Google Voice from Gmail - for me unbelievable !!!

Just a few minutes back when I wanted to check my Gmail. For my surprise I saw that Google Voice from Gmail has been activated on my Gmail account. Thanks Google and Google Voice for the same. Give me some surprises like this sometimes !!!

Make and receive calls in Gmail

Now you can call anywhere in the US and Canada for free and get low rates for other countries with this small plugin — right from within Gmail. Right now it is only for North American users later on for other users.

To do so, you need to first place an outbound call from the Gmail interface, and then under Settings > Voice Settings > Phones, click the "Google Chat" checkbox. This will route Google voice calls through Gmail.

Install the plug-in for your OS from here

Inkscape - OpenSource vector graphics editor

wwwYesterday I wanted to edit an Adobe Illustrator file. I searched the net for a Linux Mint 9 (Ubuntu) alternative for Adobe Illustrator. After some search and upgrading/installing Imagemagik latest version and Inkscape I was able to open and edit the Illustrator file. So I got one more alternative application that can force you to use Linux.