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Set Up an VPN Server on VPS-USE VPS AS VPN

2017-09-22T05:52:00.000-07:00

Introduction

Want to access the Internet safely and securely from your smartphone or laptop when connected to an untrusted network such as the WiFi of a hotel or coffee shop? A Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows you to traverse untrusted networks privately and securely as if you were on a private network. The traffic emerges from the VPN server and continues its journey to the destination.

When combined with HTTPS connections, this setup allows you to secure your wireless logins and transactions. You can circumvent geographical restrictions and censorship, and shield your location and any unencrypted HTTP traffic from the untrusted network.

OpenVPN is a full-featured open source Secure Socket Layer (SSL) VPN solution that accommodates a wide range of configurations. In this tutorial, we'll set up an OpenVPN server on a Droplet and then configure access to it from Windows, OS X, iOS and Android. This tutorial will keep the installation and configuration steps as simple as possible for these setups.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you will need access to an Ubuntu 16.04 server.

You will need to configure a non-root user with sudo privileges before you start this guide. You can follow our Ubuntu 16.04 initial server setup guide to set up a user with appropriate permissions. The linked tutorial will also set up a firewall, which we will assume is in place during this guide.

When you are ready to begin, log into your Ubuntu server as your sudo user and continue below.

Step 1: Install OpenVPN

To start off, we will install OpenVPN onto our server. OpenVPN is available in Ubuntu's default repositories, so we can use apt for the installation. We will also be installing the easy-rsa package, which will help us set up an internal CA (certificate authority) for use with our VPN.

To update your server's package index and install the necessary packages type:


sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install openvpn easy-rsa

The needed software is now on the server, ready to be configured.

Step 2: Set Up the CA Directory

OpenVPN is an TLS/SSL VPN. This means that it utilizes certificates in order to encrypt traffic between the server and clients. In order to issue trusted certificates, we will need to set up our own simple certificate authority (CA).

To begin, we can copy the easy-rsa template directory into our home directory with the make-cadircommand:


make-cadir ~/openvpn-ca

Move into the newly created directory to begin configuring the CA:


cd ~/openvpn-ca

Step 3: Configure the CA Variables

To configure the values our CA will use, we need to edit the vars file within the directory. Open that file now in your text editor:


nano vars

Inside, you will find some variables that can be adjusted to determine how your certificates will be created. We only need to worry about a few of these.

Towards the bottom of the file, find the settings that set field defaults for new certificates. It should look something like this:

~/openvpn-ca/vars

. . .

export KEY_COUNTRY="US"
export KEY_PROVINCE="CA"
export KEY_CITY="SanFrancisco"
export KEY_ORG="Fort-Funston"
export KEY_EMAIL="me@myhost.mydomain"
export KEY_OU="MyOrganizationalUnit"

. . .

Edit the values in red to whatever you'd prefer, but do not leave them blank:

~/openvpn-ca/vars

. . .

export KEY_COUNTRY="US"
export KEY_PROVINCE="NY"
export KEY_CITY="New York City"
export KEY_ORG="DigitalOcean"
export KEY_EMAIL="admin@example.com"
export KEY_OU="Community"

. . .

While we are here, we will also edit the KEY_NAME value just below this section, which populates the subject field. To keep this simple, we'll call it server in this guide:

~/openvpn-ca/vars

export KEY_NAME="server"

When you are finished, save and close the file.

Step 4: Build the Certificate Authority

Now, we can use the variables we set and the easy-rsa utilities to build our certificate authority.

Ensure you are in your CA directory, and then source the vars file you just edited:


cd ~/openvpn-ca

source vars

You should see the following if it was sourced correctly:


Output
NOTE: If you run ./clean-all, I will be doing a rm -rf on /home/sammy/openvpn-ca/keys

Make sure we're operating in a clean environment by typing:


./clean-all

Now, we can build our root CA by typing:


./build-ca

This will initiate the process of creating the root certificate authority key and certificate. Since we filled out the vars file, all of the values should be populated automatically. Just press ENTER through the prompts to confirm the selections:


Output
Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
..........................................................................................+++
...............................+++
writing new private key to 'ca.key'
-----
You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
For some fields there will be a default value,
If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
-----
Country Name (2 letter code) [US]:
State or Province Name (full name) [NY]:
Locality Name (eg, city) [New York City]:
Organization Name (eg, company) [DigitalOcean]:
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) [Community]:
Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) [DigitalOcean CA]:
Name [server]:
Email Address [admin@email.com]:

We now have a CA that can be used to create the rest of the files we need.

Step 5: Create the Server Certificate, Key, and Encryption Files

Next, we will generate our server certificate and key pair, as well as some additional files used during the encryption process.

Start by generating the OpenVPN server certificate and key pair. We can do this by typing:

Note: If you choose a name other than server here, you will have to adjust some of the instructions below. For instance, when copying the generated files to the /etc/openvpn directroy, you will have to substitute the correct names. You will also have to modify the /etc/openvpn/server.conf file later to point to the correct .crt and .key files.


./build-key-server server

Once again, the prompts will have default values based on the argument we just passed in (server) and the contents of our vars file we sourced.

Feel free to accept the default values by pressing ENTER. Do not enter a challenge password for this setup. Towards the end, you will have to enter y to two questions to sign and commit the certificate:


Output
. . .

Certificate is to be certified until May  1 17:51:16 2026 GMT (3650 days)
Sign the certificate? [y/n]:y


1 out of 1 certificate requests certified, commit? [y/n]y
Write out database with 1 new entries
Data Base Updated

Next, we'll generate a few other items. We can generate a strong Diffie-Hellman keys to use during key exchange by typing:


./build-dh

This might take a few minutes to complete.

Afterwards, we can generate an HMAC signature to strengthen the server's TLS integrity verification capabilities:


openvpn --genkey --secret keys/ta.key

Step 6: Generate a Client Certificate and Key Pair

Next, we can generate a client certificate and key pair. Although this can be done on the client machine and then signed by the server/CA for security purposes, for this guide we will generate the signed key on the server for the sake of simplicity.

We will generate a single client key/certificate for this guide, but if you have more than one client, you can repeat this process as many times as you'd like. Pass in a unique value to the script for each client.

Because you may come back to this step at a later time, we'll re-source the vars file. We will use client1as the value for our first certificate/key pair for this guide.

To produce credentials without a password, to aid in automated connections, use the build-keycommand like this:


cd ~/openvpn-ca

source vars

./build-key client1

If instead, you wish to create a password-protected set of credentials, use the build-key-pass command:


cd ~/openvpn-ca

source vars

./build-key-pass client1

Again, the defaults should be populated, so you can just hit ENTER to continue. Leave the challenge password blank and make sure to enter y for the prompts that ask whether to sign and commit the certificate.

Step 7: Configure the OpenVPN Service

Next, we can begin configuring the OpenVPN service using the credentials and files we've generated.

Copy the Files to the OpenVPN Directory

To begin, we need to copy the files we need to the /etc/openvpn configuration directory.

We can start with all of the files that we just generated. These were placed within the ~/openvpn-ca/keysdirectory as they were created. We need to move our CA cert and key, our server cert and key, the HMAC signature, and the Diffie-Hellman file:


cd ~/openvpn-ca/keys

sudo cp ca.crt ca.key server.crt server.key ta.key dh2048.pem /etc/openvpn

Next, we need to copy and unzip a sample OpenVPN configuration file into configuration directory so that we can use it as a basis for our setup:


gunzip -c /usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/sample-config-files/server.conf.gz | sudo tee /etc/openvpn/server.conf

Adjust the OpenVPN Configuration

Now that our files are in place, we can modify the server configuration file:


sudo nano /etc/openvpn/server.conf

Basic Configuration

First, find the HMAC section by looking for the tls-auth directive. Remove the ";" to uncomment the tls-auth line. Below this, add the key-direction parameter set to "0":

/etc/openvpn/server.conf

tls-auth ta.key 0 # This file is secret
key-direction 0

Next, find the section on cryptographic ciphers by looking for the commented out cipher lines. The AES-128-CBC cipher offers a good level of encryption and is well supported. Remove the ";" to uncomment the cipher AES-128-CBC line:

/etc/openvpn/server.conf

cipher AES-128-CBC

Below this, add an auth line to select the HMAC message digest algorithm. For this, SHA256 is a good choice:

/etc/openvpn/server.conf

auth SHA256

Finally, find the user and group settings and remove the ";" at the beginning of to uncomment those lines:

/etc/openvpn/server.conf

user nobody
group nogroup

(Optional) Push DNS Changes to Redirect All Traffic Through the VPN

The settings above will create the VPN connection between the two machines, but will not force any connections to use the tunnel. If you wish to use the VPN to route all of your traffic, you will likely want to push the DNS settings to the client computers.

You can do this, uncomment a few directives that will configure client machines to redirect all web traffic through the VPN. Find the redirect-gateway section and remove the semicolon ";" from the beginning of the redirect-gateway line to uncomment it:

/etc/openvpn/server.conf

push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"

Just below this, find the dhcp-option section. Again, remove the ";" from in front of both of the lines to uncomment them:

/etc/openvpn/server.conf

push "dhcp-option DNS 208.67.222.222"
push "dhcp-option DNS 208.67.220.220"

This should assist clients in reconfiguring their DNS settings to use the VPN tunnel for as the default gateway.

(Optional) Adjust the Port and Protocol

By default, the OpenVPN server uses port 1194 and the UDP protocol to accept client connections. If you need to use a different port because of restrictive network environments that your clients might be in, you can change the port option. If you are not hosting web content your OpenVPN server, port 443 is a popular choice since this is usually allowed through firewall rules.

/etc/openvpn/server.conf

# Optional!
port 443

Often if the protocol will be restricted to that port as well. If so, change proto from UDP to TCP:

/etc/openvpn/server.conf

# Optional!
proto tcp

If you have no need to use a different port, it is best to leave these two settings as their default.

(Optional) Point to Non-Default Credentials

If you selected a different name during the ./build-key-server command earlier, modify the cert and key lines that you see to point to the appropriate .crt and .key files. If you used the default server, this should already be set correctly:

/etc/openvpn/server.conf

cert server.crt
key server.key

When you are finished, save and close the file.

Step 8: Adjust the Server Networking Configuration

Next, we need to adjust some aspects of the server's networking so that OpenVPN can correctly route traffic.

Allow IP Forwarding

First, we need to allow the server to forward traffic. This is fairly essential to the functionality we want our VPN server to provide.

We can adjust this setting by modifying the /etc/sysctl.conf file:


sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf

Inside, look for the line that sets net.ipv4.ip_forward. Remove the "#" character from the beginning of the line to uncomment that setting:

/etc/sysctl.conf

net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

Save and close the file when you are finished.

To read the file and adjust the values for the current session, type:


sudo sysctl -p

Adjust the UFW Rules to Masquerade Client Connections

If you followed the Ubuntu 16.04 initial server setup guide in the prerequisites, you should have the UFW firewall in place. Regardless of whether you use the firewall to block unwanted traffic (which you almost always should do), we need the firewall in this guide to manipulate some of the traffic coming into the server. We need to modify the rules file to set up masquerading, an iptables concept that provides on-the-fly dynamic NAT to correctly route client connections.

Before we open the firewall configuration file to add masquerading, we need to find the public network interface of our machine. To do this, type:


ip route | grep default

Your public interface should follow the word "dev". For example, this result shows the interface named wlp11s0, which is highlighted below:


Output
default via 203.0.113.1 dev wlp11s0  proto static  metric 600

When you have the interface associated with your default route, open the /etc/ufw/before.rules file to add the relevant configuration:


sudo nano /etc/ufw/before.rules

This file handles configuration that should be put into place before the conventional UFW rules are loaded. Towards the top of the file, add the highlighted lines below. This will set the default policy for the POSTROUTING chain in the nat table and masquerade any traffic coming from the VPN:

Note: Remember to replace wlp11s0 in the -A POSTROUTING line below with the interface you found in the above command.

/etc/ufw/before.rules

#
# rules.before
#
# Rules that should be run before the ufw command line added rules. Custom
# rules should be added to one of these chains:
#   ufw-before-input
#   ufw-before-output
#   ufw-before-forward
#

# START OPENVPN RULES
# NAT table rules
*nat
:POSTROUTING ACCEPT [0:0] 
# Allow traffic from OpenVPN client to wlp11s0 (change to the interface you discovered!)
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.8.0.0/8 -o wlp11s0 -j MASQUERADE
COMMIT
# END OPENVPN RULES

# Don't delete these required lines, otherwise there will be errors
*filter
. . .

Save and close the file when you are finished.

We need to tell UFW to allow forwarded packets by default as well. To do this, we will open the /etc/default/ufw file:


sudo nano /etc/default/ufw

Inside, find the DEFAULT_FORWARD_POLICY directive. We will change the value from DROP to ACCEPT:

/etc/default/ufw

DEFAULT_FORWARD_POLICY="ACCEPT"

Save and close the file when you are finished.

Open the OpenVPN Port and Enable the Changes

Next, we'll adjust the firewall itself to allow traffic to OpenVPN.

If you did not change the port and protocol in the /etc/openvpn/server.conf file, you will need to open up UDP traffic to port 1194. If you modified the port and/or protocol, substitute the values you selected here.

We'll also add the SSH port in case you forgot to add it when following the prerequisite tutorial:


sudo ufw allow 1194/udp

sudo ufw allow OpenSSH

Now, we can disable and re-enable UFW to load the changes from all of the files we've modified:


sudo ufw disable

sudo ufw enable

Our server is now configured to correctly handle OpenVPN traffic.

Step 9: Start and Enable the OpenVPN Service

We're finally ready to start the OpenVPN service on our server. We can do this using systemd.

We need to start the OpenVPN server by specifying our configuration file name as an instance variable after the systemd unit file name. Our configuration file for our server is called /etc/openvpn/server.conf, so we will add @server to end of our unit file when calling it:


sudo systemctl start openvpn@server

Double-check that the service has started successfully by typing:


sudo systemctl status openvpn@server

If everything went well, your output should look something that looks like this:


Output
● openvpn@server.service - OpenVPN connection to server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2016-05-03 15:30:05 EDT; 47s ago
     Docs: man:openvpn(8)
           https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn23ManPage
           https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO
  Process: 5852 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon ovpn-%i --status /run/openvpn/%i.status 10 --cd /etc/openvpn --script-security 2 --config /etc/openvpn/%i.conf --writepid /run/openvpn/%i.pid (code=exited, sta
 Main PID: 5856 (openvpn)
    Tasks: 1 (limit: 512)
   CGroup: /system.slice/system-openvpn.slice/openvpn@server.service
           └─5856 /usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon ovpn-server --status /run/openvpn/server.status 10 --cd /etc/openvpn --script-security 2 --config /etc/openvpn/server.conf --writepid /run/openvpn/server.pid

May 03 15:30:05 openvpn2 ovpn-server[5856]: /sbin/ip addr add dev tun0 local 10.8.0.1 peer 10.8.0.2
May 03 15:30:05 openvpn2 ovpn-server[5856]: /sbin/ip route add 10.8.0.0/24 via 10.8.0.2
May 03 15:30:05 openvpn2 ovpn-server[5856]: GID set to nogroup
May 03 15:30:05 openvpn2 ovpn-server[5856]: UID set to nobody
May 03 15:30:05 openvpn2 ovpn-server[5856]: UDPv4 link local (bound): [undef]
May 03 15:30:05 openvpn2 ovpn-server[5856]: UDPv4 link remote: [undef]
May 03 15:30:05 openvpn2 ovpn-server[5856]: MULTI: multi_init called, r=256 v=256
May 03 15:30:05 openvpn2 ovpn-server[5856]: IFCONFIG POOL: base=10.8.0.4 size=62, ipv6=0
May 03 15:30:05 openvpn2 ovpn-server[5856]: IFCONFIG POOL LIST
May 03 15:30:05 openvpn2 ovpn-server[5856]: Initialization Sequence Completed

You can also check that the OpenVPN tun0 interface is available by typing:


ip addr show tun0

You should see a configured interface:


Output
4: tun0: <POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 100
    link/none 
    inet 10.8.0.1 peer 10.8.0.2/32 scope global tun0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

If everything went well, enable the service so that it starts automatically at boot:


sudo systemctl enable openvpn@server

Step 10: Create Client Configuration Infrastructure

Next, we need to set up a system that will allow us to create client configuration files easily.

Creating the Client Config Directory Structure

Create a directory structure within your home directory to store the files:


mkdir -p ~/client-configs/files

Since our client configuration files will have the client keys embedded, we should lock down permissions on our inner directory:


chmod 700 ~/client-configs/files

Creating a Base Configuration

Next, let's copy an example client configuration into our directory to use as our base configuration:


cp /usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/sample-config-files/client.conf ~/client-configs/base.conf

Open this new file in your text editor:


nano ~/client-configs/base.conf

Inside, we need to make a few adjustments.

First, locate the remote directive. This points the client to our OpenVPN server address. This should be the public IP address of your OpenVPN server. If you changed the port that the OpenVPN server is listening on, change 1194 to the port you selected:

~/client-configs/base.conf

. . .
# The hostname/IP and port of the server.
# You can have multiple remote entries
# to load balance between the servers.
remote server_IP_address 1194
. . .

Be sure that the protocol matches the value you are using in the server configuration:

~/client-configs/base.conf

proto udp

Next, uncomment the user and group directives by removing the ";":

~/client-configs/base.conf

# Downgrade privileges after initialization (non-Windows only)
user nobody
group nogroup

Find the directives that set the ca, cert, and key. Comment out these directives since we will be adding the certs and keys within the file itself:

~/client-configs/base.conf

# SSL/TLS parms.
# See the server config file for more
# description.  It's best to use
# a separate .crt/.key file pair
# for each client.  A single ca
# file can be used for all clients.
#ca ca.crt
#cert client.crt
#key client.key

Mirror the cipher and auth settings that we set in the /etc/openvpn/server.conf file:

~/client-configs/base.conf

cipher AES-128-CBC
auth SHA256

Next, add the key-direction directive somewhere in the file. This must be set to "1" to work with the server:

~/client-configs/base.conf

key-direction 1

Finally, add a few commented out lines. We want to include these with every config, but should only enable them for Linux clients that ship with a /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf file. This script uses the resolvconf utility to update DNS information for Linux clients.

~/client-configs/base.conf

# script-security 2
# up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
# down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf

If your client is running Linux and has an /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf file, you should uncomment these lines from the generated OpenVPN client configuration file.

Save the file when you are finished.

Creating a Configuration Generation Script

Next, we will create a simple script to compile our base configuration with the relevant certificate, key, and encryption files. This will place the generated configuration in the ~/client-configs/files directory.

Create and open a file called make_config.sh within the ~/client-configs directory:


nano ~/client-configs/make_config.sh

Inside, paste the following script:

~/client-configs/make_config.sh

#!/bin/bash

# First argument: Client identifier

KEY_DIR=~/openvpn-ca/keys
OUTPUT_DIR=~/client-configs/files
BASE_CONFIG=~/client-configs/base.conf

cat ${BASE_CONFIG} \
    <(echo -e '<ca>') \
    ${KEY_DIR}/ca.crt \
    <(echo -e '</ca>\n<cert>') \
    ${KEY_DIR}/${1}.crt \
    <(echo -e '</cert>\n<key>') \
    ${KEY_DIR}/${1}.key \
    <(echo -e '</key>\n<tls-auth>') \
    ${KEY_DIR}/ta.key \
    <(echo -e '</tls-auth>') \
    > ${OUTPUT_DIR}/${1}.ovpn

Save and close the file when you are finished.

Mark the file as executable by typing:


chmod 700 ~/client-configs/make_config.sh

Step 11: Generate Client Configurations

Now, we can easily generate client configuration files.

If you followed along with the guide, you created a client certificate and key called client1.crt and client1.key respectively by running the ./build-key client1 command in step 6. We can generate a config for these credentials by moving into our ~/client-configs directory and using the script we made:


cd ~/client-configs

./make_config.sh client1

If everything went well, we should have a client1.ovpn file in our ~/client-configs/files directory:


ls ~/client-configs/files


Output
client1.ovpn

Transferring Configuration to Client Devices

We need to transfer the client configuration file to the relevant device. For instance, this could be your local computer or a mobile device.

While the exact applications used to accomplish this transfer will depend on your choice and device's operating system, you want the application to use SFTP (SSH file transfer protocol) or SCP (Secure Copy) on the backend. This will transport your client's VPN authentication files over an encrypted connection.

Here is an example SFTP command using our client1.ovpn example. This command can be run from your local computer (OS X or Linux). It places the .ovpn file in your home directory:


sftp sammy@openvpn_server_ip:client-configs/files/client1.ovpn ~/

Here are several tools and tutorials for securely transferring files from the server to a local computer:

Step 12: Install the Client Configuration

Now, we'll discuss how to install a client VPN profile on Windows, OS X, iOS, and Android. None of these client instructions are dependent on one another, so feel free to skip to whichever is applicable to you.

The OpenVPN connection will be called whatever you named the .ovpn file. In our example, this means that the connection will be called client1.ovpn for the first client file we generated.

Windows

Installing

The OpenVPN client application for Windows can be found on OpenVPN's Downloads page. Choose the appropriate installer version for your version of Windows.

Note

OpenVPN needs administrative privileges to install.

After installing OpenVPN, copy the .ovpn file to:

C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config

When you launch OpenVPN, it will automatically see the profile and makes it available.

OpenVPN must be run as an administrator each time it's used, even by administrative accounts. To do this without having to right-click and select Run as administrator every time you use the VPN, you can preset this, but this must be done from an administrative account. This also means that standard users will need to enter the administrator's password to use OpenVPN. On the other hand, standard users can't properly connect to the server unless the OpenVPN application on the client has admin rights, so the elevated privileges are necessary.

To set the OpenVPN application to always run as an administrator, right-click on its shortcut icon and go to Properties. At the bottom of the Compatibility tab, click the button to Change settings for all users. In the new window, check Run this program as an administrator.

Connecting

Each time you launch the OpenVPN GUI, Windows will ask if you want to allow the program to make changes to your computer. Click Yes. Launching the OpenVPN client application only puts the applet in the system tray so that the VPN can be connected and disconnected as needed; it does not actually make the VPN connection.

Once OpenVPN is started, initiate a connection by going into the system tray applet and right-clicking on the OpenVPN applet icon. This opens the context menu. Select client1 at the top of the menu (that's our client1.ovpn profile) and choose Connect.

A status window will open showing the log output while the connection is established, and a message will show once the client is connected.

Disconnect from the VPN the same way: Go into the system tray applet, right-click the OpenVPN applet icon, select the client profile and click Disconnect.

OS X

Installing

Tunnelblick is a free, open source OpenVPN client for Mac OS X. You can download the latest disk image from the Tunnelblick Downloads page. Double-click the downloaded .dmg file and follow the prompts to install.

Towards the end of the installation process, Tunnelblick will ask if you have any configuration files. It can be easier to answer No and let Tunnelblick finish. Open a Finder window and double-click client1.ovpn. Tunnelblick will install the client profile. Administrative privileges are required.

Connecting

Launch Tunnelblick by double-clicking Tunnelblick in the Applications folder. Once Tunnelblick has been launched, there will be a Tunnelblick icon in the menu bar at the top right of the screen for controlling connections. Click on the icon, and then the Connect menu item to initiate the VPN connection. Select the client1 connection.

Linux

Installing

If you are using Linux, there are a variety of tools that you can use depending on your distribution. Your desktop environment or window manager might also include connection utilities.

The most universal way of connecting, however, is to just use the OpenVPN software.

On Ubuntu or Debian, you can install it just as you did on the server by typing:


sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install openvpn

On CentOS you can enable the EPEL repositories and then install it by typing:


sudo yum install epel-release

sudo yum install openvpn

Configuring

Check to see if your distribution includes a /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf script:


ls /etc/openvpn


Output
update-resolve-conf

Next, edit the OpenVPN client configuration file you transfered:


nano client1.ovpn

Uncomment the three lines we placed in to adjust the DNS settings if you were able to find an update-resolv-conf file:

client1.ovpn

script-security 2
up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf

If you are using CentOS, change the group from nogroup to nobody to match the distribution's available groups:

client1.ovpn

group nobody

Save and close the file.

Now, you can connect to the VPN by just pointing the openvpn command to the client configuration file:


sudo openvpn --config client1.ovpn

This should connect you to your server.

iOS

Installing

From the iTunes App Store, search for and install OpenVPN Connect, the official iOS OpenVPN client application. To transfer your iOS client configuration onto the device, connect it directly to a computer.

Completing the transfer with iTunes will be outlined here. Open iTunes on the computer and click on iPhone > apps. Scroll down to the bottom to the File Sharing section and click the OpenVPN app. The blank window to the right, OpenVPN Documents, is for sharing files. Drag the .ovpn file to the OpenVPN Documents window.

Now launch the OpenVPN app on the iPhone. There will be a notification that a new profile is ready to import. Tap the green plus sign to import it.

Connecting

OpenVPN is now ready to use with the new profile. Start the connection by sliding the Connect button to the On position. Disconnect by sliding the same button to Off.

Note

The VPN switch under Settings cannot be used to connect to the VPN. If you try, you will receive a notice to only connect using the OpenVPN app.

Android

Installing

Open the Google Play Store. Search for and install Android OpenVPN Connect, the official Android OpenVPN client application.

The .ovpn profile can be transferred by connecting the Android device to your computer by USB and copying the file over. Alternatively, if you have an SD card reader, you can remove the device's SD card, copy the profile onto it and then insert the card back into the Android device.

Start the OpenVPN app and tap the menu to import the profile.

Then navigate to the location of the saved profile (the screenshot uses /sdcard/Download/) and select the file. The app will make a note that the profile was imported.

Connecting

To connect, simply tap the Connect button. You'll be asked if you trust the OpenVPN application. Choose OK to initiate the connection. To disconnect from the VPN, go back to the OpenVPN app and choose Disconnect.

Step 13: Test Your VPN Connection

Once everything is installed, a simple check confirms everything is working properly. Without having a VPN connection enabled, open a browser and go to DNSLeakTest.

The site will return the IP address assigned by your internet service provider and as you appear to the rest of the world. To check your DNS settings through the same website, click on Extended Test and it will tell you which DNS servers you are using.

Now connect the OpenVPN client to your Droplet's VPN and refresh the browser. The completely different IP address of your VPN server should now appear. That is now how you appear to the world. Again, DNSLeakTest's Extended Test will check your DNS settings and confirm you are now using the DNS resolvers pushed by your VPN.

Step 14: Revoking Client Certificates

Occasionally, you may need to revoke a client certificate to prevent further access to the OpenVPN server.

To do so, enter your CA directory and re-source the vars file:


cd ~/openvpn-ca

source vars

Next, call the revoke-full command using the client name that you wish to revoke:


./revoke-full client3

This will show some output, ending in error 23. This is normal and the process should have successfully generated the necessary revocation information, which is stored in a file called crl.pem within the keyssubdirectory.

Transfer this file to the /etc/openvpn configuration directory:


sudo cp ~/openvpn-ca/keys/crl.pem /etc/openvpn

Next, open the OpenVPN server configuration file:


sudo nano /etc/openvpn/server.conf

At the bottom of the file, add the crl-verify option, so that the OpenVPN server checks the certificate revocation list that we've created each time a connection attempt is made:

/etc/openvpn/server.conf

crl-verify crl.pem

Save and close the file.

Finally, restart OpenVPN to implement the certificate revocation:


sudo systemctl restart openvpn@server

The client should now longer be able to successfully connect to the server using the old credential.

To revoke additional clients, follow this process:

Generate a new certificate revocation list by sourcing the vars file in the ~/openvpn-ca directory and then calling the revoke-full script on the client name.
Copy the new certificate revocation list to the /etc/openvpn directory to overwrite the old list.
Restart the OpenVPN service.

This process can be used to revoke any certificates that you've previously issued for your server.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You are now securely traversing the internet protecting your identity, location, and traffic from snoopers and censors.

To configure more clients, you only need to follow steps 6, and 11-13 for each additional device. To revoke access to clients, follow step 14.

USENET FREE UNLIMITED TRAFFIC ,SPEED AND DAYS TRICK-NO CREDIT CARD

2017-09-22T05:48:00.004-07:00

This trick works on basis of trail abuse.

Site 1 -SUNNYUSENET

Please follow these steps:

1. Go to SunnyUsenet

2. Go to ''Packages'' and choose which package you want, then click on ''Order now''

3. Fill out all your personal details and account details-FAKE DETAILS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH INCLUDING FAKE EMAIL ID SINCE NO EMAIL VERIFY-BUT REMEMBER EMAIL AND PASSWORD TO LOG IN AFTER ACXTIVATION

4. Under ''3. Your Order'' choose under ''Period'' the option ''1 week (7days) free'

5.Phone number verify-any country-(TRICKUSE VIRTUAL NUMBERS)

Trick to get unlimited phone number verification-use virtual number from free sites like these-click here

6. AFTER VERIFY-ACCOUNT SIA CTIVATED AND CAN BE USED FOR 7 DAYS,REPEAT THE SAME STEP AFTER 7 DAYS WITH ANOTHER NUMBER AND CREATE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS

Site 2-PUREUSENET

Please follow these steps:

1. Go to pureusenet

2. Go to ''Packages'' and choose which package you want, then click on ''Order now''

3. Fill out all your personal details and account details-FAKE DETAILS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH INCLUDING FAKE EMAIL ID SINCE NO EMAIL VERIFY-BUT REMEMBER EMAIL AND PASSWORD TO LOG IN AFTER ACXTIVATION

4. Under ''3. Your Order'' choose under ''Period'' the option ''1 week (7days) free'

5.Phone number verify-any country-(TRICKUSE VIRTUAL NUMBERS)

Trick to get unlimited phone number verification-use virtual number from free sites like these-click here

6. AFTER VERIFY-ACCOUNT SIA CTIVATED AND CAN BE USED FOR 7 DAYS,REPEAT THE SAME STEP AFTER 7 DAYS WITH ANOTHER NUMBER AND CREATE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS

RECORD IPTV FREE WITH TVHEADEND-Schedule-Multiple record-Free software

2017-09-22T05:35:00.003-07:00

While Tvheadend is available in the apt repositories, or via their GitHub page,

This will pull the latest built version of our image. For a specified stable version of Tvheadend, see

 Docker page-click here

docker create \

  --name=tvheadend \
  --net=bridge \
  -v <path to data>:/config \
  -v <path to recordings>:/recordings \
  -e PGID=<gid> -e PUID=<uid>  \
  -p 9981:9981 \
  -p 9982:9982 \
  --device=/dev/dvb
  linuxserver/tvheadend

Configuring Tvheadend

Language Settings

When you start the application for the first time (docker start tvheadend) you'll be prompted to fill in some initial information, such as your language of choice:

Click on Save & Next It may refresh to the same pop-up - if it does, just click next again.

Credentials

You'll then be asked to fill in some user credentials for the application. This will apply to both the web UI and client access. In my case I did not worry about this as I'm not overly concerned about security of my TV streams on my network. However, it is recommended to fill in at least a basic user (do as I say, not as I do, and all that).

Click Save & Next.

IPTV RECORD STEPS

Tvheadend's configuration is a bit convoluted. For IPTV, first go to the Configuration tab, then DVB Inputs. From there, select the Network tab. Now, create a new IPTV network to hold your streams.

For each IPTV stream/channel you want, it will first need to be defined as its own Mux. Go to the Mux tab, and create a new Mux. When asked for the Network, select the IPTV network you just created. Then, in the URL box, enter the URL for the stream. (Not all streams will work, though. IIRC, Tvheadend will only ingest MPEG-TS streams.) After you create the Mux, Tvheadend will attempt to connect to the stream to discover its Services. After the scan completes (you can either check the log viewer at the bottom of the WebUI, or look at the Scan field in the Mux listing: it should change from Pending, to Active, and then to OK. If it says Failed, then Tvheadend was unable to connect to the stream.)

After the Mux is scanned for Services, go to the Services tab. You should see a Service that is named to match the Mux you just created. Here you can select the option to Map Services to Channels, and Tvheadend will create a new Channel that matches your IPTV stream.

This process can be automated a bit by using the Automatic IPTV Network type, and pre-defining your streams in an M3U playlist. In this manner, you define all of your Muxes, along with optionally giving them readable Service names and channel numbers for Tvheadend.

This ought to get you started, and help explain the process as well as how Tvheadend lays things out to discover how to get things working for your particular setup. Also, there are MANY posts on the forums here about setting up IPTV networks, so check out those for additional pointers.

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2017-09-22T05:16:00.000-07:00

ZbigZ is a free torrent client that runs in a web browser, which means no software download is needed.

Tit lets you resume paused downloads and helps protect your privacy.

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Request LYNDA courses video rips for free-No ADS-Direct links[download course]

2017-09-22T04:58:00.001-07:00

As you know lynda is one of the most popular online learning website over the internet. Thousands of people daily use lynda for taking an online class or watch a tutorial. lynda offers various courses like Games, Programming, Development, Languages, Marketing, Business and much more.

There are lots of courses available for on lynda learning. Also, many courses are free available. Courses available on the lynda is created and owned by instructors. Students can also participate in live discussions offered by some instructors.

A course contains audio, video, zip, powerpoint presentation and pdf file. You will also get a certificate after completing a course.

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TUTORIAL TO CAPTURE TOP QUALITY UHD HDR CONTENT

2017-09-22T00:25:00.002-07:00

The setup: Connect your hdmi cable from hdmi output of 4k uhd player and plug into input hdmi jack of splitter. Then plug in another hdmi cable into output jack to the decklink capture card. You need to have another cable routed to a 4k monitor or TV to see where you are in the movie. Because you cannot capture on virtualdub with video preview or audio running at the same time you will have to select no video under video tab and no playback because it will cause it to drop frames while capturing.
Things you need to buy: A capable computer with i7 Skylake or Kabylake or Amd Ryzen 7 Series with Nvidia Card for 10 bit decoding. 16 GB of Ram and 1TB of SSD space. You will need a splitter to strip the HDCP 2.2 signal to be able to capture it. Blackmagic decklink 4k mini recorder.
For the actual capturing you need to first set the capture file (go to file then capture avi to enter capture mode) then file again and look for set capture file.
You will want to set your capture drive to at least 1TB in size with a minimum Read/write speed of 200Mb/s I highly recommend against hard drives unless you have raid configuration of 3 or more drives.
If disk is too slow the capture will be ruined and you have start over again.
In case nothing shows up go to device tab and select “Blackmagic WDM capture” not Decklink video Then you go to Video settings and go down to compression and select Magicyuv 422 10 bit codec then press configure and select median encoding.
For Audio select “Capture Device” and for compression select no compression and under raw capture format select 16 bit 8 Channel 48000HZ. No under the capture tab make sure Drop frames and insert null frames are checked in and under resin mode make sure to select sync video to audio by adjusting video timing.
Once that's set up you can now begin your capture make sure you don’t have any inserted or dropped frames. Typically the max threshold is about 1 second of dropped frames if its in the beginning or end of the capture like at the start don’t worry thats fixable but if its in the middle or gradually throughout the video it the whole capture is ruined. Some ways to prevent this is to not use the computer at all when its capturing or you can try lowering the block size under capture settings within the Disk I/0 option.
Once the movie is captured you can now check if the audio lines up with the video. Recommend grabbing the audio tracks off the blurry disc ahead of time or online and test to see if it lines up with the captured video. Expect the captured video to be shorter than the original length of the movie so you are going to need to adjust for negative audio delay. I typically do this on MPHC buy manipulating positive and negative delay, which i have bound to plus and minus keys.
Once you have found the correct delay to use. you can now proceed to encoding. Typically you want to use CRF 18 and medium preset. If the encode will take more than a day i recommend ultrafast preset with CRF 10. Also make sure you are using X265 10 bit CPU encoding. If your cpu can handle medium in reasonable amount of time i reccommend that first to ensure best quality.
The rest of the settings you can just copy into custom field. Once encoding is done make sure HDR works if you are encoding HDR and check for any over saturation or like skin being too red. If everything looks good then you can rip other audio languages and subtitles from normal bluray disc. You can merge it together in this program called MKVtoolnix. There make sure you enter the negative or positive delay that you found earlier to sync the audio and subtitle tracks . Hopefully once have finished this your video should be ready for posting.
Reccomended encoding settings to use: --crf 16 --preset medium --profile main10 --colorprim bt2020 --colormatrix bt2020nc --transfer smpte-st-2084

Download videos from most of sites using youtube-dl

2017-09-21T05:26:00.002-07:00

youtube-dl

Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites

Advantages
1.Geographical restriction bypass
2.list download automatically
3.login input
4.converted automatically
5.sub extraction and audio extraction
6.advanced quality and filter selection

Installation

1.To install it right away for all UNIX users (Linux, OS X, etc.), type:

sudo curl -L https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl

2.Windows users can download an .exe file and place it in any location on their PATH except for %SYSTEMROOT%\System32 (e.g. do not put in C:\Windows\System32).

3.OS X users can install youtube-dl with Homebrew:

brew install youtube-dl

Requirements

It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+,FFMPEG

Python installation-Click here

FFmpeg

Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for “Terminal” from the dash. When it opens, run command to add the PPA repository (unofficial):

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-3

Or simply run command

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

Sites supported-Click here

Command-line

Basic Examples

1.Download video+audio simple command

youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tmd-ClpJxA

2.find quality of videos available

youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tmd-ClpJxA -f

3.Download specific quality

youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tmd-ClpJxA -F <quality of video found using last command>

4.Cookie authentication for the sites needed

youtube-dl https://www.investigationdiscoverygo.com/murder-among-friends/ --cookies <path of cookie file>

cookie files should  in standard format  created using export cookies extension in chrome/firefox

5.Tv provider login for tv sites

youtube-dl http://www.cbs.com/shows/james-corden --ap-mso DTV -n

~/.netrc file should be made with credentials in the format,

machine DTV login <username> password <password>

DTV -direct tv,all providers have different codes,use --ap-list-mso for a list of available MSOs
6.Geo bypass
youtube-dl http://www.hotstar.com/tv/cricket-live  -geo-bypass-country IN --prefer-ffmpeg
IN -India(since hotstar is only available in india but this way it can downloaded anywhere US -unites states
7.only sub download
youtube-dl https://www.investigationdiscoverygo.com/murder-among-friends/ --skip-download --write-sub --sub-format vtt


How do I update youtube-dl?

 you can simply run youtube-dl -U (or, on Linux, sudo youtube-dl -U).

If you have used pip, a simple sudo pip install -U youtube-dl is sufficient to update.

Seedr – Torrents download at blazing speed-https://www.seedr.cc/

2015-10-30T23:53:00.000-07:00

For years torrents have been downloaded through apps like uTorrent and BitTorrent and required things like a VPN to make sure your privacy was being protected (which makes your torrents download even slower). Now a group has developed a web application called Seedr that lets you completely download and stream all of your content right from the “Cloud”. You don’t need to worry about your privacy, your download speeds, or even having to keep your computer awake while it downloads! Awesome, right? I know, I’m a fan too!

Seedr is currently in beta and requires you to sign up for a waiting list in order to get access, but it only takes a few days to get the invite! I signed up for this beta because I knew it was something I would love to use, after I got access I knew I had to write about it!
seedr-sign-in
Seedr also has a chrome plugin (for anyone using chrome like myself) that will let you set it as your default torrent client. Once it is installed and set as your default torrent client you can pop over to your torrent site of choice and simply click the magnet download and seedr will prompt you to sign in if you haven’t already.

seedr-downloads
Once you click the sign in button (or simply the download torrent button if you have already signed in) the torrent will automatically start downloading in your Seedr dashboard. The download is literally so fast that you may not even switch tabs fast enough to see it before it’s done, I’m not joking! I have tested this with a few torrents as you can see above (blurred for various reasons), sizing anywhere from a few 100KB to 23GB. The 23 GB torrent took maybe 5 minutes at the most, obviously very very fast!
seedr-streaming
Another super awesome feature Seedr provides is the fact that after you download your torrent into their dashboard you can watch, listen, and read it right from the site. They even go as far as letting you stream videos you download right to your chromecast!
Right now when you get beta access you will receive 1 GB of storage in your Seedr dashboard. They do have other paid plans available at a highly discounted rate that will grant you double to amount of space normally available for that plan. I highly recommend you go and grab your discounted rate while they last because it is such great deal! I am not saying this because I was paid by the developers or anything like that, but because how much I love this service!
If you wanna check out Seedr for yourself then head over to their site and apply to the waiting list and you should hear back within a few days!

Best external Hard disk

2014-08-02T06:49:00.000-07:00

Transcend StoreJet 25M3 1TB Portable Hard Drive Review

SSDs may be taking over much of the storage market, with the likes of the Samsung SSD Evo series dominating performance PC storage and portable SSDs now eating away at the ‘chuck in your bag’ portable storage market. However, if your data needs are more size than speed then there’s still plenty of cause to opt for a hard drive, and that’s no less the case for external storage as it is for your PC.

Today then we’re looking at the Transcend StoreJet 25M3 1TB, a hefty 1TB portable USB 3.0 hard drive. But it’s not just portable, it’s also somewhat ruggedised with it drop-proof to military standard 810F Meth.516.5 Proc.IV Transit Drop, which specifies that the subject is dropped on each face, edge and corner, for a total of 26 drops, from a height of 122cm (4ft). So while the StoreJet will still come a cropper if you start throwing it around or dropping it off cliff edges, for everyday usage this should be a reliably tough storage solution. It also features one-touch backup, operated via the included software and button on the side of the drive, and includes encryption software, making it a reasonably good all-round package, at least on the surface.

Design
The tough credentials of the StoreJet 25M3 are immediately apparent thanks to its dimensions and mostly rubber finish. While the drive inside is 100 x 70 x 7mm, the external dimensions are 129.5 x 82.4 x 20.4mm. This is a little larger than some portable hard drives but is still quite impressively petite considering the protection on offer.

Keeping those bumps at bay is a triple layer of protection with a silicone inner holding the drive, a hard plastic shell surrounding this then a rubber coating finishing things off. Oddly the rubber coating doesn’t cover the end where the ports and button are, seemingly making them a little more vulnerable. However the test specification does note that the subject must pass drops on all edges so this clearly isn't a weakness at least when it comes to passing that test.

Aesthetically, we’re not overly taken with the grey and lime green but given the rugged focus it’s pretty low on our list of considerations. It does amuse us, though, that bright colours have come to mean ‘tough’ when the only reason for them becoming so was so that outdoorsy devices would be easy to find in the undergrowth or underwater. And we hardly see either being an issue for the StoreJet, especially as it isn’t waterproof – you’ll have to opt for Western Digital’s considerably heftier Nomad case for that.

Straight out the box, one small issue we do have is that the drive requires two ports to get enough power when connected over USB 2.0 (USB 3.0 provides enough power that only one socket is needed). A cable with two plugs is provided but if you’ve an older MacBook Air for instance then you won’t be able to stretch the cable to find enough ports. Some other drives don’t require this extra power so can make do with a single port. The only other things included in the box are the quick start manual, warranty card and some promo bumpf.

External considerations aside, the StoreJet 25M3 is a fairly typical modern portable hard drive. It uses a USB 3.0 interface for theoretical max throughput speeds of 5Gbit/s while the drive inside spins at a typical 5,400rpm.

Transcend StoreJet 25M3 1TB Portable Hard Drive Review Specs

Size: 129.5mm x 82.4mm x 20.4mm
Op. Voltage: USB DC 5V
Op. Temperature: 5°C (41°F) to 55°C (131°F)
Storage Media: 2.5" SATA HDD
Weight: 216g
Certificates: CE, FCC, BSMI
Connection Interface: USB 2.0/3.0
Power Saving Mode: 10 mins
OneTouch Backup: Yes

Best sofware to edit videos and apply effects-CyberLink PowerDirector 12 Ultimate

2014-06-09T06:28:00.003-07:00

Pros

Capable new multi-camera editing tool
Smooth 64-bit engine with wide format support
Dynamically integrated ColorDirector and AudioDirector apps

Cons

Many of the new features are 64-bit only
Suites are more expensive than other consumer video editing software

Features: Multi-camera editing tool; Theme designer for graphical picture-in-picture effects; Usability improvements including 64-bit engine; ColorDirector adds HDR effect and colour look-up table import; AudioDirector adds surround sound panning

Manufacturer: CyberLink

CyberLink PowerDirector 12 Ultimate Suite review

What is CyberLink PowerDirector 12?

PowerDirector 12 is the latest incarnation of CyberLink's video editing application. Once better known for being bundled with hardware peripherals and systems, PowerDirector has matured over its lengthy lifespan, and for the last few versions has become a serious contender for "prosumer" video editors. Following on from version 11, which began to set its sights on even higher levels, the new iteration adds even more high-end features.

CyberLink PowerDirector 12 Ultimate: Features

The most significant new addition is the Multicam Designer, which aims to make piecing together multi-camera shoots much easier. The tool is a separate applet, accessible via the new Plugins icon. It supports up to four camera angles, plus a fifth audio-only source. In keeping with similar tools available in other software, the Multicam Designer lets you see all the available angles onscreen at once, and then switch between them during playback, with results recorded as edits on the timeline, but with one acting as the master soundtrack.

The most exciting aspect, however, comes when you are synchronising your clips in the first place. PowerDirector 12 offers five different ways to do this. You can perform the task manually, using timecodes or the file creation time, or with clip markers. But it's also possible to use the audio tracks in the clips. The sound patterns are matched and the clips can then be synchronised.

Audio track-based synchronisation is a feature which has only just been added to Adobe's high-end Premiere Pro with the Creative Cloud edition, so its inclusion here is highly commendable. The audio synchronisation uses CyberLink's own technology, rather than being licensed from a third-party, such as Red Giant's PluralEyes.

However, in practice, we found it wasn't entirely accurate with every multi-camera group we tried. This forced us to fine-tune the relative positioning, for which nudging tools are provided to move clips forwards or backwards on the timeline by a frame at a time. The timeline also only receives the clip portions you have selected during record mode, so if you stop recording everything after that point won't be included.

But it is possible to go back into the Multicam Designer to add some more camera changes, or drag in and out points on the timeline to fine-tune when the camera angle switches. If you go back into the Multicam Designer, however, you lose any of your tweaks or effects you have applied to individual clips portions, so you're better off working on the multi-camera edit until it is complete before moving back to the main timeline.

Another new applet accessible via the Plugin icon is the Theme Designer. This is useful for creating graphically intensive sequences with elaborate picture-in-picture effects. It's particularly handy for whizzy intros and outros. There is an extensive collection of presets, although there are only a few customisation options, so this isn't exactly a mini After Effects.

There are two categories of preset - Theme Templates and Sequence Type. Each preset contains a number of slots where you can drop content from your media bin, and it will automatically appear in the animated sequence. Some of these slots allow full-motion video clips, for which you can trim in and out points, whilst others are for still shots, for which you can choose the frame to grab from your video, or use a still image from the outset.

TOP 10 NEW CRIME THRILLER TV SHOWS & DETECTIVES (2010-2014)

2014-04-12T13:16:00.001-07:00

Best detective and thriller tv shows of the 10′s – 2010 to 2013/2014

The great thing about this list is that they all can be considered to be must-see thriller tv shows. You cannot go wrong, trust me.

10. Hannibal (2013 -)

Created by Bryan Fuller

Don’t trust me too quickly. This one is perhaps not to everyone’s liking. Despite one of Denmark’s finest actors, Mads Mikkelsen, portraying the blueprint for serial killers, Hannibal, the show at first feels slightly artificial. Apparently it did not take a dip in the visual authenticity pool like other the shows below have done, but try and get through the first episodes and you will start appreciating it. It is much better than CBS’Elementary that also revives a famous literary character, and showrunner Bryan Fuller adaptation of Thomas Harris’ Hannibal Lecter character is clearly the best drama NBC has produced in quite some time.

9. Homeland (2011 -)

Created by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa

I have never been quite as blown away as most critics, but the international espionage tv thrillerHomeland deserves a mention on this list. With its fourth season being highly anticipated for 2014, it remains one of the best watched shows out there. The premise of the tv show is straightforward – a war hero and prisoner of war returning from Iraq is welcomed back to the US as a lost son, but a female CIA officer suspects him of being turned. The show not only gives us an insight into the intelligence work countering international terrorism and crime, but takes us on a paranoia trip as Clair Danes’ character suffers from mental illnesses. There are few shows with such surprising and mind-blowing plot twists asHomeland so you better hold on tight. If you are looking for a more low-paced international crime drama, you should check out The Americans below.

8. Banshee (2013 -)

Created by Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler

HBO’s sub-tv factory Cinemax produced a show that is one of the rawer thriller tv shows out there, and is definitely one of the best action tv shows I have ever come across. And indeed, it sets itself apart from the rest with long and tough action scenes backed up by sufficient dramatic development. By no means a sophisticated screenplay, but set in a small American town near an Amish community, it has more than enough to offer atmospherically. And as I am no fan of action films in general, I guess it is quite an accomplishment that they have got my adrenaline pumping. It is about an ex-convict who wants to get back with his former partner in crime and lover who has moved to this small American town and made a life for herself. In order to win her back he stays in town, and pretends to be the new local sheriff. Banshee’s second season is to be released in 2014 on HBO TV.

7. The Bridge (Bron/Broen – 2011 -)

Created by Hans Rosenfeldt

A Danish/Swedish production that stepped out of The Killing‘s shadow and made the Scandinavian crime genre its own. Although its main characters might be more unusual, with the police woman being autistic, and with us getting to know more about their private lives than in The Killing, the show is actually a lot more conventionally a thriller show than you might think. In this sense it relies much heavier on the thrilling aspect, and less on the whodunnit aspect. The storyline itself, with as its starting point a dead body that is found exactly where Denmark and Sweden are bordering and forces the two countries to work together, has inspired several remakes. An US one with the Mexican and American police working together, and a British-French one (in the Canal Tunnel).

6. The Americans (2013 -)

Created by Joes Weisberg

At first glance one might expect this international spy thriller to be one of American formula-driven television series I was talking about above, but it is so much more than that, and came as quite a surprise to me. It has managed to build up a sizeable fan-base in just one season, and that is mainly because of Kerri Russel’s solid performance as a femme fatale, and the show’s low-paced sophisticated screenplay displaying great nuance. It is inevitable to make some comparisons to that other espionage thriller Homeland, and I feelThe Americans tops that show because it is more than just a thriller, it is an unusual family drama as well. It is about two Russian spies who have been undercover in the US for years, with even their kids not knowing their parents work for the KGB.

5. Justified (2010 -)

Created by Graham Yost

Timothy Olyphant already proved himself to be the modern-day television version of Clint Eastwood in HBO’s Deadwood (2004), and in Justified he takes the cowboy thing to a whole new level as a Deputy U.S. Marshal. In a sense Justified is everything you are not expecting it to be. As a show that is praised because of its great casting, it succeeds in combing great comedy and drama actors to render something quite new. At times it is relying too much on its gritty atmosphere, dialogue and quirky characters, but also plot-wise it is worth your while. Especially in the first seasons. This FX show is already in its fifth season now, so if you jump on the bandwagon now you have quite a lot to catch up on.

4. Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel/BBC two 2013 -)

Created by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee

Perhaps not a small town in the States, but we see the theme recurring. This Sundance Channel co-production, taking place in New Zealand, follows a female detective who returns to her hometown, and is asked to take on a case. A young girl who tried to kill herself by drowning in a local lake turned out to be raped and abused. In her search for the guy who did it, she has to overcome some buried childhood trauma’s of her own. In the lead we find Mad Men‘s Elisabeth Moss who gives a great performance, and turns it in to a great psychological drama. Perhaps near the end the show gets a little too metaphorical, but it remains thrilling throughout, and make me hopeful for the upcoming thriller series from Sundance in 2014. Read more in the Sundance Channel section.

3. Broadchurch (2013 -)

Created by Chris Chibnall

According to many not only the best thriller or detective show of 2013, but the best tv show over-all. The charm of the show is comparable to True Detective, but even more so to Twin Peaks, in the sense that zooms into a little village and slowly lays bear its secrets. It is a great contribution to the small town murder mystery sub-genre, and quite possibly has created the best population of a tv town so far. The characters living in Broadchurch are easy to relate to and they evoke genuine sympathy and understanding on the part of the viewer. Next to that its smart plot makes you feel just as paranoid as the two detectives on the case. I do have to warn you that the ending is a bit of a letdown, and the epilogue is unequivocally cliche. Season 2 is coming in 2014, and the US is releasing an American remake title Gracepoint in 2014 (don’t ask me why).

2. Sherlock (2010 -)

Created by Mark Gattis and Steven Moffat

Sherlock is not yet another Sherlock Holmes brand rip-off. This British BBC Detective show takes the most famous fictional private detective to modern-day London, and finds an excellent form to do so. Sherlock, played by the incredibly talented Benedict Cumberbatch (now also with a great role in 12 Years a Slave), describes himself aptly as a ‘highly functional sociopath’, but as the series progresses, we find that his kind heart pierces through (perhaps a bit too much in season 3, almost de-mystifying him). Together with his loyal friend Watson, he solves incredibly complex cases in the heart of London loosely based on original Arthur Conan O’Doyle stories. Season 1 and 2 are definitely must-see detectives as they are incredibly fresh and genuine, but in season 3 in 2014 the show unfortunately moves a little too much away from the original stories, and takes too much advantage of humor and Sherlock’s sensitive side.

1. True Detective (2014 -)

Created by Nic Pizzolatto

Am I being to premature? Only three episodes underway, and I am already placing this new mysterious dark crime thriller released in January 2014 at the very top of the list. Perhaps it is indeed a bit premature, but I do not see how it could possibly go wrong. It is looking to be more of an in-depth psychological investigation into the characters of two police men against the back drop of a serial murder case than that is is a conventional detective show. Set in Louisiana, one can taste the atmosphere of Southern gothic novels, and combined with the pessimist existential monologues by Matthew Mcconaughey, you get sucked into the story feeling pleasantly disquieted. You can read about this show in much more detail in the HBO tv show section.

Pitbull Debuts Official World Cup Song: DOWNLOAD We Are One (Ole Ola) [The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song]-320 KBPS QUALITY

2014-04-08T21:59:00.003-07:00

We Are One (Ole Ola) [The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song]-

A whistling melody and stadium chants punctuate Pitbull's surprisingly breezy World Cup song, "We Are One (Ole, Ola)."

The official FIFA song, which teams Pit with Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte, is out today (April 8) in advance of the official FIFA 2014 World Cup Brazil album. The album will be released May 12, exactly a month before the tournament kicks off. Shakira, Ricky Martin, Sergio Mendes, The Isley Brothers and Baha Men are included on the list of Brazilian and international artists who perform on 17 tracks.

Acoustic guitar sets up a beachy backdrop for the "We Are One" before Pitbull launches into some easy motivational rhymes to a marching dance beat. J.Lo comes in with a more aggressive run, peppered with a couple words in Portuguese, and Leitte's muscular vocals briefly demonstrates why she is one of Brazil's most popular singers.

"Show the world where you're from, show the world we are one," goes the chorus.

Pitbull, Lopez and Leitte will perform the song at the World Cup opener in Sao Paulo. A video shot in South Florida is set to debut later this month.

"One Love, One Rhythm" the World Cup album, released on FIFA partner Sony Music Entertainment's RCA Records, will also include the official anthem, "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find A Way)." Carlos Santana, Avicii and Alexandre Pires are set to perform that theme at the World Cup closing ceremonies in Rio on July 13. Buyers who pre-order the album now on iTunes receive a free download of "We Are One."

'One Love, One Rhythm: The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Album' Tracklisting:

1. Pitbull feat. Jennifer Lopez & Claudia Leitte - We Are One (Ole Ola) (The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup TM Song)
2. Santana & Wyclef feat. Avicii & Alexandre Pires - Dar Um Jeito (We Will Find A Way) (The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup TM Anthem)
3. Arlindo Cruz - Tatu Bom De Bola (The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup TM Mascot Song)}
4. Ricky Martin - Vida (Spanglish Version)
5. David Correy - The World Is Ours
6. Psirico - Lepo Lepo
7. Sérgio Mendes & Carlinhos Brown - One Nation
8. Shakira - La La La (Brazil 2014) feat. Carlinhos Brown
9. The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing (Studio Rio Version)
10. Bebel Gilberto and Lang Lang - Tico Tico
11. Adelén - Olé (Stadium Anthem Mix)
12. Magic! - This Is Our Time (Agora e'a nossa horra)
13. Baha Men - Night & Day (Carnival Mix)
14. Rodrigo Alexey feat. Preta Gil - Go, Gol

MOTO X -REVIEW AND FEATURES

2014-03-21T23:54:00.002-07:00

MOTO X -review and features

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KEY FEATURES OF MOTO X

10 MP Quick Capture Gesture Primary Camera
1.7 GHz Dual Core Krait CPU
Water-repellent Coating
2 Years 50 GB Free Storage Google Drive
Moto X Respond to Voice
Miracast Wireless Display
NFC Support
Touchless Control: OK Google Now
Android v4.4 (KitKat) OS
4.7-inch AMOLED Touchscreen with Active Display

MOTO X

One of the first of its kind, the Moto X from Motorola brings you a unique Google experience on a budget with all the frills of a high-end device intact.

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Just Talk. It Responds.
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Design
- Shape
  
  Curved
- Space
  
  Saving Design
The Moto X is designed with a slight curve to fit perfectly in your hand, making it easy to access and text on when you are on the move.
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Voice Control
- Voice
  
  Control
- Talk
  
  Crystal
With voice control support, the Moto X responds to spoken commands preceded by OK Google Now, essentially providing you with a virtual voice assistant to perform functions without touching the phone. You can train the device to recognize your voice with Crystal Talk that ensures that it detects your commands even in a noisy room.
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Active Display
- Smart
  
  Active Display
- Pulse
  
  Discreet Alerts
The Moto X brings all notifications right to the lock screen to ensure that you are always in the know as to what notifications you have to check. You can drag the notification up for more information and to open the app or drag it down to dismiss it. The device also detects when it is face down or in your pocket and saves up notifications for when the screen is active, allowing for great battery management.
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Camera - Quick Capture
- 10 MP
  
  Primary
- Full
  
  HD Video
- 2 MP
  
  Secondary
- Twist
  
  Control
- Clear
  
  Pixel Technology
The primary camera comes with 10 MP and is capable of capturing full HD videos. It is armed with Auto HDR technology and Panorama and burst options as well. The Clear Pixel technology ensures that ample light is captured in each frame for more clarity, regardless of what lighting you have. You can also launch the camera with Quick Capture by twisting your wrist twice, thereby saving time and capturing fleeting shots in a jiffy. The 2 MP secondary camera that can be used for video chatting is also capable of capturing full HD videos.
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Moto Functions

Moto X comes with in-built functions to make everyday actions simpler to perform, making the device more intuitive.

Moto Assist

With Motorola Assist, the phone reads out notifications so that you can concentrate on the road when you are driving.

Moto Connect

Motorola Connect allows you to reply to texts from a Chrome browser directly.

Moto Migrate

Motorola Migrate allows you to transfer data from an old phone wirelessly.
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Processor
- S4 Pro
  
  Q Snapdragon
- Dual
  
  Core
- 2 GB
  
  RAM
- Quad
  
  Core Graphics
- 320 GPU
  
  Adreno
The Motorola X8 Mobile Computing System has a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor that comes with a 1.7GHz Dual-Core Krait CPU and a Quad-Core Adreno 320 GPU. With the support of a 2 GB RAM, the device gives you speedy performance and has exemplary gaming capabilities. The chipset itself is a contextual computing processor that gives you an enhanced user experience, based on your earlier preferences and actions. With the Moto X, you get swift action with long-lasting battery life.
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Battery
- 2200 mAh
  
  Battery
- up to
  
  24 hours
- Mixed
  
  Usage
- Shape
  
  Custom Battery
The phone is powered by a 2200 mAh battery that gives you mixed usage of up to 24 hours - perfect for an on-the-road lifestyle. All the features of the phone are optimized to ensure that there is no great load on the battery.
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Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Support
The phone supports Wi-Fi and 3G to help you browse seamlessly.
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Operating System
- OS
  
  Android
- 4.4.2
  
  KitKat
The Moto X comes with KitKat 4.4.2 that is one of the most advanced operating systems in the world. It gives you great text input and smarter notifications and has an interface that is also fluid and smooth. Collation of all your social networking and messaging functions and a smarter caller ID make your life easier on Android KitKat. With access to Google Play Store and support for further software updates, the phone strives to give you a truly Android experience.
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Display
- 4.7 inch
  
  AMOLED Display
- 720p HD
  
  Resolution
- Glass
  
  Corning Gorilla
The device sports a 4.7 inch AMOLED screen that has 720p HD resolution to present crisp and sharp visuals which don't strain the eye - with the Moto X, entertainment is immersive. The screen also comes with a water-repellent coating.
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Storage
- 16 GB
  
  Internal Memory
- Extra 50 GB
  
  On Google Drive
A storage capacity of 16 GB allows you to store all your apps, music and photos without running out of memory. The Moto X also comes with an extra 50 GB of storage on Google Drive.
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Sensors
- Accelerometer
- Proximity
- Ambient Light
- eCompass
The Moto X comes with a range of sensors to detect various movements and to give you an intuitive experience. The accelerometer detects motion which comes in handy during gaming. The ambient light and the proximity sensors work together to bring the display to life when you take it out of your pocket. The gyroscope recognizes the nature of action to launch the camera when you make a twisting motion.

Play any video on any device: 5 best free video converters and encoders

2014-03-21T05:36:00.001-07:00

What good is having a super-compressed MPEG4 video if you can’t watch it on whatever device you choose? Sure, that movie may look absolutely phenomenal in high-def on your computer, the resolution popping with the visual crispness and fidelity of real life, but it can be a pain to watch on your home console, or – if you want to cut the cord entirely – on your tablet or smartphone. Luckily, quality video converters have been around for several years, allowing users to convert their precious video footage into a number of desirable formats. And they’re completely free.

Most video converters work in a similar way, requiring the user to upload their files and select an appropriate output setting before choosing a save location within their computer’s directory. However, some falter when it comes to speed and conversion quality, while others pave the way with intuitive features that go well beyond your typical video converter and push the software into an entirely different realm – one where video editing and multimedia players intersect.

Here are our picks for the best free video converters so you can free yourself from the ball-and-chain formats of yesterday and convert video so that it’s playable on practically any device you choose. Try to keep your videos to only copyright-free content, if possible, and check out our picks for the best media players and best free video editing software if you’re looking to get your inner filmmaker on.

Any Video Converter (Windows/Mac OS X)

The name truly says it all. Any Video Converter is a fantastic piece of freeware that can handle conversions to everything from DicX and MPEG4 to VOB and more than 60 other input formats, all within an attractive and minimalist interface that’s trouble-free and pleasing to navigate without being overly daunting. The software features user-defined video outputs, as well batch processing for converting multiple files simultaneously, and saves all converted video to a pre-designated folder for quick access and organization. Aside from the basic conversion features, AVC can also directly extract and convert audio from any given video into a limited number of formats such as MP3, AAC, WAVE and others. Plus, the program can download and convert YouTube and Google videos by simply pasting the specified video link into the download box and clicking a few buttons.

Although conversion speeds leave something to be desired, and the built-in DVD burner is a bit finicky, the resulting video quality is excellent, especially when paired with the barebones editor that allows you to trim, crop, and layer video effects for a more hands-on approach. AVC covers a good deal of format ground – offering conversions for mobile devices and consoles, among other machines – making it one of the most user-friendly and adoptable freemium products in our roundup.

Handbrake (Windwos/Mac OS X)

Handbrake seemed on its last legs back in 2006 when the software’s initial creator, Eric Petit, seemingly dropped off the face of the Earth. However, software development carried on with a help a few ambitious folk who were driven to update and revise the existing software for a changing world. The open-source video converter now boasts one of the most expansive software packages for ripping and converting video files for playback on number of popular devices such as iPods, AppleTV, and Android tablets. The interface is sleek and well-designed, yet intimidating, offering a variety of customizable, borderline-advanced features that take a bit of getting used to before you can really capitalize on their capabilities and intuitive uses. However, the HandBrake guide and forums are always available if you need help without having to spend ample time fumbling with the program.

Handbrake also doesn’t feature any ads or bundled malware – a welcoming touch – but conversion speeds can drag, and the software certainly isn’t light on system resources. Other noteworthy features include an abundance of video editing tools for splicing, adjusting framerate, and adding subtitles and assorted video effects before viewing the results in a live preview window. More tenacious people can even queue multiple encodes for quicker batch processing and expedited results sans tedious manual input. Handbrake simply can’t be topped when converting files to MP4 or MKV format, but it also isn’t for beginners unwilling to learn the software.

MediaCoder (Windows/Mac OS X)

If you’re willing to delve headfirst into the software, MediaCoder is a capable program loaded with terrific conversion features. The interface, though bewildering at first glance, is relatively straightforward once you learn your way around, offering a boatload of customizable features for converting video to a specified output format of your choice. Whether you want to batch process a number of AVI files to MPEG or compress files for a reduced memory footprint, MediaCoder can handle it (albeit with a throwback design). You can find additional settings for modifying the output –including those for converting video to grayscale, quarter-pixel, cartoon, or high-quality mode – as well as bitrate adjustments for both the audio and video components of your file. Speed and resulting quality are also grade A, with quick conversion and an emphasis on maintaining the original quality across formats.

MediaCoder is an exceptional piece of software, but it’s geared more towards the tech aficionado opposed to the first-time user trying to make a zippy conversions without all the frills that come associated with some of today’s more capable, feature-packed programs. There are other basic tools bundled in the software, such as a direct audio extractor and a CD burner, but they are merely bonuses given the software’s focus on transcoding and output compatibility.

Format Factory (Windows)

Whereas Any Video Converter is child’s play, and MediaCoder something a bit more difficult, Format Factory straddles the line somewhere between. The fully featured software has much to boast about, including multiple format outputs for audio, video, and images, as well as an elegant interface that allows users to seamlessly transition between the three multimedia types without awkward interruptions or having to navigate away from the main window. Conversions can be as basic as need be or highly customizable depending on each need, but even the default settings work wonders. Video size, bitrate, aspect ratio, and the encode can all be changed in the output menu, along with a slew of options for adjusting the audio components and quality, adding watermarks, rotating video, and inputting subtitles.

There’s no option for saving presets, and the software can be a bit buggy from time to time, but Format Factory is equipped with step-by-step instructions for performing basic tasks, and it produces videos as intended without straining your resources. Remain alert during the installation process though, as the software will attempt to install a few unwanted search tools and browser modifications without you noticing.

Cloud Convert (Web-based)

Not everyone wants to download a standalone application to fulfill their video converting needs. Luckily, Clip Converter is one of the best online tools for simple file downloads and conversion. Although still in the beta phase, the free-to-use site allows users to select files – ranging from FLV and MLV files to 3GP and MPEG4 – from their Google Drive or Dropbox account, or drag them directly into the browser window from their desktop. The entire conversion process takes place “in the cloud,” and output settings – like aspect ratio, codec, bitrate, and resolution – can also be tweaked from the Web app’s sparse interface prior to converting the files. Cloud Convert will even automatically email you or drop the resulting file in your Google Drive or Dropbox account in lieu of saving it to your computer.

The Web-based software lacks the feature set and speed of standalone programs for Windows and Mac OS X, but it’s more than proficient in converting a range of files without ever deviating from the smooth interface and easily navigable design that have made the software one of the best available. It would have been nice to see a few additional features, such as direct audio ripping or a more advanced editing utilities, but it’s a video converter at heart – and that’s precisely what it intends to be. Plus, no ads!

Honorable mentions

In today’s day and age, there’s often little room on our roundup for the software that skirts just below the quality bar we set. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t a handful of other capable, free video converters worth checking out if you’re looking for something else. Below are just a few of the other standouts amid the myriad of video-conversion software. Some are light on features, some are more robust, but give ‘em a look nonetheless.

Free Video Converter (Windows)
Total Video Converter (Windows)
Hamster (Windows)
Media Converter (Mac OS X)
Zamzar (Web-based)

What do you think of our selection for the best free video converters? Do you have something else in mind when it comes to great video conversion tools? Let us know in the comments below.

Bro Code By Barney Stinson -pdf view and download

2014-03-19T05:58:00.003-07:00

Bro Code

Fitness Weight Training - 63 Exercises and 75 Programs for Building,Shaping and Strengthening Muscles-English ISBN-10: 1450445136 ISBN-13: 978-1450445139 PDF

2014-03-19T05:50:00.001-07:00

Fitness Weight Training - 63 Exercises and 75 Programs for Building,Shaping and Strengthening Muscles (3rd Edition)

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Roger Earle, Thomas R. Baechle
2014
English
ISBN-10: 1450445136
ISBN-13: 978-1450445139
PDF
272 pages
7.81 MB

Whether a regular at the gym for years or just getting started, Fitness Weight Training is the guide to reaching individual fitness goals. This third edition provides a thorough overview of weight training covering everything from techniques and grips, to equipment and programme design. With programmes designed for muscle toning body shaping and pure strength training, readers determine their overall objectives and work at their own pace. With the previous two editions selling over 100,000 copies, Fitness Weight Training has helped people reach their ultimate physique for years. Now with updated exercises and workout plans adding a copy of this new edition to the locker will enable readers to reach their fitness goals.

Fitness Weight Training-63 Exercises and 75 Programs for Building,Shaping and Strengthening Muscles (3rd E...

Enrique Iglesias -SEX AND LOVE full album songs download MP3-320 kbps QUALITY

2014-03-18T03:30:00.002-07:00

Sex and Love (stylized as SEX AND LOVE) is the tenth studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. It was released on March 14, 2014 byUniversal Republic and Universal Latino. The album's Spanish singles "Loco" and "El Perdedor" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.^[1] The album features guest vocals from Pitbull, Romeo Santos, Marco Antonio Solís, Flo Rida, Kylie Minogue, Yandel, Jennifer Lopez, Gente de Zona and India Martínez.

Artist: Enrique Iglesias
Album: SEX AND LOVE (Deluxe Edition)
Released: Mar 17, 2014
Source: https://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/sex-and-love-deluxe-edition/id833575914
Genres: Pop, Latin, Lateinamerikanischer Pop
Bite Rate: 320Kbps

Enrique Iglesias - SEX AND LOVE (Deluxe Edition)

T R A C K L I S T(click on download to start download each song in 320 kbps quality)

1. I'm a Freak (feat. Pitbull) -

2. There Goes My Baby (feat. Flo Rida)-

3. Bailando (feat. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona)-

4. Beautiful (feat. Kylie Minogue)-

5. Heart Attack -

6. Let Me Be Your Lover (feat. Pitbull)-

7. You and I-

8. Still Your King-

9. Only a Woman-

10. Physical (feat. Jennifer Lopez)-

11. Turn the Night Up-

12. Loco (feat. India Martínez)-

13. Finally Found You (feat. Sammy Adams)-

14. I Like How It Feels (feat. Pitbull & The WAV.s)-

15. El Perdedor (feat. Marco Antonio Solís)-

FIFA WORLD CUP2014 BRAZIL MATCH SCHEDULE

2014-03-11T09:17:00.001-07:00

Matches
Match	Date - Time	Venue		Results
1	12/06 17:00	Sao Paulo	Brazil	-	Croatia
2	13/06 13:00	Natal	Mexico	-	Cameroon
17	17/06 16:00	Fortaleza	Brazil	-	Mexico
18	18/06 18:00	Manaus	Cameroon	-	Croatia
33	23/06 17:00	Brasilia	Cameroon	-	Brazil
34	23/06 17:00	Recife	Croatia	-	Mexico

GROUP B
Match	Date - Time	Venue		Results
3	13/06 16:00	Salvador	Spain	-	Netherlands
4	13/06 18:00	Cuiaba	Chile	-	Australia
19	18/06 16:00	Rio De Janeiro	Spain	-	Chile
20	18/06 13:00	Porto Alegre	Australia	-	Netherlands
35	23/06 13:00	Curitiba	Australia	-	Spain
36	23/06 13:00	Sao Paulo	Netherlands	-	Chile

GROUP C
Match	Date - Time	Venue		Results
5	14/06 13:00	Belo Horizonte	Colombia	-	Greece
6	14/06 22:00	Recife	Côte d'Ivoire	-	Japan
21	19/06 13:00	Brasilia	Colombia	-	Côte d'Ivoire
22	19/06 19:00	Natal	Japan	-	Greece
37	24/06 16:00	Cuiaba	Japan	-	Colombia
38	24/06 17:00	Fortaleza	Greece	-	Côte d'Ivoire

GROUP D
Match	Date - Time	Venue		Results
7	14/06 16:00	Fortaleza	Uruguay	-	Costa Rica
8	14/06 18:00	Manaus	England	-	Italy
23	19/06 16:00	Sao Paulo	Uruguay	-	England
24	20/06 13:00	Recife	Italy	-	Costa Rica
39	24/06 13:00	Natal	Italy	-	Uruguay
40	24/06 13:00	Belo Horizonte	Costa Rica	-	England

GROUP E
Match	Date - Time	Venue		Results
9	15/06 13:00	Brasilia	Switzerland	-	Ecuador
10	15/06 16:00	Porto Alegre	France	-	Honduras
25	20/06 16:00	Salvador	Switzerland	-	France
26	20/06 19:00	Curitiba	Honduras	-	Ecuador
41	25/06 16:00	Manaus	Honduras	-	Switzerland
42	25/06 17:00	Rio De Janeiro	Ecuador	-	France

GROUP F
Match	Date - Time	Venue		Results
11	15/06 19:00	Rio De Janeiro	Argentina	-	Bosnia and Herzegovina
12	16/06 16:00	Curitiba	Iran	-	Nigeria
27	21/06 13:00	Belo Horizonte	Argentina	-	Iran
28	21/06 18:00	Cuiaba	Nigeria	-	Bosnia and Herzegovina
43	25/06 13:00	Porto Alegre	Nigeria	-	Argentina
44	25/06 13:00	Salvador	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	Iran

GROUP G
Match	Date - Time	Venue		Results
13	16/06 13:00	Salvador	Germany	-	Portugal
14	16/06 19:00	Natal	Ghana	-	USA
29	21/06 16:00	Fortaleza	Germany	-	Ghana
30	22/06 18:00	Manaus	USA	-	Portugal
45	26/06 13:00	Recife	USA	-	Germany
46	26/06 13:00	Brasilia	Portugal	-	Ghana

GROUP H
Match	Date - Time	Venue		Results
15	17/06 13:00	Belo Horizonte	Belgium	-	Algeria
16	17/06 18:00	Cuiaba	Russia	-	Korea Republic
31	22/06 13:00	Rio De Janeiro	Belgium	-	Russia
32	22/06 16:00	Porto Alegre	Korea Republic	-	Algeria
47	26/06 17:00	Sao Paulo	Korea Republic	-	Belgium
48	26/06 17:00	Curitiba	Algeria	-	Russia

Facebook Buying WhatsApp For $19B, Will Keep The Messaging Service Independent

2014-02-20T05:01:00.000-08:00

Facebook is purchasing messaging giant WhatsApp for $16 billion in cash and stock, according to a regulatory filing. The deal is being cut for $12 billion in Facebook shares, $4 billion in cash and an additional $3 billion in RSUs for employee retention.

A termination fee is attached to the deal that would cost Facebook $1 billion in cash and $1 billion in shares if the deal fails to pass regulatory muster.

Facebook has posted on its blog, detailing the reasoning behind the acquisition, as well. The post notes that WhatsApp will continue to operate independently and retain its brand. In addition, WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum will join Facebook’s board.

Facebook notes that WhatsApp has over 450 million MAUs, with 70 percent of those active each day. In a staggering comparison, Facebook also notes that the messaging volume of WhatsApp approaches the SMS volume of the entire global telecom industry — and that it’s adding 1 million users a day.

“WhatsApp is on a path to connect 1 billion people. The services that reach that milestone are all incredibly valuable,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO in a statement.

“WhatsApp had every option in the world,” Zuckerberg continued in a post to his Facebook page, “so I’m thrilled that they chose to work with us. I’m looking forward to what Facebook and WhatsApp can do together, and to developing great new mobile services that give people even more options for connecting. I’ve also known Jan for a long time, and I know that we both share the vision of making the world more open and connected. I’m particularly happy that Jan has agreed to join the Facebook board and partner with me to shape Facebook’s future as well as WhatsApp’s.”

Jan Koum, WhatsApp co-founder and CEO, said, “WhatsApp’s extremely high user engagement and rapid growth are driven by the simple, powerful and instantaneous messaging capabilities we provide.”

Facebook specifically calls out its deal with Instagram as a template for how it will deal with WhatsApp:

Facebook fosters an environment where independent-minded entrepreneurs can build companies, set their own direction and focus on growth while also benefiting from Facebook’s expertise, resources and scale. This approach is working well with Instagram, and WhatsApp will operate in this manner. WhatsApp’s brand will be maintained; its headquarters will remain in Mountain View, CA; Jan Koum will join Facebook’s Board of Directors; and WhatsApp’s core messaging product and Facebook’s existing Messenger app will continue to operate as standalone applications.

In a post on the WhatsApp blog, Koum elaborates on that:

Here’s what will change for you, our users: nothing.

WhatsApp will remain autonomous and operate independently. You can continue to enjoy the service for a nominal fee. You can continue to use WhatsApp no matter where in the world you are, or what smartphone you’re using. And you can still count on absolutely no ads interrupting your communication. There would have been no partnership between our two companies if we had to compromise on the core principles that will always define our company, our vision and our product.

The note about no advertising is interesting, as that’s obviously Facebook’s primary method of monetization on its main platform — and now Instagram. WhatsApp will also keep its subscription fees, which amount to $1 per user after the first year of use.

WhatsApp investor Sequoia has also posted some information about the acquisition, specifically its very large valuation. The company notes that it only has 32 engineers — making the ratio 1 engineer to every 14 million users. It processes 50 billion messages a day across seven platforms.

The image above is a note that Koum keeps on his desk, outlining the focus of the company on building a ‘focused messaging experience’. Sequioa’s Jim Goetz says that founder Koum’s time growing up in a communist country shaped how he developed WhatsApp.

“Jan’s childhood made him appreciate communication that was not bugged or taped. When he arrived in the U.S. as a 16-year-old immigrant living on food stamps, he had the extra incentive of wanting to stay in touch with his family in Russia and the Ukraine,” says Goetz. “All of this was top of mind for Jan when, after years of working together with his mentor Brian at Yahoo, he began to build WhatsApp.”

Goetz also calls out the 450M user number and the fact that it has spent exactly $0 on marketing and doesn’t even employ a PR person or marketer; its growth all coming from users.

WhatsApp only employs around 50 people total. At 32 engineers, that’s $500 million per engineer.

Facebook currently boasts 556 million mobile daily active users, and WhatsApp alone already has over half of that at 350 million. One particular reason Facebook could be purchasing WhatsApp is to bolster its International footprint — as exemplified by one very telling chart. TechCrunch had previously heard about some abortive acquisition talksbetween Facebook and WhatsApp in late 2012.

Facebook is currently down in after hours trading.

The Secret Sauce of HBO 'True Detective' is its Awesome Soundtrack- DOWNLOAD ITS OPENING SONG-FAR FROM ANY ROADS

2014-02-18T12:01:00.001-08:00

The HBO show True Detective has quickly become one of television's most riveting programs. The gritty crime drama, which stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, follows two troubled, Louisiana homicide detectives as they try to solve the haunting and highly calculated, borderline-Satanic murder of a young prostitute named Dora Lange. Like many of HBO's famous TV shows, including The Sopranos and Six Feet Under, True Detective has an impeccable soundtrack, one that introduces viewers to many lesser-known acts and songs with a darker edge..

OPENING THEME SONG-"Far From Any Road" first appeared on the alt-country band's 2003 LP 'Singing Bones'

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Let Her Go (Passenger song) -lyrics &download

2014-02-17T10:22:00.001-08:00

"Let Her Go" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Passenger. It was recorded at Sydney's Linear Recording and co-produced by Mike Rosenberg and Chris Vallejo. The recording features Australian musicians Stu Larsen, Georgia Mooney, Stu Hunter, Cameron Undy and Glenn Wilson. "Let Her Go" was released in July 2012 as the second single from Passenger's third album, All the Little Lights.

To download this song-mp3-320 kbps quality-click here

PASSENGER LYRICS

"Let Her Go"

Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you’re missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go

Staring at the bottom of your glass
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
But dreams come slow and they go so fast

You see her when you close your eyes
Maybe one day you'll understand why
Everything you touch surely dies

But you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

Staring at the ceiling in the dark
Same old empty feeling in your heart
'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast

Well you see her when you fall asleep
But never to touch and never to keep
'Cause you loved her too much
And you dived too deep

Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go (oh, oh, ooh, oh no)
And you let her go (oh, oh, ooh, oh no)
Will you let her go?

'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go

How to upload MP3 to YouTube

2014-02-17T04:48:00.003-08:00

with Free Video Converter

Freemake Video Converter uploads MP3 to YouTube free & easily. Combine songs and images and upload them directly to YouTube in high quality. Make superb audio visualizations with ready templates or your own pictures for your music recordings. Download free software here.

	Add MP3 Browse for the audio track you'd like to upload to YouTube using the "+Audio" button.
	Choose an image Double-click on your audio track to open the editor. Select a visualization or upload a picture for your MP3, click "Ok".
	Upload MP3 to YouTube Click "to YouTube", enter your login and password, and click "Upload". You can also upload photos to YouTube or use Freemake YouTube Converter to download YouTube in MP3.

TOP Enrique Iglesias songs + new songs freak &kylieminogue-beautiful-feat-enrique-iglesias download mp3 320 kbps quality

2014-02-16T01:58:00.002-08:00

Spanish heartthrob and singer, Enrique Iglesias has been turning up the musical heat and melting the hearts of fans for years with his latin/pop dance anthems.

Ever since Iglesias arrived on the music scene with, "Bailamos," he has found a way to combine Latin influences with the beats that make pop 40 hits in America was fresh. This combination resulted in instant success.

The singer has also managed to keep his musical stylings and songs current as the music industry moves towards dance and beat heavy tracks for the pop industry. Iglesias kept his lyrical deliver the same but embraced these changes, hits like "Heart Attack" and "Dirty Dancer" became chart topping hits overnight.

With hits like, "I Like It," "Do You Know?" and "Escape," Iglesias is proving that he isn't going anywhere in 2014 but to the top of the charts

New songs as of febuary ,2014

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10 .i like it

9 .heart-attack

8. Taking-back-my-love

7.Tonight-(i-m-lovin-you)-feat-ludacris--dj-frank

6. Turn the night up

5. Finally Found You

This song featuring Sammy Adams, showed a softer side of Iglesias and is yet another example of how he took his original sound and embraced a more modern, fresh style to keep his musical relevant in an ever changing industry

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4. Bailamos

The song that started it all. "Bailamos" introduced Iglesias to the world and fans are very thankful for this introduction.

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3. Addicted

"Addicted" is an emotional ballad from Iglesias. It pulls at the heartstrings and showcases the vocal range that he has as a singer.

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2. 'Escape'

When fans think about Iglesias, it is hard to not think about this song. "Escape" is catchy in both English and Spanish and is still a fan favorite today. This single featured his love interest in the music video, which translated the sexy lyrics to the screen in a very sexy way.

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1.'Hero'

"Hero" is known by most in the music industry for its honest lyrics, sincere melody and powerful theme. Iglesias has made many pop/dance hits but this side of him is what is the most memorable.
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Moto G a smash hit on Flipkart-Buy now!!!!!!!!

2014-02-15T12:51:00.000-08:00

BUY NOW IN INDIA-CLICK HERE

Starting at Rs. 12499

KEY FEATURES OF MOTO G (BLACK, WITH 8 GB)

5 MP Primary Camera and 1.3 MP Secondary Camera
4.5-inch HD Display
HD Recording
Wi-Fi Enabled
1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad Core Processor and 1 GB RAM
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
8 GB Internal Memory
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS

MOTO G

An Android smartphone that is, quite possibly, the best in its class, Moto G is a fresh and power-packed flagship model from Motorola.

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Exceptional Phone. Exceptional Price
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Display - Sharp HD
- 4.5
  
  inch
- HD
  
  Resolution
- 329
  
  ppi
The 4.5 inch edge-to-edge display comes with 720p HD resolution and 329 ppi - every pixel is sharp, vivid and crystal clear. Day-to-day activities like watching videos, browsing through photos and reading text become a captivating experience.
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Processor - Quad Core
- Quad
  
  Core
- 1.2
  
  GHz
- 1 GB
  
  RAM
- 305
  
  Adreno Graphics
The Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Processor is clocked at 1.2 GHz to make the interface fluid to touch and lag-free to browse through. Moreover, the device has 1 GB RAM to support multitasking and the Adreno Graphics 305 to let you play graphic-heavy games with great detailing.
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Operating System - Pure Android

With one of the most advanced operating systems in the world, the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean experience on the Moto G is simplistic yet functional - notifications are bundled, the interface is smooth and text input is intuitive.

Pure Android

The Moto G can be upgraded to Android 4.4 Kitkat which has voice support, an Immersive mode, synced messages, easier sharing, much faster multitasking and more.

Moto Migrate

It is simple to transfer all data from your old Android phone, including call and text history, to the Moto G with the Motorola Migrate service that wirelessly updates everything to the device.
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Battery
- 2070 mAh
  
  Li-Ion
- up to
  
  24 hours
With a 2070 mAh Li-Ion battery that is built into the body of the device, the Moto G gives you up to 24 hours of mixed usage, ensuring that you stay connected at all times.
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Camera - Clarity And Variety
- 5 MP
  
  Primary Camera
- 1.3 MP
  
  Secondary Camera
- LED
  
  Flash
- Auto
  
  HDR
- Video
  
  Slow Motion
The 5 MP rear camera comes with an LED flash and video recording capabilities. It also has nifty features like burst mode, auto HDR, panorama and slow motion video to make capturing pictures and videos easier and more fun. The 1.3 MP front camera makes taking selfies simpler and adds a face to all your video chats.
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Dual SIM
- Dual SIM
  
  Support
- Easy
  
  Connectivity
The device comes with support for two SIM cards allowing you to customize your usage according to each network and get the best plans of two connections.
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Storage
- 8 GB
  
  Internal
- 50 GB
  
  on Google Drive
With 8 GB of internal storage for music, photos, videos, apps and docs, Moto G also comes with 50 GB of extra space on the Google Drive for two years to back up everything you don't want to lose.
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Sensors
- Ambient Light
- Proximity
- Accelerometer
- Hall Effect
  
  Sensor
The proximity sensor turns off the display when you are on a call to ensure that you don't accidentally hang up, the accelerometer controls the orientation and helps with motion gaming, the ambient light sensor ensures that the screen brightness is optimal for reading and the magnetometer ensures that the maps always show the right directions. The phone also comes with hall effect sensor.
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Connectivity
- 3G
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- microUSB
The phone has both 3G and Wi-Fi support for fast browsing speeds which will keep you connected. Transfer media or files via Bluetooth or use the microUSB port to link up to your PC.

SPECIFICATIONS OF MOTO G (BLACK, WITH 8 GB/16GB

GENERAL FEATURES
In Sales Package	Charger, Headset, Handset with Inbuilt Battery, Battery Door, User Manual
Brand	Motorola
Model Name	Moto G
Model ID	XT1033
Form	Bar
SIM Size	Micro SIM
SIM Type	Dual SIM, GSM + GSM, (Dual Standby)
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive
Call Features	Loudspeaker
Handset Color	Black

PLATFORM
Operating Freq	GSM - 850, 900, 1800, 1900; UMTS - 2100
OS	Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor	1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, Quad Core
Graphics	Adreno 305, 450 MHz Single Core

DISPLAY
Type	IPS LCD
Size	4.5 Inches
Resolution	HD, 1280 x 720 Pixels
Color	16 M
Other Display Features	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

CAMERA
Primary Camera	Yes, 5 Megapixel
Secondary Camera	Yes, 1.3 Megapixel
Flash	LED
Video Recording	Yes, 720 x 1280, 30 fps
HD Recording	HD
Zoom	Digital Zoom - 4x
Other Camera Features	Auto Focus, Slow Motion Video, Burst Mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Tap to Focus

DIMENSIONS
Size	65.9x129.9x11.6 mm
Weight	140 g

BATTERY
Type	2070 mAh

MEMORY AND STORAGE
Internal	8 GB/16GB
Memory	1 GB RAM

INTERNET & CONNECTIVITY
Internet Features	Email
Preinstalled Browser	Android
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
3G	Yes, 21.1 Mbps HSDPA; 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
Wifi	Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
USB Connectivity	Yes, micro USB, v2
Navigation Technology	GPS, GLONASS, with Google Maps
Bluetooth	Yes, v4
Audio Jack	3.5 mm

MULTIMEDIA
Music Player	Yes, Supports MP3
Video Player	Yes, Supports H.264, MP4, VC1, DivX, WMV9, HD
FM	Yes

OTHER FEATURES
Call Memory	Yes
SMS Memory	Yes
Phone Book Memory	Yes
Sensors	Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Hall Effect Sensor, Accelerometer, Magnetometer
Additional Features	Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot, Embedded Battery Type
Important Apps	Notification LED Type: Multi-color RGG

WARRANTY
Warranty Summary	1 year manufacturer warranty for Phone and 6 months warranty for in the box accessories

Enthused by the overwhelming response from shoppers to Moto G launch, e-commerce company Flipkart is looking at forging a long-term relationship with handset maker Motorola Mobility.
The US-based firm launched its much-awaited budget phone Moto G in India through Flipkart on February 6 under an exclusive tie-up. The 16GB version being sold out in first 15 minutes of the launch.
"It is extremely overwhelming. We were surprised. We did not expect this kind of response. It was more than the traffic on peak Diwali rush. Our site also went down for a couple of minutes on February 6, the day of launch, due to traffic," Flipkart co-founder and CEO Sachin Bansal told PTI.

Moto G's 16 GB version, priced at Rs 13,999, was sold out in the first 15 minutes of the launch and few units of the 8 GB version -- costing Rs 12,499 -- were left, he said.
Asked whether Flipkart will continue selling Motorola products after the big-bang debut of Moto G, he said that both the firms believe online is the way forward.

"Definitely, I think both Motorola and Flipkart are seeking a long term relationship. Sure, I think we do see and actually hope that we do get to do more such things together," Bansal said.

Like Flipkart, Motorola also believes that online is the way to go and as the world is moving to e-shopping, India will also follow, he said.

According to market experts, Moto G is getting very good response from online shoppers with some 20,000 units being sold out on Flipkart within hours of the launch on February 6.
"The price difference between 8 GB and 16 GB was not much and that could have also led to people going for the 16 GB one," Bansal said on shoppers preferring the 16 GB version.

Besides, traffic to Flipkart was twice of what it sees on other days and 67% of it was driven just by Moto G.

"Our page views increased by 100% during the launch and Moto G page saw a million page views on February 6. Also, inbound calls to customer support number doubled and we had close to 20,000 queries on Moto G alone during the day," Bansal said.

On launching Moto X, he said presently both the companies are watching the response to Moto G.

"Right now, we are focusing on Moto G and we want to wait and see how it is and then take a call on other opportunities. I don't know how it will pan out, but we want to wait for a few days and then sit down to decide," Bansal said.

Last week, Motorola launched its first handset, Moto G, in India after a nearly two-year hiatus. After being acquired by Google in May 2012, Motorola did not introduce new products in India. However, the firm continued with its operation unit in India.

In the US, Moto G is priced at around $179 (about Rs 11,200) with 8 GB of storage and $199 (about Rs 12,400) for the 16 GB version.

Guide to Getting Started with LastPass

2014-02-15T11:59:00.000-08:00

Guide to Getting Started with LastPass

It’s all too easy to get sloppy with your password security as the number of accounts and accompanying passwords pile up. It’s time to start letting LastPass generate and manage your stable of secure passwords.

What Is LastPass and Why Do I Need It?

LastPass is a password management tool that takes all the effort out of managing your passwords—it’s so effortless, in fact, that it’s the most popular password management toolamong How-To Geek readers. We all have reasons, most of them in common, for not using passwords as strong and varied as we should: it’s a pain to remember them, it doesn’t seem that important to vary passwords wildly, entering complex passwords for each web site we visit is a big hassle, etc. LastPass removes those barriers by making password generation, management, and deployment dead simple and seamless.

LastPass combines a local password manager with cloud-based storage. Your password database is decrypted locally on your device and is stored in the cloud, encrypted with 256-bit AES. Your passwords are only accessible via local decryption or by logging into LastPass’s secure web site using your master password to decrypt your password database over the SSL pipe.

In addition LastPass also includes password generation tools, automatic form filling, as well as automatic login/password completion. Once you’ve got LastPass up and running you’ll never have to worry about weak passwords again. LastPass is available for Windows, OS X, and Linux as well as iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian, and webOS. LastPass also supplies add-ons for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera. You’ll be hard pressed to find yourself, on any platform or with any browser, separated from your passwords.

Signing Up For and Installing LastPass

The first thing you need to do is get yourself a free LastPass account. Head over the LastPass.com and download the appropriate software for your machine. We’re going to download the package for Windows, but the steps for each OS are pretty much the same. Run the application; you should be greeted with a run wizard that looks like the screenshot above. Check the web browsers you want to install LastPass on. The advanced options gives you more control over the specific aspects of those browser installs; skipping the advanced section is fine for most users.

Select that you do no have an account and wish to create one.

Type in your primary email address and select a strong password. You’ll only be using this password to access your web password vault and to login once every browser session to the local database. Now is a great time to start using a passphrase instead of a simple password—i.e. HowToGeekR0cksMyB0xIn2011.

They can’t stress it enough and we can’t stress it enough on their behalf: if you lose your LastPass password you’re totally out of luck. Again, use a strong and memorable passphrase. If you have to, write it down and tape it to the bottom of your desk drawer or otherwise hide it away.

At this point you’ll be prompted to import all the passwords from your web browsers into LastPass. There’s really no good reason not to do this. Even if you’ve used “password” for all your passwords, it will at least build a list of sites you’ve been using insecure passwords on so that you can later go back and update them. In the next step it will list all your saved sites, their username/passwords, and a toggle for you to select and deselect them for import into LastPass.

We’re almost done! The last setup step is to specify whether or not LastPass should log you out when the browser closes and whether or not your LastPass Vault should be your homepage. We recommend setting it to log you out and not using your vault as your homepage. We double recommend against those things if you’re using LastPass on a portable computer or mobile device.

After you finish the LastPass installation, launch one of the web browsers you specified in the first step of the setup. In the toolbar of the browser will be a dark LastPass icon (which looks like an asterisk). Login using your email and LastPass password. We let LastPass remember our login but leave the password blank. Once you login the LastPass logo should switch from dark gray to red and white.

Clicking on the logo yields a drop-down menu filled with LastPass goodies. The first thing we want to do is hit up the Preferences menu. Click on it now.

LastPass is notoriously chatty. We happen to like the notifications but many people aren’t so fond of them. We’d recommend leaving the default notifications in place as they serve as excellent reminders to use LastPass and to generate secure passwords. As you get more comfortable using LastPass and need fewer reminders, go ahead and return to this menu and toggle some of them off.

From this point forward LastPass will automatically detect when you’re visiting a website that you’ve already created a login for and will prompt you to generate a secure password for new web sites you’re joining. In the next section we’ll take a look at that process.

Using LastPass to Generate and Store Secure Passwords

When you create a new account for a web service, LastPass will prompt you to generate a secure account. In the screenshot above we started the signup process for a Yahoo! Mail account. When you click the generate button LastPass will open a new tab with the password generator.

There you can set your password length, accepted characters, and other parameters. You can accept the password or generate a new one with new variables until you’re satisfied. When you hit accept LastPass will automatically fill it in for the site (and remember it on your behalf).

When you’re done filling in your new account information LastPass will again detect that there is activity with the new account. It will ask you to either confirm that you’ve changed the password or to save a new site as a new entry in your password database. Since we just created a new account, we’ll click Save New Site (if you’re changing the password on an existing site that is already in your LastPass database, you’d click Confirm instead).

Now, although LastPass is pretty awesome at detecting things, initial registrations usually have unique URLs and can often throw LastPass off. When you click Save New Site, make sure to check the URL and Name spots. The default for our Yahoo! Mail account looks like this:

We took a moment to clean it up to reflect the URL we’ll be routinely using to login to Yahoo! Mail:

This is also a great time to start using the Group function. You might, for example, group your financial, gaming, communication, and work web sites into separate groups. From this menu you can also toggle things like autofill/autologin and require master password entry before accessing that particular entry.

Now is a great time to start going through your existing logins to upgrade the passwords using LastPass.

Going Further with LastPass

If you never use LastPass for anything other than generating and storing secure passwords you’ll be miles ahead of 90%+ of the average computer user. LastPass has a slew of additional features, however. Once you have LastPass installed on your primary browser here are some of the extra things you’ll want to check out:

The LastPass Security Challenge: This is a fun tool for your LastPass Vault that analyzes your logins/passwords and generates a score passed off of the uniqueness of your passwords and other factors. Increasing the strength and variety of your passwords will increase your score in this security game.

LastPass Screencasts: If you’re unclear on how the major components of your LastPass vault work, there’s likely a LastPass created screencast to show you how to use it.

One Time Use Passwords: Your master password is important and needs to be protected. What about when you want to access your LastPass account away from home? Don’t risk your master password on a computer with unknown security. Generate a single use password for your LastPass account. You can use that throw away password once in the future and then it will never work again—extremely handy for logging in from an internet café or at a friend’s house.

LastPass Mobile: Although it requires upgrading to the $14 a year premium plan, LastPass has mobile browsers/password managers for every major mobile platform. Take your passwords with you wherever you go.

Import: Have a bunch of passwords already stored in another program like KeePass? No problem. Import them all using the LastPass Import function.

Multi-Factor Authentication: Although it may be overkill for some, you can easily turn on multi-factor authentication that links your LastPass account with a USB key, Yubikey, Fingerprint reader, or Smart Card reader.

Have a LastPass tip, trick, or add-on that has helped you stay on top of your passwords? Let’s hear about it in the comments.