Sunday, 3 August 2014

5 Best URL Shortener Websites

URL shortener is an online application which can convert long URL to a shorter in length. When users are clicking on that short links they are redirected to the original URLs just as if they had entered or clicked on that.
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Why use URL Shorteners ?

The main reasons people use URL shorteners are
  • To make very long affiliate links shorter and prettier (hiding affiliate links)
  • To share links within blog posts
  • To share links within forum postings
  • Making the most out of character limits in messaging services such as Twitter
  • To track clicks on the links

5 Best URL Shortener Websites

1. Goo.gl: Goo.gl is one of the best url shortening services owned by Google. Google started url shortening service since December 2009 and now it has become one of the most popular URL shorteners on the web.
  • Reliable and trusted.
  • Tracks visitors to your links (real time analytics)
  • Public Stats
2. Bit.ly : Bit.ly is one of the best url shorteners that can be used to hide , track and shorten your long urls. Online Since 2008, Bitly is available via website, browser extensions, mobile web, & numerous third-party tools.
3. Su.pr: The Official URL Shortener from Stumble Upon and one of the best available in the market.
4. Tinyurl.com : option to choose alias, reliable
5. Is.gd : Proving better service since started, API and other functions, better filters, tracking facilities
That’s the list of 5 best url shorteners, If you have any other favorite URL shortener service that we haven’t mentioned, let us know it in the comments.


Friday, 1 August 2014

Safety Tips For Using a Public Computer

There are always some risks involved when using a public computer in libraries, Internet cafes, airports, and copy shops. However, there are some things you can do to help keep your work, personal or financial information private.
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6 safety tips for using a public computer

Read these safety tips to help keep your work, personal identity, or other information private.

1. Don’t save your logon information

Always log out of Web sites by clicking “log out” on the site. It’s not enough to simply close the browser window or type in another address.
Many programs (especially social networking websites, web mail, and instant messenger programs) include automatic login features that will save your user name and password. Disable the function that automatically saves this information.

2. Don’t leave the computer unattended with sensitive information on the screen

If you have to leave the public computer, log out of all programs and close all windows that might display sensitive information.

3.Be careful who is watching over your shoulder.

4. Erase your tracks

When you finish using a public computer, you can help protect your private information by deleting your cookies and temporary internet files.

5. Disable the feature that stores passwords

Before you go to the web, turn off the Internet Browser feature that “remember your passwords”.
In Google Chrome: Go to Menu > Settings > advance settings > Passwords and forms, clear the check box for offer to save passwords I enter on the web.
In Mozilla Firefox : Go to Menu > Click Tools > Options > Security tab and then clear the check box for remember password for site
In Internet Explorer: Click Tools > Internet Options > Content tab and then click Settings, next to AutoComplete. Click to clear the check box for User names on passwords and forms.

6. Don’t enter sensitive information into a public computer

Finally, don’t use a public computer to type in any sensitive information. This can be difficult sometimes, but keep in mind that an industrious thief might have installed sophisticated software on the public computer that records every keystroke and then emails that information back to the thief. Then it doesn’t matter if you haven’t saved your information or if you’ve erased your tracks. They still have access to this information.
If you really want to be safe, avoid typing your credit card number, other financial or other sensitive information into any public computer.


Sawan Aaya Hai Lyrics – Creature 3D | Arijit Singh

Sawan Aaya Hai Lyrics new track out from Creature 3D. The song has been featured by Bipasha Basu & Imran Abbas Naqvi and sung by Arjit Singh. This Song Composed and lyrics by Tony Kakkar.
Sawan Aaya Hai Lyrics - Creature 3D
Creaure 3D directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar. This movie will release on 12 September 2014.
Singer: Arijit Singh
Music: Tony Kakkar
Lyrics: Tony Kakkar
Star Cast: Bipasha Basu, Imran Abbas Naqvi
Music Label: T-Series

Sawan Aaya Hai Lyrics

Mohabbat barsa dena tu, sawan aaya hai
Tere aur mere milne ka, mausam aaya hai
Mohabbat barsa dena tu, saawan aaya hai
Tere aur mere milne ka, mausam aaya hai

Sabse chhupa ke tujhe seene se lagaana hai
Pyar mein tere hadd se guzar jaana hai
Itna pyar kisi pe, pehli baar aaya hai

Mohabbat barsa dena tu, sawan aaya hai
Tere aur mere milne ka, mausam aaya hai

Kyun ek pal ki bhi judaai sahi jaaye na
Kyun har subah tu meri sanson me samaye na
Aaja na tu mere paas, dunga itna pyar main
Kitni raat guzaari hai, tere intezar mein

Kaise bataaun jazbaat ye mere
Maine khud se bhi zyada tujhe chaaha hai
Sab kuch chhod ke aana tu, sawan aaya hai
Tere aur mere milne ka, mausam aaya hai

Sabse chhupa ke tujhe seene se lagaana hai
Pyar mein tere hadd se guzar jaana hai
Itna pyar kisi pe, pehli baar aaya hai

Bheege bheege tere lab,
mujhko kuch kehte hain
Dil hai khush mera ki khayal ek jaise hain :)
Roko na ab khudko yun sun lo dil ki baat ko
Dhal jaane do shaam aur aa jaane do raat ko
Kitna haseen ye lamha hai
Kismat se maine churaaya hai

Aaj ki raat na jaana tu, sawan aaya hai
Tere aur mere milne ka, mausam aaya hai

Sabse chhupa ke tujhe seene se lagaana hai
Pyar main tere hadd se guzar jaana hai
Itna pyar kisi pe, pehli baar aaya hai

Watch: Sawan Aaya Hai Video Song from Creature 3D | Arijit Singh | Bipasha Basu | Imran Abbas Naqvi



How to Record Skype Video and Audio Calls : Free Tools

Skype is the one of the most popular and free app for making video and voice calls over the internet. We used to make the video chat with our friends and the family, to make the live conference through online, conducting interview, group chatting, teaching lessons and for the various purposes. if you want to record your skype calls, it is not possible. by the default it won’t support recording, Skype doesn’t have native or built in feature for recording video and voice calls yet, you can easily record Skype Calls using third party software.
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How to Record Skype Video and Audio Calls

There are several software for recording skype calls,  here is a short list of software’s you can use to record skype calls.
DVDVideoSoft Video Call Recorder for Skype : is a freeware application developed by DVDVideoSoft for recording video and audio calls. With its help one may record Skype calls without any limitations. It creates mp4 video from video calls and mp3 audio from audio calls. It’s 100% free for both personal and commercial use.
MP3 Skype Recorder : It’s a free program which automatically records all your Skype conversations . It works on windows devices and according to the website its certified by Skype.
Pamela for Skype : It has four versions, a free basic version that gives you maximum 15 minutes of Skype call recording. The next three tiers all give you unlimited video recording for a price: Call Recorder (14,95 €), Professional (24,95 €), and Business (39,95 €).
vodBurner (Windows and Mac) : Crystal-clear Skype video & audio recording on Windows. Revolutionary editing console. Create complete video production from Skype video calls.
Evaer : Recording Skype video and audio calls into MP4 & AVI movie files. Easy to use for your Skype video and audio interviews, conferences, podcasts, or family VoIP calls.
Which software do you use to record Skype calls? If you have any other favorite software that we haven’t mentioned, Let us know in the comments section.


Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Use Google Drive as a PDF Scanner on Android

Going paperless makes workflows faster. Scanning of documents saves storage space and time. Now-a-days everyone scan their documents like business people scan receipts, forms, meeting agendas and much more. It even reduces your loads while travelling as you need not require carrying any documents or files. Even students scan articles for study and research or any project work given to them. After your documents are scanned, it is stored as a searchable PDF file and it is fast to search the file. There are lots of Android apps available on the play store that can convert any documents into PDF file. Google Drive app is one such app that helps you scan your documents and store it right in your drive.
Use Google Drive As PDF Scanner App
For this you need not install any PDF scanner app in your device. Google drive has integrated document-scanning and OCR capabilities.

Scanning documents using Google Drive

All you need to do is click a photo from your android using scan option on Google Drive and it will save and upload that file as PDF on your Google Drive.

  • Open the Google Drive app from your Smartphone. You will find a scan button in the bottom right corner of the screen. Tap this scan option with camera like icon.
  • After this, you would see capturing screen. Take a snap of the document you would like to scan with the help of phone’s camera.
  • You can even delete the photo, if you don’t like it as you will receive a preview image of the click. You can do this by clicking on the refresh button and take another photo.
  • You can scan other pages if your document has several pages by touching + button.
  • Touch the checkmark once you complete scanning pages. It will save your document in your drive as a searchable PDF file.
  • Even edit option is available to edit your PDF file directly from your Smartphone before saving it on Google Drive. Along with scan feature there are other buttons on the same bar to take action on the Drive. 
  • Like you can find a create option which allows you to create a new document, or a folder in Drive. You can even upload images, music’s and files to drive from other apps by touching the upload button provided on the same bar.

You can even add a scanning shortcut to your home screen. You can add a Drive scan widget on the home screen of your device. By this your documents will be automatically scanned and saved to the specified folder. So just use this Drive scanner and save your device’s space. So directly capture image as PDF and make use of your android as power user.






Use Your Android Phone as a Wi-Fi Hotspot for Free

Yes, you have heard it correct. You can use your Android phone as a free Wi-Fi hotspot and get your laptops, computers, tablets and other gadgets straight to the web with that Android device present in your pocket. You can also use the Wi-Fi tethering plan to use your hotspot app supplied by your carrier and can even transfer all the data connections to your laptops or computer.
Use Android Phone as a Wifi Hotspot for free
But many customers have to pay a premium for the ability to redirect their data plans to other devices. So to overcome this extra payout, many of them choose different ways to circumvent these hotspot roadblocks. Some choose to root their device which may void your
warranty. So many users step back from rooting up their device. But now you need not worry as there are many third party apps to turn your device into hotspot without rooting it. And such third party app is hotspot control app.

Hotspot Control

This is a tiny app that enables or disables Portable Hotspot functionality of Android. But you must note that this app is used for local connections only. This can be done in Android settings. But this functionality may not be available when no SIM is inserted. This simple app creates your Wi-Fi access point name assign its password. On the notification bar of your
device, you can see the Wi-Fi tethering or hotspot activation notification too. This doesn’t require any extra configuration for accessing. This simple app comes with a straight forward interface to complete the task. All you need to do is, just download this app from the Google play store and start installation. In one case the installation is finished, you can allow tethering by simply getting down this app and adding your network name and password that is compulsory for your WI-Fi device’s security. At once as you have activated your device’s data plan and launched the hotspot control app on your device, it would immediately tolerate the other device to plug in to your device through WI-Fi and also be able to utilize your data plan. This app always uses password for security and also uses WPA2AES+TKIP security to make your Wi-Fi secure. So your data plan is not used by anyone else.This is a friendly user interface app as in most cases rooting is not required. This app can be accessed only on devices running on android 4.0.3 and above. And it needs only 80K of free storage space and can be downloaded for free. This is a data unlimited app. It is better if you use data limited app like My data manager, 3G Watchdog. This will help you avoid over usage of net beyond your data plan.

Features

1. SSID and password can be changed for security purpose.
2. Friendly accessibility (no configuration required).
3. Use your Android phone as Hotspot without rooting your device.
4. You can share your net connections with other Wi-Fi enabled devices quickly.







Check whether your Android is Rooted or not with Root Checker App


Root Checker

We all know that rooting Android gives super accessibility to many applications which are installed from other sources (apart from Google play). It gives privileges permission to users to use android most effectively. There are many benefits of rooting android. So, most the users root their android to have access for super user permission. Beside this, if you root your android then your devices warranty will be voided. So, if you have bought any second hand device then it is important for you to check whether the warranty of the device is still available or not and you can do this by checking whether the device is rooted or not. For this purpose you might be in the need of root Checker App. So let’s see how to employee with this app.

How to Install and use Root Checker App

You may find this app in the Google play store.

1. So your first step is going to Google play store and downloading this app which you can find under tools category.
2. Then with a single tap on the app you can install it on your gimmick.
3. After installation, touch to open the app and it will put forward the option of agree or disagree.
4. Select agree option to proceed further.
5. Now comes the method to use this app. When you open the app, “verify root access” button appears on the screen.
6. Select that option and your device will be checked for the root access.
7. If your device is rooted then you will receive a success message that congratulations!! Your device has root access.

This is all you have to do. Just with a single touch you can come to know whether a device is rooted or not through which you can confirm the availability of the device warranty. And even you need not root it further if once you know that your device is already rooted which will preserve your time and effort, because without any proper knowledge on rooting you must root your android. If you do so your android may get hanged. You must try rooting only if you are an ardent android user and have complete knowledge of android or else your device may come in hand. So it is better to know beforehand whether your android is rooted or not which saves you from going through many rooting guides, or internet surfing’s.

Features of Android Root Checker App

1. It is freely available and user friendly and easy to access.
2. You can easily check any android for root access with just a click.