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iPhone 7 predictions by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo: 2.4GHz A10 chip, 3GB RAM, dual 12MP cameras and more....

2016-09-04T04:11:00.002-07:00

In a matter of four days, Apple will unveil the iPhone 7. However, the rumours just don’t stop. Now, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who is known for accurate Apple predictions, has released a detailed research report revealing specifications for the upcoming iPhone 7.

According to a report by MacRumours, the iPhone 7 could include a new A10 chip, topped out at 2.4-2.45 GHz, along with 2GB of RAM and 3GB of RAM for the iPhone 7 Plus respectively. Apple will offer three storage options: 32GB, 128GB, and 256GB. The low-end 16GB variant might finally go away.

Additionally, Kuo said that the new iPhones will offer five color options: Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, along with a "dark black" color variant which will mostly replace the Space Grey color variant. A new color by Kuo is described as glossy ‘piano black’.

The company’s newest iPhone could finally be water resistant. The report points out that the device would come equipped with an improved IPX7, which would make the device, “suitable for splashes, showering, and even brief dips in water up to one meter deep.”

Apple might ditch the 3.5 mm headphone jack, and instead provide Lightning EarPods with the iPhone. The iPhone 7 Plus will most likely sport 12MP dual cameras. Kuo explains that one will be a wide-angle camera with larger pixel sizes, a 6P lens, and optical image stabilization, while the second will be a telephoto lens with smaller pixel sizes and a 5P lens. In other features, we can expect an upgraded rear camera flash along with a possible upgraded proximity sensor.

Lastly, Kuo believes iPhone 7 shipments will be below that of the iPhone 6s through the end of the year, coming in at 60-65 million compared to 82 million last year.

Stay tuned to dnaindia.com/scitech for full coverage of the iPhone 7 event, scheduled for Wednesday, 7 September.

2015-06-22T06:06:00.001-07:00

OMKAR NARESH PATIL

Online data entry jobs without investment: MegaTypers.com

2013-03-10T09:31:00.001-07:00

There are many ways through which we can makemoney online and each way has its own requirements like Marketing Skill, Content Writing Skill, Web Development Skill etc. Most of us don’t have such skill set so we search for Data Entry type of work online.

Online data entry jobs without investment: MegaTypers.com

Recently I came through a site called MegaTypers.comwhich pays for Data Entry work. So I started to search about this website and I came to know that this one is not a scam from Registered Members comments.

I registered myself and these are the reviews about MegaTypers.com:

#MegaTypers.com seems to be genuine but the amount they pay is very less. It starts from $0.6 to $1.05 for every 1000 images and the rate varies every hour (So it’s always better to work on hours wherein the pay is high)
Each image consist of a CAPTCHA Image which may consist of one or two words and both the words have to be entered correctly that too within 15 second else you will be kicked out (Multiple kicks can lead to account getting banned)
Affiliate program is available wherein you make 10% of your affiliates earning (So more the no. of referrals more is the chance of making more money)
Payment will be done on every Monday and the minimum amount required is $3
Making multiple ID’s or cheating can lead to account getting banned and payment won’t be made on any of those accounts

How to Register in MegaTypers.com?

Step 1: Go to megatypers.com/register and create an Account

Step 2: Fill in your details

Step 3: Invitation Code is must for registering so you can use 5R3R or 5R3S… That’s all!!!

People will say that you can easily make around $100 every month on such sites but it’s very difficult without a proper plan. Let me show you a small calculation which can be achieved but will take some amount of time:

Imagine you complete 500 images every day (working for an hour) at the rate of $1 every 1000 images

Your monthly earning = $0.5 * 30 = $15

Now imagine that you have 50 referrals under you and they do the same amount of work as you do

Earnings from referral = (50 * $15) * 10% = $75

Total monthly earning = $90

So if you work as per this plan then you can end up making around $90 working for 1 hour every day. Gaining referral is easy in this case as registration requires referral code.

We can’t depend on such work for our living, instead we can do such work whenever we are bored just for some relaxation, fun and meanwhile can make some money too.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 vs Micromax A116 Canvas HD

2013-03-04T08:35:00.000-08:00

e’ve sliced and diced two of the hottest handsets of February and now that ....

We’ve sliced and diced two of the hottest handsets of February and now that we’ve finally reviewed them both, it’s time to declare a winner once and for all. The battle in question is between the Micromax Canvas HD A116 and the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos. After taking a poll, hearing what you have to say and even pitting both the handsets in an "on-paper" grudge match, the Micromax Canvas HD has always managed to come out as the crowd favourite. We all love rooting for the underdog and this time, it seems like the underdog has brought its A-game to the table—something that Samsung (or anyone for that matter)did not anticipate. Let’s walk through all the important aspects of a smartphone and see which handset ends up as the definitive winner.

Design and build
This is a completely subjective area and all things considered, we would give Samsung the upper hand. Both handsets make heavy use of plastic for the chassis, but we found the fit and finish of the Grand to be a bit better than the Canvas HD. We also liked the fact that it’s a bit thinner than the Canvas HD. Both handsets have a 5-inch display, but the Galaxy Grand is wider whereas the Canvas HD is longer, so it sits comfortably in most hands. Even though the Grand may score a point in this segment, we would just like to add that the Canvas HD is a huge improvement over the A110 and does not feel like a typical budget handset, so props to Micromax on that.

Has an edge in the design and build department

The Canvas HD does however score a big point for the display. At 5-inches, having a 720p display is the bare minimum and we feel this is one area that’s going to hit the Grand duos really hard. If Micromax can pack in a 1280 x 720 IPS display on a phone that costs almost Rs. 6,000 less, what’s Samsung’s excuse? We didn’t expect an AMOLED HD display at this price, but at least don’t skimp on the resolution. Miraculously, the Grand Duos does not have a terrible display despite the skimpy WVGA resolution. However, it’s nowhere near as crisp and sharp as the Canvas HD.

Interface (UI)
Both the handsets have an extremely smooth UI thanks to Project Butter from Jelly Bean. The Canvas HD sticks closely to the stock look and feel of Android, whereas Samsung applies their own touch (wiz). In terms of functionality, we have to give it up to Samsung once again as childish as it may seem, TouchWiz does offer added feature and options like deeper social media integration and sharing options for many of the stock apps. This makes it much easier to share content without having to open individual apps directly. Plus, you get added features like split-screen view, various gestures support and much more.

In terms of raw horsepower, there’s simply no comparison as the Canvas HD simply blows everything in its price range, and slightly above, out the water. The four cores and powerful GPU easily pull through any heavy duty tasks with ease. That’s not to say the Galaxy Grand is a slouch. With 1GB of RAM on both handsets, it’s smooth sailing for most routine tasks. The Canvas HD does give some added assurance of extra power as and when you need it, which is always nice.

No amount of TouchWiz can make up for lack of resolution

Media
Media capability is quite similar as well, as both handsets support popular codecs like FLAC and MKV and will decode 1080p video with ease. Audio quality is good out-of-the-box for the Galaxy Grand, whereas the Canvas HD will need some tweaking before it sounds good. With a decent pair of IEMs though, you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference with players like Poweramp. The Galaxy Grand Duos offers double the onboard storage (8GB) as compared to the Canvas and also has support for up to 64GB microSD card instead of 32GB on the Canvas HD.

Connectivity
The Galaxy Grand Duos trumps the Canvas HD by offering quad-band GSM support and tri-band 3G support. Dual-band Wi-Fi and GLONASS are the other two features lacking in the Canvas HD. Both handsets lack NFC, which still has to be put to better use, so it’s not something you’ll miss dearly. Both handsets have dual-SIM support along with dual-standby.

Camera
Both handsets have an 8MP snapper and have similar options for tweaking your photos as well. As far as image quality goes, both are once again very similar as we did not find many huge differences when it comes to level of detail. The Galaxy Grand is faster when it comes to focusing on an image and is able to capture candid shots better as it’s quicker in that respect. The Canvas HD makes up for that by offering burst mode. Harnessing the power of the SoC, this function works surprisingly well. Dare we say, better than Samsung’s implementation on the S III! The burst photos are mostly blur free and with good focus and colour. Both also feature 1080p video recording.

Raising the bar for budget smartphones

Battery life
With similar capacity batteries in both handsets, the Canvas HD is only slightly behind the Galaxy Grand, despite having a quad-core SoC versus a dual-core. This could be due to the smaller 28nm fabrication that makes the MediaTek SoC more efficient. Both handsets will easily get you through an entire day without having to run for a charger.

Verdict
Like all buying decisions, price is always the deciding factor and here, Micromax is ahead by a mile. With a price difference of nearly Rs.6,000, which is a lot, the Canvas HD A116 makes a much better purchase overall. It has a denser and better looking display, scores well in terms of build and finish, has the latest Android flavour, very good multimedia capabilities, good front and rear camera, powerful processor and, to top it all off, has very decent battery life. The only major things going against the Canvas HD are the lack of timely updates (if any) and the fact that you can’t use it anywhere in the world if you travel a lot. Samsung takes care of these shortcomings in the Grand Duos, but we feel the premium is not worth paying since the rest of the feature simply don’t match and are rather inferior to the Canvas HD. Also, once we start getting custom ROMs from the good folks at XDA, it’s not going to be so much of a problem.

If you are still scratching your head about which one to pick, we recommend the Canvas HD over the Galaxy Grand.

Buy that smartphone before April 2013 or be ready to pay more

2013-03-04T08:32:00.000-08:00

The Union Budget 2013 has left a sour aftertaste for mobile buyers with the rise in prices. Mobile penetration in the country has been phenomenal and mobile phones have been enjoying an excise duty of one percent. The government has decided to impose a six percent hike in the excise duty, owing to which the prices of phones are set to rise. This additional amount will be imposed only on phones priced over Rs. 2,000, as revealed by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. Trying to add some relief, he said that 70 percent of imported mobile phones and 60 percent of home-brewed handsets are priced less than Rs. 2,000.

As the excise duty increases from 1 percent to 6 percent, a phone priced at Rs. 10,000 is likely to sell for an additional Rs. 600. Look at the table below for the expected new prices.

Possible prices after implemeting the new excise duty hike

This also means mobile phone companies are busy crafting new price tags for phones and the increase could be around 5 to 6 percent. As the Union Budget is usually implemented for next financial year, these new prices should be effective from April 1, 2013. This leaves you with just one month to buy your desirable smartphone before the prices are hiked. So, in case you plan to upgrade to a new smartphone, then we suggest you do it soon.

We tried getting in touch with our grey market sources to know about the price hike in the other side of the gadget market. According to our sources, the devices will continue to sell for the same price and market vendors haven’t been intimated about the possible new prices. If you plan to buy the current crème de la crème of the smartphone market, then the 16GB iPhone 5 is now available for Rs. 43,800, the Samsung Galaxy Note II at Rs. 35,750 and the Galaxy S III at Rs. 29,000. From HTC, you will get the HTC Butterfly for Rs. 47,000 and the HTC One X+ for Rs. 38,500. Nokia's Senior VP had recently announced a possible price slash of its Lumia range. However, post the Budget 2013, lets see if they implememt the price slash. Smartphones with exhorbitant prices will suffer the most from the hike in excise duty. The latest move will also put paid to all those who hoped for a reduction in smartphone prices post budget. There's only one month to lay your hands on the nifty feature-loaded smartphone, before you are forced to shell out at least a thousand more.

Govt may earn more than Rs 1,800 cr from mobile tax hike next fiscal

2013-03-04T08:19:00.003-08:00

The government’s decision to hike the excise duty on phones priced above Rs 2,000 is going to fetch it a lot of money in the coming financial year. According to Business Standard, the government could earn somewhere between Rs 1,800 crore and Rs 2,700 crore in 2013-14 from mobile tax, depending upon the average cost of phones in the country.

Expensive phones will earn the government a lot of money

The mobile phone industry was enjoying an excise duty of only one percent before the 2013 budget was announced. Although the 5 percent hike seems reasonable, the Indian Cellular Association, which represents major handset manufacturers in the country, reveals that 200 million new mobile phones are sold in a year. Out of these, 70 percent (about 140 million devices) cost more than Rs 2,000. Note that there are some discrepancies regarding the average price of a mobile phone in the country, as the Indian Cellular Association says it is Rs 4,000, while Ernst & Young analysts think it is Rs 6,000.

However, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said 70 percent of imported mobile phones and about 60 percent of home-grown phones cost Rs 2,000 or less. A spokesperson from Ernst & Young said the hike would result in a three to four percent rise in retail prices and phone manufacturers may consider consuming the burden at the lower end, as the competition is very high. However, this burden is likely to be passed on to consumers at the higher end.

The new hike is likely to be implemented from the start of the new financial year. High-end phones, which currently cost around Rs 35,000 and Rs 45,000, will grow even more expensive. So if Rs 45,000 is exorbitant, how would you classify Rs 48,000 or more? That’s how much phones in this range are expected to cost once the hike comes into play.

Could there be a cheaper $300 iPhone 5 for India and China in the works?

2013-03-04T08:15:00.002-08:00

A cheaper version of the iPhone 5 may be launched soon in India and China. According to Japanese website Macotakara, the device would cost $300 (approximately Rs 18,000) and will enter the mid-end segment in the two countries. This is less than half the price of the iPhone 5, which currently demands roughly Rs 45,000 for the 16GB model.

There have been rumours about a cheaper iPhone 5 in the past, but this is the first one that has included the price of the cheaper iPhone 5.

Cheaper iPhone 5 on the way?

Reportedly, sales of the iPhone 5 in Mainland China are tapering due to the pricing, and a budget version may just help increase sales.

Apple has also been trying to sustain its hold in the Indian mobile market. It has indeed been advertising the iPhone 5 India quite heavily, which makes us wonder if this could be due to falling sales, as we haven’t seen the Cupertino-based company market any of its other products at such a large scale.

Earlier reports suggesting a cheaper iPhone model claim Apple plans to cut the cost of the iPhone with a “different and less expensive body”. It is rumoured the company is toying with the idea of building the device with polycarbonate instead of aluminum, which will help it reduce the price significantly. Furthermore, other parts on the cheaper iPhone could be recycled from previous iPhone models.

Apart from a cheaper iPhone, rumours about a new iteration of the iPad and the iPhone 5S are also up and about. Reports suggest that the iPad 5 and iPad mini are expected to be launched in March or April. The new iPad 5 is said to be much slimmer than the current version and will run on an A6X processor. And the second generation of the iPad mini is expected to have the same size and form, but come with better hardware. There is currently no concrete news about a possible Retina display for the iPad mini, but rumours indicate it will be seeing this upgrade as well.

An analyst at investment firm Jeffries has speculated that the iPhone 5S is in preps. According to him, the iPhone 5S will be launched in six to eight different colour options as the company’s competitors like Samsung and Nokia have been releasing smartphones in varied colour options. He has even gone ahead and speculated that the iPhone 5S will be made available in June this year.

Apple TV to launching in india in a couple of days priced at Rs 8,295

2013-03-04T08:11:00.003-08:00

ou'll be able to buy Apple’s streaming device—the Apple TV—this week. Industry sources have told tech2 that the device will cost Rs 8,295 and should be making its way to stores in the next couple of days. The last time we checked, the device was selling in the grey market for Rs 6,500.

The "launch" of Apple TV was revealed in February through Apple's India website. It reflected the availability of the device and listed its various functions, and also put up images of India-centric content. The Apple TV is essentially a media streamer that ties in to the company’s iTunes store or your other iDevices and lets you stream and share content to your HDTV.

We've shown you the Apple TV too many times now... check out the remote instead

The device needs to be connected to your HDTV through HDMI, and it can pull content from other Apple devices when connected to the same network. If you have a good collection of films and music, you can share it with other viewers over the Apple TV connection. You can also buy or rent new content from the iTunes store.

The Apple TV page on the company’s India site says: “No more queueing to check out DVDs or watching stale blockbusters on cable. With Apple TV, you get instant access to the hottest Hollywood titles and new releases—often the same day they come out on DVD. Once you find what you’re looking for, simply press Play, and in seconds, you’re watching the opening credits with cinema-like Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. SD rentals start from just Rs 80, and HD rentals start from Rs 120. You have 30 days to start watching, and once you begin, you can watch as many times as you want in 48 hours.”

Apple TV links to some out-of-store content as well, but this is mostly geared for American audiences. American sports fans in India will be glad to know they have options to catch up on their favourite sports besides conventional TV and illegal streams. Apart from music and videos, you can also use the box to view photos from Flickr, access content stored on iCloud, mirror your iPhone, iPod or iPad’s screen to your TV using AirPlay to play games on the big screen, and even watch YouTube and Vimeo videos using their respective apps. The device also streams news feeds from the Wall Street Journal.

Apple is reportedly in talks with Indian content providers to bring more local content to the iTunes store, which already has most new releases in its library. An initiative similar to the Netflix and Hulu Plus integration could be the magic pill that could bring us content normally not released in India.

Evernote resets user passwords due to hacking scare

2013-03-04T08:07:00.002-08:00

Evernote has joined the club of companies hacked this year. As a precautionary measure, the popular note-taking service has reset the passwords of all its users after a security breach resulted in user information, including user names, passwords and email addresses, being stolen.

In an email sent to all its users, Evernote wrote that the company’s Operations and Security team had discovered and blocked suspicious activity on the Evernote network. The company added that the attack appeared to be a coordinated attempt to access secure areas of Evernote's service.

The company assured users that it found no evidence that any content stored by users in the service was accessed, changed or lost. Payment information for Evernote Premium or Evernote Business too was not accessed, Evernote said.

One more company hacked!

The only area accessed by the hackers was account information like usernames and passwords. The email went on to point out that the passwords stored by Evernote "are protected by one-way encryption. (In technical terms, they are hashed and salted.)" The notice then tells users how to go about resetting their passwords and lists tips for choosing stronger ones.

A number of high-profile companies were hacked last month. The domino effect began with Twitter owning up to the fact that it got hacked earlier this year and had to reset passwords for 250,000 users. Facebook too faced issues with employees’ laptops being affected by malware. Companies like Apple and Microsoft also faced malware issues owing to zero-day Java exploits.

Evernote updated its iOS app with new features only a day before this development. The app received better PDF support, a Snippets feature and support for Evernote Business Notebook.

In a statement to CNET, an Evernote representative confirmed that the hack is similar to the high-profile attacks on bigger companies last month. The representative said, “Our operations and security team caught this at what we believe to be the beginning stages of a sophisticated attack. They are continuing to investigate the details. We believe this activity follows a similar pattern of the many high profile attacks on other Internet-based companies that have taken place over the last several weeks.“

“At this time we believe we have blocked any unauthorised access, however security is Evernote's first priority. This is why, in an abundance of caution, we are requiring all users to reset their Evernote account passwords before their next Evernote account log-in. We are actively communicating to our users about this attack through our blog, direct e-mails, social media, and support. This simple step of users creating strong, new passwords will help ensure that user accounts remain secure,” the representative added.

Facebook hacked in 'sophisticated attack'

2013-02-17T07:42:00.003-08:00

Facebook said the hacking attack occurred when employees visited a developer's compromised website.

Facebook has announced that hackers have targeted it in a "sophisticated attack" but that it has found no evidence of user data being compromised.
The social networking site said it discovered the breach last month and that the attack occurred when a handful of employees visited a developer's compromised website, which led to malware being installed on their laptops.
The company said that it has fixed the infected machines, informed the authorities and initiated an investigation.
It added that it was not the only company targeted in the attacks but was one of the first to discover it, and that its security teams are working with those at other companies to find out all it can about the attack.
"As one of the first companies to discover this malware, we immediately took steps to start sharing details about the infiltration with the other companies and entities that were affected," Facebook added in a statement posted on its security blog.
"We plan to continue collaborating on this incident through an informal working group and other means."
Under Facebook's White Hat programme, anyone who finds a way of breaching the site's networks and owns up can earn rewards worth thousands of dollars. As well as money, the site promises not to land them in trouble with the police if they have complied with the programme's golden rules.
One British hacker has earned more than £1,500 from Facebook, and the most prolific White Hat contributors have been given their own Facebook "bug bounty" credit cards.

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2012-12-30T02:24:00.000-08:00

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After paying Rs.650 via my online banking account to consent technologies account , after received the payment at there end they active my account ...
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In Paid Email Jobs they are giving us the names of different paid to reading email sites , we need to registered on that paid to reading emai to get survey in our email id.
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How to - run Android apps on your PC

2012-10-21T19:41:00.005-07:00

Apps on popular mobile platforms such as Android, iOS and Windows Mobile are functional, compact and sometimes, very beautifully designed. Most of the features and information you get from them could practically be used on the desktop. Unfortunately, they aren’t available for the desktop so you’ll find yourself lifting your phone to check out the latest tweets or maybe play a game of Cut the Rope.

What if you could do all of these things on your desktop itself. You can using a remote desktop application installed on your phone or tablet. It’s more complicated and it requires you to use the resources of your devices. There’s a simpler way to run these apps directly off your PC and we’re going to show you how dojust that.

Introducing Bluestacks
Bluestacks is that magical software that’ll let you run Android apps on your PC. Now, Bluestacks supports Windows, which means you could technically run Android apps on your desktop, notebook or even a Windows tablet. Bluestacks is a virtualization software that allows Android apps to work on a layer above Windows. Remember that some of the apps on Android require some acceleration through graphics hardware. If you’re using an old netbook or PC, some of these apps may not function or may not perform very well.

Download and install Bluestacks

The home screen and the Android environment running

Head over to the Bluestacks site and download the application. There are two versions available for download - one an online installer that’ll download data from the web as it installs and the other, an offline installer that is bulkier. It’s just under 100MB and it should take no more than 15 minutes on a moderately quick connection. Installing the application should take no more than a minute or two.

Configure BlueStacks settings
Once the installation is complete, Bluestacks will load into a window with a large text entry bar and a few icons at the top. On the bottom right, you’ll find a Settings icon. You can use the mouse to click on the menus or use the directional keys on the keyboard. Pressing the Enter key enters a menu and pressing Escape will take you back one step in the menu. There’s even a menu button on the left bottom of the screen and a home button at the centre. You can use your mouse to perform all kinds of gestures as well. Set up your keyboard layout and language settings.

Searching and installing apps

The Android store with all the apps in it

Now that you have BlueStacks running Android on your PC, the next obvious step is to install apps on it. Bluestacks has three app stores that come bundled with it, so all the apps you search for will be looked for, in these. GetJar, Amazon App store as well as the official Google app store are present. You can browse the apps manually as well.

List of installed apps, accessible via the dock

Screenshots are also available, as are the app recommendations. Choose the apps you want and install them by clicking on the Download link. You can then start the app by clicking on it using the My Apps icon in the dock hovering at the top of the screen.

Run apps in a larger view

Selecting the size and layout of apps on screen

Bluestacks gives you the option to run applications in a tablet-like view or a mobile phone. To change the layout of the app you’re using, click on the Settings button and click on Manage App size. Here, you can choose the size that you want to run the app in. Click on Done to save the settings. Bluestacks will restart to make the settings active.

The Android Pulse app in action

So, that’s how you can get your favorite Android apps to run on Windows. If you don’t have an Android device, this is your chance to get a look and feel of the apps on the popular platform. However, if you already use an Android device, you can check out the Cloud connect feature to get all the apps from your phone to your desktop.

How to Subtitle Your Videos

2012-10-21T19:39:00.001-07:00

Here's how you can add subtitles to your video files, plus links to some useful software...

So you remove your DVD remotes, put in City of God DivX CD that you have illegally downloaded/ripped, and voila! No subtitles. You won’t understand even the swear words, so what’s the point? In India, we make movies in a zillion languages, yet good films are few and far between. We also have homegrown videos, where intelligibility of speech and vision is a debatable issue. So subtitles are a part of your DVD architecture that can make life a lot easier.

No worries, here are some tips for retrieving subtitles from the net, adding your own subs, changing their colour etc. I've added pointers on how to resync your subtitles if they go out of sync, as that also happens a lot, yielding funny lip movements. On a frank and serious note, these issues never arise in an original DVD or official download, and it actually is less stressful watching good ol’ box packs. But for anti-DRM folks out there, there's more...

Subtitle Resources

Resources for Subtitles
The first and best way to get your subtitles is to rip it out of the DVD. Let's run through the process. There are quite a few methods and softwares that do it, but I go by the following process. First get yourself VobSub from here. This is a free subtitle filtering utility that works on the Directshow environment. The files associated with it are .sub and .idx. There are other types of subtitle files; we will encounter them as we go along. VobSub is important as it is anyway needed to play subtitles for any AVI file in software media players, provided the .sub and .idx file are in the same directory as the movie, and with the same name.

DirectVobSub

Another option is to get SubRip from here. This essentially creates text files though the .srt extension. To create your own subtitles, the best software is a spanking new one called Aegisub, so grab it here. There used to be the famous Substation Alpha software, which is not being updated anymore, though it deserves a mention in any subtitle article. The file type it generates is .ssa (again a text), and the mentioned Aegisub supports it. Further, .srt files and many others are also supported. The last, and easiest, thing you can do is download .srt or .sub files from the Internet.

Aegisub

Adding Subtitles
There are two types of 'subbing': hard and soft. Which do you need? Wait, before that, what do they mean? Hard subbing means permanently adding the subs to your video (it will be in the pixels), whereas soft subbing lets you view the video with separate subtitles files being called by the codec, mainly in MPEG 4 part 2 and part 10 file types like DivX, Xvid, and H.264. But, if your DVD player doesn’t support DivX and you have only a VCD option, hard subbing is mandatory. Soft subbing is actually a misnomer; you have to just download the subtitle file, install Vobsub, place the file in the same directory, and watch the clip on something as generic as Windows Media Player. Don’t forget to rename the file to the movie’s name. Even if you create your own subs with Aegisub, you can export and save as normal .sub or .srt subtitle files and view them. Aegisub can be used to do timing and resynching edits, adjust frames per title, adjust colors of the subtitle, and every other small whim. The learning curve is quite flat, too.

VirtualDub

Hard subbing
This is the fun and involving part, though not that tough to execute. I use VirtualDub; you can get it here. It's probably the best AVI tool available. Install VirtualDub with all the plugin options; you are required to do this in the option provided while installation wizard. The main file we will need is actually from VobSub installation, namely called text sub, and it shows up as an option while running the wizard.

Once this is done, it's very easy. All you need is the sub file (placed in a folder you can remember). Then open VirtualDub, get in your video, go to filter (Ctrl+F), and add the text sub-filter. The plugin will open and ask for the subtitle file (.srt), so browse and locate it. That’s all. Preview once and render. It could take a while.

The end result after incorporating subtitles in videos

Conclusion
There are other means, but they are lengthier and require more plugins and steps. This gets the job done, and is practical. So, to sum up, you need to either download the files from the net, or create your own, then it’s up to you whether you want to hard sub or soft sub. Last but not least, do respect the developers of the software!

How to - Send and receive SMSes via your Android phone on your PC

2012-10-21T19:37:00.001-07:00

While most of us would have moved to Google Talk and other messaging apps such as Whatsapp, most of the people around the world still depend on the

While most of us would have moved to Google Talk and other messaging apps, such as Whatsapp, there might still be many others around who depend on the traditional text messaging service present on every device out there - SMS. Not all phones support Whatsapp or any of the other fancy apps and many people still don't use data connectivity on their phones. SMSes can be painful if you’re working - you need to turn on the phone, browse through some menus and reply to texts using a tiny keypad or touchscreen. Whatsapp is particularly useful as it pops up notifications, so you can keep your phone aside, on silent without worrying about missing incoming messages and calls.

Now, a new Android app called MightyText is making news. It lets you simply compose and receive and read all your SMSes messages, right off the browser. All you need is an Android mobile phone and Internet connectivity. Remember that this app still uses your mobile connection to send SMSes, so be aware that you’re going to be billed for messages, as per your existing plan. Let’s look at how to get this running.

Download the browser extension
MightyText as of now, is available on the PC as a browser extension. There’s support for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer 9. Head over to the Install page on MightyText’s site and install the extension of the browser (or browsers) you use. Once the app is installed, restart the browser.

Install the MightyText Android app

Downloading the app and extension for your device

The MightyText app as of now, is only available for Android devices. It has support for Android versions 2.2 (Froyo) and above. You can download it from the Google Play store page. You can find it on the app store through your phone. The app is a little more than 300KB in size and hardly takes up any system resources.

Authorizing the app and extension

Getting the Android app authorized

Once you have the app installed on your phone, start it and you’ll be prompted to allow the app to be linked with your Gmail account. You’ll also have to sign in with the extensions installed on the web browser on your PC. Use the same account being used on the Google ID used for the phone.

Receiving and sending SMS

Composing a message is simple

To do this, make sure that your phone is always connected to the Internet. You can use your mobile provider's data connection to do this or even Wi-Fi for that matter. All you need to do is click on the extension icon on your browser. In case of Google Chrome, this icon appears right next to the Settings icon on the top. MightyText will sign in with your Google account and you’ll see a list of messages and contacts to the left of your screen. To send a message, simply click on the Compose New button. Type in the message and if you want to make it an MMS, attach a media file to it. The message will be sent to your phone over the Internet and your phone will then send that message to the recipient.

Enabling contact names and photos

Enabling contact names in place of confusing phone numbers

Once you have MightyText running, you’ll notice that your existing history of messages will appear in the list to the left of the screen. To be able to see names, you need to sync your Google Contacts list with these numbers. Once you do that, you’ll see names and even a photo of the person. This makes identifying and sending messages much simpler. To do this, click on the Sync with Google Contacts link on the top right of the window.

One of the neat features of MightyText is the ability to get notifications when you receive a call, while you’re working. You can then choose to answer the call on your phone. Just keep in mind that if you’re using a 2G connection for example, your data connection will disconnect when you get a call, so you won’t get a notification of the call after the person on the other end has hung up. It’s advisable to use Wi-Fi or 3G connections if receiving call notifications instantly is important to you.

How to: Install Windows 8 on a pen drive

2012-10-20T19:48:00.010-07:00

This How to will demonstrate how you can install and run Windows 8 from a USB drive without disturbing your existing operating system on your PC.

Windows 8, the latest edition to Microsoft's OS evolution is making big waves in the PC arena. We are sure that many of you are eagerly waiting to try out the new Windows 8 Preview on your PCs, to have a first look and glimpse of what Microsoft has in store for you with the new operating system. Installing Windows 8 on your PC, which already has Windows 7 or Windows XP installed can be quite a task—backing up data, clearing space for the new OS, reinstalling, and so on. However, before that, the pain of burning the downloaded ISO file on a DVD or on a USB pen drive to get the installation ready also makes it a killing task. We shall show you how you can relax and enjoy the complete features of Windows 8 on your existing PC without going through any of the above cumbersome exercises and run the new operating system in less than half the time.

This How to will reveal the installation of Windows 8 on any USB storage and then running the operating system directly from the USB drive, itself. You will not have to go through any of the painful set-up procedures that the set-up installer asks, while installing Windows 8 on your PC. All you need to do is download a simple utility, a 16GB or higher USB storage drive, the Windows 8 ISO file, WinRAR archiver and your existing PC. Before we begin, we would like you to know that using a USB pen drive will suffice, but since the speed of a regular USB pen drive is very sluggish, we recommend using an external USB storage drive.

Step 1

To begin with, assuming you have a PC that already has Windows 7 running and WinRAR installed, extract the file ‘install.wim’ from the Windows 8 ISO file using WinRAR. This file will be located under the folder ‘Sources’ and is around 2GB in size. Extract it to the desktop. Now go ahead and download a tiny 500 KB utility, called ‘GimageX’ from the ‘http://tinyurl.com/gimagexv2’ and extract the file to a folder on your desktop. This folder will have both the 32-bit and 64-bit utility. Choose the appropriate one depending on the operating system that you are already running on your PC. Now, before we use the utility, we have to prepare the USB drive for installing Windows 8. Make sure you have all your data backed up from the drive, as we would need to clean out the drive completely. Proceed ahead when ready.

Step 2

Plug-in the USB drive, wait for a while, if the drivers are not yet installed and let the system recognize the new drive. Now start the Windows command prompt and type the following commands one after the other as given below:

Diskpart (This built-in utility will help repartition and format the new drive)
List disk (This command will list all the drives present on your system. Note down the drive number of your USB drive)
Select disk # (Replace the # with the drive number that represents your USB drive in the list)
Clean (This command will wipe the entire partition table of the USB drive)
Create partition primary (This command will create a primary partition on the USB drive)
Select partition 1 (This command will select the primary partition for the rest of the process)
Format fs=ntfs quick (This command will quick format the primary partition in NTFS file format)
Assign (This command will assign a drive letter to the new partition for Windows to work on)
Active (This command will make the partition active to enable booting)
Exit (Closes the DISKPART utility)

Now that the drive is ready for installation of the new operating system, start the GimageX utility and click on the tab ‘apply’. In the source field, specify the ‘INSTALL.WIM’ file, which you earlier extracted from the Windows ISO file. In the destination field, select the USB drive letter that you just got ready. Let all the settings in the remaining fields be untouched and hit the ‘Apply’ button. GimageX will not extract the contents of the Install.wim file, which contains the necessary Windows 8 folders and system files on the USB drive. Note: This procedure should take a few minutes and will depend on the speed of your USB drive.

If you are using a regular pendrive, then the time taken will be longer than on any 2.5-inch external USB storage drive. Once done, GimageX will display that the process is complete. Exit the GimageX utility and start the command prompt again. We now need to make the USB drive bootable in order to run Windows 8 from the USB drive. For this, we will have to specify a command from the command prompt window. Run the following command as below.

Step 3

In the command above, F: is the drive letter of the USB drive where the Windows 8 files have been extracted to earlier by the GimageX utility. Remember to replace the drive letter of your USB drive, accordingly. This command will take a few seconds to transfer the necessary booting files to the USB drive. Once done, you can quit from the command prompt.

Step 4

That’s it! Shut down your PC, get into the BIOS, enable booting from the USB drive and restart the PC. Your PC will now boot from the USB drive directly into Windows 8. All that is needed in the next step is to specify the serial key and give details, such as username and password. Windows will be up and running in no time and install the necessary drivers in the background. You can now go ahead and configure Windows 8, as you wish and install all your software and applications, as you would on a new PC. All software and applications will be installed on the USB drive by default, unless specified with a different path.

Step 5 - Simply replace the drive name ''h" with "F"

Make sure you have an Internet connection set-up for your PC, if you are using your Microsoft Live (Hotmail) account to be linked with your Windows 8 installation. Once done, you can simply shut down, disconnect your USB drive and get back to your older operating system without any trace of having Windows 8 installed on your PC. You can plug-in this USB drive on any other PC and have Windows 8 running on that PC.

You can also use this trick to install Windows 8 on an internal hard drive and have Windows 8 installed without having to go through the entire process of installing the OS using a DVD ROM.

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How to: Make your own portable apps

2012-10-20T19:26:00.001-07:00

Some use IrfanView as a basic image editor, while others prefer using Photoshop. You might even use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for a more advanced use. Well, the software is usually installed on individual PCs and when you are using another PC, be it in office, college, a friend’s home or elsewhere, you cannot expect the same software to be installed. Installing the same software to work faster would need you to carry it wherever you are or download huge files and pay for multiple licenses. But what if you don’t have the installer with you and the internet is down or slow?

Start capturing your installation

Well, this is the case with many PC users who need to carry their work around on pen drives but lack access to the software the data is created with. If there was a portable version of the same software that you use, it can save your day. The portable app would simply run from the external drive and would need no installation whatsoever. This not only allows you to carry along your work software with you, but it also saves a lot of time if the other PC does not have the required software installed. Many ordinary programs can be turned into portable ones. Doing this used to be quite a task, but it isn't anymore. We'll show you how to make portable apps for Windows using two methods, one of which runs on your PC, the other which does it for you online.

Snapshots being taken before installation

To begin with, you need to download and install a utility called ‘Cameyo’. This utility is nothing but an application virtualisation environment which packages the entire application including all settings, data, executable files, DLL files, registry entries and other necessary files into a single executable file. Once executed, the application is extracted into a temporary folder and the registry values and user settings etc. are temporarily added to their respective locations on the guest PC as if it was installed. Using this method, you will no longer need to install your apps every time you move from one computer to another.

Recording mode when an application is being installed

Download Cameyo from ‘www.cameyo.com’ and install it on your PC. Before you begin, it is highly recommended that you scan your PC for any viruses and malware to avoid these being carried along in the portable app. It's also advised that you clear your PC of junk and temp files and defragment your hard drive. Make sure you have administrator privileges on your operating system or else you won’t be able to create the app.

Install your application

Method 1: Creating portable apps on your own PC

Start Cameyo and you will be greeted with a huge listing of all the portable apps that have already been made and distributed for free. You can simply browse through the apps and if they are already there, simply download them and avoid the trouble of making them yourself. But if what you want is not listed, you will need to create it. Click on the Studio icon below. The interface will change to a new page with three icons. Click on ‘Capture App locally’. Now the utility starts working in the background and takes a complete screenshot of your computer’s operating system in the present state. This will take a while and depends on how fast your PC is and how many programs are already installed on the PC. Once it completes, you will be asked to install your desired software as usual while the Cameyo utility is running in the background, recording a log of all the changes the new software makes to the PC. Once the software is installed, click on the ‘Install Done’ button in the Cameyo window. If the application you just installed requires a PC reboot, go ahead but don’t click on the ‘Install Done’ button.

Snapshot post installation

Once done, Cameyo will take another snapshot of the PC. It uses the two snapshots to create the portable app and stores the values in the app package itself. After Cameyo has finished working on the snapshots, you will get a message that the app has been created and stored in the user documents location. You will also have the option to edit the package. This is crucial at times because while you were installing the software, if you mistakenly accessed any document or file, the data could be stored in the portable app package. You can accidentally embed sensitive data from your PC into the portable app. Just edit the package and delete the unwanted files if any. That’s it! Copy the executable file to your USB drive and you are ready to go. You can also upload it to your Dropbox account if needed. Once your app is created, you can uninstall the software from your PC if you want.

Packaging of the portable application done and its location

Edit the package details to confirm nothing is added accidentally

Tags: Portable apps , How to: , How To: Make your own portable apps , How to , Cameyo , App virtualization , create portable apps , make portable apps , download portable apps

Bypass PayPal Payment For Free Softwares, Ebooks,Etc | 100% Tested And Working

2012-10-17T09:58:00.001-07:00

Hello Friends,I am again here with new tricks and hack for "Paypal" which will also tought one lession of hacking and more. Now you can free softwares, e-books, games, etc form weak websites without giving them paypal payment. That is Bypassing Paypal Payment.

Just Follow This Little Steps And Bypass Paypal Payment For Free

Just add the following in bookmark, or copy/paste it.

javascript:top.location=document.getElementsByName('return')[0].value; javascript:void(0);

When you are visiting a page using a paypal payment button, just click the bookmark or paste the above code in the URL bar of your navigator.

If it works, you will be redirected to the download page Else, try another site (or buy it )

A link the script works on : http://www.ptcexpert.com

Try script on above website and If you find another link, please share, You can find many more website from google search

Below code with quote :-"this order button requires a javascript enabled browser"

Then follow by that sites homepage

Here Are the Screen shots For the producer :-

Change your Windows Look with Amazing Interface – New Rainmeter Themes

2012-10-16T10:16:00.000-07:00

Its more than just obvious that you guys are using the standard windows operating system which was given by default. If you are using a customized desktop, that’s good, well if you don’t then read on. This post is gonna help you pimp your desktop the way you want by using Rainmeter. First of all you need to get yourself Rainmeter, it is an open source software that allows you to customize your desktop without any restrictiveness. It might not be used by everyone, but only the people who are bored with the same old desktop and who like to spice up their desktop to add that feel good interface with interactivity. So lets get started with Rainmeter, you can download it Rainmeter.

We will show you the step by step installation of Rainmeter and also how to use the Rainmeter to customize your desktop.

1) Install Rainmeter.
2) Once you’re done with the installation, run Rainmeter.
3) When Rainmeter opens, your desktop should look something like this

4) You’ll see lot of boxes, that give you some details about you system, time, date, download speed etc.If you don’t need a specific box to be displayed, you can simply unload it by right clicking on the box and choosing unload skin.

5) You can now move the boxes anywhere around your desktop and place them anywhere you like.

That’s is, you are done with setting up your Rainmeter. Now all you need is few Rainmeter Themes. You can find Rainmeter themes in a lot of websites. For example,

Deviantart: Rainmeter Themes

Since Rainmeter is based completely on visual elements and GUI. Most of the developers and users belong to the deviantart community. Here’s a link to browse the themes that might interest you – Deviantart Rainmaker Themes.

NOTE: While you are looking for those eye catchy themes, make sure you download only those themes which have comments enabled, so read the comments, watch what the other users have got to say about it and once you’re convinced that the theme is legit. You may download it. There have been reports that some of the users have been spreading viruses around that are pretty nasty. They include malwares that actually pretend to be themes, but are actually binary viruses that take control of your computers registries and what not. Also make sure that you don not run any .exe files.

Sorry if this scares you, but since it is a community and bad people exist, CoolPCTips is concerned about your computer’s safety and your integrity.Apart from that there is nothing to worry.

Customize.org: Rainmeter Themes

Another popular community for Rainmeter skins, Get them here.

Lifehacker: Rainmeter Themes

Many of the Favorite and widely used themes are displayed on Lifehacker, you can get them from here.

The Official Rainmeter Forum:

Lot of Rainmeter users and developer post their works of themes on the official forums, get them from here.

Apart from giving you sources, CoolPCTips will give you our very own Favorited themes that might interest you.

The Ironman HUD Interface Theme

This is one of my very own favorite themes on Rainmeter. You can download it here.

GnoMeter:

Another one from our side, its got all the important things that you’ll be needing. You can get Gnometer from here.

Enigma:

It is a pretty exquisite theme that you will definitely love. You can get Enigma from here. Hope you guys have enjoyed this post, stay subscribed to us for more cool stuff like Rainmeter Themes in future.

How To Automatically Log Out From Facebook After Certain Time

2012-10-16T10:13:00.003-07:00

I know its happen to many people , suppose you are chatting with your friends in Facebook then you got a phone on somebody came in your door , you just leave your PC without log out from Facebook and you forget that you were chatting with your friends in Facebook.On the opposite site your friend become angry that you are not replying.If you have face this kind stuff then best is automatically log off from Facebook after a certain or fixed time if you forget to log out.So try this awesome trick

Step 1:Download and install this Firefox add on

"Facebook auto log out"
Step 2:Default time to auto log out is 60 second , just change it just opening the add on by Clicking firefox in the top left,then Add-ons, then options.

This tool also make you log out if you close the window in which you open Facebook.This simple tool is awesome to automatically log off from Facebook.

Enjoy..!!

How to Turn Your Android Phone Into a Webcam??

2012-10-16T09:57:00.004-07:00

Here is Step by step instruction:
Instructions
1
Type the URL address "market.android.com" in the search field on your Web browser. Press the "Search" button. Click on the "Gmail" hyperlink located near the top of the Web page.

2
Enter your Gmail user account information to log in to Android Market's website. Type in your user name in the "Username" field. Enter your password in the "Password" field and click the "Sign In" button.

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3
Type in the keyword "webcam apps" in the search field located near the top of Android Market's homepage. Press the "Search" button. You will see a list of webcam applications on the Web page that you can install on your Android phone.

4
Scroll down the list of webcam applications and determine which one that you want to use, then click on the name of the webcam application. Click the "Overview" tab button to read Description information about the webcam application, and click the "Review" tab button if you also want to read consumer reviews about the webcam application.

5
Click the "Install" button when you're ready to download the webcam application of your choice. Follow the application's installation instructions. For example, IP Web Cam, WO Webcam Lite, and DroidCam Wireless Webcam are free applications that allow you to turn your Android phone into a surveillance camera.

6
Click the webcam icon to launch the application and enable Wi-Fi on your Android phone. Keep in mind that various third-party wireless webcam applications start up information and instructions can vary.

7
Go to the Settings option and type the IP address for your Android phone server. Check to make certain that the IP address appears in the main window and does not show dull or invalid digits like "0.0.0.0."

8
Select an image size from the "Video Preference" screen and then, adjust the image quality. Press the "Start Server" or "Activate" button when you're done. You will be prompted that your Android phone's server is enabled.

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Capture Screenshot on your Android Device !

2012-10-16T08:58:00.002-07:00

In case you are wondering, this is how you take screenshots on your android phone:

Press Home Button and Power Button Together...! (Hold Home Button and press power button).

On some android phones, press Home Button and Back Button together.

A few seconds of trial and error will give you what you want..!

That is it !

You will be able to see your screenshot in the Gallery under ScreenCapture folder...!

How to Hide Files in a Calculator

2012-10-16T08:45:00.003-07:00

Having read the title of this post you may be wondering if it’s really possible. Yeah! It is possible.

As the word suggests, it’s a calculator with a safe which is capable of storing and keeping your files and folders safe. The safe calculator looks just like the default calculator in Windows and in fact it can even perform calculations just like any other calculator. When you start Safe Calculator it will look just like the below picture.

The default code/ pin for the safe is ‘123’. So, to unlock you need to type ‘123’ in the calculator and press on ‘MS’, now the calculator will enter into safe mode. Here you can change the default pin if you want by clicking on ‘New pin’.

Now click on ‘+’ and then ‘=’ to confirm and enter into the safe to browse and choose the files you want to hide. Click on ‘Store’ once you’re done.

Truecaller - Phone no. Tracking software

2012-10-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

Track any mobile no.

Download to your phone

1.	Go to m.truecaller.com

2.	Click Download.

3.	You´re done! Start searching!

FAQ about Truecaller

Q: What is TrueCaller?
A: TrueCaller offers a form of Web-enabled caller ID for your Android, iPhone, Symbian and Windows Phone device! It enables you to match phone numbers to names, addresses, social networks, and even pictures!
With our unique phone number database TrueCaller enables you to identify numbers like no other service is able to.

Q: I can´t find TrueCaller on Android Market. How can I get it?
A: Visit truecaller.com from your phone´s browser to get it.

Q: What phones are supported?
A: Mostly all smartphones but check our Download page for a list of supported devices

Q: What countries are supported?
A: All countries!

Q: If I hard-reset my phone and re-install TrueCaller, do I have to pay the license again?
A: No, your IMEI is connected to our system so it will automatically detect that your payment has already been done during initialization.

Q: The application doesn't start properly with my Windows Mobile Device?
A: If your phone runs Windows Mobile operative system, please download Microsoft .NET CF 3.5, follow the links on the Download page. If you have a Symbian phone please verify that you have a proper internet connection.

Q: How can I add support for my country?
A: Please ask us using the sticky post in our blog and we will try adding the requested country.

Q: The phone number of a caller isn't shown, why doesn't Truecaller show that to me?
A: TrueCaller will only be activated on incoming calls where the number isn't previously stored on your cellphone and if the number isn't anonymous.

If a number has been saved twice in your phone book on a Symbian device (such as Nokia devices) the contact will not be displayed when a call is received and TrueCaller will not make a lookup because the number is still saved in your phone book.

Q: "Error: Please select your country in settings"
A: Open settings and select a new country and save. Then change back to your country and save. Make sure you have Internet connection available.
In Symbian version, check that your Access Point is correct in Settings.

Q: My requests are being processed slow, why?
A: If you have a very poor network connection it could take longer. A normal request time is between 1 and 5 seconds depending on country. Unfortunately the searchspeed in some countries may be slow because of the service provider.

Q: How much data-traffic does TrueCaller use?
A: The data is very optimized and therefor it will never be bigger than a 1 kb per request. To find out exactly how much that would cost you in your currency, please contact your operator.

Q: My phone is not supported, how can i get it supported?
A: Please leave us a message using the sticky post in our blog. If there is enough requests for a specific application, we may develop it!
If you are using a Windows Mobile Pro device and your phone is not in the list, you can try to select by OS.

Q: Does TrueCaller always work?
A: TrueCaller will always work provided you have 3G or EDGE or WLAN internet connection on your cellphone and the number is available on reverse phone number lookup services.

Q: The application cannot find any phone numbers?
A: Make sure you have selected your local country in Settings. Otherwise Truecaller will not be able to lookup local numbers. If you still experience problem with finding all numbers, please leave us a comment on the sticky post on our blog.

Q: When will UK be supported?
A: Due to some law restrictions TrueCaller will not be supported in UK. Hopefully we will be able to support UK in a near future but what we do support at the moment is a area localization function which shows you which area the area code belongs to.
Update: You can now use our CallerID+ in all countries including UK.

Q: I have bought a license of TrueCaller. Can I download a updated version from your website without losing my license?
A: Yes. Your phone is registred in our system as paid so you will always be able to get new updates. Even if you uninstall TrueCaller and install it later on it will still work. (This answer is only for users in countries where TrueCaller is not free)

Q: How do I opt-out my phone number from your application?
A: Please visit http://www.truecaller.com/?p=unlist_phone_number and enter your phone number and it will be removed within 3 days.

School Is Out, Porn Is In - Protect your children using internet filter software

2012-10-16T08:39:00.002-07:00

Parents, take heed. Summer means fun and sun for young people, but there could be a dark side to all that free time. Is your teen home alone? Are the computers in your house protected from porn sites? Unfortunately, it’s possible your students are finding sexually explicit material online that could hurt their emotional, spiritual and even physical health.

According to TopTenREVIEWS Google Analytics data reveals a dramatic increase – indeed a 4,700% jump – in searches for the term "porn" in the days immediately following the end of school for most students. While falling short of scientific proof, it's a strong indicator of what many youngsters may be doing on their summer vacation.

There could be many explanations for this dramatic change in numbers, but there is no question it coincides with the time most schools get out.

Since parents are busy and cannot constantly stand guard over computer use, a little electronic help might come in handy. Internet filter software can offer some reassurance to parents that their children are protected from material that parents deem objectionable.

The internet filter software on the market today allows parents to block websites and chat rooms that parents deem inappropriate. This software can do much more including such things as filtering emails, monitoring social media sites and sending parents email alerts if someone using a computer is accessing objectionable content.

Academic studies have shown that young people who are exposed to sexually explicit material before age 18 are more likely to become promiscuous, get pregnant, test positive for a sexually transmitted disease and engage in forced sex.

Nothing takes the place of heart-to-heart talks between parents and children about values, human sexuality and the things that are considered healthy, respectful and worthwhile according to a particular family’s principles.

However, internet filter software can shield children from images, language, videos and other depictions of behaviors that are contrary to the parents’ standards. It could be another tool to help parents get involved in the already complicated task of trying to raise healthy, well-adjusted children.

Dr. Mary Anne Layden, director of the Sexual Trauma and Psychopathology Program,
Center for Cognitive Therapy in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, is the author of “The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations.”

"There is evidence that the prevalence of pornography in the lives of many children and adolescents is far more significant than most adults realize, that pornography is deforming the healthy sexual development of these young viewers, and that it is used to exploit children and adolescents,” Layden wrote.

How does it deform them?

In a telephone interview, Layden said academic studies show that there are 23 unhealthy behaviors that people exposed to "sexualized media" before the age of 18 are more likely to display. These can include a greater likelihood to have sex earlier in life, have multiple partners, engage in forced sex, test positive for Chlamydia, be more accepting of sexual harassment and become juvenile offenders.

“Are any of those things the kind of things we want for our kids?” Layden said. “My own research shows that pornography is mis-education about sex. It lies about sex.”

For example, she said pornography shows that women love to be degraded and violently hurt, which is not true in real life. It also depicts men as vicious, narcissistic and out of control – which is also not true, she said.

“This is hate speech against men and hate speech against women,” Layden said. “It sends the wrong message about people, relationships and functions. Porn doesn’t say anything about love or commitment or caring. It also doesn’t say anything about producing children.”

The blunt-talking and often controversial Layden said she tells parents, “You’ve got to say to children: ‘There won’t be any porn in this home’” and then take strong measures to keep it away from impressionable youngsters.

“It’s good to talk to the kids, but I think prevention is 100 percent better,” Layden said.

What is Internet filter software?

Schools and businesses can easily have dozens of computers operating at once, with many or even all of them providing Internet access. Wherever Internet access is available, there’s always the possibility that members of an organization may visit websites you’d rather they stay away from, as well as the ever-present threat of the Internet being used as a tool for Cyber bullying or sexual harassment. With the abundance of inappropriate material available online, such as pornography, games and gambling, it can be a challenge to effectively filter and limit access to those sites.

With Internet filter softwares you can

Block web sites in more than 70 categories, including pornography, gambling, drugs, violence/hate/racism, malware/spyware, phishing

Force SafeSearch on all major search engines

Set time restrictions to block web access during designated times

Configure custom lists for "always allow" and "always block"

Override a web page block with password

Trust the enhanced anti-tampering, even children can't break

View easy reports to monitor and control web activity

Real-time categorization of new adult and malicious sites

Some of Internet filter software available are -

Click here to download K9 Web Protection

Click here to download Pearl Internet Monitoring Software

Paid Software -

Click here to download CyberPatrol Internet Filtering Software

How to boost Firefox download speed

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Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers and was number 1 for many years. Still it has millions of users who like to do web surfing on it. This post is for all those Firefox lovers. We all use some download manager to speed up download.

But there is a nice Firefox add-On which boosts downloading speed of Firefox. This is really nice for those who do not use any type of download manager. This add-On is called FireDownload
which increase download speed of Firefox browser up to 10 times. The most important thing about this add-on is that it is available for free of cost.

This add-on is really easy to use and does not need any kind of settings. Just install and see the effects.

Download and install this add-on on your Firefox web browser on windows from the link below.

http://www.fireaddons.com/downloads/

After the installation, restart your browser. Then try downloading any file from the internet and see the difference.