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Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Now Share Photos to Instagram from your PC

Post or Upload your best Photos to Instagram directly from your Local Hard drive on PC, no need of a smartphone, never mind if those Pictures are taken by a Digital Camera.

About Instagram by Instagram, "Instagram is a fun and quirky way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures. Snap a photo with your mobile phone, then choose a filter to transform the image into a memory to keep around forever. We're building Instagram to allow you to experience moments in your friends' lives through pictures as they happen. We imagine a world more connected through photos."

Never mind if you don't have a smartphone to install Instagram app on it, and capture photos and then upload the best ones to Instagram and share with your friends. Now you can upload every Photo of your choice from your Local Hard Drive on your PC, without having any problem nor breaking Terms & Laws of the Service.

All you need a PC having photos you want to share on Instagram. By following my steps, first thing first, WE ARE GOING TO INSTALL ANDROID APP PLAYER ON YOUR PC to enable to download and install Instagram, and have a fun. If you agree, follow me.

I don't know very much about Android app players, but I will suggest you the one I tried and currently in use on my PC.

First you can see my Profile on Instagram, I upload all these photos from my PC using Android App Player called BlueStacks App Player (http://www.instagram.com/shafky).

Here is a short introduction about BlueStacks App Player, "BlueStacks App Player lets you run apps from your phone fast and full screen on Windows and Mac".

Time to go ahead, Download and Install BlueStacks App Player on your PC, (available for both PC & Mac), but I only can guide PC users, as I am a PC user.

You should use Instagram App before, or you should know about Android platform to how to download apps from Google Play Store, so I will go further, but if you still having problem against BlueStacks Apps Player installation, you can ask BlueStacks App Player help forum here (https://getsatisfaction.com/bstk).

You need a Google account to connect and sync with Google Play Store. Another thing you should know about BlueStacks App Player that some people having problem with their current location (IP Location) on BlueStacks App Player. If BlueStacks App Player couldn't locate your Local IP Location, don't worry "You still can upload photos of your choice", as this problem is still unsolved from BlueStacks App Player help forum, I also have the same problem and I also contact BlueStacks App Player, but anyhow I can still upload Photos to my Instagram account (but I can't add these photos to Photo Map because my location is not readable by BlueStacks App Player, I don't care, I only need to upload pictures to my Instagram, and that's all).

1. After successfully downloading and installing both BlueStacks App Player on your PC and Instagram app on App Player, you almost done but time to change some Registry keys so your App Player can find your photos on your local hard drive from your PC.

2. I'm using Windows 7. Go to "Start" and search for "regedit" and press Enter.

3. Registry Editor will open, now inside registry editor go to "HKEY-LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > BlueStacks > Guests > SharedFolder > 1",

4. Right click > Modify... the "Name" string value. Change value data to folder name you want to add to your App player, for example mine is "Wallpapers & Pictures".

5. Again Right click > Modify... the "Path" string value. This time change value data to path of that specific folder, for example mine is "J:\Wallpapers & Pictures".

Same way you can attach more then one folder to BlueStacks App Player by changing the string values of folders named 2 and 3 and 4 etc, inside registry editor (HKEY-LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > BlueStacks > Guests > SharedFolder)

You almost done here, but a last step is...

6. Additionally, you must need an app to reach to the specific folder you attach to your BlueStacks App Player, for this reason I am using "ES File Explorer" you can download it from Google Play Store using BlueStacks App Player and install it.

7. Now open ES File Explorer, go to SD Card and find the folder "bstfolder", open it, inside you will find same folder that we recently attached to BlueStacks App Player (Wallpapers & Pictures), open it and find all your photos inside.

All done, now open Instagram app on your BlueStacks App Player, Log in and upload (or even you can capture photos via your webcam) photos by clicking the gallery button (on right side with camera button in the middle), it will ask you from where to upload a picture, select ES File Explorer > SD Card > bstfolder > Wallpapers & Pictures > and choose a picture you want to upload to your Instagram app.

The technique isn't very complicated nor simple but for me its very important to run Instagram app and upload pictures everytime, as recently I don't have my smartphone.

Hope you will find this article supportive if you can't live without Instagram.

Note: When you open Instagram app on BlueStaks App Player, if you cannot see the middle camera button and other buttons, Go to Setting > Change App Size > and click Default size for Instagram on BlueStacks App Player, as BlueStacks app player support both Tablet & default app sizes.

Control Your PC from a Mobile Device - PC Monitor

Creative Mind Android , Apple

Monitor a Laptop or Desktop PC from a Mobile Device

All it takes to get started is a smartphone or tablet, a data plan, the right app, and a few PCs in need of some love and attention.

by Marco Chiappetta - originally published at PC World Magazine

If you are still wasting time trudging over to PCs to perform routine maintenance on them, check for software updates, and power them down at night, you haven't gotten with the program. Here's how to check on your PCs from anywhere, and save your business both time and money.

Get started: A number of remote PC management utilities are available, but we'll focus on an excellent tool called PC Monitor (www.mobilepcmonitor.com), which is free for three PCs. It works with Android, iOS, and Windows Phone OSs, as well as with Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.

Install PC Monitor: Installing and configuring PC Monitor requires just a few steps, and the default setup options should be sufficient. Install the appropriate application on each system that you want to monitor.

The first time you launch the PC Monitor Manager, it will prompt you to create an account for connecting your PCs to your mobile devices (or for monitoring the systems via the Web). At your first login, enter a computer name and a group name for the system.

Customize your counters: To configure a custom monitor or counter (for CPU use, say), click the System tab, and work your way through the tabs in the pane: General, Services, Network, and so on. The Schedule Tasks tab lets you enable the monitor simply by ticking a task. Under the Performance Counters tab in the System pane, you can set up custom counters based on criteria that you specify.

Set up notification alerts: To get the most from PC Monitor and to have it notify you the moment something critical occurs, click the program's Notifications tab, and then click through the tabs in the resulting Notifications pane, enabling appropriate alerts as you go. These alerts may include when the computer starts up or shuts down, when particular users sign on, when someone plugs in a removable drive, or when a processor begins to overheat. More advanced notification options may require you to set up rules manually.

PC Monitor (Image Courtesy PC Monitor)

Grab the PC Monitor mobile app: After installing the PC Monitor app on the relevant PCs, you must install and configure the companion mobile app on your mobile devices.

Select a PC: Upon signing in to PC Monitor, you should see a list of your systems. Tap a system name in the list to bring up an overview of the system.

Monitor your PC from your couch: If you've enabled notifications already, all that remains is to explore the mobile app for monitoring and managing your systems. PC Monitor will send alerts if necessary, but the mobile app also provides real-time data.

After you tap a system name in the left pane of the app, the right pane will become populated with system details and buttons for performing various tasks, including such options as opening a command prompt, checking for OS updates, and restarting the monitored system. In addition, you can use the PC Monitor mobile app to send messages back to the associated desktop PC, if you want to alert the PC's user.

After the application is installed on a system, the PC Monitor service runs in the background. During our testing, the service rarely, if ever, consumed a detectable amount of CPU time, and it used no more than 44MB of RAM.

The LaptopLock - Free Tracking and Data Protection Solutions

Creative Mind Laptops , Netbooks

The LaptopLock is a tracking software, A free package offering a solid basis for your own security solution.

LaptopLock is a free offering that eschews a fancy interface for a simple, no-frills look. Signing up for the service is quick, you simply need to enter your email address and a password, and you're taken straight to the online control panel. From here you can add a computer, giving it a name for easy reference. From this page you can download software.

During installation you can choose whether or not show a splash screen when the laptop starts up - it's nice that you're given the choice.

There are no tracking features with this program, so ideally it should be installed alongside a free service that does, such as Prey. What LaptopLock concentrates on is protecting your data if your laptop is lost or stolen; and is broken into three parts. The first security - here you can select the data you want LaptopLock to delete if you flag up your laptop as stolen via the web interface.

Choosing the files and folders is very easy, and you can select to securely delete the data, so that data recovery tools can't access it. If you're not too keen on the scorched earth policy, you can choose to encrypt the files instead.

The second part is notifications. You can select to show a message or play a sound when the missing laptop is in use. The final part is that you can select a program to launch when the laptop is reported stolen - a good chance to run a tracking program, or activate your webcam and upload the photos it takes. The laptop can also be marked as stolen, notifying a recovery team that will begin collecting evidence to hand over to the police. LaptopLock might appear simple, but with it you can make your own laptop security solution.

PC Format Magazine UK

3 Massive Apps for HTC Explorer

Creative Mind Android , HTC

HTC Explorer: A low budget Android Smartphone, Running on Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, having HTC Sense 3.5 and 3.2inch HVGA resolution Touch-Screen.

A very common �low memory� notification is a serious headache for HTC Explorer users specially for social-network�s geeks. Whenever you try to download more than two or three apps from Google Play Store, that notification will warn you every time that you are using a low budget smartphone with a low internal memory.

There is an option to move apps to SD Card, but apps like Facebook and Twitter causing a big trouble as they do not have a move to SD Card option and they are very big on memory also.

Performance-wise the HTC Explorer is superb, with 600MHz of processor it gives a much high-end output every time. But the problem is to choose apps, which will gently fits in HTC Explorer�s limited memory, to resist its low memory notification.

These three social networking apps will not effect too much on HTC Explorer�s memory as they can be easily move to SD Card to wipe up some additional internal storage.

1. Instagram

Instagram is a very cool and trendy photo sharing & editing app for Android Operating system. Due to very common in-use on social networks these days like Facebook and Twitter, everyone of you would like to install it in your phone but as it requires at least 12MB of space you will definitely not interested to get it although it�s a free app, but it has a move to SD Card option which is a good news. So don�t worry go ahead and get one to show-up your colleagues that you also have a high-end device. To read more about Instagram or download, visit the Google Play Store

2. Flipboard

Flipboard is a kind of Social News Magazine, lets you find and see everything in one place. By bringing together the world's stories and life's great moments, you can stay up to date with the things that matter most. Flip through the news from your Twitter timeline as well as from outlets like the BBC, USA Today and The Verge. See everything from posts and photos shared by friends on Facebook and Instagram to videos from Stephen Colbert and pop culture nuggets from Rolling Stone. Find inspiration for your travel, style and life from places like National Geographic, Oprah and Cool Hunting. It requires only 2.3MB of space to be installed and covers upto only 4.95MB after installation. As it don�t support to move to SD Card option, but its not very worthy on memory. To read more about Filpboard or download, visit the Google Play Store.

3. Plume for Twitter

Google Play store have a specific category on their front cover, �HTC Recommends� , which shows you a large collection of free and paid top apps, inside that I find Plume for Twitter, one of the best Twitter clients for Android, also you can connect your Facebook account with Plume to get updates from your friends. The Twitter for Android app will cover more than 7MB of free space while its not movable to SD Card, the Plume for Twitter will adjust within 3.5MB of space after installation and also movable to SD Card which is definitely makes it better than Twitter for Android. To read more about Plume for Twitter or download, visit the Google Play Store.

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Top 45 Free Apps for your iPad

Creative Mind faccebook , IOS 5

Top 45 Free Apps for your iPad

Apps for the iPad tend to go for a higher price than their iPhone counterparts, but here we listed all free apps. Install them all, and you will be well on the way to an excellent tablet mobility computer experience.

SOCIAL NETWORKING APPS

TwetDeck for iPad

It may not support social networks such as Facebook or services having location-based facility inside like Foursquare app, but TweetDeck supports respectably Twitter reader with an intuitive interface and accurate geo-tagging options.

How to Google 2-Steps Verification - Sync With Google Authenticator App

Creative Mind Android , Apple

Google 2-steps verification gives you a total security on all Google apps & services like Gmail, YouTube, Google Play Store and many other services, by sending you a six digits verification code on your phone or on Google Authenticator app - available for Android, Apple and BlackBerry. This six digit code should be input whenever you log-in to your Google account for verification after you turned on the 2-steps verification.

Besides that, if you are going to log-in and you can�t receive a verification code or you don�t have any device � Google Authenticator app installed on: Google alternatively gives you 10 more backup verification codes � you can put them in your wallet or save them to a file on your computer. You can use them when you have no mobile coverage.

After turning on the 2-steps verification - you can use both ways either text messaging or Google Authenticator app to get a six digit verification code for logging into Google services.

Lets how to turn on the Google 2-steps verification on step by step:-

1. You must have a Google account � already verified by a text message or by a voice call with your cell phone or a landline number.

2. Go to www.google.com and Sign-in with your current Email address and Password.

3. After log-in to your Google account, on the upper right corner � click on your profile picture, and click Account, here you can see all your Account information on the that page.

4. Inside �Security� tab (showing on left side-bar) you will find �2-steps verification� text with an Edit button on the right side (as shown in the picture below) click on Edit. You will prompt for Password again, just type your Password and Sign-in again. Its only for verification this time.

5. Now here is the Setup starts. Click on Start Setup to go to next step.

6. The next step is to input your phone number you want to connect with Google services, and choose an option how you want to get a verification code for the next step (Step 7), and click Send Code (the Send Code button is not shown in this picture, but you can find it down the page).

7. A text message will be sent from Google to your cell or landline number (you entered in the Step 6) including a six digit verification code. Enter that verification code in the box (as shown below) and click Verify (as the Verify button not shown in the picture again, same like in Step 6).

8. On this step Google will ask you if you trust this computer? Trusted computers only asked for verification code once every 30 days. So if this is your single and Personal Computer, you can remain with ticked-mark on this option and click Next, incase this is not your Personal Computer, or you cannot trust on this computer, click in the check box to remove the tick-mark, an option will pop-pup for verification again, and select the option I don�t trust this computer and than click Confirm. All done you have successfully turned on the 2-steps verification for Google services, and from now every time you enter a password to log-in to any Google service, you will get a verification code on your phone number via text message.

In the next step (Step 9), see how to access your Google Account with Google Authenticator app.

9. All the previous steps were about to how to enable 2-steps verification on Google services? In this step we will show you how to download Google Authenticator app on your Android, Apple or BlackBerry device, and how to use it with Google 2-steps verification?

First of all download any barcode read for your device. Now download Google Authenticator app for your device from the links given below and install it on your device:

Google Authenticator for Android

version 2.1 or later

Google Authenticator for Apple

iPhone iOS 3.1.3 or later

**Google Authenticator for BlackBerry

OS 4.5 - 6.0

**The Google Authenticator for BlackBerry Download link was not found the time we were publishing this article.

After installing the Google Authenticator app for your device, and completing the 2-steps verification process, its time to use Google Authenticator for log-in to Google account.

For Android Users Only:

10. The further steps are the same for all three platforms Android, iOS and BlackBerry. The only difference in-between is use of Google Authenticator app on your device. We will focus on Android app at the moment.

After completing the Step-8 you will referred to this page shown below. Here at the top you will see your phone number with a green tick mark on the left side, which means your phone number is successfully connected with Google services for 2-step verification.

To connect your account with Google Authenticator app � open the app on your device, and tap on Add Account. You will find two option to add an account to Google Authenticator, �Scan Barcode� and �Add account manually�, select �Scan Barcode� and the Barcode scanner app will starts. (we have tested ZXING TEAM Barcode Scanner for Android device).

To �manage application-specific passwords�, see the video clip below:

how to manage application-specific passwords using Google 2-step verification.

11. Now on your computer, click on Android (as shown in the image below), it will open another page includes a Barcode. Scan the barcode with your barcode scanner (which was turned on in previous step) and you will find your account in Google Authenticator app on your device, and a 6 digit verification code will appear on your device, put that code in that page down below (as shown in the image below), and click Verify.

Its all done and you successfully connect your Google Authenticator app with your Google account. I personally recommend that way to use Google more securely and personally.

This verification code is changing every 30 seconds on Google Authenticator app, which makes your Google account more and more secure. The amazing feature about Google Authenticator app is that its not required any internet connection to update the verification code online, and it totally works in offline mode. You can add more than one account in a single Google Authenticator app.

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Thanks.

The PC Supporter Team.

LibreOffice 3.5 Freeware Office Suite for your Business

Creative Mind software review , Windows

A brief theory by PC Pro Magazine

A code overhaul and some necessary updates, but it�s still a long way behind Microsoft�s paid suite.

LibreOffice, the free suite spun off after developers lost faith in OpenOffice�s direction under Oracle, is building up a head of steam with its third major release in only 16 months. With the help of full time and volunteer �hackers�, The Document Foundation says LibreOffice 3.5 has had its 15 years� worth of code �renovated� with the aim of pulling away from its still-alive ancestor.

This aggressive approach to redevelopment means stability isn�t the immediate priority. This new release is recommended only for power users initially, with others advised to remain on the more stable 3.4 branch until kinks have been ironed out. We had one fatal crash during PC Pro testing, but PC Pro readers should be savvy enough not to worry too much. You also can�t upgrade from any version before 3.4.5, so you may need to completely uninstall to get 3.5.

Although the majority of the work is hidden beneath the surface, you�ll notice a few visible changes straight away. LibreOffice finally has an automatic update checker, which sounds a faintly ridiculous introduction in 2012, and it comes in a single MSI installer to make setup as simple as possible, to attract new users. If you were fearing a Microsoft style ribbon overhaul, there�s no sign of that, and if you�re coming across from Office 2003 things will feel familiar. It�s also largely consistent across platforms, with the OS X and Linux toolbars practically identical to Windows.

Writer is the core word processing application, and it comes with an improved built-in grammar checker, a more visual entry method for headers and footers, and a live word count. All are solidly implemented, yet hardly groundbreaking, and the live work count would be more useful if it weren�t in a separate pop-up dialog. There�s also an automatic word completer on by default, which quickly becomes irritating.

Word file compatibility is good, and we could open the latest Office 2007 & 2010 DOCX files with a range of formatting and styles; some Word specific features such as WordArt objects were lost, however, along with fancier fonts and effects. On the other side, saving a file in DOCX format within Writer saw a few less common fonts and some spacing fail to carry over to Word. Also be aware that if you save and encrypt your file in LibreOffice 3.5, it won�t be compatible with version 3.4.4 and earlier since the Blowfish encryption has been replaced by AES.

Calc, LibreOffice�s alternative to Excel, is a more complex beast, and one that it�s arguably more important to get right if the whole suite is to tempt users. Some basic but important updates have been made, such as allowing the formula input bar to expand beyond a single line, and adding support for 10,000 sheets in a single file. There�s now no limit on the number of conditional formatting rules you can apply, and the many pop-ups and dialogs are cleaner and easier to navigate.

For the most part Calc apes the layout and feel of Excel, and it does a good job, some would say a better job, given the simpler main toolbar. Our one gripe is the Save icon: we�re all for finding a replacement for the retro floppy disk, but it isn�t immediately obvious what LibreOffice�s tiny rectangle with a green arrow on top is meant to indicate.

As for the other components, Draw can now import and display Visio documents, and Impress will open the latest PPTX PowerPoint files. It did so with only one or two cosmetic alterations to our test presentations, the core elements were generally present and correct, even if a few of the fills and effects weren�t. Some new transitions and elements of SmartArt won�t appear properly either, but for basic slides Impress is a usable, if uninspiring, application.

The best thing we can say about LibreOffice 3.5 is that it�s undeniably better than the suite that spawned it, and it�s wonderful to see a proper movement driving is forward after a time when its future has looked uncertain. It�s a perfectly usable collection of software, and if you�re already a user of LibreOffice or OpenOffice it�s a worthy download.

The problem is that although the many updates are welcome, they�re generally updates that any paid office software has had for some time, and there�s still a long way to go before LibreOffice gets close to Microsoft�s beast.

Compatibility is getting much better, and the user experience is steadily improving, but few could argue it�s entirely intuitive and novice-friendly. And there�s the threat of Microsoft�s free Office Web Apps looming large, too.

If you�re looking to leave Office, LibreOffice 3.5 is becoming ever more viable, but it needs to keep going for a few more versions keep going for a few more versions at this rate.

David Bayon

Download LibreOffice 3.5

Download Top Productive Apps for Your Gadget

Creative Mind Android , Apple

You can be more efficient and boost your productivity with the help of some software designed to help you get your job done on a desktop, laptop or mobile (smartphone) device. By Jill Duffy

Gadgets and devices are one thing, but the software and apps that runs on them is another, and it�s at the level of apps and services that we actually get things done.

Today we will make an overview of 4 Top Handy Productive apps for Android and Apple devices.

For Android Devices

Smartr Contacts for Android

Smartr Contacts for Android (free), formerly called Xobni for Android, creates a comprehensive picture of your contacts. Xobni is the company that makes the app, and it has been a relatively big name in contact management. The free app, which requires a Xobni account (also free) gathers your contacts from Gmail or Outlook, and finds additional information about them, including headshots, from Linkdin, Facebook, and Twitter, and meetings or text messages. For keeping up with email from your Android phone, Smartr Contacts can increase your productivity by removing a lot of the legwork that can sometimes be involved in keeping in touch. It orders your connections by how often you communicate, rather than alphabetically. And it handily merges multiple emails, so if you have an outdated email address for someone, but she has uploaded the most recent one to another platform, Smartr can find it.

SugarSync for Android

Android users looking for a way to make their files and photos available from anywhere should definitely check out SugarSync. It�s similar to Dropbox, but you get more space, 5GB, with a free account (Dropbox gives you 2GB). When your files are available to you from everywhere and automatically synchronized, you never waste time trying to sort out which version of what file you put where. Some of SubarSync�s goodies are hard to find, and others are hard to use, but for Android users looking for a more full featured alternative to DropBox, SugarSync is a pretty sweet deal.

For Apple Devices

Keynote (for iPhone)

Apple�s PowerPoint equivalent for iPhone is one of those marvels of software design, allowing you to easily and powerfully create compelling presentations on a device that fits in your pocket. It�s a dream for frequent flyers, especially those who are typically headed to a place where they will have to give a presentation or speech.

iWork for iPad

(how to use guide here)

With Apple�s iWork for iPad suite of office applications, Pages for word processing, Numbers for spreadsheets, and Keybote for presentations, you can do real work on iPad. This tablet version offers only a basic subset of features and functions compared to the high-powered OSX Version of iWork. The iPad�s cramped on-screen keyboard can slow down productivity, so if you�re serious about using the iPad for work, pick the Apple iPad Keyboard Dock ($69 direct), too.

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Top 45 Free Apps for your iPad | PC Supporter

Creative Mind Apple , Games

SOCIAL NETWORKING APPS

TwetDeck for iPad

It may not support social networks such as Facebook or services having location-based facility inside like Foursquare app, but TweetDeck supports respectably Twitter reader with an intuitive interface and accurate geo-tagging options.

Twitter for iPad

Crafting new tweets may prove irritating due to an overcrowded screen, but this Twitter app for iPad is the best mobility Twitter client around, so get it today.

HootSuite

HootSuite allows users to create numerous social-network streams and view them in a clear/clean and friendly interface, dispatching messages to multiple networks simultaneously.

StumbleUpon

If you tried of visiting the same old online place, the beautifully revamped StumbleUpon app lets you Sam Beckett your way through the Web, leaping from article of interest to article on interest. You can also check out the specific links that have been submitted by fellow Stumblers whom you follow if you aren�t in the mood for randomness.

Yelp

Yelp�s iOS app brings the Web site�s reviews and recommendations to the iPad, but diehard Yelpers will miss a handful of features that didn�t get ported to Apple�s tablet.

BUSINESS & PRODUCTIVITY APPS

Calculator for iPad

Need to crunch some numbers? Calculator for iPad Free gives you a large, easy to read, attractive basic and scientific calculator for solving problems. Multi-Touch support lets you swipe away numbers. Upgrading to the 99-cent version adds six additional themes: Standard, Silver Keyboard, Retro Grey, Pink Keyboard, Happy Pink, and Wooden.

Citrix Go To My PC

GoToMyPC for iPad makes it simple to control your computer while away from your work area, but eh lack of multi-tasking support, and latency issues, may dampen the experience.

Dragon Dictation

Featuring very accurate voice transcription and the ability to share messages via e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter, Naunce�s dictation app is both fun to use and immensely helpful as long as you�re connected to the Web.

Dropbox for iPad

Simple to use and extremely useful, this file synchronization app will keep all of your files in step, but the lack of built-in file editing, and other limitations, may prove irritating.

Monster.com Jobs

Monster.com, one of the leading online employment services, makes job-hunting couch-compatible with its fun, free iPad app.

WordPress

One of the world�s biggest blogging paltforms has arrived on the iPad with many of the features that made it such a hit on the desktop intact, Bloggers can create, save, publish, and schedule posts and pages. You can even upload images directly from the iPad.

COMMUNICATION APPS

LiveChat

LiveChat customers who want to take the real-time Web site visitor communication tool on the road would do well to check out this handy iPad app. The free app, which works in conjunction with a LiveChat subscription, lets businesses communicate with visitors to solve customer-services issues or help convert them into customers.

TextNOW

This capable SMS app is easy to use, priced right, and features the ability to send free, unlimited texts, and embedded photos.

TextPlus

Prolific textures who want to save money on SMS messages will find this a solid solution to dipping into their mobile budgets.

GAMES APPS

Apple iOS Game Center

Game Center brings video-game achievements, matchmaking, high scores, and more to iOS devices.

Pro Zombie Soccer: Apocalypse Edition Lite

Far from just another sports sim, Pro Zombie Soccer: Apocalypse Edition Lite combines soccer, the undead, and wacky power ups into a must-try title.

Smurfs� Village

Smurfs� Village combines elements of Farmville and Sim City to create and engaging iPad game, but the impatient may find the in-app purchases expensive.

ENTERTAINMENT APPS

Cracked.com

If you count yourself among the many who declare themselves Cracked.com fans, you must own this app. It serves up the same snark-laden content found on the Cracked.com Web site, but in a slick interface that lets you quickly scan content.

Crackle

Crackle, Sony�s video network, lets users stream free, ad-supported Hollywood television shows and uncut movies (as well as original content) from Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Classic, and TriStar Pictures, There�s a nice variety of classic and contemporary content here, making it a solid iPad app for anyone who would like to kick back with their tablets and watch a program without needing to open a wallet.

ESPN ScoreCenter XL

Staying on top of the latest sports scores is a breeze with ESPN ScoreCenter XL. Besides checking out the scores, you can view video highlights, in-depth game previews, and even follow a particular sport or team.

Marvel Comics

Here�s yet another example of some thing you can�t do with a Kindle: read comics in their colorful, crisply drawn glory. Marvel�s free iPad app offers a standard page-by-page view with zoom and pan controls, as well as a panel by panel, animated guided view. There�s also a fully integrated for buying your favorite comics.

MoMA AB EX NY

MoMA�s new Abstract Expressionist app achieves symbiosis with the iPad": if you�re an art enthusiast with an iPad, consider this app a must-download.

Netflix

This app enhances the value of a Netflix subscription by letting you watch movies directly on your mobile device, with excellent streaming. In the latest version, Netflix has made a number of improvements, like adding star recommendations and removing the status bar while titles are playing.

Planetary

This iPad audio player lets you navigate your music and podcast collections by taking a jaunt to stars (artists), planets (albums), and moons (songs). Intellectually, it�s completely unneeded, but sometimes logic doesn�t apply to pure coolness.

Showyou

If you fancy kicking back with your iPad and watching a batch of videos supplied by various online communities, Showyou is a solid alternative to signing into all the sites individually. There are some minor interface issues, but it�s a very respectable app that collects clips from around your community to your iPad in one unified location.

Slacker Radio

Slacker Radio�s iPad has been a long time coming, but the new, eye-catching, intuitive interface, deep customization options, caching, on-demand streaming, and the usual Slacker bells and whistles makes it a must-have for music fans.

TiVo

If you already have an iPad and TiVo Premiere, you must download the new TiVo app for your iPad. It�s free, and if you�re on your LAN, it�s pretty well featured.

CREATIVITY APPS

Photoshop Expres

The iPad is perfect for viewing photos, but what if you want to make changes to those pictures? Adobe�s Photoshop Express lets you crop, straighten, rotate and flip images, as well as add a variety of filters and effects. For fine editing you will still need to work on a PC, but for basic fixes, this app is fantastic.

NEWS, INFO & REFERENCE APPS

Biblion: The Boundless Encyclopedia

The word �biblion� was usedin the Middle Ages to describe collections made from fragments of ancient texts. As such, it�s appropriate that the New York Public Library�s iPad app, which draws from tens of thousands of fragments scattered across hundreds of boxes of materials, bears the moniker. The smartly designed and informative app focuses on the 1939-40 World�s Fair, but even non-enthusiasts can appreciate the history presented. Here�s hoping for a broader topic range in the near future.

Bing for iPad

Bing is a visually rich app that lets you search and browse news, moves, Bing homepage images, local businesses, and trending topics; perform vocal searches, and much more.

CNN

For news junkies and loyalists, CNN App for iPad serves up a heaping plate of streaming videos, and a side social networking.

Fox News

Love it or hate it, Fox News has an impressive iPad app. With it you can watch videos from Smith, Hannity, and O�Reilly, read timely articles, and check out a scrolling ticker with the latest news tidbits.

Epicurious

Conde Nast�s first iPad app for foodies-and mourning Gourmet readers is excellent. Epicurious features a gorgeous interface that feels and reads like a luxurious, fully searchable cookbook. You can find recipes by main ingredient, course, cuisine, dietary consideration, and dish type, and even by season or occasion.

Google Earth

Traveling is expensive, the free Google Earth app most certainly is not. By keying in a location such as �Coney Island� or �London�, you can zip to the other side of the globe in mere seconds to check out satellite and aerial imagery. Geo-located Wikipedia articles add insight to your journey.

IMDB

Featuring an image driven interface featuring movie trailers, popular actors, and a list of current theatrical releases, the IMDB iPad app is a must-have for movie buffs who want the latest Hollywood news.

HowStuffWorks HD

This app brings the content of the informative HowStuffWorks Web site to Apple�s slate. Its thumbnail-laden grid contans links to text, video, and podcasts that are short, punchy, and full of information.

Life for iPad

Life�s legendary photo collection comes to the iPad i glorious HD resolution. Downloading the free app, of course, lets you explore Life�s deep archives, but you can view up to the minute news, photos, and special features as well.

NASA App HD

Consider it the next best thing to being an astronaut or astronomer. NASA App HD features thousands of NASA photos, streaming video, shuttle launch information, and countdown clocks.

NPR for iPad

NPR went for a magazine style approach with its iPad app, which emphasizes news, arts and life, and music coverage in three sliding panes. The app delivers hundreds of NPR live station and on demand streams. In addition, NPR for iPad features photojournalism with full page zoom, plus the ability to share stories over e-mail, Twitter, and Facebook.

TED

TED�s official iPad app brings more than 900 TEDTalk videos (featuring education redicals, tech geniuses, medical mavericks, business gurus, music legends, and more) to Aple�s slate. Not only can you stream videos over 3G or Wi-Fi, but you can download them to your iPad for offline playback.

Thrillist

Whether you�re looking for a leisurely daytime adventure or a night on the town, this app brings you recommendations for places to eat, drink, and shop in 16 American cities and in London.

Wikipanion

Wikipanion for iPad sifts through all of Widipedia�s HTML and metadata, sorting it into a beautiful, content-driven interface. The left side displays the table of contents, and the app remembers your font-size setting. The app even tracks page history by visit date, plays back embedded OGG audio, and saves images to the iPad�s photo library.

Zite

Zite auto-curates a digital magazine based on content in your your Twitter feed, Google Reader subscription, and viewing habits to deliver an excellent news-reading experience.

READING APPS

Flipboard

Flipboard offers iPad users an entirely original alternative to browsing the Web for news: its magazine style layouts and breath-taking use of photos and white space show the way forward for digital media.

SkyGrid

Featuring a slick interface that gives users the novel ability to follow hot particular topics and categories, SkyGrid is a solid, topic-based iPad news reading app. Streamlining the interface a bit would do wonders to create a more natural reading experience, however.

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If you are a long-time Android user,

Some of these apps will look familiar, although in a few cases, the best apps in a certain class aren�t necessarily the ones that have been most popular for a stretch of time. New comers are supplanting some tried and true favorites.

As Android apps grow, so will our list, so stay tuned for updates to the Blog. http://software-review2010.blogspot.com

Dolphin Browser HD | Download Now

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Dolphin Browser HD is a veritable trickster of a mobile browser. You can change this Android app�s look and feel through custom themes, add capability with Add-ons, or even navigate by gesture. When you encounter a pesky mobile site, you can don a disguise, for example, you can masquerade as an iPad � to unlock the un-cropped page. Flummoxed by Flash? No more, so long as you�re running Dolphin and Android versions 2.2. The browser lacks a full syncing service, but it does support Google Bookmarks.

Google Maps | Download Now

Whenever I ask people to name their five favorite Android apps, �Google something� almost always makes the list. Google Maps may be one of the most popular of the Android apps from Google. A few of its signature features, such as navigation and layers, work better on Android than most other mobile operating systems. It�s indispensible for finding addresses, service providers nearby, and just for simply getting around.

Wikidroid for Wikipedia | Download Now

Looking up information on a smartphone should not only be easy, but also something you do frequently. Otherwise, what�s the point of having so much data at your finger tips? Wikidroid pulls articles from Wikipedia and optimizes their display for easy reading and searching from your mobile phone. The app has elegant search functionality, too.

LastPass Password Manager Premium | Download Now

LasPass manages and fills in your user names and passwords for you automatically. You�ll only have to remember one password ever again: the one to get into LastPass, so make it strong. Another advantage of using a password manager is it ensures you use a different password for all the sites you visit, as recycling passwords leaves you prone to identity theft and other online crimes.

Wheres My Droid | Download Now

How many times have you claimed your phone was stolen, only to find it, days later, wedged between the couch cushions, muffled from ringing loud enough to hear when you called it? If you are prone to losing your phone, Wheres My Droid will put your mind at ease. The app helps people find their lost or stolen Android phones by forcing it to ring at maximum volume or vibrate when the phone receives a text message containing a specified phrase, such as �Where�s my Droid?� The app can also tell you the phone�s location, as long as its GPS is enabled.

Dropbox for Android | Download Now

If your files live all over the place, your office computer, home desktop, laptop � having a dependable syncing program is a must. Dropbox, the service that lets you store your files in the cloud and access them from anywhere you have a signal, fills that role nicely with an Android app. It has a simple interface, easy uploading, and swift syncing across all accounts.

Astrid Task [Todo List] | Download Now

Many Android users gravitate to Astrid because it is, quite simply, the best list maker and task manager that exist for Android phones. Astrid has all of the features every list-maker needs, including due dates and alarms, and it also conveniently syncs with Google Tasks. Unfortunately, it doesn�t sync with Remember the Milk, although it used to.

Yelp for Android | Download Now

The most comprehensive review app, Yelp turns out to be a pretty invaluable tool for finding businesses nearby, especially when you�re in a town you don�t know well. Yelp�s mobile app has helped me find a hairdresser when I was in a pinch in Washington D.C., and a suitable lunch while driving through Ohio. The quality of the reviews can be touch and go but for finding businesses and services, and vetting out ones that are very poorly received, Yelp�s the app you need.

Facebook for Android | Download Now

Social networks thrive with a reliable app, and Facebook for Android is undeniably solid. The Android app has the quintessential, familiar, Facebook-branded interface, but it also offers some unique functionality that�s absent in Facebook�s iPhone app. This includes a side-scrolling preview pane of recently shared photos in the dashboard area. Very cool.

Twitter for Android | Download Now

The best app for Twitter is Twitter. Plenty of third-party Twitter apps and social media aggregators have graced the Android Marketplace, some with pretty terrible performance track records, but the one that works best is Twitter�s own. Starting with version (2.1.2), Twitter for Android adds support for multiple accounts as well as optional push notifications (alerts that appear on your phone similar to an alarm or incoming text message), two features that had been sorely lacking prior to this release. A clean user experience and smart design doesn�t hurt either. Best of all, if you don�t have a Twitter account and aren�t interested in joining, you can still use the app to search and read the site.

ooVoo Video Calls | Download Now

Stable and reliable video chat apps for Android aren�t easy to come by, but ooVoo is terrific. The Android video chat app supports group video, voice calls, and instant messaging � across iOS, OSX, Android, and Windows! Not only do you get solid Android video calling, but you can practically video chat with anyone.

IMO Instant Messenger | Download Now

Multi-purpose instant message apps can falter on mobile phones, crashing frequently or draining the phone�s battery. While it�s not perfect, IMO Instant Messenger is by far one of the lesser offenders. Android reason it�s better than some others is it supports instant messaging across an impressive 11 networks: MSN, Yahoo!, AIM/ICQ, Google Talk, Myspace, Skype, Facebook, Jabber, imo, VKontakte, and Hyves.

Movies App for Android from Flixter | Download Now

Movies, by Flixster (some people know the app better by the developer�s name), puts theater times, release dates for movies and DVDs, film reviews, and trailers in the palm of your hand. If, for example, you need to know the exact date that A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas will be hitting theaters, Movies can confirm the November 4, 2011, release. By default, the app pulls movie ratings from Rotten Tomatoes, although you can override this feature if perhaps you don�t think The 400 Blows deserves a 100 percent critics� approval rating. You�d be wrong, but you can do it.

Angry Birds for Android | Download Now

There�s just no denying that Angry Birds has been the hit game across mobile devices. The casual puzzle game challenges you to destroy structures by flinging crotchety little birds at it using a giant slingshot. The franchise has dozens of titles, like Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Seasonal, but the original Angry Birds is the one to download to your Android phone first. (Also see The Best Free Android Games.)

Words with Friends Free | Download Now

The Scrabble-like game from Zynga, Words with Friends, is among the most popular mobile social games around. If you own an Android phone but your friends are on other devices, such as iPhones or iPads, you can still challenge them to head-to-head wordplay, as it doesn�t matter on which platform your opponents are playing. While some Android users have reported stability problems with the game, Words with Friends is in such high demand that most people will grin and bear it, especially since it�s free.

Kindle for Android | Download Now

Read books, magazines, and newspapers right on your Android phone without ever buying an e-reader. The Kindle app is by far the most popular reading app in the Android Marketplace because it gives you access to buy or download for free hundreds of thousands of books, and more than 100 different newspapers and magazines. And while some users have complained that they can�t uninstall Kindle once they�ve downloaded the app, it is possible (but it takes a little effort).

NOOK for Android by B&N | Download Now

Anti-Amazon book lovers might prefer an app by Barnes & Noble for reading on their Android phones. NOOK and Kindle largely do the same thing (give you access to an impressive library of books newspapers, magazines, and other things to read), although their interfaces and experiences are different. Whether you like Amazon or B&N is largely a matter of personal preference. The NOOK feels a little more graceful in its design, whereas the Kindle app looks more utilitarian.

Pandora Internet Radio for Android | Download Now

Of the music streaming apps available to Android phone owners Pandora steals hearts for having very good quality streaming even over a 3G signal. Newcomers to the Android arena, including Slacker Radio and Spotify, are earning more and more market share every day, but Pandora tends to be the most reliable, likely because it has a longer history running on Android.

FxCamera App for Android | Download Now

Not every smartphone running Android has a great camera, so get better photos with the help of software. FxCamera adds filters and effects, like �toy� and fisheye lens, to enhance even modest pictures. It also helps to arm yourself with some additional tips for getting better photos from your phone.

ESPN Score Center for Android | Download Now

ESPN�s free app lets you check the game quickly, and discreetly when necessary (with your phone under the dinner table, (for example). Sports fans of all stripes will find this app useful; it covers more sports types than most other sports and news apps out there. It can pull game data from baseball, basketball, American football, the sport the rest of the world calls football (soccer), ice hockey, cricket, rugby, and more. For stat lovers, ScoreMobile is a fine option, but only if it has the sport you follow, as it misses a few, like rugby and boxing.

App�s reviewed by PC Mag � 2011

Selection and Published by PC Supporter � 2011

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Post or Upload your best Photos to Instagram directly from your Local Hard drive on PC, no need of a smartphone, never mind if those Pictures are taken by a Digital Camera.

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Monitor a Laptop or Desktop PC from a Mobile Device

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The LaptopLock is a tracking software, A free package offering a solid basis for your own security solution.

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

HTC Explorer: A low budget Android Smartphone, Running on Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, having HTC Sense 3.5 and 3.2inch HVGA resolution Touch-Screen.

Performance-wise the HTC Explorer is superb, with 600MHz of processor it gives a much high-end output every time. But the problem is to choose apps, which will gently fits in HTC Explorer�s limited memory, to resist its low memory notification.

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3. Plume for Twitter

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Lets how to turn on the Google 2-steps verification on step by step:-

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A code overhaul and some necessary updates, but it�s still a long way behind Microsoft�s paid suite.

Thursday, 26 January 2012

You can be more efficient and boost your productivity with the help of some software designed to help you get your job done on a desktop, laptop or mobile (smartphone) device. By Jill Duffy

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Wednesday, 23 November 2011

If you are a long-time Android user,

As Android apps grow, so will our list, so stay tuned for updates to the Blog. http://software-review2010.blogspot.com

Dolphin Browser HD | Download Now

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Wheres My Droid | Download Now

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