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Smart trick to stream Google music on your Galaxy outside USA

Do you like to use the Google music server but you are unable to sign in for it as you are not from USA? Well I have a solution for you.

  • Please download Google music application from http://www.appbrain.com
  • Use an online proxy site to visit music.google.com to show that you are from USA
  • Sign in so that the music service will be added to your services list
  • Upload your tracks to the cloud using Google upload client
  • Browse your tracks using the Google music application in...

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How to connect your Samsung galaxy to PS3/Xbox360

Got a huge screen connected to your console? Here’s how you can take more advantages of your new big screen by connecting your Samsung galaxy to the console via Wi-Fi.

Connect your phone and the ps3/xbox360 to the same WiFi router

  • Connect your phone and the ps3/xbox360 to the same WiFi router.
  • Please start the AllShare app in your galaxy.
  • Please turn on the Media Server Connection in your ps3/xbox360 in order to detect your phone.
  • Go to photos of your console now you will see the name of your...

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Going straight to the classic desktop when you start windows 8

Are you a traditional pc user who doesn’t own a touch screen? Then you might find it confusing to use the metro user interface when you log in to your new windows 8 installed pc. There are a lot of scripts in internet how to avoid this metro screen but the problem with those scripts is you can’t use the metro interface if you want to again without uninstalling those scripts. Here is how to do it in the easy way.

Tips to boot into Safe mode in Windows 8

In windows 7 if you want to boot into safe mode we simply press F8 key while windows are starting up but if you do it in windows 8 nothing will happen. That option is no longer available in windows 8. Don’t worry, follow this guide to activate safe mode.

  • Run command prompt as administrator
  • Type “bcdedit /enum /v” in command prompt and note down the identifier
  • Enter your identifier with this command “bcdcedit /copy { Identifier} /d "desired name for this new entry"”
  • Now open your msconfig...

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Tips to move to Ubuntu from Windows 7

Windows 7 users find it hard to work when they move to Ubuntu because of various reasons. If you follow the following tips you won’t find it that hard to move to Ubuntu.

  • As you can install almost all the browsers except IE in Ubuntu please sync your data to the browser’s online storage so that you can start where you left in previous OS.
  • You can use Mozilla thunderbird as your default email client in Ubuntu
  • Don’t worry about your office documents now you can upload them...

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Tips to use windows 8 task manager more effectively

Windows task manager has been used by the users for decades with different versions of windows operating systems to do various tasks. In windows 8 the task manager is more improved than ever before.

  • You can open the task manager by pressing “ctrl” key “shift” key and “esc” key together
  • Or just type “Task Man” in the metro UI
  • All the network and processor information can be seen in one screen now
  • There’s a new tab called app history which gives you information about how an app performed within a...

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Do you feel uncomfortable to use windows 8 without a touch screen?

Windows 8 is soon hitting the market with its all new touch friendly interface. Most of the windows 7 owners don’t own touch screen pcs. If you already have used a preview copy of windows you might feel a little trapped with an ordinary mouse and a keyboard. Let’s use shortcuts in order to solve this problem and use windows 8 even quicker than touch users.

  • Hold down windows key with “L” key to lock your pc
  • If you want to go to applications...

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Let’s get the good old windows start menu back to windows 8

Are you using the prerelease copies of Microsoft Windows 8? If so you may probably be missing the good old Windows start menu by now. Can we get it back? Yes please follow the following tips in order to enjoy the good ole start menu again in Windows 8.

Since you are not a touch screen owner you can still enjoy Windows 8’s great features...

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Installing software in Ubuntu using terminal

Linux was first developed to be used by only professionals. So Linux can be a bit confusing for ordinary pc users to figure out. When it comes to installing software using the terminal it is even more complicated.

  • Please open the terminal in your Ubuntu operating system.
  • Please type the following command to access the home directory

cd ~

  • Please enter the following command with the name of the file that you are going to install

Sudo apt-get install thenameofthesoftware

  • You will be asked your password and then it will ask to...

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Setting up your android phone to display notifications on Windows 7 pc

How many times have you taken out your phone to read unwanted notifications while doing an important work on your windows 7 pc? Let’s setup your android phone to display all the notifications on windows so that you can just read and discard unwanted notifications and respond only to important ones.

  1. Please visit http://en.desknotifier.clemens-elflein.de/ and download the android client from Google play to your mobile and also download the server software to your windows pc.
  2. Install both the software
  3. Please type the IP address of your android phone to...

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