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Trick to create password protected folder on Windows 7

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Windows 7 is one of the most widely used computer operating systems in the world. Due to its standout features, ease of use and trusted brand-Microsoft, Windows 7 is a powerful package all together. Though Windows 7 is almost a perfect OS, it does lack a few minor features and one of them is creating a password protected folder. You do have the option of creating separate accounts, but the option of creating password protected folders is missing out. Many softwares are available in on the web that allow you to create password protected folders, but in this post I'll tell you how to make password protected folders on Windows 7 and that too without any softwares! Just follow the steps given below:- 1) You need to create a new folder and save is anywhere with any name. 2) Now, open the folder and right click in the blank area inside it. 3) In the menu that pops up, select New-> Text Document. 4) Open the text document you created by double clicking on it, ...

Ubuntu for Android: The big leap!

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Ubuntu and Android have finally joined hands for the sake of humanity! Ubuntu, the most popular free OS for PCs' and Android, the most loved mobile OS, have come together to bring you the functionality and charm of both, on the same device. Recently, Canonical ltd. announced an upcoming free and open source variant of Ubuntu designed to run on Android phones. Ubuntu for Android   was showcased at the Mobile World Congress this year and is expected to come pre-loaded with some phones in the near future. The basic concept/idea behind Ubuntu for Android is that your phone becomes a mobile PC, wherein you can switch from Android to Ubuntu full desktop mode when you dock your device to a bigger display along with a keyboard and mouse. FEATURES OF UBUNTU FOR ANDROID:- 1) As both Android and Linux share the same kernel i.e. is Linux, both of them run at the same time on the device. Hence, there is no need to reboot. 2) Once the device is connected to the desktop monito...

Top 4 apps to clean up your Android

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Android is truly a great OS when comes to multitasking and performing out of the box functions. But just like any other OS, it doesn't give you the utility to clean up your internal memory. The internal memory is being continuously used up by the cache files produced by apps, call log, text messages, search history etc.. Therefore. it becomes imperative to clean up your device once in a while to free up the cluttered space and make it faster. So, here is a list of the top 4 apps that you can try to clean up your Android :- 1) HISTORY ERASER-   History Eraser is currently the top app in the Google Play Store that allows you to clean up your Android device without any hassles at all. The interface is pretty easy to use and understand. As shown in the pic, you can tick mark whatever you want to delete/clean up from your device and then click "clean selected" button at the bottom, a prompt will appear telling you whatever you are deleting, just click on "do it...

How to convert Android to Windows Phone

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Windows phone 7 is catching up fast in the mobile OS market. With its intriguing charm, snappy transformations, metro user interface, it has left many in awe and gasping for more! But with majority Android users out there, it would be tough to change places with Windows Phone owing to the great features Android comes bundled with. But still you can have a taste of Windows Phone 7 on your Android! Yup, that's true! An app called "Launcher 7" is bound to give you the true Windows Phone 7 experience, without spending a buck! Launcher 7 is a Windows phone 7 style launcher for Android. One standout feature of this launcher is that it completely replaces the existing Android home screens with Windows phone 7 type "metro" user interface. In the default mode, the background screen is black with tiles in green colour, but you have the option of customizing the tiles, the way you want. You can also change the tile colour, status visibil...

How to get paid Android apps for free

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How often does it happen that you like an app and it turns out to be paid?? The Google Play Store boasts more than 200,000 apps that you can download, but not all are free. Good quality apps like SPD shell 3D , NFS Shift etc. cost anywhere between 4$ to 20$. So, in case you want a taste of these apps, you'll certainly need to shell out some big bucks! In case you want to act clever and get your hands on the paid apps for free, here's what you need to do:- I. BLACKMART ALPHA METHOD:- 1) Download Blackmart alpha. Blackmart alpha is an Android app that allows you to download paid Android apps  for free. Its just like another Android market, with cracked versions of the paid apps. To download Black mart Alpha- CLICK HERE 2) Once you download the Blackmart alpha .apk file on your device, install it. 3) After installing Blackmart alpha, open it, you'll find it similar to the Google Play Store. You'll see a list of apps that you can download. You can search for...

How to make Android apps without coding skills

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Android is attracting hoards of app developers across the globe.As it provides an Open Source Development Platform, developers are cashing in on the opportunity to create apps and custom ROMs. As presumed, creating apps for Android is not that easy. It requires you to have appropriate coding skills, proper knowledge of the softwares that implement the codes and a thorough understanding of the development environment. But, there do exist some websites, that help you in creating Android apps, step by step, without any prior knowledge of softwares or coding languages! So let's have a look at them:- 1) APPSGEYSER- This amazing new website provides you a free online platform to create apps for Android. Appsgeyser allows you to make your very own Android app in 2 steps plus a majority of the apps can be created in less than 5 minutes! The USP of Appsgeyser is that it allows you to share/ distribute your apps via the Appsgeyser market place and the Google Play Store (An...

How to access your PC from Android or iOS

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Today, technology is progressing  swiftly,  changing the way we work, making our lives easier to live and access!  Many of you might have heard about remote controlling PCs with phones and tablets, but how many of you have actually tried it? Android and iOS app developers are actually working hard to provide us with great quality apps that make technology even more fun and interesting. Hence, in this article I'll talk about 2 apps that will allow you to access your PC just like a remote control, no matter where you are! 1) LOGMEIN IGNITION - Available on Google Play Store for Rs.1652.24 or around $30- Click Here to purchase. Available on App store for $130- Click Here to purchase. Logmein ignition has been around for quite a while now. The great thing about this is that it securely allows you to access your PC over the internet and control stuff just like a remote control. You'll need to download its PC version as well . Once you've signed up and compl...