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Google Talk does not support themes by default but here is a person who has created some cool looking GTalk color schemes.

There are 6 color schemes as of now. So change the look of GTalk now and surprise your friends.

Here are some nifty hacks/tips that allow you to get the most out of your GMail account.

1. GMail based blog - Fix for it
   • This is an awesome idea to allow you to blog via GMail. Who needs an SQL database when you can save your posts to GMail?
2. Encrypt all GMail traffic
   • This is just a simple tip allowing you to encrypt your whole session. When you go to GMail.com only the login is encrypted. When you go to GMail.com. At gmail.google.com the whole session is encrypted.
3. Make a GMail partition
   • This is a simple yet brilliant idea to make use of that 2.7 gigs and counting of space GMail allows. This will create a new partition in explorer. You can then save files/folders to your GMail account via the explorer interface. Create one simple filter so none of the files clutter up your inbox and you’re set. I believe this is against the GMail terms of service, but I’ve been using it for a while with no problems.
4. Linux on GMail
   • This awesome hack allows you to have a Linux file system installed on your GMail account. It will give you basic *nix commands such as cp mv rm and ls. This is by far the neatest of all these.
5. Use GMail as notepad
   • It’s such a simple yet effective idea. Using GMail’s ability to save drafts you can edit and save text just like notepad. There are actually more advantages to using GMail as a simple notepad such as spell check and the fact that you can access the documents from anywhere.
6. GMail skins
   • Tired of the same old default GMail theme? Not anymore. Use this simple firefox plugin to change the color and basic layout of your GMail account.
7. GMail manager
   • This firefox plugin allows you to manage multiple GMail accounts from firefox. It will give you basic stats about all your GMail accounts, and can check for new mail at a user defined interval.
8. GNotify
   • This one is actually by Google. It’s a simple yet totally needed plugin. It tells you when you have mail with a very unobtrusive notify box in the lower right hand corner of your screen. It also opens a new tab in your browser with the email and subject already filled out when you click a mailto: link. This is a must have for people who depend on their email.
9. gDisk for Macintosh
   • gDisk is a software that turns your GMail account into a portable hard drive so you can always have your important files accessible accross the Internet.
10. GTDGmail
    • GTDGmail is a Firefox extension that integrates the highly effective methodology of “Getting Things Done” into the popular email service Gmail.
11. Mp3 Player
    • GMail actually comes built in with an mp3 player.
12. Gmail cryptography plugin
    • FreeEnigma brings cryptography to webmail, with an ingenious set of free and open browser plug-ins that work with Yahoo, Gmail, and others. The plugins implement a version of GPG and scramble and de-scramble the text in your webmail before you send it and after you receive it.

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Ever wanted to start your own small business, personal site or just make your mark on the World Wide Web? What would be a good way to start off than getting a TLD. Ofcourse, pricing is something that would keep many from buying a domain name, but what if you could get a free domain name?

We would all like free domains wouldn’t we? Its with this in mind that I am re-publishing a post by knight17, that has a huge list of whos-who providing free domains.

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org
Website - www.officelive.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, text ads on top
Requirements - Site must be English, and you must be a resident of the USA.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 1 domain
Scam? - No
Other Info - Still in beta, and you have to submit an application to be approved. Also, to verify that you aren’t getting multiple domains from them, a valid credit card is required.
The Catch - Since you can’t change nameservers, you’re going to be stuck with Microsoft hosting forever.

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info
Website - www.ezyrewards.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - None
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - You need to get 1000 points (10 for each referal, 7-130 for online offers).
The Catch - Referals may take a while to get. Also, online offers and surveys can be a pain to complete.

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .info
Website - 1and1.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - None
Time Registered - Only 1 year
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 5 domains
Scam? - No
Other Info - To verify that you aren’t getting more than 5 domains from them, a valid credit card is required.
The Catch - Domain is only registered for 1 year. You will have to pay next year if you want to keep your domain.

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info .ws
Website - www.onesite.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, toolbar on top.
Requirements - Student in US/CA with .edu email address OR anyone with a promotion code. Also, you must be atleast 13 years old.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited (although you need a different promo code or .edu email address for each new domain)
Scam? - No
Other Info - There appears to be a set template. Host offers 50MB storage, 3GB bandwidth, email, blog, statistics, sitebuilder.You get $20 for each paid web hosting referral.
The Catch - As stated in the TOS, “All Free Domain(s) will be registered by ONESITE and any rights in and to Free Domains shall be retained by ONESITE”. Basically, they could potentially “take” your site from you.

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info
Website - www.freedomainsname.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - None
Time Registered - Only 1 year
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - You need to get 200 points from online offers or referals (up to 210 point per online offer, 10 points per referral).
The Catch - Online offers and getting referals can be a pain. Credit card may be required for some offers.

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .tk (Tokelau)
Website - www.dot.tk
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, advertisement + popup is shown before you can view the page, forced www.dot.tk favicon.
Requirements - Must be atleast 18 years old. Also, you need an existing web address (anything, including geocities, myspace, etc)
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 3 domains
Scam? - No
Other Info - You must have 25 visitors or more on your domain name once every 90 days, or else they will delete it.
The Catch - It only provides URL cloaking (using frames).

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info .in .co.in
Website - www.freednr.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - Must get 950 points before requesting a domain.
The Catch - Posting may take a long time, and this offer may not last very long.

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org
Website - www.cybikohost.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - You need to get 19000 points (5 for each post, 20 for each referal).
The Catch - You’ve got to be willing to spend a lot of time here in order to get a free domain.

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info .de
Website - www.domain-4free.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes
Requirements - You must apply for a domain.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - You have the choice to pay to become the legal owner of the domain.
The Catch - Forced advertising may be kind of annoying.

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info .biz
Website - www.free-domaine.net
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, pop-up or pop-under.
Requirements - Must already have a site with an average of more than 3000 visitors a month (about 100 visitors a day).
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited (the number of sites you have with 3000+ visitors a month)
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - You are given the option of paying for the domain to gain ownership. Uses URL cloaking.
The Catch - Pop-up or pop-under ads are annoying.

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info
Website - www.dnlister.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - Yes
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - 4 points per thread, 2 points per post, and points for playing in the arcade. You need 420 points for a free domain.
The Catch - Posting may take a long time, and this offer may not last very long.

* Free Domain(s) Offered - Depends…
Website - www.opendomain.org
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - You must apply for a domain.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - There is a list of domain names to choose from. However, chances that you’ll be approved for one are low.
The Catch - Even though you have nameserver control, they still own the domain(s).

* Free Domain(s) Offered - .cg
Website - www.nic.cg (Republic of Congo)
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - None
Requirements - Must be a citizen, company, or organization in the Republic of Congo.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 1 domain
Scam? - No
Other Info - They “generally require that the applicant faxes us the proof of his citizenship/right of residence”.
The Catch - Must be a citizen, company, or organization in the Republic of Congo.

Here is a list of services that are no longer available:
S5Network - free .com .net .org .info .biz offer
Registerfly, Nucleus - free .be offer
Goodluckdomain- free .org offer
DomainSite - free .info offer
Inuration - free .com .net .org .info .biz offer

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