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Lock And Password Protect Applications and SMS Messages In Your Android Device

I find it extremely annoying when friends, colleagues or family members ask me if they can use my phone for sometime. Sometimes, friends want to make a call, or check email or browse websites, but I really do find it very uncomfortable handing out my phone to even close friends. Unlike a regular desktop computer, [...]

Remotely Access Files On Your MAC From Anywhere With Spotdox and Dropbox

So you have a Mac computer and you want to remotely access files on your MAC hard drive from another computer (possibly a Windows machine, iPad or an Android device)? One good way to make sure all your important files are accessible from just about anywhere is to use a file sync service e.g Dropbox, [...]

Remotely Control Media Player Apps on MAC OSX From Android

Do you know that you can remotely control media player applications in your MAC OSX from an Android device? For example, you can pause a quicktime video playing in your MAC from your Android smartphone. You can turn off your mac from Android, increase or decrease brightness, open up iTunes, iPhoto, Preview and control other [...]

Five Gmail Labs Experiments that You Must Have in your Gmail (Updated)

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Sometime ago we had posted on the cool lab features to make your Gmail more functional. Today Gmail has changed. Its cleaner, faster and has a bunch of new features available by default. And it is the people’s favorite email client. The folks at Google Labs have not left behind, many lab features have been [...]

Turn Off Or Disable Skype Notifications For Specific Users

Turn Off Skype Notifications for specific users

Instant messaging is a big distraction for me, I don’t prefer using it while I am working. When your concentration is at its optimum stage and when you are amidst a creative process, it feels really annoying when your brain is obstructed as you receive a new message on Skype, Facebook or Gmail. But sometimes, [...]

Kuvva automatically rotates high definition wallpaper in your Mac’s desktop

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When it comes to desktop wallpapers, I am very picky. I just can’t work if I do not like the wallpaper on my desktop; I also have this habit of rotating wallpapers every few days, use a quotable or something close to design or typography. I don’t know whether this is wallpaper obsession or something [...]

How to Autostart Programs in MAC OSX After Your System Boots Up

Opening a bunch of applications  or programs after your macbook restarts can get really monotonous, you have to manually find all the applications from the search bar or launch them from the OS X dock. Every day, whether you’re working or at home, you might have the habit of using a set of applications after [...]

9 Useful Dashboard Widgets for Mac

Beneficial Dashboard Widgets for Mac

As a Mac user, do you use dashboard widgets? If not, you’re really missing out. Dashboard widgets are so much more convenient than apps; they use up less RAM, yet can be just as powerful. Many Mac users don’t see a point in the dashboard; it’s definitely not for everyone. However, if you want to keep [...]

Sync Folders On Mac or Windows PC With A Folder On Your Android Over Wi-Fi Network

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Syncing files and folders between multiple desktops, mobile and tablet devices is an absolute pain. Thanks to file sync services such as Dropbox, Microsoft Live Skydrive and Google Drive, I can automatically backup and sync files, music, documents and folders between two computers. I use a laptop that runs on Windows 8 while lately I [...]

MindMaple Lite – An Excellent Mind Mapping Software That’s Free

Mind mapping is a method of organizing your thoughts and ideas in a visual chart. Since mind mapping simultaneously stimulates visual and analytical parts of the brain, it is recognized as an excellent tool for both creativity and organization. Most mind maps are structured in a similar way. The user begins by creating a central [...]

Block Shockwave Flash Objects In Google Chrome To Improve Performance

I have been using Google Chrome as my default browser for the last two years and I really love using it. But one big drawback of Google chrome is how it handles flash elements on web pages. This can mean YouTube videos, advertisements, video ads and so many other widgets that often times, Chrome gives [...]

GhostBuster Removes Unnecessary Device Information From Windows Registry

Whenever you connect a USB drive, a camera, an external SD card reader, a monitor or any other external hardware device, Windows scans the device and the information of the device is stored in the system registry. This is mainly because of two reasons. First, Windows keeps a record of earlier devices that was connected [...]