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jQuery is a wonderful cross browser javascript library. The effects that can be created using it are simply superb and uber cool. And that without using flash. The two major advantages of not using flash is that you can save on bandwidth as embedded flash objects are not bandwidth friendly. Besides flash is not supported on iPads, meaning which on an iPad the webpage will be a complete piece of junk and nothing else with missing components. The polaroid effect is not covered in this article. Some other time! Now there are many jQuery based carousels on the internet. So why need a new one? well, actually you don't. But for example you wish to integrate a carousel in Blogger. The choices become severely restricted and then the customization is often difficult to configure. Most of the carousels available for blogger are simple ones with image transitions and basically nothing more. So I present to you a new form of jQuery carousel which is optimized for blogger . Before you

Creating gadgets for Windows is very easy. So easy, in fact a class 8 kid can make them, provided he knows basic stuff like HTML, JavaScript and CSS. Even then there are issues that are faced when you start doing things the first time. So I may just be able to get you started. By the end of it, you will probably say to yourself that this was just sooooo easy. First thing first. You must know HTML, CSS and basic JavaScript, otherwise what I will write here will look like Sumerian to you. So if you wish to take a look and brush up your skills, here are the links to go. I'll wait. www.w3schools.com/js/ www.w3schools.com/html/ www.w3schools.com/css/ Yes I am a particular fan of w3schools, mainly because they have got a code testing playground, invaluable for immediate testing and  experimentation .  Now that you are ready, lets get started. The Bare Layout of a Windows Sidebar Gadget A gadget is simply a webpage with its scripts, stylesheets and everythin

We all must have had to download bulky files at night, while we are sleeping that is. So we just start the downloads, or schedule them and go off to sleep. Often we defrag our hard disks or take bulky automated backups. Now what if the work is done in say 3 hours? The computer still stays switched on for 4 or may be more hours doing pretty much …well, nothing. What if you would like to shutdown the machine or at least put it to hibernate to save power. Or just to save your machine? Schedule a shutdown. That’s what you will require. I made this kid stuff to make it a simple thing for you. You will not require any special knowledge or experience for using it. It is simple, easy and small. Enjoy Download the Setup file. Unzip the file and run the Setup. After installation start the program. The options are very self explanatory, and you can also Cancel a scheduled Shutdown task by clicking the ‘Abort Shutdown’ Button. The source code is also available to you @ here. Released under

This is my first theme for Google Chrome I have named it urWeb. Supports all resolutions Simple theme, recommended for everyone More coming up You can download it here Download urWeb Chrome theme How to install Download the file Drag the file to Google Chrome and drop it There is no risk in installing this, really, it won’t harm your computer at all Enjoy! For all those interested in making your own themes, you can try the Google App Chrome Theme Builder, or for a start just rename urWeb*.crx to urWeb*.zip. Open the compressed file and see the simple magic. Hope you like it Released under Creative Commons License LGPLv3 © Sarthak Ganguly

What this done is simple. When I click on a Button the progress bar will show for 5 seconds and then some other work can be done. Well, here it is. 'Simple Timer demo by Sarthak Ganguly 'Released under GPLv3 Share Alike License.   Public Class MainFrm 'Say 2 seconds is the default timeout 'You can change it from here or make it a 'property with Get and Set statements 'you can increase it to 3,4,5... seconds Dim timeLimit As Integer = 50 * 100 '(milliseconds) Dim temp As Integer = 0 Private Sub clickBUT_Click( ByVal sender As System. Object , ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles clickBUT.Click 'Start the timer aTmr.Enabled = True End Sub Private Sub aTmr_Tick( ByVal sender As System. Object , ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles aTmr.Tick 'The timer ticks :) with Step 100ms progBar.Value += OneStep() 'Stop the Timer temp

It was time I changed the cursors. So I fired up GFIcon Edit and started drawing new icons. When I was done, I was quite satisfied. I am providing the screenshot of the cursors. I have uploaded it to deviantart . Installation Extract the archive to a temporary folder. Right click the "Install.inf" file and click on "Install" Choose the cursorset in the control panel mouse applet It appears as "AeroBlue Cursors (Alphablended)" No extra software required! Created and released under Creative Commons License. Share freely and enjoy!   Download

  Many times you will require a text editor that looks good, runs on XP, is reasonably fast and feature rich but most importantly light weight. Besides even if you like an editor there will be something not to your liking, say the looks, or the lack of a feature. Wish you could add a feature or two of your choice. Yet you would not like top pay hefty sum of money to the software developing companies. In that case your search should end here. Bringing to you my own open source text editor supporting multiple formats that will fulfill all your needs. In case it doesn’t, just add the feature you want or request me. The best part is that it is free and requires no Herculean configuration. A screenshot of my iNote in action : - Yes this is a screenshot taken in Windows XP Service Pack 2. All you have to do to get this running is to have a Windows OS(at least XP) and .NET Framework 3.0 Some Features : Ribbon UI like the Wordpad in Windows Seven Skinnable Interface Spell Checker Ea