Use Gmail to make VoIP calls

It was on April 1st 2004 when Google announced its entry into the webmail domain when it launched GMAIL. Though it was an invitation only beta release at that point of time, it was later on rolled out to the general public on Feb 2007. Since then Gmail has grown by leaps and bounds and has gone through a ton of changes. On Aug 25th 2010, a new feature was launched which would allow users to call phones directly from their email. It’s a step along the road to the idea of one number that can reach you wherever you are, rather than separate ones for mobile, home and work.

PAST

Until now the embedded chat in GMAIL was like any other chat application which would let you

• Send messages to friends.

• Have a group conversation with multiple friends.

• Share/embed videos/rich media.

• Computer-to-Computer voice and video chat services.

PRESENT

Making a call from Gmail

• At the top of the chat bar there is a “call phone” option.
• On clicking it a number pad will appear allowing you to dial your desired number and place a phone call.
• Google Talk voice and video plugin is a prerequisite for dialing.

Making a call is simple

COMPETITION

With the latest feature Google hopes to be giving direct competition to Skype and more traditional operators such as AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications. However the bigger threat is to Skype since the mobile operators all over the world have been cutting their call prices in recent years in response to stiff competition.

For any product to click it has to offer something special when compared to other competitors in the same field. Having the VoIP service tie into the Google address book is a perk that could attract new users.

Within 24 hours of its launch the Gmail phone calling feature received a tremendous response with over 1 million phone calls placed according to Google Twitter page. Considering that Gmail has over 180 million users it’s no big deal. For now (end of year) the calls are free within US and Canada.

Google call rates, compared to other VoIP providers.

Evolutionary, NOT Revolutionary

Google has always been known for its innovation. Be it search, email, maps or online video they have taken the world by surprise. Although I won’t call this web calling service an innovation but surely it is going to give more choices to the consumers now as to which service they should opt for. These days the trend is to build unified tools which offer a range of ways to communicate all in one place and Google is not going to be left behind. For any loyal Google user Gmail is an always-open tab with email, contacts, calendar, documents, chat and a lot more integrated in one service. The Web-based telephony client is only going to strengthen the market share of GMAIL.

Million Dollar question: Would you be attracted to this service for long or you would just try it out for the novelty factor of placing calls via e-mail inbox??? Could Google’s phone service make calling from a computer the new norm???

What is Google Adsense and how to get a account

Yesterday , I have received a mail approving my Adsense account, I was very happy as I was rejected a lot of times and one of my accounts was even banned.But now I have found a way to get an adsense account easily and I want to share it with the readers of techBU. Let me first of all explain about adsense.

What is Google AdSense?

According to google adsense is ” Google AdSense is a free, simple way for website publishers of all sizes to earn money by displaying targeted Google ads on their websites. AdSense also lets you provide Google search to your site users, while earning money by displaying Google ads on the search results pages. “

To tell in simple words it is an advertising program from google and currently the best in the market. It helps you to display ads on your website or blog and earn money based on the number of clicks and impressions.

Advantages of AdSense

The main advantages of adsense include

• It shows the most relevant ads based on the page content compared to any other advertising programs, Thus increasing the chance of getting a click.
• Highest Cost Per clicks (CPCs) and CPMs in the market.
• You can also add it to RSS feeds.

Why AdSense program approval is the difficult to get?

Adsense programme policies are the most stringent. The strict conditions include

• You should have a domain of your own and not a subdomain. ( except for blogger blogs)
• The domain must be registered for more than a period of 6 months.
• The content on it must be within their content guidelines.
• Your website must have a decent amount of traffic.
• It is also rumored that adsense program approval is difficult for Indians compared to Americans.

So for a new blogger these terms and requirements seem to be very difficult to meet.So most of the times they do not get approved.

How to get AdSense account easily

• Sign up at www.indyarocks.com
• Complete your profile or at least 75% of it.
• Upload your personal photo for the display photo.
• Upload at least 20 personal photos (not wallpapers) though the website states 10, Just to be on the safe-side.
• Write upto 5 blog entries (atleast 2). The more you write the better are your chances of getting approved.

Note- write blogs on your own. Do not copy and paste. Use authentic language (No smileys etc.) Make it look official by using appropriate punctuation and headings. At least write a single post with more than a thousand words.

-After all that apply by clicking on ad sense in your Indyarocks homepage.

-You can see an in-depth tutorial on applying and how to fill the forms at here.

-After getting approved your indyarocks adsense page will look like this.

-You can use this adsense account for other blogs and websites also.

Have a happy time applying for adsense and please do post comments.

A common problem faced by most of the bloggers is getting their blog indexed in Google or any other major search engines. If you’re blogging on Blogger-hosted blog, then you don’t have to worry about getting indexed in Google as all your entries or posts are shown in Google Search Results immediately at the instant time you hit the “Publish” button. But, it’s really frustrating for Self-hosted WordPress users and especially new bloggers who really have to do everything manually to be indexed in Google.

Here, I would like to share some of the ways which I’ve used when I migrated from Blogger to WordPress where I’ve successfully indexed my homepage ( Blogger Bits ) within 24 hours and all my posts in Google in just 14 days.

After creating your blog, just follow these simple steps and you’ll see your website in Search Engine Results within 24 hours for sure. (100% working)

Step #1: Install “All in One SEO pack plugin” for WordPress

This is the first thing that I’ve done immediately after migrating to WordPress. Installing the All in One SEO pack plugin. Although I do not have any basic knowledge/ experience of using WordPress before, I’ve read a lot of articles about the use of this great plugin which is really essential to every WordPress users. This plugin enables you to add post title, description, and keywords for every individual posts for better Search Engine Optimization ( SEO ) and hence maximizes the chances of getting organic traffic from Google very soon after blog being launched.

Step #2: Add your site to Google Webmasters Tools

Log into Google Webmasters Tools with your Google account and add your blog/site by clicking the ‘Add a site‘ button. Then, type the domain name you wish to add, and click ‘Continue‘. You will have to verify your site using a META Tag. Copy it go to your WordPress Dashboard > Plugins > and paste the META tag in the ‘Additional Home Headers‘ at the bottom and ‘Update‘ the info. Then, click ‘Verify‘ on Google Webmaster Tools and you are done.

Step #3: Submit your Sitemap to Google

Install Google XML Sitemaps plugin for WordPress. This plugin will generate a XML sitemap which you can submit to Google Webmasters Tools or any other search engines to better index your blog. Once you’ve activated it in your ‘Plugins‘ page, you’ll see a ‘XML-Sitemap‘ link under ‘Settings‘ menu. So, build your XML sitemap for the first time by clicking on “Rebuild Sitemap” button. So, your sitemap URL will be looking like this http://www.yourblogname.com/sitemap.xml or http://www.yourblogname.com/sitemap.xml.gz. So now, go to Google Webmasters > Site Configurations > Sitemaps > Click on ‘Add a sitemap‘ button. Now, type ‘sitemap.xml‘ in the text area box which comes after http://www.yourblogname.com/ and click “Submit” button. This great plugin will automatically update your sitemap every time you publish your post.

Step #4: Adding your site to Google Analytics

First, sign into Google Analytics using your Google Account. Then, you will have to add your Website’s URL, Contact information, accept User Agreements and finally you’ll be provided with a Tracking Code. Copy the code and go to WordPress Dashboard > Appearances > Editor > Footer.php and paste the code right above the </body> tag. This step is important to track your visitors, traffic sources, page views and more.

Step #5: Site Stats and Valuation sites

This is another simplest way to tell to Google that you page does exist. Usually, most of us have come across site valuation sites which tells you “How Much Does Your Site Worth?” These sites already have good place/rankings in Google, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines. So, when you submit your site and check your site’s value there, it will automatically create a special page for your blog/website (like this, this and this ). This will help your site to easily get indexed by Google. Here is a list of such sites:

Alexa, About The Domain, Stat Brain, Stimator, BizInformation, Websiteoutlook, QuarkBase, Whois, Cubestat, BuiltWith, URLfan, SiteValueCheck, Business-Opportunities, NinjaWebsiteAppraiser, MyWebsiteWorth, Estimix and etc.

Step #6: Social Networking and Bookmarking sites

Register an account with top Social Networking Sites such as Facebook ( Facebook fans page ), Twitter, Orkut and bookmarking sites such as StumbleUpon, Technorati, Digg, Delicious, and etc.  As they have a good reputation in Google, they will make Googlebot to have a glance at your site. But, remember to use your site name like this www.facebook.com/yourblogname or twitter.com/yourblogname .

Step #7: Blog directories and communities

Add your blog to top directories such as Technorati, BlogCatalog, Bloggernity, GlobeofBlogs, Blogged, OnTopList and etc. This is the most easiest and effective way to get free quality back links from websites with higher Google page ranks.

Step #8: Link Exchanges

Link exchange is one of the ancient but effective way for people to get exposure to their website and get indexed. But usually, no body wants to exchange link with a blog with zero Google Page rank and no Alexa rank. Though, you can try to exchange link with your friends and peers who already have websites with good rankings or try free link exchange services such as Link Market where you can exchange links with other people.

So, if you’ve followed each and every step that I’ve mentioned above, I bet that your site/blog (at least your homepage if you’ve just started your blog) will be indexed in Google Search Engine results within 24 hours. Try to check for those links by typing “site:www.yourblogname.com” in Google Search.  Good luck.

If you have any other good tips or techniques, please do not hesitate to share with us in the  comments below.

error for broadband

Broad Band Error Codes and Solution

If you are customer of broadband you must have experienced these or at least some of these errors at least once in your system
and then you keep scratching your head that what the hell went wrong when you were doing every thing according to the manual.
Well then its time for you to shampoo you scalp and stop scratching it cause here are those common errors and there solutions too.

1) Possible solution / fix for error 619

Broadband error 619 – The port is disconnected
Possible solution for error 619: Restart your computer and wait until all applications have completely loaded before
trying to reconnect. Check your modem and phone cables are connected securely. If your problem has still not been
resolved uninstall and reinstall your Broadband modem.
Error 619: The port is disconnected – Error 619 often occurs when another application / process requires the same port as
being used by the broadband / internet modem. In particular, fax software is often associated with error 619. Should you
encounter error 619 whilst using fax software – disable the fax software and reboot. The quick / common fix for Error 619
is to shut down / reboot, thus forcing the offending port to close.
To fix error 619, try the following steps:
1. Restart / reboot PC. Wait until all applications have loaded before reconnecting.
2. Check all modem, phone cables and filters.
3. If error 619 persists – uninstall and reinstall your Broadband modem. Sometimes, error 619 can be caused where old
ISP modem software is conflicting with newer modem software. Therefore, ensure that any old software is removed and
retest the connection.

2) Possible solution / fix for error 629

Error 629 – The port was disconnected by the remote machine
Possible solution for error 629: Restart your computer and wait until all applications have completely loaded before
trying to reconnect. Recreate the Dial Up Connection. If your problem has still not been resolved uninstall and reinstall
your Broadband modem.
Error 629 – further information
Error 629 generally means that the remote computer (ISP) is closing / disconnecting the port. This might be due to
incorrect connection settings such as incorrect username and / or password. Having checked these settings, if error 629
persists, it would be wise to check ISP server status for any server outages or other ISP related problems.
Having checked connection settings, ISP server status – the next step would be to check all modem connections, cables
and broadband filters – followed by a PC and modem reboot. If Error 629 has still not cleared, you may wish to revert to
either local or ISP technical support…or google error 629 to see what the forums have to offer.
One such listing details the causes of Error 629 as follows:
The modem driver is corrupt
The DUN connection is dialling an invalid access number
The modem is not attempting a compatible connection
Authentication failure (invalid username or password)
Invalid or corrupt DUN connection settings
And if you have anything further to offer regarding Error 629 – please do not hesitate to get in touch.

3) Broadband error code 631

Error 631 – The port was disconnected by the user
With error 631, the user disconnected themselves – there is usually no fix required – just connect again. Error 631 is
usually a one-off glitch, caused when connection is interrupted by the user or another program on the PC.

Possible solution / fix for error 631
Possible solution for error 631
Error 631 is usually a one-off error which happens when the connection is interrupted by the user or another program on
the PC. In order to resolve Error 631, all that is usually required is a restart and to wait until all applications have
completely loaded before trying to reconnect. Recreate the connection and usually – no more error 631.
In some circumstances, Error 631 can be caused by incorrect connection settings or by using the wrong modem or
modem software. If a simple restart does not fix your error 631, check that the modem is correctly installed and
connected, whilst ensuring that any old modem software has been uninstalled. If error 631 persists, technical support
might be required or a google for error 631 to see if the forums have anything to offer.

4)Broadband error code 633

Error 633 – The port is already in use or is not configured for Remote Access
Possible solution / fix for error 633
Possible solution for error 633
Error 633 – The port is already in use or is not configured for Remote Access dialout
Error 633 is similar to Error 619 error and is often caused by other applications attempting to use the broadband modem,
incorrect connection settings and sometimes a corrupt modem driver.
Error 633 can usually be resolved with a PC restart. This works 50% of the time. Failing this, error 633 might require best
the user to disable any Firewall Software. Try to connect again. Recreate the connection and finally, try uninstalling and
reinstalling the Modem.

5) Broadband error code 645

Error 645 – Internal authentication error
Possible solution for error 645
This problem tends to occur with users of Windows 98 or Windows ME and can often be resolved via the following steps:
Recreate the Connection.
Windows 95/98 – This error can occur if the Require encrypted password option is enabled
on the Server Types tab in the connection’s properties, or an incorrect user name or password have been entered.
All versions of Windows – This error can occur if you are
attempting to connect to a Windows 2000 domain that has had a RRAS (Routing and Remote Access Services) server log
on without administrative privileges

6) Broadband error code 650

Error 650 – The Remote Access server is not responding
Error 650 can occur if the ISP server modem/equipment is not set up properly.
Possible solution / fix for error 650
Possible solution for error 650
The most likely reason for one of the above errors is a Network Problem. Consider the following steps:
. After receiving
this error wait 15 minutes and then restart your computer. Once it has restarted wait until all applications have
completely loaded before trying to reconnect.
. If you receive the same error, check with your service provider for
Network Outages. You may need to be patient.
If there are no network outages, the problem may originate from your
computer. In this case recreate your connection and if this fails to resolve the problem, uninstall and reinstall your
Broadband modem.

7) Broadband error code 651

Error 651 – Your modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error
Possible solution / fix for error 651
Error 651 – Your modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error.
Error 651 usually points to a driver error or modem hardware failure. To resolve Error 651, first ensure that the modem is
correctly connected to the PC and telephone line, with all points covered with broadband filters. Ensure that full
connectivity is indicated on the modem. Having checked these things – restart. If this does not resolve the error 651, go
through an uninstall and reinstall of the modem software. Thereafter, if Error 651 persists, it’s possible that the modem is
faulty. If the modem is the USB variety, try connecting to a different USB port on the PC or another PC entirely to confirm
that it is not a problem with USB port. If Error 651 still persists, technical support is indicated.

Possible solution / fix for error 678

Broadband error 678 – There is no answer
Error 678 is usually associated with Windows XP and can normally be resolved by restarting and waiting until all
applications have completely loaded before trying to reconnect. Although ADSL modems do not dial to connect to the
internet, error 678 – no answer – can still occur and sometimes results because there is an invalid number entered for the
computer to dial.
The following steps are often indicated to fix Error 678:
Click on the Start Menu and then select Run.
In the box which appears type the word command in order to open the command prompt and then click OK.
In the black command prompt window, type netsh interface ip reset log.txt and click on Enter on your keyboard.
Then type exit into the command prompt and then click on Enter on your keyboard.
Now restart your computer and reconnect to the Internet.

9) Possible solution / fix for error 691

Broadband error 691 – Access denied because username and/or
password is invalid on the domain
With all Windows versions – Error 691 can occur if you use a bad username or password; remember in most instances the
password is case-sensitive – you will not see the password, so if CAPS LOCK is not the way you expect it, you may have a
problem with upper/lower-case. It may also occur if there is a problem with your service provider’s access equipment, or
on a ‘bad’ connection where the modem is retraining. Can also occur with incorrect Connectoid settings.
If you get error 691 with a new account – you may not be using the correct username and/or password. Verify with your
provider exactly what you need for your username and password.

10)Possible solution / fix for error 718

Broadband error 718 – PPP timeout
Error 718 indicates a PPP conversation was started, but was terminated because the remote server did not respond within
an appropriate time. This can be caused by poor line quality or a problem with the server (ISP). This error can occur
when your modem has connected to the ISP and has sent username and password, but there is no response from the
server. Sometimes, re-dialing will be successful.Error 718 can also occur if your ISP account has expired, or if the username or password you are using is invalid. Error
718 can occur if you have LCP extensions enabled in the TCP/IP Properties of the connectoid and your ISP does not
support LCP extensions.
Error 718 may also occur if you have one or more network cards in your machine, and the cards do not have TCP/IP
protocol enabled, or if the TCP/IP settings are incorrect. (Go to Networking in Control Panel to examine the properties of
your network adapters; or, if you are not using the network card(s), disable them in Control Panel->System->Hardware.)

11) Broadband error 721 – Remote PPP peer is not responding

Possible solution / fix for error 721
Make sure your line is working by testing for a dial tone on your phone. Unplug, reboot and plug in again to ensure the
driver has loaded. If there’s still no joy, don’t discount the possibility of a faulty modem.
More about Error 721
Error 721 generally means that there is a problem with the remote PPP – the PPP server resides with the Internet /
broadband provider and is the computer at ‘the other end of the line’ that establishes connections to the Internet. The
majority of Error 721 messages are caused by a ‘problem’ with the Internet service provider. Most Internet service
providers have a number that can be called to check their service status. With Error 721 problems, it is therefore worth
checking the ISP’s service status before checking other possible causes.
Another possible cause of Error 721 messages can be displaced modem connections, adsl cables and / or broadband
filters. If an Error 721 message has not been caused by the ISP, it would be prudent to check all such connections.
Common advice is then to shut down both modem and PC and to wait 5-10 minutes before restarting them. Wait until all
PC application have fully loaded before attempting to reconnect to the Internet.
Where there are no ISP service issues and all modems, filters, cables are correctly connected – another possible Error 721
fix would be to check all associated PC settings and to update / uninstall modem drivers, reboot and reinstall them again
and whilst doing so – take care not to connect the modem until prompted to do so by the setup program.
Where no fix is found for Error 721, if time allows – wait 24 hours and try again or seek either local or ISP technical
support. You might also be advised to google for error 721 as there is a wealth of information available via the various
forums and blogs.
And should you have anything to add or offer regarding error 721, please do not hesitate to contact us.

12) Possible solution / fix for error 797

Possible solution for error 797
Restart your computer and wait until all applications have completely loaded before trying to reconnect.
If your problem has still not been resolved uninstall and reinstall your Broadband modem.

13) Broadband error 680 – No dial tone

Possible solution / fix for error 680
Error 680 usually means there is a problem receiving the Broadband signal at your modem.
Error 680 (no dial tone) has a great many potential causes. The best way to resolve Error 680 is to work logically to rule
out each potential cause. The first consideration is to know if the broadband connection is actually live. Installing modem
and modem software can result in Error 680 if the ‘go-live’ date has yet to be reached. The next ‘fault find’ is to ensure
that the modem is connected to the telephone master socket, whilst ensuring that all extension cables, phone splitters
and all other devices have been removed. Disconnect faxes, alarms and Sky TV (if connected) and once removed,
attempt a broadband connection direct via the telephone master socket (ensuring that a broadband microfilter is being
used. If Error 680 persists, try using a replacement microfilter (sometimes a cause of error 680). The next thing to
consider with Error 680 is electrical interference from cordless / digital phones and any other potential sources of
electrical energy. Having ruled out all of these potential causes, one remaining consideration would be to update the
modem drivers, which in most cases can be obtained from the manufacturers website.
If after these steps, Error 680 persists, technical support would be the next course of action.

OTHER ERROR CODE :

600 An operation is pending.
601 The port handle is invalid.
602 The port is already open.
603 Caller’s buffer is too small.
604 Wrong information specified.
605 Cannot set port information.
606 The port is not connected.
607 The event is invalid.
608 The device does not exist.
609 The device type does not exist.
610 The buffer is invalid.
611 The route is not available.
612 The route is not allocated.
613 Invalid compression specified.
614 Out of buffers.
615 The port was not found.
616 An asynchronous request is pending.
617 The port or device is already disconnecting.
618 The port is not open.
619 The port is disconnected.
620 There are no endpoints.
621 Cannot open the phone book file.
622 Cannot load the phone book file.
623 Cannot find the phone book entry.
624 Cannot write the phone book file.
625 Invalid information found in the phone book.
626 Cannot load a string.
627 Cannot find key.
628 The port was disconnected.
629 The port was disconnected by the remote machine.
630 The port was disconnected due to hardware failure.
631 The port was disconnected by the user.
632 The structure size is incorrect.
633 The port is already in use or is not configured for Remote Access dialout.
634 Cannot register your computer on the remote network.
635 Unknown error.
636 The wrong device is attached to the port.
637 The string could not be converted.
638 The request has timed out.
639 No asynchronous net available.
640 A NetBIOS error has occurred.
641 The server cannot allocate NetBIOS resources needed to support the client.
642 One of your NetBIOS names is already registered on the remote network.
643 A network adapter at the server failed.
644 You will not receive network message popups.
645 Internal authentication error.
646 The account is not permitted to log on at this time of day.
647 The account is disabled.
648 The password has expired.
649 The account does not have Remote Access permission.
650 The Remote Access server is not responding.
651 Your modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error.
652 Unrecognized response from the device.
653 A macro required by the device was not found in the device .INF file section.
654 A command or response in the device .INF file section refers to an undefined macro
655 The macro was not found in the device .INF file section.
656 The macro in the device .INF file section contains an undefined macro
657 The device .INF file could not be opened.
658 The device name in the device .INF or media .INI file is too long.
659 The media .INI file refers to an unknown device name.
660 The device .INF file contains no responses for the command.
661 The device .INF file is missing a command.
662 Attempted to set a macro not listed in device .INF file section.
663 The media .INI file refers to an unknown device type.
664 Cannot allocate memory.
665 The port is not configured for Remote Access.
666 Your modem (or other connecting device) is not functioning.
667 Cannot read the media .INI file.
668 The connection dropped.
669 The usage parameter in the media .INI file is invalid.
670 Cannot read the section name from the media .INI file.
671 Cannot read the device type from the media .INI file.
672 Cannot read the device name from the media .INI file.
673 Cannot read the usage from the media .INI file.
674 Cannot read the maximum connection BPS rate from the media .INI file.
675 Cannot read the maximum carrier BPS rate from the media .INI file.
676 The line is busy.
677 A person answered instead of a modem.
678 There is no answer.
679 Cannot detect carrier.
680 There is no dial tone.
681 General error reported by device.
682 ERROR WRITING SECTIONNAME
683 ERROR WRITING DEVICETYPE
684 ERROR WRITING DEVICENAME
685 ERROR WRITING MAXCONNECTBPS
686 ERROR WRITING MAXCARRIERBPS
687 ERROR WRITING USAGE
688 ERROR WRITING DEFAULTOFF
689 ERROR READING DEFAULTOFF
690 ERROR EMPTY INI FILE
691 Access denied because username and/or password is invalid on the domain.
692 Hardware failure in port or attached device.
693 ERROR NOT BINARY MACRO
694 ERROR DCB NOT FOUND
695 ERROR STATE MACHINES NOT STARTED
696 ERROR STATE MACHINES ALREADY STARTED
697 ERROR PARTIAL RESPONSE LOOPING
698 A response keyname in the device .INF file is not in the expected format.
699 The device response caused buffer overflow.
700 The expanded command in the device .INF file is too long.
701 The device moved to a BPS rate not supported by the COM driver.
702 Device response received when none expected.
703 ERROR INTERACTIVE MODE
704 ERROR BAD CALLBACK NUMBER
705 ERROR INVALID AUTH STATE
706 ERROR WRITING INITBPS
707 X.25 diagnostic indication.
708 The account has expired.
709 Error changing password on domain.
710 Serial overrun errors were detected while communicating with your modem.
711 RasMan initialization failure. Check the event log.
712 Biplex port is initializing. Wait a few seconds and redial.
713 No active ISDN lines are available.
714 Not enough ISDN channels are available to make the call.
715 Too many errors occurred because of poor phone line quality.
716 The Remote Access IP configuration is unusable.
717 No IP addresses are available in the static pool of Remote Access IP addresses.
718 PPP timeout.
719 PPP terminated by remote machine.
720 No PPP control protocols configured.
721 Remote PPP peer is not responding.
722 The PPP packet is invalid.
723 The phone number, including prefix and suffix, is too long.
724 The IPX protocol cannot dial-out on the port because the computer is an IPX router.
725 The IPX protocol cannot dial-in on the port because the IPX router is not installed..
726 The IPX protocol cannot be used for dial-out on more than one port at a time.
727 Cannot access TCPCFG.DLL.
728 Cannot find an IP adapter bound to Remote Access.
729 SLIP cannot be used unless the IP protocol is installed.
730 Computer registration is not complete.
731 The protocol is not configured.
732 The PPP negotiation is not converging.
733 The PPP control protocol for this network protocol is not available on the server.
734 The PPP link control protocol terminated..
735 The requested address was rejected by the server..
736 The remote computer terminated the control protocol.
737 Loopback detected..
738 The server did not assign an address.
739 The remote server cannot use the Windows NT encrypted password.
740 The TAPI devices configured for Remote Access failed to initialize or were not installed
correctly.
741 The local computer does not support encryption.
742 The remote server does not support encryption.
743 The remote server requires encryption.
744 Cannot use the IPX net number assigned by the remote server. Check the event log.
752 A syntax error was encountered while processing a script.

Is it really coming by Norke

This masterpiece was made in Muro alone.

DeviantART has been serving graphic designers for the last 10 years, and in the list of services they offer they have added another gem ,Muro. Muro is an online, browser-based drawing service being offered by DeviantART for free. Muro works on the latest HTML5 technology,so what does it mean,well in simple words you don’t need flash to run this and that means it can be run smoothly on Apple iPad also.

I have personally used Muro and my experience was far above the level of satisfaction.Muro offers around 20+ brushes some of which are for premium users only.With softwares like Photoshop and Corel draw already in the market Muro has got everything to offer them a good competition.Muro offers you a good range of filters to be applied on your artwork.You can either submit your finished artwork at deviantart or move on to save it to your own HDD.

Muro can be tried for free with all its features in basic version ,the Pro version has some extra filters and brushes.Both free and pro versions have a very interesting feature and that is support for Wacom’s tablets, yes that means if you own a tablet then you can very easily use one with this.There are art works of various professional artists at display on its official site and believe me when i say that you would remain spellbound when you see those artworks ,they really masterpieces created with this magnificent tool. And as is very beautifully said , seeing is believing you must head toward muro.deviantart.com to see some these artworks and try this tool for free.

Please drop a comment if you were able to test this service with a tablet or using Apple iPad.

Mobile phones, the ultimate gadget in this wireless and busy world. And with this much reach your phone has also made some enemies that are always there to harm your phones data either by installing malicious codes or by some sort of physical attacks.

every time you connect your phone to the computer to transfer your images or share something , you are just opening yourself to a host of malicious coding. Also now whenever you turn on your bluetooth, there may be someone  trying bluesnarfing on your device.

So below , I have given a list of some applications intended to secure your device up to some extent.

Hide photos and videos

Well today hardly anyone uses a mobile phone without a camera, and with brands like Nokia and Samsung offering cameras with 3 to 12 megapixel they are actually bridging the gap between a cell phone and a digital camera.  We alllove to click pictures of ourselves and our loved ones and would cherish to keep them with us on the go but seldom we want someone else to take a hold of them from our cellphones to misuse them , to safeguard your cell phone from this misery here’s the apps that may help.

bulambod

Bulambod is an unbreakable cipher software . The only way to crack it is by brute force. But it will take so much time that you will regret doing it. In cryptography terminology cipher is an algorithm that performs encryption and decryption operations on any given information or data. All you need to do is to select the file you need to encrypt and then choose a password and then Bulambod will do the rest. There is no length of password so you can make it really difficult for someone to crack it.

Download Bulambod : http://bit.ly/cQDRLM

PictureEncrypter if you need to encrypt your images you can use this. This application lets you Zip your images and assign a password to it. To view your image, all you need to do is type the password and it will let you have your image.

visit website: http://bit.ly/b8DE3h

Download PictureEncrypter : http://bit.ly/bNy6ed

PrivateCallandSmsGuard use this application to hide and password protect access to messages. Since the main function of a mobile phone is to make voice calls and messaging,with these two features secure you can have a sound sleep that your phine is secure. for this you can use this application. This application lets you personalize your phone by assigning rules to call. You can individually set rules to accept or reject calls , this way you don’t have to bother whose call to receive and whose not. The same can be done for messages. encryption of messages can also be obtained with the use of another app called Blender xxTea edition.

Download PrivateCallandSmsGuard : http://bit.ly/9a23f8

Download Blender xxTea edition : http://bit.ly/doVbQz

Mobile Antivirus : well there are many mobile antiviruses in the market most of them by the makers of the PC antivirus suites. Norton, Kaspersky,all have there editions of mobile antivirus , but you’ll have to buy them to use them , yes they do offer a trial download. For those searching for a free alternative they can  opt for Netqin. Netqin is really a good antivirus for mobiles and you should not judge it by the fact that its free,you must try it. Fsecure offers perhaps the best security in the category of paid ones it serves as a anti theft app, anti-spyware,and firewall, it even offers real time protection.

Download Netqin: http://bit.ly/aFa7BA

Download Fsecure : http://bit.ly/c6S1VH

Hide contact list: Mobile phones hold our personal details and contacts to such an extent tah today we need to protect them. To cater such a need of yours is the application Hidden contacts by Tektronic SRL. With this app loaded you can assign a password to select contactson your list. Not just this it also sends your message directly to the contact without storing them in your default sent items folder.

Download Hidden contacts by Tektronic SRL: http://bit.ly/aEism6

Theft Protection: One of the biggest problems these days is of phone theft. We have all heard of technologies like mobile tracker and all being implemented by mobile phone manufacturers. But what if your phone is not that sophisticated to have one of these technologies. Well then you can use Phone Guardian this application works by auto locking your phone in case it is stolen all you need to do is to send a SMS to lock it. With the latest version you can even track your phone with its GPS module. But remer don’t forget your password or else you won’t be able to get you phone back in case it gets locked.

Download Phone Guardian: store.ovi.com/content/7996

Filter spam messages : as if spams were not causing enough trouble in our emails they are now present as messages also. One app that verry well effective in controlling this is SMS Spam Manager . All you need to do is to set the rules for blocking the SMS. You can either choose the number from which the message originates or you can either choose a phrase that appears in the message. This feature is quite interesting cause suppose your telecom operator keeps sending you SMS on love and beauty tips or astrology and you don’t want those messages instead of blocking that number , cause your cell phone bill originates from the smae number you can choose a phrase or keyword to block such messages. Having said all this  don’t worry if something accidentally gets blocked just like the spam folder in your mail you have all your blocked messages stored in your spam folder where messages gets deleted automatically after a certain time-line.

Download SMS Spam Manager : http://bit.ly/99tojg

Well but remember the beast and the ultimate tool for security of your phone is your carefulness , so make sure you are quite careful in handling your phone and its data.

Before you jump in to gain traffic from social media, It is very important to understand the social media & if you haven’t read our previous post Importance of Social Media in Blogging , please read it.

For most of the new bloggers today, Social Media is a great tool to show off their skills & knowledge in any niche. It was quite hard in past to find websites hat share good content as well as knowledge – But the power of social media is establishing a great readership across the  blogosphere.

There are hundreds of great social media sites like Digg, Stumble, Mixx, Del.ico.us etc., available today where writers, bloggers, photographers & artist can show case their work. As Digg & Stumbleupon are giving highest numbers of traffic to blogs , I thought it would be great to share tips for bloggers to get large volume of traffic from such social media giants.

Tips For Sharing & Getting Traffic From Social Media

1. Content is King -You may  have read it hundreds of the time but still remember the content  must be original, quality & interesting. There are thousands of others sharing stuff on social media, and you can stand out of the garbage only when you have something new & interesting to offer.

2. Choose  Title & Description Carefully – Imagine that you have written really awesome article about something & it is tagged with some lame title & lousy description, social media audience will not choose to come to your site. Because you can not describe it properly. The traffic will only come to you when you have written attractive & relevant titles for your posts. Title should be catchy to grab attention to your articles.

3. Understanding the audiences – Most  of the social media users are bloggers, webmasters & web geeks. So it is very clear that they will definitely not gonna give you a good revenue from Adsense or other PPC ads. But Remember – building good readership & brand name across the blogosphere you need those guys to read & comment your blog. Their opinions are very necessary to improve your writing & content. Always give second preference to revenues when you’re at growing stage.

4. Category Filtering : All of the social media sites have good category filtering options available, so never forget to choose best category that suits your content. It makes it easy for readers to reach your content.

5. Appreciating others : Some blogger keeps on sharing their own articles, but do not actively participate in others content , which is very bad habit & you can never stand out of the crowd like that way. Always appreciate others, comment on others. Because it’s all about going social ,isn’t it ?

6. Connect with others : You can make friends on social media like you do on Facebook, which can help you share your latest posts & articles. Their comments will always help you to improve your content writing.  So, getting connected & sharing is as important as content. Because they can give you all the traffic that are following your connection.

Though all the above tips will help you to gain traffic from any of the social media sites, There are some unique ways you can promote your posts on Digg & Stumble differently, to gain much traffic.

Getting Traffic From Digg

Digg, if you patiently observe all the top stories – It highlights all the news stories mostly. Like introduction of new cellphone or Elections in any country or anything that is making news.So, whenever you know you are posting some new article, do promote it on Digg first.

Digg allows us to make friends who have similar interests. So you join all the people who you are interested in. So you can share your posts with them

Every time you Digg something Don’t forget to hit the share button. Using share option lets your connections know all the time. So chances are good that you get much diggs from them.

These diggs can move your post to the Digg home page’s Upcoming new posts, and can gain you loads of traffic in small time. Remember that traffic from Digg lasts for initial days only like one or two weeks & not for like months. And if you write really hot news on that can can attract lot of diggs, prepare your servers for much traffic.

Getting Traffic From Stumble Upon

Stumble upon focuses on the informative articles than news stories as per our observation from past years.  As I mentioned earlier that Digg traffic last for few days, opposite case is applicable to Stumble.

Stumble upon can send you gentle amount of traffic for quite long period if you have really informative post to share.

Getting into proper categories before posting to stumble is very important, as stumblers bounce quickly if they found irrelevant articles.

Stumble upon toolbar allows its users to jump from post to post randomly, So be sure to write your descriptions short & easy from stumble to understand. It is only key to get traffic from stumble upon.

Stumblers also tend to read a lot (if its informative off-course !), so chances are more that they’ll browse your other articles too than Digg uses. So, always keep your relevant posts connected by plugins like related posts or popular posts.

This is how you can use social media traffic to give your blog some good exposure & and gain large readership for your blogs.

Many of us use Gmail as our primary mail client. But most of us don’t know about  the  most useful features of Google Labs for Gmail. If you are using Gmail and have not used these Gmail Labs options yet, you are definitely missing out  some fun.You can get to Gmail Labs by clicking on settings and then selecting Labs options. I am going to discuss about 20 Gmail Labs features which every user must try. You can enable or disable these settings by simply going to Lab option and selecting enable or diable option in front of every feature.For opening Gmail lab either click on setting and then select Labs option

settings

or you can click directly on green lab button displayed along with settings option.

Lab Button

1.Undo Send

Undo

Sometimes after sending mails you realize that you should not have sent that mail.  The Undo Send Labs feature allows you to cancel sending of a mail while it is on its way. This feature introduces a time delay and lets you un send the message after you have clicked the send button or after you have entered the sent mails displaying your message has been sent.You can see in the image below that we get a undo option after sending a mail.

2.SuperStars

SuperStars

If you want to categorize your emails you can easily do it with SuperStars feature in Gmail Lab . If you want with something more than a single yellow star, superstars is for you. With this you get a more star icons to choose from for marking emails.

3.Message Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek

There are times when you are away and you do not have access to your inbox for a long time. And on returning, you find it flooded with hundreds of mails. It could be really time consuming to read each and every mail one by one by opening them.The newly introduced Labs feature Message Sneak Peek is the solution to this problem. By enabling this Labs feature you can preview your mails without opening them. By right clicking it you can have a preview of the message.

4.Add any gadget by URL

Gadget

This features lets you add a Gadgets tab to Settings, where you will be able to specify the URL of any gadget. This gadget will be shown in a box in the left column.This feature is specially for those people who love gadgets.

5.Create a Document

Create Document

It allows you to create a Google Document from an email conversation or a new blank document.This feature can be helpful if you want to send a document or letter to your friends.

6.Custom date formats

Custom Date

This feature adds an options to the general settings page allowing user to change the date and time format which would be independent of language. For example, you can use a 24-hour clock (14:57) or show dates with the day first (31/12/07).

7.Filter import/export

Filters

Now gmail gives you power to import or export your filters.Now you can export your mail filters as a file: back them up, share them, or save them before deleting so you can restore them later. You can then import one of these files to quickly add or restore filters.Once you enable this feature these options become available under Settings, Filters option.

8.Flickr previews in mail.

flickr

This feature will show photos previews whenever you receive a Flickr link in an email.

9.Google Calendar gadget

Calendar

It adds a box in the left column which shows your Google Calendar. You can See upcoming events and their details.

10.Google Docs previews in mail

Google Docs Preview

It allows you to preview your documents, spreadsheets and presentations directly in the email when you receive any link to a Google Doc. It also gives an option to open these documents directly in Google Docs.

11.Google Maps previews in mail

Maps Preview

This is a very good feature available in Gmail Labs. It shows Google Map previews of all the addresses found in an email.

12.Google Search

Search

It displays Google search results inside your mail window, letting you quickly find things and use them when you’re writing an email. It might be useful in some situations.

13.Google Voice player in mail

Voice mail

It lets you play voicemails left on your Google Voice account right from the email notifications.

14.Android Chat

Android Chat

This feature will enable you to show up as robot icons if they are currently using Android. Helpful to determine if you are chatting with someone on a computer or someone on an Android device.

15.Message translation

Translate

This features uses Google Translate to translate messages you receive in other languages.

16.Move Icon Column

Icon Column

This features allows you to move the column containing the attachment and other icons over to the left hand side to make it more noticeable.

17.Pictures in chat

Chat Photos

As the name suggest this feature will allow you to See your friends’ profile pictures when you chat with them.

18.Right-side chat

Right Chat

This feature will enable you to move the chat box to the right side of the inbox.

19.Inserting images

Insert Images

It allows you to insert images into a message body. You can upload and insert image files in your computer, or insert images by URLs. This lab feature will not work if you have offline enabled.

20.Inbox Preview

Inbox preview

This feature will show a simple, static preview of the inbox while loading.

Social Media

Today Social Media has become a dominant force in marketing world and with each passing day its roots are spreading wide.  It is has become one cost – efficient method to promote websites and blogs by getting you links and huge amounts of traffic. Social media is bound to get your site/blog profits over a period of time and thus has become indispensable for the success of your site/blog.

The best examples of social media that we see today are facebook, twitter, orkut, YouTube, flicker, MySpace etc. Although they target the young generation but people from all age groups, genre share the features of form a part of the larger audience.

Now, the obvious question – WHY should we opt for social media for publicizing our website and not stick to the conventional methods such as – purchasing banners, search advertising or exchanging links.???? The answer is very simple…..

Firstly, social media gives you large number of visitors or traffic (both primary and secondary). Primary traffic means the large number of visitors who directly come in contact with social networking site. And, secondary traffic refers to traffic which is redirected to your site/blog via these social sites. In this way you have large number of visitors who may visit your site again and again.

Secondly, with social media there is no cost involved for purchasing of links. Social networking sites do that for free.

Thirdly, it saves you from the time-consuming job of writing comments daily, or writing guest posts. Moreover, it does not interfere with other methods of getting traffic to your site/blog.

Once the traffic on your site/blog increases and more people get to know about it through various social networking sites the income potential for your site/blog increases. For example, you will be able to price ads higher or generate revenue from any paid business models. However, in order to achieve this we need to put social media in the center of our marketing strategy. We must have a proper social media marketing strategy for our site/blog to make it a success!!!!

Now lets come to a list of  social media sites which every blogger must use :

1. Twitter- Regularly post tweets about your blog post and other details. Also encourage your readers to tweet your posts.
2. Facebook – Create  fan page for your blog and promote  your blog via the fan page.
3. Delicious - This social media site let you bookmark your favorite link. Encourage your users to bookmark your blog posts in their delicious account.
4. Digg – It allows you to digg  or submit your post summary .
5. Stumble Upon – It allows user to stumble your site and recommend it to other users who surf sites via stumble .
6. Google buzz - It is similar to twitter.

In my next post i will discuss how to use these social media sites more effectively and efficiently.

Epic is the first ever browser for the Indians, by the Indians. It claims to be the worlds only antivirus browser.  One month after its release lets checkout whats in store for us in this epic browser named Epic.

• The first thing i personally liked about this browser was its Indianess, that is ,  apart from the fact that it was made by Indian in India, epic offers you over 1500 themes and wallpapers.  most of these are based on Indian theme like folk , art, music etc, so that being said it means there is something for everyone.
• Another unique feature of this browser is the introduction of a side bar , with loads of applications. The applications are various and good enough to cater most of your needs. The apps included contain links to some of the most frequently used sites like Google,Yahoo,Twitter,Facebook to name a few.
• On clicking the India link on the sidebar you are presented with a plethora of options namely,

1. News : This gives links to different categories of news and the top stories in the popular news channels.
2. Hindi
3. Regional: User can select the desired state and view the news from the regional newspapers in the regional language.More than 15 states are listed here.
4. Cricket: There are two categories here:Live scores and Cricket News.
5. Finance:There are two categories here.Finance News and Portfolio.Finance news lists the top stories and gives link to popular finance websites.Portfolio lists the latest values of all the major stock exchanges all over the world.
6. Events: Lists the events going on in major cities of India,and the best part you can choose the cities.
7. Daily Mastic: Lists Joke of the day,Quote of the day and Gyaan of the day.
8. Live TV: Currently it shows only the channels of NDTV. But we can hope for more channels to be added in future.
9. Music: Links to the top ten music albums.
10. Videos:Links to videos in many regional languages and some news channels.

• Antivirus: By default, all the downloads are scanned automatically.Also we scan the files and folders in our system using the scan option available.It uses the ESET antivirus software for scanning. And you can also scan your system from the browser itself.
• Snippets: This is an excellent feature. If we want to save any text or image on any webpage, we have to just and drag that to the snippet box and give them a label so that we can see it easily whenever we want. It is a very handy feature for images.
• Videos: Normally when we watch Youtube videos using other browsers,that tab is locked for the video and we will browse using another tab till this video is downloaded completely. Here we can see the progress of the Youtube download or watch it and browse other websites in the same tab as the video is in the side bar.We can also create add our favorite videos to the playlist and watch it later.
• My computer: Shortcut to my computer and other files folders in our computer.
• To-Dos: We can add up to 10 to do tasks and set alerts for them.
• Timer: There are three different tools in this namely Timer,Stopwatch and Alerts. Using timer we can keep alerts for the work we have to do in the next few hours or minutes.Alerts can be used to set alerts at predefined time  daily or weekly.Stopwatch can be used to find the time spent on a particular task.
• Facebook,Twitter, Orkut, Gmail & Yahoo Mail, Maps, Jobs.
• Travel:Gives links to popular travel websites for booking tickets in train or flight and checking and booking the hotel rooms.
• Backup: Used to backup files from computer to the email accounts. It is available only for Gmail.
• Addons: Supports most of the addons used for Mozilla Firefox.
• Write: It has a full-fledged word processor with support for many regional languages.It has almost all the basic options available in Microsoft word and it is possible to create .doc,.txt etc file extensions. You can type in 15 regional languages including Hindi.

The visual appearance of the browser is sure to remains the center of all the attractions, however the most notable feature remains the side bar.

Since its built with the same technology as the Firefox it’s very well compatible with its addons and other services. At the same time its highly customizable and then it being a freeware makes it an excellent choice.

As per its disadvantages, well its a new browser and just one month old it may take some time for its cons to come forward,if any.

Where to download this browser : download epic