Adding Media Center to Windows 8 Release Preview

Windows Media Center is not preinstalled in Windows 8 Release Preview. If you want to use Windows Media Center, you need to add it by following these steps:

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.
   (If you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, and then click Search.)
2. Enter add features in the search box, and then tap or click Add features to Windows 8.
3. Tap or click I already have a product key.
4. Enter this product key: MBFBV-W3DP2-2MVKN-PJCQD-KKTF7 and then click Next.
5. Select the checkbox to accept the license terms and then click Add features.Your PC will restart and Windows Media Center will now be on your PC and the tile will be pinned to the Start screen.

Pleasure Hunt 2: Browser based Casual Game...

This is more a ‘toy’ than a game, and is moreover is an advertisement for Magnum ice cream, but we are writing it up because at the very least is is quite an impressive browser-based WebGL demo. Moreoever, it is pleasant enough as a FREE casual game, and children especially might like it’s its combination of gorgeous graphics and simple game dynamics.
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Gbridge Revolutionary VPN

What is Gbridge

Gbridge is a free software that lets you remotely control PCs, sync folders, share files, and chat securely and easily. An extension of Google's gtalk service, Gbridge automatically forms a collaborative, encrypted VPN (Virtual Private Network) that connects your computers and your friends' computers directly and securely with patented technology. Gbridge has many unique features.

DesktopShare(VNC): Access your computer desktop remotely or share your desktop with your friend from anywhere in the world. Gbridge automatically traverses firewalls and NATting routers without the need for configuration!

SecureShare: Securely share files among your own computers, so you can remotely access your files, e.g. play mp3 , with ultimate privacy.   Securely share files to your designated friend, so the selected friend can instantly view the auto-generated photo thumbnails and slideshow remotely. No web upload/download needed! 

AutoSync: Transfer large files and synchronizing folders to and from anywhere has never been easier. AutoSync supports auto-schedule, auto-resume, incremental transfers and no size restrictions!

EasyBackup: Setup an auto-recurring backup of your important folder to a local or remote PC is as easy as 1-2-3!

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What can you do after installing Gbridge

If you have a single computer running Gbridge

• Use EasyBackup to automatically backup your important folders locally.
• Chat with your friends if they use Gmail or Gtalk.
• Invite your friends to use Gbridge themselves.

If you have two or more of your own computers running Gbridge

• Secure, instant access to your files on one PC from another PC, anywere in the world: download important files, stream MP3s, and view pictures using SecureShare.
• Use AutoSync to transfer big files and synchronize folders between your computers.
• Use EasyBackup to automatically backup your important folders to another computer.
• Securely control your computer remotely using (built-in) VNC-based DesktopShare or Microsoft Remote Desktop.

If your friends are running Gbridge too!

• Use SecureShare to instantly share photos with your friends. Auto-generate thumbnails and slideshows -- no uploading required!
• Use AutoSync to exchange large files, or even whole folders, with your friends. Sharing gigabytes of home video files becomes a snap!
• Invite your friends to see or control your desktop, or have them invite you to see or control theirs: ideal for remote computer assistance and presentations, and a great way to telecommute when you need to.

Gbridge: www.gbridge.com

Windows 8 Immersive Metro UI Start Page For Web Browsers

The Windows 8 Immersive Metro UI for tablet PCs that Microsoft demoed a short while ago has left quite an impressions among Windows enthusiasts. One DeviantArt user has coded a start page in HTML, CSS and JQuery intended to be used as new tab page in browsers, that mimics the tile-based Metro UI interface.

By default, the start page contains shortcuts to twelve popular websites such as Google, Yahoo!, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, CNN, Grooveshark etc, but all the shortcuts and images on the start page can be customized and tweaked easily by modifying JavaScript file which contains all the settings.

To use Windows 8 Metro UI-styled homepage on your web browser, simply download EIGHT - Firefox start page, unpack to a location in your hard drive and set the index.htm file as the homepage in your browser. If you want the start page to open every time you open a new tab, configure your browser to open the homepage as the new tab page.

To customize the shortcuts you have to create the images containing the logo or name of the websites, place them inside the folder ‘thumbs’ and then edit the file source.js and replace the URLs. The logos look best when set in white with alpha transparency. In simpler terms – transparent images with white logos. The background image of each tile can be changed too, by replacing the images under the folder ‘lib’. You can also change the search engine to Bing or Yahoo.

Windows 8 Developer Preview Video

Metro UI tweaker download

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Microsoft's Windows 8 Comes Alive with Fast and Fluid New UI

Julie Larson-Green, Corporate Vice President Windows Experience at Microsoft, unveiled a fast and fluid new user interface for the upcoming Windows 8 at the company's Build conference earlier today in Anaheim. Larson-Green previewed the new "Metro style" UI including the Start screen.

Get more information about the developer preview of Windows 8 http://win8.ms/build

Protect iPhone From Water

Apple’s iPhone is one of the most prized possession because of its excellent features and for the safety of our iPhone we keep them in iPhone cases.

However, have you thought that what will happen if your iPhone accidentally falls in water?

“EscapeCapsule” is water-proof iPhone case which will protect your valuable iPhone from water,rain,scratches,snow and more.It is made of high impact crystal clear polycarbonate and hence your iPhone will not get hidden inside and will be visible.With EscapeCapsule iPhone case you can make calls or take calls,can even take pictures and videos from the camera iPhone and is easy to remove when you want to charge the Phone.The water-proof iPhone case has Watertight plug which enables users to make calls hands free with iPhone headphone or listen to your favorite music.

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Windows 8 developer preview download links

For 64 bit(Includes developer tools too):
http://wdp.dlws.microsoft.com/WDPDL/9B8DFDFF736C5B1DBF956B89D8A9D4FD925DACD2/WindowsDeveloperPreview-64bit-English-Developer.iso


For 64 bit systems(x64):
http://wdp.dlws.microsoft.com/WDPDL/9B8DFDFF736C5B1DBF956B89D8A9D4FD925DACD2/WindowsDeveloperPreview-64bit-English.iso




For 32 bit systems(x86):

http://wdp.dlws.microsoft.com/WDPDL/9B8DFDFF736C5B1DBF956B89D8A9D4FD925DACD2/WindowsDeveloperPreview-32bit-English.iso

Xperia X10 Getting Gingerbread (Android 2.3) This Month

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is due to be updated to Android 2.3 this month. Sony Ericsson confirmed the information on their Facebook page where they announced it would be available between the 25th-31st of August.

The update has been in the works for a long-time and will be greatly appreciated by owners of the Xperia X10. The Xperia X10 originally launched on Android 1.6 so it's quite an achievement that Sony Ericsson have managed to get it run on the latest version of Android.

What's even more brilliant is that Sony Ericsson have managed to include most of the improvements that Android 2.3 brings. Firstly, the user-interface has been improved and WiFi and USB tethering has been added , while you can also install applications on a microSD card.

The Xperia X10 will also be benefit from a horizontal app tray and new media widgets, which will improve the user-interface vastly. Sadly, the Xperia X10 won't support DLNA because Sony Ericsson would need to go through a lot of legislation which would delay the update.

Unfortunately, other versions of the X10, such as the Mini and Mini Pro won't get the update because they don't have enough RAM.

Courtesy: http://www.3g.co.uk

Google Allows Indian Users to Post to Google+ Via SMS

In an effort to make Google+ a successful product Google has introduced a new feature, exclusive to the Indian market. Many may have noticed the feature yet, but Indian Google+ users can update their Google+ statuses via text messages.

The feature is already available for Indian users and further those who have enrolled for the feature can get Google+ notifications as text messages directly on their mobile phones.

How do you use Google+ with SMS?

Visit the Google+ Settings Page and simply add your phone number. Once, you add your phone number Google will send you a verification code, then confirm the settings with your verification code. You can then start updating Google+ via SMS. Google also allows you add SMS security PIN your additional security.

So, what do you think about this new service available on Google+.

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Play Hidden Snake Game on Youtube

You might have played Snake Game on you old monochrome phones, There are many other versions released later , even for color displays and Phones. Snake game was the most popular Mobile game of  the year 2004-2008. Anyhow Snake game is the most traditional and oldest popular Long living Game.
Do you know that you can play Snake game inside YouTube video player?
It sounds funny, But true.
Open any video in YouTube and when it starts streaming the video , Press and hold your Left mouse button and press left Arrow and Up arrow on your keyboard together.
i.e. Left Mouse click+Left arrow+Up arrow.
Courtesy: GoHarsh

How to transfer Google+ data to your computer

Data can be transferred from your Google+ account to your computer. The same applies to your personal Picasa Web Album, Google profile, Google Buzz data, stream activities and Google contacts.

The steps to this are: highlight your full name or email address in Google+ bar and click on ‘account settings’. Then select ‘data liberation.’ After this you can either click ‘download your data’ or select a specific service.

Courtesy: Times Of India

Play Angry Birds Online on Google Chrome or Other Web Browsers, Unlock All Levels at Once

One of the favorite and seriously addictive mobile game “Angry Birds” is now available to play on desktop, laptop and netbooks. Using Google Chrome or any other web browser like Firefox, Internet Explorer etc., one can play the game on computer. Angry Birds is a cool game developed by a company named “Rovio” and the game is already downloaded on mobile phones for more than 150 million times.

To play the game on web browser, you just need to go to “chrome.angrybirds.com” on your favorite browser. If you are using Google Chrome, you can download and install the Chrome App for Angry Birds and play the game over there as well.
There are two versions of this game available to play. One is SD Version and the other is HD Version. If you are on slow connection with less powerful hardware, shift to SD Version by clicking the button available on the bottom of the page.
If you are new to this awesome game, you just need to hit the green color pigs with the angry birds. You can use your mouse to stretch the birds and crush the pigs. There are so many levels available in Angry Birds and you will be able to open the next level by completing the current one. There are total 70 levels in Angry Birds with different difficulty levels. If you want to try the difficult levels without playing the easy one, you can open all locked levels by using below mentioned hack.

Unlock all levels of Angry Birds at once

 Angry Birds on web can be hacked and all levels can be unlocked by pasting the below code on address bar of browser.javascript: var i = 0; while (i<=69) { localStorage.setItem(‘level_star_’+i,’3′); i++; } window.location.reload();
Now launch Angry Birds on the browser and you will see all levels unlocked.
To reset and lock all opened levels, paste the below code on address bar of browser and then launch Angry Birds.
javascript: var i = 0; while (i<=69) { localStorage.setItem(‘level_star_’+i,’-1′); i++; } window.location.reload();
Thanks Wes Bos for finding the cheat code for Angry Birds for web.
Courtesy: Clickonf5

Is Microsoft's 'Accidently Leaked' Secret a Social Networking Project?

Apparently social networking features are proving to be goldmines for tech giants with Facebook attracting major share of internet traffic, and Google catching up with Google+. Social networking ventures are being valued sky high and the LinkedIn IPO wasn't bad either. No wonder if Microsoft wanted to join the game.

Microsoft might be working on a social project called Tulalip, according to details from a splash page that was "accidentally published" to Socl.com recently. Currently a message which reads, "Thanks for stopping by. Socl.com is an internal design project from a team in Microsoft Research which was mistakenly published to the web. We didn't mean to, honest," is on the display as the "unintentionally published" page has been taken down.

The page which was up at Socl.com described the project, "With Tulalip you can Find what you need and share what you know easier than ever", along with options to connect to the service through Facebook and Twitter registrations. The "Tiles" of images found on the page was reminiscent of the interface design found on Microsoft's new Window's Phone 7 operating system. Also Socl.com is shorthand for social.

There has been no formal comment from Microsoft on the matter though the "accidental publishing" of page has led to a good deal of speculation, with some alleging that Microsoft intentionally published the page to arouse interest.

So, the big question remains: Will Microsoft join the 'social' race?

Courtesy: www.ibtimes.com

20 Google+ Tips to Enhance Your Google Plus Experience

Original post: Webtrickz

Google has finally rolled out Google+ which is not yet another service like Google Wave and Buzz, but is an amazing and power packed social networking website which is deemed to rise very high and compete with today’s biggies ‘Facebook and Twitter’.




# Here are some useful Google+ Tips shared by Matt Cutts and users who responded on his post at Google+. All these tips are handy and let you experience the actual power of Google+ (PLUS). Check them below:

1. Click on Profile pictures to rotate through them.
2. Click ‘j‘ to navigate down to the next item or ‘k‘ to navigate up when checking the stream using keyboard.
3. To add formatting to your text, use the simple trick below.

• (*)bold(*):  Add * before and after the message.
• (_)italics(_):  Add _ before and after the message.
• (-)strike-through(-):  Add - before and after the message. 

4. Click on “Limited” next to the timestamp to find out the actual list of persons with whom you are sharing a particular post.
5. Add a + or @ signal to mention someone specifically in a post.
6. Click on the Timestamp to get the permalink (web URL) of any post.
7. Share your post with Public or Circle/Circles only. You can even share a post with an individual by typing their name or email address. A very useful one!
7. Share your post with Public or Circle/Circles only. You can even share a post with an individual by typing their name or email address. A very useful one!
8. What’s more, you can even edit the photos uploaded by you. It’s easy and flawless.
   Open any picture uploaded by you or visit the gallery. Select Actions > Edit photo.
9. Unlike Gmail, you can Resize the Chat Box in Google+. To do so, just drag the box by its corner or sides.

10. If you’re annoyed with some post that is getting lots of comments and thus irritating you with notifications. Just Mute the post. You can even Block any person and can Report Abuse against him.
11. Set Options for any post made by you by clicking the grey drop-down ‘Options’ icon. You can choose to Edit it, Delete it, Disable comment or Disable Resharing a post.
12. Tired of receiving notifications for a particular post you made or commented on? Just hit “Mute this post” to get rid of it.
13. Share a post or check notifications on Google+ directly from within Gmail account without opening a separate webpage for Google+. Now that’s seamless integration.
14. See how your profile appears to others – Input his/her username, select Edit profile, make the alterations to your profile only for that specific person. Something unique!

15. While on the Home tab, press twice the q key on the keyboard to search and add people to your chat list. (Press q 2nd time after a gap of sec).
16. Hitting Enter when focused on a Post opens up the comment box.
17. Set delivery preferences and tick mark desired entries under “Receive Notifications”. Visit this link to edit the settings: https://plus.google.com/settings/plus
18. What’s that Incoming option under Stream? "Incoming" stream is stuff from people who are sharing with you, but who you haven’t added to a circle.
19. Give feedback – Found any bug or have a tip to suggest? Just click Send feedback from lower right corner, cool part is you can highlight the faulty area and report about it.