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TechXiety's List Of 7 Best Web 2.0 BitTorrent Search Engines

Here at TechXiety, we have decided to compile and come out with a list of the best Web 2.0 BitTorrent search engines out there. These sites search trackers and torrents from a variety of Torrent engines out there and in most cases, they do not store the trackers on their own sites and this i believe is what makes them a pure and dedicated Torrent search site. And since they are pure search engines, the chances of you looking for that rare file(s) are a lot greater. For those who do not know what 'BitTorrent' is, please head here. The 'BitTorrent' clients i would recommend would either be UTorrent or BitComet. On to the list...

Torrentz

TechXiety's List Of 10 Interesting Individuals To Follow For The Twitter Newbie

So you’ve jumped on the bandwagon and have decided to take Twitter for a spin. You’ve spun past the registration and now what? How do i start? Where do i begin? Who do i follow? What the hell is this Twitter about? Well look no further, here at TechXiety, we’ve shortlisted 10 individuals whom you should ‘follow’ on Twitter. They are interesting individuals, some even prominent figures and be forewarned, not all of them may interest you, but hey, at least it’s a good way and a stepping stone to kickstart your way to Twitterdom! So make sure to follow them on Twitter, learn the ropes and hope that someday you’ll be the next Twitter star.

Please make sure you’re logged in to Twitter before ‘following’ them. Clicking an individuals name will bring you to their Twitter page.

Britney Spears


Britney ‘tweets’ once in a while and at times, her team fills the rest of the updates. She got so immensely popular on Twitter that some dork decided to hack her Twitter account and post up some vulgar and filthy message for the world to see. Luckily for us, the screenshot can still be found here.


Ashton Kutcher

Yeah, call him a jerk for being a foul mouth and being such a whiny but Ashton has been making a name for himself on Twitter. See if you can get him E-Punk’d and let us know.

TechXiety's 8 Solidly Built WaterProof Mobile Phones To Drool Upon

Yes you can drool as much as you want on these mobile phones (no pun intended!) as they are waterproof. Thing is, most of them aren’t for the Western world as they are only available for release in Japan. Yes Japan! They get everything and we still get stuck with a 2 Megapixel phone without camera flash and without the ability to send MMS in this day and age. Doh!

You may be able to get hold of these phones on EBay, get them unlocked, however most of them would run only on a CDMA based network.

Fujitsu F-04A

Fujitsu F-04A - Introducing NTT Docomo’s Foma series, the Fujitsu F-04A. Some impressive features include a 3″ TFT LCD screen and camera with motion sensor and auto focus.

Fujitsu F-01A

Fujitsu F-01A - Some impressive features of this phone include the 1Seg mobile TV tuner, fingerprint sensor, 5 Megapixel Camera, 3.5″ touch screen display, built-in GPS and an E-Wallet payment module.

TechXiety's 10 Most Hardcore Girl Fights On The Web

Bitch fights turn men on like nothing else! Admit it, the only thing men look for in a girl fight is when the girls start ripping off each others' clothing's. So what we did was we scoured the web and eventually decided to focus on YouTube because literally all video's that you find on other user generated Video sites on the web occasionally end up on YouTube. These videos are not safe for minors mind you. Ready?

Number #10 - A Hot Latina Fight *No Sound Though*

Number #9 - The Classic Fighting Over D**k.. What Else?

TechXiety's List Of 6 Coolest Denim Brands For The Trendy, Fashionista And Yuppie

We’ve hit the streets, bars, clubs and yuppie joints and have came up with a list of 6 most hottest and coolest jeans brands for the trendy, fashionista and yuppie of today. The targeted age range for those intending to indulge in the brands below range anywhere between 16 to 45. And yes, they apply to both genders. Price ranges from USD$60 to a whooping USD$800. Chicks dig these brands too. We live in a superficial world remember?

Levis

Levi’s - When people think premium jeans, they think Levi’s. Founded in 1853, Levi Strauss & Co. has made its mark as the world’s most popular denim jeans today. The most common indicator of the Levis jeans are the copper rivets, the red logo at the right side backpocket and the ‘buttonfly’. Ask any marketeer, they will tell you that Levis jeans is the strongest brand name in the apparel industry.

EVISU

Evisu - The king of emo jeans originated from Japan. Worn by the youth’s of today and a majority of hip-hop celebrities. Founded in 1991 in Osaka, Tokyo, Japan by Hidehiko Yamane. Their jeans are made from selvedge denim thus resulting in a visible red and white fringes when you turn up the trouser leg.  And don’t forget to Google ‘Evisu Heritage’ for more details.

TechXiety's 8 Twitter Clients For The Blackberry Device

Techxiety has compiled a list of 8 Twitter clients for the Blackberry (Pearl, Curve, Bold & Storm - not all versions supported). And all have OTA download links at their respective sites. Some are in BETA, some are still in the ALPHA stages and this only means one thing, they may be unstable and may have the occasional buggy symptom. But nevertheless, they work on most common Blackberry platforms (make sure you find out which platform it supports and more importantly what platform you are on). Also not all support @replies or #replies or even DM’s so please read up their build updates. Do remember to check back at their respective sites for newer updates, so do bookmark this article in case you lose the links. Here goes the list. Enjoy!

Tiny Twitter

TinyTwitter - Small, neat, auto-update intervals, direct tweets and hide-collapse function.


Twitterberry

TwitterBerry - Supports LED notifications, Tweet cachings, TwitPic support (does not work on TCP mode for me - at least for NOW), auto-update intervals and as a bonus, it’s the most pretty of the lot.

TechXiety's List On 11 Ways To Increase Your Battery Life On The Blackberry Bold

Ahh yes, the Blackberry Bold, the most aesthetically beautiful QWERTY phone today… and sure enough, for most, the dealbreaker to buy this phone has got to be its battery life.  Having used a Blackberry Bold myself since November 2008, i came up with a list of 11 ways to actually converse and to prolong its battery life.  And believe me, i managed to increase its battery life up to approximately 25% to 30%.  And of course, to be able to do that, some sacrifices have to be made to the settings of this phone as well. So here goes.

1. Backlight Brightness
Goto your Options, then head on to Screen/Keyboard, look under Backlight Brightness, execute it and scroll it real down to ‘10′. Surely it won’t be as bright as it normally should but it certainly still looks readable (even in the dark) and is of an above average acceptable level.

2. Reducing Unwanted Applications
Certain applications especially third party ones do load at startup. I have decided not to name any here, and obviously the more applications you load into the RAM of the Bold, the more battery juice and processing power it needs. So to do this, kick up your Blackberry Desktop Manager, hit up Application Loader, and start removing those applications which you find that you do not need at all. List them by priority and obviously those at the bottom of the list should be sacrificed and removed. Start by removing unused languages, then to other applications that you do not use. Prioritize them.

3. Shutdown Programs That Are Running In The Background
Everybody loves to install cool, new and at the same time useful programs on their Bold, and as time goes by, you’d normally find that you need not use that particular program all the time. So instead of removing them, try to turn it off or log them off. To find out what programs are loaded into the memory or are running in the background, hit the ALT-Back key (for newer OS’s of the Bold, hold down the MENU key for a second or 2) . Once you have found out that particular program that you want to take off from the memory or background, scroll towards it or execute it, and then log it off or quit or shut it down manually.

TechXiety's Top 20 Adobe AIR Widgets - A Comprehensive List

Here it is folks, Techxiety's Top 20 Adobe AIR Widgets list for the net savvy (some widgets are supported on the MAC platform). Don't forget to download the latest version of Adobe AIR before using the applications below through the link above. Without installing Adobe AIR, you will not be able to run it.

1. RTM Notifier - Props to Compuccino, Doomi & MiniTask - The best To-Do list app. However you need to register for an account before you start using it. Allows synchronization (offline/online).

2. Toro - Props to Twitch, TweetDeck & Spaz - The best standalone Twitter application. A must-have for Twitter enthusiasts.

3. Posty - For microblogging enthusiasts and supports Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Tumblr, Friendfeed and  Identi.ca.

4. Pixus - An onscreen measurement tool for designers out there. Ideal for interface designers as well.

5.  Adobe Kuler - One of the first launched Adobe Air application. A palette picker and color combination too for designers and even programmers.

6. Adobe Digital Editions - The best E-Book reader out in the marketplace today. Supports PDF and DRM-protected E-Books.

7. Adobe Media Player - Again the best media player out there. Plays a variety of popular video and audio files.

8. Snackr - The greatest RSS ticker / scroller out there. Docks on the top, bottom, left and right hand screen.

9. pixDIF - A utility for designers/developers to help them see and measure differences between designs and design implementations.

10. Snippage - 'Snap' pieces of a website and place them on your desktop. A great 'snip' application indeed.

The next 10 in the next page not to be missed.

The 7 Techxiety Laws To Digest Upon Before Building RIA's or Web Applications For The Converging Masses In A Globalised World

These laws should be digested upon and carefully studied should you decide build large scale internet applications for the global masses. 

Law #1 - Ajax Minimization
Would you be surprised if i told you that 25% of the world internet population are still connecting to the Web using dialup? Well they are. That's a quarter of the worlds' Internet population, and that's also a fraction (QUARTER) of your web users / clients or prospective users or whatever you wanna call it. So do limit your Ajax functionalities. I could send you screenshots of the same website being loaded in various countries across Asia and you will be surprised how much they differ from country to country. And that's not because i'm using a different machine, different OS or different a browser, but because local DSLAM infrastructures and machines use different methods of delivery classes to subscribers ports. And let's not forget about index page loading times. That's crucial. First impression always counts and you know that.

Law #2 - Language Localization
Not everyone in South Africa can speak nor read English, not everyone in Malaysia speak nor read Malay, not everyone in Hawaii speaks nor reads English... bottom line, not everyone living in their respective countries read or speak the native language.  Don't assume. So try to be sensitive and attentive to user demographic findings (pay attention to the social aspects pertaining to language sensitivity amongst multi-cultural countries) before implementing localized languages on localized portals of your Web Application. I can name you three to four Web 2.0 applications that are in the Top 100 Alexa ranking table that are slowly losing customers because of this. Certain races in various countries across the globe 'despise' seeing their local language being loaded on their favourite Web 2.0 application. I kid you not. 

Law #3 - The Internet Isn't 'Owned' By Corporate America
The Internet may be an invention of the USA but today, you have 1.5 billion Internet users worldwide and out of that 1.5 billion Internet users, 80% of Internet users come from OUTSIDE OF THE USA. What does that mean? Intellectual properly, terms and conditions and privacy options do not apply to these users. People simply don't care if they breach your terms and conditions. If you're having competitions, polls or contests, SPECIFY if it's open to international viewers.

The 7 TechXiety Laws That Help Scale & Improve Your Web Rank And Popularity - Globalization Edition

If you don't understand any of the blogging or technical terms and jargons, then please Google them. If the term is too general a word, then put the term in between double quotation marks and Google it. It should give you the desired result or explanation.

This guide also revolves around marketing, public relations, advertising and branding techniques using the new media in a proliferating technological globalized world environment. It is meant mainly for bloggers (professionals and webmaster-type moneymakers). Service providers, forum owners and entrepreneurs who use the web for reach and frequency may also read this guide. Those who have not started their own online making money opportunities may also use this article as a tutorial or case study or even for research purposes.

This guide promotes ethical tactics and strategies unlike others out there that teach you Alexa redirects, click-farmings, link spams and other methods to cheat and confuse search engines and ranking sites. Believe me, these unethical tricks may work, but they're only temporary until ranking sites and search engines de-list you from top pages or worst, ban you.

Since being on the net since 94, i've seen sites that have come and go in a whisker, hit and run money making legit and illegal tactics on the web, sites that have only had 40 unique visitors constantly per day that rank higher than sites that have had constant 120 unique visitors a day, people that have hired marketing, IT consultants and SEO firms to ramp up their customers website but failed and today, in the era of globalisation (YOU had better take it seriously), more and more people are turning to the web to make money. Yes, YOU, the professional blogger, YOU, the forum owner and YOU, the one providing a no-frills online shopping experience. What does that mean you ask? Yes, the pie is shrinking right before your very eyes. And do you know who will be the only ones standing? It's very easy to predict. You'll be able to tell later.

Now on to the 7 TechXiety Laws That Help Scale & Improve Your Web Rank And Popularity - Globalization Edition