Instagram Users Categorized - So Which Type Are You?

When Instagram reinvented the meaning of photo sharing, I am sure not many of us would have thought that we would discover photographic talents among our friends and family. In addition to taking pictures of everything under the sun, photo-filtering craze had caught on immediately after Instagram was launched. I have friends who, after spending years in their company, do not even have the slightest inclination towards art or photography. And these days the same friends are posting pictures of brightly lit skyscrapers and calling them ‘modern art’. The picture looks good, no doubt, and it also looks like it has been ripped out of 1960 photo album. Thanks to the filters, every single click of the camera turns into a masterpiece!



After some pretty interesting scientific research and data analysis, we have deciphered the mind and pattern behind these pictures. Sifting through a huge stack of Instagram pictures and burying our nose behind data for quite some time, we have been able to identify 10 different user type patterns emerge. These people are almost everywhere, they are among us, they are a part of our lives! They could be your close friends, your next door neighbors, and the old man down the street or your good ol’ colleagues. They could just as well be you. Which type are you anyway?

1. The obsessed Selfie – Always me. Always the same smile

They were the creators of the new term ‘selfie’! They defined and redefined it as well. Regardless of the time of the day or night, you could always spot them posing for their own cameras, smiling their perfect smile, minutely documenting their facial expressions from ‘a-wee-bit-too-close’ angle. You could see them taking a shot of themselves stranded in traffic or posing in front their bathroom mirrors. Well, you might think that the world could do well without selfies, but not everyone has the same sane thoughts like you and me! There is yet another manner in which you can spot these self obsessed selfies, their favorite Instagram filter is Mayfair. There you have it. Are you one among this crowd? Well, you know who you are.

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Secure Passwords v2.0

You want to have lengthy, complicated and unique passwords for every website that you use but that rarely happens in practice because complex passwords are impossible for anyone to remember.

Some people rely on password managers like LastPass or KeePass – they store all your passwords in an encrypted database which is then protected by a master password. You enter the master password and you instantly have access to all your stored user logins and passwords. LastPass and 1Password also offers apps for mobile devices.

A Unique Password for Every Website

Here’s a simple open-source app that I am internally using for managing the passwords of my various online accounts. The app is called Secure Passwords and it generates unique and strong passwords using the secure bcrypt algorithm.

Secure Passwords is available as a web app that you can use from any browser on any device, as a Chrome extension, as an Android App that you can sideload or you can download the single-page app and save it to your Dropbox for offline use.

To get started, enter your user name (or login id), the site’s domain name where you are trying to log in (e.g. google or facebook), your master password and hit the generate button.

The generated passwords meet all the criteria for strong passwords – they are made of digits, special characters and letters are in mixed-case. The passwords are generated using bcrypt which is still resistant to brute-force attacks and therefore it will be impossible for anyone to decrypt the master pass phrase should any of password ever gets leaked online.

You only have to remember the master key (pass phrase) and tool will generate unique passwords base on the site name and the user name. Also, the tool computes passwords in your web browser itself and not a single byte of data ever leaves your machine.

The source code is available for download on Github (↓).

Related reading: Keep your Online Accounts Safe and Secure

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This story, Secure Passwords v2.0, was originally published at Digital Inspiration on 16/12/2013 under Password, Internet

How To Stop Gmail From Automatically Loading Images In Emails

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Those of you who have logged-into your Gmail account on or after 12th December probably have seen automatically load images in emails option upon signing into your account. On December 12th, Gmail team announced that Gmail will now automatically display images in emails, meaning users don’t need to click Display images below or always display […]

The Secret To Finding The Perfect Writing App That Works For You

Writing is difficult enough as it is. Stop making it more so by wrestling with an unfriendly writing application. Given that we live in the Digital Age, it’s very likely that you do all of your writing on a computer or some other digital device. It can be a little more complex than simply using a pen and a notebook, because of the wide variety of options available to you. From word counters to idea generators, from fancy timers to writing metrics, there’s plenty to draw your attention away from your writing. Even the choice of distraction-free writing tools is...

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CreativeLIVE Launches Unique 24/7 Live Education Broadcast For Free Classes

CreativeLIVE is taking a lead with its 24/7 live online education broadcast network. What’s more noteworthy about the classes on offer is that they will be completely free. CreativeLive will host live classes on five free channels: Art & Design, Business & Money, Maker & Craft, Music & Audio and Photo & Video. The round-the-clock classes, seven days a week, will help you switch on your learning wherever you are in the world. Live broadcasts of instructor led classes is just a step away from prominence. Google recently launched Helpouts with live video as the instructional medium; Google’s offering is...

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New Photosynth Brings Spin, Panorama, Walk and Wall for Immersive 3D Photos

Microsoft’s Photosynth is a fantastic way to create 3D panoramas to really give you a look and feel of a place. And it’s just got a whole lot better. A preview of the new Photosynth offers a peek at the different upcoming features, which Microsoft calls Spin, Panorama, Walk and Wall. Spin: Spin around any object to capture it from all angles. It only lets you go all around though, not up and down as well. (20-30 photos) Panorama: Stand in one place and turn in every direction to capture a 360-degree view of everything around you. Again, only go...

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Google Spreadsheet Gets Offline Support, Speed-up and Bunch of Features

Google Spreadsheet, the spreadsheet app of what was formerly Google Docs and is now Google Drive, already lets you do pretty cool things, including making your own RSS reader. Well, Google’s now amped it up with more functionality, including offline support and some cool features. Google Docs and Slides have worked offline for some time and Google Spreadsheet is now getting the same treatment, provided you’re running Chrome. While you can’t create new spreadsheets, you can edit existing ones offline, which will be synced when you reconnect to the Internet. It’s a one-time setup. Of course, if you aren’t yet...

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Balance Transfer Trick for All Indian Mobile Operators - 100% Working

Mobile Balance Transfer is one of the very unique service provided by mobile operators. Using this method your friend or you can transfer mobile balance to other mobile within few seconds.

In today’s post I will share a awesome trick which will help you transfer balance from one mobile to other.

But before every thing , this service is not available for all mobile operators. Some operators which provide this service are – BSNL, Airtel, Idea, Tata Docomo, Vodafone, Aircel, Reliance, Uninor. If you are already using this service provider well and good, if not, to enjoy this you may have to port to these networks.

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Types Of Small Business Marketing Automation Tools

Businesses that market to other companies can make money directly and indirectly. When done directly, one business sells straight to another business. For example, a business might sell office furniture at wholesale prices to another business, helping the buyer furnish five satellite offices. With indirect business sales, a company might sell furniture to another company through a reseller. Marketing automation tools like social marketing and email marketing are a part of this and other sell processes.

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Skype on Linux: Is It Functional, Or Falling Behind?

Skype, the popular chat service known for its high video quality, has had a Linux port of its client around for several years. However, like a handful of other Linux ports, it isn’t quite the same client as you might find on Windows or Mac OS X. Is the Linux port of Skype still a functional application, or is it in need of some tender loving care by its developers? Let’s take a look. First Impressions When you first download Skype for Linux, you’ll notice that the version is 4.2 (which means it’s finally out of its “beta” phase), which...

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How To Make A Shared Christmas Shopping List Using Google Shortlists Or Pinterest

You’ve no doubt been in this position before: a group of people are trying to decide what gift to buy the extended family for the holiday season. My family is in the same boat. While trying to collaborate on Christmas gift ideas, I thought, “We both have computers and smartphones, so how can we make this easier?” This got me thinking about the best way to share a visual list of potential gifts between a couple of people (or more) privately. Here are two great solutions I’m sure you’ll enjoy too. Google Shopping Shortlist Google Shopping is yet another great...

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5 Internet Memes That You’ll Never Be Able To Forget

When was the last time you drove past an accident, and couldn’t resist — no matter how hard you tried — turning and trying to catch a glance of the mishap. Yes, the Internet is like that, and the best memes out there were some of the worst Internet accidents we’ll never forget. The Internet is a series of unfortunate viral memes that sparked from some ludicrous and outrageous ideas, and then spread like a brush fire in high wind. Before you know it, the whole world is on fire with everyone talking about it, people discussing it at the...

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RT Desktop Store: Browse And Install 50+ Desktop Programs In Windows RT 8.1

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Windows RT 8/8.1 is an ARM specific variant of Windows 8/8.1 designed especially for tablets and mobile devices that use ARM processors. Unlike Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1 is only available pre-installed on select tablets and PCs, and doesn’t support applications tailored for x86 and x64 systems. Even though Windows RT 8.1 and Windows 8.1 […]

Google Adsense Introduces Custom Ad Size for All Publishers

This is a great news for Google Adsense Publishers. Now you can create Google Custom Ad Sizes that exactly fits to your blog size and layout. Though I was using a hack since few days to display custom ad sizes on my responsive design, Google finally openly introduced custom ad sizes for all publishers(previously it was available for only premium publishers). Few days back they introduced 300*600 ad unit, then responsive ads, A/B Split Testing and now custom ad sizes which will add extra $$ to your Adsense Account.

Getting Started with Custom Ad Sizes:

• Like we create a normal Ad Unit, creating a custom ad unit is quite simple.


• Login to your Account My Ads-> New Ad Unit ->Ad Size you choose Custom Size from the Drop Down.

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Custom Maps in the New Google Maps

The new version of Google Maps constantly brings back features from the classic Google Maps, which shows that it's almost ready to become the default interface. The new Google Maps shows a link for your custom maps below the search box. If you click the link, you should see a list of custom maps created with Maps Engine Lite or My Maps.

You can access your five most recent My Maps and Maps Engine maps in the new Google Maps. To quickly get to your custom maps:



* Open Google Maps and make sure you're signed-in.

* Click into the searchbox.

* Click the 'My custom maps' suggestion that appears below.

* Click the name of the map you want to view. Your map will either open in My Maps or Maps Engine.



You can also still access all of your My Maps and My Places content (available through classic Maps). To get there from the new Google Maps, click the Gear icon gear menu in the bottom right and select My Places.

Auto Awesome Snow Shake in Google+ for Android

This is another fun feature for the holidays, but it's limited to the Google+ app for Android: "Shake your device while viewing one of your photos, and watch the snow fall. Shake it again to save your new snowy photo and share it with family and friends."



It's a way to manually trigger the Auto Awesome Snow effect for any photo.

You need the latest version of the Google+ app, which was released today.

How To Send Your Friends Apps For Christmas

When you think about it, apps are the perfect gift. You can buy them online and instantly send them to someone – even if they’re far away – without having to mail anything or pay shipping fees. They’re nice and cheap, too. You can send an app and show someone you’re thinking about them without paying too much. Every platform allows you to give the gift of apps in one way or another. Regardless of what platform your friends use, here’s how you can send them apps for Christmas. iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch Apps You can easily buy an...

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Updated Google Settings Page

The Google Settings page has received a major makeover and switched to the card interface that's used in many Google services and apps. The page is more compact, better optimized for mobile devices and only focuses on the most important features. Advanced features like Google Dashboard or Takeout are linked from the "data tools" section. Google+ settings are available if you click "edit notification settings" and this page also has a new interface.

The security section lets you change your password and recovery options.

The language section lets you skip translations for one or more languages and also enable input tools.

While the new interface looks nice, I feel that there are too many links that send you to separate pages and the transition is not smooth.



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Bop.fm: Why Let Region Restrictions Stop You From Sharing Great Music

It’s an idea that should have arrived sooner. The idea of a universal playlist free from regional restrictions of music streaming surely has struck most of us at one time or another. It was far easier for a short while during the age of Napster. Enter online music streaming services like Spotify, Pandora, Last.fm, and Rdio just to mention a few…and your musical choices aren’t restricted to what’s on your hard drive or that of your friends anymore. The only restriction is placed by geography. Barring the United States, most of the services are kept restricted to a large portion...

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Google Uses a Proxy to Load Gmail Images

This is one of those features that users will love and marketers will hate. Until now, Gmail didn't display the images from messages sent by people that aren't in your address book if those images had to be loaded from an external site. You had to click "display images below" or "always display images from..." to see the images. This was done to protect your privacy: embedded images could set cookies or include unique IDs and inform those who sent the messages that you've read them or that the email address is active. Many newsletters and spam messages include images.



Google found a way to address this issue: it will display all the images by default, but load them from a proxy server. "Instead of serving images directly from their original external host servers, Gmail will now serve all images through Google's own secure proxy servers. So what does this mean for you? Simple: your messages are more safe and secure, your images are checked for known viruses or malware, and you'll never have to press that pesky 'display images below' link again. With this new change, your email will now be safer, faster and more beautiful than ever," informs Gmail's blog.

"Some senders try to use externally linked images in harmful ways, but Gmail takes action to ensure that images are loaded safely. Gmail serves all images through Google's image proxy servers and transcodes them before delivery to protect you in the following ways: senders can't use image loading to get information like your IP address or location, senders can't set or read cookies in your browser, Gmail checks your images for known viruses or malware. In some cases, senders may be able to know whether an individual has opened a message with unique image links," mentions Gmail's help center.



If the images are loaded using a proxy, the external server still receives a request and the sender can find if you've read the message. I wonder how Google deals with this issue.



You can still choose to manually authorize images by selecting "Ask before displaying external images" in Gmail's settings. This is especially useful if you have a slow Internet connection.