Techno Qube

Manage your smartphone from PC with Moborobo

2013-12-05T00:05:00.000+05:30

Moborobo is an all-in-one smartphone management tool for Android or iPhone from PC desktop. Anyone can download this awesome software from moborobo.com for FREE.

Features:

Transfer Contacts Between Android & iPhone
Download App, Wallpaper & Ringtone through PC to Android
Send & Reply SMS from PC Desktop
Multi-media File Management - Access to Music, Images & Videos
All-in-one Android Manager / iOS Manager.
Live streaming & Screenshot Capture
Powerful Data Manager - Access to Contacts List, Messages & Call Logs
Fast & Secure Data Backup / Restore
Full Functional App Manager - Download, Install, Remove & Update Apps

How to run APK files (Android Apps) on your PC

2013-11-28T01:46:00.000+05:30

APK stands for Android Application Package, which is the file format used to distribute and install application software and middleware onto Google's Android operating system.

To run these apk files on pc, you need another program to install and execute the apk. Here i'm using a program called BlueStacks App Player. Bluestacks is a Silicon Valley-based software company that produces BlueStacks App Player and BlueStacks Cloud Connect. Both products are designed to enable Android applications to run on Windows PCs, Macintosh computers and Windows tablets.

Steps To Install And Execute APK Files:
Step 1:
Download and install BlueStacks App Player
http://www.bluestacks.com/index.html

Step 2:
Open the BlueStacks App Player.

Step 3:
Click on Settings button

Step 4:
Goto Accounts & Sync.

Step 5:
Click ADD ACCOUNT

Step 6:
Choose Google from the pop up window.

Step 7:
Add your Existing Google account or create a New one. Sign in using your email id and password.

Step 8:
Now go back and click the Search button

Step 9:
Now search for whatever apps you need. In this example, I have searched for WhatsApp. This app is not currently installed on my BlueStacks App Player. Thats why it shows No Results.

Step 10:
Click Search Play for WhatsApp. Thats it, now you can search for the app on Google Play Store and install it into your BlueStacks App Player.

Enjoy !!

Winamp to shutdown on December 20, 2013

2013-11-23T22:22:00.000+05:30

AOL announced that Winamp.com would shut down on December 20, 2013. The software would no longer be available for download nor supported by the company after that date. Winamp was one of the most popular media players of all time. Winamp was first released in 1997, developed by Justin Frankel and Dmitry Boldyrev, as freeware. Frankel named his software company, Nullsoft, and continued development on the player. Nullsoft was acquired by AOL in June 1999, for $80 million in stock.

The announcement on the Winamp.com site said:

Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past December 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be available for download. Please download the latest version before that date. See release notes for latest improvements to this last release. Thanks for supporting the Winamp community for over 15 years.

Android Secret Codes

2013-11-22T19:32:00.002+05:30

Here are some secret codes for your android phone which might be very useful.

1. Phone Information, Usage and Battery – *#*#4636#*#*
2. IMEI Number – *#06#
3. Enter Service Menu On Newer Phones – *#0*#
4. Detailed Camera Information – *#*#34971539#*#*
5. Backup All Media Files – *#*#273282*255*663282*#*#*
6. Wireless LAN Test – *#*#232339#*#*
7. Enable Test Mode for Service – *#*#197328640#*#*
8. Back-light Test / Vibration Test– *#*#0842#*#*
9. Test the Touchscreen – *#*#2664#*#*
10. FTA Software Version – *#*#1111#*#*
11. Complete Software and Hardware Info – *#12580*369#
12. Diagnostic Configuration – *#9090#
13. USB Logging Control – *#872564#
14. System Dump Mode – *#9900#
15. HSDPA/HSUPA Control Menu – *#301279#
16. View Phone Lock Status – *#7465625#
17. Reset the Data Partition to Factory State – *#*#7780#*#*
18. Format Your Device To Factory State(will delete everything on your phone) – *2767*3855#
19. Hidden Service Menu For Motorola Droid – ##7764726

Facebook New Chat Update: Mobile or Web

2013-11-20T01:21:00.004+05:30

Facebook tests a new chat feature that shows, using what kind of device your friends are online; whether a mobile device or a PC. Checkout the screenshot below:

Back To Blogging

2013-11-20T01:10:00.000+05:30

This post is completely OFF-TOPIC. Just to let ma blog visitors know i'm back to blogging after a looooong time. From now on, this blog will be always active.

Cheers :)

ORKUT UPDATE : Badges for your profile

2010-12-02T00:17:00.003+05:30

Orkut has just added a few feature -- Badges.

These badges are displayed on your profile pages as small icons. Users can get badges for various things. For Example: If you are user of Orkut for more than 5 years, then you can get the Early User Badge. If you have created a community of more than million members, then you can get Millionaire Community Badge and so on.

The users are also allowed to manage badges on their profile ( i.e., whether to show/hide badges that they have got)

» » » Click here to view the official announcement

Google URL Shortner

2010-10-01T23:38:00.002+05:30

The Google URL Shortner is now open to the world. You can shorten your longer URL into small and tiny URLs using this Google URL Shortner.

Try It Now Itself : Goto http://goo.gl/

[ TIP / TRICK ] Disable Microsoft Error Reporting

2010-09-21T18:37:00.005+05:30

This error report sending message can become quite annoying at times; it keeps on bugging the user. Not to worry about. There is a simple way to get rid of it:

1.Right Click on My Computer. Go to Properties.
2. Now go to the Advanced tab.
3.Under the advanced tab, at the bottom, click on Error reporting. Now click on Disable error reporting and then click OK.

You are done. You will not receive the error sending report anymore.

[ TRICK / TIP ] Change Drive Letters ( C:\ , D:\ , etc )

2010-09-12T15:23:00.001+05:30

To change Drive Letters ( in My Computer ), do the following:

1. Go to Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk Management

2. Then Right Click the partition whose name you want to change and select "change drive letter and paths"

3. Then you can add, remove, or change drive letters and paths to the partition

How to recover hacked GMail Account ?

2010-09-03T00:59:00.006+05:30

In this post, I will explain the ways to recover your GMail account if it is hacked by someone. There are two ways to get back access to your hacked GMail account : (1) Password Reset, and (2) submitting the Account Recovery Form. I will explain these 2 methods below:

Method 1: Password Reset
This is the simplest method to recover your account. You can reset your password by answering the security question or by using your secondary email address associated with your hacked email account (sending mail with password reset instructions)

You Can Reset Password Here:
GMail: Forgot Password Link

Method 2: Account Recovery Form

If the first method don't work, then you can try to get back the access to your account by filling the account recovery form and contacting the Google support team. This form contains questions like:

1. An email address we can use to contact you

2. Describe the problem you're experiencing

3. Do you use Gmail with this account?

4. Account creation date

5. Last successful login date

6. Last password you remember

You have to fill this form as much as accurate as possible. Many of us fill forget the account creation date, last successful login date etc. But you have to figure out dates as closest as possible.The more accurate the information you provide, the chances of getting back your account is high. Google needs your IP to resolve this issue. So once you submit this form, your IP will be captured automatically.

You Can Fill This Form Here:
Google Account Recovery Form Link

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ORKUT: New Layout and New Features

2010-08-26T01:12:00.006+05:30

The Orkut Team has made some nice updates and has made few slight changes to its layout.

New Features :

* Send Scraps To All Friends / Multiple Friends / To A Specified Group of Friends

* Hide updates from a particular friend
* A very slight change to the profile view ( includes change to the status update button etc. )

* Choose the visibility of your scraps ( private, public, and visible to friends )

* "Reminders" Tab which includes pending friend requests, pending community join requests, birthday remainders etc

* A new separate tab for applications

* Shows separate tabs for each Groups of Friends on home page

See overview here: http://www.google.com/support/orkut/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=29641&topic=29643

OFFICIAL Announcement: http://en.blog.orkut.com/2010/08/youre-not-always-same-person-why-should.html

ORKUT UPDATE: Send Private Scraps

2010-08-01T17:26:00.002+05:30

This is a very nice update by Orkut. You can choose the privacy level of scraps you send to your friends. See the image below:

OFFICIAL Announcement: http://en.blog.orkut.com/2010/07/private-scraps-on-orkut.html

Shorten URL and Get Paid For Visitors

2010-07-31T20:10:00.014+05:30

adf.ly is a site which provides free URL shortening service. They also provides an opportunity to earn money. You will get paid for every person that visits your URLs. So, what are you waiting for ? Register Now and Start Earning . . . !!!

Get paid to share your links!

EPIC - The First Ever Web Browser For India

2010-07-30T01:53:00.006+05:30

Epic Browser is the first ever web browser created by the Indians. This browser was developed by Hidden Reflex Company in Bangalore. The browser is based on the Mozilla platform and comes with quite a bunch of India centric features. The browser comes built-in with several widgets and a theme with India’s national bird – the Peacock. It also includes many more built-in features.

Features of Epic Browser

* Antivirus Scanner

* The world's only sidebar apps browser

* 1500+ more apps

* Type in Indian Languages. Easily.

* Built on the latest Mozilla Firefox.

* Faster Browsing. Faster Downloads.

* Anti-Phishing Protection.

* Malicious Website Warnings

* One-Click Private Browsing

* One-Click Private Data Deletion

* Flash Cookie Deletion

* No Browsing Reports

» » » Download Epic Browser Here

HOAX Mail: Ericsson Distributing Free Laptops

2010-07-18T23:52:00.006+05:30

Today, I have received a mail saying that " Ericsson is distributing free laptops for their brand promotion ". The mail comes in an enhanced graphic format. See below:

The content of the mail was like this:

Dear All,

Ericsson is distributing free laptops for their brand promotion. They are hoping to increase their popularity and sales with this campaign.All you need to do is send an email about this promotion to 8 people and you will receive an Ericsson T18 laptop.

However, if you send an email to 20 people or more you will receive an Ericsson R320 laptop.

Make sure you send a copy anna.swelung@Ericsson.com

By seeing this, most of us will think that its true and will forward the mail to atleast 20 persons. But what I have did is, just searched over the internet to know more about this mail and finally I have found that its an HOAX mail which has been circulating through the internet for many years.

So, I request you not to forward this kind of e-mails; no matter who sends you the mail and what it claims to do. If you receive any mails like this, just don't respond to them.

To know more about this e-mail, take a look here:
http://www.security-faqs.com/the-sony-ericsson-free-laptop-hoax.html

[ TRICK / TIP ] Change Icons For My Computer, My Documents, My Network Places, and Recycle Bin

2010-02-21T17:17:00.001+05:30

To change the icons for My Computer, My Documents, My Network Places, and Recycle Bin. Follow the steps below:

Step 1: Right - click on " Desktop " and take " Properties "

Step 2: ,When the " Display Properties " dialog box appears, click the " Desktop " tab

Step 3: Then click " Customize Desktop " button

Step 4: A " Desktop Items " dialog box will appear. Make sure the " General " tab is selected.

Step 5: Click on an icon to change:

* My Computer
* My Documents
* My Network Places
* Recycle Bin (full)
* Recycle Bin (empty)

6. Click " Change Icon "

[TRICK] Remove Shortcut Arrows From The Desktop Icons

2010-02-11T23:58:00.006+05:30

1. Go to Start Menu -> Run, and then type regedit and press Enter

2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -> lnkfile

3. On the right window, you can see a String Value named IsShortcut. Delete it.

4. Again, Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -> piffile

5. Again, on the right window, you can see a String Value named IsShortcut. Delete it.

6. Restart your PC

[TRICK] Hide File In Image

2010-02-05T22:59:00.005+05:30

1. Gather the file you wish to bind, and the image file, and place them in a folder.

For example, I will be using D:\New Folder
-The image will hereby be referred to in all examples as image.jpg
-The file will hereby be referred to in all examples as file.txt

2. Add the file/files you will be injecting into the image into a WinRar .rar or .zip. From here on this will be referred to as trick.rar

3. Open command prompt by going to Start > Run and, then type cmd and hit Enter

4. In Command Prompt, navigate to the folder where your two files are by typing
cd location [ex: cd D:\New Folder]

5. Type copy /b image.jpg + trick.rar image.jpg and hit Enter.

Congrats, as far as anyone viewing is concerned, this file looks like a JPEG, acts like a JPEG, and is a JPEG, yet it now contains your file.

In order to view/extract your file, there are two options that you can take

a) Change the file extension from image.jpg to image.rar. Then, open and your file is there

b) Right click, and then open with WinRar and your file is there

Increase Your Download Speed With Internet Download Manager

2010-01-23T19:25:00.002+05:30

Internet Download Manager ( IDM ) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 5 times, resume and schedule downloads. IDM supports proxy servers, ftp and http protocols, firewalls, redirects, cookies, authorization, MP3 audio and MPEG video content processing. IDM integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, and all other popular browsers to automatically handle your downloads. Other features include multilingual support, zip preview, download categories, and many others.

» » » Download Internet Download Manager ( IDM ) Here

[ TRICK ] Make The Folder Invisible Without Hiding

2010-01-12T23:10:00.001+05:30

Make Your Folders Invisible

1.Right Click on the desktop and Make a New Folder

2. Now Rename the folder with a space (Hold ALT Key and press 0160 using the num pad and press enter)

3. Now you have a folder with out a name.

4. Right click on the Folder -> Properties -> Customize. Click on Change icon.

5. Scroll a bit, you should find some empty spaces. Click on any one of them.

Click OK. That’s it.

[ TRICK ] Get Background Image In Your Drive

2010-01-10T00:18:00.006+05:30

1. Open Notepad

2. Copy and Paste the below code:

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
iconarea_image=C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper\Bliss.bmp
iconarea_text=0x00FFFFFF

You can change the image by changing the address of the image shown in " iconarea_image " in the above code.

3. Then Save this file as desktop.ini
4. Put this file [ desktop.ini ] in starting of any drive. Example: C:\

Note: I have tested this and it works on my Windows XP Professional - Service Pack 2. Not sure about other Windows OS.

Download Microsoft Office 2010 Beta - FREE

2010-01-08T00:07:00.000+05:30

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Version is available for download. You can download and use it for free.

» » » Download Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Here

This package includes Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, InfoPath, Publisher, OneNote, Communicator, and SharePoint Workspace.

Create a Website for Free

2010-01-01T00:55:00.005+05:30

Many of my friends ask me how to create a Website for FREE. Well, I recommend them to use Weebly to make a website completely free of charge. Weebly is a San Francisco, California based company that was founded in 2006 with the mission to help people put their information online quickly and easily.

In early 2007, the Weebly founding team joined a seed funding program called Y Combinator and began working full-time to make the Weebly service spectacular. The company announced that now it has reached a million registered users and perhaps more importantly that the three-year-old company is now profitable.

What Can You Do With Weebly....??

Create a free website & blog
Easy drag and drop interface
No technical skills required
Dozens of professional designs
Free domain hosting

Features of Weebly

Powerful drag and drop website editor
Its completely free to create and publish website
Hosting included - No restrcitions
No advertising
70+ professional designs
Powerful blogging features
If you own your own domain, you can use it with weebly at no charge

Link: www.weebly.com

so Guys.....Register on this site and start making your own Website.....!!

Enjoy....!!

Some Notepad Tricks

2009-12-06T16:07:00.000+05:30

1.Open Notepad
2.Then type bush hid the facts
3. Save the file and close it
4. Open the Saved file and see...its a bug in Windows

Another Notepad Trick
1.Open Notepad
2. Then type Q33N (It is the number of the plane which crashed the World Trade Center)
3. Select the typed text. Click Format -> Font. Then Change the Font to Wingdings and Font Size to 72 and see the magic.

Notepad as your Personal Diary

There is a simple feature in Notepad that can make it work like a personal diary for you.
To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Open a blank Notepad file.

2. Now write .LOG as the first line in the file, and then press enter. Now save the file and close it.

3. Open the saved notepad file now and you will find that the current date and time has been appended (put) at the end and the cursor is in the next line.

4. Type your notes and then save and close the file.

5. Each time you open the file, Notepad repeats the process. That is, it appends the date and time to the end of the file and places the cursor below it.