Windows 9 Plans Create Tension Between Microsoft and PC Makers

If the information we have right now is accurate, Windows 9 should see daylight in April 2015, approximately one year after the introduction of Windows 8.1 Update.

While this does make sense when taking Microsoft’s new fast cadence into consideration, it’s really a weird decision for PC manufacturers, who are upset that it takes so long to bring a new operating system to the market.

Russian leaker WZor says that some OEMs have expressed their complaints towards the April 2015 release date, explaining that during that time of the year sales are going very slow. At the same time, they are asking Microsoft to bring the OS version to the market sooner, possibly before Christmas and the New Year, in order to benefit from the holiday sales boost and ship more devices.

12 Best Tools for New Freelancers

When it comes to freelancing, having the right tools for the job can make all the difference. And we’re not talking exclusively on-job tools here either; freelancers have the difficult task of managing all of their activities, work expenditures, and productivity, as they have only themselves to account for.

In this post, we will see 12 of these tools which provide a wide variety of assistance to make it easier for you to focus on your tasks.

Wave

Wave is a Cloud-based invoicing, accounting, payroll, payments and personal finance app for freelancers, contractors and entrepreneurs.

25 Mail Logos

Another logo showcase, but this time on mail icons! Here are 25 hand picked logos that we think look awesome.

Microsoft's Lumia 635 4G Windows Phone available for just $79.99 off-contract

Last month, Microsoft announced its most affordable Windows Phone ever, the Nokia Lumia 530, which is now rolling out to various markets around the world. The 530 slots in the range below the Lumia 630, and its 4G twin, the Lumia 635 – but in the United States, the 635 is available at prices that are making the 530 look rather irrelevant.

The Lumia 635 went on sale for as little as $99.99 off-contract (depending on the carrier that you buy it from), but the device is now available for even less, thanks to a promotion at Frys.com.

Download KCleaner 2.3.1.55

KCleaner is a tiny application that helps you keep your system clean of unwanted / temporary files. It has a manual mode and an automatic mode which periodically scans and clean you computer. KCleaner is designed to be the most efficient Hard Disk cleaner, tracking every useless byte in order to give you all the resources you may need for your documents, music, pictures, movies,...

It is the first product of this kind featuring a full automatic mode, which works in background so that you don't have to care about when to launch it.

It Happens Only in India! Things Exclusively Done By Indians

India is a diverse country with different languages and cultures. Like any other culture or society, Indians exhibit their special traditions, customs, habits and lifestyle through the unique behavior traits they display and by doing things a little differently than the rest of the world.

It is these notable ways of doing things  have now become second-identity for an Indian across the world.

Take a sneak-peak at the list of things done exclusively by Indians, as compiled by Rediff.

Enjoys Eating Food with bare hands:

No doubt, Indians love trying cuisines from all parts of the world and like to go to fancy restaurants with different cuisines on menu. So, many of us are mastered the fine art of eating rice with chopsticks, a fork, knife and spoon.

But, when it comes to Indian foods, it is so diverse in form and structure that no group of metallic devices such as spoons and forks would really do the complete job , so, most Indians enjoy eating their food with bare hands.

It is hard to imagine the real taste of many famous Indian cuisines like Mysore masala dosa, mutton biryani or the pani puri with a fork and spoon.

RollBack XP: Secure and Protect Windows XP indefinitely

Windows XP users are looking for ways to secure their Windows XP installation as Microsoft has already ended support for this old, but popular operating system. There are several risks of staying with Windows XP now.  One way you can secure and protect your Windows XP installation in perpetuity would be to roll back or restore it back to a good point, every time you restart your computer. RollBack XP is a new freeware for Windows XP that lets you do just that.

Today, the size of the information that we store on our computers is too large. In fact, ‘large’ is an understatement. All this information is crucial and if anything goes wrong with the system, chances are that we might lose all this vital information in no time. The best way to protect ourselves against such disasters, it is advisable that we take frequent backups of all our important data. RollBack XP gives you a better option. Rollback, in literal terms, means an operation that returns the database to a defined previous state. With the help of Rollback XP, you can take backup of your data on Windows XP. For this, the app takes snapshots of your system and it restores your computer to any previous state as mentioned by you.

Rollback XP

PM Narendra Modi plans digital cloud for every Indian

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's next big push to free up service delivery from the hold of the lower bureaucracy will be in the form of a 'digital cloud' for every Indian. Certificates issued by the government — education, residential, medical records, birth certificates etc — are to be stored in individual 'digital lockers' and a communication protocol established for government departments to access them without physically having to see the hard copy.

Information and technology secretary Ram Sewak Sharma, who is overseeing the ambitious MyGov.in programme of the government, told ET that this was one of the ideas Modi had frequently flagged as something that would resonate with all Indians.

Download FarStone VirtualXP 1.0

As Microsoft no longer provides security updates or technical support for Windows XP operating system, Windows XP is now under threat of harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. For the sake of allowing users to keep running applications and accessing data on XP, FarStone developed VirtualXP to convert XP system to a Microsoft virtual disk, which can be run on Windows 7/8 or Windows Server 2008/2012’s virtual machine.

Thousands of Mozilla email IDs and Passwords were leaked

This story may be a month old, but its is something Mozilla users need to know. Early this month, Mozilla announced that a database on Mozilla Developer Network or MDN that contained members’ email IDs and passwords got disclosed on a publicly accessible server. Mozilla warned its users about this mishap and asked them to make sure that they are not getting malicious emails or activities through their credentials. When members of Mozilla were about to recover from this shock, Mozilla again notified the same problem to its users that their email IDs and passwords are mistakenly open to public.

On the official blog of ‘The Bugzilla Update’, the Mozilla spokesperson mentioned about the mishap:

How to export your Skype contacts

Whether a swarm of spammers is attacking your Skype, or you just decide that you're tired of your current username, you may want to export your contact list and move it to another account. Ghacks.net recently shared a post about an application that can show you all contact information in an organized window, but this example will use Skype's default tools. Skipping on the third-party application means the data will be a bit messier to look at, but you can still get the job done with relatively little effort.

Here's how to export your Skype contact list:

Windows 8 Now Has More Users than Windows XP

Microsoft has spent a fortune to make Windows 8 more appealing to those running previous Windows versions, and although at first uptake of the modern operating system was below expectations, it appears that more users are giving it a try these days.

Figures provided by market researcher StatCounter for the month of August 2014 show that Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 have a combined market share that exceeds Windows XP’s, indicating that at least in the past 28 days, the modern operating system was powering more computers than its ancient predecessor.

Specifically, Windows XP is currently installed on 14.31 percent of the computers worldwide, while Windows 8 has a share of 7.35 percent. Windows 8.1 also comes close with 8.2 percent, thus leading to a combined market share of Microsoft’s modern operating system of 15.55 percent, so Windows XP is now being used by less people than those who installed Windows 8.

This is obviously exciting news for Microsoft, especially because the company is hoping to see more users giving up Windows XP and, at the same time, moving to the new Windows 8.

Soon, attendance of govt staff to be tracked online through attendance.gov.in

In what could be a revolutionary step towards monitoring and tracking the work of government officials, the NDA government has launched an “attendance website” to serve as a centralised database for all central government employees.

Though the website, attendance.gov.in, is still in the process of being developed, officials said it is expected to be modelled on the lines of similar websites of the Jharkhand government and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology.

To illustrate, the home page of the Jharkhand government’s attendance website gives the total number of employees present on the given day, along with graphical representations of “real-time attendance” and statistics on the percentage of people logging into office during different time slots, giving an idea of how many officials come to office during the designated timings. Further, a search for any registered employee yields complete details, along with the employee’s attendance/leave status.

Officials said the Centre’s website is likely to emulate most of these features and is expected to be as open to the public. “This level of open tracking takes transparency to another level, a key focus of this government,” said an official.

TechSpot: Soon no one will care about a phone's battery life

The fear of running out of battery wields such an extraordinary influence over how we use smartphones. We benchmark every task according to how much battery it takes. We are never too far from a charger, and many of us carry a heavy, cumbersome power bank.

I have good news: we are on the verge of true all day battery life.

We are a year or two away, but folks, by 2016 everyone should expect top notch battery life from their phones. There will be no power bank industry and no one will care whether batteries are removable.

Speed Up Your Android Smartphone in Three Easy Steps

If you’ve noticed that your Android smartphone is not at its best, then we’re here to help you give it a check up. It may be that your handset is running slow or just not performing as well as it used to, either way, don’t put it off any longer. These three easy steps are sure to get your smartphone back on track and working as it should.

Get Rid Of Unwanted Apps

       

Just because apps are free, it doesn't mean that you should install them all. Some free apps are poor quality and therefore can actually decrease your smartphone's performance.

Download PDFCreator 1.9.5

PDFCreator is an application for converting documents into Portable Document Format (PDF) format on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It works by creating a virtual printer that prints to PDF files, and thereby allows practically any application to create PDF files by choosing to print from within the application and then printing to the PDFCreator printer. PDFCreator is free, even for commercial use! It is Open Source and released under the Terms of the GNU General Public License.

PDFCreator 1.9.5 is now available in 10 languages. If your language is missing, you can help translating PDFCreator here.

Key Features:

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Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 11.3.6321

Leaner, meaner, faster. Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ combines the legendary Anti-spyware with a super fast, free Antivirus. It now features download protection (blocks malicious files before being written to disk), sandboxing (keeps unknown apps running in a virtual environment) and advanced detection - it's the powerful free antivirus yet.

Ad-Aware 10 Free tracks your downloads, too, detecting and blocking malware before it can be launched. A new Ad-Aware Security Toolbar provides basic browsing protection (though only for IE or Firefox), scanning links and URLs in real-time to warn you of online dangers. And Ad-Aware 10 Free is also easier to use than ever, thanks to a redesigned and simplified interface, and a new (to the Free edition) Game Mode which takes care of security business automatically while you're doing other things.

Download AVG Anti-Virus Free 2014.4765

AVG Anti-Virus FREE Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Anti-Virus FREE is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high-level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Anti-Virus FREE is easy-to-use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements).

New in AVG Anti-Virus 2014:

Beware: FileHippo Now Pushing Adware

It appears yet another once trusted source for downloads has succumbed to the dark side. FileHippo has decided to join the ranks of CNET Download.com and others, and is now offering software downloads via its own Download Manager, which includes adware offers.

This story first came to light a couple of months ago but until now I’ve not seen any firsthand indication that FileHippo had actually implemented the new system. I’ve been checking the site every few days or so with no sign of any changes. Then, yesterday, I came across numerous downloads on FileHippo involving the Download Manager… or, more accurately, adware wrapper.

Not all downloads on FileHippo are associated with the Download Manager as yet, but there are enough now to warrant a warning, and I suspect implementation might be ongoing. I hasten to add that FileHippo does provide an alternate ‘Direct Download’ link which bypasses their Download Manager and, of course, its 3rd party offerings:

While the Direct Download link is a welcome option, I can’t help wondering how long it may last. If the existing implementation does not produce the desired effect – obviously an increase in revenue – how long before FileHippo decides to drop the Direct Download option altogether?

How to Export Word 2010 form data as text

As you know, you can create forms using Word and in those forms users can enter data. Once those users have entered their information in your form, they usually save the form as a Word document, but if you would like to use the entered information in a database (or any other program requiring unformatted text), this is the tip for you.

Follow the steps below to learn how:

Snapshot of handing over of stamp blowup to Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar by Shri P.K. Bisoi, Cheif PMG, Maharashtra Circle

Shri P.K. Bisoi, Cheif PMG, Maharashtra Circle handed over stamp blowup to Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar at his residence on 26th August 2014

During Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series against the West Indies in November 2013, the Mumbai Cricket Association paid numerous tributes to the master blaster, one of which was to issue a commemorative postage stamp in legend's honour. On first day of Test match a commemorative postage stamp on 'Sachin Tendulkar 200th Test Match' was released on 14th November 2013 by the then MoC.

Notification for recruitment of Postman and Mailguard Vacancies

Google Drive Is Much More Than Docs, Sheets And Slides

It doesn’t come as a surprise if Google comes out with something new, improvised, revised or revealed extra uses to their software or products. They always have a hidden secret to all their products, be it hardware or software. Well in line with this magnum is the Google Drive app for Androids which allows (primary uses of the software) storage, management and analysis of docs, sheets and slides.

This is a cloud storage service which means it can store huge amounts of data. Google Drive is used by over 190 million users in schools, offices and firms around the world. This is also encrypted which means it is highly safe thus meeting the security concerns that people have about hacking. Well apart from the usual uses of Google Drive, here is three different use of the drive that most of us don’t know compiled by Times of India.

An Alternative for YouTube: Unbelievably the same software that runs the Tech Giant’s Video Stream also runs in Google Drive that means it acts as YouTube as well.

So any videos uploaded to the Drive are made available for the user to stream from any browser that is compatible.

The other advantage the Drive has over YouTube is that though YouTube has an option to keep your videos private but on the Drive you can share and manage your videos complete private. This also helps stream and sync your videos on your mobile devices.

Google Chrome 64-bit, now available for Windows 8 / 7

There’s a good news for all Google Chrome fans. Now the Google Chrome 64-bit version is available for Windows 7 andWindows 8 as well. Along with it, the 64-bit Windows support is also coming to the Chrome Stable with the release of Chrome 37.

In the official blog on the ‘Chromium Blog’, Google Chrome mentioned that there will be many benefits that the 64-bit Chrome has to offer. Some of the main features that are enhanced in this new version are speed, security and stability. Regarding this, Google Chrome mentions,

Revised Sanchay Post 7.5 Service Pack 1 Patch 5 & FAQ about it Released by SDC

You can download the Revised Sanchay Post 7.5 Service Pack 1 Patch 5 & FAQ about it from the below link.

How many apps do most smartphone users download per month? Answer: 0

While apps certainly existed before the iPhone – anyone else here remember downloading stuff onto iPAQs and such? – there's no doubt that it was Apple who popularized the concept. But despite smartphones spreading like wildfire, the majority of US smartphone users don't download new apps over the course of a typical month.

The claims are made by comScore’s new mobile app report, and they seem to suggest that the entire app ecosystem is driven by about one-third of smartphone owners, with "nearly half of all download activity in a given month."

So what's going on here? There are a number of possibilities:

India Post to connect its offices through CBS and also plans to roll out 3000 ATMs

MUMBAI: Preparing itself to start commercial banking operations, India post announced the launch of over 1000 ATMs in the near feature. It will also enable core banking solution CBS at its 25000 offices over the next year. 

Speaking at a financial inclusion conclave a senior official of India post elaborated on the technology initiatives in reaching the post off account holders. "We have invested around Rs 5000 crore in technology since 2012. Already 676 postal offices are connected through CBS. By March 2016, 25000 offices will be on CBS," said Kalpana Tewari, member (Planning and Technology), department of post. 

Download Google Chrome 37.0.2062.94

The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on your computer. You spend much of your time online inside a browser: when you search, chat, email, shop, bank, read the news, and watch videos online, you often do all this using a browser.

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop. Google Chrome also uses a brand new JavaScript engine (V8), which is much faster than existing javascript interpreters. This means you can create more complex and more intensive AJAX applications with fewer speed and processing constraints. Finally, Google Chrome is built on top of WebKit, so Google Chrome users will benefit from the CSS3 features being added to WebKit as those features are released.

CCleaner 4.17.4808 Released

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and FREE!

Cleans the following:

Apple Replacing iPhone 5 Batteries For Free

Apple, apart from its stunning handsets and other products, is also known for its commitment to customers. It provides good services without giving any room for bad customer feedback.

Recently however, it has been noted that the Apple iPhone 5 handsets had battery problems, and had to be frequently charged, as it would run out too soon.

This fault has been spotted in the devices sold between September 2012 and January 2013. Apple acknowledged the fault and made all the handsets eligible for a free replacement, reports Forbes.

There are set criteria to be eligible for this replacement offer. Though the handset’s serial number falls under the replacement criteria, the device must be operational and should be damage free as it could make the battery replacement process complicated.

How To Use Opera Link

Opera is great alternative to the other ‘main’ selection of browsers on the market today. And a great feature of Opera is Opera Link.  This feature allows you to share your data between all your computers and devices, which run the Opera browser. The functionality of Opera Link allows it to synchronize your browser information like bookmarks, Speed Dial, passwords and notes.  In this way, they become available to you wherever you go or wherever you are.

All you need to use Opera Link, is the Opera browser and an Opera account. You can use your Opera account for the My Opera community website, the developer site Dev.Opera, and Opera Unite.

To Enable Opera Link on a PC you need to navigate to the browser menu, select Tools > Synchronize Opera > Enable Synchronization.  You now need to Log in with your Opera account username and password.  If you don’t have one just simply create an account by clicking I don’t have an account.  Next, in the Options dialog, you need to choose what sort of browser data you want to synchronize and click Next. You have now synchronized the browser data and Opera will continue to synchronize your data until you log out.

Disable Insecure Content warning in Chrome

Google Chrome web browser, by default blocks Insecure Content on secure pages. When you visit a secure web page with insecure content, a shield icon may appear at the top right edge of your browser, along with a warning This page has insecure content. This means that Chrome has stopped loading of Insecure Content.

If you wish to allow and load the Insecure Content, you will have to click on the Shield icon and then click on Load anyway.

Insecure Content is content is non-secure content like JS or CSS, present on the web page that may be getting served from various other http locations, but is being finally served in the securehttps web page that you are visiting.

How to downgrade from Windows 8/8.1 to Windows 7

Today im going to show you on how to downgrade 

from Windows 8 to Windows 7.

Before you begin you are going to need the Windows 7 operating system CD and you are going to be required to make changes in your BIOS before booting it up.

Go in the BIOS by pressing "F2" (if it doesnt work press "ESC" or "DEL")

In the BIOS you want to:

1. Go to "advance" and disable "Vertulazation Technology"
2. Make sure to Disable "Secure boot"
3. Change the boot from "UEFI Boot" to "CSM Boot"

Once you done that save the changes and shut down your computer you want to turn it back on and go into the boot menu (By pressing "F12"). Then insert your Windows 7 OS CD or USB and boot it up.