These days, one of the hottest topics in Internet technology is advanced file sharing and cloud computing. Typically, we tend to hear about these technologies in broad, vague terms suggesting increased security and reliability, and higher efficiency in business communications. And, of course, all of these terms sound fantastic. But how exactly can advanced online file sharing and cloud computing help? Security is perhaps the main feature that you can benefit from.
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Many of us take online security for granted, despite the fact that we are confronted almost daily with headlines and discussions warning us to take proper security measures on the Internet. The advanced file sharing and cloud computing services offered by companies like Sharefile, however, can provide you with relatively simple solutions for improving the security of your file transfers, whether they be business-related or personal. Here are a few of the specific benefits.
Many of us take online security for granted, despite the fact that we are confronted almost daily with headlines and discussions warning us to take proper security measures on the Internet. The advanced file sharing and cloud computing services offered by companies like Sharefile, however, can provide you with relatively simple solutions for improving the security of your file transfers, whether they be business-related or personal. Here are a few of the specific benefits.
- Send Encrypted Files - Perhaps the most basic and effective means of organizing more secure data transfer is to send encrypted files. Basically, these files are unreadable if they are intercepted or sent to a receive who is not authorized to decrypt them. It's a very easy and effective way to make sure your communications are not seen by the wrong eyes.
- Determine Who Sees Communications - With access to an advanced file sharing system in a business environment, you can also send a group communication with restrictions in place upon who will be able to view them. This is a fantastic way to effectively organizing your outgoing data exactly the way you want it.
- Set Up Your Own Security - Many advanced file sharing and cloud computing systems allow you the ability to customize your security online. This means setting up your own passwords, determining how your system secures communications from mobile devices, etc. With this kind of customization control, you'll be able to have a firm grasp on your Internet security.
- Use The Cloud For Transfer - Finally, you can also use the cloud as a method of sharing files securely in a very natural, simple way. By uploading data to the cloud, you are essentially making it available to anyone with access to that cloud, which of course is something you'll be able to control. Colleagues, clients, etc. can simply log in and access, edit, or download data from the cloud without any other sort of email or file transfer being necessary.
When it comes to getting quality unit converters for your mobile device, there really is no need to spend a lot of money on applications. This is especially the case on Android devices. There are many quite sophisticated unit conversion apps available on the Android Market completely free of charge.
Unit converters can come in handy in many situations. Whether traveling abroad and needing to convert currencies or temperatures, trying out a new recipe that uses measurements you are not familiar with, or completing math assignments for school, unit converters can be of great assistance.
Here are seven free and incredibly versatile unit converters available for Android mobile devices that can come in handy in a variety of circumstances.
#1. Unit Converter
Unit Converter is definitely one of the most expansive converters that you will be able to download for free. It has well over 50 different categories of conversion units, and even though you’ll probably never have to use more than half of them, it’s interesting to know that they exist. Get quick conversions for the units that you need and learn about new unit categories like luminance and conductance with this very thorough app.Link - Unit Converter
#2. Simple Converter
As the name of the application obviously suggests, this is a unit converter that thrives on its simplicity. There are not that many conversion options, but the most commonly used ones like length, temperature and weight are there. To use the converter, simply tap the category you want and then tap the unit that you are interested in. It’s very easy to use and extremely fast and compact.Link - Simple Converter
#3. Convert This!
Here’s another app that is short on graphics but big on efficiency and features. Convert This! Includes 13 different conversion categories and provides instant conversions. One of the best things about this app is that it supports negative and decimal values as well, which most of the simpler, free unit converters do not.Link - Convert This!
#4. EZKonvert
Just like simple converter, the name says a lot about this app. The user interface is very easy to use, which is how it gets its name. Simply find your category, enter your number, pick the conversion factor and press “Convert” to get your answer. It is important to note that you cannot just go from one unit to another and vice versa in one move. For example, if you want go from centimeters to feet and then feet to centimeters you will need to find them as separate conversion factors. This is a bit of a detractor, but it is still far from hard to grasp.Link - EZKonvert
#5. Unit Converter Ultimate
The best thing about this converter is the sleek and simple design that it boasts. It is very easy to use and it’s very easy on the eyes as well. Unit Converter Ultimate is also quite versatile and offers tons of conversions options, including length and weight, speed, cooking volume, pressure, time, digital storage, fuel consumption and temperature, among others. If you are looking for something that is very simple and quick-acting, this is one of the best ones to try out.Link - Unit Converter Ultimate
#6. ConvertMe
The paid version of ConvertMe is one of the most popular paid unit converters, but the free beta version is very good as well. It has more unit categories than almost every other free app with 65. This includes over 1500 units that can be converted through the free version of the app. It is yet another application that is great for learning about new units and measurements, considering that it includes a whole list of not only obscure units, but also ancient ones that are no longer in regular use.Link - ConvertMe
#7. ConvertDroid
ConvertDroid is similar in terms of features when compared to the more advanced free apps like Unit Converter, but it has a slightly more involved user interface with two columns of categories instead of one. There are also some features that ConvertDroid has that most free ones don’t, like mixed unit conversion capabilities and several categories dedicated to shopping and finding the right sizes for shirts, hats, rings, shoes and other articles of clothing.Link - ConvertDroid
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David Lazar is a blogger at CometDocs.com. With a background in journalism, he enjoys writing about and following a variety of topics, including careers, education, technology and new media.Bits&Coffee has released BatchPhoto v. 3.7, a powerful all-in-one photo manipulation program for Mac and PC that lets photographers, web designers, business people, and families enhance photos quickly and efficiently. Simply select a group of photographs, and with a single operation edit, resize, convert, watermark, and rename every image in the group.
BatchPhoto Enterprise takes batch photo editing one step further by completely automating the process. All the user needs to do is to create a „hot folder” for the program to monitor. BatchPhoto can monitor several folders at once, either on the computer, network or FTP sites, and apply custom edits for the newly added or modified images in each one of them.
For example, with BatchPhoto Enterprise the user can transfer hundreds of RAW images from a DSLR digital camera to a „hot folder” and in a few minutes have all the images automatically resized, rotated, watermarked with a logo, renamed, converted to TIFF and uploaded to a site via FTP or to Facebook. All of this without the user's intervention.
New features in version 3.7 for Mac, include the Enterprise edition with the new Monitor component, greatly improved speed for the annotate filters, updated user interface, and some additional improvements and fixes.
Digital photographers who need to be able to enhance a collection of images with a single operation, real estate or construction professionals who need to process a steady flow of images efficiently, or insurance companies or law firms employees who need to annotate and watermark images for clients, can find BatchPhoto as the right tool for the job. There's even a Home version of BatchPhoto for the amateur photographer who wants to touch up and enhance images more efficiently.
Bits&Coffee BatchPhoto v. 3.7 runs on Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), Lion (10.7), Snow Leopard (10.6) as well as Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP. It comes in three editions: Home, Pro, and Enterprise priced at $34.95(US), $59.95(US), respectively $149.95(US) and may be purchased securely online from http://www.batchphoto.com/. A free trial version can be downloaded from the same web address.
Since 2005, Bits&Coffee has been developing and marketing image enhancement productivity software for business and home users. In addition to BatchPhoto the company also offers PhotoMarks, an image watermarking solution for Mac/PC and iOS, as well as Image Espresso, a free online image converter and editor.
PDF is one of the most used file formats in the digital world. Whether you are a business professional sending monthly reports to coworkers, a student creating study guides, or an avid eBook reader, you more than likely come into contact with PDF files on a regular basis.
PDFs are popular because they are universal and will appear the same on any platform you are using. They are also very compact, which makes them great for sharing and saving documents. The only real downside of using PDFs is the fact that they cannot be edited. However, there are software and online tools that you can use to convert PDFs into editable file formats.
If you are using these types of PDF conversion tools on a regular basis on your computer, then you probably would not mind having them available on your smartphone or tablet as well.
If you have been looking for just that, look no further than Investintech’s mobile PDF Conversion apps.
Users might be already somewhat familiar with Investintech.com, as the company is the creator of Able2Extract PDF Converter 8 – the first cross-platform software solution for converting PDF to Excel, Word, PowerPoint, HTML, AutoCAD and more.
Investintech.com has now released three absolutely free mobile apps for PDF conversion that are available for both Android and iOS users.
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Able2Extract Mobile is a fast and effective mobile version of Investintech’s flagship desktop software. It converts PDF to Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and vice versa.
Able2Doc exclusively converts PDFs to MS Word documents.
Sonic PDF Creator creates PDFs out of MS Office files.
Here are some of the main features of these three apps.
- Easy to Use: The user interface is very sleek and intuitive within the app itself. In order to convert or create your PDF, simply send the file you want converted to the app of your choice, and the conversion will begin immediately.
- Accurate: the conversions use the same trusted technology Investintech.com implements in its desktop software, which guarantees accurate and fast conversions of the highest quality.
- Lightweight: All conversions are performed online using the developer’s servers, making sure that your phone or tablet’s resources will be used minimally during the conversion process, never slowing down your mobile device or draining its battery.
- Secure: All converted files can be deleted at any time by the user through the app’s interface and are automatically deleted from Investintech’s servers 24 hours after the conversion is completed.
And best of all, these three apps are completely free and there’s no limit on the number of conversions you can perform over time with them. So if you’ve been looking for mobile PDF conversion apps, be sure to give these three new apps a shot.
Making a site interactive to its viewers is a sure way of raking in traffic. That is why site owners tend to put in applications like flash games, informative trivia quizzes and the like to make their site more interesting for their target audience. Now here’s one application that will definitely make a site a livelier place to surf in – Chatwing chat widget.
This innovative chat application can be easily set-up in over a hundred different web platforms in seconds – it basically can be operational in almost any site. The only thing the user needs to do is to copy the code for the chat app and embed it into his site. The site is very stable and boasts a 7000 chatter holding capacity – that is more than enough to make room for every visitor that visits the site.
Chatwing not only excels on technical terms but also in being flexible almost to the point that it becomes what the user wants it to be. This is possible because of Chatwing’s thorough customization features which give the user the capability to modify the chat software into whatever he prefers. The fonts, the background and the other parts of the chatbox can be easily changed with vast options to choose from, making the chatroom potentially enticing for the viewers.
Providing security over the chatroom is also one of Chatwing’s features. The user can assign moderators that can help him manage the chatroom. Like the user, they can ban people and delete their messages too. This is really effective in making sure that the chatroom is free of spammers and offenders. And for added security measures, the user can also set-up the word filter to block out profanity.
This chat software still has a lot of features in store for its users. And until now, its developers are constantly improving it, adding new things to make it the last chatting tool its users will ever need. If you’re a blogger or a site owner and you’re looking for something to compliment your site with, then you might just want to try this. This tool can solve all your chatting problems, for free.
Microsoft has released its new version of its primary product Window 8 by replacing Window 7. Window 8 has some features, which are still hidden from users.Window 8 is distinct operating system than Microsoft’s previous versions. One of hidden feature of Window 8 is File History about which I come to know and I would like to share it with you in this article.
You have heard about Apple’s Time Machine, the same working pattern is followed by window 8 file history feature. It is like a built in tools that instant take backup of your files. File History does not backup your whole system but considers only your documents, photos, media files, libraries. You can add any file at any time. In addition, instead of doing large backups every week or month, it takes an image of your files every hour, so you can restore your files in a much fine position. If you have any problem with window system, you can reinstall window 8 and restore files with this features.
How to set up File History:
- Go to control panel
- Click on ”System and Security”
- Access File History
- In case of external drive just click “Turn On” (you can use external disk for backup in file history)
File History is useful for your network location like NAS. For that, you have to click on “change drive” in the left sidebar and pick your network location. Now go to File History and click on “Turn On.”
In Advance setting option, you can select the time for a backup file.
How to restore deleted files:
Sometimes accidentally, we delete some necessary file or change existing file and want its old file version. Below is the process to restore your old, deleted files.
In File History, you have to open up window explorer.
- Open the file folder
- Then click on Home button
- Click on the file history icon.
Alternatively, you can access to the control panel and click on File History and finally click on “Restore Personal File.”
File History needs external storage: a USB flash drive, USB hard drive, or network drive. The more space you give to File History, the depth your backup will go.In Window 8, File History changed backup ideal and makes you free from backup hurdle.
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The 21st century saw some of the most radical advancements in technology. One of the results of this advancement in technology resulted in the Smart Phone. The popularity of the smartphone is unquestionable and with it came many byproducts, one of which are mobile phone applications. There are plenty of applications out there, some of them inspiring from an original idea, while most of them are just copies and extensions of those original ideas. In this article we’ll be going through some of the most unique, creative and simple applications that serve such a basic human need that it could almost make an application producing company facepalm and go “Oh my God! How come we didn’t think of this before?”
#1. Step
With this app, it’s not even funny how much fun you’re in store for. The best part of it is that it’s so simple and gives you enough features to play around with for a pretty long time. The idea behind this app? Imagine you ever come across something pretty and you suddenly have the power to make it move just like a movie! It could be a doll, toys, buildings, anything. What happens is that with Step you can create stop-motion animation GIFs as well as QuickTime movies. It’s also pretty easy to use.
#2. Songza
Songza is nothing more than a playlist organizer for your music collection. Simple. But where’s the originality? The originality lies in the power users have to LOCATE playlists based on their moods, times of the day or their favorite bands or music genres. The music playlists are not mad made rather they follow a unique algorithm created by the developers of Songza.
#3. FxCamera
This app is designed for people who are creative, like fooling around and want to try new and different things. Why is FxCamera part of this list? That’s because FxCamera has a very cool and creative feature that’s completely original. The app lets users talk into their phones, while their mobile takes photos of them, all the while recording their spoken message as a caption for their images. Cool right?
#4. LogMeIn Ignition
Have you ever found yourself stranded somewhere, maybe a restaurant, a café or anywhere but you forgot to bring your laptop? There’s an important file in your laptop that you absolutely MUST access but it’s not in your email and not in your USB and the best you can do is to go back home or the office and retrieve it physically. That sounds really unpractical doesn’t it? Meet LogMeIn Ignition. With this app, you can access your computers from wherever you are. All you need is an Android operating smartphone and voila! A lot of time and hassle, saved.
#5. Wunderlist HD
This app caters to a very basic and simple idea. It may even be truthful to say that this app isn’t original. But the fact of the matter is that this app is such a beaut to use that it just makes life extremely simple for its users. Wunderlist HD is basically a to-do list managing app, as well as a reminder and a backup.
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This is a guest post by Alexandra Seremina who works with http://www.azoft.com/mobile-application-development.htm - a mobile development company.
One of the best and most versatile ways to keep your files private is to stash them in a hidden area on your hard drive. You can create a personal vault for storing anything you want to keep safe and secure, such as downloads of your passport, bank statements or a will.
There are numerous excellent free solutions available, and some developers also offer paid-for versions with extra features and enhanced security.
My Lockbox is a simple tool that hides any folder on your hard drive. If a folder can’t be seen, no one will know it’s there, so they won’t be tempted to try and open it. The presence of My Lockbox might tip them off, of course, but you can secure it with a password. The only downside is that My Lockbox asks you to enter a password hint, which can be displayed on the login screen, so either leave it blank or make sure it’s not something that can be worked out easily. See our Mini Workshop opposite to get started with the software.
SafeHouse Explorer is another excellent program. It lets you create SafeHouse Volumes, which are containers protected by passwords. You can set the size of the storage area and choose whether to keep it fixed or make it resizable. You can also use the application to create self-extracting folders that can be opened without needing to have the software to hand - useful for carrying on a USB stick, for example. You’ll just need to type in your password to open them.
TrueCrypt and Wise Folder Hider are also worth trying.
If you try to access a website but get an error message, you can use isup.me to find out whether the site is down for everyone, or it’s just a problem with your PC. Type the URL of the site you’re trying to access into the search box, press Enter, and the site will tell you what the problem is.
Another lesser-known site is www.status.ws. It tells you if a site is up or down, as well as what the error code means. A full list of error codes, with explanations, is at www.status.ws/code.
A third site you could try is www.isitdownrightnow.com. You can search for specific URLs, or see at a glance the current status of top websites, including Facebook, Yahoo, YouTube and Dropbox.
If you use Chrome, you will know all about Flash repeatedly crashing. The problem has become increasingly common over the last few months.
The easiest solution is to type chrome://plugins into the address bar and click the Details link on the right. Disabling one of the two Shockwave Flash options should solve the problem. If one of the entries is already disabled and the other is enabled, try reversing them.
Another solution is to, remove Flash forever by following below steps..
Chrome comes with its own built-in version of Flash, so you don’t need to have the buggy, problematic Adobe plug-in installed at all. To remove it, close all non-essential programs using EndItAll2. Run the software, right-click and kill any non-secured entries.
You can remove Flash by going to Start, Control Panel, Programs, ‘Uninstall a program’, but it’s easier to use Adobe’s Flash uninstaller. Click the big Uninstall button. It will alert you if any conflicting applications need to be closed before it can continue.
Restart your computer and go to Adobe Find version page. A blank box means you’re Flash-free. To make sure the plug-in is gone for good, open \Windows\system32\ Macromed\Flash and delete everything in that folder. Repeat the process in
%appdata%\Macromedia\Flash Player, %appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player and \Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash.
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