The Web browser Google Chrome was released in the year 2008 by Google. It went on to become the 4th widely used web browser within a year’s time. Google Chrome versions for Mac OS X and Linux were released in the year 2009. Chrome then became the 2nd most extensively used web browser in the year 2011 by overtaking Mozilla Firefox and is said to have over 25.69% users worldwide. It is the most famous…
iCal is a calendar application that comes bundled with Apple’s Macintosh computers. Google Calendar is an online cloud based calendar application that allows you manage your tasks and schedule online if you have a Google account. You can sync both these calendars to ensure that both show the same schedule and events. Syncing calendars enable you to keep in touch with your schedule irrespective of where you are. Since Google Calendar is a cloud based…
Google Chrome has gained more popularity in the recent times and has resulted in the plugin developers to create more unofficial plugins to suit this particular web browser. Top 10 Most Useful Google Chrome Plugins and Addons Here is a list of top 10 Google Chrome Plugins and Addons that help in various aspects. 1. Google Chrome Backup This particular plugin helps you to create profile, wherein you can store your favorite bookmarks, web browser…
Avira Antivirus has been introduced in the market by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG, a German Company. This Antivirus software deals with a range of virus definition files, corrupted files, trojans, worms, malware, spyware etc. which are very harmful to the PC as these might hamper the performance of the system, infect all .exe files of other software programs, leak secure information to the Hackers and many more. Avira runs daily as a background…
Short Messaging Service (SMS) is a service used to send and receive text messages. It is an inexpensive way of communicating with other mobile phone users. There have been plenty of restrictions on the usage of text messages imposed by the mobile phone carriers around the world but the popularity of SMS doesn’t seem to wane. An SMS can be sent from any device that has the ability to send out data. There are ways…
You are spoilt for choice, as far as choosing text to speech software programs is concerned. Text to speech applications are available for just about every kind of device — desktop, laptop and mobile devices. Most of the text to speech software programs are efficient and easy-to-use. Some of them are for free (especially the ones which come installed with your laptop or PC) while some are not. Many reputed brands (for example, Sony and Apple) have…
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) allows you to download your email from Gmail to your computer using an email client like Microsoft Outlook or Apple Mail. Gmail supports IMAP, it syncs your mailbox so that changes made in your email client is reflected in the online mailbox. For example: You read an email downloading it to your email client; that email will reflect as read in your Gmail page too. This feature is useful for those…
Anchor Free, which is known to bring both free and reliable online security solutions to millions of users across the globe, has introduced Hotspot Shield — an online security solution which protects your confidential data at public hotspots. Hotspot Shield is available in two versions — free and elite. While free version can be downloaded for free, the Elite version needs to be purchased. How does Hotspot Shield work? As stated earlier, Hotspot Shield protects…
Apple continues to restrict users from transferring files from your iPod to your computer. There are several workarounds that allow you to transfer files to your computer. In this article, we provide one method to copy music. Apple implemented restrictions to prevent users from copying Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected content. iPod syncs with iTunes but you does not have a native feature to copy content from your iPod to your computer. This makes it…
Hotfile Corp. founded a one-click file hosting website in 2006, which is most commonly known as Hotfile. Using Hotfile, internet users can upload as well as download files using any browser. Non-registered users can download a maximum of 400mb in a single shot and their waiting time in the download queue can vary from 15-30 seconds. As for upload, once you upload a file, the URL of the file can be shared with multiple users…
