ReviewSaurus - The Techie Dino!

When I switched to Mac the biggest problem I faced was that there was no launcher (read Start menu in Windows) and I’d big problem in launching the applications. QuickSilver definitely solved the problem and then I came across ToDos.

However, I still was looking for a better launcher which gave the feel of Start Menu and just then I came across TigerLaunch.

TigerLaunch is an open-source software (around 120 Kb only) and which gives you a launcher menu at the top (where you have the time, battery information etc.).

The utility is light weight and extremely useful as it displays all the applications under one menu. It allows you to add various folder where you may have installed the applications and thus not only it’ll scan the known places but you can customize it to your needs.

I’ll say that it’s one of the best utility for Mac OS X and one of the most useful ones too. It’s a must have for every OS X user!

Work from home and un-organized person is the worst combination for any person trying to build a start-up. The result are generally as follows :

1. No productive work 2. No social life 3. Sleep less nights

Of course, I was able to fix my two big problems by getting in a schedule and it was the third problem which was killing my schedule and that was the sleep. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t sleep properly and after few days of sleepless nights, I slept for more than what I am supposed to.

In my latest spree of getting organized, I came across pzizz which claims to fix the sleep problems! Sounds too good to be true but then ,I thought that beggars are not choosers and there is harm in trying a software which is free for try.

The software comes with two modules : Default Energizer & Default Sleep. Default Energizer is the module which helps you in getting quick naps (20 min. module) while at work time and claims to re-energize you and the Default sleep module (60 min. module) helps you in getting the sleep for hours and helps you tackle those sleepless nights.

I used the software and here is what I feel about this software :

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Google is undoubtedly the best search engine and has amazing marketing strategies too and that’s why it was able to capture 70 % of the search engine market share. Well, the reason why it’s doing better than ever is that, it consistently makes changes in it’s algorithm and tries to ensure that you get the best results in least amount of time.

Google OneBox is one such attempt from Google and provides you some quick information and here are some of the quick searches, which will save your lot of time -

1. Whois : Probably one of the quickest way of finding out the whois information about any domain name. Simply type whois domain name and click search and you’ll get to know that when exactly this domain was registered and when it’ll expire. For e.g. this is what you get when you do the whois for reviewsaurus.com

2. Local Search : Simply type the name of the business and the city and most likely you’ll get the phone number of that particular business.

3. Movies : This type of result doesn’t give the desired result always, however with many movies it displays the length of the movie and lets you find the show timings in your area too.

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