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How to share from Google Drive to Google+

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...

Windows 8 Themes ready for Download

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

Facebook Data Use Policy: Information received about you

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...

Facebook Wall Photos Missing? Changed to Timeline Photos

'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: Saves you the trouble of searching for great places

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...

Skype for Windows 8 now available for download

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 Ignore Privately: How it works

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...