Category: Review

Turn any Android Phone into iPhone

if you are iPhone Fan like me, but ended with Android Phone, then this post is for you.

iPhone provides the simplest interface whereas Android is difficult for new users. But if you wish to have the simplicity of iPhone on your Android Phone, it is very easy.

You do not even need to root your phone. Just install a special Launcher which gives the FEEL of iOS7 to your Android Phone.
The Best Launcher for iOS is KuKool Launcher (Cool Launcher). Its the most lightweight launcher, which does not require any external plugins to be installed. Just 6 mb with all features.

For complete information, use this link : – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kukool.iosbxapp.kulauncher&hl=en

Transfer Music / Videos to iPod / iPhone / iPad easily without using iTunes

It has been always a difficult task for every ios device owner to transfer media to their device. iPod / iPhone / iPad are itself very easy to use and very user friendly but the software iTunes so difficult to use and make a simple task of transferring videos or songs very tedious. Apple has been criticized for iTunes. But there is nothing can be done about it.
But there are developers who are listening to needs of Apple Costumers. In this article, I will present 4 software applications which makes your life easy and you can easily transfer media.

1. Phone Stick

A small software but very useful. It works like a charm. It allows you to transfer media to/from iDevice without the need of installing iTunes on machine. Yes, it doesn’t require iTunes. Without installing iTunes you can transfer media to your phone and vice versa. But the pain is it’s not a free software. It’s share ware program. Trial version allows you to transfer upto 2GB of media to your iDevice. After that, you must have to purchase the pro/paid edition.

Main Features: Upload Music, Videos, Books & Ringtones to Device. Transfer Media from iOS device to any PC. Multiple iOS device management (i.e. transfer music directly between two iPhones). Access the uploaded media immediately after the transfer. No need to launch iTunes.

Click here to download or read more about Phone Stick

2. Bridge & Mewseek

Bridge is a jailbreak tweak that allows user to import multimedia attachments like song, music and videos to iTunes library. It is iOS 7 compatible, so, can be install on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad Air, Mini…
Most probably, its impossible to import songs and videos from iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad to iTunes without having computer or iTunes. Bridge does the same thing and allows user to import media attachments like songs and videos to iTunes. Bridge is developed by Jonas Gessner. It can be found on BigBoss repo. The developer has put $1.99 price tag. With this jailbreak tweak, now its easy to import all your songs, videos and photos to iTunes library. Please take a look on sale page and read properly before purchase.
MewSeek iOS7 is mobile app for music search, fast download and live streaming designed for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad platforms. Now you are able to search, listen live and download music files for your iDevices. It needs WiFi or 3G connection and it will give you full speed actions.  Now without iTunes or any computer requirement, it has the ability to add your downloaded songs to the internal music library in your device, enabling to listen to them instantly in your favorite music player.
But again both these 2 applications require you to jailbreak your iDevice.

If you do not want to jailbreak your device, then here is the best option. Keep reading this article.
3. SynciOS
This is one of the best tool so far I have used. It makes everything damn easier. Just drag and drop and your media is transferred. No restriction nothing. More over Its totally free. yes, this product is totally free but keeps on giving you a NAG screen to upgrade. But its okay. Here are the few features of this amazing Application : 
  • Perfect iOS Backup and Restore Tool
  • Phone to Phone Data Transfer (iOS & Android)
  • Transfer & Manage eBooks on iOS Devices
  • Sync contacts, messages, notes and bookmarks
  • Free iTunes Backup Manager
  • Transfer Photos between iOS Devices and PC
  • Manage iPad/iPhone/iPod Apps
  • Convert audio & video to iPhone/iPod/iPad
  • Make your own free ringtones with several clicks.
IF YOU HAVE MORE APPLICATIONS TO SHARE REGARDING TRANSFER OF MUSIC / VIDEOS TO IDEVICE, DO GIVE COMMENTS. I WILL TRY TO REVIEW THEM IN MY NEXT ARTICLE.

Dynamic DNS Client for Afraid DNS

Dynamic DNS Service Client for Afraid DNS by JPS
Dynamic DNS is a method of automatically updating a name server in the Domain Name System, often in real time, with the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames, addresses or other information.
Dynamic DNS providers offer a software client program that automates the discovery and registration of the client system’s public IP addresses. The client program is executed on a computer or device in the private network. It connects to the DDNS provider’s systems with a unique login name; the provider uses the name to link the discovered public IP address of the home network with a hostname in the domain name system. Depending on the provider, the hostname is registered within a domain owned by the provider, or within the customer’s own domain name.
Many home networking modem/routers include client applications in their firmware, compatible with a variety of DDNS providers.
https://freedns.afraid.org/ is one of the best Dynamic DNS Service provider for free. Professional like options are available for power users. I have been using it for a while and find it very useful. 
I have written Dynamic DNS CLient for myself which keep updating the IP Address of My Home Router to Free DNS Website very efficiently. Now I don’t need to update the IP Address of my Router manually. 
Here is the script:

On Error Resume Next
do
dim webpage
dim minutes
minutes=30
webpage = “”
Set objExplorer = CreateObject(“InternetExplorer.Application”)
objExplorer.Navigate webpage
Do Until (objExplorer.readyState = 4)    
wscript.sleep 100    
Loop
objExplorer.Quit
WScript.Sleep minutes*60*1000
loop

 This script runs in the background and won’t affect any working. Its lightweight. User have to only enter the Direct URL available under Dynamic DNS Section.

This script runs every 30 minutes. If you want to change the time, just change the value of minutes variable only and save it. For your ready reference, I am attaching the script in ZIP file.
After download, unzip it and edit the file by right click on it. Enter the Direct URL in webpage variable. Save it. And then double click on it. No interface will appear. Just log in to website and check whether your ip address is updated or not under Dynamic DNS Section.

Click here to download the SCRIPT.

WhatsApp Launches Voice Messaging Known as Push-To-Talk Service in its latest Update

With all the texting that people do these days, it’s naturally taken a messaging app to re-introduce the act of using our voices to communicate.
WhatsApp, the increasingly ubiquitous global messaging app, has launched “voice messaging,” a new feature that will let users record and send audio files with one tap on their smartphones. UPDATE: WhatsApp has announced the feature on its blog; the post includes a video demo, also embedded below.
The messaging company, which has 45 employees and is based in Mountain View, Calif., confirmed a report in AllThingsD that the service would allow users to press and hold the microphone on their keyboard to send a voice message, a bit like using a walkie-talkie.
Said to be a brainchild of the US-based company’s co-founder and CEO Jan Koum, the new feature allows users to just hold to record a message and release to send it.
There is also a blue blinker notification that lets users know when the message is received. In case the user decides not to send the message, a swipe to the left and the recording is deleted. All this is built into a single tap. There is also no time-length limit for the recorded messages. Also, the volume automatically switches from speaker when held at arm’s length to soft when held next to an ear.
WhatsApp also announced that it now has 300 million global monthly active users, surpassing 20 million monthly active users in four countries: Germany, Spain, Mexico and India.
With the introduction of voice messaging feature, the company hopes further strengthen its user base globally.
WhatsApp was founded by Koum and Brian Acton, both ex-staffers at Yahoo and has become one of the world’s largest messaging apps by active users. It may only surpassed by Tencent’s WeChat (or Weixin), the popular Chinese messaging app that was estimated by researchers at Portio to have 300 million active monthly users in April 2013. Following behind, according to Portio’s research, was texting and calling app Viber with 175 million users, and LINE, of Japan, with 100 million users in January 2013.
WhatsApp has remained independent in spite of widely-reported rumors that Google and Facebook were both interested in buying the company. It also refuses to show ads, instead making money by charging users 99 cents (in the United States) after the first year of use. It used to charge the fee once, upfront for new iOS users, but recently switched them to the “freemium” business model it was using for Android devices.

JPSays.com is on FACEBOOK and TWITTER now

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Google’s Android Device Manager is clone of Apple’s Find my Phone

It has taken a long time, but Android users will soon have a tool to help them locate misplaced phones and remotely wipe their data in case it’s lost or stolen.
Today, Google introduced Android Device Manager, which offers several different methods for dealing with a lost phone. With it, you can set off your phone’s ringer at maximum volume (even if your device is in silent mode) to help you try to locate it. 
You can also track your device in real time on a map. Finally, it gives you the ability to remotely erase all your data in case it’s truly lost or in the hands of a thief. While this type of feature has long been available on the iPhone and Windows Phone devices, Android owners have had to use third-party apps like Phone Locator and Lookout Mobile Security to get similar features.
All that is required to use Android Device Manager is a Google account. The native solution from Google is a welcome addition, especially as cellphone thefts continue to rise. According to a Consumer Reports survey, 1.6 million people had their smartphones stolen in the U.S. last year. There are numerous groups — the phone industry, law-enforcement agencies and legislators — working on ways to reduce the number of thefts. For example, last year, the FCC and a number of the country’s top wireless carriers launched a national database that tracks stolen phones and prevents them from being used again. 
 In the short term, tools like Apple’s “Find My iPhone” and Android Device Manager can be good ways to locate a missing gadget, even if it’s just stuck between your couch cushions, and can give you the power to secure your data. Android Device Manager will be available later this month, and supports devices running Android 2.2 or higher.

DropBox – File Sharing for friends

started in 2007. Since then, it is getting huge and introducing new features.
When I lost my WordPress Hosting. I had a big question of starting again but from where. So, I decided to start with Blogger, the free Service. I customized the template according to my needs. And now I am running my www.appinstore.com using Blogger Services. Thanks to Google.
But still the problem was where to store my wordpress plugin files. So, I tried few hosting services, like mediashare, box.net etc. And in the end, I tried Dropbox. It is amazing.
Yes, Dropbox is amazing. I used it in past. And again I am coming back to it. You can share notes, music, executables, name the type of the file and you can upload to Dropbox. Best part is you can have direct link to share files. Just send the link of the files to your friend to download directly without any sign up or any thing else. You can share your whole folder with your friends by inviting on their email addresses. I remember one of my dear students, Sudarshan shared his folder with sharing the Content about Linux one year back. And guesss what it is still working.
I think for students, this is the best file hosting options. Use it for sharing, Use it for Online Backup, or anything else. You can simply download the DESKTOP software for dropbox. Tell it which folder has to be sync, It will start syncing your folders automatically. Just copy-paste the file to shared dropbox folder, it will be automatically available to friends with whom you shared this folder.
I think every student should try this service. You can share assignments easily and even can work assignments collectively. No need to send files via emails. Just copy the file to Dropbox Folder and that’s it.

Click here to try and signup DropBOX

After Apple, now UbuntuForums.org hacked

Last week, on thursday, Apple Developer website was intruded. Apple informed via email to its members that

” Last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers from our developer website. Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have not been able to rule out the possibility that some developers’ names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses may have been accessed. In the spirit of transparency, we want to inform you of the issue. We took the site down immediately on Thursday and have been working around the clock since then.

In order to prevent a security threat like this from happening again, we’re completely overhauling our developer systems, updating our server software, and rebuilding our entire database. We apologize for the significant inconvenience that our downtime has caused you and we expect to have the developer website up again soon.”
This week, it was the turn of very populor forums among Ubuntu users, one of the largest user community, UbuntuForums.org. Today morning, UbuntuForums.org administrators informed its members via email 
“Hello,

You are receiving this message because you have an account registered with this address on ubuntuforums.org.

The Ubuntu forums software was compromised by an external attacker. As a result, the attacker has gained access to read your username, email address and an encrypted copy of your password from the forum database.

If you have used this password and email address to authenticate at any other website, you are urged to reset the password on those accounts immediately as the attacker may be able to use the compromised personal information to access these other accounts. It is important to have a distinct password for different accounts.

The ubuntuforums.org website is currently offline and we are working to restore this service. Please take the time to change yourubuntuforums.org account password when service is restored.

We apologize for any inconvenience to the Ubuntu community, thank you for your understanding.

The Canonical Sysadmins. “


Hackers are super active now a days……. Beware webmasters…!!!!!!

Transfer Music / Mp3 files to iPhone / iPad without iTunes

Yes , you read it right. You don’t need iTunes always to transfer music or videos to your own iPhone or iPad.  But For this, you need to have your device Jailbroken. Jailbroken means FREEDOM from APPLE. You can do or install with your device whatever you wish you to do.
SO, firstly you need to JAILBREAK your device. There are lots of software which can do that very easily like:

  • Redsn0w
  • Evasi0n
  • Blackra1n

There are more just google yourself and you will find complete guides to jailbreak your device.

Now you need a pair of software. One on your iDevice and second one on your PC. Here is the list:

  1. MewSeek on your iDevice
  2. iFunBox on your PC / MAC

MewSeek is available in Cydia
and
i-FunBox can be downloaded from www.i-funbox.com

Firstly, you have to transfer music files using i-funbox.
Open i-funbox , and using Raw File System and browse to /var/Mobile/Media/Downloads
and transfer your files here.

Then on your iDevice, open MewSeek. Then open Download Tab. You will see all the music files, you transferred to /var/mobile/media/downloads. Now select all the files and Select Import all option in MewSeek. Your all songs will be automatically added to Music Library.
To verify that all songs are imported successfully, just open Music Player and check Songs list.

That’s It.