12 August 2013

How To Create System Image Backup In Windows 8.1



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Image Backup is one of the features first introduced with Windows Vista to help users easily create image backup of drives without the help of third-party tools. In simple words, a system image backup includes all drives and files required for Windows to boot and run. Generally, Windows users create a system image backup after [...]

Aero Glass For Windows 8 Setup Helps You Easily Install And Configure Aero Glass



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If you are a Windows 8 user and ever attempted to enable Aero glass transparency in Windows 8, you probably have come across a free software called Aero Glass for Windows 8 by Big Muscle. While there are a couple software around for the same job, Aero Glass for Windows 8 adds Windows7-style native Aero [...]

Fix: Start Text Appears On Taskbar After Uninstalling ViStart



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On Friday of last week, we published a guide on how to make Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 look like Windows 7 again. The guide is useful for those who aren’t happy with the new design of Windows 8 and 8.1, and provides detailed instructions on getting back the look and feel of Windows 7 [...]

PirateBrowser: A new browser by Pirate Bay to Bypass Censorship



Are you annoying with awful censorship rules in your countries or not able to access torrents sites then PirateBrowser is only for you.


The Pirate Bay launches a new web browser called PirateBrowser on its 10th anniversary eve. This browser helps internet users to bypass any ISP blocked website in certain countries such as Iran, North Korea, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy etc.



It’s a simple one-click browser that circumvents censorship and blockades and makes the site instantly available and accessible. No bundled ad-ware, toolbars or other crap, just a Pre-configured Firefox browser.



The PirateBrowser based on the Firefox 23 Portable browser with Tor client and some custom settings.



This browser is intended just to circumvent censorship — to remove limits on accessing websites your government doesn’t want you to know about.



Download PirateBrowser from here


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Google Translate's Safe Mode



Google Translate has a new feature called Safe Mode, but it's not clear what it does. It's only for page translation and Google shows the following message: "Translated in Safe Mode. This may cause problems with some websites, especially those that use plugins like Flash. Click here to disable Safe Mode".






Google uses the "sandbox" parameter to enable the Safe Mode, so you can try it by adding "&sandbox=1" to any Google Translate URL. Here's an example for El Pais, a Spanish news site. When using the Safe Mode, the site redirects to the US version, but that doesn't happen when using the regular mode if you're not in the US.



Maybe the Safe Mode is related to this security issue.




YouTube Tests Unified Settings Control



YouTube tests a new version of the video player with a unified control for annotations, size, video quality and more.






I don't think it's a good idea to combine these settings because they become more difficult to find. Some player buttons show up only if they're useful (for example, the annotation button) and they let you disable feature with a single click. The unified control requires more clicks and doesn't show useful information at a glance.



{ Thanks, Yu-Hsuan Lin. }

11 August 2013

Rdio Rolls Out New and Improved Stations [Updates]



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With the growing competition between streaming music services, Rdio.com rolled out its new and improved Stations for its web, desktop, mobile player clients. Stations acts as a personal music DJ for the type of music you want list to. In the new version, Rdio members can choose stations based on music genre, or playlists based an aggregated listening history of your Rdio friends. Stations are created from a large catalog of over 20 million songs, which Rdio subscribers get unlimited access to. Stations also makes use of what is called Taste Profiling technology from Echo Nest that tracks your listening...


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10 August 2013

Changes to Chrome's New Tab Page



You might remember the experimental new tab page that has been tested by the Chrome team for many months. The new tab page will be replaced by a simplified version of the Google homepage, most of the features of the new tab page will be relocated, while the search box will be removed from the Google Search interface and replaced by the Chrome omnibox.



The latest Dev Channel/Canary releases show this box with information about the new tab page: "Changes to the New Tab page".



* Get the Google Doodle and other features of Google.com on any new tab you open.

* Use the Chrome menu to get your recently closed tabs from any site you're on.

* Access your Apps by clicking on the Chrome App Launcher icon in your Windows Taskbar or the Apps icon in the bookmarks bar.






It looks like the updated new tab page will be released in the near future and it will bring a lot of other changes: Chrome's app launcher, more packaged apps, a new Google Search interface without the search box and a new navigation interface for Google that uses the app launcher menu.



The 8 empty boxes from this screenshot are used to display the most visited pages. It's the only feature from the old NTP that has been preserved. There's an apps icon in the bookmarks bar that links to a page that displays your apps, while the recently closed tabs and the tabs from other devices are displayed in the Chrome menu, below the bookmarks.






Here's the special google.com interface for Chrome:






To try the experimental new tab page, paste this in Chrome's address bar: chrome://flags/, use Ctrl+F to search for "Enable Instant Extended API" and click "Enabled" in the drop-down below "Enable Instant Extended API". Then click "Relaunch now" at the bottom of the page to restart Chrome. To disable this feature, use the same instructions, but click "Disabled" instead of "Enabled".






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Participate In Exciting Software Challenges To Win Recognition (And Money) With ChallengePost



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This is an exciting time to be a software developer; the open-source community has never been stronger, with a wealth of open source projects you can participate in. Contributing to open-source projects is good all around: It’s a great way to develop (or showcase) your skills, to learn about collaborating with others, to become acquainted with the latest technologies in an informal setting, and sometimes, to do something good for the world at large. But just cruising through GitHub viewing and editing source code is not necessarily the best way to figure out where to pitch in. What if there...


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Brasero vs. K3b: Top 2 Linux Disc Burning Utilities



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Although discs are slowly becoming obsolete and being replaced by simple transfers or downloads over the Internet, there are still plenty of reasons for burning or copying some discs. In some cases, your Internet connection may not be sufficient enough to download the files you want. For example, distributing CDs/DVDs of Linux distributions is easier than telling computer-illiterate people to visit a website, download a large file, and burn it to a disc themselves. In any case, you need a trusty burning utility to do the job, and Brasero and K3b are your top choices. Brasero I’ve covered Brasero in...


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The Easiest Way to Host your Website on Google Drive



This video tutorial explains how you can easily host websites on Google Drive with one click. Also learn to publish Drive website under a custom web domain.




This story, The Easiest Way to Host your Website on Google Drive, was originally published at Digital Inspiration on 09/08/2013 under Google Drive, Internet

Which Browser Has The Better Password Manager? Firefox vs. Chrome vs. Internet Explorer



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Although there are a variety of dedicated password management tools, every modern browser has its own built-in password manager. But just how good are the built-in password managers? We’ll look at how each popular browser’s password manager compares when it comes to convenience, security, sync features, and supported devices and operating systems. Dedicated password managers still have some advantages, so we’ll cover how you can get a better password manager no matter which browser you’re already using. You don’t have to switch browsers to get the best password managers — they’re available to users of every browser. Mozilla Firefox How...


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Which Browser Has The Better Password Manager? Firefox vs. Chrome vs. Internet Explorer



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Although there are a variety of dedicated password management tools, every modern browser has its own built-in password manager. But just how good are the built-in password managers? We’ll look at how each popular browser’s password manager compares when it comes to convenience, security, sync features, and supported devices and operating systems. Dedicated password managers still have some advantages, so we’ll cover how you can get a better password manager no matter which browser you’re already using. You don’t have to switch browsers to get the best password managers — they’re available to users of every browser. Mozilla Firefox How...


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09 August 2013

Destroy The Web: Shoot Things You Dislike, For Fun and Profit [Firefox, Chrome]



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I’m so angry with “Justin” Bieber for smoking “Pot” and making it impossible for me to Google myself. At least I can get some consolation: Destroy The Web provides the necessary crosshairs, pumped up music and destructive capability I need to therapeutically blast my fellow Canadian Justin from my search results. And if something on the web bugs you as much as this bugs me, you should check Destroy The Web out. It’s not useful, but it is therapeutic. Tired of seeing stuff you hate on the web? Shoot it. Destroy the web is a stress-relieving diversion that allows you...


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How To Make Windows 8.1 Look Like Windows 7



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Not everyone loves the default look of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. There are millions of Windows users who have been forced (or, at least they think so) to use the latest version of Windows operating system and its modern features such as Start screen and apps. The best thing about Windows is that you [...]

3 Tips To Stay Safe From The Dangers Of Cloud Computing



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Cloud computing is the big buzz these days and we have more choices available to us now than ever before. How many of us use Dropbox, SkyDrive, or Google Drive on a daily basis? How many big businesses rely on Amazon’s CloudFront for content delivery? Even Google Docs is a marvel with its cloud-based office suite. But despite the usefulness of cloud computing, it does have its drawbacks. The cloud computing movement suffers from the same issues that all trends suffer: people like to join in on the fun without fully understanding what it is. I know when I first...


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How to Copy the Command Output to Windows Clipboard



Learn how to copy output from the command-line prompt directly to your Windows clipboard using the clip command.





This story, How to Copy the Command Output to Windows Clipboard, was originally published at Digital Inspiration on 08/08/2013 under DOS, Windows Clipboard, Software

How To Share A Windows CD Or DVD Drive On Your Network



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“How do you share a CD or DVD drive across a network?” This was the question that dropped into my head recently as it became apparent that I would need to access data on some archive DVDs. If I was using a standard PC this wouldn’t be a problem; as it is, I’ve been the owner of an Acer Iconia W700 for several months now and one of the key drawbacks of a tablet computer is that they don’t come with integrated DVD drives. Now, I do have one way around this problem. Recently I purchased a caddy for an...


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Google Search Will Now Highlight In-depth Articles On The Results Page [Updates]



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Google will now feature longer, in-depth articles on the search results page and will call attention to them within a new block of results. The new block of results specifically for in-depth articles will not affect the regular search results as they will get the same prominence as before. The in-depth article block will be nearer the foot of the page, though the exact position hasn’t been confirmed yet. The update has arrived on Google.com (the English version) to begin with and soon should extend to other domains. Google found that nearly 10% of all searches are for detailed information....


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YouTube's Geeky Easter Eggs



YouTube has some cool Easter Eggs that are related to the Geek Week. Here are some of them:



* start playing a random YouTube video and then type 1980. You'll need to defend the video and "blow those missiles out of the sky".






* start playing a random YouTube video and then type 1337. Comments will be translated into the leet "language" and will look like this: "w0w th1z 1z pr3ttj $w33t".






* search YouTube for [Fibonacci] and you'll learn about Fibonacci sequences and the golden ration from a YouTube animation that uses video thumbnails.






* search YouTube for [Use the Force, Luke] and you'll see a crazy animation.






* search YouTube for [Beam me up, Scotty] and you'll see a Star Trek effect. "'Beam me up, Scotty' is a catchphrase that made its way into popular culture from the science fiction television series Star Trek. It comes from the command Captain Kirk gives his chief engineer, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, when he needs to be transported back to the Starship Enterprise."






This page shows all the Geek Week videos and a list of badges you can unlock. You need to find Easter eggs, take the Geek IQ test and watch videos to unlock all the badges.