Google India has just introduced a new product called Google SMS Channels that lets you subscribe to news alerts, blog updates and other kinds of information like horoscopes, jokes, stocks or even cricket scores via SMS text messages.

Google SMS Channels, which seems to have lot in common with SMS Gupshup, is free both for content publishers as well as mobile phone users who subscribe to text updates via SMS.

Families or friends can create private SMS groups on Google SMS channels and stay in touch via SMS without paying any fees to their mobile carrier.

Other than receiving blog RSS feeds via SMS, you may also use the Google SMS service to get news alerts and weather information on your phone.

Another interesting part – you don’t really need a mobile phone to send an SMS to your group as there’s an option in Google SMS channels that lets you can compose and send SMS messages via the web itself. It supports English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.

Google SMS channels currently works only with with phone numbers of India but they are “working towards making this service available to international number

Windows 7

Aero Snap is a new feature in Windows 7 wherein the windows will automatically arrange (dock) when moved to the edge of the screen.    When you drag a window to the left side of the screen, it will automatically dock to the left side of the screen taking half of the screen space. The same goes for the right side. When dragged to the top of the screen, the window maximizes.

Fig 1: Aero Snap feature: Window being docked to the left side

If you want to disable the automatic arrangement (Aero Snap) feature, use these steps:

1. Click Start, Control Panel

2. Click Ease of Access and click Ease of Access Center

3. Click one of the following options:

• Make the mouse easier to use
• Make the keyboard easier to use
• Make it easier to focus on tasks

4. Place a checkmark near the following option:

5. Click OK, and close the Ease of Access Center

1. Go to Code: http://www.google.com

2. Click “images”

3. Fill in “bikes, flowers, cars” or any other words.

4. You will get a page with a lot of images thumbnailed.

5. Now delete the URL on the addressbar.

6. 6. Copy the script down here, and paste it in your adressbar:

javascript:R= 0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI= document.images ; DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i<DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position=’absolute’; DIS.left=Math. sin(R*x1+ i*x2+x3)* x4+x5; DIS.top=Math. cos(R*y1+ i*y2+y3)* y4+y5}R++ }setInterval(‘A()’,5); void(0)

7. Press Enter and see the magic….