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Facebook: How to turn off photo syncing

Facebook released the newest version of their Facebook App for SmartPhones and with it the ability to Photo Sync. Photo Syncing is a opt in service that lets users uploaded upload photos from their iPhones, iPad and Android smartphones and tablets, over Wi-Fi or a cell network. There are many users that might have turned this feature on and then see that it might have been a mistake as photos are being uploaded to Facebook Timeline. The reason for this is that once you use this service, your phone photos are synced into a Facebook album called 'Synced from phone' - this does not mean that photos are showing up on your Facebook Timeline or news feed. You still need to use the check-mark beside each photo before it will be posted to your Timeline or News Feed. If however you are not comfortable with the service you can always turn it off or stop it or disable it. Stopping Facebook Syncing is very easy and can be done in just a few simple steps. How to turn off, stop, disable Fac...

Google India Candle: In Memory of the Delhi Braveheart

The Braveheart from Delhi has been laid to rest at a quiet ceremony away from all the crowds. She has been given many sweet titles like Precious' and 'Treasure' -- she fought long, hard and brave against a loosing battle. The nation of India has been outraged by the atrocity against this girl and women in general. The incident sparked many flash protests and when she passed away in a hospital in Singapore - Indian turned from anger to sympathy. Jantar Mantar in Delhi saw thousands of people lighting candles and keeping vigil. The nation mourned in silence and peaceful protests turned to lighting of candles and being silent. Grieving the loss of a brave soul whose life ended just a few months before her marriage. The people of India and of Delhi have been outraged and have showed resolve in telling the leaders of the nation, that such atrocities against women cannot go on and needs to stop. Social Media was alight with it from the beginning with Twitter, Reddit and Facebook ...

what is WordPress and how does it work

WordPress is a blogging platform that allows you to create and maintain a blog for free. We are not going to go into the technical aspects of WordPress so much but stick to how to use WordPress to setup your blog. If you have questions like where to blog, how to blog or how do I create a free blog online. WordPress is the No 1. destination on the web for people to create and maintain their blogs for free. WordPress is a CMS (Content management System) which means it can be used to run a full-fledged website. So if you want to run a blog or a website you can use WordPress as a platform. WordPress is based and built on PHP and MySQL - PHP is the code used to build it and all the database is maintained and stored using MySQL. Now that we have got that out of the way, let's proceed to some of the other benefits and uses of WordPress. Wordpress Uses Can be used to setup and run your free blog online Can be used as a platform to build and run your complete website online Very good for S...

What normal life sounds like in space

Reddit has many users who come from all walks of like and every kind of professional you can think of -- yes they also have Redditors who are astronauts. most notable - Col Chris Hadfield who's a Canadian Astronaut and fighter pilot having flown two space shuttle missions for NASA -- STS-74 in 1995 and STS-100 in 2001. On his missions he has some fantastic sound recordings that any space enthusiast would like to hear -- 'Ambient Noise on an International Space station'. Listening to the recording you would be surprised to learn that the constant noise on an international space station can be quiet loud and astronauts need to use earplugs to cut out the noise. Col Chris Hadfield has released a recording of the noise while aboard the space station and you can listen in and check out the constant buzz. Col Chris Hadfield via Facebook Two recordings of the Colonel are now available -- a song recorded in space called ' Jewel In the Night' and the 'Ambient Noise of th...

What is Cloud Computing for dummies

Cloud Computing  - the term is being used more and more these days, and for IT professionals looking for the next big thing -- Cloud Computing has jobs available but professionals are not. We have already done a post on how the next big jobs would be cloud related and how many vacant positions went unfulfilled this year. Continuing on those lines we would like to do a post on what is Cloud Computing, what is the cloud and why all the fuss. Typically the term cloud has nothing to do with the clouds of nature, it is more to do with how Cloud Computing is explained and if you look at Cloud hosting and Cloud Services diagrams you will see that it invariably assumes the shape of a cloud. It is from this shape that the term Cloud Computing has been derived. Image below via wikipedia . There are many free cloud based storage services that are available today like Google Drive , iCloud , Microsoft Sky Drive and DropBox to name a few. You can use these services for free and store all your f...

How to design a product like Apple [Video]

Apple products are know for a lot of features like design, simplicity, quality and innovation. Apple also became the biggest company in history and for sometime had more cash in hand than the US government. People pride themselves to hold an iPhone or iPad in their hands but all of this comes with a price. Steve Jobs was know to be a perfectionist and a task master -- someone who always wanted the best and at any cost. He might not have been the most innovative as many of their products are not original ideas. The difference however lies in the fact that they did it better that anybody else. There are a few key principles that are not to be missed if you want to be innovative and bring out the next best product. These are also lessons for life. Apple was also responsible for making cloud computing and cloud services popular with iCloud . A cloud based storage system that allows you to store all your music and videos in the cloud rather than on your local device. Some of the rules fol...

Gangnam Style GIFs of the year 2012

Gangnam Style the YouTube video has crossed 1 billion views and has spawned countless parodies. The song by itself might have run its course and the new year will help it on its way. The parodies however have been able to rake up millions of views and well, the GIFs have also received lots of views and comments on social sites. We bring to you some of the best GIFs from around the web, to celebrate something that the digital world brought to us. Plain and simple - a song with its parodies, flash mobs and GIFs. All made for an exciting 2012 and the biggest Gangnam Style bash might happen as 2012 fades away and the new year 2013 comes about. Here are some of the best GIFs worthy of views and mentions. 1. Lara Croft Elevator doing Gangnam Style - [ Source ] 2. Reporter video bombed with Gangnam Style [ Source ] 3. Gangnam Style at a gamer Show [ Source ]   4. Gangnam Style Scary [ Source ] 5.  Superheros Gangnam Style [ Source ] 6. Batman Gangnam Style [ Source ]  

What happens when you favorite a Tweet

Twitter offers the ability to favorite a tweet when you find one you like. Once you Favorited a Tweet a yellow gold star shows up on the right-hand-top corner of the Tweet. All your Favorited Tweets are stored on Twitter and you can find then anytime you like by clicking on the 'Me' icon and then on 'Favorites'. So what happens when you favorite a tweet. Once you click on the Favorite link found below a Tweet and gold star shows up on the right-hand corner of the Tweet. The person who sent the tweet out originally gets a message that their tweet has been Favorited -- if they have the settings set to receive a notification every time one of their Tweets are Favorited. Your followers see that you have Favorited a tweet since the Tweet is out there with the gold star on it. Please find below a few useful Q&A's that you might find helpful. How to Favorite a Tweet 1. Whenever you find a Tweet you like, mouse over or hover over the bottom of the tweet. The option to ...

Facebook: Drag and Drop Photos

You can now drag and drop photos into the Facebook publisher box, a quick and easy way for uploading photos. Which simplifies everything and makes it easy to upload photos and create new Timeline albums. Once you upload photos this way it will get uploaded into an album called 'Timeline Photos'. All you need to do is to select the photos you want to upload and then drag and drop it into the Facebook publisher box or status update box -- which now ask you to 'Share what's going on?. You can select any number of photos and share them on Facebook. All your holiday celebration photos can now be uploaded by simply dragging and dropping. There is no need to create a new album and then upload all the photos that album. Simply uploaded your photos by dragging and dropping and then find them all in the Album titled ' Timeline Photos '. Facebook - how to drag and drop photos. 1. Login to Facebook 2. Select the photo from the album you want to upload and then drag and dro...

Cloud Computing jobs are ready but professionals are not

No the title does not read wrong, this according to a latest study by Microsoft. There are a lot of Cloud technology and cloud computing jobs available in the market both in the US and Globally but there aren't works who are trained and ready. In fact Globally the talent hunt fares better than in the US and people trained in cloud technology and cloud computing are to be found more in number outside the US. New jobs are ready and have been created but IT personal have not upgraded their training. So although a whole host of jobs were available in the US the positions went unfulfilled. in fact the need for cloud-ready workers will grown by 26% annually and about 7 million new cloud jobs to be available by 2015 - globally. Some examples of cloud related jobs are Help desk and end-user support, IT systems and operations, Application development and maintenance and Project and program managers. This IDC report has been sponsored by Microsoft and Microsoft have now improved their certi...

Facebook Poke App for iOS

Every Facebook user is familiar with the Facebook Poke feature and some loved it and others not so much. If you are one of those people who like to use this fun feature and poke your friends -- things just got a little better for you. You can now download the Facebook Poke stand alone App for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad. This app works by allowing you to poke your friends either one at a time or multiple friends at once. With the Poke App you can poke, send a message, photo or video in a lightweight way. Once you poke a friend you can set a time for the message, meaning after 1,3,5 or 10 seconds whenever time runs out, the poke disappears completely. If a friend pokes you using the Poke App you will need to tap and hold down the message to read it, after which it expires. If there is a message that you might be uncomfortable with you can always report it. So this is something that many people didn't see coming. You though the Facebook Poke has silently disappeared, not so ...

Google Doodle: Srinivasa Ramanujan's 125th Birthday

Google's Doodle for today is celebrating Srinivasa Ramanujan's 125th Birthday. Srinivasa was an famed Indian mathematician known for his extraordinary contribution to mathematical analysis. He was born in Erode, Tamil Nadu in the southern part of India. Despite not having any training in formal mathematics made enormous contributions to the field. The Prime Minister if India Manmohan Singh announced 2012 to be the National Mathematical Year to celebrate Srinivasa Ramanujan's birthday. He did not live very long and died at the age of 32 - contributing immensely to mathematics during his brief stay on this planet. The government of India has also made Dec 22 National Mathematics day to commemorate his life and contribution to math. There is also currently a film being made about his life on his life and his amazing formulas. It is only fitting the Google is honoring this genius with a Doodle. In the doodle you see a small child scribbling mathematical formula on the ground w...

#EndOfTheWorldConfession trending on Twitter

Well, it is already the 21st in Australia and users on Reddit have already started creating memes about it. Once meme says what the f^%$ would the Mayans go by Australian time. There have also been a lot of Tweets regarding the 21st having already landed in Australia. One thing for sure whether the world ends or not time for confessions on Twitter. End Of The World Confessions is now a trending topic on Twitter and people are sharing their confessions, some of which are absolutely hilarious. The trend has also answered the question 'who let the dogs out? which has become a top trending tweet. So here are a few tweets that.   https://twitter.com/FillWerrell/status/281967959818252289 https://twitter.com/bibiper3z/status/281984192584249344 https://twitter.com/JeffBattikha/status/281985259011190784 https://twitter.com/amandara11/status/281985094019850240 https://twitter.com/nikhu07/status/281984956954206209 Image Credit: Doomsday cat is a little too late by redditor hummy_Seed

Find out places to visit in a new city using Google

There is a new feature on Google and it's being called 'Points of Interest'. What this new feature essentially does is that if you're going to a new city or country or continent -- you can type into Google. Things to do in New York. Once done and you press enter you can then find a whole list of things to do, places to visit and all the tourist attractions available in that city. Once you see all the results you can then click on a place to visit and Google will provide all the relevant links below the picture. Essentially when you enter your search query there is a ticker banner with photos of places. You can use the right and left arrows t browse through the complete list. Once you've decided on the places you would like to see - click on the image and find all relevant links below. An excellent tool for people who are travelling, it saves time and energy researching the place. Enter your query 'Things to do in city-name' and get the top list of tourist a...

Facebook Lock Icon: Privacy Shortcuts and settings

Logging in to Facebook users have a new icon on their home page -- the Lock Icon. Clicking on the lock icon you will be presented with a drop-down which in turn leads to three quick privacy settings and every Facebook user needs quick access to. 1. Who can see my stuff 2. who can contact me 3. How do I stop someone from bothering me. These three privacy settings is what Facebook have added to the lock icon and clicking on the icon takes you to these shortcuts where you can quickly and easily adjust these settings. The other way around might be a little difficult for some users. Also keep track of all the privacy settings on Facebook can by quite irksome. So click on the Lock icon and see for yourself these quick privacy shortcuts to a better Facebook experience. How to use the Lock Icon privacy shortcuts. 1. Login to Facebook 2. Click on the lock icon 3. Click on who can see my stuff From here you can adjust the following privacy options Who can see my future posts Where can i review ...

Get Santa to call your family and friends

Google has a very cleaver and friendly new web app -- Send A Call From Santa. The way it works is like this -- you enter the name of a friend, family member or your home number. Then tell Santa who he needs to call and how you like to address the person. You can use a funny nick name or choose some funny names from the choices provided. You can use this app to send a Santa call to your kids. Anyway so you fill in a few details to personalize the call -- like favorite food etc and then go ahead and click call. If the person is somewhere near you, you can watch the surprise on their face. A great app for some Christmas fun, you can also send a personal message on Google+ and email. The calls happen only during US daylight hours and cannot be made during the night. Maybe to deter pranksters from disturbing people at all hours of the night. The App is not meant only for kids but for adults as well. That's why there are so many options to personalize the call. When adding your personal...

Google Maps: How to measure distance

Google Maps is fantastic and with its new release for iOS means that Apple users get to enjoy Google Maps on the iPhone and iPads. Google maps also has a fantastic feature called 'Distance Measurement Tool'. With this feature you can calculate the distance between any two points on the map. Helps put a perspective on things especially before you travel. You can view this distance either in metric (KM) or English (MI). This easy to use tool needs to be enabled before you can use it and this post will help you do just that. How to enable Google Maps distance measurement tool 1. Open Google.maps.com 2. Click on Maps Labs -- found at the bottom left hand panel 3. Beside ' Distance Measurement tool ' click on 'Enable'. 4. Now click on 'Save Changes'. 5. Now click on the ruler icon found on the bottom of your map. 6. Click on any two points of the map . A red tracer line should appear. 7. On the left you will find the distance between two points. Choose met...

How to Film and share videos instantly with YouTube Capture for iPhone

Google has just released YouTube Capture for iPhone and iPod Touch. With this new iPhone App it just got a whole lot easier to capture video and film on your devise and share it on YouTube . Once you share it on YouTube you can then send your pals the link on Google+, Facebook and Twitter. The App by itself is very straightforward and easy to use. Once downloaded and launched you can begin filming and alternate between your front facing and rear facing camera. All you need to do is to touch on the capture icon and you're ready to go. If you have a shaky hand you can use YouTube's enhancements like stabilization to touch it up. How to use YouTube Capture on your iPhone or iPod Touch. 1. You will need to download the app from iTunes store 2. Install it on your iPhone or iPod 3. Once installed click on capture to launch the app 4. The first time you launch it you will be presented with a brief tutorial 5. Once done you can either log in to your YouTube account or begin capturing ...

How to view your Facebook 2012 Year In Review

Facebook has a new tool out and it is being called '2012 year in review. These happen to be the 20 most important moments of your year. Could range from all the Birthday messages you received to that amazing cover photo you added. People wishing you on the addition of a new born or congratulations on getting married. It is personalized to you and with it you can relive some of these moments. Facebook is about sharing with friends and somehow this tool bring to light all those personal moments of yours on Facebook Facebook might want all its members to walk down memory lane as this year ends and maybe bring about a little nostalgia. Since many of its members share constantly events and happenings from their daily lives. it might be a fitting tribute to the end of 2012. A year that brings with it a lot of good and bad on the global scale. For now though have a look at your own 2012 with Facebook's help and glen your own leanings. How to view your 2012 year in review on Facebook ...

How to disable all Facebook Apps

The problem with Apps is that they are able to gather data and store data if you use them. These Apps might be available on or off Facebook . No matter where you find them they are able to store your FB information. If you on the other hand do not like this and would like to permanently get rid of Apps that can track you online. Facebook have provided that option to turn off all platform apps. You would also need to remember that once this is turned-off -- you will no longer be able to login to sites that have a Facebook login or add comments on blogs and sites that use the FB commenting system. You will also no longer be able to use third-party apps likes games that you might have used with your pals. So if you do decide you want to stop, disable, turn off all Apps, plugins and websites that are third-party Facebook Apps. This is what you need to do. How to stop, disable or turn off all Apps on and off Facebook 1. Login to Facebook 2. Click the down arrow beside home and choose privac...

How to compare Android phones side by side

So you're looking to buy an Android device, maybe a phone or tablet but before buying you would like to compare the devices. Comparing devices will let you see the configuration, battery life, size, hardware, camera and features. This will give you a complete overview on the kind of devices available and the cost. Viewing devices side by will also let you choose and make the right decision. Fortunately this is easy to do and can be done on the Android site itself. Comparing specs is important to all buyers of mobile phones and tablets and no matter what people have written about a particular device, you would like to compare your favorite devices and see for yourself. How to compare Android devices side by side before buying 1. Go to Android.com 2. Click on 'Browse Devices' found on the top of your screen 3. You can now choose 'Your Country', 'Manufacturer' or 'Operator' - service provider. 4. Once your done you can now check the box below any three...

How to change Facebook profile picture

If you have searched for this post you must be new to Facebook . Profile picture are always public and when you change your profile pic on your Facebook Timeline. It goes to your Profile Pictures album which is public. If you want to change the options as to who can view your profile pictures. You must go to this album and set the permissions from there. To do that go to that particular photo, click on it, once in expanded mode, click on edit to set viewing permissions. How to change my profile picture on Facebook. 1. Login to Facebook 2. Click on your name to go to Timeline 3. Mouse over or just hover over your profile picture 4. 'Edit Profile Picture' icon pops up - pencil icon 5. Click on it and you can now either 'Take a Photo' using your cam or upload your photo or use a photo already uploaded to Facebook. You can also edit your current thumbnail image. 6. Once you either upload or take a photo, set the frame to a clear vision of your face 7. Click Save and you...

Android: How to clear browser cache

There are many problems you can encounter on your Android phone when your browser cache gets full. Sometimes your App might slow down and start misbehaving or your browser gets a little slow. Resulting in an overall sluggish problem on your phone. So if you encounter such problems there is a quick an easy way to clear your browser cache and improve the overall performance of your Android phone or tablet. The built-in browser on your Android phone is named 'Internet' and follow the instructions below to clear the cache and history and everything related. How to clear browser cache on the native Android Browser. 1. Tap the menu button 2. Select settings 3. From settings screen scroll down to privacy settings 4. From here you can clear history, cache, cookies and form data. How to clear browsing data on Chrome for Android If you're using Chrome on your Android phone or tablet this is how to clear your browser history. 1. tap on the menu button 2. Tap settings 3. Tap privacy o...

Android: How to block a number

There are a lot of Apps in the market for you to use when you want to block someone on your Android device. But did you know that Android already has an in-built feature that helps you do just that. To use the feature you do not need to download Apps, install them and block people. If there is a number you want to block on your Android phone, follow the easy steps below to get it done. On older phones this was something that was not possible but with SmartPhones you can block people and numbers and not receive any calls from then again. How to block a number on my Android phone. 1. Open the contacts 2. Go to that contact and tap menu 3. Now tap on options 4. Tick or check the box next to 'Incoming Calls' -- this will send all calls into voicemail and you never need to receive a call from them. When you tap on options various devices might offer other choices like the Samsung Galaxy S2 has 'Add the blacklist'. This again will block calls from that number. To unblock a n...

How to get Instagram photos back in your Twitter feed

Instagram have completely removed support for Twitter Cards and therefore users cannot share Instagram photos on Twitter. Only a link gets shared and no photo. If you are one of those people who's used to seeing those nice Instagram photos in your Twitter feed or Mobile Interface. That ability is gone and Twitter on the other hand have released their own photo-sharing with filter effects feature. If however you still want to be able to view Instagram photos on Twitter there is a Chrome Extension for that. With the extension you will be able to view photos in your Twitter stream and users Photo Galleries. How to view Instagram photos on Twitter You will need to download and install the InstaTwit Chrome Extension on your device. Once installed on your device all you need to do is to refresh your Twitter page and all the Instagram photos are visible. So all those Instagram photos and user galleries become visible and users have the ability to view all of this right from within Twi...

Twitter Photo Filters: How to apply and use

Last week Instagram pulled Twitter cards support from its App, which means that users who take a photo and share the same on Twitter . Will only be able to share a link and not the photo as users are used to. So sharing a photo with Twitter followers will not share the photo but a link to the photo. Followers will need to click on the link to view the image. Twitter on the other hand have released their own Instagram type of photo-sharing program which allows you to add filters to your photos before sharing on Twitter. The enhancement a product of Aviary -- brings to you the classy filters, Instagram users are used to. There are 8 photo filters and effects for you to use on your photos -- ranging from black & white to vintage. You can make use of these filters and effects to create stunning images and share with your buddies on Twitter. How to use Twitter's Photo Editor and add filters to Twitter images 1. You will need to Twitter App for iOS and Android -- since the app is Mo...

Google+ Communities: How it works

Google+ have launched Communities and it is bieng compared to Facebook groups. Google+ communities are like Facebook groups in that sense and other types of groups that users might be familiar with. Google+ communities however offer the large Google+ community as potential users who can join a community. You can create a community and make it either public or private. Once you create a community you can wither invite people to join or let people who like the topic find you and join your community. A great place to share ideas and just about anything. Anybody with a Google+ account can create a community and you can choose just about any topic from under the sun. There are already a large number of communities set up on Google+, they also have a large number of members who are contributing together. Also good if you want to learn new subjects like 'Photography'. Google+ communities are a good place to create your own community or join someone else's community and contribute...

YouTube: How to feature a video or channel across all your videos

YouTube is the No 1 video site on the internet and has allowed for many people to become video content creators. Helping spawn something called 'YouTube Stars'. If you are a regular user then you have your favorite channel you follow and your favorite person. There are many YouTube channels that have over a million subscribers and everyday there is someone new creating content and uploading it to YouTube. You can also earn money from your creations if are invited by YouTube to be a part of their revenue sharing program. So if you have taken then bold step and have now decided to upload videos and maybe you have already gotten started with a few. YouTube has a feature called InVideo Programming. How does YouTube InVideo Programing work If you use this feature essentially this is how it works. Let's say you have a few videos uploaded to YouTube. With InVideo programming, you can feature your channel across all your videos, you can also feature one specific videos across all ...

PostRunner: Guest Blogging Service for Authors and Publishers

So let's say you have a blog and you're open to allowing other people to write and contribute -- allowing guest blogging. Maybe you're an author and want to actually write an article for another blog. You might want to do this because once you write for another blog you get exposure and new readers. Since the blog post you contributed will have a link to your social profiles and your own blog or site. It is therefore a win-win for both parties involved. The blog accepting your guest post get new and fresh content and the contributor get exposure and credit -- as a person who is good at their niche. Getting the two together can be quiet a task. The contributor needs to find sites that might accept this contribution. Blog and site owners needs to actually find people with quality as guest writers and contributors. If you are someone who writes then you know how tedious it is to make a list of all the blog that are similar to your area of expertise and then contact all the blo...

Facebook App for Windows 8 - Facebook Touch

Facebook does not have a native Facebook app for Windows 8. In fact even if they do build one, it's going to take some time. Facebook and Microsoft have a comfortable relationship and it therefore is comes as a complete surprise that Facebook are not going to building a native app for Windows 8 , this according to VentureBeat . So there's no telling how this is going to turn-out. Maybe Facebook is secretly building a Facebook App and if that is not the case maybe Microsoft will build one. Whatever maybe the outcome if you want the FB experience on Windows 8 -- Facebook Touch might be the App to go with. With Facebook Touch you get the whole Windows 8 and Windows RT experience. Facebook Touch can be downloaded onto your PC, Tablet or other device and brings the Facebook experience to Windows 8 devices. The app comfortable brings the touch experience to Windows 8 devices and also brings all Facebook features that users are familiar with. You have Chat, Timeline, Notifications an...

Google Chrome Wrench Icon replaced with HotDog Icon

Chrome have changed the icon that used to represent the place where people go to adjust their Google Chrome Settings. We have written a large number of How-to articles on Google Chrome and people are now asking where is the 'Wench' icon -- Google Wrench is missing, disappeared  changed and replaced. Something that everyone had gotten used to. The new icon being called the hotdog icon looks like three black lines stacked up over each other. The Wrench icon was most iconic and in its own fine way represented settings. The place to go to when you needed to adjust your settings and change something. The New Hotdogs icon is however here to stay and we are not going into the reasons as to what might have prompted Google to change it. Suffice is to say that it has been changed and now when you want to educate someone on Chrome settings. You might want to use the word hotdog icon and represented by three black lines stacked one on the other. Here is a snapshot of the old wrench icon a...

How to read a publisher file without publisher

Publisher is a powerful MS Office tool that is used by people to create professional looking documents and images. The published files .PUB however sometimes cannot be read and this is because not everyone has MS Publisher installed on their systems or PCs. This is also no freeware viewer for publisher as there is for MS Word and PowerPoint. So if you receive a publisher file and you do not have MS Publisher on your system there is no way to view the file.There are easy solutions however to view the same and web app webtopublisher will help you do just that. In 3 easy steps you can upload your Publisher file and get it converted into a PDF document in seconds. A PDF is the best way to view the document and independent web app Publisher to PDF is a free online web app that you can use at any time. How to read a publisher file without publisher 1. Open publishertopdf.com 2. Click browse and upload the publisher file 3. Click email file and receive your Publisher file converted to PDF in...

Will the world end on December 21, 2012

As December 21 draws closer, searches on the internet seem to be getting more frantic. 12/21/2012 seems to be all over search terms regarding the doomsday conspiracy theory stating that the world will end on Dec 21, 2012. In fact while browsing through Google for related news on the topic - these are some of the search terms that came up. what time will the world end on December 21 2012 - what time will the world end on December 21 and when is when is doomsday 2012. There have also nee reports of teens and people who are not too sure deciding to end their time on earth before the universe ends it for them. So how did the prediction that the world will end on December 21, 2012 start. Also known as the 2012 phenomenon which together comprise of a range of beliefs according to which cataclysmic events will occur on 21.12.2012 and which will transform the world and bring about doomsday. The whole thing started with claims that the planet Niberu, discovered by the Sumerians is header toward...

How to add a Watermark to Windows Live Movie Maker

If you PC or device is a Windows machine and you like to make videos to upload to YouTube or other sites like Facebook. Windows Live Movie maker is easy to use and can be create to create your movie. You can add and join movies together, add pics, text and music and there you have it an original movies created by you. Once your movie is ready for upload, you would like to give yourself credit for the whole thing. One of the ways is to the 'credits' feature at the end of your movie and upload it. Another way is to add a watermark to your entire movie. This way credit will always remain in your name. If you are uploading the movie to YouTube then you can add your username to the watermark. A watermark is something that stays constant at the bottom of your screen throughout the entire movie. So if you want to watermark the movies and films you create using Windows Live Movie Maker -- here is a simple way to do it. Adding a watermark to your video or film using Windows Live Movie m...

Facebook: How to stop your name appearing in photo tag suggestions

So let's say one of your friends have uploaded photos to Facebook . Your face is in some of the photos - Facebook has the ability to suggest your name to tag in those photos. it works like this - you upload photos to Facebook, Facebook recognizes some of the people in the photos. Facebook then starts suggesting names of people to add as tags. Once a tag is added the photo will be shared among all the people who appear in it. Now supposing you want to turn this feature off - you don't want your name to popup when photos you're in are uploaded to Facebook there is ab easy way to turn this feature on or off. You can stop it, disable or enable it at any time. Follow the simply steps below to removed your name from auto-tag-suggestions on Facebook. How to remove your name from tag suggestions when photos that look like you are uploaded. 1. Login to Facebook 2. Click the down arrow next to home and then choose privacy settings 3. Beside 'Timeline and tagging' click on edi...

How to check Google Authorship Analytics in Google+

Previously available in Google Webmaster tools, Author Stats is being tested within Google+. This is how Google Authorship works - when you do a search in Google, you see some results with a photo attached along with the name of the Author. This is called Google Authorship and a few lines of code can get this done for you. Especially if you have a site or blog online and want to add your name and photo to each result that shows up on Google - this is something you need to get done. So once you have added Google Authorship to your posts, you can check out detailed analytics by using Google's webmaster tools. Google however have announced that they have begun testing Author stats and analytics in Google+. So if you are a verified author of a blog or website, you can soon check how many people clicked on your article and reached your page right from within Google+. This feature is currently being tested and has been rolled out to a few select users. So how will you know when the featu...

How to email a Tweet from Twitter

The previously announced feature is now live on Twitter - the ability to email a Tweet. It is a simple and easy to use feature and now Tweets can be emailed to people who are not Twitter users. There might be many uses for such a feature. Maybe it's a news update that's appeared first on Twitter and can now be emailed to your friends. Maybe you're following an event on Twitter and would like to email some of the Tweets to friends who live in a part of the world that denies Twitter access. Whatever maybe the reason to use the service this nifty new feature is now live and ready for use. How to email a Tweet from Twitter   1. Login to Twitter 2. Below the Tweet you want to email click or tap on the 'More' button. 3. The option to email Tweet pops up. 4. Click on it, enter recipients email addresses and you can also add a comment. 5. Click send email and you're done. Please check the video below for visuals [embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5cQa1FAAYI[/embed]

Gmail: How to send large attachments and files

Gmail has been coming up with a lot of healthy improvements and the latest one is the combination of Gmail and Google Drive to send large files and attachments. With the new feature you now have the ability to send files and attachments up to 10GB. This is 400 times the size of attachments previously allowed in Gmail and other email services for that matter. The Folks over at Google have taken this to another level and many users stand to benefit. How to send large attachments in Gmail 1. You need to have Google Drive on your system, PC or device. 2. You need to have the new Gmail compos e activated. 3. Once you're in the new Gmail compose - click on the drive icon at the bottom of your compose box. 4. You can now attach files from Google Drive or files from your computer to share 'Insert files using drive'. 5. Once attached click send and your mail is delivered. In addition Gmail will also check that you have given appropriate file permissions. If the file is private and...

Lady Gaga and the Lions [Safari Pictures]

Lady Gaga has just wrapped up her tour of Johannesburg and from the tour comes a few Safari Pictures as Lady Gaga likes to call them. These photos were shared by her on Twitter and Facebook. Shows Lady Gaga out on Safari and meeting a pride of lions who are sleeping. The Safari vehicle goes a little closer and she gets her face in the frame with the lions in the background. We think she should have spent a little more time on Safari and shared a few more pics might have done quiet a bit for Wildlife Conversation. Given the amount of influence Lady Gaga has among her loyal and dedicated fans. Nature and Wildlife is something we support a lot and internationally recognized starts should also start doing their part for wildlife and nature. Take a look at the pics below and check it out for yourself. [gallery] Source: Lady Gaga Facebook Page

Facebook Photo Sync iPhone and iPad [iOS 6]

You can now sync photos automatically from your iPhone or iPad to Facebook , you will need to be using iOS 6. Since the feature is available on iOS 6 -- if you have the Faecbook app installed on your iPhone or iPad then you should be ready to go and start right away. With this new feature you can sync you photos to Facebook and then choose to share them on your Timeline or send them privately. All photos get uploaded to a private album on Facebook, visible only to you. From here you can decide which ones to share and which ones to delete -- Facebook Photo Sync form iOS 6 is available now and comes with 2GB of free storage. How to setup Facebook photo sync on an iPhone or iPad 1. On you phone or tablet launch Facebook and then tap on photos. Scrool down and if all is setup for you, you should see the new 'Sync photos' tab available. 2. Tap on it and you're ready to get started. 3. Your photos will begin to upload to Facebook into a new private album 4. On the website you ...

Facebook Photo Sync Android [Guide]

Facebook have launched a new feature for Android phone users -- the ability to sync photos from to your phone to the web. Once you activate the feature, photos from your phone will be synced to a private album on Facebook, from here you can choose which photos to share and which to send in a private message. Getting started is easy and no matter which Android phone you're using: Samsung Galaxy S3, Nokia Phone or any other phone. You can set up Facebook photo sync; transfer photos to the web as soon as you take them and then share from there. How to setup Facebook photo sync on an Android phone or device. You need to have the native Facebook App installed on your phone. Once the app has been installed all you need to do is to: 1. Launch Facebook on your phone and tap on photos 2. At the bottom you should see a new tab 'Sync Photos'. If this option is available on your device you're ready to go. 3. Tap on 'Sync Photos' to enable the feature 4. Your photos will st...