Ashish Mundhra, Author at Blogsolute https://www.blogsolute.com We. Computer. People. Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:15:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.17 115487123 Tweak All Shortcomings of Internet Explorer 9 with IE9 Tweaker Plus https://www.blogsolute.com/ie9-tweaker-plus/16349/ https://www.blogsolute.com/ie9-tweaker-plus/16349/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:55:31 +0000 http://www.blogsolute.com/?p=16349 Internet Explorer 9 is indeed Beauty of the Web but it lacks some important tweaks. Sooner or later one need to tweak IE9 to overcome all its short comings. Editing the registry is always an option but its way to messy, now using IE9 Tweaker you can do all the trick in the blink of […]

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Internet Explorer 9 is indeed Beauty of the Web but it lacks some important tweaks. Sooner or later one need to tweak IE9 to overcome all its short comings. Editing the registry is always an option but its way to messy, now using IE9 Tweaker you can do all the trick in the blink of an eye.

IE9 Tweaker Plus from the Windows Club allow you to customize around 27 settings in Internet Explorer 9

List of all the tweaks in Internet Explorer 9

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Security Tweaks:

  • Disable Internet Options
  • Disable Menu Bar
  • Disable Command Bar
  • Disable Links bar
  • Disable Favorites
  • Fix savings passwords issue
  • Disable full-screen
  • Disable RSS feeds pane
  • Disable Windows Search – web history indexing
  • Set InPrivate Home page
  • Create InPrivate Desktop Shortcut
  • Create InPrivate Start Menu shortcut

Appearance Tweaks:

  • Show/Lock Menu Bar
  • Show/Lock Command Bar
  • Show/Lock Links Bar
  • Show/Hide Status Bar
  • Show large/small icons
  • Toggle 3D border
  • Use Clear Type fonts
  • Toggle Caret Browsing
  • Always start in full screen
  • Tweak maximum connections and downloads
  • Set maximum rows on New Tab page: 2 to 5

Apart from all the tweaks mentioned above you can also create a custom home page using the Home Page Maker module.

Download IE9 Tweaker Plus

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4 Nifty and Highly Useful Android Apps to make Life Easier [ Recommended ] https://www.blogsolute.com/4-nifty-highly-useful-android-apps/16049/ https://www.blogsolute.com/4-nifty-highly-useful-android-apps/16049/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:44:24 +0000 http://www.blogsolute.com/?p=16049 Android apps to make life easier which includes launching your favorite application quickly, measure distance from your home to office, change your music track with just a shake and will even make sure you never miss any of your important calls. SwipePad You can consider SwipePad as a quick launcher of your favorite application. No matter what […]

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Android apps to make life easier which includes launching your favorite application quickly, measure distance from your home to office, change your music track with just a shake and will even make sure you never miss any of your important calls.

SwipePad

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You can consider SwipePad as a quick launcher of your favorite application. No matter what application you are on, using  SwipePad you can launch your favorite application by swiping on the edge of your phone screen. All you need to do is hold your finger on a specific slot (defined by you) for 2 seconds and launch any of your top 12 application.

Download SwipePad

Shush! Ringer Restorer

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Have you ever missed an important phone call just because you turned your phone silent before going to a movie and then failed to return it to general profile later. If you are victim of such blunders, Shush is meant for you.

When you turn your ringer off for a  this app turns it back on afterwards. It’s activated when you silence your ringer using the volume buttons. Once your ringer is off, it asks you how long to stay silent. Never miss another important call.

Download Shush! Ringer Restorer

Shake2PlayNext

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Your current playing track sucks and you want to change it but you you are not in a mood to take out the phone from your pocket just install above application. From now on there is no need to get the phone from your pocket, just shake it to play next track.

Supports:

default player, MortPlayer, Mixzing, Roxon (aka Cubed), Meridian, andLess, Rhapsody, Last.fm, doubleTwist, Astro Player, TuneWiki,Vanilla Music and bTunes.

Download Shake2PlayNext

Speedometer – Speed

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At times when you use public transport you may need to calculate the distance of the trip. Here is a speedometer for your phone. it Displays  Current speed in mph or km/h, Distance traveled, Maximum speed, Graph of recent speed

Download Speedometer – Speed

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How To Password Protect SMS / MMS Threads in Handcent SMS for Android https://www.blogsolute.com/password-protect-sms-mms-threads-android/16019/ https://www.blogsolute.com/password-protect-sms-mms-threads-android/16019/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:10:46 +0000 http://www.blogsolute.com/?p=16019 Handcent SMS is a powerful free SMS /MMS tools for your android phone. In their recent update, they introduced a new feature called Privacy Box. With this new feature, you can now hide SMS threads using password protected privacy box. How To Use Private Box on Handcent SMS If you have not yet installed Handcent […]

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Handcent SMS is a powerful free SMS /MMS tools for your android phone. In their recent update, they introduced a new feature called Privacy Box. With this new feature, you can now hide SMS threads using password protected privacy box.

How To Use Private Box on Handcent SMS

  1. If you have not yet installed Handcent SMS on your Android device, you can download and install it from the Market for free.
  2. Once you install the application, make a free account with Handcent SMS by tapping the setting button on your device while you are on the app and navigation to Settings—>Handcent services—>Get online account . You can use the app with out making an account but to use Private Box feature, you must make one.
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  3. Once you have made an account login using the Handcent app via Settings—>Handcent services—>My Handcent Login.
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  4. Now navigate back to your messages thread and navigate to More —> Private Box by tapping the setting button on your device while you are on the app.
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  5. To view your private box you will have to give your Handcent Login password. Make sure you don’t click on remember password or your security will be at stake.
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  6. Once you are in your private box you can add contacts you want to hide from the world.
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  7. From now on the selected person’s SMS will skip your Inbox and will only appear in your private box after you successfully authenticate your self.

You can now relax as all your private conversations won’t be read(or be made visible) by other messaging apps (stock, 3rd party, etc.) without your password.

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How To Add Spell Check Feature to Internet Explorer 9 https://www.blogsolute.com/add-spell-check-feature-ie9/16090/ https://www.blogsolute.com/add-spell-check-feature-ie9/16090/#respond Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:55:56 +0000 http://www.blogsolute.com/?p=16090 It did not take me much time to notice that Microsoft have missed one of the most essential feature in IE9, the Spell Check tool. Now here is the easiest way to add spell check feature to IE9 and have a typo free web experience. How To Add Spell Checker to Internet Explorer 9 Download […]

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It did not take me much time to notice that Microsoft have missed one of the most essential feature in IE9, the Spell Check tool. Now here is the easiest way to add spell check feature to IE9 and have a typo free web experience.

How To Add Spell Checker to Internet Explorer 9

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Before

  1. Download Speckie add-on for Internet Explorer 9. It’s a simple spell check tool add-on for Internet Explorer
  2. Close all the instances of Internet Explorer, if any running on your system.
  3. Install Speckie and launch IE9.
  4. For the first time, you launch IE9 after installing the add-on, it will ask you whether you want to enable or disable the add-on, just enable it.
  5. Now, you are free to make spelling mistakes on IE9 as Speckie is there, running in background, to rectify your mistakes.
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After

Speckie works on Windows XP, Vista and 7 (32 and 64 bit)  It is available for both the 32 and 64 bit versions of Internet Explorer.

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How To Hide Specific Photos and Videos From Android Gallery https://www.blogsolute.com/how-to-hide-specific-photos-and-videos-from-android-gallery/16036/ https://www.blogsolute.com/how-to-hide-specific-photos-and-videos-from-android-gallery/16036/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:26:45 +0000 http://www.blogsolute.com/?p=16036 Many of us, or I must say, almost all of us have images and videos on our Android devices, we want hidden from other people. By default there is no option to exclude a specific folder from gallery, you can password protect your files using some application from the market but none comes with out […]

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Many of us, or I must say, almost all of us have images and videos on our Android devices, we want hidden from other people. By default there is no option to exclude a specific folder from gallery, you can password protect your files using some application from the market but none comes with out a hefty price tag.

Yesterday night I was doing some research on my Samsung Galaxy S and got a superb idea as to how you can hide a folder from Gallery and stock file manager. The application used in this process is free to download from market.

1) Astro File Manager

  1. As stock File Manager for Android is not adequate to do the trick, download and Install Astro File Manager from market. The application is free to download and use.
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  2. Now select the Folder you want to hide from the gallery and long press on it. Suggest to create a new folder and later import all your private data in it.
  3. On the File Options popup menu, tap on edit and select rename.
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  4. While renaming just put a period(.) in front of the folder and confirm.
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  5. From now on that folder will be treated as system folder and will be hidden from your Gallery and stock File manager.
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  6. Now just import all your private files and folders into that folder using Astro File Manager and live a tension free life.

Download ASTRO File Manager

2) ES File Explorer

This method can be also used to hide private videos and Photos from Gallery. You just have to give signal to Android system which Folders shouldn’t be scanned for Media Files, that’s it.

You need ES File Explorer installed on Phone.

Now, Open the directory whose files you want to hide from Gallery using ES File Explorer. Create New file and name it as .nomedia

All set, now reboot your phone and Media Scanner will not scan these folders and no more those files will be shown up in Gallery.

Download ES File Explorer

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How To Get Back Facebook Old Comment Interface https://www.blogsolute.com/get-back-facebook-old-comment-interface/15973/ https://www.blogsolute.com/get-back-facebook-old-comment-interface/15973/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:37:52 +0000 http://www.blogsolute.com/?p=15973 Facebook make new changes every second day with out even caring how users will react to it. Till date many of the uses are not yet comfortable to the new photo viewer and yet few days back it introduced another change in the comment system removing the post comment button. With the new change users […]

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Facebook make new changes every second day with out even caring how users will react to it. Till date many of the uses are not yet comfortable to the new photo viewer and yet few days back it introduced another change in the comment system removing the post comment button.

With the new change users can directly post comment by pressing the enter key and if at all you need to post a multiline comment you can do so by pressing the Shift+Enter key.

If at all you are not at all comfortable to the new comment system here is how you can revert back to old comment system.

before

Before

If you are Firefox user download and install GreasesMonkey add-on first. Chrome users can skip this step and can directly  Download and Install F.B. Purity JavaScript on your browser and restart it.

Now you will have good old Facebook comment on your browser.

after

After

F.B. Purity not only brings back your old comment on Facebook but will also filter and hide all the unnecessary updates on your Facebook wall.

Download F.B. Purity

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5 Free Android Puzzle Games if You Need Some Brain Exercise https://www.blogsolute.com/5-free-android-puzzle-games-if-you-need-some-brain-exercise/15748/ https://www.blogsolute.com/5-free-android-puzzle-games-if-you-need-some-brain-exercise/15748/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:25:40 +0000 http://www.blogsolute.com/?p=15748 Do you feel like flexing your brain-muscles while you are waiting for your friend?  With an Android smartphone in your hands, here are five free Puzzle games which you can download and install. Slice It! This game is all about Geometry and Symmetry. All you need to do in this game is, slice different figures […]

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Do you feel like flexing your brain-muscles while you are waiting for your friend?  With an Android smartphone in your hands, here are five free Puzzle games which you can download and install.

Slice It!

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This game is all about Geometry and Symmetry. All you need to do in this game is, slice different figures into the same ratio (or surface area) in the required amount of moves. It will looks easier in the beginning but as you move up it will drain the juice of your mind. If you ever get stuck you can take limited hint available. There are currently 140 Different stage to groove you.

Download Slice It!

X Construction

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This game is all about shape, stiffness and tension. You need to  build a bridge with the given amount of materials to let the train safely cross the valley. Make sure your design is stable enough to handle the pressure and tension or the bridge will collapse and thus restarting the level all over again.

Download X Construction

Unblock Me

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Unblock Me is a simple and addictive puzzle game. The goal is  to get the red block out of the board by sliding the other blocks out of the way. It comes with 1200 puzzles in total worth hours of playing to keep you challenged. Do you think it’s simple enough? Try it.

Download Unblock Me

Link It

Linkit

The game objective is to link all the pearls. You must link all the pearls and then return back to the starting point. The starting pearl is always green. Each pearl has an arrow on it. The arrow indicates the link direction. The white pearls are rotatable. Swipe your finger to rotate them. Tap the green pearl to start the linking process. Though there are only 25 levels in the lite version.

Download Link It

Sketch Online

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Sketch online is a free alternative of the game “What The Doodle”. Drawing and guessing others drawing is what you have to do. I have already talked about this game on our previous posts Three Multiplayer Android games.

Download Sketch Online

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3 Android Apps to Send Unlimited Free SMS in India https://www.blogsolute.com/free-sms-android-apps-india/15754/ https://www.blogsolute.com/free-sms-android-apps-india/15754/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:51:31 +0000 http://www.blogsolute.com/?p=15754 As I always say nothing can stop a person who owns an Android, here are three application to send unlimited free SMS to your friends in India using packed data connection.

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On 27th February  TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) dropped a bomb on Indian Masses which restrained a customer, unbiased of any network he is on, to send more than 100 free/discounted SMS per day.

As I always say nothing can stop a person who owns an Android, here are three application to send unlimited free SMS to your friends in India using packed data connection aka GPRS / 3G / anything.

Whozzat For Android

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To me this is the best application to send free SMS from Android using Packet Data. This application provides users to send free SMS to India without any advertisement in your personal message thus enabling you to send a full 160 character SMS. Some of the features of this application are

  • Group SMS or Bulk SMS to your friends and family.
  • No ads append in SMS.
  • Check Delivery Report.
  • Your own mobile number as sender id
  • Live SMS collection to send
  • Allows Flash SMS
  • Contact Sync

All you need to do is signup on http://whozzat.com

Though one can send only 100 free SMS per 24 hours its great. If you are not satisfied with just 100 free SMS check out the below two.

Download Whozzat for Android.

160by2 For Android

160by2 android

160by2 is a FREE Android app to send Free SMS using www.160by2.com to your friends in . If you already have a 160by2 account then you can use the app with your existing account or you can register for new account using the app. Though you can send unlimited SMS using this app make sure your friends are not irritated by the ads at the end of each SMS.

Download 160by2 For Android

Way2Sms [India]

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First of all let me tell you, its not an official Way2SMS app and is not listed on Android Market.  I have tested this App on my Samsung Galaxy S and it worked like charm. One can send unlimited SMS of 140 characters all you need to do is register an account at way2sms.  Some of the features of this app are

  • Allows selection of phone contacts
  • Allows Sending to multiple contacts
  • Support for multiple accounts
  • Fast and smooth

Download Way2Sms[India]

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Indian Rail Info: Best Android App for Anything Related to Indian Railways https://www.blogsolute.com/best-android-app-indian-railways/15253/ https://www.blogsolute.com/best-android-app-indian-railways/15253/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:51:30 +0000 http://www.blogsolute.com/?p=15253 If you are travelling with an Android master piece in your pocket, Indian Rail Info application is a must install application for you. Here are list of features that will help including PNR Status, Train Search, Seats availability, etc.

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Indian Railway has the world’s fourth largest railway network and more than 25 million passengers use it every day. We end up calling the Indian railway inquiry one day or the another knowing very well that the probability of getting a valid response is negligible.

So if you are traveling with an Android master piece in your pocket, Indian Rail Info application is a must install application for you. Here are list of features that will help you in your daily life. You can also try out Free Windows 8 Indian Railways Enquiry Apps.

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PNR Status

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No matter how well you plan some day or the other you will have a waiting tickets in your hands. PNR status is the most basic information every one searches for in day to day life . This application gives you the detailed PNR status with in seconds. Just enter the 10 digit PNR lookup number and press the search button.

Train Search

Search for list of all the train running between given station and enquiry about the availability of seats.

Seat Availability

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The only thing that bothers one is the availability of seats between two stations. Now you can check the availability of seats between two stations on a particular train with in a blink of an eye. Just enter all the details necessary and hit the go button. You can also search for availability of Tatkal tickets.

Train Running Status

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I am a fan of this feature as you all know that not a single train arrives on time. Imagine you need to pick up some one from the railway station but don’t have any idea how much late the train is running. Calling the enquiry is an option but tell me when was the last time some one ever answered a call.

If you have this app installed all you need to do is enter the train number along with the departure date and bang you will have the full train running statues with ETA in front of you.

Fare Enquiry

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If at all you need to inquiry the amount you need to pay to buy those tickets you can do the needful easily.

Believe me this is a must install application for every one and one day or the other you will thank me for making you a hero in front of your parents or relatives or your friends will all those information at your finger tips.

Download Indian Rail Info

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Detailed Guide to Synchronize Files on Android With Dropbox on Clouds https://www.blogsolute.com/synchronize-files-android-dropbox-cloud/15241/ https://www.blogsolute.com/synchronize-files-android-dropbox-cloud/15241/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 08:14:34 +0000 http://www.blogsolute.com/?p=15241 Although there are many application that offer cloud backup but they charge around $15-$20 a year but since we love the word free here is a detailed guide on how you can backup all your important files of Android on the clouds.

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An Android is termed as smartphone and not a phone because we use it so much in our daily life. I store all my useful data, beautiful snaps, office document on it. Few days back I bricked my Android trying some thing stupid with out having a local backup and believe me I was in tears.

Although there are many application that offer cloud backup but they charge around $15-$20 a year but since we love the word free here I am back with a detailed guide as to how you can backup all your important files of Android on the clouds and live with out any fear of data loss with out paying a penny.

  1. Download and install DropSpace from Android Market or just scan the QR code below to get the download link. It’s a very nifty application and will not take your much time.dropspace install
  2. Once the application is installed on you Android, fire it up. It will ask you for your Dropbox account credentials, If you have just fill up and hit the Login button. If you don’t have a Dropbox account yet better get a free account here.snap20110305_214232
  3. Now that you have successfully logged in just configure the application to suit you like like “Run as service” or “Sync only over Wi-Fi” . Once you are done click on “Add directories/files to sync list.
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  4. Select the individual file or directory you wish to backup on Dropbox.
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  5. Now select the folder you wish to upload your file. Do remember to long press and select the online folder of Dropbox or the application might hang.
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  6. Click the Sync Now button once you are done. You can see the progress on the Android task bar.
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  7. Once the sync is done you can can check the files online.

As it sync the file it can backup all your data as well if you loose it under any circumstances.

Download DropSpace

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