How to Enable 2-Step Verification In Dropbox Account

Dropbox is the most popular cloud storage service for personal and professional use. Hacking accounts with phishing websites, keyloggers and other spy softwares is soaring. To counter these activities 2 Step verification is implemented by many major websites like Google, Yahoo and Facebook. In 2 step verification a user has to enter his password and then a security code which is sent to your phone automatically. So even if someone knows your password , your account will still be inaccessible due the security code.
It is still in testing and hasn’t been rolled out for all users but I will give you a special link using which you can easily enable it. I won’t recommend this additional security for everyone because if you don’t store something too important in your account then why every-time wait for the sms in your phone to sign in. If you sign into your account multiple times a day then it will also be annoying. You can also read my earlier post to increase the security of facebook.

Steps to Enable 2-step verification In Dropbox Account

• To enable 2 step verification, open this link and sign into your account.
• Now go to Settings and and click on the Security option.
• Scroll down the page till you see the 2 step verification option and enable it.
• This is a security feature so it will prompt you to enter password. Now you will have two options to add the extra security layer
  • Code by text message
  • Code by mobile app
• Select code by text message option and enter your phone number. Shortly you will receive the verification pin via sms

• Enter the pin to verify your phone number and activate 2 step verification
• You will also get a backup code which can be used to bypass sms verification code which will come in handy in case of mobile theft or out of network conditions.

How To Completely Block Facebook On Computer

If you are following our blog regularly then you may already know that you can block any website on your computer by editing Hosts file.The major advantage of this trick is that you don’t need any addtional software to block websites but it has its own Flaw.Host file cannot block website access through Proxy or VPN network.Lately I have been trying to figure out  perfect solution that is free and can completely block facebook even via proxy or VPN.
FB Limiter is a windows application that can completely restrict access to facebook and Youtube on your computer.It is available in both free and paid versions.The Free version allows only complete blocking of youtube and facebook whereas in paid version you will have the ablity to block or unblock these sites for specific interval of time.

Features Of FB Limiter

• Block facebook and youtube access on your computer to anyone who uses it (Normal Lock)
• Limit facebook and youtube access to specific times during the week (e.g. Allow your kids to use facebook only one hour a day) (Time Lock - Pro version)
• Block facebook and youtube access to yourself for specific time duration. In cases when you are too much distracted and want to be sure you will not get a chance to use facebook or youtube. (Total Lock - Pro version)
• Control access to facebook on daily basis. (e.g. You could limit usage of facebook to just one hour daily) (Duration Lock - Pro version)

How To use Fb Limiter?

Grab your free copy of FB limiter by clicking here.Install and run the software on your computer.You will need to register for a free account to unlock the software.Once registered you will be greeted by a friendly user Interface (see screenshot below)

Now you can block these website on a single click of mouse.
Another great feature of this softwae is that it is password protected.Even if somebody know that you are blocking websites using FB limiter still they won’t be able to unblock them as the software will ask for a password before it can be used.
This software is compatible with windows xp service pack 2 and later.So test out this software and share you experience via comments.

How To Save Gmail Attachments Directly to Google Drive Source

Google is adapting quite well with latest technologies and Google Drive is another product in their already well equipped arsenal of Products.If you aren’t aware about Google Drive, its a cloud computing service launched by Google few days back to compete with Dropbox and SkyDrive.I already wrote a detailed review of Google drive and if you are not sure whether which service you should opt for then you must read detailed comparison of Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive.

Since it is a product from Google we can expect it to be integrated with other services from the search engine giant.As of now you can directly open and save Google Docs files in you Google Drive account but what about email attachments? They shouldn’t be ignored Right? There is no official update regarding the time-frame in which Gmail and Google Drive will be integrated but a chrome developer has made an extension that will fulfill this purpose.

Gmail Attachments To Drive is a Google chrome extension developed by Josh Sullivan and is available for download in Chrome app store.
Here are Steps Save Gmail Attachments Directly ti Google Drive

Download and install Gmail Attachments To Drive addon for chrome.
Now open Login into your Gmail account and open any mail with document (pdf,docx etc) attachment.Now you will notice Save to Drive just below your attachment.Click on it and your file will automatically get stored in Google Drive.
However the extension only supports documents like pdf, docx, rtf etc and it cannot save videos and compressed files like .rar or .zip files directly to Google drive.For these type of documents you have to perform the task manually.

How To Change WordPress Admin Password From SQL Database Source

Rarely you will face such a situation when you will need to change your wordpress password from SQL database because if you ever forget your password you can use the Forgot Password feature using which your new password will be emailed into your inbox. However if your website gets hacked or due to any reason you lose access to both your email and wordpress than such a sitution can be handled by changing the password from SQL.

If you are a non-programmer even then you can’t go wrong with this process as it is too simple but make sure that you don’t change anything other than mentioned in the steps below.

Open Hosting Account.
Select PhpMyAdmin from your hosting. In Screenshot Below I have Shown PhpMyAdmin in Cpanel Hosting

How to reset WordPress Admin Password from SQL

Now Select your WordPress database from the dropdown menu in Left Sidebar. After you select the appropriate database the page will automatically reload and your tables will be visible.
Now look at the top navigation bar and click on the SQL tab.
In the Text area type the following code

UPDATE `wp_users` SET `user_pass` = MD5( "new_password_here" ) WHERE `wp_users`.`user_login` = "admin_username";

Here you will replace new_password_here with your new password you want to set and admin_username with new administrator username.

Code for How to reset WordPress Admin Password from SQL

Now click on the Go Button and your Username and password will get changed.

Login into your wordpress account with new username and password.This method works on self hosted wordpress.

Recovery of External HDD after worm attack

Recovery of External HDD after worm attack
I have a Seagate 500 GB External Hard disk which I share between office & home. Recently, I noticed for the HDD, there are shortcut links for all the folders . I could open the folders in a new explorer window. Next day, my office computer antivirus detected attack in the HDD with Worm:Win32/Dorkbot!lnk. It deleted all the shortcuts. Now I can not find/open the folders though the files are there. I can understand the files are there during virus scanning or though disk usage.
Please help how to recover the data?

see if they are made hidden ?
Use Recuva and recover lost files.
Recovery of External HDD after worm attack.

How to Create PDF Files Using MS-Office: SaveAsPDFandXPS

PDF (Portable Document Format) preserves the exact formatting and styling of documents.It doesn’t loose its formatting whether you intend to reproduce it via electronic media or view it online.It is widely used for creating ebooks and agreements forms.If you have written certain documents in MS- office then you can directly convert them into PDF format by using  SaveAsPDFandXPS addon.
SaveAsPDFandXPS in Microsoft-Office eliminates the hassle of converting Word Documents into PDF by using third party or online tools. But still, you cannot open the PDF format files using MS-Office. To open PDF files you have to use PDF Softwares like Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader etc.

How to Create PDF Files Using MS-Office: SaveAsPdfandXPS

    First of all, Download and install SaveAsPDFandXPS.
    Now open MS-WordOffice and create your file.
    To save the file in PDF format choose PDF and XPS option instead of choosing Word Document.

114 How to Create PDF Files Using MS Office: SaveAsPDFandXPS

That’s it! Now you have successfully created a PDF file using MS-Office. This will work fine for both Microsoft-Office 2007 and 2010.

You can also create XPS format files using SaveAsPDFandXPS

It also helps you to Send Email as PDF attachments.

How to Automatically Delete Spam Messages in Gmail

Most of the spam messages are commercial advertisements, phishing websites and get rich quickly messages that asks users to provide personal details and other confidential information.Spam filters in Gmail prevent its users from these spam messages and restrict them to enter in user’s Gmail inbox.Generally, it acts like a firewall between spam messages and Gmail Inbox.Gmail filters detect the sender’s email address and accordingly send the received messages in Inbox or Spam folder.

If you are receiving too many spam messages and tired of deleting them then you can create your own Gmail filter which will automatically delete all your messages residing in the spam folders automatically.As all the messages in the spam folder are not actually spam, some genuine messages are also diverted in spam folder due to limitation of spam filter’s algorithm then usage of this trick is not optimal solution. But you can check all the deleted messages in Trash folder.
How to Automatically Delete Spam Messages in Gmail

    Open your Gmail Settings by clicking on the Gear button.

 How to Automatically Delete Spam Messages in Gmail

    Select Filters tab from it.
    Now click on Create a New Filter.

 How to Automatically Delete Spam Messages in Gmail

    Now a window will pop-up, look for the Has the Words field in this window and type “in:spam” without quotes.

 How to Automatically Delete Spam Messages in Gmail

    Leave all other fields empty and click Create Filter with this Search and select OK to proceed to next step.
    Check mark the box Delete it and Also Apply filter to next to Create Filter and click on Create Filter.

 How to Automatically Delete Spam Messages in Gmail

    Now you will see a message Your Filter was Created.

That’s it! Now all your spam messages will be automatically delete and there will be no message in your Spam folder anymore.

How To Show Only Online Friends In Facebook Chat

New Facebook chat window shows the both online and offline friends in single window and you have to scroll down to see all online friends or search for the specific friend from the search area. If you are irritated with this chat box and wants to remove it to show only online friends then install Facebook Chat Fix Google chrome extension in chrome browser. Along with removing all offline friends from the list, It will also remove the Live News Ticker box from your Facebook. This works only on Google chrome and for Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer read article How to Get Old Facebook Chat Box Back.
 It is a simple extension which will revert your new Facebook chat box back to old chat box. It is Google chrome extension so you don’t have to like any page and install any application before using this extension and you don’t have to grant permissions from your data to install this extension.
How To Show Only Online Friends In Facebook Chat

Click Here to Download the Extension

The Above method will only work in windows operating system.

In Mac and Linux you have to Drag and drop this link “Fix Chat ” to your bookmark bar.

Note:This is a browser trick so changes will be visible only in your browser. 

Spy on Chidren’s Computer with Best Keylogger Software of 2012

Keylogger softwares are the best way to record and store everything that occurs at your back in your computer.They are highly useful for parents who wants to keep check on their children’s online activities and shield them from online hazards like adult content, abuse and other Internet threats.After you come home from your office you will have the screenshots, Log Records of chat activities and record of each keystroke that has been pressed.
In 2011 major security breaches occurred all over the world and 2012 is expected to be no different.It’s always wise decision to keep an eye on children’s online activity and advice them before they get strayed.Max Keylogger is the best and most cost effective software that performs its job to perfection.It is a delicately engineered product that is of top notch quality and stuffed with features that makes it a complete spy software.
Here are Few features that Makes it Stand out from the Lot

    Record Each Keystroke:- Every keystroke pressed on your computer is recorded including all Usernames and passwords.
    Time Logging:-Apart from recording each keystroke it also keeps record of the time at which these they were pressed.
    Instant Chat Messages Recording:-It even records all the chats from Facebook,Google talk,Yahoo Messenger and any other instant Messenger.
    Track Emails:-It also keeps a track of each and every email that is sent or received using your computer.
    Monitor Websites:-It no longer matters whether your child uses the Private browsing or clears the history from time to time because all the visited websites will also be stored by Max Keylogger.
    Review Every Downloaded File:You can also review each and every file which is downloaded on your computer.

If your child is computer geek and you fear that he may discover the software and will unistall it then you really have something to cheer about.Once Installed Max keylogger runs in stealth mode and cannot be detected by even top security products like Norton,Mcafee and Kaspersky so forget that your child can do it.Moreover if you want to keep a real time check on your children’s activity you can also get all the screenshots and other data delivered on your email account within regular interval of time.

If you are serious about your children’s online security that you should try Max keylogger and you won’t be disappointed.

Indepth Guide for Cloud Computing,its Working,Advantages and Disadvantages

World is moving fast and now everyone is migrating their data online for better safety and quick access. Cloud Computing is a new computing service through which users can access shared resources, software and information over a network. Cloud Computing is a general term that delivers hosted services on the internet. It is a new technology where no installation of applications is required and users can access the files on any computer with internet access.
Yahoo, Gmail, Google Docs etc are the best real time examples of Cloud Computing where you don’t have to install any application on your system or server. Cloud Computing provides computation, data access, data management, storage resources to users and they can use it without having any knowledge of cloud infrastructure.

Types of Clouds

There are two types of clouds Public and Private.

    Public Cloud: Public Cloud is open for all the users connected to the internet. Here everyone shares and uses the same information without interrupting other users using the same cloud. This type of cloud requires very high bandwidth.
    Private Cloud: Private Cloud is only for the members or users of an organization which helps them to work use shared resources quickly and efficiently. This doesn’t require very high bandwidth.

How Does Cloud Computing Works

Before proceeding to concept of how it works first of all imagine a scenario in your mind. Suppose you are hosting a website on your machine or on local server then you have to install WAMP on windows or LAMP on Linux to keep your website live. However if you deploy your website on the cloud then you don’t have to think about your system configuration and operating system running on your machine or server. Now it the headache of the cloud service provider to give you require configuration and bandwidth on their server.

Now we will shift our focus How Does Cloud Computing Works? Cloud Computing is done through various layers known as Cloud Layers. There are five different layers used in Cloud Computing. Here is brief overview of each layer.

26 Indepth Guide for Cloud Computing,its Working,Advantages and Disadvantages



    Cloud Application Layer:- This layer is also known as Software as a Service (SaaS). It is most utilized and visible (Front-end) layer to the end-users using the cloud. This layer is completely for the use of users. Sometimes you have to pay some fee to use SaaS applications.
    Cloud Software Environment Layer: This is the second layer of Cloud Architecture and it is also known as Platform as a Service (PaaS). In this layer Application Developers role comes in play, Here developers develops and install new applications and deploys it on cloud to give more flexibility to cloud users.
    Cloud Software Infrastructure Layer: this is a basic cloud service layer which is also known as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). It is a physical layer which manages the data, storage, firewalls etc on the cloud. This layer can be categorized into three parts: Computational resources, Data Storage and Communications.
    Software Kernel: This layer is also known as Operating System (OS) layer which ensures the system is working correctly and all the required applications have installed on it. This layer basically provides the software management for the physical servers that compose the cloud.
    Hardware and Firmware: This is the last and backbone layer of our Cloud which is also known as Hardware as a Service (HaaS) or Virtualization layer. This layer is the foundation of our cloud technology. In this layer, large number of virtual machines are connected and configured for the hosting of cloud.

Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing has following key characteristics:-

    It is not much expensive software to setup a cloud server.
    Applications can be easily migrated from one physical server to another.
    It is most reliable service to store data and data can be recovered after any disaster.
    Avoid Expense of updates and maintenance.
    Access program and files from anywhere.
    Run complicated programs without the technical experience.
    Allows the experts to do updates and preventative maintenance quickly
    It works smoothly and has high performance.
    It provides high security to our data and can recover any time after any misshapen.
    You don’t have to purchase licence copy of same software to run in an organization.

Disadvantages of Cloud Computing

Nothing is perfect in this world. Everything has some drawbacks along with their benefits.

    Security is the major advantage in Cloud Computing but you have to trust on the cloud service providers for that.
    Whole our database is on third party’s hand and which again comes down to trust.

Cloud Computing has garnered so much popularity in short span of time and there are big named brands like Google, Yahoo, Amazon etc which are investing heavily in it. 

How to Bypass Pandora Radio U.S IP Restriction

Pandora is popular music streaming website which is currently available only in United States.It automatically creates a personalized radio based on your previous song selections and plays similar songs .To select the songs it uses Genome Project, which analyses music through factors such as tone, speed, instruments and styles.It also changes its song selection depending upon the ratings given to songs played earlier. 

Why Pandora isn’t Available Outside U.S
Pandora is a genuine music streaming Radio service that pays the royalties to the artists or production houses for every time a song is played.Since it follows local laws it couldn’t reached an agreement with other countries.Earlier it was available in United Kingdom but later due to dispute over royalties it had to stop its services. 
How Pandora Detects whether You from U.S or Outside
Pandora Radio detects Geo Location by analyzing the Ip address of the user.If your IP address belongs to U.S it streams the songs otherwise it will redirect you to restricted page.So, it uses Ip Address to locate your Location which isn’t hard thing to bypass. 
How To Bypass Pandora Radio U.S IP Restriction
There is not a single method but three methods using which I was able to Bypass the Ip restriction.
1. By Using Proxy Servers (most obvious)
2. By Using Hide Ip Software
3. By using Https Enforcer Extensions
 How To Bypass Pandora Radio Ip Restrictions using Proxy

When you surf using a Proxy server your Ip address gets masked from the website instead the Ip address of the Proxy Servers is Visible to the web server.So, by using a US proxy server you will mask your actual Ip address .Proxy servers are not reliable as they go down from time to time.
How To Bypass Pandora Radio Ip Restrictions using Hide Ip Software

Hide ip Softwares automatically selects an Ip address and apply the proxy settings in your browser.So you don’t have to bother yourself for finding a working proxy as the software will automatically handle all this without need of your intervention.
How to bypass Pandora Radio IP restrictions Using Browser Extensions

There is a loophole in secure version (https) of pandora’s website.If you force your browser to open pandora in secure version then it doesn’t check your Ip Address.So, this trick doesn’t require masking of IP address and will be a cakewalk for most of the users.

    For Mozilla Firefox, install HTTPS Everywhere Extension and restart the browser.
    For Google Chrome, install HTTPS Enforcer Extension and click on the icon to set Status Enable.
    Now open Pandora website and listen any song on the radio without any restriction.

In case, if you are facing any problem in opening websites like Google, Facebook then disable these extension to get rid of such problems.

Beware!! Deleted Images Can be Accessed on Facebook

If you are the power user on Facebook and share your personal information like photos, videos on it then beware you may be under threat. When a user upload any photo or video, it automatically gets syndicated to multiple facebook servers without user’s to enable quickly access and it may be accessed even after the deletion. It is a major loophole in the Facebook’s privacy.

Why Facebook Images are Available After Deletion?

Facebook works on Continent Distribution Network known as CDN to give quick and easy access to its users. When an image and video is uploaded then many copies of same photo or video becomes available on local servers. When a user deletes a photo or video from his account then it is deleted from the Facebook’s main server but remains available on other server for 30 months (2.5 Years) and user’s can access deleted photo and video.

How To Access Deleted Photos on Facebook

Deleted photos can be simply accessed if you know URL of the image which has been deleted from the Facebook Server. To get a proof follow the following steps:-

• First of all, open Facebook image in New Tab which you want to delete.
• Copy URL of the image from address bar and paste it in Notepad.
• Now Right Click on it and select Copy Image URL and paste it in Notepad. (We will use this URL later)
• Delete the Photo.
• Now Paste the URL in the address bar which you copied in 2^nd step. You will see an error message This Content is Currently Unavailable.
• Now to Access Deleted Photo paste the URL in the address bar which you have copied in 3^rd step.

So, if anyone knows the URL of the photo then he can  easily access your deleted photos.

 

How to Access Facebook Timeline in Single Column:Social Fixer

Mark Zukerburg claims Facebook Timeline was the major change in Facebook which overhauled the complete look of one’s profile.Timeline  ha got a mix response from Facebook users. Many users find it interesting while for others it was complete waste of time and want  to switch back to old Facebook Profile view
There has a line in  middle line which divides your activities in two columns.
Social Fixer is the extension which works on all major browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari etc but doesn’t support Internet Explorer. It adds lots of new features and removes the tow column partitioning of your  Timeline which enhances your Facebook experience and functionality.

Features of Social Fixer For Facebook

• Tabbed News Feed
• Advance Feed Filters
• Hide posts you have already read
• Themes (aka skins)
• Automatically removes Recent Activity from your profile
• Enlarge thumbnails on hover
• Highlight new comments
• Quick links to your pages and events
• Friend tracker- Notifications of Un-friend
• Automatically retrieve older posts

How to Access Facebook Timeline in Single Column

• Download and Install Social Fixer for your browser

• Now open your Facebook account, here a window will open with many settings for your Facebook Account.
• Choose the settings and click on the Next button on every window.
• After all setting options a Wrench Icon will appear left to Profile Picture, click on that icon and select Social Fixer Options.

•  Again all similar settings will open that were open in second step but with more advance settings.
• Go to Timeline tab and check the option Display Posts in Single Column box.

• After this Save settings and Refresh your page to see the changes.

Along with Single Column view of Facebook Timeline you can also enable or disable many other features using this addon.

Here is the screencast to Access Facebook Timeline in Single Column

Note:This is a browser trick so two column partitioning will be removed only in your browser.

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KGB Archiver: Compress 1GB File to 10MB

KGB Archiver is free and open source software which compresses 1GB file to 10MB file. Data compression utility of this software is based on PAQ6 algorithm which has AES-256 powerful encryption. KGB archiver works on both Windows and Linux operating system. Compression ratio of this software is very high. Due to high compression levels, time to compress a file goes high as the size of the file increases and compression ratio may vary depending on the format of the file.
When a file is compressed with KGB Archiver it saves it with own extension and at the time of decompression it automatically recognizes the file format. The only limitation of KGB archiver is, decompressed file cannot be open or extract with other compression softwares. You can also choose any compression level (high, maximum, normal, low, very weak) to compress a file but the compression time  will vary according to your selected compression level.
Note: If you are compressing any file with KGB archiver and sending the comprssed file to your friends then he must have KBG archiver installed on his computer to decompress the file.

System Requirements:

Due to high compression ratio of KGB archiver, you need to have a decent system hardware configuration

• 256 MB RAM
• 1.5 GHz Processor

Features of KGB Archiver

• Supports native .kgb files and .zip files
• AES-256 Encryption
• Able to create self-extracting archives.
• Multilanguage supports like Arabic, German, Greek, Japanese, Spanish many more.
• Unicode is supported in both User Interface and File Systems.
• An Explorer shell extension is available for the windows version.
• Make Password protected compressed file.

Click Here To Download KGB Archiver

Note: This KBG Archiver software cannot compress video format files.

How to Delete Old Facebook Content From your Profile

Facebook Timeline enables people to search and access older content very easily. As in the old facebook profile it was  hectic task  to find out what has been posted about few months or a year ago but in Facebook timeline all your activities are arranged in chronological order and it allows your friends you check out all your Facebook content. So if you think you have posted something abusive then it is time to delete that content.

How to Delete Old Facebook Content From your Profile

Application For Android To Delete Old Facebook Content

Exfoliate is an application for Android phones which can sweep content from Facebook which you have posted about one/two year ago. You can choose the content like status updates, photos, likes and many more that you want to remove from your timeline. You also remove all the posts that you had posted on your friends wall in past. If you are active user on facebook then it may take long time to clean all your activities.

Click Here to Downlod Android Application

JavaScript To Delete Old Facebook Content

Clean My Wall is JavaScript that run runs only in the Mozilla Firefox browser. To delete all your old Facebook content you have to follow following steps:

• First of all you have to Remove Facebook Timeline your account. Click to check how to remove facebook timeline.
• Now after removing Facebook timeline Bookmark Clean My Wall JavaScript and add it to your Favourites.
• Click on the favourite created in second step.
• Now window will pop-up asking you from where you want to remove your posts. Select the number from the drop down list and click on GO button.

That’s it! Be careful while deleting your old facebook content because once deleted it cannot be recovered back.

How to Add Google Calendar and Google Docs in Gmail Sidebar

Gmail Labs allows us to customize our Gmail Account as per our need and we can enable various features like inserting images in text body, Additional Smiley Codes, Preview Pane etc of which we are otherwise devoid. Now Gmail has introduced Google Calendar and Google Docs in Gmail Labs that you can enable and view them as sidebar widgets in your Gmail Account.
Adding both these gadgets in sidebar can be very handy for those who use to spend ample time on Gmail and frequently use these services. In Google Calendar one can set his meetings, events, details etc and get notified about it at. Basically it acts like an alarm in Gmail. In Google Docs you can view all the documents that you have starred mark, recently viewed etc.

Add Google Calendar and Google Docs in Gmail Sidebar

• Open Mail Settings of your Gmail Account.
• In Mail Settings, go to Labs Tab.
• Now scroll down till you find Google Calendar Gadget and Google Docs Gadget (Both are adjacent to each other).
• Select Enable radio button for both and click on Save Changes.
• Now you will see both the gadgets will be in your left sidebar.

• Now Refresh your Gmail page and it will give you an option to set/view Event and Add/view Doc files.

You can also add these gadgets from third party services but the graphical interface is not user friendly.

How to Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview

How to Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Developer Preview of Windows 8 was launched earlier which has some bugs and it was not recommended for the people to get hands on it. Microsoft has launched the Beta version or Consumer Preview for people, that has almost all the features of the final product.Remember even this version may have few bugs.
You can download Consumer Preview version for windows 8 from Microsoft’s official website. It is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit OS. Installation process of Windows 8 is just same as that of Windows 7.

System Requirements for Windows 8 Consumer Preview

• Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
• RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
• Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device or higher
• To use touch, you need a tablet or monitor that supports multitouch
• To access Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768
• To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768

New Features Added in Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Microsoft has added a variety of new features in Windows 8.

How to use Bluetooth technology to connect laptop and cell phone?

We can use Bluetooth technology to connect laptop and cell phone. We can move videos, images, photos etc from  desktop computer or a laptop to our cell phones. In order to use Bluetooth technology to connect laptop and cell phone we need a laptop and a cell phone which support this technology. Try webhosting

If the laptop doesn't support it, we can use a USB Bluetooth dongle.  Just plug it into the USB port of the desktop computer or laptop. Leave the rest to Microsoft Windows. It will find the driver and install it itself.  If it is not supported, we can manually install it via the manufacturer's compact disk. Follow these simple steps in order to use Bluetooth technology to connect laptop and cell phone: (In this example, we are using Windows Vista.)

 Turn on the Bluetooth feature on your cell phone.

 Make this setting:  my Phone's visibility -> Shown to all on the cell phone.

Open Bluetooth Devices by clicking on its icon in the Control Panel.

OR

Look for the Bluetooth driver in the Device Manager and double-click on its icon.

Click on the Add button in Bluetooth Devices dialog box.

Check the box for "My devices is set up and ready to be found" in the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard dialog box.
Click on the Next button.

This device wizard will display the name of the found Bluetooth device close by.
Click on the device name that you would like to add and click on Next.

Select "Let me choose my own key" or "Choose a passkey for me" and click on Next.

It will now display the passkey. Key this into the cell phone. Now the laptop is initiating to install the Bluetooth device. (Click Yes as you see the prompt message on the cell phone to allow connection with the laptop.)

Click on the Finish button to close the dialog box of Add Bluetooth Device Wizard.

The Bluetooth device (the cell phone) is now displayed in Bluetooth Devices dialog box. Select the Bluetooth device and click on the Properties button.

The Properties dialog box for the device will become visible. Choose the Services tab.
Check the boxes for the services you want.

In the end you can launch the items of the cell phone.  Transfer photos, videos etc to cell phone via Bluetooth technology.

This method can also be used to connect laptop to Bluetooth devices like Bluetooth mouse, Bluetooth keyboard, Bluetooth headset, etc