Friday, October 12, 2012

Nice launcher for Android !!

Here is a nice launcher to replace the home screen in Android. It works in all android versions 2.2+. It is a very light launcher and is fast, nothing like the many bloated launchers like Go Launcher Ex. If you have an Android phone either rooted or the basic version without the manufacturer provided GUI's, you can use this. Download from here:

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Creating a Wireless hotspot from your Laptop

There are many programs avaialable for download, in case you want to make a hotspot on a windows 7 pc or laptop which makes the task easier.

like:
Connectify


Or if you want to attempt it yourself or if you find any difficulties you can check the following guides:

Turn Your Windows 7 PC Into a Wireless Hotspot

How to share internet connection from PC using wireless network (wifi) for Windows XP and Windows Vista and 7


Converting your computer into a HotSpot

While doing the internet connection sharing the most important point to note is the internet sharing has to be done on the network that is actually connected to the internet and not the one through which you want to share, which is a mistake commonly made.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Wifi Fixer - A Tool to retain and recover the Wifi connection



Wifi Fixer is a nice and small android app that helps in remaining connected to Wifi, in areas where the signal may be weak or getting interrupted often. It detects a disconnection or a hung connection and attempts to recoer the connection or resets the connection. If the connection is very weak, and there is a stronger wifi available to be connected, it connects to the best one available.


Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Two apps for medical emergencies




Here are two useful apps that can be used in emergencies and when medical help is not available immediately nearby.

1. WebMD:
Check your symptoms, access drug & treatment information, get first aid essentials, and check local health listings with this app. This app is available also for iPhone iPad besides Android.


2. First Aid by British Red Cross
This is the official Android app from British Red Cross.It carries videos, interactive quizzes and simple step by step advices, and is a very handy app to have in 
emergencies.


Tuesday, July 3, 2012

A free visual thesaurus


Here is a fantastic free visual thesaurus!!

Here is a fantastic free visual thesaurus!!Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesauruswww.visuwords.comLook up words in the Visuwords online graphical dictionary and thesaurus to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Another of the tiny Apps: Call Filter

This is another useful tiny Android apps, that blocks unwanted calls. If you get unwanted calls from some numbers and want to stop calls from these numbers, CallFilter is the app you can use. You can block individual numbers or collection of numbers with say same starting numbers. You can instal CallFilter from here: