Recently I needed some images to create a dataset for a project I am doing. While Flickr.com seemed to be the best source. All i needed to do was to put in a query and a large number of relevant images would show up. But downloading original images from Flickr.com can be bit of a [...]
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Scientists discover how the brain encodes memories at a cellular level
Original article appeared here.
Image credit: Sourav Banerjee
The team of scientists is the first to uncover a central process in encoding memories that occurs at the level of the synapse, where neurons connect with each other.
"When we learn new things, when we store memories, there are a number of things that have to happen," said senior [...]
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Google goggles
Google has recently launched its latest in image search, called Google Goggles. It is an application for Android operating system that allows a user to perform searches based on images instead of text.
According to the official statement “Google Goggles works best on books & DVDs, landmarks, logos, contact info, artwork, businesses, products, barcodes, or text. [...]
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The Nuance of Getting Tagged
All of us have heard people complaining about a flood of Facebook notifications from unwanted tags. As hard as I have tried, I failed to find a way to prevent people from tagging me without my approval; in photos, messages, notes and wall posts. It appears Facebook does not give its users the ability to [...]
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Google Adsense Wordpress Plugins
Original Article appeared here.
Listed below are 10 best Adsense plugins which help you work smarter with wordpress.
Adsense Deluxe – offers advanced options for managing the automatic insertion of Google AdSense or Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN) ads to your WordPress posts. Easily switch all AdSense ads to a new color scheme across the entire site.
Adsense [...]
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Agha Hassan Abedi
Today is 14th death anniversary of Agha Hassan Abedi and a holy night on the Muslim calendar. It is a good time to remember this great person in our thought and prayer, especially for students of FAST NUCES.
Here is a brief introduction.
Mr. Abedi founded BCCI FAST in 1980 with a donation of Rs. 100 [...]
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Basic Laws of Technology
Here are some funny Technology laws.
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Tool Bag Lost In Space Meets Fiery End
Tool Bag Lost In Space Meets Fiery End By Tariq Malik Managing Editor posted: 03 August 2009 05:05 pm ET
A tool bag lost by a spacewalking astronaut last year met its fiery demise in Earth’s atmosphere Monday after months [...]
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Google aims offensive at Microsoft Office
Original Article by Sharon Gaudian posted on Computerworld.
In ongoing war between the two rivals, Google takes to the streets
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Marriage of convenience
Source: eWeek.com
Microsoft’s Bing gained a single point of market share in July, bringing its total to 9.41 percent, according to a new report by StatCounter. The recent partnership deal between Microsoft and Yahoo has given both companies hope that they can challenge Google, which currently holds a double-digit lead in the search market. Under the [...]