How to Completely remove Advertisements from Orkut.

You must have noticed orkut displaying ads on profiles and orkut communities. If you hate those ads (though i would see them as the only revenue generating option Google has when Orkut comes into the radar), you can completely disable those advertisements using a small greasemonkey script we have created.

• Make sure you have Firefox and Greasemonkey Installed.
• If u have already installed Greasemonkey then click Tools-Greasemonkey-Enabled
• The greasemonkey will be enabled.
• Use this code...

// ==UserScript==

// @name Remove Ads from Orkut Pages
// @namespace Mayank Pandey
// @description It removes Orkut ads from Orkut's pages.
// @include http://*.orkut.*/*
// ==/UserScript==
var css = "#rhs_ads{display: none !important;}";
if (typeof GM_addStyle != "undefined") {
 GM_addStyle(css);
} else if (typeof addStyle != "undefined") {
 addStyle(css);
} else {
 var heads = document.getElementsByTagName("head");
 if (heads.length > 0) {
  var node = document.createElement("style");
  node.type = "text/css";
  node.appendChild(document.createTextNode(css));
  heads[0].appendChild(node);
 }
}

• Done! The script should perfectly do it’s job. You wont see an ad again on Orkut Pages.

Get Orkut Friends Birthday Reminders on Your Mobile Phone

If you remember, A couple of months back, Orkut announced a feature which allowed orkut users to integrate their Orkut Friend Birthdays with Google calendar. Today, we will make use of that service to setup your mobile to receive SMS whenever their is a upcoming friend birthday. I am sure you’ll love it..

Orkut Friends Birthday Reminders on Your Mobile Phone

• Integrate your Orkut Account with Google Calendar. In case you haven’t integrated yet, navigate to this link to make the integration. (Make sure you are logged into orkut.)

• Now, navigate to Google Calendar Settings Page – On the Top Right Corner.
• In the settings page, you will notice Mobile Setup Option.
• Register your mobile Phone with Google Calendar by filling in required details.
• Once you verify your mobile number, you will be taken to a notification page to select the SMS delivery format and time.
• All Set, Your Mobile is now configured to receive SMS reminders of your orkut friend birthdays.
• Note – SMS Charges Are Applicable.

Looking at the wheel from another side

These days you will find me moving from website to another. the unclosable tabs in my browser are Gmail , Google reader and Facebook. I got more interest in StackOverflow.com because of its high quality. I like how this website is self managed by its users. the idea it self is so old and there is allot of websites provide the same service, but this didn't stop the creators of the website from building the same idea again but with new features and concepts. that made this website better than the other old ones.








These days you will find me moving from website to another. the unclosable tabs in my browser are Gmail , Google reader and Facebook. I got more interest in StackOverflow.com because of its high quality. I like how this website is self managed by its users. the idea it self is so old and there is allot of websites provide the same service, but this didn't stop the creators of the website from building the same idea again but with new features and concepts. that made this website better than the other old ones.

"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intellingent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded."