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Get Rid Of ‘ADB Shell’ Command With Enhanced Putty [Android Guide]

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For Android users, ADB (or Android Debug Bridge) is the wonder toy. Most of the modifications, hacks and changes to the Android operating environment rely on the use of this debug bridge. Although now many tools have matured enough to skip the command line interface in favor of a GUI, nothing still beats the power of a manual command input, and the manipulation that it brings. Hence the ADB still remains developers’ favorite. Read More

PhotoRocket – Easily Share Photos From Windows Context Menu

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Social Networks has changed our approach towards how we view our digital life. Particularly beginning with Facebook, photo sharing has hit sky-high. Today it is common and a routine to snap hundreds of photos at a vacation or trip to some exotic location, parties, events, festivals etc, and share them with everyone that matters to you via either social sharing websites, or email. Both these methods, however, are rather time consuming and involve quite a few steps. Here’s where PhotoRocket comes into play. It is a free application (currently in Alpha and invite only) with a fresh approach towards photo sharing. The thought behind PhotoRocket is to make photo sharing as simple as selecting photos, selecting recipients and clicking the send button -  no resize hassle, no long waits, album creations etc., and that’s exactly what this application does! Read More

How To Enable Tethering On Samsung WP7 Phone

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It’s just been a few days since the launch of the first Windows Phone 7 devices, and as people anticipated tethering, it has been confirmed now that the Samsung WP7 devices can actually be tethered on AT&T network. Reportedly, Samsung Focus has been successfully tethered via 3G on AT&T network. Doing so requires entering into the device’s Diagnosis menu, and it is due to this reason that tethering on Windows Phone 7 devices can only be done for Samsung phones yet, as they are the only ones for which the Diagnose mode is accessible. Read More

Save Files From Browser’s Cache In Firefox

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We know how internet browsers cache information from the internet to improve and speed up our browsing experience. The browser cache temporarily stores images, audio, video, text, JavaScript and various other parts of the webpage. This helps loading the page faster on revisit. Sometimes, it can be beneficial to have a look at this cache for some interesting stuff. Read More

Fix 3-Button Combo Download & Recovery Mode In Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000

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There was an unlucky batch of some Samsung GT-I9000 Galaxy S phones that cannot be put into download and recovery modes using the standard three-button combos. This poses a huge problem for the users of these phones, as they cannot literally apply any mods, leaked firmware etc whatsoever. The problem is caused by a faulty SBL (secondary bootloader) in these devices. Luckily, a fix exists for this issue, involving flashing a custom ‘fixed’ secondary bootloader to your device, that should enable the 3-button combos once again. Read More

What Is Zipalign In Android And How To Make Apps Zipaligned [Complete Guide]

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If you’re a hardcore Android fan, chances are strong that you’d be eagerly trying out new themes, custom ROMs and all such mods for your device. One of the main confusion points is the terminology associated with these mods – something quite familiar to the developers, but not to much to the novice user. Two of the most commonly-occurring words in custom ROMs and themes are ‘deodexed’ and ‘zipalign’. A few days back, we covered ‘deodexed’ in detail. In this article, we’ll explore what zipalign means and how APKs can be zipaligned. Read More

Mikogo Brings Remote Desktop Session Sharing Between Two Users

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If you are looking for a one-stop desktop sharing solution, Mikogo is the answer. Not only is this wonderful cross-platform application free, it has all the features that you can expect from a decent desktop-sharing application. From whiteboard to remote control, mouse pointers and desktop switching, the package is complete. Read More

SharedSafe Utilizes Free Email Space For Private File Storage And Sharing

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With the increment in popularity of online file storage, cloud computing and shared services, file sharing has attained an entirely new meaning. As of now online file storage services are the hottest commodity in market, with services like Dropbox and SugarSync taking the top spot, and file sharing giants like RapidShare, MegaUpload and many others crushing out competition. However, one catch with most of these services is that they’re free only for the most ripped-off version of what they can really do. Hence this division had yet to see a really impressive 'free’ solution. Read More

What Is Odex And Deodex In Android [Complete Guide]

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As an Android newbie, what bothered me most was coming across terminology beyond my comprehension. Not coming from a Linux background it became hard to keep up with the oh-so-commonly-used words spread all across the development community. Likewise, since I didn’t understand the terms, consequently I was unable to determine is something was of any use to me or not. From what I have seen, this problem extends to many novice and even average users. One commonly occurring word when playing with custom ROMs and firmware, and even themes is deodexed and odexed. Most users fail to understand what these terms actually imply, and while developers would boast again and again about their themes and ROMs being deodexed, the average user is left clueless as to what is going on. Read More

How To: Use Odin To Upgrade Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 To Froyo

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Samsung’s flagship handset, the brilliant Galaxy S GT-I9000, has been on the unlucky end when it came down to receiving the official Froyo update, something that has been promised again and again, and delayed likewise. A couple of weeks back users in the Nordic region were lucky enough to see official Froyo updates through their Kies software. At the same time Samsung announced that the Froyo rollout will be complete to all users everywhere by the end of November. Recently European users and those in the United Kingdom have also seen the ‘frozen yogurt’ trickling through Kies, with two firmware variants, XWJPA and XXJPO. Read More

Capture Streaming Media Online With Media Sniffer

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There is a plethora of free software out there that can download streaming videos not only from a host of sites, for example, FreeMake Video Downloader. Then there are download managers like Orbit Downloader that can do the same for you. However, what if you don’t want to use a dedicated downloader, and are not that much into fancy download managers either. For this kind of scenario, Media Sniffer is the right choice. Read More

TicknTalk Finds Latest Trends And Hottest Links From Twitter In Your Browser Sidebar

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Twitter is one of the best information sharing portals, there is no argument to that. It is the platform that actually brought the concept of micro-blogging into the mainframe. It is also one of the best means to promote your website and to find out about other trends, what people like and dislike. Independent Twitter applications like TweetDeck, Seesmic Desktop, and various others have also made Twitter indispensible to those seeking new information. Read More

Windows Tip: Kill / Close All Hung And Not-Responding Applications

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From time o time Wndows operating system tends to mess up, and it would get stuck on some unresponsive program that would just stubbornly refuse to go away. Users from the days of Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 and then Windows XP would remember this excruciating issue only too well, where one crashed/hung application would result in the whole ‘explorer.exe’ process to go down, sometimes even leading to the dreaded blue-screen-of-death. With Windows 7, Microsoft has managed to resolve these issues fairly well. However, in all honesty, Windows 7 does crash, and applications do become unresponsive, or get hung up, and many a times a user is left with the only solution of having to open task manager, kill the stuck application and restart. Simple enough, indeed, but here’s one that bummed me today. My system got hung, all windows and applicatons nonresponsive, task manager refusing to open, and myself clueless as to what to do. It was then that I discovered the usefulness of windows ‘taskkill’ command. Read More

Pomodoro Technique Timer With Task List On Your Desktop

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In the fast paced world of today, time is the most valuable asset for anyone, especially workers. Through effective time management, one can get things done without getting over-burdened, and still have time for their personal life. One of the best time management methods is the Pomodoro technique, devised in 1992 by Francesco Cirillo. Even if you’re not following it at present, or are an active user of this technique, Pomodairo is an application that can help you with getting your digital tasks done efficiently. Read More

What Is Tethered And Untethered iPhone Jailbreak [Complete Guide]

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In the world of iPhone jailbreak and unlocking, two terms that often come up are tethered and untethered. While experienced users are already pretty familiar with what this means, it often boggles down novice users who are new to the jailbreak frontline. In this article we’ll explore what these term mean, why some jailbreaks are tethered, what are the advantages and disadvantages, and what is the current status of iOS devices when it comes to jailbreaking. Read More

TextRoom Is A Free Fullscreen Distracion-Free Text Entry Tool

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If you’re a writer, journalist, blogger, or anyone who has to perform a writing task on their PC and cannot resist the temptation to check your IM notifications, email client every few minutes, and all these activities are causing hindrance in your primary writing task, then TextRoom might be the answer for you. This tool provides a totally distraction-free writing environment as it works in full-screen, covering everything as you type. Read More

Redirect MailTo Links To HTTPS Gmail Or Google Apps For Domains

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Recently it happened at work that we switched from the good old MS Outlook to Google Apps for Domains (GAFD), and a pilot group of our users started working with Gmail’s web interface. It so became half of our people were using Outlook, while a handful were using Gmail, and it caused quite a few tantrums with people taking time to familiarize with the new environment. One of the most commonly-faced issues was mailto: hyperlinks. What would happen was that when a user of GAFD would click a mailto: link, Outlook would launch instead of Gmail in a browser window. This wasn’t only with emails, but almost for all Google Apps, we saw this problem surfacing. Read More