Waqas Ahmed

Windows and Mobile writer at AddictiveTips || A tech geek and an avid gamer || I've also written for other blogs, including GSMnation || Hold an MBA in Marketing || Founder of Tech Attend. You can Subscribe to me on Facebook // Follow me on Twitter // Add me on Google+

Hide Unwanted Google Search Results In Firefox

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If you’ve ever been bothered by unwanted websites or keywords in Google search results, there's now a Firefox extension called Hide Unwanted Results of Google Search that aims to provide a little bit of help by hiding results from particular websites, or any related content that you specify. As its name implies, the extension only filters out unwanted content from Google's search results, so it will not effect any other search engines such as Yahoo! or Bing. According to its developer, the add-on is basically an alternative to Google’s now disabled ‘Block Sites’ feature that kept certain websites or keywords from showing in the results. Since the official offering by Google is no longer available, this add-on can really save the day for those who used that feature and now miss it. Read More

Create & Share A Virtual Wall Of Documents & Media With Padlet

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Padlet (formerly known as Wallwisher) is an awesome web app that lets you share files and messages with others in an intuitive drag-and-drop style. The core idea behind the the service is to create a virtual wall, where a single user or a group of people can create and share anything they like. This swift way of file sharing and collaboration is sure to attract diverse group of people such as students, teachers, project managers, business executives and even companies and organizations etc. to easily share their files and thoughts. The service calls this virtual space the Wall, where each participant has full control over what's being shared, and any individual or group can build a virtual wall and load it with any stuff they like. Let’s see how it works after the jump. Read More

Create & Share Password-Protected, Self-Destructing Notes With NoteDIP

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There are many services out there like Burn Note or DUE.IM that let you send self-destructing notes to someone for any confidential purpose, or just to make them feel like Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible. Self-destructive notes are quite interesting and easy enough to create; all you just do is create a note, send its link to the recipient via email or any other method, and your part is done; the note gets instantly eradicated once opened and read by the recipient. If you’re looking for a similar technique and want to send sensitive information to someone without leaving any traces, give NoteDIP a try. It’s a handy web app that allows you to create self-destructing notes in a few simple steps. To go one step further, it even sends you a notification when the note is read by the recipient. Read More

The Comprehensive ‘Photo Editor’ By Aviary Comes To Windows 8 And RT

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Photo Editor by Aviary is one of the most robust web-based photo editing platforms out there that lets you edit your photos to your heart’s content right from your web browser or mobile device. The app is fairly popular on iOS and Android platforms, receiving praise for its stellar photo editing plugins and a powerful standalone version that does a lot more than conventional photo editors normally do. After getting rave reviews on both these mobile platforms, the app has now landed on Windows Store as well, and it's no different from its counterparts when it comes to features and functionality. Simply labeled Photo Editor, the app provides you with a clean, easy to use photo editing environment so you can give your favorite images a quick makeover. Read on for our full review. Read More

Vonage Mobile For Android Updated With Video Calling

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Skype has always been the top VoIP choice for many when it comes to making voice and video calls over WiFi, 3G and the recently introduced LTE. The service has provided an unparalleled medium of communication that enables us to get in touch with friends, family, coworkers and clients no matter where they are. Though that doesn't make Skype the only player in the game fighting to claim the top VoIP service crown, with apps like Viber and Tango giving it a run for its money on smartphone platforms. Previously, we covered a powerful VoIP app for Android called Vonage Mobile by Vonage, which we found to be one of best VoIP apps out there after Skype. For those unfamiliar with Vonage, it's one of the top VoIP and SIP service provider in US, Canada and UK. When we first reviewed it, the app only allowed to make voice calls, but today Vonage has updated their app to a new beta version that includes a video call option as well. Let's take a closer look at this new feature. Read More

View Info Stored In All Windows Jump Lists With Nirsoft JumpListsView

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Microsoft introduced Jump Lists feature in Windows 7 to provide quick access to the documents and tasks associated with your applications. It’s more like Windows XP’s recent documents feature, but only more enhanced, intuitive and easily accessible. Jump Lists also allow you to pin any frequently accessed or favorite items to the taskbar button for quick and easy access, acting like a history and bookmarks view of the files and program features to quickly open at any time. If you want to take a quick peek at the information stored by the Jump Lists, JumpListsView is a free portable tool by Nirsoft that makes the task easy for you. Lets take a closer look at the app after the jump. Read More

Create Encrypted, UAC-Independent Desktop Shortcuts With EnSC

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Just a few days ago, I covered a handy Windows application called ElevatedShortcut that is designed to get rid of UAC prompts for trusted apps while keeping them enabled for all other apps. UAC or User Account Control is a security measure integrated into Windows that keeps untrusted apps from running on your computer without your express permission. Today, we've yet another similar app at your disposal called EnSC. You might be wondering what EnSC offers over ElevatedShortcut that makes it worth recommending. The tool's flagship feature is its ability to also encrypt the shortcut created for running the app with elevated privileges, meaning even if elevation is granted by a user, the selected shortcut still remains safe from prying eyes. Moreover, the tool allows to create such shortcuts from network drives as well. Read More

Pokki Gets A Full-Featured Pandora App With Desktop Notifications

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Many of us get tired of our daily hectic work routine, and listening to music is a great way to keep oneself going all day and replenish that relaxation meter again. Speaking of music, there are countless number of services that let you listen to your favorite tunes. Services like Spotify, Last.fm & Pandora offer fascinating solutions to stream music off the internet at zero charge. If you’re an avid Pandora listener, Pandora for Pokki is a great app to use the service without firing up its webpage. This gorgeous app enables to sign in to your Pandora account to access your profile, playlists, radio stations and then some. Read More

Instametrogram Is A Windows 8 Instagram App With Geotagged Map View

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Instametrogram may seem like just another Instagram app at first sight, but deep down it’s packed with some really great features, set in a pretty decent interface. This Windows Store app lets Windows 8 and RT users browse and save their Instagram photos with ease. In addition, you can gaze at popular images shared by other Instagramers around the globe without having to sign up for an account with the service. Just click the Read More button for our full review. Read More

Chocolatey Brings Linux APT-Style App Installation & Management To Windows

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If you've ever used Linux’s apt-get command for installing software, you must be aware of the level of convenience it provides. For those unfamiliar, all Debian-based Linux distributions (including the popular Ubuntu) provides an easy solution to install apps by entering a simple command. This feature is as good as it gets and if you wish you had something similar on Windows, take Chocolatey for a spin. This simple, easy to use tool is designed to let you install hundreds of apps the Linux way; instead of downloading apps via your web browser and running the downloaded installer, you simply type a two-word command for the purpose. In fact, Chocolatey’s own installation process comprises running a command in the Command Prompt. Let’s take a close look!. Read More

Import Social Media Photos To Cloud Services & Access From Anywhere With Trovebox

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Smartphones these days are packed with super-fast processing power and a camera that easily matches performance of a mid-end digital snapper. This means people like spending more time taking photos with their phones now, than making phone calls. Since taking photos and sharing them over the internet has become quite an everyday chore, image sharing services like Instagram, Imgur and Facebook have taken the gauntlet for the task to provide us with platforms to share all our digital images on. Though if you use such many of these services, you might be looking for a way to bring all your photos uploaded to these sites together in a single place. Trovebox provides you a helping hand with exactly this. It’s a web app that lets you import photos to its cloud server and share them among your loved ones, all from one place. Read More

Create A Personal Dashboard & Sync It Across All Your Windows 8 & RT Devices With Qool

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When was the last time you saw something and said "cool"? Can’t recall? Well, today you just might, when you check out Qool – clever name, no? Qool is an app for Windows 8 RT that can boost your productivity in a number of ways. The app lets you create your own fully customizable dashboard, on which you can paste sticky notes regarding to-dos and important events, graphical charts related to an important business presentation, images and videos, and various files of other types. What's even more impressive is that everything you add to your dashboard automatically gets synchronized across all your Windows 8 and RT devices via your Microsoft account, which can be really useful if you have let's say, a Windows 8 PC and a Windows RT tablet, or a Windows 8 PC at work and one at home. Read More

Access Windows 8 Start Screen, All Apps & Search Charms From Desktop

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Even though, applications like Start8 and Pokki for Windows 8 successfully restore the Start Menu, if you want play around with Start Screen a little bit, then Start Charming just might be what you’re looking for. The application is yet another Start Screen modifier (like we haven’t seen plenty of them already) that lets you display Start Screen within desktop in a manner similar to Immersive Taille and the likes. The application is pretty handy if you want to spend most of your computer time within the Desktop mode and seldom find the need to jump back to the Metro interface. The application also lets you invoke the Charms Bar from a system tray button. Read More

Record, Edit & Create Your Own Ringtones On Android With Ringtonium

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Just forget what Tyler Durden says in Fight Club; ringtones are cool and dandy, and can leave quite an impression on the folks around you, provided your choice isn't something cheesy. Since ringtones are intended for cellphones, how about creating one directly on your Android device itself? Meet Ringtonium - a snazzy ringtone maker that lets you record any track or voice, edit it and turn it into a ringtone. You can extract your favorite part from the recorded audio, and then save it as ringtone, alarm tone, or notification sound. More details after the jump! Read More

View Your Facebook Feed Items In Tiles With Metro Social For Windows 8

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Just yesterday, the official Twitter app hit the Windows Store, and I loved every bit of it. It’s great to see that the world's largest microblogging service has kept things minimal yet intuitive on the Metro platform. On the other hand, Facebook users are still waiting for an official Windows 8/RT app from the world's largest social network to join the club, and it might not happen anytime soon either. You don’t have to worry much though, as Windows Store is riddled by a number of third-party Facebook apps like MINE, Facebook Touch and many more. Already tried those but want something different? Metro Social is yet another one that seems worth a shot. Read More

Download Entire Websites To Your PC For Offline Browsing With WebCopy

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You might have heard about tools like HTTrack Website Copier or PageNest that allow you to download any website to your local hard drive for offline viewing. These website copiers basically create a replica of the entire website so you can browse it just like you do in online mode. Today, we have stumbled upon another great website downloader called Cyotek WebCopy. The application boasts some really powerful features; not only can you copy the website to your local folder, but you can also trace external links, access the site map, download administrative areas of the site after entering the required credentials, and more. Read More

DeskScapes 8 Brings Wallpaper Effects, Animated & Video Backgrounds To Windows 8

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It seems Stardock is paying very close attention to Windows 8. After creating some wonderful apps like Decor8 and ModernMix and selling thousands of Start8 copies, the company has also updated its DeskScapes utility for Microsoft's latest OS. DeskScapes 8 is not only a nice addition to Stardocks' fascinating line of customization tools, but it’s also one of the most powerful wallpaper personalization app for Windows 8. The application puts various enticing desktop backgrounds at your disposal, letting you apply static, panoramic as well as Windows Vista’s Dreamscene-like animated wallpapers to your desktop. Keep reading! Read More

Hands-On With The Official Twitter App For Windows 8 & RT [Review]

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Official twitter apps for most mobile platforms have been available for quite a while, but Windows 8 and RT have been missing from the picture till now. Microsoft's tablet-optimized OS has been gaining a lot of traction since its release, and it’s about time for Twitter to bring its own Modern UI app to Windows Store. While it’s a little late to the show, the app does a great job in delivering a snappy Twitter experience on Windows 8 & RT devices, both PCs and tablets alike. Twitter for Windows looks quite similar to it’s mobile brethren, packing the same feature set, albeit in Microsoft's Metro design language. You get to discover topics of your choice, receive suggestions on who to follow, browse tending topics and so on. In addition, it boasts some Windows 8-exclusive features as well, such as the snap view to place the app on the sides of the screen, support for Windows 8 Share and Search Charms, notifications and live tiles support, etc. What’s more, it lets you browse and open URLs posted in tweets and view images in full screen, all within its own interface. Read More

Delete Duplicate Files While Retaining Access From Multiple Locations

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Duplicate files not only waste precious storage space, but can also make your PC dead slow by increasing disk seek times. So in order to keep your machine in optimal performance, it's a good idea to periodically delete all those duplicates. One way to do this would be to find and delete each item one by one, which itself can be fairly time consuming. To save you from this tedious and repetitive task, there are tools like DeDupler that make the task of finding and removing duplicates a breeze. More details after the jump. Read More

Disable UAC Prompts For Select Windows Apps With ElevatedShortcut

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Those UAC prompts that pop up when you execute an app can become fairly annoying if you constantly have to deal with them. For those unfamiliar, UAC or User Account Control, is a Windows security feature that limits users from executing certain programs until an administrator grants the required privileges or elevation. Although it’s a nifty security measure that keeps malicious threats at bay, it becomes increasingly annoying if you’re running the same trusted app quite frequently. Of course, you can easily disable UAC if you wish, but if you don't want to disable it altogether for all apps, a tiny portable utility from WinAero called ElevatedShortcut can help you get rid of UAC for selected apps only. With support for both Windows 7 and 8, the application allows to create elevated shortcuts of your favorite applications at your desired location. Launching the app using these elevated shortcuts ensures you're never bothered with a UAC prompt again for that app. Read More