How To Create Multiple User Profiles In Google Chrome ?

Each and every user of Google chrome or any other browser might have come across a situation where you have to log out for using another email id or a social networking account.


Trust me; This is one of the hectic job any internet-user has to do.


This Is Trouble No More. Google Chrome has a new feature called "USERS" in order to remove the fore-said problem.


You must install the latest version of Google Chrome in order to get this feature. Or you can simple update your existing Chrome to the latest version.


For updating your already installed chrome, just click on the wrench icon below the X button and select "About  Google Chrome". It will be updated automatically. Don't close this little window until it gets updated completely.


Coming to this new feature, it requires just a click to switch between different accounts or email addresses. 


How to Get This New Feature ?
After you get the new version of Chrome, click the Wrench icon right below the X button and select Options.


In the options menu, select "Personal Stuff". Or just copy and paste "chrome://settings/personal" into the browser and press enter.


You will see a new option named "Users" right below the "Sign in" option. They are the different users that you may set-up to access different accounts or email addresses. 
You can select pre-loaded images given there in order to differentiate between the users.
After you set-up the required users, all you have to is open the respective user and store your email id or social networking account credentials. 


Now you may wonder, "How do I switch between these users ?"
Don't worry. Just take a look at the TOP-LEFT corner of your chrome. 


Surprised ?


That is the image of the respective user that is currently active. 
To switch between users, all you have to do is just click on the image at the top-left corner of the browser and select the required user from the drop-down menu.
If you want to add a new user, you can do it from the drop-down itself.
It's That Simple.


For Any Queries, feel free to contact me. 


Happy Browsing.


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Technology Review - Near Field Communication (NFC)

Tired of carrying lots of bank cards, money, id cards etc in your wallet ?
Want a futuristic mobile phone which can replace all these ?

Google got the same idea and implemented it. The result is Google Wallet.


You can use a mobile phone installed with Google Wallet and make transactions at shops, restaurants, taxis etc. It replaces the need of carrying money or credit card. The application has all your bank data including credit card numbers etc. Everything you need to do in order to complete a transaction is to just wave your phone near the NFC enabled sensor or just touch your phone to the NFC enabled sensor.


YES, you got me right. NFC. Near Field Communication. It is the next generation technology which can transfer huge amounts of data between multiple NFC enabled devices when placed at very short range.
In order to use NFC, your device must be pre-installed with NFC chip in its hardware.
NFC is like bluetooth. But a lot of differences and pros and cons. Bluetooth works even at larger distances like 5mts but NFC works only at short distances. Bluetooth can transfer speeds upto Mbps only while NFc can make it upto Kbps.
NFC replaces both BlueTooth and WiFi. Tap an NFC enabled device with NFC enabled router to start using the router's WiFi.
Sad thing is that NFC doesn't support security. But guys this is just the beginning.


Just look at the sample below to know what exactly NFC can do.

7:30 - Eric gets on a train to go to his office, using his NFC-enabled phone to tap a reader and easily open the turnstile. 
7:32 - He sees a poster announcing a free concert that evening. He touches his NFC-enabled phone to the N-Mark on the poster, which transfers the detailed information onto his phone. He reserves seats for the concert with his mobile phone, using mobile communications (e.g., SMS, internet, packet-based connections), and the complimentary tickets are sent to his mobile phone. He sends a text message to his wife to invite her to the concert and dinner.
8:15 - When he arrives at his office, Eric touches his NFC-enabled phone to the office gate to unlock the security mechanism. 
Noon - At lunch time, he pays for his meal using one of the credit cards stored in his phone.
13:00 - After lunch, Eric visits the office of his new business partner for a meeting. Those attending the meeting exchange electronic business cards, stored in their NFC-enabled phones, by touching their phones together. 
18:00 - Eric meets his wife and they go to the concert venue. He touches his NFC-enabled phone to a turnstile at the entrance to the venue, their reservations are confirmed, and they are admitted. 
20:00 - After the concert, they visit a shopping center, where they make a few purchases and have dinner, using their NFC-enabled phones to pay for everything.
22:00 - When they arrive home, Eric realizes that he left his NFC-enabled phone on the train. He immediately calls the mobile network operator and makes a request to disable all active NFC services in the phone. If his phone is later found and returned to him, he will be able to reactivate these services.


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Must Have Apps After Rooting Android

So you are done with rooting your Android safely. Next is the most important step. Because what's the use of rooting your Android if not installing awesome apps.

I'll give you a list of apps which every Rooted Android user must have.
The list goes like this.

1. Titanium Backup : Backs up every app, appdata, system data on your SD card. You can restore all the data if something wrong happens to your device data. Must have App.
2. ROM Manager : This app lets you install any custom ROM onto your device very easily. ROMs may vary from app packages, custom ROMs, kernel etc. 
3. Juice Defender : This apps defends the juice flowing out of our battery. Chill guys. This is a battery conserving app. Must have as Android phone's battery wont last long. 
4. Root Explorer : This app is like a file manager but it enters into the creepiest corners of your Android device using the root permissions. 
5. Wireless Tether : This apps helps in creating a wifi or PAN from your device so that other devices can use your phones Internet connection as WIFI to access internet. Must have for hardcore networkers. 
6. AdFree Android : The name itself explains the app. It blocks almost every ad while using Android whether it be while browsing or app ads. 
7. CacheMate : This app helps in clearing the cache data on your device. Thus it helps in freeing up some memroy. 
8. SetCPU : This app helps in setting custom clocking rate of your CPU. Recommended for advanced users.

These are the most important apps a rooted Android must have. Any changes will be updated. 

Check this space for updates. 

Happy Androiding.

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How To Make a Bootable USB Drive

Sometimes we may find it trouble some to install Operating System from CD/DVD. So here comes the chance of installing an OS from a USB. The secret is that we are making the usb BOOTABLE.


As simple as that.


Old school junkies used to prefer a command-line method to make a USB thumb drive bootable. But come on you junkies, world has become more software-dependent. There a bunch of softwares which will make the process easy for us.

A few simple quicks, and there will be a Bootable USB right in our hands.


Some of the softwares are listed below.

• UNetBootin : A software to write bootable USBs for LINUX operating system. This is the best software available for LINUX OS. Download it here.


• Win7 USB/DVD Download Tool: A tool made by the Microsoft to burn windows images into USB and DVDs. Download it here.


• PetoUSB: Another tool to make bootable USB drives. Download it here.


• WinToFlash: Tool to make bootable USB drives from .iso files. Get it here.


• Make USB Disk Bootable: Another great tool which uses command-line interface to create bootable disks. Get it here.

All the above tools work perfectly. Use them, Review them.


For more help contact me at mvpspl619@gmail.com


WANT TO CHANGE BOOT SETTINGS ??


OR HAVING TROUBLES IN STARTING YOUR COMPUTER ??


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Windows 7 & Windows 8 Developer Preview DUAL-BOOT

As you all know, Windows 8 Developer Preview is released a few days ago. It is awesome.


The UI of the New Windows Developer Preview is just awesome. Everyone falls in love with it at first sight.


This post is to guide you step-by-step to install a dual boot windows Developer Preview with Windows 7.

Download links for Windows DP:
Direct Download
Torrent Download - 32 bit
Torrent Download - 64 bit


How to Install Windows Developer Preview in a PC with Windows 7 ?


Its very simple and easy. Just follow the below given steps. You'll end up with an awesome version of Windows along with Windows 7.


Step - 1:
Download the right version of Windows Developer Preview either 32-bit or 64-bit. I would prefer torrent download. ;)


Step - 2:
Burn the downloaded .iso file into  an empty DVD or make a bootable USB(Read my post how to make a bottable USB here). Once burned, Insert the disk or pendrive into tray and restart your PC.


Step - 3:
Wait for it to load the OS from the respective drive (DVD or USB).
You have options for installing the OS. You can either install it into a separate partition or a new hard-drive. If you haven't done a new partition before then shrink any partition with more free memory. Create a small partition about 100GB.
Now you select this disk as the primary for installing the OS and continue.


Step - 4:
It gets completely and shows a blue screen to select the operating system. Now you want to set the default operating system as WINDOWS 7. So click on the text link below which says something about change default settings etc. Change the default OS to Windows 7.
You can select which operating system to load everytime the PC starts.


Login into Windows Developer Preview.


Done! You have a perfectly synchronized PC with Windows 7 and Windows Developer Preview dual boot.
Enjoy working with the next awesome version of Windows.


For more help regarding Windows Developer Preview and Dual Boot contact me at mvpspl619@gmail.com


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How to Root an Android - A way to exploit Android

Have you ever heard of jail-breaking an I-device ? like the ipod touch, iphone, ipad etc ?


Jail breaking is a process of exploiting every resource of the device. The possibilities are almost endless. You can install applications which are not on the Apple iTunes store. You can do anything on your jail-broken device that Apple doesn't want you to do.


Coming to Android, ROOTING replaces i-device's JAIL-BREAKING. You can achieve endless control of your Android phone only by rooting it.

Rooting is a process that allows users of mobile phones and other devices running the Android operating system to attain privileged control (known as "root access") within Android's Linux subsystem with the goal of overcoming limitations that carriers and manufacturers put on some devices. It is analogous to jailbreaking on devices running the Apple iOS operating system.
The name root comes from the Linux operating system world, where the most privileged user on the system (otherwise known as Administrator on Windows) is called root.
Device manufacturers and carriers cannot prevent rooting because the rooting process exploits a vulnerability in the operating system or the device drivers which installs a custom app called SU(Switch User) into the OS. This program is the one which provides root access to the programs that request it. 
Another program called Superuser Permissions is usually bundled with all root methods. It gives you a chance to approve or deny requests from any application that wants to utilize root. Superuser Permissions essentially replaces the conventional root password with a simple Approve/Deny prompt, which isn't as secure as having a password, but is far more convenient on a mobile device. 


There are a lot of ways to root your Android device. But each one is applicable to a particular set of device models. Best way to root your device is to Google "YOURDEVICENAME root" and apply the proper method. 
Remember there a risks and advantages of rooting your Android device. The risks are you lose your device warranty and may brick your device if you don't root it properly (slim chances).


Advantages of Rooting:

• Full Control Over Android
• Backup and Restore the whole system
• Install Custom ROMs
• Saving phone memory (Using Custom ROM to move apps to SD card)
• Run special applications

More info about custom ROMs and Special Applications in the upcoming post. Keep watching this space.


Happy Androiding.


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Technology Review - Touch computing

The latest touch technologies are listed below. 

• Microsoft Surface

Surface is a touch activated tabletop computer released by Microsoft.

It looks like a shining carom board. At a time four users can operate on the new Microsoft Surface.

It has object recognition technology. Microsoft says Surface connects digital world with practical world. so far Surface keeps up with this note.

For more info, click here.

• CleanKeys

CleanKeys is the world's easiest to clean keyboard. Cleankeys is a solid-surface, touch-sensitive keyboard, that can be easily wiped clean. The advantages of using CleanKeys are listed below.

1. There are no gaps between the keys.
2. Its unique TouchTap™ surface allows the user to rest their fingers on the keyboard, even though it is touch sensitive
3. It is smart enough to know the difference between when you’re typing and when you’re just resting your fingers, which helps make it comfortable and easy to type
4. Most importantly, it is easy to clean and disinfect; the keyboard is completely sealed and can be cleaned and disinfected in place, saving time while at the same time being more effective.

For more info about CleanKeys, click here.

• Magic Mouse - Apple

The world's first multi-touch mouse. People say this is the best mouse that Apple ever produced. It has built in wireless. The sad thing is that only Mac supports this mouse. So this is limited to Mac users only.

The touch features of Magic Mouse are really perfect. Double clicking,  Scrolling, Panning, Zooming, Right clicking is supported by this mouse.

Click here to find out more.

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Samsung GALAXY Note - A Revolutionary SmartPhone

Feel Free, It's Note ! Truly Smart.

Samsung Global unveils its highly anticipated new smartphone GALAXY Note.
It is the second phone manufactured with Android 2.3 (Ginger Bread) It says,

GALAXY Note is 

A new type of smartphone, borne of insight and innovation.

It is the ultimate on-the-go device which consolidates core benefits of diverse mobile devices
while maintaining smartphone portability.
It empowers you with everything you can ever desire so that you can simply, feel free. It is truly smart.


The whole idea of creating the GALAXY Note is that Samsung wanted to replace the-combo-of-multiple-devices-for-multiple-tasks with a single device. So emerged the new GALAXY Note. 

It is observed from consumer research that people always want to do more tasks much better, even on tho go.

Therefore there is a need to switch devices to use the right one at right time.

To do this, people uses multiple devices for multiple tasks, because each device performs better in its own situation. 

Even for consumers with multiple smart devices, they still carry around a notepad for writing down their ideas. 














Therefore, GALAXY Note is the combination of Notepad's free idea capturing , Smartphone's 24/7 portability, Tablet's large with display along with other mobile devices core benefits.


Advantages of GALAXY Note : 

• Large and immersive screen with smartphone portability
• Full screen utilization for fast & effective tasking
• free capturing & creation with powerful performance

For more details visit Samsung GALAXY Note. 


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