Technotip.org Guest Post Guidelines

After a year of blogging, I feel that it would be great idea to allow guest blogging on this blog. To learn from you guys. I have learnt a lot with the comment section, now its time to give you the main platform to share your knowledge. And to have a lot more conversation and build a great community around, helping each other.
We know the frustration of getting a first link to a new blog. To show others that you exist. And it’s a great boost for search engine ranking, if you can get a link from a trusted website.

Guest articles will mostly be published on Wednesday and Thursday. All other days(most of the days) we will be writing on this blog, as always.

Guest blogging is a great tool to show your presence, skills and to kick start your online business or to boost your already existing one.

Guest-blogging-guide

What kind of content do we accept?
Write things that provide value. Solve some problems.
1. How-to articles.
2. WordPress and designing.
3. Strategies.
4. Web2.0
5. System related.
6. Mobile tips and tricks.
7. Social Media.
8. Own blogging experiences.
9. List posts
10. Tutorials etc.

Must follow, strict policy:
The article must be original. It must not be published anywhere else….online or offline(news paper, magazine etc). You will be held responsible for any dispute that may rise later.

What type of content is a No NO?
1. Hate stuffs – Abusing some company or product.
2. Product reviews.
3. Article with irrelevant links!
A link with in the article must support the article that is published on the blog and should not be another post that you are referring to readers to go and read.

Some personal guidelines:
Guest blogging is an opportunity to show your authority over a topic to a wider audience or new audience. So you need to make it as professional as possible, and not to include as many links as possible to drive the traffic. Its about spreading your brand recognition, showing your ability and willingness to be one among the community. Before submitting a guest article, make sure you do proper research about the topic, so that you can satisfy the readers and their comments.
Don’t view guest blogging as purely an opportunity for you to get new readers and promote yourself. Try to add value to the blog where you are writing the guest post. Take the opportunity to build the authority. People reading the article will surly visit you and be your loyal readers if they like the content and find that you are genuine, then they are more likely to stay with you, following your blog. Create good impression, leave with a positive impact.

For more info or for any further clarification, contact us.

Note: A small bio will be added at the end of the article with a link to your blog and a link to your Twitter profile (optional).

Setup your blog/website in minutes: Install WordPress

WordPress is a free and open source blog publishing application and content management system. We can build a website and take it live in a matter of minutes. WordPress has made all the process so easy. Its simple interface and huge developer community adds to its beauty.

Both automatic and manual installation methods has been explained in this post. You can directly scroll down and follow the one that suits your requirement.

WordPress-logo

Many people have asked me about setting up a blog. They think that, they do not have any programing knowledge, so they can’t build and maintain a blog. That was right some years ago, but with WordPress its all made easy, to setup and maintain. I think, having just a bit of common sense is enough to setup and maintain a website/blog, that is powered by WordPress.

Many newbies get confused with wordpress.com and wordpress.org.

WordPress.org: is a place where you can download latest version of the software and install it on to your server (read on to know how to install it). So at first place, you must have purchased a web hosting account with FTP, database access or cpanel with Fantastico [Don’t worry of these terms now, you can contact us for any suggestion on choosing a hosting provider].
We recommend using Doreo Host, for its reliability and customers care.

WordPress.com: However easy-to-use is the open source package, there is still a barrier in that, it requires a hosting account, a database, FTP, etc making normal people like you and me dizzy. To bring the WordPress experience to a larger audience Automattic (company which owns WordPress.com) created WordPress.com, a hosted version of the open source package where you can start a blog in seconds without any technical knowledge.
But the main dis-advantage for many people is that, you will not get a personal URL. You need to compromise with the http://www.yourwebsitename.wordpress.com and you can not put ads on your hosted blog/website. And more importantly, you can not get 100% control over your blog/website.

Using the open source WordPress software, you can create a static as well as dynamic website using WordPress. We have seen college websites, company sites, government websites to popular blogs built using WordPress.

There is yet another WordPress software called WordPressMU, for multi-author blogs and we will talk about it in some other posts.

So self hosted WordPress is the way to go. And we are here to help you with the installation process.

So here is how you install WordPress:

Automatic Installation of WordPress, through cpanel of your web-hosting a/c

I. Fantastico: If you have cpanel, log into it. And see the Software/services section, for Fantastico De Luxe or simply Fantastico. Click on it.

Fantastico-De-Luxe

Next see for the link to WordPress installation in the sidebar, click on it.

fantastico-wordpress

Click on the New Installation.
Fantastico-new-installation

Install in directory, Leave empty to install in the root directory of the domain
(access example: http://yourdomainname.com).
Enter only the directory name to install in a directory
(for http://yourdomainname.com/foldername Enter flodername only in the install in directory field). This directory SHOULD NOT exist, it will be automatically created.

installing-wordpress

Click on Install WordPress, to get the details of the automatically created database. And the directory where you have chosen to install WordPress. We recommend you to install your blog in the root, if you’re main focus is on the blog.

final-step-wordpress-installation

Notedown the username and the password for logging into your WordPress admin area. You can even save this details in your email.

WordPress-installation-finished

If you have installed WordPress in the root directory, then your blog will be accessible at http://yourblogurl.com or if you have installed it in a folder by name blog, then your blog is accessible at http://yourblogurl.com/blog. You can log into your WordPress admin area at http://yourblogurl.com/wp-admin or http://yourblogurl.com/blog/wp-admin depending upon your installation.

Manual installation of WordPress:

II. Through FTP:
1. Download and unzip the latest WordPress package, if you haven’t already.
2. Create a database for WordPress on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.
Log into your cpanel (Ex: http://yoursitename.com/cpanel ) and click on the “MySql Wizard” in Databases section.

MySql-wizard

Enter any name for your new database:

database-name

Create a new user for the database. Chose a strong password.

database-new-user

Now assign all the privileges to the newly created user. Click on ALL PRIVILEGES. Note down the username and the database name provided at this point.

database-privileges

That’s it, your new database is ready.
user-database-name

3. Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php, in the downloaded WordPress package.

4. Open wp-config.php in your favorite text editor and fill in your database details that you noted down while creating the database(in step 2).

Replace the underlined info with your database name, database user name and database password(that you previously noted down).
Leave the ‘localhost’ as it is. Most of the time, it will be localhost itself.

Database-info

5. Go to https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/ to generate secret-key. Now replace the “Put Your Unique Phrase Here” in the wp-config.php with the one generated at
https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/ (Each time your installation fails or you want to reinstall, you need to generate new secret key).

secret-key

6. Save wp-config.php and upload all the unzipped WordPress files to either root directory or the directory of your choice.

My-ftp

7. Now open your web browser, and visit http://yourwebsitename.com/wp-admin/install.php (if installed in root directory) or http://yourwebsitename.com/foldername/wp-admin/install.php (if installed in foldername folder).

8. Follow the simple steps, enter your blog name, URL and email ID etc and complete the installation.

9. Log into http://yourwebsitename.com/wp-admin/ or http://example.com/foldername/wp-admin/ for your WordPress admin area.

10. You are done! Congrats. Play around for some time or some days to get used to WordPress. You may feel uncomfortable in the beginning, but it will be walk in the breeze experience, after you are used to it.

III. You can always send a support ticket to your hosting company and most of the time, they can help you with this.

IV. We can help you install it.

If you do not have cpanel and hence fantastico and you even do not have the FTP with your hosting account, then you must think of moving your website or blog to some other good web hosting provider.

5 Freebies Up For Grab

These are some of the free resources from most credible people. They are experienced and they know their stuffs. if you are a blogger, then these resources are a must read to get your blog to the next level or atleast to enhance your blogging experience.

Free

1. How I got 100,000 subscribers in Two Years by Leo Babauta: Leo Babauta of Zen Habits(which has 130,000+ subscribers) has released a report on how he achieved 100,000 subscribers in 2 years time. Its a small ebook and can be read with in 25 minutes(I read it in 25min). You need to go through a email subscription process. I have subscribed and I am getting lot more freebie info in the emails too. And you will also get some podcasts by Leo. Worth subscribing and reading the free info. “Get Leo Babauta’s FREE Report and Podcasts!

2. Authority Rules: The 10 Rock Solid Elements of Effective Online Marketing by Brian Clark(copyblogger): You can read it in PDF format or on the web. Its completely free and there is not even a opt-in(subscription).Check out Authority Rules here.

3. The Winning Way by Gyutae: The ebook is free, but you will have to subscribe to his email newsletter to be able to download it. Contains short tips. The ebook consists of 118 pages and it covers 500 different Internet marketing strategies and tips. Grab the ebook at The Winning Way.

4. Twitter Guide Book by Mashable: The Twitter Guide Book, a one-stop shop for getting up to speed with everything Twitter, from managing your Twitter stream to promoting a business. You can download the presentation by signing up at slideshare.net.

5. How to Build a High Traffic Blog by Tim Ferriss: This is a must watch video about Building Traffic to your Blog. It is a 50 minutes video and covers topics like posting frequency to blogging tools and community building strategies.



Updated:[Adding some more valuable freebies]
6. 102 Proven Social Media Headline Formulas by Chris Garrett: In order to get more stumbles, diggs, bookmarks and tweets, writing a killer headline is a must. As the title of the ebook says, it has 102 headline formula. It contains 102 fill-in-the-blanks titles/headings. It hardly takes 15 minutes to go through it and lot more time to practice and implement it in writing our own killer titles. No opt-in required to download the ebook. You can download it at socialmediaworkbook.com.

Please share some of the free professional online information products.

Go Pro With Twitter ( hmm..not really! )

We can see some people tweeting valuable links, always. How is that possible? How can they find these valuable, interesting links always.

And to your wonder, you might have also noticed that, some people keep on tweeting valuable links without much delay. Are they really reading all those stuffs and selecting the best one and tweeting? They tweet links to YouTube Videos, blogs, Some photos, Digg story etc. How can they be all around the web at a time?
Stuff-To-Tweet
Now you can also be that pro….by using a tool or aggregator called StuffToTweet.com. It is an aggregator site, which has links to popular stories on Digg, Del.icio.us, CNN, New York Times, Amazon, YouTube, Some popular blogs, photo sharing sites etc.
You can also get the links to the tweets which are popular on Twitter.

Interesting enough, this site is built with the most wonderful tool WordPress. For many of the geeks or webmasters, building such website may not take more than 30 minutes. We can simply use the feed of some popular sites and aggregate it on to our website. And WordPress will make the process even simpler.

If you know of any similar service, then please share it with us in the comment section.

Now, only thing that we must make sure is: “Do not spam Twitter, with your valuable Tweets 🙂 “. Some people do not even bother to look at the story once, before tweeting it.

I prefer to use Twitter as a communication tool, rather than using it only to share links. But I was always wondering, how these people are tweeting valuable links from all over the web? Now we have the answer!

The 100 Best, Free Online Flash Games

Use Google Chrome or new Mozilla FireFox for better online gaming experience. Its good to open one game at a time, as all these are flash games and need to load before playing.

Currently this list consists of action games, games for kids, Smart or mind games, some puzzles, fun games, shooting games, army games, race – Car race, bike race, beach race etc, strategic game, tankers, fighting games etc. I will be playing these games in week ends again and will be further categories it properly and put them into relevant categories and organize them.

Caution: Try these games at your own risk. These games may turn addictive! This list helps to spend weekends with fun or helps when your child or you need some entertainment.

These are some of the Best Free, online Flash Games available. And I am sure that we are missing many more:

You can add your favorite online game to this list, in the comment section.
Use this format while leaving your comment below, for better understanding and readability:
Name of the Game:
Category of the Game: (Ex:- Action, Shooting, Sports, Race etc)
Why you like it:
Some rules of the Game:
Link to the Game:

I love games and I enjoyed a lot while compiling this list. Most of the time got into the game so much that I forgot about writing this article, taking screen shots etc. I only realized when I finished the game!
Hope you also enjoy playing these games. Your feedback and suggestions are highly appreciated. I would love to know which other online games you love to play. Please share it in the comment section, so that I can play them too 😉

And please correct me, if I have linked to an unauthorized site.

1. The Shell Game(Mind Game):

The Shell Game

This is an interesting game, where you need to bid certain amount(don’t worry, its not the real money!) and there will be some shells, and a ball inside it. Once you start the game, it will shuffle the shells and you need to tell, in which shell the ball is present.

2. BridgeCraft(Mind Game):

BridgeCraft game

This game seems to be simple in the beginning, but once you cross those 2 or 3 easy once, you will see more constructive things where you need to apply your mind in order to build a strong bridge.
You will give up playing this game, if you don’t understand how to build the bridge. See above image for some hints.

3. Theres Two Wires(Mind Game):

Theres-Two-Wires-Game

Its like playing spider man. With practice we can easily get through the levels, but by the time, you will surly get addicted 🙂 You have to apply your mind, for when to jump and when to simply crawl.

4. Curveball Game(Mind Game):

Curveball-Game

Easy game and addictive. As you move forward, the game becomes more speedy and difficult. But its fun to play this game as many times as possible.

5. IndestructoTank(Action):

IndestructoTank

Your only weapon is yourself! like a missile to destroy the onslaught of the enemy army. The longer you plat, the more enemies you can have onscreen at once. To increase the enemy is fun.
Enemy helicopters will drop bombs and you have to make it fall on you. When the bomb falls on the tanker, it jumps on to hit the helicopters and destroys the enemies.

6. Crimson warfare(Shooting game):

Crimson-warfare-Game

What a game it is. Very addictive. Please read the instructions before starting to play. You need to be pro-active inorder to win this game.
Build the base, as soon as possible and launch the attach.

7. Ninja Rinseout (Action):

Ninja-Rinseout

Nice action game. Very less levels and can be mastered soon.
If you play it 2 to 3 times then you will come to know some of the easy ways to defeat the enemies. Jump and hit, is the key in this game.

8. WinterBells(Mind Game):

WinterBells flash game

Its a simple game. it may not interest many people. But it involves great mind control. When you reach the heights the chances of falling to the ground is high and this challenge requires considerable amount of mental preparation.

9. Zuma(Mind Game):

zuma mind Game

Very Addictive game. You have a rotatable monster at the center, under your control, which keeps on emitting different coloured gems. You need to rotate its head so that you match the colours of the gems that are rolling on the track.

10. Bejeweled(Mind Game):

bejeweled-online-Game

Somewhat similar to the above game. You must make a set of 3 or more gems of similar shape and colour.

11. Metal Slug Flash(Shooting, Action Game):

Metal-Slug-Flash-Game

Wonderful game. Its similar to the TV video games, and has a typical level ending with killing of a big boss of enemy!

12. The Last Stand(Shooting Game):

The-Last-Stand

You need to act fast in the game, so as to shoot all the enemies before they break the wall and hit you.
During the night, protect your barricade against the oncoming hordes. Manage your time during the daylight hours to search for weapons, survivors and to repair. Move with the WASD keys and aim/shoot with your mouse. Reload with the R key. Press space bar to switch weapons.

13. Crazy Taxi(Race):

Crazy-Taxi-Game

The trick is, you must drive faster inorder to jump the cars infront of you and to move forward. Use space bar to jump.

14. RotatSpin:

RotatSpin

Not an easy game. Its an interesting game and you need to apply your mind to win in this game. Try it till you finish 5 or 6 small small levels, and you will know the actual potential of this game.

15. Submachine 4:

Submachine-4

Submachine 4 is the fifth in the highly addictive point and click adventure game series. Click around with your mouse in the various scenes to move through the game, find objects and add them to your inventory for later use in completing the game.
In this game, you need to be alert and pick up the weapons carefully. And read the rules before starting the game, orelse you can not even move anywhere!

16. SHIFT 2:

SHIFT-2-online-Game

Do not click on any thing, before the game completely loaded. Its a tricky game and you can get the hint for the traps that you are in, at the bottom of the game. The hints are written upside down! Overall, a good game.

17. Zwok-games:

Zwok-flash-games

Choose quick play to skip the registration. In this game, you need to point the shoot direction, before the attach is launched. Target with some decent angles to hit the opponents.

18. BoomStick:

boomstick-game

[Very Good game..you will love it]. You need to shoot the cubes flying on top of you. You have limited bullets. To get the maximum score, you need to hit multiple cubes with a single bullet. Its an addictive game.

19. Puzzle Farter:

online-puzzlefarter

Its a quite easy game. To fly, press up arrow once and then immediately press and hold the up arrow. It gives you a very nasty, bad sound while flying. Don’t try it when in public 🙂

20. Dolphin Olympics 2:

Dolphin-Olympics-2

Cool game. Pass the ring to get the acceleration that is required. Have control..and the control comes by practicing the game.

21. Ngame:

N-Game

Figure out the moves and you will fall in love with this game. You will have the ability to move very fast, which is a greatest power to climb up the stirs.

22. Warfare-1917:

warfare-1917

You need to use your strategies in the battle field to win this simple looking terrific game.
The best part is, the game gets tougher and tougher as you finish the levels. Interesting enough, you will unlock a weapon at the end of each battle. So you will be more powerful each time you win a battle.
You must try it. And after each battle you can upgrade with a weapon. Its really awesome game. Be warned, its addictive enough!

23. Gangland(Shooting Game):

Gangland-Game

The trick here is, you must hide behind something and then start shooting. And press the down arrow key to sit. Hide behind something and sit, so that no one can hit you. Once the enemies stop shooting, suddenly getup and hit one at a time. You will surly be a winner.

24. World’s Hardest Game:

the-worlds-hardest-game

Simple game, but requires a lot of focus/concentration. I took almost 34 attempts to complete my first round! Read the instructions before playing.

25. Dinorun Pixeljam:

Dino-run-Pixeljam

Get the white magic power boosters allover the places and escape from the rolling stones. You can jump and get the help of flying dragons to jump a long way. You will get large wild dragons on your way, move forward by jumping above them.

26. The Maze:

the-maze-Game

Amazing game. Try to reach the goal without touching the walls. Do not press the right or left mouse button. Just gently slide the mouse with out shaking your hands more. As you go farther, the levels the game becomes highly impossible.
And do not shake your hands once the level is completed, because the journey will continue from the point where you left it previously. And you will see a scary thing once you fail in the task. See it, have the thrill. (Its really scary, try at your own risk).

27. Tetris:

Tetris

Its the most common game you mostly have played in your mobile phone and video games. But still its a good time pass game even in the online world.

28. CRIMSON ROOM:

Crimson-room-Game

Is an interactive game. You have to escape from this room by finding, using, and combining items you find in this room. Only thing you have to do is to click on right places on the screen. Using the graphics, the sounds, and the responses as clues, you are to escape with your idea and inspiration.
After the escape, you are invited to a special page, so please don’t give up. For those who are stuck in the middle of the game, three game guides are prepared. Use them carefully.

29. Super Mario World:

Super-Mario-World

This fabulous online game reminds me of my old video game, which my mom had gifted me long back! This is so amazing that you need not buy a Super Mario game, you can experience the same level of joy when you are playing it online.

30. Pirates of the Caribbean – Cursed Cave Crusade(Must try, ultimate game):

Pirates-of-the-Caribbean

Use keyboard arrow keys to move and jump. Use SPACE BAR to attack.

31. Contra World Challenge:

Contra-World-Challenge

Similar to the video game version. Before starting the game, make sure you set the preferred keys for controlling your moves.

32. 3D Logic Cube(Mind Game):

3d-Logic-Cube

Easy game, but as you go ahead the levels you will need to apply more of your brain. To clear and undo the last changes, use the buttons provided at the bottom of the player.

33. Squares 2(Mind Game):

Squares-2

Very addictive game. You will have a medium sized square in your control and you have to collect only the squares of colour similar to that of your square. And you should escape from hitting the other colour squares. It looks so easy, but that’s the secret of the game for being so addictive. With the levels increasing, the speed with which the squares move will also increase, along with the increase in thrill and fun. You will also get some power boosters in between the games, in the form of round bolls. Make sure to catch them.

34. Artillery Live(Shooting Game):

Artillery-Live

Easy shooting game. The secret to win this game is to often move and shoot. Target precisely. And know how to use the arrow keys to adjust the length and angle of the shoot.

35.Deanimator(Shooting Game):

Deanimator

This is a good game, if you come to know that the shooting keys is not in keyboard, but is in mouse right click! It gets tougher with the levels and more fun with demons.

36. Max Dirt Bike:

Max-Dirt-Bike

Learn the controlling of the bike and you will master this game. Few things to concentrate on, like the bending forward and pulling backwards, mastery over it will make you win the game. But this is not for everyone. Some may get bored.

37. Tennis Game:

Tennis-Game

(Must try game)Use the arrow keys to move. Press the Spacebar to serve the ball, then use the Space bar to hit the ball. You can try to direct where your shot will land using the arrow keys.

38. BMW-pace(Car Race):

BMW-pace

Most wonderful race game out there. The only trick is to stay on the road(do not leave the road, it will slowdown your wheels!) and focus on the route. This is one of the most addictive online game and I almost forgot to write this post while I was playing it. Please give it a try.

39. Stickpage(Action Game):

Stickpage

Easy to play game. You need to see the instruction video each time the level changes, to know whats the mission is. Graphically good.

40. Sea of Fire(Army, Shoot Game):

Sea-of-Fire

To start the game, you need to select the place in the map, where you want the campaign to start. After selecting, you will have to quickly build your base with the help of the initial amount that is given to you. And you need to generate solders(which costs money!) and building each building in the base also costs some money. So be careful with the budget and plan before launching the campaign.

41. Too Many Ninjas:

Too-Many-Ninjas

No much of movement, due to which the game may seem to be boring, but its a challenge to block the attacks from the Ninjas and to hit them hard to death.

42. Tactical Assassin(Mission, Shoot Game):

Tactical-Assassin

Simple and graphically good game. But you need to read the “BRIEFING” before entering, to clear the enemies. Its almost impossible to clear a level without knowing the objective. So read the BRIEFING without fail.

The clear objective will be given in the TARGET INFORMATION of BRIEFING.

43. Vector Runner(Race):

Vector-Runner

It has a minimalistic graphics and seems to be easy. But its lot more interesting and difficult. You need to have all your focus on the drive orelse you will loose.
Collect all the coloured objects and escape from hitting the obstacles on the road. There is auto acceleration, so you need to handle only 2 keys(right and left). Its a real challenge. Try it.

44. Space Invaders(Shooting Game for kids):

Space-Invaders

Use keyboard arrow keys for movement and SPACE BAR for shooting.

45. Gold Miner:

Gold-Miner-Game

Just collect the valuable things fast and hit and vanish the more weight full things, to make the process of collection faster. You will also get some objects to purchase from the earnings that you made by collecting the stones, cash and gold and diamonds.

46. Splash Back:

Splash-Back

You start with 10 drops in your tank. Use them to grow blobs until they burst. Create combos to earn more drops. How many levels can you clear?

47. Penguin Smash(Fun Game):

Penguin-Smash

Very easy game, yet so addictive. You just use your mouse left click button to play the game. One click to lift your bat and another click to hit the penguin.
The trick is simple, hit the penguin when its above your shoulder level, to cover the longest distance. Try to cover 600km.

48. FL Tron:

FL-Tron

Its a very interesting game. You need to block the other person by making no room for him to move around in the space provided. Best part is, you can play it in a multi player mode or with the computer. Try it without fail. Its very simple game, as it involves only the movement on your mouse.

49. Bloxorz(Pure Mind Game):

Bloxorz

Ah..got it. I was searching for this game. I had played it long back and its one of my favorite.
The aim of the game is to get the block to fall into the square hole at the end of each stage. There are 33 stages to complete.

Just use the arrow keys in your keyboard. No huge, confusing controls to configure. Make sure to read the instructions in the beginning to know about the switches that comes in the Game.

50. Mass Attack(Mind Game):

Mass-Attack

You need to balance the weights on both side of the balance!
You just need to press and hold the left mouse button, to grow the size of the mass that you are putting into one side of the balance. You can put the weight on either side of the scale. Just make sure that you will make it balanced at the end.

51. Uphill Rush:

Uphill-Rush

Very good game. There are many levels in it. 4 are unlocked for you and you need to unlock 2 best levels by playing. The game involves beach riding, Skare Board, Motorcycle tasks, quad etc.

52. Missile Game 3D(Pure Mind Game):

Missile-Game-3D

IT requires your full concentration. Fly through the holes in the rotating obstacles to survive and make it through each level. The position of your mouse is the position of the missile in the tunnel. Moving your mouse moves the missile.
A must play game.

53. Ant Buster:

Ant-Buster

The ants will try to get a piece of the cake and take to the anthill. Your goal is stop them. Put some cannons next to the ants to annihilate them. Remember: The cannons have a limited range. The cannon will shoot automatically the nearest ant. When an ant is selected, it is merged with a target symbol and the cannons will try to shoot them. When you select a cannon, its possible to visualize some improvements. Any cannon or improvement have costs. Also it is possible to undo any improvement and sell a cannon.

54. Flash Chess:

Flash-chess

Its interface is very simple to understand and the game is easy to win in the BEGINNER mode and requires a lot of practice and talent to win in the Advance mode. Worth checking.

55. Wedgie Toss(Funny Game):

Wedgie-Toss

Do you have some one in your HIT list? If yes! This is the right game for you. Press space bar to lock in your angle. Press Space BAR again to in power, then watch Johnny fly!! During flight press SPACE BAR to flap Johnny’s arms.

56. Tumbler:

Tumbler

One of the best games which is simple yet so addictive. Collect as many of these as you can to gain some points. Control our friends the shiny black ball through the treacherous Tumbler using the mouse.Avoid theses objects in the Tumbler. You will lose a life, if you run into one.

57. Fragger:

Fragger

Aim at the target and use your mouse to adjust the angle and force of hit.

58. Line Game:

Line-Game

Select your control as either arrow keys in the keyboard or select the mouse pointers.
You must move in the track and must not go out of track and must not hit the coloured blocks.

59. Uber Pool:

Uber-Pool-Game

The stick follows your mouse, move the mouse towards the cue ball to hit it. Hold down the left mouse button to keep the stick steady. Get power-ups by rolling the cue ball over them.

60. Ballooon Hunter:

Ballooon-Hunter

Set either keyboard arrow keys or the mouse as the control keys. And start targeting the balloons from your bow.

61. Attack of the Cheese Eating Robots:

Attack-of-the-Cheese-Eating-Robots

Swing the mace with the mouse to hit robots who want to steal your cheese. Destroy as many as you can before they eat it all.

62. Bounce:

Bounce

Use your mouse to control blue paddle, strike balls to score points. Score on red paddle for bonus.

63. Vector Boom:

Vector-Boom

Destroying this power-up will temporarily turn your power meter white and give yyou unlimited energy. Making explosions that fill the whole screen is advisiable during this period.

64. Generic Space Game:

Generic-Space-Game

Use your mouse to control. And shoot the abstractness with mouse left click.

65. Duck Hunt:

Duck-Hunt

Similar to that we have played with our video games. You will have 3 bullets each time a bird lies, and you need to hit them with your mouse click. Fun game.

66. City Jumper:

City-Jumper

Use right arrow key in the key board for long jump and left arrow key for a short jump. The game seems easy, but its not so. Just play 2 or 3 levels and you will recognize to importance of proper jumping.

67. Defend Your Castle:

Defend-Your-Castle

You will need both speed and agility to survice. To kill enemy units, pick them up with the mouse and fling them through the air. Gravity should take care of the rest!

68. Mario Bros:

Mario-Bros

Similar to the video game version of Mario. You will enjoy the game more when you cross some levels and the game gets tougher.

69. Crush the Castle:

Crush-the-Castle

Its a real addictive game. Just use the mouse to play the game. You will get a new Ammunition along the new levels.

70. Super obama world:

Super-obama-world-game

Very similar to Super Mario. But with Obama flavor. Its a good fun game. I like it.

71. Crazy Penguin Catapult:

Crazy-Penguin-Catapult

Some penguins are captured and the remaining penguins try to rescue. Use your skills to rescue the penguins.

72. Stunt pilot:

stunt-pilot-Game

Simple game, yet so interesting. You just need to use two keys, up arrow and down arrow of your keyboard. And make sure not to touch the rings and the ground. You need to pass through the rings to get the points.

73. Doom(Shooting Game):

Doom-Online-Game

The original Doom game has been so nicely converted into a Flash Game. You can see the intro to get some idea about the game, if you have somehow not played the original Doom Game.

74. Pig Race(For Children):

Pig-Race

Nice game for small children. Though it requires concentration to play. Funny game. Use key board arrow keys to control the moves and space bar for jumping. Keep playing and unlock the levels.

75. Madness Regent Game(Shooting Game):

Madness-Regent-Game

Good Graphics. Destroy the enemy by shooting them. Use “S” for single jump and double “s” for double jumping. And “a” for shooting. Arrow keys in the keyboard for moving in the respective directions.

76. Mud and Blood 2(Army, Shoot Game):

Mud-and-Blood-2

You can hide behind the stones and bushes to hit the enemy and choose the arms and extra solders to fight. You must use your skills to win this game.

77. GlassezLD(For Children):

GlassezLD

Make a picture from the pieces of glass! Take the pieces of glass from the blue container and place them on the colored template. Click on the piece to turn it. Put unnecessary pieces into the trash.

78. The Bank Robber(Strategy Game):

The-Bank-Robber-Game

Rob the bank as quickly as possible, taking no necessary risks. Meaning: Find the safe, crack and empty it and escape out if the bank through the exit door as fast as possible and with as less causalities as possible! Each level needs its own strategy and it gets more difficult, but the goal stays the same. At the end you become that famous bank robber. Create your own strategy for each level, select your team of criminal specialists and buy the items you need to get the job done. Avoid triggering the alarm when you are robbing the bank. If you want to restart the level with a better strategy and/or better tools, you can leave the bank through the exit door.

79. Sky Wire:

Sky-Wire

Nice game. Demands a lot of patience from the player. Its simple. Play with the help of arrow keys of your keyboard. Escape from the Obstacles and move on the wire path.

80. CDX:

cdx-Game

( Point and Click Game) A sacrificial blade forged at the birth of the Roman empire holds the key to an ancient and bloody conspiracy that threatens to erupt into the present day. Stranded in 21st century Tunis, Adam Foster is plunged into a world of greed, betrayal and murder. But who has the blade, and can the killers be stopped? Unlock the mystery in this unique interactive-video adventure.

81. Weapon Fire(Shooting Game):

Weapon-Fire

Use your mouse right click to shoot. You can set the other options like jump, weapon change etc in the configuration section. You need to kill the ghosts and you will get some new weapons along the levels. There is a small place you need to stand and fight. You can’t jump somewhere and go from there. Wait until the ghosts come on your way.

82. Bank job(Mind Game):

bank-job-Game

Use arrow keys to navigate. Get to the safety place and return to your destination before the time runs out.

83. Glow-Fish(Mind Game):

Glow-Fish-Game

Use mouse for the movement and left click to destroy the enemy fishes.
It may look as a very easy game in the first level, but from 2nd level you will know the real fun of the game.

84. Matrix Rampage:

Matrix-Rampage

This is a fantastic game. You need to destroy the enemies with all kind of stuffs you get on your way, including table, chair, gun, sword etc.
Initially you will have to hit them with your hand. Once you hit your 1st enemy, you can pick up his weapon and start fighting. You can also pickup the chair, table and the pots etc from all around you and hit them to death. Over all, a very good game.

Use arrow keys for moving. “a” for shooting. “s” for picking up the weapons or items.

85. Pong:

Pong

Basic game, but still can turn addictive.
Use mouse for the movement and space bar to quit.

86. Powergolf:

Power-golf

Use mouse buttons to play and target. Angle of hit is most important in this game.

87.Zombie Assault 2(Shooting Game):

Zombie-Assault-2

For movement use, up -> “w”, down -> “s”, right -> “d”, left -> “a”. Reload weapon -> “r”, Fire -> “right click”, Change weapon -> “q” or “e”. Unlock street -> “f”. Throw grenades -> “g”. Space Bar -> pause, shop etc. You get the points as and when you kill your enemies, with those points or money you can purchase weapons and unlock some door etc.

88. Sixers Cricket:

Sixers-Cricket

Move batsman using arrow keys. Use mouse to select the direction. Keep the left mouse button clicked and release after selecting the desired power in power meter. Hit these boards to get more confidence and extra runs.

89. 3D MotorBike Racing:

3D-MotorBike-Racing

Throw on a helmet and get racing in this fast paced motorcycle game! Play the single player version or connect on the multiplayer network to play people from all over the world. Compete for the best times and unlock new levels as you complete each track!

90. StitchTikiBow:

StitchTikiBow

Position Stitch on the lane. Select the angle of Stitch’s curve. Select Stitch’s speed

91.Age Of War:

Crimson-warfare-Game

Defend your base by building turrets and soldiers, all while trying to evolve faster than your opponent. Create your solders team, with the money that you generate by killing your enemies. Save as much money as possible, to purchase more sophisticated weapons than your enemy team, so that you can beat them easily. The game seems like silly in the beginning, but its when you come to know about the weapon purchasing and power booster attack etc, the game will turn addictive and impressive.

92. Sushi Chef:

Sushi-Chef

Sushi Chef is a fun time management game. Your main goal is to keep your customers happy and serve them the right dishes in time to reach your daily target. You really have to rely on your memory skills. Extra features like reservations and take away orders coming in constantly keep your adrenaline going.
You start your own sushi restaurant, build your sushi restaurant emporium and finally become the one and only Sushi Chef! Serving your customers all kinds of sushi, your goal is to reach a daily target. Every next level more sushi ingredients will be added and the more complex your sushi making will be. To reach your target in higher levels you can buy upgrades to serve customers faster, make combo’s or serve some take-away meals to earn extra money. To keep your customers happy you can decorate your restaurants, perform great knife tricks or serve some sake while your customers are waiting.

93. Tank Wars(Kids game):

Tank-Wars

A and Z to adjust the velocity. Space Bar to fire the cannon. Goal: Blow up the other tanks before your tank is blown up. Use arrow keys for movement and to adjust the angle of cannon.
Adjust the Velocity of shoot before shooting.

94. Gold Strike Game(For kids):

Gold-Strike-Game

Hit those coloured bricks which are arranged on above the other or placed adjacent to each other, before the bricks approach towards you.

95. Packman:

Packman

This game is not like the usual packman. In this game, you will have to control the rolling ball using 2 pads on either side. Use keyboard arrow keys for movement.

96. The Commanders Sister:

The-Commanders-Sister

Awesome game. You need to watch and read the story to enjoy the game to its fullest.

97. Prince of Persia (Awesome Game):

Prince-of-Persia

Almost all of us have played Prince of Persia in our childhood. We have a flash version of that game here. I am sure you will love it, if you love the desktop version of the game.
Use arrow keys to move. Space bar to make long jumps. Shift key to pickup things. Shift + up arrow key to climb up. etc.

98. Tom & Jerry:

Tom-and-Jerry-Game

Two different games, if you play as Tom you throw water balloons, Jerry you drop cheese to Nibbles.
Move Jerry using the Arrow keys. Pick up and drop food to a hungry Nibbles with the space bar. The higher the drop, the more points you’ll earn. Be careful: If Tom hits you three times, it’s game over.

99. Table Tennis Championship:

Table-Tennis-Championship

The matches take place in eleven points. You must have two difference points to win the match. When you win a match you receive an upgrade.

100. Homerun Mania(Base Ball) :

Home-run-Mania

Move the mouse horizontally to position your player. Move the mouse vertically to select your angle of shot. Press SPACE BAR to start a pitch. Click the mouse at correct time for the best shot. Homeruns give you 2x the score!

I enjoyed playing all these games. I would suggest you to bookmark this article and pull it back on week ends and have fun. And do not forget to send the link of this article to your friends and family people.

Twitter HomePage Re-designed

Twitter has finally re-designed its homepage. And it has taken upon the search and hot or trending topics as their main objective of the re-design.
To view the re-design, log out of Twitter and visit Twitter.com. Only the front page has been changed and everything else remains the same.

Twitter has finally re-designed its homepage. And it has taken upon the search and hot or trending topics as their main objective of the re-design.

Many people use the Twitter website for knowing the latest trendz and for real time search. And mostly use other Twitter clients for tweeting.
old-twitter-homepage.jpg

New-twitter-homepage.jpg
Here is a quote from Twitter blog:

Defining a “tweet” for the uninitiated and explaining how to create an account doesn’t resonate with everyone. “Why would I want to do that?” is a common reaction. However, demonstrating the power of Twitter as a discovery engine for what is happening right now through our Search and Trends often awakens a sense of wonder which inevitably leads to a much more compelling question, “How do I get involved?”

Twitter is smart enough and know that they need to keep on working for the betterment of their site and their service by getting constant feedback from its users.

This posts main purpose is to document the old homepage and the first re-design of Twitter.

To view the re-design, log out of Twitter and visit Twitter.com. Only the front page has been changed and everything else remains the same.

One dis-advantage, with this new design could be – It takes one more click to get that log in form! Think how many clicks you may need to do in a year or two 🙂

Did you like the new design? or You think the old one was better?

Interview with Leo Babauta ( ZenHabits.net )

Leo Babauta is the author of the Book “The Power of Less” and the creator and blogger at Zen Habits, a Top 100 blog with 125,000 subscribers — one of the top productivity and simplicity blogs on the Internet.

Babauta is one of the leading experts on productivity and simplicity, and has also written the top-selling productivity e-book in history: Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System. It has sold thousands of copies and has reached tens of thousands of readers.

Babauta is a former journalist and freelance writer over 18 years, a husband and father of six children, and lives on the island of Guam where he leads a very simple life.

Its a great opportunity to interview him. So here we go:
leo-babauta--The-power-of-less

Please introduce yourself to our readers.

Leo: Hi everyone! Nice to be here. I’m Leo Babauta of ZenHabits.net, a blog about simplicity and productivity with more than 125,000 readers … I’m also the author of The Power of Less, a best-selling print book about how to simplify and focus on the essential. I’m married and the father of six kids, a runner and a vegan, living a simple life on Guam.

How do you feel when lot of people recognize you these days as one of the most successful people? How was life just some years back, when you were in your day job? How do you feel and manage this “recognition” that you have earned?

Leo: It’s a bit strange, as I just feel like the same old Leo, not anything different, but there’s no doubt that people treat me differently. Still, my wife and kids and friends and other family still treat me the same — and if I start to brag a little, they will make fun of me, which reminds me not to get a big head. 🙂 Life is different now than when I had a day job, of course — it’s amazing being your own boss, being able to set your own hours and have all the freedom in the world. I love it. I recommend it for everyone!

What do you think of Twitter? Many people use it as marketing tool and someothers for timepass. How and why do you use Twitter?

Leo: I think Twitter is an amazing communication tool. I didn’t get it when I first used it. But I’ve found that just like with any communication tool — the phone, email, blogs, etc. — it can be used in an infinite number of ways. You can use it to stay in touch with friends, network with colleagues, follow celebrities, get information and news, market your product or website, anything. Today, I mostly use it as a way to connect with my readers. I share useful links and info with them, share a peek into my personal life, ask them questions, respond to questions, share inspirational or thought-provoking quotes or thoughts, and of course keep them updated by linking to my latest post. I’ve found it to be an invaluable tool for staying connected with my audience — I’m glad to spend 20 minutes a day or so using it. Also, I find a lot of useful links and info on Twitter.

How much time do you spend online?

Leo: More than I’d like to admit! I usually start by writing a post in the morning, and write other content later (like for my next book), and check email and Twitter and do some online reading. Sometimes I’ll get so absorbed in online reading, if I’m really getting into a topic, that I’ll spend 8 hours online altogether. But other days I might only be on for 4-6 hours — that’s my entire job, really.

I am a student and want your advice for my academics. How do you think we can apply “The Power of LESS” to our studies. Sometimes the assignments and the work load are heavy and we must multitask.

Leo: Pick the most important assignments and focus on them first. Put away all distractions — especially your online connection — and really focus on getting the task done, not on multitasking. Repeat with the next most important task, and so on. Limit your time to connect — perhaps 2-3 times a day, for 30-60 minutes, or something like that, so that you have time to focus.

I don’t have pets in my home. But I love them. After reading your book, I feel that I must do things that I love to do. But having a pet comes with commitments. I am already fixed in lot of commitments. What do you think I must choose … the thing that I love or stick on to my present commitments? Do you own a pet ?

Leo: I’m not much of a pet guy myself — kids are commitment enough for me! But if I were you, I’d simplify my current commitments first, and see if you can lead a simpler life, before adding another big commitment like a pet. Also think about what emotional need a pet is fulfilling — why do you need a pet to be happy? If you’ve simplified your commitments and have really thought about your emotional needs and how to be more content with life, I think you should pursue the things you truly love, whether that be owning a pet or creating something amazing or whatever makes you happy.

Tell us about the financial freedom that you are enjoying with your online ventures. And how was life when you had a day job.

Leo: Well, I’m not rich, but there’s no doubt I have much more financial freedom now than when I was receiving a paycheck. I couldn’t have imagined it back then, when I had a job — to me, there was nothing like the financial security of having a paycheck and a retirement plan, because I had a family to feed. But these days, I’ve learned that I can make more than I could with a day job, and have much, much more fun doing it. I highly recommend it to anyone — pursue your passion and your dreams, and see what comes of it.

Blogs that you recommend. Your recommendation for bloggers.

Leo: There are way too many to recommend — for every blog I name I would be leaving out 10. For blogs on changing your life, check out the Life Remix network of blogs (liferemix.net) — it has as great a collection of blogs as any out there. For blogs on blogging, I would recommend Problogger and Copyblogger and of course WriteToDone.com. Fitness blogs I’m into include Fitness Black Book, Mark’s Daily Apple, Zen to Fitness, and many more. Of course, Lifehacker is indispensable, and I love Seth Godin and Daring Fireball and Alex Payne. I could go on and on!

Books that you recommend.

Leo: Again, too many to name! I’m a huge book lover — my favorite fiction includes Vonnegut, Joyce, Fitzgerald, Shakespeare, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Ann Patchett, Douglas Adams, Jonathan Lethem, William Gibson, so many more. Non-fiction includes: Slow Down to the Speed of Life, anything by Thich Naht Hanh, The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama, Walden by Thoreau, the Life of Gandhi, Your Money or Your Life, Stephen Covey, simplifying books by Elaine St. James, and many many more.

Some words for all your fans and followers.

Leo: Just thank you. I’m extremely grateful to everyone who reads Zen Habits, who has commented or send kind emails of encouragement. It really means a lot, and honestly, I wouldn’t be living my dream if it weren’t for all of you. So again, thank you, for everything.

Thanks a lot to Leo Babauta for this interview. The Power of LESS has been extremely helpful for me. If you have not yet read the book, here is the link to get it – “The Power Of LESS“. Note for readers: As Leo Babauta is a “A” list blogger, you can find his interviews on many blogs and even main stream media. So I wanted to make sure to ask only those questions that were not asked before. Hope you all enjoyed.