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FREE eBook Reader – An App for iPod Touch/ iPhone Compatible with iOS version 4.2

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“The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever invented is the book.” – Northrop Frye.

You are reading this because you are a good reader and you want your old iPod or iPhone to be able to carry your best friend – the ebook ereader. But alas, you know that the iBooks app requires a minimum of iOS 7.0 whereas your iPod Touch can no longer travel the iOS road beyond its 4.2.1 limit. Here comes a saviour when I was exactly at that crossroads. Left alone to ponder over this issue with some apps that promise to deliver but fail what I really wanted – to just read books. Simple. That’s it.

Finding your perfect eReader app for free for your old iOS device with 4.2.1 as the last version has become easier now. The app’s name is Freading – Library Ideas, LLC – this app comes to our rescue. It does a simple job – let’s you read, peacefully. Supports ePub, PDF – the two of most used ebook formats. Best of all, this app comes for free! This app is available from the iTunes Appstore however it’s current version is 2.1 and isn’t what we need to install.
 
Instead, head here – to version 1.0 – which will be compatible with the base version iOS 4.0. Compatible with your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that are quite old school as on today. Let me know your thoughts and other app suggestions.
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Quick Tech Trick # 7: How to show two time zones in your MS Outlook?

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Category: Windows | Outlook | Productivity

Some of us have clients or friends outside our home country, who may live in a different time zone. Planning a meeting or an appointment which should suit best for both could be a challenge in such a situation. That’s when a feature in Microsoft Outlook’s Calendar comes in handy. Just follow these steps:

Tools > Options > Calendar Options > Time Zones > Check the box to show and ‘Additional Time Zone’.
(Alternatively, you may also simply right click on the area where time is shown within your Calendar and choose ‘Change Time Zone’).
Choose your required time zone > hit ‘OK’. Now you will have two time zones shown in Outlook!

Posted by Arun Sarathy

Octocopters – Amazon’s 30 Minute Delivery Robot – Prime Air

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“…being at the crossroads of humanity and technology” said Steve Jobs! A well sculpted description of his life’s purpose.

Interestingly it doesn’t stop with Steve Jobs. It can well be applied to anything that uses technology to make people’s lives better. Amazon has come up with a service called Amazon ‘air prime’ which uses a robot to deliver goods within 30 minutes after the order is placed.

Check this out. Not sure of its other implications, but this invention is a sure shot eye-catcher.

Written by Arun Sarathy.

Five websites that provide Currency Conversion online

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How often have you decided to travel abroad and wanted to know the value of your local currency outside your country?  Or just simply wanted to know what you currency value is when compared with any other nation?


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No matter what’s the situation, there are many websites to work that out for you. More so, there are also apps that can do the job on the go – most of the websites given below in this post have their own apps available for download. 


How to know which website offers a better solution to answer your above questions? 

First of all, you can just jump to any of these websites to get the conversion done. However, if you wanted to dig deeper, ponder over which website you might want to stick to in the future or share with your friends, then this guide shows you five easy to use websites that helps you convert the currency as per the current market rate.


1. Xe.com (xe.com)

XE.com not only is the top in my opinion but it also provides a very good snapshot of many other currencies right on their homepage. It refreshes automatically to show current rate.



2. Google (google.com)

My 2nd option to go for currency conversion is Google homepage. Yes! Google search window offers quick currency conversion online. Just type in your local currency amount to be converted to the other nation’s currency that you want to convert to. For example, you may type in 11 USD in EUR and it gives you the following output:




Oanda.com offers the same conversion but website is little more trendier in my opinion. I have been using Oanda since 2007 and their way of presentation is pleasing. I usually take a print of their Traveler’s cheatsheet. Pretty neat personalized cheatsheet for our wallets.



4. GOCURRENCY.com (gocurrency.com)

Gocurrency provides a drop-down menu right on top as soon as we visit them. This has a list of countries which when chosen gives historical data, credit ratings, bank rates, GDP details, etc. Their currency conversion is also good enough that gets the job done.




Yahoo Finance page has its own currency conversion section within finance.yahoo.com page. But it takes some time to locate it in the site. One good thing is that it also offers along side their page an ‘education’ section. It provides us links to trading with currency, intro to currency, floating vs. fixed rates, etc. For someone who wants to learn the basics should surely give it a shot.



These are the five currency converter websites available online which does well in my viewpoint. Sometimes you may find slight differences in the converted rates. This should be kept in mind and thus warrants a reason to check more than one website – this post helps you to do just that!

As with freedom of choice, you’re welcome to dig even deeper and find your favourites. Though many other websites offer this conversion to us like Bloomberg, X-Rates, etc., in my opinion the above mentioned websites do the job well. You can find the rest here in this simple google search for Currency Converter.

Written by Arun Sarathy.