An Inside look into Windows 8 Compatibility Center

Windows 8 Desktop

So by now, most of us are aware of release of Windows 8 in more than 6 variants, as per our knowledge and resources. For proper and detailed reviews we got to wait a few more weeks as it takes time to review the functionality & efficiency of any operating system. But still, as we all are curious about the latest buzz in the OS markets, we are quoting a link engadget.com's review of Windows 8, as we found this complete in all terms;

Read the Review here - http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/30/windows-8-review/

If you don't have plans to buy any new Windows operated device, and you are thinking to experience the wide spectrum of  Windows 8, then here is some necessary stuff for you!
As all other operating systems, the efficiency of Windows 8 will depend on your System's Hardware Configuration, and also on whether the application you use, are compatible with it or not?
Windows se7en, & Vista also released their upgrade advisers after unleashing the OS to common people, this helps user to check whether their configuration matches with the requirement of the OS with just a few clicks! But for Windows 8, their is no such program released by Microsoft Developers. To this question, a member from their team replied as quoted below,

In Windows 8, rather than having Upgrade Advisor, Setup, and Windows Easy Transfer as separate apps or features, we’ve folded them together into one fast and fluid experience in which we first determine if your PC, apps, and devices will work in the new OS, note which things you want to keep (apps, files and/or settings), and then install the new OS.

And for further checking any specific hardware or software compatibility with windows 8, you can follow this link - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/win8

Hope this helps your Windows 8 installation! Happy New Year mates!!

Free calls, texts, and picture sharing with Viber!

Viber is one of those cross-platform communication apps, which allows free calls, free text messages & free picture and location sharing.
Viber is used by over 70 million people, and lets you exchange text messages, photos and calls all for Free!!

Supported Operating Systems are ~

• iOS
• Android
• Windows Phone
• Blackberry
• Nokia Symbian
• Symbian 40
• Bada 

Viber is a great alternative for WhatsApp and Skype.
Get Viber from here ~ Viber.com

Best free temporary Email ID providers

We often browse internet to look over some random websites such as automotive, gaming, or a webpage featuring a company or brand, or any Social networking site requiring sign-up.
Most of the time we subscribe to those websites which are not at all useful, & their newsletters and updates are simply crushed off from our Mailbox.
To a Solution to this, and for avoiding such a big  heap of junk mails in your Email ID, TechSiddharth.com brings you the best of the best free temporary Email ID providers, which require negligible formalities before being used. You can get a random address from anyone of such sites & use it as an Spam Box, so that your personal mailbox is not flooded of such junk mails.

Here goes the list-

1. Mailinator.com

Mailinator is a long established provider of free disposable temporary email addresses in the format xyz@mailinator.com

2. YOPmail.com

Provides free disposable temporary email addresses in the format xyz@yopmail.com 

3.MyTrashMail.com

Free disposable temporary email addresses in the format xyz@mailmetrash.com

4. GuerillaMail.com

  
The free disposable email which allows you to reply email as well.

5. MyTrashMail.com 

The disposable email service which allows both public and private accounts.



Most of such providers requires No Sign-up or password, but be precautionary about the privacy of such email-ids, as anyone can open up your mailbox and can browse through your Emails.

Comment If you have any queries or suggestions!  




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Google Voice Arrives in INDIA

Google has introduced a new technology to introduce the new concept in the fields of electronic and communication field to improve the standard of telecommunication service provided to all the customers.

It is mainly laid stress on the cost effective and the reliable communication take place between various people living in the distant areas.

This technology is launched by Google on 11 March 2009 and gaining strength with the passage of time. The main purpose of launching this technology is to short the distance between two persons and shrink the world of internet such that each person who is using Google account are provided with service to share their emotions, feeling, information, facts, views with the other person.

Working technique of Telecommunication

When any one wants to talk to the another person then he/she firstly install the software of the Google voice freely available on the internet and easy to install it into your computer.

When the user wants to maintain communication with the other user then he/she clicked on the link provided on their Email id that is voice chat. By clicking on the this link will activate the request of communication on the line and send it to the service providers
that that particular computer with particular IP address wants to maintains communication with the other user and all the communication so obtained is free of charges.

When the service provider will receive the request then forward the request to the number of the receiver by trace its IP address and the location of the computer by judging its logical as well as physical address by placing the request on the international or domestic destination by dialing the Google voice number from the online web based application.

After the destination computer has send the acknowledgment for communication informs him by sending an acknowledgment signal which shows that receiver is ready to accept his call And then maintain the communication session between two or more user.

Configuration of Google voice 

The service providers has provided many services and tools for performing its maintenance and configuration of Google voice by using web applications provide on the Gmail.

On each account service providers has provided with the link to activate the Google voice. It also provides the facility of multi processing which means one can directly send request to two or more people at the same time and configure its settings from the setting link provided on the Gmail profile.

Features of Google voice

 

It provides the user with the voice mail facilities through which one can directly interact and share it's feeling with the other individual and basically used for formal purposes provides various call histories of at least one year.

Video conferencing
means communication between two or more people living at distant locations is also took place by placing many instruments like micro phones, speakers, camera and other telecommunications devices.

It also provides its customer with the blocking and spamming facilities through which they can blacklist any user from calling his number by blocking his number.

The recording with the help of voice system is also achieved which has too much high bit rate and frame rate transfer of data and less noise and distortion of information between two or more users.

The tracing of the system through Google voice technology is also easy to implement and you can even trace numbers which is outside our country.

The sending and receiving of the online SMS and the messages is also easy and you can even record the voice of the other person if required.

You can even switch your call and allows multiple people too communicate with the single user.

It is also used in many mobile applications by taking the the help mobile applications Brower. All you have to do is to configure your connection.

Scope of the service 

The service of telecommunication is mixed affect on the country of India. As the more population of multi national cities has preferred it where as the people of other states and cities are even not aware with this technology. But with the passage of time people are getting aware with this technology. It will go to lead other telecommunication services because cost offered by it is not too much expensive for the customers.

Alternatives to MS Excel

Almost all of us, use Microsoft Office in our daily life whether it is office work or our domestic work. I have posted an article 'Few Alternatives for MS office' .Today I am sharing few alternative specially for MS Excel. We will discuss about the  other applications available in the Internet that are similar to Microsoft–Excel. Let us start one by one:-


1. Open Office Calc:

This application is almost similar to Microsoft – Excel. But it has got an additional facility viz., Data Pilot which is useful in handling various types of data of an organization. This may useful in arriving at many decisions at organizational level. To download and use this program, please visit http://www.openoffice.org/product/calc.html

2. Abykus:

The Abykus 2.0 is a spreadsheet program. This program is very useful in dealing Commerce and Scientific data. This program has got "Statistical Wizard" which is found useful in dealing with enormous data. The additional features of this program are: Mathematical Formulae, above 190 in number, Matrix Equations, Equations on day and time and 3 Dimensional graphics. We can open and use any spreadsheet through this program. To download and use this application program, please visit: http://www.abykus.com/

3. Clean Sheets:

This spreadsheet program is first of its kind that can be used in all types of operating systems. This worksheet has been created using Java and hence to use this spreadsheet application, you need to install Java in your computer. To use this application program, please visit: http://csheets.sourceforge.net/

4. Spread32:

This is a comparatively smaller Spreadsheet program. It has got a matrix of 256 Columns and 65536 Rows. We can use more than 300 formulae in this application program. To use this program, please visit: http://www.xtort.net/office-and-productivity/floppy-office/

5. Edit Grid:

This application program is an online Spreadsheet program. It has all the utilities of Microsoft – Excel. We can just connect the data with this program and use all the Microsoft – Excel utilities for our requirements. To use this application program, please visit: http://www.editgrid.com

* We have numerous such Spreadsheet application program available in the Internet. The following are worth mentioning other programs in the sequence: Google Spreadsheets, Zoho Sheets, Num Sum, Simple Spreadsheet, wikiCalc, Zcubes calci, etc. Those who are interested to use these application programs may "Google Search" for it and use it as per requirements.

 

Few awesome Online image editing tools

Online photo editing tools:

Adobe Photoshop, the word that doesn’t need any introduction for itself, being at the top of all designing, editing, composition, blending tools. But if you look at the approximate cost of Photoshop CS3, it is around Rs .30000. You need to get a license key from adobe after you install the software. Is 30000 is affordable amount for everyone? The answer is of course a big no.

Definitely, it is a hard task to purchase a Software that is only intended for designing, editing. Though, Rs. 30000 is not a matter if you are the specialist and trained well with that tool and also if you are a designer who has experience in working on it, as many experts are making lot of money with it. Of-course it is being the top in the Business, if you have the best alternatives for it, which are available in the market free of cost. And definitely everyone would like to choose the freely available software rather than photoshop, though they have the minimal features and functionalities when compared to the Photoshop.

I have listed 5 best Online Tools which can be considered as the substitute in place of Photoshop.

1. Splashup
2. PickMagick
3. Pixlr
4. Flauntr
5. Pixer.us

Splashup :

Splashup is one of the best online editing tools which have complete set of tools for editing the photos in a professional way. It is also a freely available application online. We can create new images, revise other existing pictures and work on the layers with filters, adding effects to the existing layers and brush styles. It has almost all the functionalities and features available in Photoshop. For more information about the tool go to the website of Splashup here. If your internet’s bandwidth is limited or if you use dial up connection you can use the lighter version of Splashup which is Splashup Light. Splashup light can also be used in mobile phones and PDA’s.

Flauntr:

FlauntR is similar software to photoshop used for photo editing and designing available free online. It is mainly used for Storing and sharing of photos online. We can create slideshows and print it. Visit this www.flauntr.com site for more details. FlauntR is a professional editing tool which is developed using new technologies and hence offers almost all the editing tools available in photoshop.

Pixlr:

Pixlr is another online photo editing application. You can handle your pictures in the web browsers. It supports editing, adjusting the layers and filter your images. There is no need for registration; it is completely free of cost. To view the application visit www.pixlr.com

Pixer.us :

Pixer.us is a best photo manipulation application available online for free of cost. It is also easy to use. It has a simple user interface which makes the application to be used by all sort of internet users. Pixer.us also provides digital photo processing ideas and suggestions.

PickMagick :

PickMagick is also an online photo editing tool which converts a photo taken at ordinary quality to look at its best pixel quality. It is one of the best online applications that I ever used.




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Indian Railways Basic Links

1) Indian Railways PNR status

To know about Passenger Name Record of Indian Railway, please check the link below,

Indian Railways PNR status

2) Check the trains between stations information

If you want to know the information about the trains between any two station in Indian, check the link below

Trains between station

3) Seat Availability Status

You can check the seat availability status from the link below

Seat Availability Status

4) Train Fare

Check the link to know the train fare status

Train fare

5)Online Train Reservation

Log in to your IRCTC account with the help of link below and book tickets

Online Booking

Need a Railway Reservation direct from home ?

Go to

www.Irctc.co.in
(or)
www.yatra.com

Here you can able to get all train details and timings, and make reservation with any valid ATM cards, debit cards, credit cards, etc.,

Advantage of Yatra:
When compare to IRCTC, yatra is very user friendly and easy to check the waiting list availability status and fare details of all trains for a day in one page.

Disadvantage of Yatra:
When compare to IRCTC, the fare is 10.Rs/- higher, they charge service charge of minimum 10.Rs/- to 50.Rs/- according to the Class you select.

In my Conclusion:
For enquiry Yatra is best and for reservation IRCTC is best one.
Payment Options

1. Payment by credit cards:
   1. ICICI Bank Payment Gateway:
      Payments through any Master / Visa credit cards issued by any bank Transaction charges of 1.8% on the total transaction value will be levied by the card issuing bank.
   2. Citibank Payment Gateway:
      ALL MASTER / VISA/ DINERS CLUB CREDIT CARDS.Transaction Charges 1.8% Transaction Charges waived for bookings on Citibank Issued Credit cards till Sept 30th 2006.
   3. Amex Bank Payment Gateway:
      Transaction Charges of 1.8% on the total transaction value will be levied for Cards issued by American Express Bank. Transaction charges for American Express Cards issued by any other bank (eg. ICICI Bank) will be as applied by the issuing bank.
2. Payment through Direct Debit facility of Internet Banking option of
   1. ICICI Bank - Transaction charges of Rs. 5/-+service tax applicable on per transaction.
   2. HDFC Bank - Transaction charges of Rs. 11.03/- per transaction.
   3. IDBI Bank - Transaction charges of Rs. 10/- per transaction.
   4. Citibank Debit - Transaction charges of Rs. 10/- per transaction.
   5. ITZ Cash Direct Debit - Transaction charges of 1.8%.
   6. Union Bank of India - Transaction charge Nill.
   7. Federal Bank - Transaction charge Nill.
   8. Punjab National Bank - Transaction charge Nill.
   9. IndusInd Bank - Transaction Charge Nill.
   10. Done Card - Transaction Charge NIL.

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Make Money with India Study Channel [ISC]

I cannot believe that I never came to know about this program till today. Actually, I had joined this way back but forgot my username there and came across it a week back. This is such a genuine money making program that I am putting it first in my money making programs list.

IndiaStudyChannel is a very popular forum which pays you very handsomely for lot of activities. It is a revenue sharing forum. If you have an Adsense account, you can tell them your Adsense publication id and they will share revenue earned from the posts where you have made some contribution with you. You also get points for every post. Remember, you start earning money when you reach 50 points i.e. when your member level increases from bronze to silver.

Apart from Adsense revenue, you earn money for activities like posting resources for various exams and other announcements, posting question papers, asking questions, answering the questions, posting information and details about various places and cities of India and the referral program. The amount which you get for the above activities depends a lot on the quality of your answers. If you write short but good answers, you may get more money than those who write long and copied answers. The money you earn varies from Rs1 to Rs 50 per posting depending upon the answer. All the transactions are done in Indian Rupees and the minimum payout is Rs.1000. You have the option of receiving the money directly to your bank account or by cheque.

Coming to the conclusion, I think that IndiaStudyChannel is the best money making program in India. Remember, it is not a get rich quick scheme. What money you earn depends entirely on your effort and the quality of content. And if you include all the ways of earning, reaching the minimum payout is not very difficult.

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Active Payment programs

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AdSense revenue sharing program - This is most attractive revenue sharing program and is in association with Google. Your application is subject to approval by Google

Post admission news and get cash credits.

Post resources and earn revenue - all valid resources will be given cash credits based on the quality of the content.

Ask Questions in "Ask Experts" section and get Rs 5 per question.

Post answers in "Ask Experts" section and earn up to Rs 50 per answer

AdSense referral program - Get Rs 500 bonus when each of your referred members make money in AdSense.

Bonus for new AdSense members - Rs 400 bonus when you make first $100 from Google AdSense.

Kontera Revenue Sharing program - Earn revenue from advertisements in almost all your posts in ISC.

Contribute English content and earn cash credits.

Post question papers and earn money.

Refer a friend and make money - get up to Rs 500 per referral

Get paid for posting your interview experience - get up to Rs 50 per post

Post answers in Yahoo Answers and get up to Rs 5 per post

Post messages about ISC in any site and earn money.

Active Awards

All of the below awards come with an award certificate from ISC along with the cash credits mentioned.

Star of ISC Award - Earn Rs 1000 cash award

Member of The Week - We will select one best member every week and give a cash credit of Rs 250.

Member of The Month - We will select one best member every month and give a cash credit of Rs 500/.

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Monthly referral competition - Get surprise gifts every month.

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