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Display your Facebook’s contacts birthdays in your KDE calendar

Want to have the Birthdays of your Facebook Friends right in your KDE calendar like this?


Here’s what to do:-

1. Go to www.facebook.com

2. Go to events >> Birthdays >> Export Birthdays

3. Copy the link which appears

4. Open Kontact.

5. Go to Calendar Tab. Add new calendar.

6. A screen like this will appear. Select KDE Calendar (traditional)

7. Select “Calendar in Remote File”

8. Paste the link in “Downloaded from”. Leave “Upload to” blank. The calendar will be read-only.

9. Press next and complete the wizard. You’re done! :)

 

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A Tiny Comparison between Google+ and Facebook

I managed to get into the new social networking site Google+. Some people say it is THE Facebook-Killer. Is it really so? I made a tiny comparison of both sites:

Privacy:-

Google+ definitely has a better privacy options than Facebook. You can post materials which only people of selected groups or circles can see. Therefore your boss or relatives won’t be able to spy on you as they did before. If you are concerned a lot for your privacy, i would recommend you to switch to Google+ now. But still, you should always be careful on any social site and don’t do stupid things which you might regret later.

Friends and Contacts:-

Google+ doesn’t have a thing knows as “Friend Request”. You can add anyone in your circle and the other person would just be notified about it. He or she wouldn’t be obliged to add you to his or her circle. It’s a bit like twitter. I really miss the Facebook friends system. It seemed more natural and exciting.

Universality:-

Facebook seems to be a more universal platform. You can join Facebook with any email account e.g. gmail, yahoo, hotmail or even your own personalised mail. However, Google+ is for gmail users only (atleast for now).

Stupid Apps and Peoples:-

Google+ fans say that Google+ doesn’t have the Farmville, daily love percentage guys and apps. Therefore it’s cooler. But when Facebook was newly created, it was like this too. Instead of me moving to another social networking site, why not send the farmville guys to Google+ and i enjoy my current location? :P j/k

Chat and Video:-

Facebook has recently introduced Video Chat. It has also enabled adding more people to a current chat. Google+ and GMail had these feature long time ago. But most of my friends are on Facebook the majority of time. Therefore, Facebook chat and video FTW!!!

Webmasters:-

Google+ has re-invented the wheel once again. The same coolness at the start which might get bloated later. Webmasters would have to add the Google +1 button and work on Google Friend Connect services just like Facebook Like button and Facebook Connect. The Facebook APIs change very often. It is difficult for webmasters to keep up with the changes. But now, we will have to follow the Google APIs too. Just PITA! :(

Conclusion:-

Google+ has lots of potential but i prefer my gud ole Facebook. It is just eye candy except it’s improved privacy. It is also helping Facebook to improve itself as competition increases innovation :D

Facebook Introduces Video Call

Facebook recently introduced Video Call Feature. It install very quickly and is very easy to use. All you have to do is to click on the video button and follow the instructions.

Testing the Video Call:

My friend’s webcam was not too gud (VGA) and there was lots of noise in the sound. Lots of lag. Anyways, we managed to have a little conversation despite all these.

This feature is currently NOT available on linux. I had to switch to windows 7 to try it. Hope they make a linux version soon.

Enjoy!

Facebook Like email notification

Now, when someone would like your comment on a Facebook thread, you would get an email notification.

Enjoy!

Facebook Group Chat

Facebook recently added Group Chat.  I love it. Facebook is becoming more and more powerful each day.  There are however some issues with the group chat.

  • No one knows how to delete a group after it has been created. I didn’t find any option anywhere to do it.
  • You can’t delete chat history as an admin. If someone posts something offensive about another person, you can’t delete it ASAP. It kinda pisses both people off although they might have forgiven each other later.
  • It would be cool if we could delete individual chats
  • New chat notification keeps nagging you when other people are chatting and you don’t want to participate at that particular time.

Anyways, the best solution for now is not to create fully open groups and allow only members you trust to participate.