Google Adsense updated its policy a couple of weeks back and the update to the policy now requires every Adsense publisher to update his/her individual privacy policies.

Jennifer who blogs at Jensense put up a detailed explanation of the changes in the policy and now provides us with a standard template that one can use. Ajay has a slightly more elaborate version and I’ve created the Privacy Policy for Tech Spikes based on that.

It has been made compulsory by Google that each and every blog which earns revenue via Google Adsense publish its privacy policy and notify readers each time a change is made. If you are feeling lazy but want to put up a Privacy Policy for your blog, you may choose one of the following three options.

1. Use my Privacy Policy as a template and suitably modify it for your blog.
2. Use the template made available at Jensense.
3. Use the Privacy Policy Plugin.

For those who have a blog but do not use Google Adsense but still want a Privacy Policy, you might want to check out either the Disclosure Policy Generator or DMA’s Privacy Policy Generator.

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Having run out of hard drive space on my laptop, I was on the lookout for a tool which would help me manage the space on my hard drive better and I must say that I’m pleased with my latest find - WinDirStat.

WinDirStat is a free tool that comes packed with features to help you manage your hard drive space. It lists the size & percentage of disk space used for all folders & sub-folders on your computer and also gives you a graphical representation of your files, sorted by the type of file extension. One can scan specific folders, multiple local drives and even network drives without any restrictions.

The current stable version 1.1.2 and the key features are

• The directory list, which resembles the tree view of the Windows Explorer but is sorted by file/subtree size,
• The treemap, which shows the whole contents of the directory tree straight away,
• The extension list, which serves as a legend and shows statistics about the file types.
• Coupling. Select an item in the directory list: The treemap highlights it; and vice versa.
• Zooming.
• Built-in cleanup actions including Open, Show Properties, Delete.
• User-defined cleanups (command line based).
• Works with network drives and UNC paths.
• ‘Create disk usage report’ option.
• ‘Submit bug report/Feedback’ option.
• Online help.
• Language can be set to Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, English, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish and Russian.

WinDirStat is compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista. Do note that the program comes in two variants: Ansi and Unicode. Windows 9x and ME users must use the Ansi variant. All others should use the Unicode variant.

Download WinDirStat 1.1.2 (Contains both Ansi & Unicode releases)

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The Black Nokia N82, a 5 megapixel, xenon flash equipped, GPS, WiFi, HSDPA monster is finally out. Not only does the Nokia N82 take great pictures, its array of advanced connectivity features makes it easy for consumers to share their discoveries, journeys and locations and is priced at $629.

“The Nokia N82 is made for storytelling,” says Juha Kokkonen, Director for Nokia Nseries devices. “As one of Nokia’s leading-edge connected camera, the Nokia N82 in black captures people’s journeys and discoveries. With built-in A-GPS it even helps people to find new places by pairing ‘contextual’ information with a wide array of connectivity features such as Wi-Fi and HSDPA. We make it easy for consumers to quickly share those moments as they happen.”

More information and detailed specifications of the Nokia N82 can be had here - Nokia’s Secret Plans - N81 and N82.

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Quite a few of us would have already heard the amazing audio clip, ‘The Virtual Barbershop’. It is probably one of the best showcase of audio recording technology by recreating a real-life situation in a virtual scenario. While visiting a barbershop to get a haircut is common, getting a similar experience through the headphones is something simply amazing.

Haven’t heard ‘The Virtual Barbershop’ before? Get your Headphones, Listen to it Right Away!

Wow! How is this done?

This is a technology by the name, Binaural Recording. Now this is one step ahead of conventional stereo recordings. In stereo, various factors that help us in our natural hearing are not factored in. Binaural gives a feeling of actually being there and resulting in an immersive experience unlike what we have heard over the usual speakers or headphones.

A typical binaural recording unit has two high-fidelity microphones mounted in a dummy head, inset in ear-shaped molds to fully capture all of the audio frequency adjustments that happen naturally as sound wraps around the human head and is “shaped” by the form of the outer and inner ear.

The result is a listening experience that spatially transcends normally recorded stereo, since it accurately reproduces the effect of hearing a sound in person, given the 360° nature of how human ears pick up nuance in the sound waves. Binaural recordings can very convincingly reproduce location of sound behind, ahead, above, or wherever else the sound actually came from during recording.

But there is one catch.

The binaural effects can be reproduced only using headphones. It does not work with mono playback nor does it work while using loudspeaker units.

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I had been to Manipal, a small town in Karnataka (India) the whole of last week and had quite a bit of fun there. While walking down the small streets of the town which consists basically of the student community, I found this auto with a couple of bumper stickers, one said ‘Waiting 4 U‘ while the other read ‘Enter At Your Own Risk‘!! Clicked a pic immediately and here it is. Click on the photo for a larger image.

Would someone dare take this auto?

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Google sometimes locks your GTalk account either by mistake or for whatever reason that they deem fit . The same happened to me last night and it took me quite a while to realise that my account was locked. Here is how I unlocked it.

If you see Account locked after trying to log in, follow these steps:

1. Using the same computer on which your Google Talk logins are failing, click here.
2. Enter your Google Account username and password, and the letters in the distorted picture.
3. Once you have successfully logged in, restart Google Talk and try to sign in again.

That’s it. Your GTalk Account is unlocked!

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Due soaring software costs, computer users are being pushed away from original software and towards piracy. However, internet has changed the scenario considerably with a lot of applications being available online. Microsoft Office has given way to Google Docs and Zoho, more and more internet users are using Meebo instead of all the instant messengers, and what’s more - all these online alternatives are free

Go ahead, check out this list of more than 25 online alternatives for your native desktop applications and save money!

Stop buying desktop applications, save money and ‘go online!’

If there’s any online alternative worthwhile that i’ve missed out, do leave a comment and I’ll add it to the list.

Via: Investintech

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