Sunday, February 19, 2012

What’s hot on Google Plus Removal.

Since I am moving over to Google Plus slowly, one annoying feature has been “What’s hot on Google Plus”.

You suddenly see your page filled with something like this.

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I have filtered the Author’s name etc. Now yes the feature may have its good intentions. But sometimes

we are not interested in it. Finally there is a proper way to hide this stuff (or rather tell Google + that,

Please, I am not interested to see them). How should it be done.

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(Select what’s hot as shown in the circle)

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or

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or

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or

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I choose the last option. And yes there are no more the extra posts.

 

Hope it helps.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

ePUB files.

Every smart phone today can read ePUB files. These files are the preferred ebook reader files. But how do we convert a web page to these files. The following post will show you how.

1. Get Google Chrome browser if you are not using it already. Go to this page to download.

2. Next we need Google Chrome extention, dotEPUB. This extention can be downloaded from this place. Remember we are downloading the extention from Chrome Store.

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3. After you install it, your chrome will have a green dot.

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4. You need a ePUB reader as well to test. So get a chrome extention that is a epub reader. Download the magicscroll reader from this place.

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5. Now goto a page of your choice, Let us say this blog as well.

6. Click on the green dot.

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7. Ignore the warning and click ok.

image file is downloaded.

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8. click on Add a book to your library. And begin reading

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Try to get your favourite articles and read them on phone.