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Use your browser's Incognito (Private) mode for Three Important Reasons

14 March 2014 / No Comments

Latest browsers are covered with bunch of hidden features, but one of the most features is Incognito or Private Mode. Hope you heard of this feature, infamously as "porn mode".

It's not called 'porn mode', Internet Explorer calls it InPrivate Browsing, Chrome calls it Incognito Mode, in Firefox it's called Private Browsing and Opera calls it simply Private.

There are many kinds of reasons to use your browser's incognito mode regularly, But Please don't involve websites with this 3 Reasons.

Incognito/Private mode: What it is, isn't

Incognito mode helps you to keep your browsing private information from other users, but it can't hide your browsing activities from your ISP / online snoops.

Incognito/Private mode will do erase your browsing histories, also dump all tracking cookies you pick-up during your incognito session. If you have no idea how to turn privacy mode on your browser, you can find step by step instruction from for Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Opera.

Now, let's start know benefit of Incognito mode

Leaky paywalls

Some of websites put their important content behind paywalls, but they allow us to read a limited number of articles for free, before that asking you to pay for subscription. These paywalls are designed for allow you to read maximum of 10-article limit, Some site gives you to continue reading an article for free if you Hit follow/Like button from social media like Facebook or Twitter.

Another way is open your browser in incognito mode. In this way, Cookies are not stored on your Computer and every time you visit leaky paywall sites it is like you're a new visitor to that Site also you can read fresh 10-article limit.

Public Computers, Private accounts

Internet café are poor maintenance and may not erase your browsing history after you browsing. We should thank to smart phones, tablets, Notepad and portable laptops because rare to visit an Internet cafe to access your online accounts or many transfer and Online bookings.

Use Incognito mode In Public Computer to make sure nobody can’t see the login page for your personal mails or any other bank account. Incognito mode is not a bullet proof protection, but it becomes an effective form of protection.

NO history

You want to hide your search results & history for only one reason ‘Porn’. You want know about some information about a medical condition, and later that search terms pop up on the family Computer. You may pay surprise gift for your wife, Sister, Brother and lover from shopping site like Flipkart, ebay & Amazon but you don't want see anyone. Really, not only these reasons for keeping your browsing history private it’s endless. Your browser's private mode keeps your browsing well Private.

So, there you go!

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Free calls from mobile to anywhere in the world using Skype

15 May 2011 / 1 Comment

Skype is software that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free

Skype is the world of VOIP & we can make a free PC to PC calls through it so now Skype has introduced a free version for the windows mobile that means you can install latest Skype phone in you Windows mobile and you just need is a Wi-Fi connection or you can use with 3G connection.

There are lots of operators which provide WI-fi or 3G service, if you have a small homemade Wi-Fi connection then you can make free call free to\ anywhere in the world. We know PC to PC call but it seems as you are calling from mobile to PC because your mobile itself will act as a PC for you.

Make free ISD calls/free international calls from your mobile using Skype for free. After you sign in Skype you can send texts for free and send files through it and everything you want. enjoy the day

Do you know how to remove chat contact from Gmail

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Everyone know how to add contacts in Gmail, it is very easy. You also might have added them in Chat Contacts. Now after sometime, we don’t like the person and want to remove the person from Chat contacts in Gmail. There is no option in Gmail to remove Chat contacts, although you can remove your Mail contacts.

No option to Remove/Delete a contact in Chat list. But there is a way to remove your Chat contacts in Gmail.

Download and Install Gtalk chat software,

After installation, Enter your username and password for the account you want to remove your Chat contact. Then right click on the contact you want to remove. You will be displayed with options Remove. Select “Remove” from the list. Now see your Chat contact is removed or deleted from the Contact list.

Disable Google Chrome Automatic Update

07 May 2011 / No Comments

The browser is the most important piece of software on your computer. You spend much of your time online inside a browser: When you search, chat, email, shop, bank, read the news, and watch videos online, you often do all this using a browser.

We are not even aware when your Google chrome gets updated with its silent updater. Computer user’s this can be a waste of memory as Google updater stays in the memory silently. This can also be annoying for those which have slow dial-up connections or have limited data plans. I will give you trick to disable automatic updates of chrome but you will be still able to update it manually whenever you want it.

Follow the steps:

For Window 7 and Window Vista Users

1. Click on Start button, type msconfig.exe and press Enter Key

2. Now go to Start-up tab and uncheck the box Google Update

For Window Xp Users

1. Click on Start button and go to Run

2. Type msconfig.exe and press Enter Key

3. Now go to Start-up tab and uncheck the box Google Update

We have stopped Google updater from launching at the start-up

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