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11 lesser known Windows secret tips and tricks that you should know
There are a couple of hidden Windows tips, tips and keyboard shortcuts in order to make your workflow smoother and quicker, without a whole lot of effort on your section.

We have now highlighted just a few of the most respected methods in the gallery above. The majority of the tips apply to Windows 7, with the few exceptions mentioned on explicit slides. What’s your favourite Windows secret? Tell us in the comments section below.

1. Select and Focus Taskbar Applications

To select and focus applications in the taskbar, hold down the Windows key, press T, and use the arrow keys or type T many times. This permits you to scroll thru the pinned applications without ever touching your mouse.

2. Copy, Paste or Undo a File Move

The general public recognizes that the key commands Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V and Ctrl+Z are handy for copying, pasting and deleting textual content, however, were you aware that you need to use these instructions for records data as neatly?

3. Tile Windows

With Windows, 7 got here Aero Snap, or the means to maximise a window by dragging it to the side of the screen. However, what if you wish to simply tile your windows?

Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc), choose the applications you are looking to tile (Ctrl+Click), right click, and select Tile Horizontally or Tile Vertically.
Select-pinned-window

4. Open an Application

To start an application that’s pinned to the taskbar, hold the Windows key and press the number that corresponds with its location (Win+number from one to 9).

5. Manage Your Applications

To open a brand new window of the similar application (as an example, to open a brand new Chrome window or a second Desktop folder), hang the Shift key, the Window key and then a bunch from one to 9. If you wish to web page thru the open windows, press Control, Window, and a bunch, from one to 9.

6. Pin Any Item to the Taskbar
- By default, Windows 7 only lets you pin applications to the taskbar. However, if you wish to pin a unique item like a file or folder, follow these simple steps.
- Drag and drop the file onto your desktop (If the item is in the Favorites folder, observe these additional steps)
- Right click > New > Shortcut
- Type in: explorer “C:shortcutsFavorites – ShortcutName.lnk”
- Name the shortcut
- The Shortcut will now appear as a folder, which that you may right click to pin to the taskbar
7. Open a Command Prompt

To access the open a command option, hold down the Shift key and right–click a folder.

This tip only works for Windows 7 or Vista. To do that on Windows XP, it’s a must to use a registry hack.

8. Get entry to the Secret “Send To” Menu

Were you aware that there is a secret “Send To” menu that you could access with the Shift key? Hold down Shift, right–click the folder and select the “Send To” menu. This permits you to access a completely new set of file locations, so which you can quickly relocate a folder without the hassle.

9. Alter the Default “Send To” Menu

If you wish to trade the options that seem to your default “Ship To menu,” type “shell:send to” into the location bar of a folder. That you may then drag and drop new folder locations to the Send To folder.

10. Open Any File or Webpage

The Run Command is a simple way to open any file, application or website. Use the Win+R keyboard shortcut to open the Run dialog field. From right here, type in the title of any application and hit Enter. You could additionally enter a URL straight away into this container to open up any web page.

11. Create a Zip Folder

A zip folder is the quickest way to move a big selection of files. To create a zip folder, right click a standard file folder and choose the “Send To” option. The “Compressed (zipped) Folder” option will compress your folder and make it easier to upload the files in one fell swoop.
December 15, 2013
5 Apps that has been redesigned to use Apple’s new 64-bit processor

Apple released the new iDevice few days ago, and it does power some unique technology that could be sought to the mainstream cautiously by Apple once again. The new iPhone 5S is packed with two amazing features – “fingerprint ID scanner” and world’s first “64-bit A7 CPU” on the smartphone.

While most of the people won’t see any visible benefits of the new CPU, but it can certainly improve the performance by distributing the application thresholds efficiently. There is only a handful of applications that benefits from the 64-bit architecture of the processor.

See Also: Apple announced iPhone 5S, Is it better than iPhone 5? [Specs]

Apple is pretty confident about the performance of their new CPU which is complemented with their new M7 sensor — together performs all the magic we see on the iPhone. Apparently we got to know that Apple’s A7 64-bit processor was actually manufactured by the furious rival “Samsung”.

See Also: Apple A7 64bit chip was actually built by Samsung

The new iPhone 5S features cortex A7 64-bit chip, which is claimed to be twice as fast as the previous generation of the gadget. Apple attached a new sensor to the device – “motion coprocessor,” that determines whether the owner of the device is stationary or in motion (like walking, driving, sprinting etc.), which could be very useful for the app developers.

So, which of the top apps really benefited from the Apple’s new CPU? We have a small list of random ones here:

1. Infinity Blade III ($4.99)

Infinity Blade III is one of the most loved games on the iPhone, and the latest release looks incredible on an iPhone 5S. The game now has full-screen anti-aliasing, full-screen vignettes, high-resolution shadows, and environmental reflections. The developers made a few other improvements to cut down on loading times, too.

2. 123D creature show

With 123D Creature Show, also made by graphics powerhouse Autodesk, you can take 3D models of, well, various creatures and pose them on top of your own photos. The app uses the A7 processor as if it were a chip inside a full desktop workstation rather than a mobile phone to pull off some pretty complex posing and deformation calculations.

3. Total Conquest

Gameloft’s Total Conquest is a social strategy game about the Roman Empire, and it’s been updated to make use of the 64-bit power of the A7 for graphics. A fire effect in battle mode has been enhanced, for example, and you’ll find some animated semi-transparent clouds that you can move through as you zoom in and out.

4. Pixlr Express Plus

Count on Autodesk (known for its professional-grade software applications in design and graphic arts) to make use of the A7 processor with an image editing app. Pixlr Express Plus lets you edit images right on your phone but with tools that make the experience comparable to using a desktop application. The number of editing tools is remarkable, and the precision with which they work is astounding. There are simple buttons for whitening teeth and removing red-eye, but the most exciting ones can balance colours or lighter areas of an image that were cast in shadow. Very cool.

5. djay 2 for iPhone ($1.99)

The next generation of the world’s best-selling iOS DJ software and winner of the Apple Design Award has been redesigned from the ground up to match the iPhone 5S standards. The app has been optimized for the new A7 processor on iPhone 5S, fully leveraging the new 64-bit architecture.

October 5, 2013
Bitdefender for Mac: Protect your most prized possession [Review]
The Mac is marketed as a computer that’s virus free. But this is 2013, where the Hackers want to get into as many computers as they can and the NSA’s personal hobby is to collect everyone’s private information. This is the time when you can never be too safe.

I’ve used my Macbook Pro without an Antivirus for a better part of a year now and not once have I encountered any sort of problem. No slowdowns, no infections whatsoever. Except that one time, it slipped from my hands and the Hard Drive got damaged (damn you brushed aluminum casing!). But after reading multiple reports about Mac security being compromised again and again I thought it might be time to safeguard myself from the ugly corners of the internet.

See Also: How we test security tools and malware blocking [A Brief overview]

Installation

The installation process is relatively easy for a Mac Software. If you have used the mac for more than an hour, you know how to Install an app. Before we get started, you’ll need a Mac with OS X 10.7 or later installed. You’ll also need to have 1 GB of RAM and 400 MB of empty disk space. And of course, a working internet connection to download the Antivirus and to keep it updated.

Just download the 176 MB DMG file from the official website, which is relatively smaller size. Your bandwidth will be thankful and it’s also easy to install. Once it’s installed, Bitdefender will update the virus database in the background automatically, you don’t need to fiddle with any settings at all.

Once it’s downloaded, open up the DMG file, it will decompress, and open up a new window. The installation window is remarkably close to what a windows installation looks like.

Usually just dragging the DMG icon into the Applications folder installs the application. Instead, here we have to press ‘next’ a bunch of times.

Interface

Mac is known for it’s beautiful interface and its simplicity. Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac follows along on the same principles. While the Windows counterpart might look like it was designed by people wearing hipster glasses, leather jackets driving a Dodge Viper, BFM has a bit of sophistication to it.

Bitdefender’s designer was probably listening to some Jazz, sitting on his upholstered turn of the 20th-century chair sipping some white wine.

When you open the app you are presented with everything you might need from an Antivirus program. You don’t have to mess about with bazillion menus and drop downs, nor do you need to press the right key four times to get anywhere (a common complaint with the Windows Version). You can perform a System scan, quick scan or a critical scan all from the main window!

Right from the first boot, it updates itself in the background automatically, so you don’t have to push any buttons to get there, there isn’t even an Update option on the main screen, you’ll have to dive into the menu’s to find one. Rest assured, you’ll rarely need it.

Simplicity comes at a cost

Although bitdefender for Mac works mostly in the same way as its Windows version, it’s feature list is quite small. There is no Bitdefender Wallet which stores your login details and other important passwords securely. (Although I use Lastpass which in my opinion is way more powerful with its cloud sync service and multiple device support).

The BitDefender Widget is missing, But again it’s something no Mac user would want to use. This one goes to Pro column instead of a Con.

See Also: Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 – the only security suite you’ll ever need [Review]

When you look at it closely, a lot of features that you normally find in an Antivirus software like a Firewall are missing from Bitdefender for Mac. But do you even need it? The biggest source of infection in a Mac is virus infested program installs. And as you’ll see later on, Bitdefender Antivirus works wonderfully there.

Scanning

The Bitdefender interface is incredibly clean and focuses only the important parts. So fittingly there are only three options for Scanning your Mac:

Scan Critical Locations: This will scan all your system files, your Mac installation and other programs that you may have installed. This scan was very fast for me. It was over in about 5 Minutes.

Full System Scan: As the name suggest, this will scan your whole system. This may take a long time, depending on the amount of Data you have.

Scan a Custom Location: If you want to scan a particular file or a USB from a friend you don’t really trust, you know where to go.

Web Protection

I recommend you turn this on. Fun fact: you don’t need BitDefender for Web Protection to work. I installed the TrafficLight Chrome Extension on my Mac and when I switched to my PC, lo and behold, it was installed and working on my PC! Props to Bitdefender there.

This will come in handy when you are tempted to browse those dark corners of the internet, out of curiosity or some definite purpose ( don’t be shy now, we all do it). It blocks Malware and phishing sites very well.

Test

I ran the malware test, visited more than 10 blacklisted sites and Bitdefender was more than happy to block my mischievous activities. Full marks for Bitdefender there.

We like to test everything thoroughly here at DigitFreak and when it comes to security, there is no one we trust more than ourselves. Which why we put Bitdefender through our own rigidly designed test which has everything from Malware to deadly viruses. DigitFreak’s Antivirus test performed flawlessly as you can see in the Screenshot below. A Bitdefender popup was flashing on the screen as soon as the rar file was done unpacking. When I say Bitdefender is really fast, I mean it.

What about scary Trojan horses and deadly Viruses you ask? Don’t worry, we here at DigitFreak are just enough freaky to willfully inject deadly viruses into our system. And now for you to breathe out in peace, Bitdefender performed exceptionally well. Every deadly virus that we threw at it was caught and quarantined before it could even start spreading its legs ( just an expression). So as an Antivirus it works exactly like it should.

Verdict

Bitdefender for Mac works like it should. It keeps you out of danger and when you choose to willfully walk into it, it has your back. Although some might think it’s too basic, it has everything an average Mac user would need to be safe on the Internet. Yes, a built in Firewall which many of it’s competitors offer would have been nice, it but it’s not a deal breaker. We’d recommend you turn on Mac’s own Firewall from Security & Privacy in System Preferences if you haven’t already. Overall we think that with Bitdefender, your prized possession is in safe hands.
Pros Cons

Clean interface

Relatively Cheaper

Background monitoring keeps your Mac safe all the time

Not as many features as competitors

Missing Firewall
August 26, 2013
Best of Breaking Bad parodies – A Collection

Remember the great tv show named breaking bad. If you don’t then just get lost because you must have been on another planet. It must be one the most respected tv shows of all the time, but does that make it prone from parodies? No!

So the show is just going to end in about 6 episodes or more with a breathstopping finale and here we are discussing about the parodies. There are plenty of given reasons to laugh or make jokes upon in this show but you will have to play along with us and be observant. To start we will discuss the funniest scenarios and then we will take you to the best parodies you can find on the internet.

1. Taylor Swift + Breaking Bad Parody – ‘We Are Never Ever Gonna Cook Together’

Imagine this, walt and jesse having troubles in their relationship (a cooking one) and so the words come out like we are never ever gonna cook toegther. How does that sound? Boring but you might not find the same after watching this video. let me warn you before hand that this video actually makes fun of taylor swift and breaking bad at the same time. This is supposed to be hillarious! and don’t blame us if you find the song too catchy.

2. Breaking Bad as a Sitcom

What you never imagine while watching the show is, what if the show had laugh tracks in between like in big bang theory or two and a half men??, well you are in for a surprise because this parody video makes the whole difference. How a very serious scene can be made funny is shown in this parody along with the cheesy music that frames the intro of the show, instead of the serious regular soundtrack. You must watch it.

3. “Home Game” (Breaking Bad Parody)

What is someone made a game called Breaking bad, you know the family type games that the whole family plays together. You are only as eager as we are here, so lets watch the video to know how much fun that game could be. There is no direct pun unless you have to think about all the facts and points and then compare them with the real show.

4. LEGO Breaking Bad The Video Game parody

Parodies are not only the ones that are made on the tv show, it could be anything. we found something which could not be actually called a parody, since it makes no fun. Imagine the scenario where you are a player who controls the character of Walter and you are left to play the game Breaking bad. How would you like it? This video is a parody of the show in the form of lego game and guess what its awesome! We vote for the game to be released, because it is so awesome. Our best moment was when walter hits things with his head to get points..haha

5. Breakbad mountain

The parody starts just like the real tv show and for sometime you will feel just like this is a trailer, but soon you will start noticing small changes and dialogues like “If it feels right, it feels right” and many scenes look like they have lots of pun intended in them. You just need the right set of eyes to know what we are trying to relay.basically this parody is concentrated on the bromance between walter and jesse. In short, a must watch.

Now these were the few most hillarious and awesome ones that we have linked you to, but there are many more out there like breaking bad msuical parody, and even a porn parody. Amazing! right? This means that this show has become so famous that almsot everyone is trying to give something to it.

Hope you like this collection and if you want to share something which clearly means anything from curse words to appreciations for us then please comment below. we hope from the true depth of our hearts that the show ends successfully!

August 20, 2013

Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 – the only security suite you’ll ever need [Review]

Bitdefender is a behemoth in the Antivirus industry, but before trusting an antivirus with your inestimable data, you need a solid background check (Just like you need with your kid’s nanny, yeah I said it, data is as precious as one’s own kid).

I installed the new Bitdefender 2014 in my laptop and ran an extensive background check, which included- downloading viruses, visiting malware webpages, inserting pen drives/hard-drives infected with viruses and installing keyloggers.

Bitdefender has been selected as no. 1 antivirus on top10reviews — proving to be a strong competitor to the Russian security giant – Kaspersky. Here is a detailed review and test of the new Bitdefender Internet Security 2014.

Installation:

The installation is easy, can be downloaded from here – Bitdefender internet security 2014. You can also refer to company’s website for more options – Bitdefender Antivirus.

The initial download is 5.44 MB, which seems very small, isn’t it?

Well, unless you have bought a hard copy of the software by your retail shop, you’ll need to download the actual setup with the help of the installer that you’ve downloaded, which requires you to download additional file of size ~400 MB (which is original setup file).

Real troublesome? Not really! You just need to run the intial setup file you downloaded from their website and it controls the rest.

After the whole setup is downloaded, you see a screen where you can choose if you want to share your scan results and the virus logs with Bitdefender (the screen also includes Bitdefender patting itself on it’s back, just saying).

Well, I know that no one reads the End User License Agreement, so here is a summary-

Bitdefender does not collect your personal data/information.
You are not supposed to sell the software.
You will get into trouble if you tamper with the verification process.

The installation is a piece of cake, you just need to hit the install button.

Then BOOM, another freaking download, yeah this gets a little annoying, they could have just given one installation step which includes download, for the sake of common sense.

But then, you don’t need to press many “Next” buttons (only if you didn’t choose the “Customize my Installation” option, if you did they just ask you the directory where you want to install the antivirus). You are done with the installation, restart your computer and you’re good to go.

Tour:

Not the tour you were expecting, it’s just the tour to the security tools and options the antivirus has to offer!

When you run the antivirus for the first time, it asks to run an update, this will not take long if you have downloaded the software from their website, for it is regulary updated, but if you purchase the CD it may take long. After running the update you can freely use the software, you are greeted with the screen shown below.

To get to the screen on the right, you need to hit the right arrow four times (how convinient).

The good thing about the Home-Screen of this antivirus is that it’s fully customizable, you can choose the order in which the options are shown, by clicking the “Grid” icon next to the scroll bar.

The antivirus comes with an interactive and rather useful widget, which can be used in Windows Vista, 7 and 8. The widget has the following options:

Events: When clicked, this takes you to the virus detection log, where you can choose to delete or allow specific files, it also shows the virus details and the known threats. (When connected to the internet.)
Settings: Here you can customize the usual antivirus settings, like creating scan exception locations and setting automatic scan timings.
My Bitdefender Login: You can login to your Bitdefender account from here, but you can choose not to, no restrictions there. I would recommend signing in, they have 24 hours support.
Firewall Settings: Here you can change the firewall settings, turn it on or off, create exceptions or block specific websites.

The Virus Scanner:

Now, the most important part of an antivirus and an Internet security program, “The virus scan.” The process is comparatively faster than most of the antivirus softwares available in the market. The scan process is pretty simple and just one click away, you can scan specific folders and files by right-clicking on them, or you can create custom scan and add the drives you want to scan.

You can also select the “Quick scan” option, it just scans the C drive (The one with the OS installed on it.) And it shows the threats found in realtime. You can also click on the “Events” on the widget and choose the action to be taken on the file while the scan is in progress.

The antivirus also comes with a “Bitdefender Wallet” feature, this feature securely stores your billing information which includes your credit/debit card number and the code. They do not access the information, it’s just securely stored, eliminating the risk of Keylogger programs, as many of the premium keyloggers are immune to antivirus softwares.

You just need to allow the “Bitdefender Wallet” extention on the Chrome browser, the extention also comes for Mozilla Firefox.

Hope, you enjoyed the tour, now comes the most IMPORTANT part, the test.

THE TEST:

The test, as important as it is, it puts the computer to a great risk. But then, as mentioned earlier, it is the most important part of determining the worth of an antivirus. I downloaded two deadly viruses, one “not-so-known” virus and one virus created by the digitfreak team, the software performed exceptionally well.

It detected the two viruses as soon as they were downloaded and quarantined them (It also showed a warning just before the download was started.) The antivirus also has more than three brain cells, it could tell the difference between a software crack and a virus. It did warn about the crack being harmful. The antivirus performs well when it comes to the virus detection.

After the scan has been completed, you get a screen which shows the scan results, which includes the list of viruses detected and it also shows if a file needs your attention. It also shows an option to check the antivirrus logs, which is vividly detailed. The log includes the viruses detected in the last scan, number of files scanned and the number of threats detected.

The screen below shows the events screen, which is just the non-detailed summary of all the viruses detected.

The firewall also performs really well, I went to a ton of popular malware infected webpages and a couple of very discrete malware webpages. It instantly displayed a warning page even when Chrome didn’t show a security risk page. The firewall is completely customizeable, you can create exceptions and block specific websites.

THE VERDICT:

Well, honestly, I’m impressed, the only thing I didn’t like was that, the installation included two downloads. The antivirus performs exceptionally well, the firewall is good and customizable, the Wallet feature is really thoughtful, considering the amount of online shopping these days, the antivirus also has parental controls. It detects viruses in realtime and we can also choose the action to be performed on them, by clicking on the widget events while the scan is still in progress.

PROS:	CONS:
Impressive User Interface. Exceptionally well antivirus performance. Bitdefender Wallet. The widget. 24 hour support.	Two downloads during the setup. Need to press the right arrow four times to get to the new home screen. (Each click displays just one new option.) Cost.

Source: BitDefender (official website)

August 8, 2013

Top 5 budget iPhone concept designs you shouldn’t miss

There is no official word if the leading gadget company is even looking out for the cheaper iPhone. We don’t even know if such phone exists on the paper and has been discussed between the Company executives to approve the production. However, there are tons of rumors and a report published by Chinese Labor watch that suggests we are heading in the right direction.

See Also: Cheaper version of iPhone confirmed by a Chinese iPhone manufacturer report

Internet never kills the buzz for anything that is important for the tech enthusiasts and curious technofreaks. To tinker your taste buds we have collected the top 5 concept designs of upcoming budget iPhone by Apple.

See Also: Cheaper version of iPhone will be called “iPhone 5C” ? [Leaked Images]

1. iPhone 5C packaging by Martin uit utrecht

2. iPhone concept by Martin Hajek

3. iPhone Lite by T3

4. Cheap iPhone concept via 9to5mac

5. iPhone Mini concept by ciccaresedesign

July 31, 2013