Google Drive: yes it's finally live

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finally At 09:30 am PST that the drive.google.com website went live. we only know that users get 5 GB of space on Google Drive for free, and can purchase extra space, as needed. The service integrates with Linux, Mac, and Windows, in much the same way as Dropbox does. There are mobile apps for Android and iOS (coming soon), and, of course, you need a Google account to use the service.

Access everywhere.

Google Drive is everywhere you are on the web, in your home, at the office and on the go. So wherever you are, your stuff is just...there. Ready to go, ready to share. Get started with 5 GB free.

Google Drive is available for:

• PC and Mac
• iPhone and iPad (coming soon)
• Android devices

Go beyond storage. Collaborate.

Google Drive lets you do more than just store your files. Share files with exactly who you want and edit them together, from any device.

Google Drive gives you instant access to Google Docs, a suite of editing tools that makes working together bettereven when your teammates are miles away

There’s so much more to explore about Google’s latest service, and we’re as excited to find out more as you are.

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So many diseases with similar symptoms, I think this won’t much help?

So many people in the US search for health information on a monthly basis; Google has seen these queries up close and recently concluded that it this won’t much help of servicing them. Google introducing improved results that shortens the time from symptom-related search to discovery of potential medical causes and conditions

Google Chief Health Strategist Roni Zeiger, MD, explains in an insidesearch blog post announcing the new symptom-related search results:

“To make the process easier, now when you search for a symptom or set of symptoms, you'll often see a list of possibly related health conditions that you can use to refine your search. The list is generated by our algorithms that analyze data from pages across the web and surface the health conditions that appear to be related to your search”

Before

After

For example, if you search for [headache], you’ll be able to quickly see some potentially related conditions and learn more about them by clicking on the links in the list.

The list of health conditions you see is aggregated from what’s written on the web about the symptoms you searched. The list is not authored by doctors and of course is not advice from medical experts.

"Does this will much help considering that so many diseases with similar symptoms?"

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Set Up Chrome with Your Google Account

You can save your bookmarks, extensions, apps, theme, and browser preferences to your Google Account so that they are available on any computer you’re using. That way, you can have the same web experience everywhere. When you sign in to Chrome, your Google Chrome settings on that computer are saved to your Google Account. When you sign in to the same account on another computer, Google Chrome makes your saved settings available on that computer. Any changes you make to your browser settings will be synced to the Google Account you've used to sign in to Chrome. Changes you make on one computer are automatically reflected on the other computers where you're signed in and have enabled sync. To keep your information secure, synced data is encrypted when it travels between your computer and Google’s servers. As an added layer of protection, by default your saved passwords are encrypted on your computer and on Google’s servers using a cryptographic key. You also have the option to encrypt all your synced data. You can remove your synced data from your Google Account at any time,

Remember; do not set up Chrome with your Google Account on a public or untrusted computer. When you set up Chrome with your Google Account, a copy of your data is stored on the computer you're using and can be accessed by other users on the same computer. To remove your data, delete the user you are signed in as.

This article applies to Google Chrome on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS.

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Facebook new photo viewer isn’t this similar to Google+

Ever since Google+ launched, Facebook has been improving its service. Facebook has started rolling out a new photo viewer that looks like what Google+ currently offers: image on the left and everything else on the right. Start from Last week, Facebook started testing at least three different variants of a new photo viewer, all of which looked like Google+ currently offers: image on the left and everything else on the right.

The image is on the left and the comments are on the right. It’s means photos shown can be even larger maximum resolution was 960 x 960, and now users can finally take full advantage, since all the precious vertical space can be put to use.

On the desktop, Facebook has more room horizontally than vertically, so it makes sense to have all extra information and comments on the side, so users don’t have to scroll down to see all the comments. All the designs reportedly offer a cleaner interface than Facebook’s existing photo viewer, and put the focus on the photo and the conversation around it. The ads have also been relocated to the right side, but on the other hand they are now pushed down by the photo’s comments.

when you hover over an image previous and next arrows appear, outlined “Like” and “Tag Photo” buttons show up, as does the title of the album, and which photo you’re currently viewing out of how many. The new photo viewer also darkens the background of the Facebook webpage while you are viewing an album, rather than just making it transparent.Not sure if all Facebook’s users have the new feature. Facebook does all of its rollouts gradually, so it’s very possible that many still don’t have it.

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January Google’s Search Update: Panda algorithm update, Fresher results, Faster autocomplete and more...

Google has decided to push out its monthly update of search tweaks from the prior month. Here’s the latest installment of the January update is out and it contains a few interesting thing.

• Fresher results. [launch codename “nftc”] We made several adjustments to the freshness algorithm that we released in November. These are minor updates to make sure we continue to give you the freshest, most relevant results.
• Faster autocomplete. [launch codename “Snappy Suggest”, project codename “Suggest”] We made improvements to our autocomplete system to deliver your predicted queries much faster.
• Autocomplete spelling corrections. [launch codename “Trivial”, project codename “Suggest”] This is an improvement to the spelling corrections used in autocomplete, making those corrections more consistent with the spelling corrections used in search. This launch targets corrections where the spelling change is very small.
• Better spelling full-page replacement. [launch codenames “Oooni”, “sgap”, project codename “Full-Page Replacement”] When we’re confident in a spelling correction we automatically show results for the corrected query and let you know we’re “Showing results for [cheetah]” (rather than, say, “cheettah”). We made a couple of changes to improve the accuracy of this feature.
• Better spelling corrections for rare queries. This change improves one of the models that we use to make spelling corrections. The result is more accurate spell corrections for a number of rare queries.
• Improve detection of recurrent event pages. [launch codename “neseda”] We made several improvements to how we determine the date of a document. As a result, you’ll see fresher, more timely results, particularly for pages discussing recurring events.
• High-quality sites algorithm improvements. [launch codenames “PPtl” and “Stitch”, project codename “Panda”] In 2011, we launched the Panda algorithm change, targeted at finding more high-quality sites. We improved how Panda interacts with our indexing and ranking systems, making it more integrated into our pipelines. We also released a minor update to refresh the data for Panda.
• Cross-language refinements. [launch codename Xiangfan] Previously, we only generated related searches based on the display language. With this change, we also attempt to auto-detect the language of the original query to generate related search queries. Now, a user typing a query in French might see French query refinements, even if her language is set to English.
• English on Google Saudi Arabia. Users in Saudi Arabia can now more easily choose an English interface to search on google.com.sa.
• Improved scrolling for Image Search. Previously when you scrolled in Image Search, only the image results would move while the top and side menus were pinned in place. We changed the scrolling behavior to make it consistent with our main search results and the other search modes, where scrolling moves the entire page.
• Improved image search quality. [launch codename “endearo”, project codename “Image Search”] This is a small improvement to our image search ranking algorithm. In particular, this change helps images with high-quality landing pages rank higher in our image search results.
• More relevant related searches. Sometimes at the bottom of the screen you’ll see a section called “Searches related to” with other queries you may want to try. With this change, we’ve updated the model for generating related searches, resulting in more useful query refinements.
• Blending of news results. [launch codename “final-destination”, project codename “Universal Search”] We improved our algorithm that decides which queries should show news results, making it more responsive to realtime trends. We also made an adjustment to how we blend news results in Universal Search. Both of these changes help news articles appear in your search results when they are relevant.
• Automatically disable Google Instant based on computer speed. [project codename “Psychic Search”] Google Instant has long had the ability to automatically turn itself off if you’re on a slow internet connection. Now Instant can also turn itself off if your computer is slow. If Instant gets automatically disabled, we continue to check your computer speed and will re-enable Instant if your performance improves. We’ve also tweaked search preferences so you can always have Instant on or off, or have it change automatically.

That’s a quick overview of about half of the January tweaks on Google’s algorithm update,full list on Google’s Inside Search blog.

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RIM Launches BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services provides mobile access to email, calendaring and organizer data with Exchange Online. The RIM-hosted version of the service is taking the place of the Microsoft-hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Service for Office 365 Standard users. (Microsoft will continue offering a Microsoft-hosted version of BES for Office 365 Dedicated users only.)

RIM is launch BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365. This new cloud-based option allows customers to cost-effectively support mobility across their organizations and easily manage and secure their BlackBerry deployments,” said Alan Panezic, Vice President, Enterprise Product Management and Marketing at Research In Motion. “We continue to build upon the end-to-end BlackBerry solution for our business and government customers with both on-premise and cloud-based solutions, a range of technical support options to suit any size organization, and a growing ecosystem of apps and services for users.”

“Microsoft’s partnership with RIM exemplifies our commitment to providing customers with the best productivity experience across the PC, browser and phone,” said Julia White, Senior Director of Microsoft's Exchange Product Management Group. “The availability of BlackBerry Business Cloud Services is great news for Office 365 and BlackBerry customers who want to get the maximum benefit from these two business collaboration services.”

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services offers advanced administration and flexible smartphone self-service features to support an organization’s BlackBerry deployment in the cloud. Key features include:

• Wireless synchronization with Microsoft Exchange Online email, calendar and organizer data from a BlackBerry smartphone
• BlackBerry® Balance™ technology, which presents a unified view of work and personal content on a BlackBerry smartphone while keeping the content separate and secure
• An intuitive web-based console for IT administrators to provision, manage and secure BlackBerry smartphones from anywhere
• Online access to employee self-service smartphone security functions, allowing users to easily reset a device password or remotely lock or wipe a device in the event of loss or theft

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TP-LINK TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router

TP-LINK TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router

• Three advanced spatial streams reach a maximum wireless speed of up to 450Mbps
• The less crowded 5GHz band delivers increase wireless stability allowing users to enjoy a high performance wireless experience
• Versatile USB port allows users to share files, media and printers* with friends or family to access the stored data locally or through the Internet with FTP server functions.
• With built-in gigabit Ethernet switch, TL-WR2543ND provides more powerful data processing abilities

With 450Mbps Dual Band Wireless combined with USB sharing for files, media, or printing* in addition to Gigabit ports, the TL-WR2543ND is the most robust networking foundation available, for work and play.

Features:

• Achieves a maximum theoretical throughput of up to 450Mbps
• Experience smoother video streaming and online gaming by choosing the clearer 5GHz band for wireless connections
• USB 2.0 port convenient for network-connected users to share files through the device’s FTP server
• Built-in media server allows users to share music, video and photos with Windows Media Player, PS3 or X-BOX 360
• The device’s built-in print server supports wireless printing from different computers by connecting a USB printer to the router
• Simple wireless security encryption at a push of the WPS button
• WDS wireless bridge provides seamless bridging to expand the wireless network
• IP-based bandwidth control allows administrators to determine how much bandwidth is allotted to each PC
• Live Parental Controls allow parents or administrators to establish restricted access policies for children of staff
• External detachable antennas allow for better alignment and stronger antenna upgrades

450Mbps Wireless Speed Experience Limitless Wireless
With three dual-band antennas, TL-WR2543ND generates a maximum theoretical wireless throughput of 450Mbps over the 2.4GHz or 5GHz channels utilizing a 3 X 3 Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) configuration. Compared with legacy 802.11n 300Mbps products, the router has the speed to provide advanced and stable 450Mbps wireless connections, allowing users to benefit from the full potential of their wireless networks.

5GHz Connections Increased Stability and Performance
With the proliferation of devices working over 2.4GHz, wireless interruption has become increasingly obtrusive to wireless connections; from cordless phones, microwaves, automatic garage door openers, and don't forget neighboring wireless networks, this channel has become somewhat crowded.

TL-WR2543ND supports the establishment of a 5GHZ wireless connection for home networks at 450Mbps, transmitting data on the less crowded 5GHz band to avoid interference, to offer significantly improved wireless stability and overall performance.

Multi-Function USB Port
Sharing a Printer with Multiple Computers

It is no secret that printers are often difficult to use, simply because a computer often must be connected directly to it in order to print. With the TL-WR2543ND, users need simply connect the USB printer to the USB port on the back of the router and run the Printer Setup Wizard to access the printer to wireless print from anywhere in the home or office, from multiple devices.

Share Files & Media, at Home & Away

TL-WR2543ND allows users to attach a range of USB storage devices directly to the router, making it easy and conveniently for users to access their data locally or through the Internet with FTP server functions.

A built-in Media Server lets users share music, videos, and photos with the media player on their PCs, X-BOX 360s, PS3s and other compatible devices.

Gigabit Ports  Incredible Bandwidth
With built-in gigabit Ethernet switch, TL-WR2543ND provides more powerful data processing abilities, eliminating bottlenecks in transferring speed between megabit wired and 11n wireless connections. Meanwhile, everything users do will be faster and more efficient, thus allowing for larger file sharing, such as high definition video, in minutes instead of hours.


IP QoS  Control Your Bandwidth
Within the wireless network, indiscriminate Internet surfing and bandwidth-guzzling downloads by internal users often leave home or small offices with insufficient bandwidth for crucial tasks.
TL-WR2543ND supports IP QoS (Quality of Service), allowing optimum utilization of bandwidth and offering bandwidth control over congestion, preventing bandwidth abuse. In this way, users of a small network receive committed and specific bandwidth, preventing non-critical applications from degrading network performance.

One Button Security Setup
Compatible with Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS), TL-WR2543ND features Quick Security Setup that allows users to almost instantly setup their security simply by pressing the WPS button on the router and automatically establishing a WPA2 secure connection, which is more secure when compared with WEP encryptions.
Not only is this faster than normal security setups but more convenient in that users needn’t remember a password!

Easy to Use
The device comes with a CD featuring an Easy Setup Assistant that leads users through the setup process step-by-step, and even helps with wireless network settings and security configurations. With setups this easy, even novice users can have their networks up and running in mere minutes.

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How to Dramatically Speed up Windows XP Installation Process

For those of you who frequent Installing Windows may often feel impatient, because the process which could take approximately 1 hour from start from formatting copying files and installation.

But in fact this installation can we shorten to less than 10 minutes. But I do not recommend for those of you who have old PCs. But if you insist you can try it with your own risk.

Here's how:

1. Beginning the process of doing as usual, you boot from the CD Drive and run the formatting as usual. After the formatting and copying in DOS mode completed then the PC will restart and will continue the installation process with the mode GUI (Graphical User Interface) or user friendly GUI. See the picture below

2. Well at the time of this Installation GUI appears press SHIFT + F10, which will call the Command Prompt.

3. At the command prompt you type taskmgr and press ENTER to call the Task Manager.

4. After you click the Task Manager appears on the Processes tab and locates the Setup.exe 

5. from the process list. Right-click on setup.exe, and click Set Priority - < Select High. Task Manager Warning will appear , click Yes

6. After that you just close the Task Manager and Command Prompt and see its results.

Furthermore, let the installation process as usual. The time is guaranteed to be faster. Windows XP installation process you'll grow faster but depending on your processor speed.

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Video: Meet Thorsten Heins the new president and CEO of Research In Motion

RIM has replaced its co-CEOs with the COO and here he is. Do you think RIM will come back from the slump it seems to be in?. Thorsten Heins was named President and Chief Executive Officer at Research In Motion in January 2012. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer, Product Engineering, overseeing the BlackBerry smartphone portfolio world-wide.

Prior to joining RIM in 2007, Thorsten held several positions in the wireless arena including the Chief Technology Officer of Siemens' Communications Division and several general management positions in Hardware and Software businesses.

Thorsten holds a master's degree in Science and Physics from the University of Hannover in Germany. Thorsten also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce Inc.

About Thorsten Heins

Thorsten Heins, 54, is a respected business leader with 27 years of broad experience and expertise in wireless networks and consumer electronics devices. Mr. Heins has a global reputation for his organizational and leadership skills and his ability to build successful organizations that deliver on their commitments. Prior to today’s announcement, Mr. Heins was one of RIM’s two Chief Operating Officers and, before that, Senior Vice President for the Handheld Business Unit. He played key roles in the creation of RIM’s product portfolio. Mr. Heins came to RIM in December 2007 from the industrial conglomerate Siemens AG. He joined Siemens in 1984 after graduating from the University of Hannover in his native Germany. At Siemens, Mr. Heins rose through the ranks of R&D customer service, sales and product management positions. After serving as Chief Executive Officer of various business divisions in the communication business, Mr. Heins moved to Chief Technology Officer and member of the Group Board of the Siemens Communications Group. He came to RIM after being impressed by the level of innovation displayed by founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie. Mr. Heins is married with a daughter and a son. Away from RIM, he is usually outdoors bicycling, motorcycling, skiing or hiking.

RIM just posted this video of their new President and CEO, Thorsten Heins.

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HTC Announces HTC TITAN II HTC’s First 4G LTE Windows Phone

HTC unveiled Titan 2, the world’s first 4G LTE Windows Phone with an exceptional built-in camera, at the International Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

The HTC TITAN II comes equipped with a brilliant 4.7-inch super LCD capacitive touchscreen display for an optimized viewing experience when watching movies, playing games or enjoying photos and videos. The HTC TITAN II offers quick and easy access to the latest movies and TV shows via HTC Watch and on-the-go gaming with Xbox LIVE.

Packed with advanced imaging technology, the HTC TITAN II features a 16-megapixel camera with a wide-angle lens, autofocus, dual LED flash, red eye reduction, image stabilization, a backside-illuminated sensor and a physical camera button, offering a viable replacement for digital point-and-shoot cameras. The HTC TITAN II delivers a number of features that HTC has developed to help consumers capture photos in a variety of conditions; for instance, panoramic shot for sweeping landscapes and burst shot for action photography. The smartphone also enables 720p HD video recording with the rear-facing camera, as well as on-the-go video chat over Wi-Fi with its 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

Access to AT&T’s speedy 4G LTE network paired with Qualcomm’s 1.5 GHz Snapdragon™ S2 processor, enables the HTC TITAN II to deliver fast Web surfing, streaming and downloading. This new powerful smartphone will also feature a 1,730mAh lithium ion battery to support the robust mobile experience on one of the fastest 4G LTE networks.

Featuring the latest version of Windows Phone, the HTC TITAN II enhances connectivity, efficiency and productivity for busy consumers with its large on-screen keyboard and instant access to Windows Phone Office Hub, Microsoft Exchange 2010 and Outlook Mobile. The Live Tile display brings friend and family groups to life and delivers the latest updates and news from popular social networks directly to the home screen. HTC TITAN II customers will also be able to download a number of exclusive HTC applications for free within Windows Marketplace through HTC Hub.

The HTC TITAN II is expected to become available exclusively from AT&T in the U.S. in the coming months. But as of this writing, the price of this beauty is yet undetermined as neither HTC nor AT&T has not given any clue yet.

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Google Penalize Heavy Pages with lot of ads “Above the Fold” By Google’s “Page Layout” Algorithm

Ever encountered an ad-heavy page, where you struggle to find the actual content on that page? Google’s penalizing those in its search results.

The change called the “page layout algorithm” takes direct aim at any site with pages where content is buried under tons of ads.

“We’ve heard complaints from users that if they click on a result and it’s difficult to find the actual content, they aren’t happy with the experience. Rather than scrolling down the page past a slew of ads, users want to see content right away. So sites that don’t have much content “above-the-fold” can be affected by this change. If you click on a website and the part of the website you see first either doesn’t have a lot of visible content above-the-fold or dedicates a large fraction of the site’s initial screen real estate to ads, that’s not a very good user experience. Such sites may not rank as highly going forward.”

From Google’s Inside Search blog and Google Webmaster Central

Many already assume that Google’s Panda algorithm is already penalizing ad heavy pages. These suggest that this either is not part of the Panda algorithm or that it might be made a separate and more specific algorithm in the works.

But how far the page is too much in ads? That’s left to the publisher to decide for themselves. However, the blog post stresses the change should only hit pages with an abnormally large number of ads above-the-fold, compared to the web as a whole

Impacts of “Page Layout Algorithm” Less Than 1% of Searches. For publisher, I think you’re in trouble if you have little or even no content and showing above the fold ads for commonly-used screen resolutions. You’ll know you’re in trouble shortly, because the change is now going into effect. If you suddenly see a drop in traffic today, and you’re heavy on the ads, chances are you’ve been hit by the new algorithm. Fixed Your Ads, Penalty Doesn’t Lift Immediately.

But something ironically that Google’s AdSense team encouraging just the opposite of that :)

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How to Insert JavaScript inside Blogger Posts

Blogger Blogspot allows blog authors to include JavaScript-based widgets in the sidebars of the blog. But did you know that you can embed java scripts within the blog posts themselves?

It can be tricky to get the JavaScript to work within a blog post, but if you are patient and careful when editing and pasting the code, the possibilities are wide open. You can embed a simple JavaScript calculator, page view counter, date and time display, even some JavaScript-based animations. The trick is to make sure the code is embedded without any line breaks inside the post editor, or else Blogger will insert tags within your code, rendering it non-functional.

First create a new post or edit an old post in your Blogger blog, and click the tab for the HTML editor. These steps won't work if you are in the WYSIWYG editor.

Second Step write down your JavaScript code Locate the opening

<script type="text/javascript">

and closing

</script>

tags. If you see a<!-- unit after the opening script tag, delete it.  Likewise, if you find a //--> unit right before the closing script tag, delete it. These units are not necessary for most codes to function.  When they are present, they require line breaks, but unfortunately, line breaks are fatal when you try to embed the JS within a Blogger post.

Step 3 now edits the remaining code between the script tags to delete all line breaks. The nice thing about JavaScript is that line breaks don't affect how a program functions. They only serve to make the code look nice when you are developing or editing a file. When you finish this step, your code should just look like a wall of unbroken text between the opening and closing script tags.

Step4 If the Blogger post editor inserts more line breaks, go back and erase them all. As stated before, this requires patience!

Note of the Position your Javascript the Best Position to put Javascript Code for Site Functionality is: the End of the Body
The idea to put Javascript in the head has been largely diffused Simply because that the best way to keep Ordered and Readable your HTML Content... But now if you look at how HTML is Loading you will arrive to understand than it's Best to Load Before some Content and Images than Code. In Fact there is an Human Looking at the Screen and he Doesn't like so much Waiting in front a Blank or Messy Image


Publish your post to see if the JavaScript is functioning correctly. If not, you might have overlooked a line break, or accidentally erased a bracket. Just to prove that this method does work, below this is an example of a JavaScript calendar and simple digital clock embedded within a blog post on Blogger.

24 Hour Time

12 Hour Time

This is a JavaScript calendar. It shows you the current month's calendar, and the current day is highlighted! A very neat effect great JavaScripting!

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Flip Text Upside Down

How to Flip Upside Down Facebook Twitter Or Google+ Status Update, Just Fill in the below flip "text generator" box. In the upper field type your status that you want to update and then click on Flip Text button. Now in the lower field you will see flipped text of your status. Copy it and update it as your status.



Flip any words upside down to use in Facebook. Anything you write will become flipped upside down, very easy to use "flip text generator"

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How to creating Autoresponder with Gmail

If you've ever sent an email to support Team, most likely you received an automatic reply vaguely related to your message. Using a new feature from Gmail Labs, you can create your own Autoresponder with canned messages feature in Gmail and use them as automatic replies.

If you're bored of typing out the same email reply every time someone emails you with a common question, now you can compose your reply once and save the message text with the "Canned responses" button. Later, you can open that same message and send it again and again.

Canned feature in Gmail added a new action for filters: "send canned response". If you receive many messages about the same issue and you have a standard response, create a filter that includes some relevant keywords and select an existing canned response. This should come in handy if some users continue to ask same question repeatedly.

How to creating Autoresponder with Gmail:
First Login to your Gmail account
Go to setting and click tab Labs and check to enable Canned Responses feature than save it.

Compose new email for your autoresponde, its culd be like “hello, I am not available right now, I will get back to you as soon as possible'”
Click on Canned Responses and create new Canned Responses and type a name for your first auto responder such as “autorespon1”than save it

Now back again to Gmail setting, on tab filter than click create new filter write down your subject keywords or has the words. Then click Create filter with this search

Then check the Send canned response, chose your Autoresponder replay and click create filter.

All done now you have your own free Autoresponder with your own Gmail account. Every time you got an email with subject or has word match with your filter GMail will automatically answer it’s for you

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How to Sending Profile Pics in Facebook Chat

Facebook is rolling out new features continuously. Recently they overhauled the complete profile view by enabling Timeline. Now they also enabled images in facebook chat. These images mean you can send profile pic of a facebook user in chat. The user may or may not be in your friend list. You need to have the User Id or Username of the user.

How to Send Profile Pics in Facebook Chat:

• Login to your Facebook Account
• Visit the profile of the user or group whose image you want to send.
• Copy the Username or User ID from address bar.
• Now in chatbox type he username or user id in following format: [[Username]] or [[User ID]]

For Sharing the picture of Mark Zukerberg or ladygaga type [[zuck]] and[[ladygaga]]

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Windows 7 File Association Fix

Windows 7 File Association Fix, can be helpful for example when a file extension type opens with the wrong program by default, has the wrong icon, or is missing or corrupted in the registry. Downloading the .reg file for the selected file extension in the tutorial below, will restore that file extension back to default for all of these items above.

A default program is the program that Windows uses when you open a particular type of file, such as a music file, an image, or a webpage. For example, if you have more than one web browser installed on your computer, you can choose one of them to be the default browser.

Default program associations for file extensions are per user setting by default, so you will need to be logged on to the effected user account to be able to restore the default associations of the file extension for that specific user account.

If you are logged in as a standard user and this still does not help, then have the administrator also merge the needed .reg for the file extension below while logged into their administrator account.

• Download the Windows 7 File Association Fix
• Extrack and run
• If prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC), yes, and OK
• restart the computer to apply.

Download link

Since there are so many default file extension types in Windows 7, most common windows 7 file extension:

• ani - Windows animated cursor file.
• aspx - ASP.NET Source file.
• asf - Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) streaming multimedia files containing text, graphics, sound, video, and animation. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• asx - Advanced Stream Redirector (.asx) The default program is Windows Media Player.
• AudioCD - Audio CD protocol associations.
• avi - Audio Video Interleave files. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• bas - BASIC source code file.
• bak - Usually used to rename a file extension with to make it a backup copy. bak as no associations by default.
• bat - Batch files
• bmp - Bitmap image files. The default program is Windows Photo Viewer.
• Briefcase - New Briefcase file.
• cab - Cabinet files.
• chm - Microsoft compiled HTML help files.
• cmd - Windows command script files.
• com - MS-DOS application files.
• cpp - Program source code written in the C++ programming language
• css - Cascading Style Sheet Document file. The default program is Notepad.
• cur - Windows File Cursor animation.
• dat - Generic data file created by a specific application.
• db - Data base file.
• 
  
• dic - The .DIC file extension is a Dictionary file (text file).
• Directory - Directory protocol associations
• dll - A Dynamic Link Library (dll) file is a support file used by one or more programs.
• drive - Drive protocol associations.
• dvr-ms - Microsoft Recorded TV Show file. The default program is Windows Media Center.
• exe - Executable application files.
• folder - Folder protocol associations.
• gif - GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) image files. The default program is Internet Explorer.
• gz - Usually associated with Gzip. By default, there is no associated program for this in Windows 7.
• hlp - Help file
• hta - HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language) application. The default program is Microsoft (R) HTML Application host (mshta.exe)
• htm - HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language) document files. The default program is Internet Explorer.
• html - HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language) document files. The default program is Internet Explorer.
• ico - Icon files. The default program is Windows Photo Viewer.
• img - CD or DVD image file, essentially equivalent to an ISO file.
• inf - Setup information files. The default program is Notepad.
• ini - The INI file type is primarily associated with 'Initialization/Configuration File'. These files are typically ASCII text with various configuration options set into sections.
• iso - Image file.
• jnt - Journal document file. Default program is Windows Journal.
• jpe - JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) image files. The default program is Windows Photo Viewer.
• jpeg - JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) image files. The default program is Windows Photo Viewer.
• jpg - JPG (Joint Photographic Group) image files. The default program is Windows Photo Viewer.
• js - Java Script files. The default program is Microsoft Windows Based Script Host
• lnk - Shortcut link (LNK) files.
• log - LOG is a file extension associated with Log files. It is a text file.
• m3u - MP3 Playlist File'. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• M4V - MPEG-4 file extension.
• mkv - A Matroska Multimedia Container file. By default Windows 7 does not have support for opening this file type and has no association.
• mov - Movie file. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• mp3 - MP3 sound format file. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• mp4 - MPEG-4 movie file. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• mpa - MPEG audio file. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• mpe - MPEG movie file. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• mpeg - MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) video file. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• mpg - MPEG video file. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• msc - Mirosoft Common Console document files.
• msi - Microsoft Windows Installer installation package file.
• msp - Microsoft Windows Installer Patch file.
• MTS - MadTracker 2 Sample File. High-definition MPEG Transport Stream video format, commonly called "AVCHD" (Advanced Video Codec High Definition); used by Sony, Panasonic, and other HD camcorders; based on the MPEG-2 transport stream and supports 720p and 1080i HD video formats. MTS files can typically be opened and edited using the software included with Sony and Panasonic HD camcorders. The default program in Windows 7 is Windows Media Player.
• otf - Open Type Font file. The default program is Windows Font Viewer.
• pbk - Dial-Up Phonebook file. The default program is Remote Access Phonebook.
• pdf - Portable Document Format (PDF) Windows 7 does not support reading this file type.
• png - Portable Network Graphics (PNG) is a bitmap compression method for image files.
• ps1 - Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language file. The default program used to open with is Notepad.
• psd - The PSD file format, created by Adobe, contains graphics/photos created by image editing software such as Adobe Photoshop.
• reg - Registry file.
• rtf - Rich Text document files. The default program is WordPad.
• scr - Screen Saver files.
• tar - Tape Archive file. By default, there is no associated program for this in Windows 7.
• tif - Tagged Image files Format. The default program is Windows Photo Viewer.
• tiff - Tagged Image files Format. The default program is Windows Photo Viewer.
• tmp - Temp file. By default, this file extension does not have a program associated with it.
• ttf - True Type font file. The default program is Windows Font Viewer.
• TTS - A .tts file is a text file (an ini file) that corresponds to your book. The ToolBook Translation System (TTS) creates the .tts file for you when you set the book's TTS Identifier through the Setup Sources window.
• txt - Text document files. The default program is Notepad.
• url - Internet website shortcut link. The default program is Internet Explorer.
• vbs - Visual Basic Script files.
• wav - Wave audio file. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• wma - Windows Media Audio files. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• wmv - Windows Media Audio/Video file. The default program is Windows Media Player.
• wsf - Windows Script Files. The default program is Microsoft Windows Based Script Host
• xml - Excel Macro files. The default program is Internet Explorer.
• xps - XML Paper Specification document files. The default program is XPS Viewer
• xsl - A eXtensible Stylesheet Language file that defines the style of text, tables, and other objects within a XML document; similar to a .CSS file used by .HTML documents. The default program is Internet Explorer.
• zip - ZIP file extensions is a archival and data compression format used to compress one or more files to reduce the size of the file. The default program is Compressed Folders.

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