November 27, 2013

Make Your PC Shut Down at Night (But Only When You’re Not Using It)


If you normally like to power off your PC when you’re not using it, do you ever forget and leave it on? Here’s how to configure Windows to automatically power down at night, but only if you’re not using the PC at the time.
To accomplish this, we’ll setup a Task Scheduler job that tells the computer to shut down, and make sure to configure the rules so that it doesn’t kick in if you are up late using the PC.
Create a Task Scheduler Job to Shut Down the PC


You’ll need to open up Task Scheduler to create the new job, so open it up and click the Create Task link on the right-hand side.


Now you’ll want to give the task a name, and make sure to check the box for “Run with highest privileges”, since the shutdown utility requires admin access.



Now switch to the Triggers tab, click New, and then setup a schedule that makes sense for you, like every night at midnight.


Now flip over to the Actions tab, click New, and then enter shutdown into the Program box, and /S into the parameters box. If you want to force a shutdown and kill every app, you can use /S /F to force it to happen right away.




Next head to the Conditions tab, and make sure to check the box to only start the task if the computer is idle for more than x minutes. You can also choose to stop the task if the PC isn’t idle to help make sure it doesn’t kick in if you are on the PC.



Lastly, head to the Settings tab, and you can choose to restart the task every 30 minutes if the task fails—that way, if you are on the PC for a while past the normal time, the job will start up later on and shut down the PC.



Once you’re done, your PC will shut down automatically. Enjoy!

November 22, 2013

How to Lock Whatsapp with Password in Android Iphone and Blackberry

           Here is one more tip for people who would like to have some privacy on the messages in whatsapp. As the WhatsApp is not having inbuilt security feature we are using the Phone’s inbuilt pin and other pattern locking apps to protect messages from the unknown people, But we can’t block our friends and family members from accessing the whats app messages  with the phone’s inbuilt authentications as they knew our phone’s pin and other pattern locks

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Therefore we need a system like double authentication which ask for another pin or password  to access the messages in our whats app messenger! - See more at: http://www.alltechtricks.com/2013/10/lock-whatsapp-with-password.html#sthash.kiFA9ebt.dpuf

Therefore we need a system like double authentication which ask for another pin or password  to access the messages in our whats app messenger!

Must Check: Hide Last Seen on Whatsapp 

We have tested so many apps which can block the unauthorized access to the WhatsApp Messages, finally we came up with a best app which is easy to use and simple in user interference. 

Whatsapp Lock for Android:

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  • This is a simple App which  can solve our problem and give complete privacy for the messages on Whatsapp 
  • The best feature of this app is it can take the photo of those who tried to access your Whatsapp messages with invalid pin! 
  • Simple and easy user Interference. 
  •  It is available for absolutely free on Google PlayStore. You can this app From Here. 
  •  Supports Android 2.2 and above

How To Lock Whatsapp on Iphone:

    Till now there is not any genuine app that can lock only Whatsapp in iphone and ipad.In store there are many fake apps available which tells that this app can protect Whatsapp with password.That all are waste and doesn't work.I recommend you to not to buy that apps and if you want to protect your Whatsapp then you must go for home screen lock for now.If we found any genuine app we will update here.                  

Lock Whatsapp in Blackberry: 
       Yes here is simple app to lock Whatsapp messenger on your blackberry.Lock for Whatsapp allows you to keep your own password  for Whatsapp.
 Download Lock for Whatsapp for Black Berry 


Hide last Seen in Whatsapp in Android

  • Just download the app form Here
  • Now open app and click on "Block last Seen".
  • That's it now you can hide last seen in Whatsapp.

How it works?


  • This apps will disconnect internet connection when you open whatsapp.so servers can't update last seen seen when you open message.
  • Now When you close whatsapp the internet connection is active and will send the messages without updating last seen status.

Using Manual Method to Hide last seen in Android: 

         It's simple just disable mobile data,open whatsapp read messages and close it.Now activate mobile internet connection.

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November 16, 2013

How to Send Email with Password Protection in Gmail Yahoo and Outlook-Encrypted mails

        Privacy on Internet in becoming so tough with the some Government laws in these days, Even some big companies which say that they are give high importance to their privacy are also bending to the Governments. 
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And there are some E-mail providers like Gmail who track the emails of their users to serve the targeted ads to them. So if you would like to tighten the security of your Emails then there are some best tools available on Internet which can help you to send the encrypted emails.
Before you start using these encryption software you need to know some basic about some terms which are often used.
Public Key: This is used to encrypt the data or message. You can share this key with any one.

Private key:This key is used to decrypt the encrypted message. This key should be kept screct. In other words this key is just like your password to access the message.


Mailvelope:


  • Mailvelope Is one of the best encryption email service tool, which you can use it any where and protect your Emails from others spying on you.
  • I love using Mailvelope because it works on all the three major email providers which are Gmail,Yahoo mail and OutLook and also GMX( I don't use this service regularly).
  • Mailvelope is a open-source tool where any one can contribute to it. Mailvelope uses the OpenPGP encryption to safeguard your email.


Mailvelope is having a great and simple user interference. Sending Encryption mail using mailvelope is dead easy where even a small child can use it. And the best feature we love on mailvelope is no copying of the encrypted text or message from the email you received into mailvelope to decrypt the text or message.Mailvelope integrates directly into the user interference of almost all the web mail services.



Download Mailvelope:

Right Now Mailvelope is available as Chrome Extension you can get this from Here and for Firefox the Mailvelope is in testing stage.(At the time of writing this). You can also try it by downloading the add on from GitHub Download Link


Sendinc:

 This is a web based email service to encrypt the data. Sendinc uses the 256 bit Encryption code to safe guard your emails.This encryption is usually used by E-Commerce and Banking sites.In this web based email service your message is first encrypted with 256 bit encryption and sent to the SendInc Data centers so even the SendInc can't access your message on there servers as it is encrypted.SendInc then generates the Encryption key and sends to the recipients in the form of Link in your emailing list.When they click on that link they are redirected to other page where they can enter the password to decrypt the email.


SendInc also lets you to also encrypt the attachments in your email. In basic you can get encrypt upto 10MB of attachments.If you want to encrypt more amount of data then you need to get a paid plan from SendInc.

November 15, 2013

How To Trace your Lost Or Stolen Laptop

       Did you ever loose your personal laptop? Now-a-days all the important information is being stored in the personal or office laptops. Once they are stolen, everything is gone. Some people may also loose their jobs because of this issue. If you are worried about loosing your laptop or it getting stolen, you have to install a tracking device on your device so that you can trace it back if it goes missing. - See more at: 
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Prey is an open source app that allows you to keep track of all your electronic devices(laptop,tablet and mobile phones). Once you install pray on your laptop, it will silently run in the background and will wait to receive a signal through the internet from you. trace it When you have lost your laptop,  you can log in to the web interface of pray from anywheretrace it  in the world and send a signal to your laptop. Once the signal is received by the Prey software on your laptop, it will allow you to perform the following actions,all remotely through the internet.                                                
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Features of Software:

1. Show the location of your device on a geographical map.
2. Take photo of the person using your device using the inbuilt camera.
3. Lock down your laptop so that it cannot be used.
4. Take a screenshot of your computer screen to find out more information about who is using your laptop. For example you may be able to capture the email account and facebook account that the user is logged into.
5.Set off a loud alarm on your missing laptop.
6. Display an alert message on your laptop screen with the text of your own choice.
7. Erase all saved passwords and history.
After completing the above steps, you can seek the help of police to trace down your laptop. But for all this, you need to install the prey software on your laptop. You can download it from the website.
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·    After downloading the software, start the installation wizard. Select the Configuration Prey Settings. Click on New User.

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Enter your contact details and click on  create button in order to create your Prey account and add your devices to it.                

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    Log into your email account to verify your identity by clicking on the link sent to you by the Pray Project.

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       Once you activate your account, Prey will start working and tracks your laptop when it is lost or stolen. You can login to your web control panel and manage all the settings.                                           
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    To manage the tracking settings related to a specific device, simply go to the Prey Control Panel. This page will allow you to specify what actions can be performed in case your device is stolen.                   
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       Click on Save Changes button once you complete the settings.  In case your device goes missing, log in to the prey website, open the control panel change the status from OK to MISSING. After a few minutes, You will receive a detailed report about your missing device from the Prey Project.                                                                    
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    This report may contain a bunch of information related to your missing device. 

November 11, 2013

How to Access Computer with Android Mobile or Iphone

       Did you ever wish there must be a way to remotely access the pictures,videos,music and other files that are on your personal computer from your mobile device while you are not home? Who does not love accessing the files and documents while travelling? Did you ever regret while showing pictures to your family or friends while some of them are in your computer but not the mobile device?
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The solution for all the questions above is just a small app called Polkast. Which is absolutely free of cost.

 

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About Polkast:


Polkast is a cloud service through which you can create your own personal cloud with the app itself. Any files on your computer you choose to share via Polkast can be remotely accessed from any mobile phone or tablet you own.
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This is how polkast works as we can see in the above picture. To make the polkast app work we need to install the server app on your computer and the client app on your mobile device such as phone or tab. Both the server and client versions of polkast are available as a free download from the Polkast website.



Step by Step Process to Acess Computer with Mobile:


Go to the Polkast website and click on the DESKTOP option as shown in the picture

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  • This directs to the download page. firstly download the server version that is the computer app version of the Polkast.

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  • Click on the download option for windows.As soon as the download is complete, you can see the Polkast app active on your computer screen.Install the Polkast server app on your system and register an account for yourself. 

                    

  • After the registration process is completed it directs you to Polkast working screen.click on get started now option.

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  • Next you have to choose which folders on your computer you want to access via polkast on your mobile. 

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  • Polkast adds the selected files and documents you have selected to the library. Now go back to the website and download the client version of the app. As of now,I will show you the working in ios. 



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Download it and open in the app store of your mobile phone.

  • Once you start Polkast on your mobile phone or tablet, it will ask you to login to your polkast account.


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  • After you are logged in, polkast will automatically search for your personal cloud  and connect to it. 

                         
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  • Once your phone successfully connects to the computer through polkast, the app dashboard will be displayed on the screen. the dashboard allows you to remotely access,browse,search and also download files from your computer.

                              
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Also Check:Make Free Calls From PC to Mobile

By following the above simple steps you can watch pictures, listen to music and what ever you select from your dashboard to access from your mobile devices through Polkast. It doesn't matter where you are, you just need an active internet connection. you can also share the pictures on any social networks, edit them and save them back to your personal cloud.