1. Encryption from Single File to Full Drive

Encryption from single file to full drive is one of the best ways to protect your laptop, this way help you out to lock and protect your laptop. You will be happy to know that even FBI can’t break this security lock.

2. Data Security for Windows 7

Business as well as ultimate editions of Windows 7 is available with file, folder and integrated full drive encryption option. Select a file and right click on it go to properties, advanced and click on Encrypt. This way system will provide a cipher key that should be backed up, keep in mind one thing when you will reinstall the Windows you will not be able to access the encrypted data.

Bit Locker

Another way available for Windows 7 is BitLocker. In order to use it, Open Start Menu and type BitLocker while pressing Return and when you will click on Turn On BitLocker link for Windows drive you will be informed about some good or bad news.

3. Third Part Remote Access Software

This method is commonly used by the Police force to find the missing laptops, third party remote access software is widely used by American Police Force.

4. Prey

Prey System is used by top experts and professionals especially those who keep sensitive data and vulnerable information in their laptops.  Greg Martin the renowned security expert who works for NASA and FBI recovered his Mac Book Pro just because he was using the Prey security system. Information provided by Greg to local police for instance IP address, ISP, age, secondary school, address etc helped him to reclaim and recover his laptop.

5. Logmein.com

This is basically a security solution for laptops and Macs; this is a free service and works on the basis of remote logins to respective systems, stealth mode in this security system helps the user to recover and reclaim laptop.

You can make your laptop free from unusual theft with the use of right security and protection system.

It is expected that because of its enhanced features and specifications, Google+ will act as strong rival to Facebook. Facebook has been facilitating millions of users since many years and helps them to stay in touch with their friends, Google has introduced the Google+ on same line but only time will decide either it will be able to compete with Facebook or not.

Tips about Google +

If you are interested to use Google+, following tips and tricks will help you make better use of it.

1. Use it to Send Confidential Message

One can send classified message to anyone within contacts with the help of Google+, type your note after clicking the Stream box and eliminate Public group with the click of X put in the names of those people whom you want to send the note. If you want to see the names of people who have been added in the list type + and @ right before the name.

2. Build a Custom Spark

You might have used the function of “News Feed” on Facebook, Sparks is similar to that but the good thing about Sparks of Google+ is one can modify it. Simply click the Sparks and write the search items. Remember you can not employ Google search limits on Sparks but you can make your search more specific by typing some specific words for instance when you will type “Technology News” you will get all the latest ones.

3. Download bits and pieces

Google+ allows you to download the stuff which you want, simply click on your name and choose the “Account Settings” followed by “Data liberation”. In this way you will be able to download pictures and stream posts, in addition it also enables you to save entire contacts in the form of Zip file that can be used as desktop programs and for other social networks.

4. Obstruct Open Searches

Google+ info is broadly accessible to everyone who goes through the web searches but you can limit access to your confidential information. Just click on the name icon situated on the upper right followed by privacy then click “Edit Visibility on Profile” and choose the sections which you want to confine. One can also limit view parts of profile to only Google+ members from the pop-up menu even for particular circles or for oneself only.

5. Send Invitation to Buddies

Google has completed the link so that one can send invitation to people for Google+ anytime. If you want to search it, you need to log out from your account initially prior to log in back. This link is present in lower right side.

6. Initiate a Huddle

Huddle is bit puzzling feature of Google+, one can initiate Huddle chat but only with he use of android application on Smartphone. All you need to do is search the application from the android market and install on your Smartphone and choose the Huddle, write the names of persons whom you want to put in to chat and enjoy messaging with them.

7. Verify Notifications in Chrome

Google Chrome will help you to make best use of Google+, for instance you can put in easy extension which demonstrates notifications in Google+. The main benefit it offers is that one does not require operating Google+ in a tab. Look into Chrome Extension Store and look for Surplus; one can also click on the link and set up the extension.

8. Mange Notifications

If you do not want to view all the notifications for instance if some one adds you in the circle and you do not want to see, click Notifications followed by more link and choose notifications you wish to view like you can speedily view the notifications when any one point out you in comments.

9. Prevent Receiving e-mails

When Google+ was introduced initially, people got emails after every minute when people mentioned and add them in circles and it was very irritating. In order to avoid such emails, click on name present on the upper left and then enter in “Account Settings”. Click on the link of Google+ and halt notifications of e-mail alerts for instance when photos are being tagged and new Hurdles are initiated.

10. Discontinue a Hangout

If you plan to start a Hangout, be very cautious because when you add members, videos feeds become active. When you end up Hangout, do not forget to click on “exist” button and check out that dialogue box disappear, if not webcam will keep on showing audio and video feeds.

11. YouTube Videos

Google has made best use of its owned YouTube in Google+, one can speedily put in YouTube videos. Simply click on the Stream box then on icon of small video, choose YouTube and YouTube videos. Choose the video which you like and click on add video. Use the same procedure to add more videos.

12. Insert Cell Numbers for Notifications

If you want to get SMS alerts, you can add your mobile number; Click on the name on Upper left side and choose the “Account Settings” then click Google+ and link in order to insert cell number. When you will successfully add you cell number, soon you will receive a verification code which will require to be typed for the activation of this service.

13. Drag and Drop Pictures

Do you want to drag pictures in Stream box? Search the pictures from your laptop or PC and choose the pictures which you wish to post and drop them in Stream box.

14. Apply Keyboard Shortcuts

Google+ facilitates the users to use its interface with ease and speed; you can use Keyboard shortcuts like “J” to view the next post and “K” to view the last one. You can also “Space” button to scroll down page and Space along with Shift button to scroll the page up and “Q” can be used for chat purpose.

15. See the +1

Google+1 is analogous to “Like” button of Facebook, one can use +1 for any comment, post and link. If you want to check its function, just click on your photo and choose +1.

Download User’s Guide

Sorry to say iPad 2 do not have any large sized manual, Apple always includes small printed manuals in its product boxes. No worries, you can access the PDF version of Guide from the official website of Apple. A part from this, you can also interpret the user’s guide from the iBook.

Take a Gratis Guided visit

For every preinstalled application Apple offers video tours, hence one can easily access the information about how to use different apps.

Utilize the Side Button

If you want to enable or put out of action the audio alerts, you can use the button embedded on the side of iPad 2. Don’t worry this action will not affect the audio and video playback. You can also fix the function you want to assign to the side button with the help of Settings on Home screen. Select General and pick the function you desire to assign to be used through side switch.

Multitasking

You might be surprised to know that you can filch multitask bar from left to right for speedy access to control audio/video playback as well as shortcut to the iTunes. When you will select either the side button should mute sounds or not, rest of the functions will be displayed in the shortcut bar.

Expedite your Sentences

When you will double-tape the space bar during message typing, it will first of all type period and then space. As a result, you could expedite your sentences.

Avoid Autocorrect

If you don’t want to avail the option offered by the auto correct, you can refuse it by simply substituting it with the word you like and then tape the offer. On the other side, if you wish to use the autocorrect option simply type space or punctuation mark

Safeguard your Backups

Do you want to protect your backup? Open the iPad in iTunes and tick the summary tab, then from the options check out the Encrypt iPad backup.

Avert Repeated Sync Once

Most of the times when people connect iPad to PC they do not want to sync their iPad to computers, to avoid sync grip down shift-control when you plug in iPad to computer.

Clasp Data Roaming

Users of iPad 3G can activate the data roaming if they want to attempt to get cellular internet via different sources.

Intricate Passcode

By default, iOS has password that consists of four digits but one can change it by simply doing through Settings, General, Passcode lock, Simple Passcode and can use the Passcode of one’s own choice to padlock the iPad 2. The password also offers to encrypt the mail. Hence one can make it safer as compare to 4 digits Passcode.

Though the user manuals attached with almost every electronic product are pretty useful; they certainly do not tell you all the possible ways in which you can get the most out of your purchased good. You definitely get a clear idea of basic usage by reading the instructions of user manuals, but the tricky uses are always untold. For such tips and tricks, gadget experts are there to guide you.

This is why, I am here today with a host of tip and tricks that can help you get the most out of your top notch gizmo; the iPad!
Apple has a name in making easy to use and understand products. IPad is one of such products; easy to use and hassle free. But there are a lot of things that you would not know about your slate unless someone tells you, or you accidentally discover them. Following is a long list of all the possible tips and tricks that can make you do anything with your iPad that you want.

• Audio/Music Tips:

1. Though the iPad has nice sound quality, some nice speakers (while you are sitting in your room) or decent earphones (no matter wherever you are) will surely enhance your audio experience.

2. A number of audio setting options are available for you to choose what you like the most. Go to “iPod” in “Settings” and look into the “EQ”. You will see a long list of audio options like Loudness, Small Speakers, Lounge, Dance etc. From here, you can check the option of your own choice. This is another way in which you can augment your audio experience.

3. It is infuriating to have no dedicated “Mute” button on such a nice machine! But here is the solution you need in order to suddenly mute the volume. Press the “Volume Down” button and hold it there; it will result in muted sound. As simple as this!

4. If you want to attain more space for your songs, you can convert your audio files to a format that covers less space.

• Video Tips:

5. If you want to enjoy your HD videos on a big screen; you will need to acquire the Apple iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter.

6. At times, you might want to watch the web videos in full screen mode. Well, this is quite possible. All you have to do is flick with 2 fingers, and your video will go Full Screen. Whenever you need to go back to browsing, flick back.

7. If you wish to see a YouTube video in full screen mode, just double tap the video and it will fill up your whole screen.

• Battery Tips:

Good news! Your iPad is a wonderful gadget that has a nice battery backup time; 10 hours. Still if you want to know about some tips and tricks to enhance your iPad’s battery life, I have chosen some ways that can help you in this regard.

8. You can keep the brightness level as low as you can handle; this will save the battery.

9. Wireless options (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) take the battery as their favourite drink. Turn those off when you are not working on the internet or when the iPad is not paired with any Bluetooth device.

10. Charging the empty battery of an iPad takes 3-4 hours. This is why it is best to charge it in nights.

11. Keeping your iPad directly under sun or in hot environment will affect its battery life adversely. Keep it cool!

12. 3G consumes way more battery than the Wi-Fi! Try sticking to the latter if you need your iPad’s battery to long last.

13. Turning off or reducing the Push notifications will also save some juice.

• Display Tips:

14. If you want your iPad’s screen to stay clean of smudges, it is better to keep a cleaning cloth with you at every moment.

15. IPad works very nicely being a picture frame. You can Picture Frame mode on your gadget and it will show your selected photos in a slide show preview. Go to Settings and Picture Frame; from where you can handle the settings related to the slide show.

16. Nothing is perfect! You might buy an iPad which has white or black spots on the display screen. Check your device thoroughly for such defects, and get it exchanged if you find something like this.

17. IPad dock has 4 apps by default, and you can add 2 more to this number. The process is simple. Press any app icon on the home screen and hold it down until it shakes and drag it to the dock.

18. You can change the wallpaper of your iPad whenever you want to. Search for your required image on the internet and save it. Go to Settings and make that image your wallpaper.

• Apps Tips:

19. If you have deleted an app for your iPad, don’t worry about buying it again when you need it. Go to the App Store and buy your deleted app again. You will be told that you have already bought it, and whether you want to reinstall it. Go for the reinstall if you require the app.

20. If you want to add a photo to one of your contacts, there are two ways you can do it. Either you begin with the Contacts App, pick a contact and assign a photo (after scaling and moving it) by editing; or you can go to the Photos App, select a photo and choose the option of assigning it to a contact.

21. It will be pretty useful to make more than one user accounts for the App Store, with different countries. This will give you access to certain apps which are available for one country but not for the other.

• Internet Tips:

22. Safari is the default web browser in Apple iPad. It is a nice browser, but not everyone in the universe likes it. Also, Safari is not capable of performing many tasks, whereas some other browsers have the ability to do this. You might want to surf the internet via some other browser of your very own choice.

Well, you certainly can do this. Some nice options include SkyFire (Flash video, full screen browsing, private browsing, Google reader and Facebook integration), Atomic Web (private surfing, full screen browsing, 1 touch tab buttons, multi touch gesture support, ad blocking) and iCabMobile Browser (full screen browsing, private surfing, downloading, ad blocking, Google Language Translation and 1 touch tabs).

23. Google has been set as the default search engine in Safari. It is certainly the most adored search engine all around the world, but you might be a Yahoo fan! Do not worry! Google can’t keep on hindering between you and your beloved. Go to “Settings”, “Safari”, “Search Engines” and check “Yahoo” to be used as your search engine.

24. How do others feel when they keep on getting your emails with the “Sent from my iPad” signature? All of them know by now that you have bought an iPad! I think it is time you change the default words! Go the Mail menu from Settings, and edit the signature there. Be creative and unique while selecting your signature; it shows your personality.

25. If you are a podcast fan, you can get a subscription so that they get downloaded automatically. Go to iTunes and select what you want to listen to. Keep in mind that this process requires a computer with which you can sync your iPad.

26. Safari offers you the option of Autofill; automatic fill out of your web forms. Choose this option from Settings and Safari; and save your time!

27. Have you seen that “+” tab in Safari? Well, this is a pretty useful icon. If you want to bookmark a web page, this + sign is your key to do this. Also, if you want a web page to appear on your Home Screen (this might happen if you visit that page very often), this + icon will show you the option for taking this action.

28. If you wish to clear all the browsing record, go to Settings and then Safari. Here you will see the options; “Clear History”, “Clear Cookies” and “Clear Caches”. Choose whichever you think is necessary to be cleared.

29. Do you wish to open a web link in a new page instead of the same page? Click the link and hold; you will see a menu with the option of opening the link in a new page. Also, you get a useful option of copying the link.

30. Do you want to have a handy bookmark option on your Safari? Go to Safari via Settings and turn on “Always Show Bookmarks Bar.”

• Keyboard Tips:

31. I genuinely despise listening to clicks and beeps of keys while typing. Go to Settings and then to Sounds; here you can turn your keyboard’s clicks off.

32. Though the on screen virtual keyboard of iPad is a nice one, you might want to have a physical typing device in front of you while working on the iPad. Go for a Bluetooth keyboard; it might swallow your iPad’s juice quickly, but will save you the hassle of typing on the on screen keyboard.

33. Apple has a pretty fast processor, which does not annoy you while typing faster. Therefore, you must not worry about slow processing of the tablet; and can easily type as fast as you want to. You will not face any lag while doing so.

34. If you have to type too much on your iPad, this simple tip might help you. While typing, you will see your iPad offering you suggestions for the word. If that is the word you are intending to type, tap the space bar and it will be typed automatically.

35. If you want to turn the Caps Lock on, double tap either of the two Shift keys present on your iPad’s on screen keyboard.

36. It might be difficult to correct a typo if you don’t have the thinnest fingers. Touch and hold on the word where you went wrong, and a magnifying glass will appear to help you.

37. Your iPad’s keyboard shows a very nice key; the “.com” key! This is a good way to save time while typing a web address. If you hold down this key, it will show you few options like “.net”, “.org” and “.co.uk” etc.

38. Here is one wonderful time saving tip! When you need to put a full stop and go on typing the nest sentence, double tap the space bar. It will not only put a full stop there, but will also add a space after it.

39. Tap and hold down the “!” key on your on screen keyboard and you will get an option for “Apostrophe”. This will save your time when you need to type the symbol.

40. Do you know that the space bar will put the spaces according to the number of fingers tapping it? Tap it with two fingers and get two spaces created, tap it with 3 fingers and get three spaces formed and so on.

• Documents/Books Tips:

41. ePub Format of books is supported by the iPad. You can go and search for free ePub books on the internet and download them on your PC or Mac. Email those books to you and open your emails on your iPad. Store the books on your device, and there you go! Do not forget to check out the Project Gutenberg website; they have HUGE number of free ePub books to download.

42. If you are a Kindle lover, here is the good news for you! Amazon is offering kindle for iPad free! Get it downloaded and enjoy your all previous Amazon e-book purchases.

• General Tips:

43. Grouping your icons under relevant categories will not only give your iPad an organized look, but will also save your time that will be wasted otherwise looking for a required app inside a mob of unorganized applications.

44. By now, you must be having the knowledge of copy and paste method. What if you want to copy a whole paragraph? It is a very simple process. Tap on the paragraph for 4 times, and the whole paragraph will be highlighted.

45. You might want a screen shot of your iPad; press the Home button and then the Power button. This will save your screenshot in the photo gallery.

46. If for some reason, you want to reboot your device, simply hold down the Power and Home button only for a few moments. This will perform your required task.

47. Many people are in the habit of protecting their phones and laptops with covers and cases. You can get a protective cover for your iPad, too in order to keep it safe from scratches and marks.

48. Press the Home button to access the Spotlight Search. This works for contacts as well as iPod. Searching via this option is going to save your time, for sure!

49. You can customize the Home button function if you don’t want to go to the Home Screen whenever you double click it. Go to Settings, General, Home and choose from the options.

50. If you are willing to let go of the iPad warranty in order to get hold of various features (that Apple do not let us enjoy), go for Jailbreak!

This is all for today! I hope you will make use of these tips and tricks to get the most out of your wondrous gizmo!

Android Tips and Tricks

Here are some of the best tips and tricks that you can try on your Android cell phones.

Best Tips

1. If you love to carry your emails with you then Android phones are really good for you because you can browse through the list of your emails. However, if you notice you will find that when you access your email account through your Android phone and when you scroll down the long email list you will see an orange cue on the side. This indicates that you are at the bottom of the page and you can’t scroll down further.

2. Do you love connecting your Android cell phone through Wi-Fi networks? If you enjoy using Wi-Fi on your network then you can see the difference in colors on the notification bar icons. The color will turn green if you are on uninhibited connection to Google and will turn when you don’t. However, the colors won’t start changing until you have launched your browser in your cell phone.

3. If you think that Google Maps only provide driving instructions then you are completely wrong because you can also get some walking instructions through Google Maps. For this you will need to enter the starting point and destination point and then click on the walking person icon and you will see walking directions on your Android cell phone.

4. If you enjoy downloading a lot of stuff on your Android cell phone and want to know about what applications and files you have downloaded on your cell phone then you can go to Download Manager and get the entire list from there.

Best Tricks

1. If you want to capitalize only few letters in the word you can use the Shift + Key rather than clicking on Caps that will capitalize all the words on your cell phone screen. This feature is available with the latest Gingerbread Android cell phones. However, there are some supported hardware that allows this trick.

2. Quick Replace is another good thing that happens on your Android cell phone. You can tap on the word that you want to replace and you will see the list of words you can go through them and tap on the word that you feel is a better replacement for the earlier word that you typed in.

3. Special Characters are not needed all the time and therefore we don’t pay much attention to it but now Android cell phones have made it easier and all you need to do is press and hold the keys and the special character for that particular key will be on the screen.

Christmas Budget

Chalk out a proper and specific list of the things you need to buy for this Christmas. Do not hover up on all the Christmas stuff. See what are already there which you can use as your Christmas decorations at home.

The Christmas budget is very important. Be very sure while counting your expenditures whether they are absolutely necessary or not.

Do not take personal loans or borrow from someone to cope up with a big Christmas budget. Always remember you will have to pay the amount back with added interest rates.

Special Christmas Savings Account

Christmas Savings Account - You can open a separate Christmas savings account. Save some money every month in the account. This way it does not tax your pocket to spend away so much at a go on Christmas shopping.

Broken Changes – Save all the broken changes throughout the year. When you put them together for your Christmas budget, they will add up to quite a amount. Kids’ piggy banks are the best option for this.

Sell Your Junks – Sell off the old junk stuff which you do not need anymore. If you do not want to take that much trouble then simply carry the items and give them to some consignment shops which take and resell stuff. They will give you upto 5o% of the sell profit. Drop the payment straight away in your Christmas savings account.

Prioritize Your Gifting List

You surely want to gift your family members and other close ones the best of the presents out in the market.  You can keep your extended family and other companions out of your priority list.

You can give another thought for the kids’ gifts. If they are asking for something which is very expensive, you can look for a dummy of the same in a cheaper price. For a little more grown up ones, you can talk to them about the budget, they will understand.

You can also ask some of your near ones what they want for this Christmas. They might actually ask for something less expensive, again very much likable for them.

Instead of sending cards to all of your known ones, you can simply cut out the decorated part of the cards you got on the previous Christmas and send them as post cards with a little message on the other side. You can also send e-greetings.

Buy On Sales

Boxing Day sales – Boxing Day sales are a must not to be missed. Retailers clear up the Christmas stock on 26th December every year. You can actually utilize the opportunity of these after Christmas sales to stock up for the next Christmas.

Christmas in July sales – Though some might think Christmas in July as just a hype, but why not make the most out of it. The retail chains offer great discounts for Christmas in July. Stock up early for the Christmas ahead.

Off-season sales – In summers you might not plan for the winter ahead, but it can be safe enough to try it out. You can stock up winter wears, bed linens and other winter stuff in summers. They come in much cheaper price in summers.

Garage sales – Check out the garage sales on and off. You can get some real good stuff out in them. You might actually get a pure leather jacket in half the price. Store it up for the coming Christmas.

Buy On Cards

Shop more on your credit cards. All the points add up to your budget actually in a way. Once you reach a certain level of the points and the discount starts, you can get a good amount of discount on your total purchase.

Buy On-line

You can shop on-line at e-bay or Dealio.com. While some products get out dated but you can still opt for items like toys and jewelries. Some on-line shops even offer free shipping.

Cyber Monday deals are also a great option. This starts on the Monday after the Thanksgiving. All merchants, who have their own websites, post some or the other kind of promotional offers. There are websites which provide all Cyber Monday deals’ list.

Utility Items

Purchase utility items for your Christmas home decorations.

You can also gift home made Christmas gifts to your close ones. This will save your money and give that special, personalized touch in the gift.

Buy re-usable Christmas decoration items. Just be a little innovative in your decoration ideas for Christmas and re-use the previous year’s decoration items.

Go for some Christmas gift ideas that you have never tried before. Gift some chocolates and small utility items and make a Christmas gift baskets.

We hope you can plan a great Christmas with our ideas within a properly planned budget. The best way to have a great Christmas is without worries in your mind. Try not to tax your pocket and mind in turn this Christmas.

IPad is yet another remarkable invention made by the computing guru Apple. This tablet computing gizmo has been dreamt about by many tech geeks for years. To get most of this gadget, one has to be aware of certain tips and tricks that will enhance the usability of iPad. Today, I am going to discuss few such tricks with you in this article. I hope that these tips are going to be helpful for you.

1. By default, the iPad dock shows four widgets. This doesn’t mean that you cannot have more than four apps here. In fact, you can have six apps in all on your iPad dock in order to access them quickly. Just press on an icon of any app and hold it, then drag it to the dock.

2. Searching with Spotlight is going to benefit you a lot as this feature pinpoints your search object and offers precise results. It can help in finding contacts, songs and launching apps. You can access this feature by right tap on the home screen.

3. I know how much it irritates one when a dedicated ‘mute’ button is not found on the iPad. Anyways, there is nothing perfect in this world. Keep the ‘volume down’ button pressed, until it reaches the zero level and all sounds will simply vanish.

4. iPad has certain very nice features; an example is the suggestion feature while typing. You will see that while typing, you are offered various suggestions regarding the words being typed. If that is the word that you are intending to type, press the space bar and that word will be typed automatically. If you are into a lot of typing, this feature is bound to aid you big time.

5. Sometimes, we all get tired of filling same details in every form by typing each time. You can get a little help by going to Settings, selecting Safari and then Autofill. Also, select ‘use contact info to autofill information.’ Surely, this will save a lot of time.

6. Are you a Facebook fan? Or do you visit Yahoo Mail frequently? If yes, then wouldn’t it be better to bookmark them? Click the ‘+’ icon in your Safari browser and hit ‘Add to Home Screen.’ This will make an icon of your favorite website appear on the home screen.

7. In iPad, you type a letter in caps by hitting the ‘shift’ key and then the letter. Sometimes, you need to write a whole word in capital letters and in the above mentioned manner, this can be quite. Simply hit the ‘shift’ key twice and Caps Lock will be turned on.

These tips and tricks are going to save a lot of your time as well as give you a better experience of using your iPad.

Apple has released the latest iPhone 4 in the market this last month. The Apple-lovers were anxiously waiting for this better iPhone version since the very beginning of this year. Not only iPhone 4 but iPhone OS 4.0 has also been revealed. A new version of the OS certainly means that there will be a lot of new features and changes (good ones). In this article, we will discuss iPhone tricks as well as iPhone OS 4.0 tips and tricks. Keep in mind that the iPhone OS has attained a new name which is iOS; suggesting its usage for iPhone, iPod Touch and the tablet iPad.

The iOS 4.0 is available for iPhone 3G (with limited features), iPhone 3GS and iPod 3rd generation. As far as the iPad is concerned, this gadget is going to get the latest version of iOS towards the end of 2010.

1. Sometimes, it is just so maddening when the extra efficient automatic flipping is a bit too much at work. You cannot lie down in your bed enjoying an ebook for long as your little movements are going to confuse the machine’s mechanism and it will keep on switching from landscape to portrait and vice versa. Now, there is this Portrait lock to keep you safe from this annoyance. Lock the screen in the mode you want, and there will be no disturbance again until you unlock the screen orientation.

2. If you are a UK resident, then the US English must be bothersome for you. A simple way to switch to the UK English is by clicking the ‘globe’ besides the space bar in that virtual keyboard. You can switch back to the US English by doing the same. This can be done in any app that uses virtual keyboard like Mail, Notes etc.

3. One of the best features of iPhone 4 is its huge 5 MP camera with incredible digital zoom. To activate this nice feature, you will have to focus an object first. Tap on the screen on the desired object to focus it. When it is focused, a white box will appear telling you what part is focused. Now, a zoom bar will appear also, and you will be able to zoom in or out the scene.

4. Another wonderful feature of the iOS 4.0 is its multitasking. All the Apple’s apps are compatible with this feature, though the third party apps aren’t yet; they will have to be upgraded to enable them to multi task. You will have to visit the Updates section in the App Store app and download update for each app individually, or select ‘update all’ option.

5. Multitasking is good; but not always. To know how many apps are running on your iPhone, double tap the Home button. Tap and hold on that app which you want to stop running and a “-” will show on the top of all running apps. Simply tap this sign to stop an app from running.

6. If you want to type with accents, tap and hold the virtual key (e.g. a or e). You will get accent options to choose your required one from.

7. Are you a fan of your own self? Do you love taking your photos but found t difficult in previous iPhone models? Now your issue has been resolved with the introduction of a front-facing VGA camera. Take all your photos that you can. Tap the switch button in the Camera app to switch between primary and secondary cameras.

8. Want to make a video call? Don’t look for something like a FaceTime App. Just call any of your contacts (having iPhone 4 and using Wi-Fi) and tap the Facetime button that you will find in the Phone app.

9. You can restrict content that you don’t want to be accessed by your kids (if they happen to take control of your iPhone while you are taking a bath), go to Settings apps, General and Restrictions.

10. Now, you can turn on the ‘character count’ option in your messages app.

These iPhone 4 and iOS 4.0 tips and tricks will definitely help you in case you want to get the fullest out of your iPhone.

Human beings have always been social animals. Even in the age of technology, socialization is given priority over many other aspects of life. Therefore, although the world has advanced, the needs are the same. They are just being fulfilled in a different manner. No longer are letters written rather even emails are outdated. Now communication is done in the open by writing on walls and posting comments. So how do you make new friends, maintain old ones and stay at the top of the social network? Here are a few ideas that might help you through the maze of the world wide web:

1. Choose a Good Site: There are many sites allowing people to catch up with old friends or start new friendships. The question is which one to join? simple: join the popular group to be popular. so join sites that you have heard of and of course once you have joined you will understand whether the decision was correct or not. if no one except you creates the updates you are definitely on the wrong site! some the good social networks include facebook, Orkut and twitter each with its own distinguish style.

2.  Profile Making: Now that you have managed to join a popular place its time to make a good first impression. The first impression includes your display picture and information provided in the about me sections etc. it is important that you upload your own photo not those of celebrities. You want a good impression not a fake one! Make information fun and attractive not dull and boring.

3.  Activity: Now that you do have an account and have filled information to form a profile you must remember to log in! Do not just leave the profile. Update new status. Share your adventure or feelings through your page. Explore the site to find groups to join. This way you learn more about your hobbies and interests and meet people with similar interests as well.

4. Sharing: Share what you like and what you believe your friends will like as well. Share but do not over share. It is good to have an active page but activities mean creation of notifications. Too many notifications can be irritating for others. Be careful of what you upload. Know what you are uploading and share only what you like not what others have shared and hence you did so too.

5. Interaction: Interact with new people just as you would with a person standing infront of you. You will meet all kinds of people through the net. Make sure you have fun. If you find someone good, go ahead and chat. If you do not like the conversations direction, well there is always the black button!

6. Delete Button: For all those comments on your profiles that may offend others, there is the blessing of a delete button. Use it to delete comments made by you or others that may not be so funny for someone in your friends list. Better, erase than be embarrassed by the offensive nature of a joke.

7.  Join Conversations: Discussions are a good way of learning about the topic and about views that others hold. They allow you to interact and virtually meet new people. Don’t be a silent spectator. Share your point of view so that people get to know about you and your stands in life.

8.  Friend’s Connection: What are friends for? To help you! So check out your friend’s list. Found someone interesting there? Ask your friend to introduce you to the new friend to be and voila! You just made a new friend!

9.  Relationship Status: Check relationship status of others. People make clear why they joined the site. Some are looking for new friends and relationship while others are interested in meeting only old friends. To increase your network communicating with the first group is what you need to do

10.  Don’t act Desperate: Contact new people but don’t show desperation! Don’t be too frequent in your messaging. Give some break in between to maintain interest rather than scaring the other person away. It is better to start of with messages and chats and then move on to posting comments on your new friend’s walls.

Hope you get loads of friends!

Everyone has his/her own hobbies and passions and most of times we see that people have interests in the artistic works, black and white photography is also a hobby of many artistic minded people. This should always be kept in mind that this kind of photography is an art that has its own requirements in terms of efforts and techniques. Here I am going to give you some of the tips that can help you in getting the professionally perfect black and white photographs.

• When you will remove the colors from a photograph than it can lose its focus of attention, mostly the colors in a picture are actually making them vibrant and attractive. So when you have removed the colors then there must be some shape or texture in your photograph that will act as a point of focus in your photograph.
• Another very important step for such art is that always try to take the photographs in RAW, the best thing about it is that it gives you many opportunities to control the appearance of the photograph. Some cameras don’t offer this facility and if you also own such camera then don’t worry because you can’t also get good results from other ways.
• Being a black and white photographer the main thing on which you should focus is the contrasts in your photograph. For a good photograph you must point out the grey contrast in your photograph and these contrasts will actually tell the viewer what to focus and what not, and you are responsible for bringing this tonal difference in the photograph.
• If you are capturing a landscape and the lightening conditions are so favorable then it’s better to take a black and white photograph than to take a dull colored photograph. For capturing the landscape in black and white, keep this thing in mind that the same tone keeps on repeating throughout the photograph.
• The black and white photographs expresses the emotions far better than the colored one, if you are taking a black and white portrait then you must try to keep this thing in mind. The emphasis of the portrait should be on the face and in such a way that the facial expressions get clearly prominent.
• The perfect time for the black and white photography is when the photographers of colored photographs use to stay at home; here I am talking about the dark and overcast day which is also called the poor light time. For the black and white photographs such time is best because the perfect tonal variety is available for you.

These were some of the tips that will help you in getting the perfect black and white photograph and capture the attention of viewers.