Summer: Get Information on People Easily in Your Browser

Summer is an extension for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome that allows people to quickly gain access to information regarding either a person or a topic. If you browse the Internet a lot, you might find a lot of trending and interesting topics and even people, such as authors, that might interest you a lot. Looking for information on those authors or people might be a time consuming task when you don’t know where to search for it. But thanks to Summer extension, this process is made way lot easier.

Summer is one such interesting and unique extension for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome that allows users to find information on the given topic or author. While Summer is quite the interesting concept, it is, at the moment, only compatible with a few websites, such as: Yahoo!, MSN, TIME, People, ESPN, CNET, Forbes, and many other websites.

To start off, navigate to the link provided below and install/download the extension (Summer) for your Mozilla Firefox or Chrome browser. Now, when you navigate to a website that supports Summer, and the fact that Summer has some information relevant to the topic you are reading, you will see the name/topic in special “Blue brackets” â€" you will also see the Summer tab icon visible.

Clicking on the icon will show you the names of the people mentioned in the article. Click on the name and Summer will show you a summary of their biography of the person, videos found on YouTube, Twitter account and much more. It is quite an amazing application in the sense that users know who the mentioned people in the article are. These days, the people change every now and then and thus, Summer allows people to keep in touch with the news and with the people mentioned.

Also, as their details are given in a summary the user need not search for them on Google or on Wikipedia and bother with long and boring essays.

Feel free to share your thoughts if you gave Summer extension a try.

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WinLock: A Simple Way to Lock Opened Windows in Windows 7

Do other people use your computer/laptop? Or maybe at times, some people suddenly interrupt you to use your laptop for a few minutes. In this case, you do not want to lose your current open windows and documents. However, you also do not want the other person from accessing these windows and documents.

WinLock is one such application that allows Windows users to lock and hide their open windows â€" preventing other users from accessing these windows. In order to access these windows, the user must type in a password. This password is configured in WinLock.

Using the software is pretty easy. Simple. Navigate to the link provided below and download the application on your Windows software. Once the software is downloaded, install the application. Once done, fire up the application and you will see the simple interface of the WinLock software.

All the user needs to do is configure the password and click on the “Hide WInLock to Taskbar Tray” icon. The WinLock icon will disappear into the taskbar. Now, whichever window you want to hide and lock, open it and press “Ctrl + SPACE” and the window will automatically disappear into the taskbar as well. Click on the taskbar and you will see the document/window visible there. Clicking on it will prompt you for a password. Once you enter the password, and it is correct, the session will resume again.

Winlock is a handy windows utility that can protect your privacy and makes sure no one access your opened windows and software. Feel free to share your views if you gave WinLock a try.

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Jam With Chrome: A Best Band Practice Place on the Web

Today Google is one of the best web service providers in the world. Google’s search engine is getting more than forty billion search requests per day. Google provides more than 200 web services and products like Gmail, YouTube, Google Plus, etc., for free. The secret behind the success of Google is either they come with an innovative idea or they acquire the Start ups who come with a different concept. Chrome is one such product from Google, which has plenty of features and a best light weighted browser in the existing ones.

Recently Google has launched a web application called “Jam With Chrome” for music lovers. It is an online band practice space where you have a different set of instruments to play and record your compositions. The web app is now in beta stage and ava ilable only for chrome. You can view the website in other browsers but web audio and web socket technology is required to run the application. It has 19 different music instruments to play and enjoy your music. Let’s have a look at the features and options available on the new web app from Google.

One of the important feature of JAM is, you can practice or compose music with your friends. It has an option to add maximum of three people to your music compositions and play along with them. Each one of you can hear all the other musical instruments. So you four can play separate instruments at the same time. It is moreover like a mobile version of Garage Band from Apple. Garage Band is a multipurpose audio editing tool where you can practice different music ins truments, record and edit audio files and much more. Here in Jam you can just practice all the musical instruments online with your friends.

JAM has two different levels of instruments in its application. One is “easy” and the other one is “Pro”. You can choose the options according to your level of expertise in band compositions. One disappointing factor in JAM is you can’t save your compositions for later use. You can just practice along with your friends and invite them to hear your compositions using a unique url on the application.

Also you have an option to chat with your fellow band people while you compose or practice with the musical instruments. It is a best hand web application from Google for Music enthusiasts. Give a shot on your chrome, surely you will love the application and don’t forget to share your experience with us.

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Tab Scissors and Tab Glue: Helps Organizing Your Tabs in Chrome

After the concept of Social networking and online gaming came into existence, the usage of Internet has increased tremendously. Even common people today depends on the Internet for most of their works. When it comes to the Internet browsers play an important role. It actually decides your overall browsing experience. Today Google Chrome is one of the widely used browsers all over the Internet. Compared to other browsers, Chrome is light-weighted and really fast. Also there are plenty of useful extensions available for Chrome to help users in various activities.
If you spend more time on browsing, the tabs on your browser will increase automatically. At certain point of time, it becomes to difficult to find the tab you want to open. In order to get rid of that, today I’m going to t ell you two different extensions for Chrome, which will help you to organize your tabs on Chrome easily. This will be very helpful for people who do Internet based business. Also by using these extensions you can easily find the unused tabs on your browser and close them. Let’s have a look at the features and functions of these extensions below.

Tab scissors is a very simple and light weighted extensions which helps you to split the selected tabs into separate windows. It can split each and every tab on your browser into a separate small window. This will help you to identify your desired tab quickly without checking all the tabs in your browser. As I said before this will also help you to identify the unused tabs on your browser. Once you split the window all the tabs on the left side remain same and the new window will be opened only from the current tab.

Tab Scissors works great with this Tab Glue extension for chrome. It is because, Tab Scissors helps you in splitting the tabs and Tab Glue helps you to join all the windows with just a click. Once you click the Tab Glue button on your browser, it will rejoin all the windows in the same arrangement as they are. Also you can join any two small windows into a single one. Just drag and drop one window into the other, all the tabs in both the window will join together.

Though the concept of these two extensions look very simple, it will be very helpful for people who open more number of tabs on their browser. It is a must have extension for Webmasters, programmers and people who depend on Internet for most of their works. Try these two extensions in your browser and don’t forget to share your experience with us in the comment box.

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Disconnect.Me: Easily Disable Third Party Data Tracking

The Internet is no more a safe place. While you think you are very isolated from the world, and that whatever you do is personal, and kept only to yourself and deleting the history wipes the records of your browsing, you are utterly mistaken. Many large third-party websites such as Facebook, Google, Yahoo and more track their users around the web gathering sensitive data. This data is then later sold on to other third-party companies that are interested in this data â€" for example, inforgraphics are produced in this way as companies find out which people visit which website the most and which search is most popular in a country and so on and so forth.

Disconnect.Me is an online extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari that allows users to encrypt their network and stop these third-party websites from tracking you. This in turn ensures a private browsing experience.

One of the best features about Disconnect.Me is the fact that it not only encrypts your data sent over and from these third-party websites but also has an option to protect the data being transmitted over the WiFi. This protects you from unwanted access of your data that is beamed to and fro from your WiFi device.

Using the add-on is pretty simple, which makes it better. Navigate to the add-on link and download the extension for your respective browser. The link is provided below. Once done, you will see the Disconnect.Me icon in your browser toolbar. You can click this to see how many requests to track you have been blocked.

If at any given time, you wish to allow these websites to track you; for some purposes, just click on the following website to unblock it. Simple.

Disconnect.me (Extension)

Humble New Tab Page: Customize New Tab Page In Google Chrome

If you are a Google Chrome user this extension/add-on will help you out a lot in need. If you are tired of seeing the same tab page for Chrome, then you might want to give Humble New Tab Page a check. Humble New Tab Page brings a whole new envisioned and redesigned tab page to your Google Chrome browser that not only supports bookmarks, but also apps, most recently visited websites and even a weather widget. All of this in one simple layout.

The default new tab page is quite boring in Google Chrome, so spice it up a little with this nifty extension. Navigate to the link given at the end of the post. Download and install the extension on your Google Chrome browser. Now, just as soon as the add-on is installed, when you click on the “New Tab” button or press “Ctrl + T” (Windows) to open a new Tab, you will see the new Humble New Tab Page.

It displays your bookmarks, Most Visited websites, Apps, Weather and Recently closed websites. The fun does not end he re. Click on the little wrench icon in the top-right bar of the Chrome screen and you can edit this page to your very own custom liking.

You can change the complete appearance of the layout and set it according to your own wishes and commands. If you are a little bit of a code junkie, then use the “Advanced” setting panel to punch in your very own “Custom CSS” code and have the whole page designed in a way that tailors your needs.

I find this app helpful as it displays quite some useful features. A user need not download a weather extension as the weather is displayed right in the New Tab’s bar. A user can also check and open any recently closed website; a user may have accidently closed the wrong website. Feel free to share your thoughts using the comments section below.

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Spoon.Net: Run Apps In Your Browser Without Installing Them

Have you ever wanted to run applications without having to install them? It always is a hassle to download the application, then install the application and then check it out. At times, the application is not what you are looking for and only manages to waste your time, and your hard-drive space as well, as the application is installed, and the registry is updated with its files.

If you come across such problems regularly, then you should check Spoon out. Spoon is an online-working tool that allows people to run virtual applications on demand. These applications can be searched for and then virtually installed to be run virtually on your Spoon console. Think of Spoon like an emulator that works online â€" it allows every application to work online, right from its own window. No need to download and install onto your OS itself.

The very first step is to download the Spoon console from the Spoon website. The link is provided at the bottom of the post. Install this plugin. Use the account with which you signed up for to login into your Spoon console dashboard.

Click on the “All Applications” text to view the categories of the applications so you can view them accordingly and install. Once you have chosen a category, select the app you want from it and click on the software. Simply, you can search for the application using the top given search-box feature.

The application will be buffered from the virtual online database on Spoon and the application will soon be running! Like I said, no need to install and waste your hard-drive space. The application themselves work perfectly fine.

There is one catch. You only have 1GB o f free space on the free account. So 1GB of software it is. If you upgrade to a PRO account, you get 16GB! Which is massive.

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Snippic: A Simple Way to Create PhotoBooths Online

If you are looking for an online tool that allows you to snap photos every now and then, then check out Snippic. Snippic is an online tool that allows users to snap photos. Just like those photo booths you see down at the train station or so; though they are pretty much non-existent now.

To start off, give your Photo booth a name. This can be anything, for example: “Adam’s Summer Party” or whatever your name of the event might be. Click on the “Start a Photo booth” button and you will be redirected to a camera page. Adobe Flash Settings will pop-up; give the software permission to use your laptop camera/web camera.

You will have three options to choose fr om. The first is a “Basic” mode which is a simple mode that allows you to snap an image. The second is called “awesome!” which gives you a pose to strike, and then snaps a photo â€" this is something that makes the pictures more exciting and funny. The last but not least is the “Timelapse” mode which allows you to take put a timer on your photos and snap every-time the time period is over. For example: if you set a 5 second timer, an image will snap after every five-seconds.Once you have snapped your photos, the images will be visible on the right-hand side of the camera.

Once done, click on the “Make my Movie” button, and you will be given the option to configure your movie more by setting the frames per second and if you want selecting a song to play in the background. You can upload a custom song from your computer too.

Once done, just click on the “Preview my Video” to view a movie of your photos! Quite an awesome way to show off your phot obooth images; especially if you set it up at a party or so!

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DataWiz: Keep Track of The Amount of Data You Use [iPhone]

Most smartphones do not come with a default way of keeping track of the amount of data you spend while on the Internet. To keep track of it, you would require a software or app. DataWiz is one such application which does the task just right. DataWiz is an application best suited for people who have a contract that allows them to use only a certain amount of data usage.

The DataWiz app allows users to monitor carefully their mobile device’s usage and also allows you to predict the future usage so you can save money on your phone bill â€" by cutting down on the usage you will manage to save your bill.

An easy to use interface allows you to understand the app quickly without any complex information displayed or anything. Easy-to-understand graphs and data usage quota caps and regular alerts ensure that you will never go over your mobile data allowance again. If you wish to stay in a 100$ â€" you will stay under that limit using this application.

DataWiz tracks your cellular and WiFi usage in real-time so you will always know how much you use on both. Most WiFi networks are free, so you might want to keep an eye on cellular data more, as that costs a lot more. By using a “History Graph” you can shift between days, weeks and months to see how you have been holding up.

Using the application is pretty simple and requires absolutely no guide. All you have to do is download the application and run it. Let the application use your GPS position. Follow the on-screen instructions, which will configure the DataWiz application. Once done, you will see the dashboard which shows how much you have used and also your graphs can be accessed from this location. You can specify the cap you are allowed to use, billing date, etc. from the settings.

DataWiz is a really handy application for all those users who want to manage the amount of data they use, so they do not have to incur extra data costs. Feel free to share your views.

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KickSend: Easily Transfer Photos With Your Friends and Family Online

Sharing photos can be a time consuming and annoying task sometimes. Take some family function, for example, your family members urged you to send them the images quickly which you snapped at the respective event. Sharing them on Facebook is one way but that also requires some time as you have to first update the privacy settings for those specific photos so that they are only visible to certain people. Well, this is no easy task. If you used a good camera or so, the images would be a lot in size and resolution and take possibly hours to just upload.

Not only that, but you would have to find the perfect means of sharing the images. Sending them by email is one choice â€" but email websites like Hotmail only allow 25 MB attachment in one email. This might be a problem, since you would have to send them in multiple images. Then, some family members may not have an email ID at all â€" so you would need to rely on sites like Photobucket or so â€" which do a great job, but are time consuming and also not that secure.

Kicksend Photos is one such online service that makes the whole process easier. No hassle. Kicksend allows users to send files up to 150 mb (for web applications and any photo from your mobile phone) meaning you can share hundreds of images instantly from your phone and desktop with the people you love. If you are using Kicksend desktop client, you can upload photo or photo of any size no matter how large it is. RAW format files from DSLR cameras? No worry! Kicksend allows you to share those too â€" no need to convert them.

Kicksend also has an iPhone and Android based app, so your family members or relatives can view those images from any platform â€" PC, iPhone or Android.

Using the service is pretty easy and simple. All you have to do is sign-up for an account on Kicksend. Once you verify your email address, your account will be complete. You will now be required to upload your photos, choose the email to which you want to send the photos to and include a short note if you want â€" a note explaining which event is photographed could be a good start.

Once the images have been uploaded and sent, you will be redirected to your dashboard. Over here, you can choose the “Send File” option to send more images. From Kicksend Dashboard, you can even create lists of people to whom you want to send images so that you don’t have to enter the email addresses again and again when you send those photos.

Did you try Kicks end? Feel free to share your views using the comments section below.

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Talkino: Discover the Web with Compatible People

Do you remember the last time you discovered something wonderful on the Internet and had no one to share it with? Well, I am sure each one of us finds interesting articles, images, websites and other content on the Internet and when we look at the comments below; we are baffled by the anti-arguments against it. Sure, a good debate is healthy, but usually you want to talk about the information with someone who thinks alike.

Talkino is an online social platform that allows people to discover stuff on the Internet, comment on the following discovery and share and discuss it with all those who share the exact same belief â€" not with someone who does not care, and thinks differently.

This is a great tool for discussing online news and articles; you find thousands of interesting new articles on the Internet. It is to be remembered that the people you share your comments with is not determined by the topic, interest group or other factors but rather by the quality of content you share and how you behave (browse) the Internet.

Using the tool is pretty simple. Go to the main page and put the bookmark icon on your toolbar. Enter your e-mail address and you will get an email to confirm your account. You will also select your language to ensure you communicate with people that share similar language. You will then be directed to your dashboard.

Once you navigate to a website just click on the bookmark to start a comment box. Your comments, and others that will follow up from other people will become visible in this comment box; allowing a healthy discussion to take place. Just click the bookmark icon again to pop-up the comment box a gain

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History Janitor: Easily Manage Browsing History in Firefox

If you are a Mozilla Firefox user then this application would be helpful to you. History Janitor as the title of the add-on suggests is an add-on for the Mozilla browser that allows users to delete “History” content from your Firefox user on your own personal preference.

If you are a Mozilla Firefox user, you will know that you can only delete the “Recent History” and the oldest entries in your History will remain intact. There are ways to delete them manually, but that sounds like a time consuming task â€" and also having old history in your browser slows down your browser and your computer too.

History Janitor gives the users the ability to delete History using custom settings. For example, if you want to delete history that is older than 15 days, you can use His tory Janitor to ONLY delete content that is older than 15 days. This is quite a helpful feature as there are times when you do not want to delete a certain old history, or a certain recent one, yet delete the one before that.

Using History Janitor is pretty simple and easy. Navigate to the add-on link, which is given below and install the application. Once the application is installed, you can navigate from “Tools > Add-ons” and click on the “Options” for History Janitor. You will be required to input a number; older data than that will be deleted. Once you have entered the number, just click “Ok” and History Janitor will automatically delete the History that is older than that date.

If you ask me, History Janitor is a really useful addon for Firefox users who want to manage their Firefox history in an efficient way. Users do not have to worry about deleting the history manually as everything is done automatically by the addon. If you gave History Janitor a try, please share your views using the comments section below.

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Artia: An Easy To Use Online Project Management Tool

Artia is an online website that serves the purpose of a social network and also has a project management tool. However, when I say social network, I believe I mean to project the image that this social network is not for everyone, but rather for people in the business department. This particular social network will allow you to manage your projects, keep tabs on your “to-do’s”, and organize your tasks, while interacting with acquaintances from work.

Just as any other social network, Artia is available for both the personal computer and mobile devices, so you can stay relaxed and manage your projects from anywhere and anyhow (PC or mobile).

One of the best things about Artia is the fact that it is both a project management tool and a social network; combining both these elements, it allows business indivi duals to collaborate and team-up in an attempt to satisfy work needs and complete projected tasks before due-time; all of this requiring absolutely no training and no special hardware. Both individuals can use Artia from anywhere around the globe and work hand-in-hand to meet projected requirements and demands.

It must also be noted that since the projects are being attempted online, it serves as a great source of “cloud backup”. It would be devastating to see your project obliterated as your hard-drive crashes. However, with Artia everything is done on-line, and so, your work is always safe. Organizing your work is also more efficient as you can do it in a jiffy â€" no more hassle of re-arranging files in alphabetical order or so.

To start off using Artia, sign-up for an account this hardly takes five minutes. Just key in your e-mail address, click on the link and voila, your account is made. You will just need to fill in the required details to complete you r account. On the dashboard you will see a couple of options that you can use to start off using Artia. You can create a new “Community”, a new “Organization” or simply use the “Projects” menu to view your Projects and both create and view older projects.

I must remind the readers that Artia also serves as great analysis tool and allows you to both keep in touch with the deadline and also allows you to schedule your plan in such a way so as to complete the task quicker and efficiently.

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GIFBoom: A Useful App to Create GIFs on Your iOS Device

The iTunes App Store is overloaded with thousands and thousands of applications that go unnoticed. Many of them are absolutely amazing and help users do many interesting techniques. GifBoom is one of such applications, which allows users to create and share GIFs right from the comforts of their iOS devices â€" iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

There are a few applications that I have seen before that allows the same thing. However, GifBoom not only allows users to create GIF images, but also gives them the ability to convert the videos found on their iOS devices into animated GIF rolls. This is pretty amazing as a GIF is considerably smaller in size than a video; not to mention it is something not everyone would expect.

To start off, the application supports both front and back cameras. So if you have an iPhone 3, 3GS or iPhone 4, you all can benefit from this application. Even if you do not want to create a GIF image, you can simply browse the millions of GIF image s found in the GifBoom library and save them onto your phone if you like them.

On opening the application, you will be required to sign-up for an account or link the application with your Twitter or Facebook account â€" this is so that you can share your GIFs in an instant later on. You can skip this step if you wish and sign up using your email address as well. You can use the camera button to take “unlimited” images which will then be joined and converted into a GIF image. Just click on the “Green arrow” on the top-right hand of the screen and you will be shown the images. You can pick up-to 30 images.

You can then either save the image to your camera roll, share them with your friends and family members on Facebook and Twitter or even publicly upload it for the world to see. GifBoom is sort of like I nstagram â€" for animated images. Yes, you also have the option to add effects to your image if you wish. However, if you want to convert a video image or select images from your Photo library, just click on the “Import” button and choose the images from your library.

 

GIFBoom offers users with variety of settings to play with. From settings, users can edit/manage their profile, change sharing settings by connecting their Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr account so they can easily share their creations and much more.

 

GifBoom is a really good iOS application if you want to create GIFs in few minutes. Feel free to share your thoughts if you tried GIFBoom.

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PhoneClean: Free Disk Space on Your iOS Device

If you are an iPhone user you will know that downloading applications is like a contagious disease. Once does not get tired of downloading applications and using iPhone happens to be an addiction every iOS user has. If you have the iPhone for a longer period of time, you will experience the phone getting slower and slower with each passing day.

This may be due to a variety of factors â€" music, apps, temporary storage is filling up, etc. This is where PhoneClean comes handy. As a Windows software, PhoneClean allows iPhone users to remove pretty much everything and anything they want from their iPhones to make it clean again and restore the fast pace you have always wanted and had.

As you will clean and delete all those cumbersome cache and temp files, your iPhone will run faster and smoother. It also frees up memory space, so you can play your games, browse the web and launch apps more quickly than ever before.

Using the application is simple. All you have to do is navigate to the PhoneClean website and download the application. Once downloaded. Install the application. Fire up the application and you will be required to “Scan” your iPhone. If you wish, you may tick the “I’d like to keep off-line files” if you want to keep your offline cache files alive â€" you will need to login into every website again and so.

Start the scan the software will automatically search through each application and find the amount of memory that can be freed. If you wish to tick-off any application, you may do so. Once you have selected which applications to clean, just click on the “Clean” button and the cache and temp files will be removed.

It’s a great app as such a removal cannot be made from within the iPhone itself. It needs to be done using an external software.

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Privacy Manager: Removes Junk and Manages Privacy Settings in Chrome

In Internet one of the biggest threat is the privacy of user. The sites you visit and the applications on your computer may track you on the web. It may because of two reasons, if it is a Windows machine, you may not using a good antivirus or you may be using an outdated browser. When it comes to privacy all the installed applications, the browsers you use and especially your browser’s privacy settings matters a lot. So you need to take care of all these things to protect your privacy on the web. Previously I wrote about Privacy Fix, a chrome extension to stop people from tracking you on the web. Today I came with an another security extension for chrome which acts as a control panel to manage your privacy settings and helps to remove junk data from your browser.

Privacy manager will help people who don’t have idea about organizing the privacy settings in their browser. Once you the install the extension in your browser, you can see the icon with lock symbol at the right top corner of your window. Click that to see the options in privacy settings of your browser. You will find plenty of settings with on-off button for all the options.

By default, it will enable all the necessary options to protect your privacy. Instead of searching for privacy settings in the preferences of your browser, just turn on and turn off necessary features with just a click using Privacy Manager. In the screenshot, at the left bottom you can see an option called “Run in icognito mode”, it is nothing but instantly switching your current tab to private mode. That is, whatever you browse in Icogonito mode will not be store any logs in your browser.

Cookies are important part of a browser. The websites you visit through your browser will store a patch of information in the form of cookies. So that the next time you visit, it will pull some relevant data about your previous visit. Even though it is designed for the convenience of users, some cookies are really dangerous. It will remain silently in the browser and will send user’s browsing information and other details to the website where it is downloaded from. Privacy Manager will automatically find those type of cookies and delete them. So junk data will be automatically deleted from your browser.

Another important feature in Privacy Manager is, you can easily monitor your network using this extension. Using Privacy manager you can see devices connected to your network. So you can easily find if any unauthorized devices connected to your network. Also it will help you to block those unauthorized devices from further accessing  your network. This will give a complete security to your browser as well as your computer.

Privacy Manager has got many positive reviews and most of the users found this extension very helpful in protecting their privacy. If you are using chrome as the primary browser for all your banking transactions, accessing emails and other online accounts, then Privacy Manager is a must have ex tension in your chrome. Try this extension in your browser and share your experience with us in the comment box.

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DayHiker: Manage Google Calendar Tasks From Google Chrome Taskbar

The title of the add-on pretty much sums up everything that the application does in a neat way. DayHiker means that the application allows the user to ‘hike through the day’ without missing out any task and also reminds the user of any upcoming task â€" just as a hiker would be keeping tabs on “to-do” tasks, such as setting up camp when reaching a specific destination or so.

If you are a person like me, I personally forget to visit Google Calendar just to keep a tab on my tasks. Sometimes I am too lazy. This is where DayHiker saves the day. It brings everything you need to know and have right in your toolbar. Not only that, but it also gives you soft-reminders that allow you to remember stuff and never forget about important tasks that need tobe done, for example: sending your boss the email, wishing your best-friend “Happy Birthday” and so on and so forth.

The add-on also allows users to quickly add events to the calendar in-case if any new event pops up. A simple hover of the mouse over the add-on icon will notify you of the upcoming next event, and give you the current date and time. You can figure out how much time is left quickly and easily.

Once you have installed the add-on, the add-on will automatically sync with your Google Account once you set it up and refresh regularly to keep in date with any new events added. You can use the “DayHiker” settings tab (as shown below) to change the icon of the add-on, and the style of the badges â€" the notification that you receive when an event is nearing (soft reminders).

You can check the key for the Reminder Badges on the “Settings† panel for the DayHiker add-on. It shows you what each color represents.

There are many add-ons out there that allow you to manage your schedule, but I believe DayHiker does a great job as it only links you with your Gmail account and gives you an easy access to it. Quick and simple.

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Panasonic Smart Viera 42ET50 LED TV Review

The Panasonic Smart Viera 42ET50 LED TV is generating positive feedback for giving users good picture quality that comes in a sleek attractive TV design. The Smart Viera ET50 LED comes as a full 3D HD TV making it ideal for movies , sports and other entertainment programs. Its display provides high speed action viewing with frames per second that range between 50 and 200 giving the viewer a fine image quality.

The Panasonic Smart Viera 42ET50 LED TV has fun features, such as internet connectivity which means that you get to browse and stream videos as well as online shows with a much larger and b etter screen display than your laptop. This Smart Viera TV can be linked to a home network and a variety of gadgets for your entertainment needs.

Features Highlight

42″ Smart VIERA LED TV â€" Smart Features and Fantastic Picture Quality

1. Active Shutter Progressive 3D
2. 800Hz Backlight Scanning
3. IPS LED LCD Panel
4. Clear Panel
5. Web Browser
6. Wi-Fi Built-in
7. DLNA

Screen Display

When it comes to uniformity, this LED TV has done exceptionally well and its image quality comes close to that of a Plasma screen. Panasonic have always been known to have superior quality screens considering many LED TVs that are side lit tend to have poor screen uniformity. However, Panasonic Smart Viera 42ET50 LED TV has above average performance with real life looking images and no blurring with pictures in motion.

Motion Performance

Motion performance with this TV is high quality. As mentioned earlier, there is no blurring even with images that are shot with many panning movements. The TV therefore provides a great viewing experience for those who like action packed programming such as sports games and athletics.

3D

Everyone wants a piece of the 3D technology and who can blame them? The Panasonic Smart Viera 42ET50 LED TV 3D resolution is on an ultimate level as it does not skip even a single pixel. It therefore goes without saying that this TV has one of the best 3D images in the market. Buyers have the option of changing settings to what is most suitable for them. The refresh rates can be altered to either 100 Hz as well as 120 Hz. However, it is important to note that leaving the 3D refresh rate in its Auto setting provides you with the best picture quality. This is because you avoid the frame conversion rates.

The full HD 3D TV uses active shutter 3D glasses which have separate images for both eyes. The lenses are synchronized in their display, showing images as is hence giving you a full 3D experience.

You can also opt to view the TV in normal 2 dimensions which also comes with high quality imaging.

Game Console Adaptability

For those who love to play games, Panasonic Smart Viera 42ET50 LED TV does not disappoint. The 42 inch display provides grand viewing on game mode with great resolution and support.

Internet Features

The Panasonic Smart Viera 42ET50 LED TV comes with convenient access to the internet which is easily accessed via the remote control. Online apps that have been pre-installed are Skype, social networking sites such as: Twitter and Facebook. TV stations such as Euronews, BBC News, FetchTV and Netflix are also included.  The TV is Wi-Fi enabled giving you instant access to your preferred network.

Sound

When it comes to sound, you get Dolby Digital and Virtual Surroun d audio. The TV comes with a variety of speakers. 8 train speakers on both sides and a woofer. The sound mode can be placed on user, speech or music.

Input/ Output features

Panasonic Smart Viera 42ET50 LED TV has a common interface. There are 4 HDMI input on the side and composite video input that come with a shared component. SD card, USB and LAN ports are also supported. This means that you can use your USB for high definition recording or play music and videos via the USB and SD card as well. All you have to do is simply plug in your SD card or USB and begin recording or enjoying your favorite music.

The Panasonic Smart Viera 42ET50 LED TV is a must have TV. Not only do you get superior picture quality but also convenience when it comes to your entertainment needs. You can use your smart phone as the TV remote and also use the browser to stream videos or download your favorite music. The backlit LED TV images are perhaps enhanced thank s to its features and wide angle viewing. If you are looking to upgrade to a better viewing experience then the Panasonic Smart Viera 42ET50 LED TV is the way to go.

Thanks to Penasonic India we got the chance to try and test Panasonic Smart Viera 42ET50.

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