Saturday, September 28, 2013

How to send encrypted email from Gmail



Adding security to your emails is very important in the fast growing internet world, Email is playing a major part in everyone's life these days for their communications. To protect our privacy its always better to encrypt the email. 


SecureGmail using SecureGmail we can send encrypt emails using Gmail or accounts provided by your organization , school or Business. 

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It's very easy , to get started login to SecureGmail and download a small extension for your browser. 


Once you installed the extension, your "Compose" icon in your gmail gets new look with a little lock icon. 




It will open a new compose screen to send your encrypted message. 



Your message will be encrypted with symmetric encryption to encrypt and decrypt each message and Password id decided by the user and assumes the recipient already knows it , also you can send a hint about password to the recipient. 




Your recipient will be asked to Decrypt message with the password .. Its that Simple.. 


Monday, September 23, 2013

How to backup your cloud Drive?


Does your cloud Drive needs to be backed up ? Yeah, there are multiple reasons why your cloud drive needs to be backed up, incase your data is corrupted , or your account is compromised or you made a mess and need to go-back to previous date of data ..

MyBackupBox will allow you to  transfer data between your cloud accounts and take backup of your website data. 

Login to MyBackupBox and add Source and Destination cloud accounts and perform Scheduled transfers ( in Archive format ) .. 



You may also like : How to host your website on Dropbox

What else can be done with MyBackupData :

  • Automate and Schedule your Cloud backups.
  • Easily create schedules to handle transfers of your data
  • Archive and Timestamp your transfers for easy identification
  • Perform Incremental backup's or full backups
  • Backup your Wordpress websites, database.

Additional advantage of this is, you can do all the above mentioned activities with out installing any software.


Initially you will get 10GB worth data transfers for free of cost and there after you need to pay $1 per 1GB. 

Saturday, September 21, 2013

How to host your website on Dropbox ?


If you are looking to host your website quickly and easily without paying to any hosting providers, Dropbox is the great place for you.. It takes less than 5 minutes to setup your website. You can publish this site with just txt  files and you don't need to have any knowledge with css, javascript.



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Here is the Steps to host your website on Dropbox

  • Create your Account on Dropbox:  If you don't have an account with Dropbox already , You create one here

  • Login to my Droppages site where you will get to pick a name for your website by logging into DropPages and click SignIn. 


  • It will ask you to authenticate with your Dropbox credentials and once you login you can create your website like yourname.dropopages.com , Here is the site i have created http://beautifulwebsite.droppages.com


  • It creates a simple website displaying Hello World page, To make it a full website, download this website template and copy it under your website folder in Dropbox and make necessary changes to the .txt files under Content folder to modify the text on pages. 


  • After that you can make necessary changes as needed by modifying the Default.html page under Templates folder. 


  • If you don't want to use the url with .droppages.com , you can upgrade your account on my.droppages.com and you can pick your own domain name as increase the Data size as needed. 


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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Google Digital Wallet Now available on iOS



Google Wallet a digital Wallet App by Google is now available on iOS devices. This has been on Android devices quiet long time, after NFC requirement changes today Google extended its digital Wallet to iOS devices also.

Google Wallet allows users to send money between the members, make purchases online by storing the Credit/Debit card into your account. It also let you save Reward membership details, coupons driven for Google Wallet.

Google also monitor's all of your transactions 24/7 for a fraud and if you ever loses your Smart phone, you can goto Service website and disable remotely. 

As of now This App will work only in United States, and you can download from here. Lets expect Google to release this App soon across the world. 

Battery life after iOS7, Tips to Save Battery on iPhone



Awaiting iOS7 has been Officially released to all the Compatible devices of Apple. Ofcourse iOS7 is soo neat and yeah sexy :) 


As per Apple iOS7 has been optimized to increase the Battery life, Well there are many folks facing Battery Drain issues on the iPhone 4s/5 .  


Here are some simple clicks where you can improve some of the features with out losing the key features of the iOS7. 



  • Disable Background App Refresh:  It's one of the feature contributes to suck the Batter life. To Disable it, Goto Settings --> General --> Background App Refresh 


  • Disable iAds:  If you are not too fancy about getting location based Ad's , Disable it to save some Batter.  To disable it, goto Settings --> Privacy --> Location Services --> System Services 


  • Disable Reduce Motion:  This feature will reduce the motion of the User interface , icons and alerts.. You can save some more by disabling it. by navigating to Settings --> General --> Accessibility --> Reduce Motion


  • Turn off unused Location Services : yeah, we need Location Services to be enabled for better user experience of iPhone, But we can same some battery life by disable Location Services for the Apps which we don't use often.


  • Finally, By Turning off Bluetooth, Wi-fi , Air Drop when we are not using with just one swipe . 













Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Google Helpouts: Real help from Experts face-to-face


Google is currently testing a New product called Google Helpouts , It's a new way to connect People in need for help over Live video any time and any where. 


This Service isn't completely Live for everyone, But It's available on Invitation, If you are interested to try out this product during Beta, you can request an Invitation from Here.
There are Currently very few categories listed under their support page which include Gardening, Computers, Health, Fitness, Fashion, Music, Cooking & Education. 


You can opt out as an Expert in this site, where google will screen you and after their satisfaction they will nominate you as Expert . 


Helpouts can be offered as Free Or Paid Service with only from Google Wallet. Google will take 20% as Service Fee for each Help Offered by an Expert and Remaining 80% goes to Expert. 


Expect to see More services when they Launch this service to All the Users.

Explore the Mount Everest, Worlds Highest Mountain.



In Partnership with Microsoft InternetExplorer GlacierWorks take you on a breathtaking expedition to Everest -- If you are navigating it on touchpad, you can explore with using only your fingertips.

GlacierWorks mission is to educate and raise awareness about the Greater Himalaya through art, science and exploration. They used very high definition cameras where you can zoom into very minute details of each area of the Himalayas. Addition to its website GlacierWorks raises awareness through worldwide exhibitions and by providing content for use in classrooms to educate students not only about climate change but also broader earth and environmental science themes.



Checkout this video for a complete exploration:






Source: Microsoft

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

How much is 1 GB ?

Normally a general answer for 1 GB is 1024 MB , But here is the little overview of Info-graphics for 1GB. 


How to Create Video Greeting Cards ?


Sending a Greeting makes a lot of difference when you wanted to wish some one for any occasion  Lets think if there is a way to create a Greeting in Video format ? Yeah, there is now. Vello is New App that will let you record short Greeting Card and allows you to send to multiple people.


You can Invite your friends/family members to add their own clips to your Greeting and Vello will stitches everything togethers and sends to your loved one. Once you have recorded your Greeting you can set a delivery date when it needs to be Delivered. 


Additionally, it will let you send an e-Gift card from over 500+ Popular Retailers along with Greeting.




Never lose your stuff again with Tile


Every one of us at-least once we might Misplaced/lost our Keys, wallet, handbag, luggage, Remote  and look for those in all the closets to find them again. Can't tell you how many times i have misplaced my keys.  Now it's not at all a problem with Tile App.


I have always taught there should be Search Engine inside my house to find my Keys, its finally here :) 


Tile App, which is a very small in size (1.5 x 1.5 Inches ) Can fit easily into your wallet, purse, or can be used as a Key Chain for your keys/Luggage Zip, can leave it in your car.  Tile can be easily found using your Phone, or accessible using web. You can easily track your lost devices and even you can give a Ring to your key ( if you have Tile attached to it ) , cool huh.. , Other cool thing thing is you never need to Change Battery or recharge Tile ever in lifetime. 


Checkout the below video for more details..!



Sunday, September 15, 2013

How to close Background Apps on iOS7 ?


To get a better battery life as well as better performance for iPhone, its always advisable to close the Background running Apps on iPhone. 

Up to iOS6 , when you double click on home button it will give you little "x" option on each application to close the Apps, Its little different on iOS7. 

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  1. Double click Home button on iOS7 installed iPhone and you will see Back ground Running Apps like below.


  2. Select the application you wanted to close and swipe Upwards, like below.


  3. Also, we can close Three Applications at same time, Just place your 3 fingers on 3 Applications and swipe upwards at same time. 


Thursday, September 12, 2013

Must know Tips & Tricks about Google Search


Majority of the Internet users home page for their browser is Google Search, But we also bookmark some of other websites for some simple tasks. Now a days Google search has become most powerful where we can get our answers right from Google Home page instead of going to other websites. What can we do with Google other than Search Gives some good tools what Google has , Here are some more tricks we can do.


Use Google Search as Calculator:  We can use Google search as calculator, where we don't need to open a calendar app or your smart phone. 



Use Google Search as Currency Converter: Yes, Google will give you all sorts of currency conversions right from Home page. 



Use Google as Dictionary:  How to use Google Search as Dictionary  will give you meaning of the word along with its origin and where its more popular. 



Use Google Search as Movie Review Site: We depend on most websites for movie reviews , But we can see all review right on Google with in few seconds.



Google Search for Airline Tickets:  If you are planning for a trip, you need to go through different websites to find the best deal for Flight tickets, now we can find with google search with out any hassle.



Google Search as Weather Channel:  I Personally use Google to find our the weather conditions of different locations in the world in 2 seconds.



Google Search for Local Directions:  We can get directions from Google maps, but with out switching website, you can directly get directions of different places from Google search and print directions.



Google Search as World Clock: Some of your friends/family members staying in multiple countries, With Google we can find out Time across the world with out maintaining multiple clocks on our desktop also it will help as Timer Clock.



How to find my Lost Android Device ?


Are you one of the person you forgot where you dropped your phone, OR if you ever misplaced your Android device some where in Restaurant, Hotel, Car.. Now Android's New Device Manager.

If you lost/misplaced your phone, Android Device Manager let's you locate your Phone in the Google Map, even it will let you Ring your Phone with Maximum volume, even though your phone is set to Silent or in Vibration.

Incase if your phone is stolen and can''t be recovered Device Manager you can quickly and securely Erase all your data on your phone remotely , so that it wont end up in wrong hands.

Who can use this Service ?

Any Android device owner running Android 2.2 or Above can utilize this Service. 

Source: Google

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Apple iPhone 5S/5C, Everything you need to know

Model5S                                                           5C














For the first time Apple has released two iPhone model as opposed to their traditional iPhone release, so all of you might started thinking which iPhone to buy this year ?

To make everyone's life little easy, here are the most details you need to know ?



    iPhone 5S   
    iPhone 5C   
Silver, Spray Green, Gold
White, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Green
Height/Width/depth: 4.87 x  2.31  x 0.30
Height/Width/depth: 4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35
Weight:  112 gms
Weight :  132 gms
A7 Chip with 64-bit Architecture
M7 Motion coprocessor
A6 Chip
Finger Print identity Sensor
        --
True Tone Flash/ For Great Camera
LED Flash
$199.00 with 2 Yr. Contract
$ 99.00 with 2 Yr. Contract




You can visit Apple Website for the more details between these two phones along with iPhone4s.

How to Upgrade to iOS7 NOW ?


Apple has announced its official release of iOS7 is September 18th 2013, But if you are curious and wanted to install the final version, here is it , You don't need to be a developer to install this. Thanks to Lifehacker.

Update: I personally upgraded by phone to iOS7 and it looks cool.

Backup First: Before you do anything, it's always advisable to backup first to iCloud incase you wanted to revert back.

Download iOS7: 

Thanks to a public (and probably temporary) posting on Mega, a number of iOS 7 updates are available for download. Not all devices were posted, but if more show up we'll add them. Here's what's available so far:P

iPhone 4 (GSM)

iPhone 4 (GSM Rev. A)

iPhone 4 (CDMA)

iPhone 4S

iPhone 5 (Model A1428)

iPhone 5 (Model A1429)

iPad 2 (Wi-Fi)

iPad 2 (Rev. A)

iPad 2 (Wi-Fi + GSM)

iPad 2 (Wi-Fi + CDMA)

iPad 3 (Wi-Fi)

iPad 3 (Wi-Fi + GSM)

iPad 3 (Wi-Fi + CDMA)

iPad 4 (Wi-Fi)

iPad 4 (Wi-Fi + GSM)

iPad 4 (Wi-Fi + CDMA)

iPad mini (Wi-Fi)

iPad mini (Wi-Fi + GSM)

iPad mini (Wi-Fi + CDMA)

iPod touch (5th Generation)

iTunes 11.1 Beta


Note: iOS 7 requires a later version of iTunes so you may not be able to use your iDevice with iTunes post-update (at least, not until Apple releases the new version or you install the beta).

How to Install:

  • Open up the disk image (.dmg) and copy it to your local disk
  • Connect your iphone/ipad to iTunes.
  • Hold down the option key (OS X) or the shift key (Windows) and click the Restore button. Browse to the .ipsw file you downloaded, select it, and wait for the update to finish.
  • If necessary, Restore your device from backup and sync with iTunes.

Once the process is completed, you should be on iOS 7 version of OS.

Source : Life Hacker