Sociolatte

Image: ICS Kayboard One of the cool features that come along with Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) is the new keyboard, which can be a lot of fun. If you have a phone which is non-ICS, you can still get the keyboard on your phone right now. What you do need to have however is a Android 2.2 or higher. So any old Android phone will do provided it is running on at least Android 2.2. The keyboard comes with a lot of new features like better detection and error correction.  The App by  Developer Johntanmi is available for free but there is a paid version as well. For $1.99 you can get the app with added layouts,  and alternative layouts for QWERTY, Dvorak, AZERTY and QWERTZ. The app is not available for tablets but limited to phones only.  Available dictionaries on the app include English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Arabic, Dutch, Russian, Hebrew, Czech, Slovak and Bulgarian. Free Version of ICS Keyboard Paid version if ICS keyboard for Android .  An original post by Sociolatte

Google+ is a great service and if by any chance you are famous and get mentioned a lot. This is one service you might want to consider using. It is helpful because if you get mentioned a lot you really might not want to know it every-time. On the other hand you might want to know when someone mentions you especially if that someone is close to you and a part of your close circles.  Once you set your preferences and decide who can send you notifications. Then these are the type of '+' or '@' mentions you will be notified about.   A post is shared specifically with you or the sharer chooses to notify recipients. You're mentioned in a post or comment. Someone invites you to a game or shares something with you in a game. You're invited to a hangout. You've been tagged in a photo. (Source: Google+ ) How to choose who is allowed to send you notifications on Google+ 1. Login to your Google+ account 2. Go to your stream by clicking on the home icon. Yes, it looks ex...

If you have been a regular Google+ user or if you are just starting off, one thing you know is that it is really popular with photographers. You find a whole list of photography enthusiasts on Google+ and it has become one amazing place to find beautiful and stunning photography. There are also videos that are shared everyday and if you go the section 'What's hot on Google+' you are sure to find a trending video over there. There are a lot of great videos and images that are shared on Google+ all the time. So if you want to easily download these images and videos from Google+. There is now a Chrome extension available that will do the job for you. This handy extension can download videos and images from your Google+ stream. You can download a whole Picasa Album, raw photos and images, YouTube videos with the option to download bulk images all at once. Once the extension is installed you will get a download link on each image and video that you see in your Google+ stream. ...

Another new year which means a whole load of new year resolutions. We have all been through the grind every time its the New Year, new year resolutions are made and then broken. The idea behind 21 habit is to set a goal for 21 days and make sure you follow through. This is done by deciding how you would like to get your daily reminders. Either via daily email or from the web app / website itself. Once you follow through and are able to stick to your goals and resolutions you can then create new ones to simply stick to the old ones and make them a habit. It seems like a nice idea, getting a daily email reminding you of your goals and new year resolutions and it just might give you the added boost needed to make it work.  How does 21Habit work? 1. Think of a habit you would like to make or break 2. Decide on the mode you would like to follow there are two modes. Commitment Mode: Invest $21 each day you stick to your commitment get $1 back Free mode: Start your 21 day challenge for free a...

Facebook Timeline is now always in the news and one of the popular features of the new timeline is the cover. This is the large section where you can place a nice cover for your profile and people who visit your Facebook will see this first. This is meant to make a first impression and set the tone for your Timeline. If you do not want to upload and image of yourself or any other cover photo you might have. There are now many websites online that are offering you free covers that you can use. Some of them are funny, others have attitude and some tell the world that you are the king of Facebook. All to add a little bit of spark and creativity to your new Facebook Timeline. After all this is what people see when they first visit you on Facebook.  How to install, set up or add a Facebook Timeline Covers 1. Login to Facebook 2. Click on 'Add Cover' 3. You can now choose from photos available in your albums or upload a photo. If you are going to use any of the services mentioned bel...

This post is because over the holidays was chatting with family from all over the world and one of them had a problem with the Microphone settings on Skype. The problem was that all the mic's on the system were working perfectly. Internal mic, headset mic and all - with all this their voice was still not carrying across the web and we could not hear the person. The problem turned out that the Audio Settings in Skype needed to be turned on. You would think that this would have been the default setting once you download Skype, it mostly is but sometimes you need to physically set it up. How to set-up your Skype microphone Use the Echo / Sound Test available once you login to Skype. To check if your microphone is on. When you use the Echo or Sound test service you will need to speak into your mic and if the message gets played back then you know it is working and your sound can be heard b the other party. If not there is a simple quick workaround. 1. Login to Skype 2. Click on Tools 3...

With Facebook's 'Like' button ever so popular on the site and on websites and blogs around the web. Some people have developed the compulsion to 'Like' everything they find online. There is also the curious case of linking all your friend's status updates. So no matter whatever gets posted people tend to click on the 'Like' button. If among your friends you decide to keep a story in the trending topics on Facebook's news feed. a large group of people can keep on hitting the like button and their story is bound to stay on the top of most people's news feeds on fb. This is like-bombing and you can drop a like-bomb whenever you visit a pal's Timeline, Wall or News Feed.  In fact this is not a bad thing especially if you go on to Company Pages on Facebook and click their 'Like' buttons you might actually stand to win something. Many companies have launched huge campaigns just to get people to like their pages. The more number of likes mea...