do not use MSN Messenger on a regular basis but I did have a very active Hotmail account before Gmail was avaialble. Some friends even today refuse to use anything but MSN Live messenger and hence I still stay online to chat with them with Live Messenger. A few days ago I came across a great web service called TwitonMSN which allowed me to use Twitter from my MSN Messenger.

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Use Twitter from MSN

You can visit the website TwitonMSN which will prompt you to add a contact name to your MSN Messenger. The contact is an automated bot which when you log in to your MSN messenger will allow you to connect to Twitter.
Just type into MSN Messenger’s chat window whatever you want to. A simple message as in the one shown in the image above is posted as a tweet.
The bot also keeps sending you every single tweet on to your messenger chat window.
It supports following an username, replying to a tweet and also Retweet. If you drag and drop a picture file into the chat the image is then posted along with a tweet.
Even sending a direct message is possible by typing it in the following format “d username content” .
For a comprehensive command list type in “commands” and for help type in “help”.

I found this quite handy, even though I do not spend a lot of time on Live messenger. But for our readers who are using Live Messenger this feature will surely be very useful.

Send in your comments and let me know your opinions on TwitonMSN.

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Google’s new look resembles Yahoo Search

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 08:59 PM PST

I came across an article on the internet about Google experimenting with a redesign of their main homepage. Earlier they experimented a bit with a minimalistic looking search bar with no links appearing until the mouse was moved. The new design looks a lot more colorful and the icons are quite attractive.

How to get Google search homepage with new look?

First you need to log out of Google and then visit Google.com.
Then type the code which is below, in your address bar for creating a cookie to let your browser know you are trying to look up the redesigned Google homepage.

javascript:void(document.cookie="PREF=ID=20b6e4c2f44943bb:U=4bf292d46faad806:TM=1249677602:LM=1257919388:S=odm0Ys-53ZueXfZG;path=/; domain=.google.com");

After the code is entered, refresh the Google homepage. If you are in India and it loads the Google India page, just click on the link which reads as Go to Google.com.

Google Homepage’s redesigned look

Google imitating Yahoo search?

I am a fan of Google and love it for it’s simplicity. The layout and the design over the years has retained its simplicity and all the search options are still out of sight neatly tucked under More Options link over the list of search results. I think that could exactly be the reason why Google is re-designing. It wants to make sure that people who are not adept at using their search engine, do get to know the various options available.

What I found strange about the new look was it’s similarity to Yahoo Search. Below is a screen-shot taken from Yahoo Search and the similarities in the layout are quite striking. The usage of icons is extremely similar.

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