Computer Help Tips

Free Music for your Gadgets

2012-07-07T22:29:00.000-07:00

When it comes to storing digital music files, people are often confronted with the dilemma of choosing which type of operating platform to use. In many cases, people find themselves stuck in the “i-opoly” — the monopoly-style hold of Apple’s iTunes on digital music — of the digital-media world. Worse yet, users find that their digital music use is limited to certain devices based on their operating systems.

Well, this no longer has to be the case.

The “cloud” movement has opened a new door to the world of digital music. Having the ability to store your digital files in one central “virtual” location was the first step. The second step: accessing and playing those files from various devices across different operating systems — according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, about 73 percent of iPad owners have another type of mobile phone other than an iPhone. One company, MyMusicCloud, may be the first to accomplish this feat.
“MyMusicCloud extends the simplicity of enjoying your treasured music collection stored on Dropbox by allowing you to hear it anywhere you go on any mobile device, tablet or PC,” says Tamir Koch, CEO for TriPlay. “Additionally, MyMusicCloud provides an incredible user experience via a music player interface displaying users’ playlists, albums, artists and tracks.”

Other cloud music services, like those from Apple, Amazon, Google and others, suggest the potential for making streaming digital music to mobile gadgets an everyday tool. However, they frequently don’t cooperate across different devices and operating systems. Another problem is that without a signal, service is lost. On the contrary, with MyMusicCloud, users get an interface that not only plays nicely across the various operating systems but also has the capability to keep on playing without a connection to the Internet. Better yet, users can press pause on one device, then continue listening where they left off on another device. And those dreaded Blackberry compatibility problems are now gone.

“BlackBerry users should be able to simply enjoy their music collections on their devices of choice without having to be concerned with the technical complexity associated with getting those devices to talk with each other,” says Koch.
To learn more about the free MyMusicCloud service, visit www.mymusiccloud.com

Online Gaming and Interactive Avatars (IMVU)

2012-07-07T02:46:00.000-07:00

In the world of online gaming and interactive avatars, self-expression is limitless, providing people a new way to express themselves and escape the mundane. Regular people can abandon their daytime personas to don mohawks and spiked leather jackets as punk rockers. Dog walkers can be rock stars. Busy professionals can check responsibilities at the door and discover life from a different perspective.

The chance to redefine yourself is the allure of social gaming sites like Sims, Zynga or IMVU — a three-dimensional platform that allows people to create an avatar, or a graphical representation of their alter ego, dress up, meet new people and play new games like “Walk Off.” With 80 million registered users, fans around the world say IMVU is leading the pack. The only question left is: What’s your avatar style?

Punk: You know that hot pink, pixie haircut you always wanted? Your avatar can rock it without hesitation. What about tattoos and piercings? Your avatar is a blank slate ready to represent any piece of your personality, no matter how large or small. If you’re holding back from buying the studded punk boots you always wanted, your avatar can boldly strut your stuff.

Goth: Both male and female Goths have plenty of room for creative expression on IMVU. From their hair, makeup, clothing and environment to the kinds of pets they own (dragons, spiders, snakes — oh my!), users can truly connect with their gothic roots. IMVU even allows users to design their own clothing or furniture to be sold in a virtual catalogue. Some users have profited so much from selling their virtual items that IMVU represents another source of income for them — occasionally even primary.

“Since joining IMVU, I have met tons of new friends and every day look forward to the fun it brings me,” said IMVU user Shayne Shiells of San Francisco, Calif. “I express myself through fashion, even designing some of my own clothes and accessories to sell on IMVU, and meet friends who have similar interests.”

Vintage: Vintage lovers probably listen to more vinyls than MP3s and prefer a drive-thru movie over an IMAX-3D blockbuster. Do you scour thrift stores and consignment shops to find the best vintage clothing? Meet fellow “thrifters” online, challenge them to games and discover a new universe of vintage-fabulous accessories and apparel. Imagine yourself in 40′s and 50′s flapper dresses, polka-dot pumps, Burlesque skirts and gangster pinstripes. Build your avatar at Social gaming offers endless opportunities for people around the world to connect, make new friends and express themselves, no matter the style of their alter ego.

How to keep your CD drive Clean

2011-04-02T02:07:00.000-07:00

Often when in a mood to view a nice movie, we are faced with trouble loading the CDs by drive. It is very important that you keep your CD drive and CD in a clean and operational condition.

Read Below few simple tips related to cleaning CDs

Tips to Keep CDs clean

Mircosft Excel (MS Excel) Short cut keys

2011-03-05T05:09:00.000-08:00

If you know various short cut keys, it can save you a lot of time and effort when using Microsoft Exce.

Following are some of the helpful MS Excel shortcut keys:

F2 Edit the selected cell.

F5 Go to a specific cell. For example, C6.

F7 Spell check selected text or document.

F11 Create chart.

Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time.

Ctrl + ; Enter the current date.

Alt + Shift + F1 Insert New Worksheet.

Shift + F3 Open the Excel formula window.

Shift + F5 Bring up search box.

Ctrl + A Select all contents of the worksheet.

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + K Insert link.

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selection.

Ctrl + P Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing.

Ctrl + Z Undo last action.

Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window.

Ctrl + F10 Maximize currently selected window.

Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks / windows.

Ctrl + Page up Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.

Ctrl + Page down Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.

Ctrl + Tab Move between Two or more open Excel files.

Alt + = Create a formula to sum all of the above cells

Ctrl + ' Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected.

Ctrl + Shift + ! Format number in comma format.

Ctrl + Shift + $ Format number in currency format.

Ctrl + Shift + # Format number in date format.

Ctrl + Shift + % Format number in percentage format.

Ctrl + Shift + ^ Format number in scientific format.

Ctrl + Shift + @ Format number in time format.

Ctrl + Arrow key Move to next section of text.

Ctrl + Space Select entire column.

Shift + Space Select entire row.

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