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The cloud based storage system from Google Drive has just gotten a whole lot better. You can now share your stuff from Google Drive to Google+ . This means that all those great presentations, open PDFs, videos and those great weekend pictures can be shared directly from your GD right to all your Google+ circles. Which means each relevant circle get go through those presentations of yours, those XL sheets and all your other creative files. You can also share directly from within Google Docs. So a spreadsheet or presentation can be shared without altering the permissions. So if you have restricted a document to only viewing then your friends will not be able to edit the same. How to share stuff from Google Drive to Google+ 1. Open Google Drive 2. Open the document you want to share 3. Copy the file's URL from your web browsers bar 4. Past the URL into the share box on Google+ 5. Select the circle of the names of individual people you want to share with 6. Click the share button 7. Y...

With Windows 8 now available both online and offline. Microsoft have released an all new set of themes that are compatible with Windows 8 and Windows RT. These are available as galleries and can be downloaded for free, setup in your PC or device have have stunning images as your screen background -- adding light and life to your daily routine. One of the benefits of using a Theme is that you don't have the same desktop background picture everyday. It changes and the images available in all themes are absolutely stunning. Sure to make your pals jealous. A Windows theme typically consists or background images, window colors and sounds. Clicking on details below each theme will let you preview the themes images. Once you decide on the theme you want click the download button and then click button. The theme will automatically install itself on your PC or device and is ready to use. Download Windows 8 themes here

Amid all the controversy about what Facebook does with your data and the Facebook Data Use Policy they follow. Facebook have released a page for you to read more about the information Facebook receives about you. It is written in simple English and mostly devoid of technical jargon. The post explains first the information it receives about you -- detailing the info received when you signup. Facebook then explains information received about you when others share stuff. This is when you friends share status updates and photos and you're tagged in it. This information is also received by FB. There is also other information Facebook receives about you -- like when you search fb, view a friends' Timeline and when you generally interact and view things on the site. It goes on to detail the types of information received about you, like when you interact with mobile devices. When not just you uses the PC to login to Facebook. The list is endless. Whenever you play or visit a game, use...

'Timeline Photos' is right now trending on Twitter -- the reason, Facebook has changed the Album Wall Photos to Timeline Photos. So the next time you login to Facebook and check your photo albums, don't be surprised that your wall photos album is missing. It has gone nowhere but simply renamed to Timeline Photos. As Facebook continues to roll out Timeline to all its users. The change is on its way to completion. All photos that you might have previously uploaded to your Facebook wall is now showing on your Timeline -- it seems logical then that the album should actually be named to 'Timeline Photos'. Users might find that the old album 'Wall Photos' is not found at all. This does not mean all your photos are missing. Instead check for the album 'Timeline Photos'. This is happening as Facebook slowly moves everyone to Timeline. The new Facebook profile -- Timeline is still not yet mandatory for all users but in time everyone will have to use Timeline...

Let Me Foursquare That For You is a fun web app that comes to your rescue when asked a question that might go something like this. Where's a good Chinese place to eat? Any good libraries around here? You know how it goes you have either friends or family over and they want to know where to eat or which places to visit near by. Fear not when faced with such a question, simply go to the site, type in your query and hit the search button. You are then presented with a shortcode that looks something like this - http://lm4sqtfy.com/?q=food -- copy and send this over to your pals. They can then open it and check out all the places that are recommended by the app after searching Foursquare. The app works on similar lines as lmgtfy.com -- let me Google that for you. Once the query is entered a link with the results is created which can be sent to people. lm4sqtfy.com works on a very similar concept and proves its value while your busy scratching you head for a list of venues for your g...

Windows 8 store now has the Skype App available for download and use. It was supposed to become available only on the 26th. Microsoft however have done a good job and made the app available already. Once you install the Skype app on your Windows 8 device, it runs in the background and is not a drain on your battery. The App also has Snap so you can snap it into a corner and work on other apps in the foreground. To sign-in you can do so with your Hotmail, Live or Outlook account and then merge your Microsoft and Skype accounts together. Get all your contacts in once place and continue enjoying Skype. Your contact lists will show your Microsoft and Skype contacts together. Skype credits can be used as your are normally used to. Skype for Windows 8 is also compatible with windows RT. Download Skype for Windows 8 now

LinkedIn has something called 'Ignore' and 'Ignore Privately'. Ignore is something you see beside invitations to connect in your LinkedIn Inbox. LinkedIn Ignore Privately is an option you see beside invitations to connect in your email Inbox. There are many reasons you get invites 1. People find you and send you an invitation to connect 2. You have already rejected their invitation to connect but you get an invite again. Maybe because they allowed LinkedIn to access their email contacts and send out invites again. There are many case scenarios, however there are these invites from the same people that keep following you around. If you get a LinkedIn Invite in your email inbox, like Gmail or Yahoo Mail. You now get the grayed out button option to ignore privately. What happens when you ignore someone privately on LinkedIn? For one thing only you will know that you have ignored that person's invite. No notifications are sent to the person who sent the invite. Only yo...

Apple has a new iPad out again, just 6 months after the iPad 3 made an appearance comes the all new iPad 4. One observer on Twitter, tweeting that Apple makes iPads faster than people make babies. The iPad 4 comes with an A6X chip which is twice as fast as the previous A5X chip. So graphic performance enhancement is something to be expected. it also comes with 10 hour battery backup. It also has an updated 720p Facetime camera. The iPad 4 has a release date set in October 2012.  Pre-oders start on Oct 26th -- Also, Apple stores will be open form 8 a.m to start taking orders on Nov 2. Prices in the US will look like this 16GB Wi-Fi only, $499,16GB LTE, $629,32GB Wi-Fi only, $599,32GB LTE, $729,64GB Wi-Fi only, $699, 64GB LTE, $829.

Skype is one webapp that you cannot do without. It offers a lot of functionality but the main feature missing, is the ability to record voice calls. This must have been something left-out by Skype for good reason. Privacy concerns must be on the top of that list. The usefulness of being able to record a business call cannot be undermined. Most business conversations over the internet can soon be lost and verbal agreements can be forgotten. With Phrozen Skype Rec however, you can now record Skype calls on Windows. It works with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. The ability to record voice calls might not be of top priority for many users but for some however it can be immensely useful. The webapp once downloaded will work in the background -- when launched it will automatically detect voice calls on Skype and begin to record. Once you're done with the recording it can be saved in .WAV format. A simple solution for your question, how to record Skype conversations?...

This time it's official, Apple have just unveiled the iPad Mini -- a smaller version of its hugely popular iPad . The iPad Mini is definitely a little higher than the Android tablets available at that size. It comes with a 7.9 inch display and a whole lot of other features that iPad users have gotten used to. The iPad Mini has Facetime HD-Camera, iSight camera with 1080p HD video and ultrafast wireless. The price tag for the new iPad is $329 and is definitely placed a little higher that its rivals in that segment. There are a whole lot of Android tablets at that ranger that are a lot less cheaper -- the iPad Mini however does have all those Apps that can be downloaded from the Apple Appstore. The iPad Mini will be available for preorders starting Friday. The release of the iPad Mini brings to end all those rumors that were floating around regarding the device. Now we know a whole lot more and from the videos below you get to see for yourself. Here are some of the feature highlight...

AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless have just launched the pilot program in Salt Lake City to get people to pay for stuff with a wave of your phone. Once you go to a store and come to the checkout counter to pay for the goods you've picked up. All you need to do is wave your mobile phone near the kiosk, checkout counter or POS machine and your bill is paid. The venture launched by these three mobile carriers in the US under the join program name Isis, lets you do just that. Simply tap your phone or wave it in front of the kiosk and your bill is paid. So, instead of presenting your debit or credit card, just wave your phone and your bill gets paid. it is currently available in salt lake City and Austin Texas. Phones on which the ISIS mobile payment system is available on There are only 10 smartphones on which the Isis mobile wallet is available on HTC Incredible 4G, Motorola Razr HD, Motorola Razr MAXX HD, Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Relay S 4G, HT...

Pinterest which made a popular appearance in 2012 has just added a few more features to help users. The ability to block people -- so if you are having problem with someone on PInterest that is giving you a hard time. Maybe leaving unwelcome comments on your pins or your boards. Maybe even repinning your pins onto boards that are not exactly flattering, you can now block them. There are many reasons why you might want to block someone. If you have decided to block someone or a follower or a group of people on Pinterest, follow the instructions below to do so, to help maintain your privacy in Pinterest. How to block someone on Pinterest. 1. Login to Pinterest 2. Go to the his or her's profile page 3. Click on the flag icon that appears on the right hand side of their profile information 4. from the drop-down menu click on block 5. Confirm the block and you're done What happens when you block someone on Pinterest. 1. You and the person who you blocked will not be able to follow ...

LinkedIn has been hard at work releasing improvements, that it believes will help build more interaction between you are your connections. With that said -- LinkedIn now has something called the New LinkedIn Profile. The new LinkedIn has an all new sleek look and you notice that it has a Twitter style header. That is one of the first things you notice, you can place you photo with a brief bio about you. Below that is the The brief bio is for visitors to your profile to get a good first impression. The Snippet of you profile has your current company, previous company, education and geographical location. Below which is your activity, this is new as older profiles have background and experience. Now activity has taken the top spot, a clear indication in the shift in  Social Media being incorporated on LinkedIn. What you share is very important and user engagement adds credibility to your influence among the community. The right column is solely dedicated to your connects. This includes p...

Apple's latest iOS - iOS 6 has some fantastic features and one of them is the ability to share your iOS 6 photos on Facebook. You can also sync and share your Facebook photos on your iPhone or iPad from within iOS 6. To get started you will need to setup Facebook in iOS 6. Once that is done you can then begin to share photos with your Facebook, iPhone and iPad pals. You can also do all this sharing using Siri - the virtual voice assistant. So with a simple voice command you can begin photo sharing on Facebook and on your devices. [caption id="attachment_2739" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Source: Apple[/caption] How to allow Facebook to access my iOS photos 1. On your iPhone or iPad you will need to open settings 2. Choose privacy 3. Choose photos 4. The Facebook icon should appear here. You need to ensure that the blue 'On' button is active. Change to on if in the off mode. Once in the 'On' mode share all your iOS photos and photo...

LinkedIn has something very annoying - every time you view someone's profile they get an email notification letting them know, you've viewed their profile. This is also bad news for recruiters and people in the HR Industry. As it could lead to false hopes in people even if you were simply checking out a candidate, it still raises hopes especially for job seekers. Every-time you search for someone on Google and you land on their LinkedIn profile page. Email notifications let them know you're viewed their profile. If this is something you don't want and would rather view other profiles on LinkedIn anonymously. LinkedIn offers the best solution. Follow the below steps to turn off 'who viewed my profile' on LinkedIn. You can either click here or follow the steps below stop people knowing you've viewed their LinkedIn Profile.  1. Login to LinkedIn 2. Hover over your name on the right-hand corner and choose settings from the drop-down 3. Under privacy controls ch...

Sophos is a free virus removal tool for windows. The team have also announced that the new updated version 2.2 is ready for download and use. Sophos is a free virus removal kit that can run alongside the antivirus software already available on your system. What's more is that Sophos can clean up system viruses that your antivirus might have missed. it can also remove fake antivirus software you might have installed on your PC. Sophos currently supports Windows XP, Vista and 7. It is absolutely free to download and use and works alongside your existing antivirus. The tool can remove viruses, spyware, rootkits and fake antivirus. So if your machine needs a quick cleanup, give Sophos a while. How to download and install Sophos antivirus tool 1. Go to Sophos or this link for direct download 2. Once you download the software, run the program and run the tool on your desktop 3. Double click Sophos viral removal tool then the click the start scanning button 4. Let the tool do its work a...

Facebook does a good job of telling you who to follow and subscribe to. You might have subscribed to a lot of people and over time get bored with some of their status updates. Over time your interests' might have also changed and you therefore see no need to be subscribed to them. Facebook offers an easy way to unsubscribe from someone in a few easy steps. Once you unsubscribe from a person on Facebook. There status updates will no longer appear in your news feed. if you ever change your mind -- you can always go back to that person's profile and subscribe to their updates again. How to Unsubscribe from someone on Facebook who you're not friends with 1. Login to Facebook 2. Go to that person's Timeline 3. Hover over the subscribe button you see on the top-right-hand corner 4. From the drop-down click on Unsubscribe 5. You're done How to unsubscribe from a person who you're friends with on Facebook 1. Login to Facebook 2. Go to that person's Timeline profile ...

Facebook has become the 'go to' place to find out about other people and their behavior. This happens a lot when you're applying for a new job or a college admission. Potential employers are more and more asking people to give them a link to their personal Facebook profiles. The same happens when applying for college admission. Parents and career guidance counselors have already warned students about the potential dangers of not getting into college because of a Facebook profile that might not seem right in the eyes of a college admission official. The same thing has happened with people applying for a job. The dangers of a Facebook profile showing a lot of fun is very real and can cost a person his college admission or job. Please Welcome the 'Ideal Self' Facebook profile So how are students coping with all this pressure to prove their are the right people for the college seat and job. An ingenious solution as reported by ReadWriteWeb. Create an ideal self Facebook...

eBay have begun testing something called 'Lifestyle deals', similiar to what other daily deals and coupon sites offer -- Groupon style. You must be familiar with this if you use daily deal sites like Gruopon, even if you have signed-up for one of these services. You get daily deals in your email account, informing of what the best deals they have been able to source for you in your city. eBay Lifestyle Deals works on the same concept. if you go to the lifestyle dels eBay site - you see that San Francisco has been listed with a number of services being offered and their daily deals. There are also a lot of other metros listed in the US. Currently available only in the US. Companies who are into the daily deals business employ a lot of sales people who meet and negotiate with local merchants to get the best possible deals. These deals are then uploaded to the site and passed on to customers. Getting into the daily deals market is easy but growing a sustainable and profitable bu...

With the release of Windows 8 just days away. New training videos have surfaced on the internet. Meant for its associates to gain mastery over the new OS and be able to teach and train new customers on the same. Microsoft are now showing a different attitude when it comes to its new products. Something that users did not have in previous releases. Social Media seems to have changed the game totally. Many bloggers and websites who have been covering Windows 8 and how to use it have always maintained that navigating the new operating system can be quiet tricky. In fact it really needs to a bit of getting used to before users will be able to operate it effortlessly. With Windows 8 users can use touchscreen to operate their desk top tiles like email and news. users can also swipe through the interface to access their various apps. Apps on Windows 8 can also be used simultaneously. The main start screen is also highly customizable and someone new to Windows 8 might be helped along with a li...

There maybe many reasons to want to delete a Facebook page you created. It might have been created for a cause and has now run its course and finished its purpose. It is not doing well anymore and you would like to get rid of it. Whatever maybe the reason deleting and removing a Facebook page it simple and easy to do. Before you do so, it is good to note that you can simply unpublish your page instead of deleting it. This way you page is still available and you can always publish it back on Facebook, whenever you choose. A delete however is permanent. How to delete a Facebook fan page you created 1. Login to Facebook 2. Click on your page. 3. Click on 'edit page' 4. Choose 'Manage Permissions' 5. Choose 'Delete Page name'. 6. You're done Note: The first option available is unpublish page. What is the difference between an unpublished page and a deleted page? Once your page is unpublished it is available only to page admins. So when you login to Facebook. Yo...

With the new iPhone 5 and other Apple products that are good at optimal battery usage and system power. There is always a need to keep track of what is going on, on your iPhone and iPad. There are a lot of Apps you can use to monitor your system use for your Desktop PC and Android phone. Very few however for iOS devices. Core Monitor is a free App available in iTunes that will help you review your system resources and how well they are doing in real time. The app works best with non-jailbroken devices. If your device is jailbroken you can view the app on your SBSettings. Core Monitor: How it works The app once installed can monitor your memory, battery, processes, disk information and device information. You can get a good idea of the work your CPU is doing in real time, monitor your system processes and all background applications, currently running. It also provides a full charge notification to prevent harmful over-charging. One of the benefits of knowing all this information is to...

As if posting on Facebook and waiting for the 'Likes' to come were not enough. There is now a jacket that will inflate itself a little to give you a hug. It is a simulation but still gives the feeling of getting a hug. The way it works is like this - you post your status update on Facebook about your new cat, dog or cute something. The likes that pouring in - especially if you have a healthy Facebook circle. Now, every time you get a a like - you also get a hug from the jacket. We really don't have any idea what to make of it. Is it another web simulation to gain appreciation in the virtual social world. Will it compensate for human contact - give you the feeling of being loved. Check it out now at Like-A-Hug http://vimeo.com/46629037

Everyone who uses YouTube is aware of the aggressive community of trolls that sail the YouTube ocean. They are always there and ready to pass judgement and comment on videos. Some of these comments are simply amazing and some are not so. A lot of these comments simply get voted down and eventually disappear. Sad YouTube however shows that there are those comments worth reading of people who actually write and post comments that are sad and not written in troll standard. Another thing to note about comments like these are that they are usually found beneath songs. Reminding people of their past loves and stirring emotions that might have been buried for a long time. There are some of us who actually like reading comments as many can be quiet insightful. One of the best places for this is Reddit  -- some of the saddest comments you might ever read. Sad Tube however brings this kind of thing to you from YouTube. So if this is something you might want to rad give the site a whirl and you c...

2Cellos is a Croatian cello duo consisting of Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser. The two got together and uploaded  a cello cover of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal. Which did receive a fair amount on YouTube video views online. Since then there has been no turning back for the talented duo. The idea of this post came about because their cover of Nirvana's 'Smells like teen spirit' has made it to the front page of Reddit and has already received about 500 comments. Their debut studio album covers a lot of rock songs but nonce has received as much recognition as 'Smells like teen spirit'. The 2 cellos have done a fantastic job of covering the hit Nirvana single that critiques say defined the music style of an entire generation. So check the video out below and leave a comment with your feedback on 2Cellos. Check out the post on Reddit here . 2Cellos Official Website and Official YouTube channel . An original post by Sociolatte

This is going to be a little techie, away form our usual social media. The reason for this post is becasue those of us who use Blogger with a custom URL are facing a problem. Whenever someone types Sociolatte.com without the www in front of it. It does not direct to www.sociolatte.com. This means that when someone types out web address with out the www in front of it. A 404 error is show and therefore a blank page. Apparently this is a problem which the Google team are having and it has not been working from Sept 19 or maybe even a few days before that. Something like this is quiet stressful and many of you, must be just typing domain names in your browsers without the www. Therefore if there is no redirect, means we loose a lot of visitors, which is not something any blog will want. So there has been a temporary free solution offered by the Blog ExtremeTechblog. If youa re facing a problem like this you can definitely use it. We can confirm that it works -- bloggers name is Roomi and ...

Image Credit: Facebook Facebook have been rolling out quiet a few products that are going to help them generate revenue. We saw the launch of Facebook Gifts and Facebook offers . We now have promoted posts that essentially let your promote your own post of status update to a larger audience. This is a simple guide to help you get started promoting your posts.  Benefits of promoted posts Your friends login ot Facebook and many updates get lost in all the clutter on the news feed. Promoted posts will stay on top and mostly friends will click on it, if it is interesting. You can also promote the post to friends of friends. How to create a promoted post on Facebook. You can do so by clicking on the 'Promote' link available under any of your posts. Once you click that you will have to pay using paypal, credit card, MOLpoints or Western Union QuickPay. Once this is done you can select your audience. Friends, friends of friends, custom lists or specific people. Will all the people I ...

Facebook offers has now rolled out internationally to Facebook page admins. The product was in beta testing with a select number of Facebook page publishers but is now available to all users who run and administer a page on Facebook. It is know as Offers, Event+ on the Facebook home page. There are some preconditions however to be able to use it - your page must have at least 400 likes and you must have about $5 in your account. It is of use to especially merchants who have offers to products they might want to run on Facebook, targeting members of the page and friends of friends.   Facebook Offers: How does it work Let's say you have a small store or a business that people like on Facebook. You page has received over 400 likes and you would like to now run a campaign to make the most of it. You can run a promotional offer on Facebook, offering a discount on a product or service that generates more interest in your page and make a profit. Facebook have also said that these campaign...

Social Sites like Twitter, Instagram and Twitpic have millions of photos being shared. Too bad there is not a single place for you to curate and collect all these images. A lot of the wonderful work being done by people gets lost in cyberspace. Web app Picsho changes all of that - you can use this service to quickly curate an image gallery and share with your friends via social networks like Twitter and Facebook. The best part is your gallery gets a permanent home on the web. This way your collections always have a home for you to refer to and all those amazing pics and images will be available whenever you want it. If you are creative enough you can build an image gallery that you friend will like and also share. Image curation on the net is not a new thing. We have already written on how to create an Instagram photo collage .  Picsho: How does it work 1. Visit Picsho and start building your image gallery. You do not need to create an account to use the site. So get started right away...

Image Credit: Amazon The latest e-reader from Amazon the Kidle Paperwhite starts shipping globally from today. One of the special features of the Paperwhite, is its built-in light. Kind of similar to Barnes and Noble glowlight. Offering readers the ability to read in any kind of light situation either night or day. The light is evenly displaced within the screen and not directed at the reader's eyes. Illuminating and e-ink screen can be quiet a task which Amazon has almost reached perfection in. The Paperwhite comes in two versions, a 3G version for $179 and a Wi-Fi version for $119. Each Paperwhite is capable of holding 1,100 books and can can last for more than 8 weeks on a single battery charge, this even with the light on. Now this is an impressive e-reader. So, how good is the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite's built-in light. You will feel that the device glows when it is switched on. Unlike back-lit displays that project light out to a users' eyes. The Built-in lighting of t...

Image Source So let's start this post with this to say. If no one is watching TV, it's best to turn it off - this according to researchers in the latest issue of pediatrics. So what is Background TV - typically parents who leave the TV on while no one is watching. The study that took place in American households studied the effect of TV noise and visuals that kept going on in the background while parents and kids went about their day. The constant noise in the background is shown to alter kids attention between noise and the play tasks at the same time. This constant shift has adverse effects.  Why is exposure to background TV bad for kids. Background TV as apposed to actual TV viewing has brought out some startling results. Background TV according to a previous study has been shown as a deterrent to development to social skills in kids. Specifically acts as an impediment to social skills, impulse control,  the ability to concentrate and complete tasks, lower interactions betwe...