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The Fundamental Computer Security Measures

2013-06-11T17:24:00.000+05:30

Computer safety is a skill, not a talent that comes naturally to some people. From the day you purchased your own computer, you accepted the responsibility of caring for it and doing whatever you can to keep it in shape. This kind of perspective does not make you over sentimental; rather it shows that you are aware of the benefits and the dangers of incorporating computing technology to your life.

Once you start, there’s no going back.

Majority of us are guilty of growing too reliant on the services that computers offer. The internet is one thing that has given people more reason to keep their eyes fixed on the screen; it is the gateway to the worldwide web, and the web is a real m that knows no boundaries in connection and knowledge. It is a place that never goes to sleep and is always updated with everything you can ever think of.
With all this excitement going on, it becomes too easy for us to neglect the dark side of computer usage. Once you are online, you immediately become a target for malware and cyber crimes. Keep these threats at bay and continue to enjoy the benefits of computers by establishing good security.

Awareness

Everything starts with the proper awareness of the threats lurking in the web. This malicious software that comprises of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, rootkits, and whatnot can be acquired in any website you enter. You might be surprised at the deviousness of these pests. They take in multiple forms and continually evolve to combat antivirus software.
Read about malware. It is the crucial first step to fighting your enemy. Otherwise, you’ll remain stuck in the dark, swaying your fists at invisible foes. Educating yourself about them turns on the light and reveals their true forms. Employing the services of special software applications are mere enhancers to the strategies you will use to fight this cyber war. They are useless if you don’t know what this war is for and what the nature of your enemy is.

Installing Layers of Defense

Your mind is conditioned for battle; now you can start taking action.
Downloading antivirus software is like equipping your computer with a double edged sword. This software will be your defence and offense, your watch guard and your assassin. Its primary function is to keep an eye out for threats that are attempting to enter your computer. The antivirus will normally send you a warning, especially if you are on the brink of permitting it to run in the system. Dangerous websites are sometimes blocked as well, and the antivirus gives you the option of entering it or backing away. In those instances, it is left up to you whether you want to take the risk.

Its offensive mode compromises of the basic options to remove, to quarantine, and to disinfect. You are recommended to immediately remove infected files so as to prevent the malware from spreading.
Lastly, you have to update your antivirus. Viruses and worms are constantly evolving and the change in their digital signature may prove your antivirus worthless. Updates enable them to recognize the latest threats and to act accordingly. Do your part to maintain your antivirus’ efficiency.

Filtering Your Email

You’ll notice that similar articles are putting emphasis on the emails you receive. This is because mass mailing is the prime method that viruses use to spread themselves. Once an email account has been infected, the virus assaults the address book and sends itself to the contacts.
Virus-sent emails normally have no subject or title, and the body of the message will either be blank or contains a one liner telling you to open the attachment. By all means, avoid doing what it says. Delete the email. If your inbox and spam folder are constantly flooded by such messages, perhaps it is time to create a new email account. Doing so will spare you and your contacts from getting infected.

Rejecting Offers

Internet users are tricked into installing malware time and again due to a temporary lapse in judgement. You visit a website and this prompt advises you to let it scan your computer, or alerts you to a virus that has recently penetrated your defence. Panicked, you click the go sign and subject yourself to future regrets.
Remember that any website that offers to scan your computer is a website that freely declares its true nature. If it asks for money, then you have entered the enemy’s lair.

Author Bio
James has been working as a tech support specialist for the past 5 years. He loves to write articles related to technology, virus prevention, troubleshooting and Windows tips and tricks.

How to Download latest Apple Mac 10.9 Mavericks Developer preview

2013-06-11T07:31:00.001+05:30

Yesterday Apple unveiled the latest version of Apple Mac OS X called Mavericks. Apple said that it have 200 new features compare to previous Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion. Yesterday we had seen Apple's Keynote from San Fransisco. They show Videos and Demos of the new OS. It was a fantastic show , awesome !! That is ....

Later in the event Apple updated their Web site with new OS X. You can read all the new features from the Apple website. Click here to know more about Apple Mac OS X Mavericks. Map , Safari , iWork and 200 new features. Apple Map is awesome , You can watch cities in 3D view , you can rotate and you can zoom it.

Apple Mac OS X Mavericks

Apple makes everything simple , they make the interface so clean and elegant. They made Apple safari , iCaleder , everything clean and simple. One of the biggest feature is Multiple display. Your mark can connect to any number of Multiple displays , each will have its own menu bar and displays.

Read more about Apple Mac OS X Mavericks preview version

How to Download Apple Mac OS X Developer preview

Anyone can download Developer preview from Apple developer website. You require two things.

1. Apple account / Developer account ( it is free )

2. Mac Developer program membership ( it costs $99 per year )

If you have these things , you can download and Install Apple Mac OS X Mavericks preview.

List of Free Antivirus Software for Windows Operating System

2013-06-10T21:12:00.000+05:30

An Antivirus software is essential for a Windows user. Currently , we have thousands of malware and viruses against the Windows Operating System. Newer Operating Systems like Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8 are more secure than older versions. But upgrading from older versions are costly. Installing Antivirus or Internet Security software also costly. Here we list some free Antivirus software for Windows users. These software are powerful like any other paid versions but it lacks some features. For example , some free Antivirus lack Firewall and some Internet security features. Free Antivirus mainly for those people who rarely use internet connection. On those computers virus attacks mainly from external storage devices like CD/DVD or USB pen drive. Free antivirus software is enough for these people. It has almost all features to protect your computer. Let's find Free Antivirus softwares !!!

1. Bit Defender Free Antivirus Software

Bit Defender selected as the best Antivirus for many years. Last year , 2012 , they won this again. In many rating , they reached at the top. Now they are the best Antivirus software ( Placed at first ) followed by Kaspersky. In my view , if you are looking at for a free Antivirus , this will be best. If you use Internet , download torrent files , you need Internet Security software.

BitDefender Free Antivirus Software

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2. Avast Free Antivirus software

If you hear me , i will prefer this for you. It is free , if you download it , you will get a chance win up to 3 year license of the Avast Internet Security Software. One week ago I downloaded Avast Free Antivirus software.
After that I had registered it. Then I got a referral link. I had given to my friends and also posted on Facebook page. 28 people downloaded and i got 3 year License of Avast Internet Security 2013. If 7 of your friends download , you will get 1 year license and 2 years for 14 downloads. They must install it on their computer to get free License.

Why are you wasting your time ? Download Avast free antivirus from this link and get upto 3 year License.

Download Avast Free Antivirus Software

Avast user account

3. Avira Free Antivirus Software

Avira is another best antivirus software. I used it for a month. Same like all other software. Each month i have been downloading different antivirus software for my computer. Most of the softwares have 30 day trial versions , some have 60 day trail. So I save my money by downloading latest software from different vendors. After 30 days , i had installed new one and replace old one. You can follow this method , so you will protected by different antivirus software for a year. After one year , you can repeat it again. In this way i have used more than 20 antivirus software within 3 year. In this experaince i can select some best software.

Avira free also best , I have not used Avira Free Antivirus software yet , I had Avira Internet Security software a few months ago. It has nice Interface and easy to use. It works well on my PC. In my old posts i wrote about Avira as the lightest Antivirus software. Avira is faster than Kaspersky and F-secure Antivirus software. Detection rate also high , it complete scanning my 750 GB HDD ( 60% and more free space ) within 1 hour , that is faster .

Avira Free Antivirus software

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4. AVG Free Antivirus Software

4 years ago , I hadn't the money to buy anything. I had used my 7 year old laptop with a Celeron processor. In those times I used AVG Antivirus software on my PC. Now , everything changed , AVG adopt new , beautiful interface with a lot of new changes in its antivirus engine.

AVG Free Antivirus software

The interface is almost similar to Norton Antivirus software. Optimized for Windows 8 Operating System. Scanning rate is nearly high . If you are busy user , you need a high scanning rate. Almost all software slows down computer while scanning. AVG is not an exception but comparatively lighter software. AVG needs less resources than other competitors.

Light weight Antivirus software !!

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5. Comodo Free Antivirus Software

Another free Antivirus software for Windows users . Comodo also has two web browsers based on Google chrome and Mozilla. Dragon browser is based on Google chromium and IceDragon is based on Mozilla Firefox , both are for secure Internet browsing including online shopping.

There are numerous free softwares available to protect your computer. Comodo PC Security 2013 is one of them. It is totally free to clean your system from malware. Comodo Free Antivirus has a powerful detection rate than others. They also use cloud technology to protect your computer. The main feature of this software is auto sandbox , I think you already heard about Sand Box technology. It's already available in Google chrome. Each tab ( website ) runs on a closed container called sand box. There is no connection between each other. On Windows , each program will run in a secure container . Other programs can't can't enter into other programs. So your computer will more secure , programs can't change your Windows files.

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6. Panda Cloud Cleaner

I think this sofware require Internet connection to scan your PC. They says that , it is a cloud cleaner. Panda is the first company that used cloud feature on Antivirus software. After that many companies follow this idea. I had Panda Internet security software , 1 30 day trial version . It also a good software . If you see many antivirus software , it become difficult to choose one. In my opinion , first 3-4 sofwares can be satisfy your need.

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7. ClamWin

ClamWin software have one advatages over other software. ClamWin is free and Open source. It is the first open source antivirus software for Windows Operating System. Like most of the other Open source software , it also free to use. If you have interest in open source projects , you can download it.

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How to Install Spotify on Ubuntu 13.04 / 13.10

2013-06-10T08:31:00.000+05:30

Spotify is very popular among Music lovers. It may be their favorite application. In India , Spotify is not available yet , but we hope that it will reach soon in India. Spotify considered as the largest online streaming site for Music. Spotify provides millions of songs with DRM protections. They are selling original contents and not pirated songs. Spotify has two types of accounts , Premium and Free accounts. Like the other free services , it also provides contents with limited options. Free accounts can access songs 10 hours in a month and maximum 2.5 hours in a week. It may be 20 hours. Anyway this limited account is enough for an average user. Premium accounts have all features , users can download unlimited streaming with higher bit rate. It also have support for other devices like Mobile Phone , Tablets and Home entertainment system.

This post is about to Install Spotify on Ubuntu Operating System. Ubuntu is the widely used Linux Operating System. Developers are coming to Ubuntu because of the largest user base of Ubuntu. Spotify can installs with the Ubuntu software center. Before that you need to do some modifications.

Open Software & Updates

Ubuntu Software & Updates

Click on Other Software

Then click on Add on the left- bottom.

Add this APT line :

deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free

Add source , Enter your password and click OK.

Open Terminal and Enter these commands

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59

Terminal

Now you can install Spotify on your Ubuntu Operating System. Enter these commands in Terminal.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install spotify-client

First Enter first line of code , give the password and enter. Once the first line executed , enter second line of code. It will ask , whether you want to download and install. Enter Y and press Enter . Wait until it finish.

Once it complete , you can open Spotify from Unity dash.

Spotify

Spotify on Ubuntu 13.04

[How to] Get Free Avast Internet Security 2013 for 1 Year / 2 Year / 3 Year

2013-06-02T21:02:00.001+05:30

Do you think I am joking ? If you think so , I want to tell you that it is 100% Genuine. I will tell you How to get this. Before that, I want to tell something about Avast Antivirus software. Avast started its working in 1988. It is one of the oldest Antivirus software company in the world. I think , it may be the first company that gave free Antivirus software for all Computer users. Now Avast has Antivirus software for almost all platforms like Windows , Linux , Mac and Android. Avast standard Antivirus is free for all platforms. But Premium and Internet Security software are not free. In many cases Avast is better than other competitors. 150 million people used this software on world.

Avast Free Antivirus software

Avast Free Antivirus software

Avast Free Antivirus Software is totally free and easy to use. It's Interface is much simpler and easy to use. Free version provides protection against Malware and Virus . It also have links checker , which checks your websites and notify whether it's good or not. Safe websites indicated as green and dangerous web sites as red. Free version lacks many features like Secure payment , Protection against hackers and phishing , Free Expert help etc.. But for an ordinary user who rarely use the Internet , I will prefer this software. On those computers virus attacks are mainly through Removable storage disks. This software is enough to destroy those problems. If you are a frequent Internet user , who download files from torrent , I will suggest Internet Security software over Anti virus software. There are lots of chances for hacking and phishing. While downloading files from torrent there is a chance to connect with Unsecure network. The internet Security software have inbuilt , Two level Firewall , this will protect computer from unsecure networks.

Features of Free Antivirus software

Block Malware and Virus
Link checker
Simple design
Free subscription etc...

Download Avast Free Antivirus software

How to get a Free License of Avast Internet Security 2013

First you need to download Free Avast Anti virus software. Then install it on your computer. At the end of installation , they will ask you to create Avast account. Create an account using your Email account. Then goto your account on the Avast web page.

Get free Avast Internet Security Software

Under Recommendations you can see Facebook, Twitter etc.. Share the link or share it on Facebook, Google + or Twitter . If anyone download and use Avast using your Link , you will get one credit.

If 7 friends download and use , you will get a 1 year subscription of Avast Internet Security software 2013 which cost around Rs 1300 . If you add 14 friends , you will get 2 years , 21 friends will give you 3 years Subscription which nearly cost Rs 5000.

So you will get genuine Avast software from Avast without any cost. You can do it easily if you have many friends.I will pray for you to get free Internet Security software .Anyway if you like this trick , please goto our Facebook page and like it. If you have any question related to this post feel free to ask. You can ask Questions below on comments or directly ask via Facebook.

[ How to ] Recover Deleted files from Hard Disk or Pendrive / Recover files from a Formatted Hard Disk or Pendrive

2013-06-02T16:48:00.001+05:30

There are lots of chances to delete files from your computer accidentally. In my life I face this many times. It may due our carelessness. The same way there is a chance to get format our Pen drive even though it contains some valuable information. Deleted files can be found in Recycle bin , but if you delete files by pressing Shift+ Delete , it will not be there. So , Do you know How to recover these files. We will tell you how. There is a lot of software available on Internet to recover those files. In this post we are introducing a software called Recover My Files . Recover My File is not a free software , You can download 30 trial version , but you can't save recovered files. So you have two options

RecoverMyFile

1. Download that software from torrent ( It available on thepiratebay.se ) or Download from our cloud storage

2. Download RecoverMyFile

3 . Install the setup file and follow the instructions ( instructions available in text files)

4. Start application

How to recover Deleted files from Hard Disk or Pen Drive

Watch above video

How to Recover Files and Folders from a formatted Hard Disk or Pen Drive ( 50-90% chance)

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[Download] Opera released latest Opera Next with Webkit technology

2013-06-01T12:01:00.000+05:30

Opera is not popular among computer users but it's very popular in Mobile segment. In our earlier days , before Android ,Opera mini was our favorite , it had many features that not available on the default mobile browser. Things are changed after the release of Android and iOS , Google chrome and Mozilla Firefox came. In PC segment, chrome stole share from all other Web browsers like Internet Explorer , Mozilla Firefox and Opera. Now , Chrome is more popular than any other. Anyway Opera is in the transition phase , they moved from Presto (Opera's web engine ), Webkit to Blink web engine . Blink is a web engine forked from web kit technology. Opera 15 and Google chrome 28 will be the first two browsers have Blink. Beside these changes Opera revamped it's Interface with new one. Now it is more beautiful and simple.

Changes on Opera 15 Next

Opera 15 will use Blink

The turbo boost feature is replaced with Off road. Off road is similar to Google's SPDY which is used to reduce loading time.

Opera added 2 new feature on it's Speed Dial / New Tab page , Stash and Discover . Discover is a location based news feed. It will show latest news from your locality.

1. Discover

If you want to know latest Local and International news , this feature will really help. Discover immediately brings the latest news from your locality.

Opera next - Discover

You can see the Discover button when you open new Tab.

2. Stash

Stash is similar to bookmark feature on other browsers. But opera makes it more attractive. You can see love symbol on the right side of the address bar. It also contain 'add to speed dial' button.

Stash and Speed Dial button on the address bar

Once you add your favorite websites to Stash , you can browse that site at any time , you can see web pages on the stash. Open new Tab , you can see 3 buttons , stats , discover and speed dial. Click on Stash button and see all pages you stashed.

Stash Home

You can change the appearance and width by moving the button up and down.

3 . Off Road

Turbo boost renamed as Off Road. Off Road uses to load web pages faster in slower networks.Opera Off Road can enable from opera menu. Activating Off-Road Mode from the Opera Menu sends pages through Opera's compression servers, reducing the page size significantly by using a smart mix of image compression, SPDY and more. Note that rendering happens on the client side, so JavaScript will work without a problem. Secure (https) pages don't get sent through our proxy.

4 Interface

Opera changes it's Interface too. Now it is neat and clean. Tab and speed dial are now more clear and neat. Opera is almost similar to google chrome in many fields .

Download Opera next

Opera next 15 is not available as stable. Now it available as beta version. You can download it from the Opera website.

Download Opera Next 15

Both Windows and Mac versions available. Linux version will available soon.

[Shopping] Get Norton Internet Security 2013 Limited Offer at Flipkart

2013-05-30T18:41:00.000+05:30

Flipkart announced an offer for Norton Internet Security Software. Norton is one of the best Security software for Windows and Mac. You will get superb protection from Norton with 2 level Firewall. It also has many features like Parental control , which protect your child from malicious and dangerous websites.

Flipkart offer is very good for all computer users , you will get 2 year Subscription ( Additional 1 year subscription ) with Norton Internet Security 2013 which cost Rs 799 . Rs 799 is not a big price , most of other software also cost more than this amount for 1 year subscription.

Norton Features

Most of the Tech experts now prefer Internet Security or Total Security software over Simple Antivirus software. Most of the antivirus software use to scan files and folder. This never protect computer from Internet threats. Intetnet attacks , phishing , malicious websites are also harmful for your computer. In order to protect your computer from all risk you must have an Internet Security software or Total Security software. Total security software costs more than Internet Security softwares because it has some premium features like Cloud storage , File encryption etc... For an ordinary users , Internet Security is enough.

Norton Internet Security 2013

For more Details : Click here

System Requirements

Processor : 300 MHz for Windows XP , 1 GHz for Windows Vista and higher

RAM : 256 MB RAM

HDD: 300MB +

Norton will automatically adjust band width when it detect 3G/2G SIM/ Net Setter devices.

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How to Get Offer

Visit this website : www.nortonredemptions.com/india

Click on Redeem Now button . Select country . Then Submit Now . Enter your product key ( 25 number )

How to buy a good Gaming Laptop - Expert advice

2013-05-30T00:07:00.002+05:30

If you want to have the perfect Gaming PC, you have two options to choose from – a desktop computer or a laptop. If you have sufficient space, a high-performance desktop computer could be the best option. However, if you are restricted on space or want to play games on the go or from anywhere, the best option is to choose a powerful gaming laptop.

When it comes to desktop computers, they can be easily upgraded because their parts can be easily upgraded and switched. On the other hand, laptops have their unique set of advantages, more in terms of convenience and mobility. A large number of gamers prefer the portability of laptops, whether they have to move from one room to another or between different cities.

Dell Alienware™ M17x

If you are a hardcore gamer looking for the most powerful and feature-loaded PC, there are specialized gaming laptops that can meet all your needs. Such laptops have larger displays, with 18 inches being the standard, and they are heavier and thicker because of more powerful hardware components. You can find most of these laptops running on more than one GPUs and with capability to support several hard drives.

Such hardcore gaming laptops are going to cost you a significant amount of money. Because of the more powerful and heavier components, they have a typical battery life of around 2 hours. Therefore, if you are enjoying an intense video game, make sure that the laptop is plugged in.

If you are a casual gamer, who likes to play games from time to time, there are relatively smaller and lighter laptops for you. Casual gamers are not as conscious about powerful gaming platforms as the hardcore gamers are. In such a case, your perfect gaming laptop must have a display size between 15 and 17 inches. You can choose between laptops with mid-range or high-end hardware.

The main advantage of such a system is that it is more portable and costs lesser than a hardcore gaming machine. Even though these casual gaming machines are heavy, but they are handy as well. You can expect them to have a battery life of around 3 hours.

Then, there is the category of ultra-portable gaming laptops. They are much smaller than the hardcore and casual gaming laptops and have smaller displays. Because they are lightweight, you can take them around anywhere with more ease. Their battery life can range between 3 to 7 hours and they normally have mid-range hardware. They will cost you lesser than a typical casual gaming laptop, but still more than a regular non-gaming laptop.

Thoshiba Qosmio® X870

When choosing an ultra-portable gaming laptop, make sure that it has an optical drive. Usually, the manufacturers drop these drives in most of their devices to compensate for some other hardware. Even with these gaming laptops and more powerful desktop gaming computers available on the market, a hardcore gamer can get a lot from a custom built PC. You can get such a PC designed specifically to your requirements without the need to be limited by the restrictions of a manufacturer’s laptop or desktop computer – so this is why many people are answering the question on how to build your own PC.

Basic Hardware configuration for a Gaming Laptop

Processor : i5 / i7
RAM : 4GB/8GB/16GB
Hard Disk : HDD with 7200 rpm / SSD
Graphic Processor : Dedicated Graphic processor with 1 GB or Higher capacity ( Entry / Medium )
Display : 15.6" / 18"
Sound : Surround Sound System
Gaming Accessories

These are basic configuration for a Gaming Laptop . You can also use i3 processor , which is also good for basic gaming Laptop. We advice you to buy an Intel i5/i7 or equivalent AMD processor. AMD processors are good for Gaming and Graphics but you may face Heat and other type of inconvenience .

Install HTML 5 media extention for Firefox on Ubuntu

2013-05-22T10:31:00.000+05:30

HTML 5 is a new technology that makes the Web more interactive. HTML 5 allow to play videos without an Adobe Flash plugin or Silver light. Most of the latest Web browsers like Internet Explorer , Mozilla Firefox , Google chrome , Opera and Safari support HTML 5 but there are some limitations . Internet Explorer supports mp4 but no support for WebM and Ogg . Google chrome is the only browser to support all formats. In this tutorial we explains How to enable your Mozilla Firefox to play all HTML 5 videos. We installed a plugin called "HTML5 Media player extension " , which help to play HTML5 videos in a stylish player , it supports all formats even though Mozilla hasn't.

Lets Install it with Mozilla Firefox

1 . Make sure that you have the latest version of Mozilla Firefox having HTML5 support.

2 . Install this extension.

3 . Restart your Web browser .

4 . Open HTML5 video sites.

Experience the result..

HTML5 videos

Download and Install Skype 4.2 on Kubuntu 13.04

2013-05-21T23:56:00.000+05:30

Kubuntu is one the widely used version of Ubuntu Operating System. It has almost all packages of the Ubuntu Operating System , but Kubuntu uses KDE instead of Unity interface. Some software is missing Kubuntu , beside this there are some other software available. KDE Plasma is the default Desktop Interface. In some aspect , Kubuntu is more beautiful than Ubuntu . It also uses some more System resource than Ubuntu. In this post , we explains How to Install and Use Skype on Kubuntu.

1 , You can either Download or Use Software center .

2 , You can download .deb file for Ubuntu/ Kubuntu / Linux Mint from Skype Website .

3 , Wait until it finishes downloading.

4. Open deb file and install on your system.

5. Start application from the start menu .

If you are a Ubuntu user , You can Install Skype via Software center.

Skype on Kubuntu

Skype calls on Kubuntu

You can use same method to install Skype on Redhat , Fedora , OpenSUSE etc...

Windows 8 Tablets - Enterprise devices to work and play

2013-05-17T23:01:00.000+05:30

According to a study by Forrester Research, there will be more than 760 million tablets in use throughout the world by 2016. They estimate that by 2016, nearly one-third of all tablets sold will be for business use. Another study, this one by Computer Industry Almanac, estimates that nearly one-third of all PC sales will be in the form of tablets by 2016. Clearly, tablet use is a growing trend.

About Enterprise Windows 8 tablets

It's not difficult to understand the popularity of tablet computers. In addition to being lightweight and easy to handle, such devices are very versatile. They connect to the Internet wherever there is a wireless signal and can convert from a keyboard and screen to a tablet touchscreen in just a few seconds. They also have a myriad of applications for business and leisure.

Enterprise tablet devices for work

Tablets have revolutionized the ways in which businesses can interact with their clients and customers. No longer are contractors, customer service reps or sales people tethered to an Ethernet cord. Tablet technology allows full access to Internet functions, records and presentation materials in a lightweight, easy-to-carry package. Below are just a few ways that tablets make doing business easier:
• With a tablet, you can store pictures and other proposal information, making it easy to share with clients without having to set up a screen or a projector.
• You can take a tablet computer in the field, to job sites and remote areas. As long as there is a wireless signal, you can use your tablet.
• With tablet technology, you don't have to wait to return to the office to respond to leads and enquiries for quotes or information. You can respond from the field.
• Tablets also can replace the dated pitch-book or memorized sales pitch with videos, color images and graphs that are more appealing to prospective customers. Tablets are such flexible proposal tools that they can be set up with visuals to respond to each potential objection.
• Tablets allow business men and women to stay current about new developments in their field by giving them a way to access information on the Internet during their downtimes in the field or while traveling.

Enterprise tablets devices for play

Of course, tablets aren't just a business tool. Such devices can be used to read newspapers from around the world when you're stuck at an airport, to play games, to connect with friends and to surf the weird and wonderful collection of information on the Internet.

The bottom line

Tablet computers are a growing trend that shows no sign of abating anytime soon. These easy-to-handle devices make connecting with clients in the field much easier, help with presentation and proposal materials and even generate new leads. If your company hasn't embraced the tablet revolution, perhaps it's time to consider making the move.

Author Bio: Alan McMahon works for Dell and is involved in marketing consumer and enterprise solutions, across a range for products from tablet pc’s, servers, and storage to virtualization. Alan McMahon is based in Ireland and enjoys sailing as a past time.

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Download latest security updates for Internet Explorer

2013-05-15T21:27:00.000+05:30

Microsoft previously warned users to use a secure Web browser for Internet . A day before , Microsoft reported that a Facebook malware ( Trojan ) attacked many Facebook users , it is still attacking many . These malwares are attacking through Google chrome and Mozilla Firefox extensions. These malwares can post contents on others wallpost , it can also send requests to other people . After this incident Microsoft released an update for Internet Explorer , this security update is mainly to secure Internet Explorer from latest attack. Mainly above virus is from Google chrome and Mozilla Firefox , Internet Explorer is 100% secure against this malware. This browser extension can be removed manually , but we recommend to install a good Internet Security / Total security on your Computer. Simple Anti Virus can't protect you from virus and malware . If you are a regular Internet user , you should install a good Internet Security software on your system.

Use Internet Explorer 10 with latest updates

New Malware attack

Microsoft said that Internet Explorer and Safari are free from this malware , Windows users can use Internet Explorer to prevent this. If you want to continue Google chrome and Mozilla Firefox , perform a complete uninstallation. Download latest version of Mozilla and Chrome. Never install any extensions from other websites. Install only from the Mozilla website and Chrome web store. Good security software is good to scan all applications.

Install latest security updates for Internet Explorer 10

Updating Windows OS is a good solution to fix security holes . Install update or enable automatic update on your System. You can buy security software from various stores like Flipkart , Infibeam and Snapdeals. If you don't have money , install 30 day trial version of any Security software. This will help to all threats from your computer.

Install latest Internet Explorer 10

Download 30 day trial version of Kaspersky Pure 3

How to record Web Cam Using VLC media player

2013-05-12T17:00:00.001+05:30

VLC Media player ! No doubt , You may have it... I used it for a long time since I hate Windows Media player. Windows media player is a good software , have good interface but i like VLC media player. I use VLC media player to stream YouTube and also use to watch unfinished torrent videos before it finishes 100% download. Most of the available Media players need Video codecs but VLC media player already have almost all available codecs. Anyway here we are going to show How to record Video using a web cam with the help VLC media player. If you don't have VLC media player , you can download it from here ... Download VLC media player .

1 . Connect your your Web Cam ( If your Laptop , it have inbuilt web cam , you can disable it using device management )

2. Install required Web cam drivers

3. Open VLC media player

VLC media player - Record your Web Cam

Click on Open Capture Device..

Capture Device settings

Choose your Web cam from the list. If you don't disable inbuilt Web Camera , it also lists in this list. You can configure your Web cam's brightness , contrast , saturations and other features by clicking Configure button.

Web Cam recording on VLC media player

Follow the instructions , if you know codecs settings , resolution and other details related to videos , you can set or change it . Otherwise just click on " Convert/Save" . Please give destination and file name with the format. For example , you must provide "name of your video.( format of video , mp4,mpg etc...) ".

Example : Record.mp4 , where Record is name of video and .mp4 is the format.

Watch above video if you have any doubt..

How to Install Unity Tweak Tool on Ubuntu 13.04

2013-05-12T08:09:00.001+05:30

Do you have Ubuntu 13.04 ? If you don't have , you can download it from here - Download Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubutnu is one of the most used Linux distribution in the world. In this post we shows How to install the new Unity Tweak Tool on Ubuntu 13.04 . Ubuntu 13.04 is the latest version of Ubuntu series. It has a lot of advantages and disadvantages compare to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and 12.10. There are changes in Unity dash , lens , Unity icons and also change in the menu bar. Unity Tweak Tool is used to modify the Unity interface manually. We can add custom icons and styles in Unity using Unity Tweak Tools.

Installation of Unity Tweak is very simple. Unity Tweak is already added in the Ubuntu software center. Open Ubuntu software center and search keyword " Unity Tweak Tool " . Click on Install button. Wait until it finish installation. Restart your computer if you want......

Unity Tweak Tool in Ubuntu Software center

Unity Tweak Tool

Unity Tweak Tool - Interface

You have a lot of options to modify your Unity and desktop icons. I think it is one of the best tool for those who want to install some custom themes on Ubuntu . This software also works with almost all Debian based Operating Systems like Linux Mint , Zorin ,Solus OS etc...

Plus Tweaks Google Needs To Take Care Of

2013-05-04T15:40:00.001+05:30

Google Plus is the existing newest common media has been on a rampage. Even though this is a fact that it is growing in a wide manner, it is necessary to work on few plus tweaks on Google. Before few months from present Google plus might eliminate every another networking site apart from Facebook. It means that number of followers on Google plus has been grown infinitely from few months back.

Now a day Google plus has a competitor in Market such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. But still most of the follower are using Google plus for their requirement.

Still on the other side to this Google needed some tweaks on which they should concentrate. As technology & competition is increasing fast, it is necessity of time that Google required to use some tweaks which are useful for them to face the competition. Here in this article we discuss some tweaks on which Google need to take care of for their development.

Improvement in the Design
Designing plays important role in internet world. Designing can be updated by any time, to make your website more attractive. So Here Google needs to work on a tweak of updating of outdated designing.
As compare to Facebook, now days Google plus has very outdated Design & it is also not exciting. Sincerely speaking, Facebook getting more popular than that of Google plus. So it needed to generate brand new look with improvement in the designing.

Update feature of Add to Circles
Add to Circles features are quite confusing in Google plus. If you use Add to Circles Feature it will adds you to his/her circle where you will not be able to observe them instantly. Why this problem is arising? So Google Plus should update this feature. Followers of Google plus will welcome this updating.
While in the Facebook, if somebody accepts your friend request, then you will be able to see them immediately. This is not an immediate process in the Google Plus. So according to me, it is an immediate tweak to improve add to circle feature in Google plus.

Confidential settings of Community
In Google Plus privacy settings of the Community is the best feature. But in this once you open a public community; you can do it private anytime. And initially if you have created private community, you are not able to make it as a public community. While in Facebook groups anytime you can make it public or private. So Google Plus needs to take care of this tweak.

Increase speed of Google Plus

Facebook works faster than Google Plus. So it gets time consuming once you entered in the Google Plus account. So if you have less time then you will automatically log on to Facebook instead of Google Plus. So loading time with Google Plus should get reduced.

So as we are discussing about Google Plus it is required to work on above tweaks so that Google Plus to overcome Facebook.

If you know any other tweaks so as to Google require addressing, then you are welcome to contribute your ideas with us in the remark segment.

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Are you bored with Mozilla Thunderbird and Microsoft Outlook ? Try Inky - first cloud base Email Client

2013-05-03T22:33:00.002+05:30

Inky is a free software for managing Email accounts. We can add many accounts , whether it is Gmail , Yahoo or Microsoft's new Oultook.com. I am very interested in Inky because of its simple interface. Unlike other softwares like Mozilla Thunderbird and Microsoft Outlook , it has some modern looks and features. It is the first client with cloud support. I don't know how cloud feature work but sound is interesting.

Current , Inky supports Windows and Mac , They also announced a Linux version which will release soon , maybe in the next month.

Here are some screenshots of Inky

Inky Email client

Add new Email account to Inky

These are some screenshots

Why Inky ?

Inky is not like other Email clients. It is very difficult to setup accounts in other clients like Mozilla Thunderbird and Microsoft outlook. We need some technical knowledge for that. But In The Inky everything is clear and easy. We don't need any technical knowledge. Click on "+" button and enter email address and password. Inky automatically checks its provider and finish works. You can start using Inky with new accounts.

Inky advantages ?

Inky have lots of useful features. We have a Priority Inbox in Gmail , which separate important mails from ordinary. Same way , Inky has such feature. Important mails labeled as blue icon , unimportant as light blue.

Important mails labeled as blue

Sort your Emails

Inky provides different ways to sort mails. Inky mainly sort mails based on size , date , time and author. Sort by Authors is very useful for Business persons.

Sort option on Inky

Simple and Cleaner look

Inky's interface is very clean and simple. There is nothing to distract from reading mails. Additional to this , Inky has three different layouts. You can change it accordingly.

Create new Mail

You don't need an Internet connection to create a new mail . You can do it in offline. Once complete connect to the internet and send. Mail editor is similar to Gmail , same functions. Below we add a screenshot of Inky.

Create a new mail with Inky

Contacts

When you connect to your account with Inky , it automatically syncs your contacts and save in a secure folder. Beside this you can add new contacts in Inky.

Bottom : Inky is a free mail client for both Window and Mac operating system. It is very simpler and cleaner than other clients like Microsoft outlook. It supports almost all providers like Gmail , Yahoo , Microsoft and Mozilla. It also supports the Apple cloud Email service. The most interesting thing is , adding new account is very simple in the Inky, we don't need any server and POP/IMAP address.

Download Inky :

Inky is free , download and install it on your Operating system.

How to view Microsoft office files like Word , Powerpoint and Excel using Google chrome Web browser

2013-04-27T23:12:00.002+05:30

Google chrome is not just a Web browser , it is more than a web browser . Everyday Google shows that , Google chrome is something bigger than any other applications . Yesterday Google added a new extension to view Microsoft office files like Word , Excel and PowerPoint in Google chrome web browser. I think it is very useful for us because we don't need Microsoft office to view these files when someone sent it via Email or Cloud. This extension can be use to view files but editing is not possible.

Now I can open Microsoft PowerPoint files on my Chrome , It also supports full screen slide show , Zoom in/out . Print and Save button also available. You can view files like Microsoft PowerPoint.

Microsoft PowerPoint file on Google chrome 27

Microsoft Excel files on Google chrome

Microsoft Word files on Google chrome

We open all the latest formats of Microsoft word , PowerPoint and Excel on Google chrome. It works well.

Do you want to install it on Google chrome ?

1. If you want this you require Google chrome beta or Google chrome canary version.

2. Install Chrome Office viewer

3. Install it

4. After the installation , restart your Web browser and System.

5. Open Office files on your Web browser.

Download Latest Ubuntu 13.04

2013-04-25T22:00:00.001+05:30

Ubuntu is known as the best Linux Operating System among thousand of Linux distributions. What makes Ubuntu so popular ? There are many reasons , one reason is , At the beginning Ubuntu shipped free Disc to everyone without any cost , so many of them start using Ubuntu along with Windows OS ( Best and Most popular OS in the world ) . This shipping made Ubuntu more popular among other Linux OS like Fedora , OpenSUSE etc... There are other reasons , they had a good release cycle , good support , software center , Unity Interface and a good forum . They partnered with many hardware manufactures to bring Ubuntu pre installed device , sputnik is one of the examples.

Ubuntu 13.04

But still Ubuntu have a lot of problems . Its stability still make sounds . There are thousand of good softwares available on Windows but Linux lacks these softwares. Adobe Photoshop , Dreawaver are some example. I had used Ubuntu for a long time before I installed Windows 8 on my PC . After that I faced " Secure Boot " problem and stopped Ubuntu. But I like it Interface and software center. If you are a basic Computer user , Ubuntu is much simpler and easier than Windows OS. You don't need to go any website to install your favorite softwares. Everything available in Software center. Just a few clicks and Internet connection requires.

Ubuntu 13.04 Desktop

Ubuntu advantages

- Free and Open source : You don't need any license to install it on your Hardware.
- Frequent updates
- Free from Virus
- 5 GB Ubuntu cloud storage
- Ubuntu music store
- New Unity interface
- Lots of free pre installed software - Like Firefox , Libre Office

Cons

- Low support time , Ubuntu 12.04 has 5 year support . Ubuntu 13.04 is not a LTS version ( Long Term Support ) so you won't get support for a long time
- Lack of good software
- Stability issues
- Low battery backup ( You need to install some softwares to get more time )

Download Ubuntu 13.04

The Advantages of Having Managed Dedicated Server

2013-04-22T00:19:00.002+05:30

Website hosting services has now gotten reasonable and straightforward as well. There are aid suppliers who deal with every perspective and guarantee that your site is dependably in running condition. You might feel confounded about what to choose i.e., shared hosting or the devote server. Both have their positive and negative focuses. If you are strolling on a tight plan and would prefer not to contribute, a gigantic total at this time then shared or imparted hosting could be a sensible alternative. Notwithstanding, if you need greatest security and adaptability then nothing could be a cut above a managed dedicated server all without anyone else present. The suggestion may appear chomped unreasonable in examination to imparted web hosting however the deciding consequence is dependably more invaluable.

Having your particular devoted server means, you have better control. There are issues ordinarily encountered with imparted hosting records like over-burden, abate speed because of extreme transfer of requisitions and segments, terrible codes, and what not. Your projects may be hampered because of wrong scripts from different clients especially learners. Additionally, with a managed dedicated server, you have the adaptability to institute programming and provisions which you need to utilize. There is no compelling reason to impart assets to different clients. This programmed lessens overreliance on the web host. You can additionally hold liabilities around getting assets that are required. The committed server hosting additionally guarantees better client uphold.

A solid and quick help aid is the key to your particular business development. In this way, assuming that you have an online site which is not effortlessly approachable or which stays down more often than not then this makes a negative impact on clients. For the most part programs have small persistent while surfing net. Along these lines, if your webpage takes a step back to download, this will most likely influence the footfall. Conversely, with an overall administered server, you can connect with your customers whenever needed and give them fundamental qualified data in a split second. If you are searching for a hosting association in a specific city like New York, then Website Hosting Companies NYC are plenty that offer best services at affordable costs.

While hunting down web site hosting association you might find the opportunity to get in contact with aid suppliers that offer hosting utilities at exceptionally modest rates. Anyhow, in such situations see to it that they are putting forth solid value support aids when a crisis goes out, If as a purchaser you need to purchase site hosting for numerous destinations then it may get a financially perceptive thing for you and you can get plenty of affordable web hosting NYC with a bit of research.

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Download Google chrome 28 Canary version with new Web Engine Blink

2013-04-06T07:48:00.001+05:30

Google has released two major updates for Google chrome , Google chrome beta 27.xx which provide 5% more speed than the predecessor . Beside this Google also release Google chrome 28 canary version , which is the first Chrome version having Blink engine. You need to wait 10 weeks to get a final release of Blink powered Chrome.

What is Blink?

For a long time Google is working with Blink , Blink is nothing but a Web engine , fork of current web engine Web Kit. Webkit is a free and open source web engine. It is already used in Safari and Google chrome. Opera also announced that they are also moving to Webkit. According to Google, Blink is simple and fast web engine. Which will load websites much faster than old versions.

Google chrome 28

Google chrome with Blink will take at least 10 weeks to get a release. But it already available on Google chrome canary version. Canary may stand for alpha version like Mozilla nightly.

After installation you can see two Google chrome icons, one with default and another with yellow color. Canary version never interrupts your default chrome. It works separately.

How to Install Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on a Windows 8/7 PC

2013-04-05T23:59:00.000+05:30

One week ago, Apple announced new updates for their award winning operating system Mountain Lion.Mac OS are the most secured and powerful OS in the world.They have good developers to maintain everything for their OS. It is the most advanced and powerful OS. In India , it is costly to buy an Apple Computer. It cost more than 64K for basic version , we can buy two powerful machines in this price range. But still everyone like to use Mac OS. If you want to use the latest Apple Operating System on your PC , this post will help you. Here i use VWware player and Mountain Lion VWware files to run Mac on a Windows powered PC. You can also install Mountain Lion OS like Windows or Linux. Lot of Hackintosh iso files available on Torrent site. But we advise you to not use it with your primary hard disc , it may delete all your files . So buy external hard disk or separate internal Hard disk. Here we use VMware player , VMware player is use to install other Operating Systems like Linux or older Windows versions on your Windows PC, VMware player is also available on Linux , it helps you to install Windows on Linux.

Requirements

1. 15GB HDD
2. Intel Dual core processor or Higher
3. Minimum 2GB RAM , More is better
4. VMware player
5. Mountain Lion files

Before you use Mountain Lion , you must enable Intel Virtual Techonolgy ( Intel VT ) on your BIOS.

Enable Intel VT

1. Download Mountain Lion VMware files.( We can't directly add Torrent links on this site.So search this keyword.

"OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Retail VMware Image" size of the file 4.3 GB

Search result

2. Download VMware player or VMware Workstation . VMware player is free but the VMware workstation is not free, but you can download the 30 day trial version.

3. Extract Downloaded Mountain Lion files.

Watch this video carefully

If you have any Questions feel free to ask ....

Note: Please scan all files for Virus. We can't trust torrent files.

How to Download Games and Applications from Google playstore to your Computer

2013-03-15T17:03:00.001+05:30

Google Play store is a market place for Google Android applications and Games. We can download free and paid applications and Games from playstore. Many users have Internet connection on Computer but not on the phone. Downloading will be very slow for 2G networks. So downloading these applications and games will be a difficult process. If you download it to computer you can install it on other devices having same configuration or on the same devices.

Real APK Leecher is a tiny software used to download android applications and games to users Computer. You need a Gmail account and device IS to download apk files.

1. Download Real APK Leecher

2. Extract it and open .jar file or .exe file

3. If you see main Windows

Edit -> Option

Real APK Leecher

If you haven't android device.Use this ID to try this software

20013fea6bcc820c

Select / Browse Output folder

Click on Save

Download Google play store to your computer

Download using Real APK Leech

Plug your MicroSD card to your computer and copy these apk files. Insert Memory card in your phone and install applications from MicroSD card.

Install Official Twitter apps on Windows 8

2013-03-15T15:55:00.000+05:30

It is a hot news for all Twitter fans, Twitter officially released a Windows 8 metro application for Twitter. Personally I liked it's Interface , much simpler and useful. Snap view helps us to do other jobs while checking latest tweets. Like all other Windows 8 applications , it also supports live tiles , so you will get all latest notifications and tweets. The home screen has 1) Home , 2) Connect , 3) Discover and 4) Me ..

At Home , you can see all latest tweets and updates ... Discover uses the "#" feature. You will get all related tweets and news. Pictures are shown in bigger size , you can watch it in full screen modes. Windows 8 search option is used to find news and peoples.

Let's check some screen shots

Twitter official windows 8 application

On the top right you can see two buttons , first one uses to create new tweets , second is used to search news and people. Beside this you can also use Windows 8 search.

Do your works ?

Do your works without disturbance

You can open any other window or application without closing Twitter. Windows 8 's snap view will help you to open multiple Applications. So you can check twitter while working .

Bigger Images

Bigger images

New application support full screen view of images and videos.

How to Install it ?

You can download it from Microsoft Windows store.Just search Twitter application on Windows store. Size of file is 2.56MB..

Bottom : If you are a huge Twitter user , it will be a bless for you..

How to Install Firefox OS on Windows 8 and Windows 7

2013-03-14T21:26:00.000+05:30

Firefox OS is an upcoming operating system developed by Mozilla Corporation for Tablet and Smartphones. It already gain a lot of positive feedbacks from Tech people.It have lot of new features compare to currrent Opertaing systems. Most of the applications are coded in HTML 5 language , which is already implemented in most of Windows 8 metro applications. According to Mozilla , Firefoc OS may be the first OS that uses full power of HTML 5 language.

We already have many Operating systems for Smartphones and Tablets , IOS and Android OS handle most of the shares. Other OS like Windows phone 8 and Blackberry 10 are also getting lots of good feedback from users. With the arrival of three new OS the competition in this field will become intense. Users will get plenty of models to choose from and they will get competitive prices.

Anyway that is not our business , We are talking about the new Firefox OS , Mozilla also release a Stimulator for Windows Operating system. If you want to test new OS you can use this stimulator to know basis about Firefox OS.

This stimulator work with Firefox Web browser , it available as an addon of Mozilla Firefox. So first download and Install Firefox Web browser if you are a Chrome user.

Download Mozilla Firefox

Download Firefox OS addon .Size of addon is about 64Mb+. Wait until it complete installation.

Install Addon - Firefox OS Stimulator

Firefox OS on Windows 8

Click on Add to Firefox

Wait to finish

Install it ( If the system goes Not Responding state , please wait )

After installation , Firefox Web browser opens a new Tab. Click on "Stopped" and Make it Run state.

Then it opens a new Window and start stimulator . Unlock and use new Firefox OS .

You can download games and watch videos and listen musics. It also has a good browser, so you can browse internet also.

Watch this video

How to operate this Os after closing window

Mozilla Firefox OS

Click on Mozilla Menu --> Web Developer -> Firefox OS stimulator

Run it again - Mozilla Firefox OS

Click on "Stopped" and make it "Running". It will open a new OS window. Remove Lock and use it

How to play Audio and Video from your Computer

Default directory location is your user folder. Before you use this stimulator , copy audio files to your My Music folder and video files to your My Videos folder. Then run the stimulator.You can see copied files on your Firefox OS.

If you have any questions please comment it below , i will replay all questions as soon as possible