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Social Networks, News, Shopping, Photos All in One Place: Backstit.ch
Mobile Alarm System Lite: Enable Security Alarm On Android
Track Email Delivery, Opened Emails, Link Clicks with BananaTag
Generate Strong Passwords Using PWGen Password Generator
Free FPS Game For PC Download: Prism Guard Shield
Free Screen Capture Software: SnapCrab For Windows
See Live Weather on Android Wallpaper: Go Weather Animate Wallpaper
Manage Access To USB Drives: USB Disks Access Manager
Free Publishing Software: SpringPublisher
Keyboard Shortcuts For Firefox Browser

Social Networks, News, Shopping, Photos All in One Place: Backstit.ch

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 06:00 PM PDT

Backstit.ch is a free online service which you can use in order to collect, manage and read online content from several different sources very easily. News websites, social networks, and popular shopping sites can be connected to your Backsit.ch account, and instead of going from one website to another, you can simply login to your account of this free content aggregator and check to see what’s new there.

Default interface of Backstit.ch can be seen on the image above. Before you’ll be able to reach it, you’re first gonna have to configure your account. To make things easier, team behind this free content management service has created a 5 step wizard that waits for you when you login for the first time. Going through the wizard you’re gonna be selecting online services and sources from which you would like to receive updates in your Backstit.ch news feed. Interesting features of Backstit.ch are:

Social network integration – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram
Read all the news from one place – CNN, NBC, Fox, Mashable, Engadget
Receive shopping updates – Groupon, Tanga, Threadless, Woot
Easy to understand and use interface, read news and updates, watch photos

Since Backstit.ch is still in beta, be prepared to find a bug or two. During our testing we haven’t seen nothing out of the ordinary, so you shouldn’t either, but in case something does happen try and contact the developers of Backstit.ch and tell them about the problems you’re experiencing. Here’s a few pointers on how to use this free content management service.

Similar software: Feed Turtle, RSSVoyage, Desktop RSS Ticker.

How to aggregate news, social networks and shopping with Backstit.ch

The first and most important step would be to go through the startup wizard. After you do that, your Backstit.ch account should be loaded with all the different news websites, social networks and shopping sites that you visit frequently, and it should look like something that you can see on the image above, well not exactly like that.

To actually receive updates from social networks and other places where you need to have an account, you first have to authorize and give Backstit.ch permission to access news feeds, tweet updates and so on. Open up Settings in the top right corner to do that. Once that the accounts are connected, the Backstit.ch news feed should receive updates from the selected social networks, news and shopping sites, and it’s also gonna allow you to read news:

On the left you can copy direct links to the articles, if you want to share it further or you can visit the full article on the website where it was posted. When you’re on the main website, clicking on the Catalog option in the left sidebar will open up the selection of online service that you follow, in case you wanna add more of them to the Backstit.ch feed.

Conclusion

Keeping track of all the different news and happenings that go on in the world in not an easy task. There are a lot of interesting websites out there, and to read them you’ll need to open and browse each one of them separately, which takes time. With Backstit.ch you can combine, manage and read popular social networks, news sites and shopping sites from one place, in a single window.

Social Networks, News, Shopping, Photos All in One Place: Backstit.ch was originally published at I Love Free Software

Mobile Alarm System Lite: Enable Security Alarm On Android

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Mobile Alarm System is a free Android app to enable alarm security on Android. This Android alarm system app enables security alarm on multiple aspects which include movement, proximity, unplug the charger, unlock Android, noise around your Android phone, and camera activation.

The app activates an alarm sound when your Android detects any of these actions. Alarm sound tells you that someone else is trying to use your Android phone which you can immediately go and save from others to use it. Movement and camera detection feature is only available in Pro version of the app. The app runs in the background after its activation. The app provides you the notification in status bar after the activation.

Mobile Alarm System provides loud alarm sound according to the set volume from the settings menu. You cannot control the alarm sound volume with the media volume controls of your Android phone. You have to preset the media volume from the settings menu of the app. The app also has a PIN lock feature, but it is available in the Pro version of the app.

We have earlier covered review on Android pattern lock apps to secure installed apps and data on your Android. However, Mobile Alarm System app is purely a new way to secure your Android with an alarm sound. Mobile Alarm Sound app saves your Android phone from being used in wrong hands. You can now set security alarm on your Android and leave your Android without any tension of being used by someone else.

For making your photos and videos secure, you can use Gallery Lock Lite app for Android.

Features Of Mobile Alarm System Lite App:

Enables a security alarm on your Android phone.
The app alarm sound on works multiple aspects which include movement, proximity, unplug the charger, unlock Android, noise around your Android phone, and camera activation.
Volume control from settings menu and not from the normal media volume buttons.
Activation notification in the status bar.
Select from the list of multiple sound types.
Set duration and countdown time of the alarm sound.
Set different time delays in each aspect to make the alarm ring accordingly.
Set the sensitivity of movement, noise, and camera.
The free version of the app is ads free.
PIN Lock feature. (Only available in Pro version)

Install Mobile Alarm System Lite App:

Click here to download and install Mobile Alarm System Lite app from Google Play Store. For direct download link, you can scan the QR Code below.

Mobile Alarm System Lite app makes your Android phone secure by shouting aloud. You can now leave your phone on charging without any doubt that anyone can use your Android phone without your permission. Also, even a single touch can make you alert, that your Android phone is being used by someone else.

Mobile Alarm System Lite: Enable Security Alarm On Android was originally published at I Love Free Software

Track Email Delivery, Opened Emails, Link Clicks with BananaTag

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT

BananaTag is a free email tracking service which you can use in order to keep stats on the number of successfully delivered and/or opened emails, email clicks and pretty much everything else that’s important when it comes to keeping tabs on the delivery success rate of emails that you’ve sent out. This free email statistics tracking application is available for all the popular email clients and services like Outlook and Gmail. Privately hosted emails are also supported.

For Outlook you’re gonna have to install a desktop application which works alongside it and for every email that you send, BananaTag is gonna be there offering you an option to track the email status, similar to what can be seen on the image above for our Gmail account. If you are using Gmail, then you just need to install a BananaTag browser extension, it’s available for Firefox and Chrome, and once you have it installed your Gmail interface is gonna get improved with new buttons like the one that you can see on the image above. Interesting features of BananaTag would be:

Free email delivery success rate reports, opens, locations, link clicks
Receive notifications about the change in status of the sent emails
Support for Gmail and every other email service which can work in Outlook
Gmail integration which can be seen on the image above
Track up to 5 emails per day with the free account, upgrade to increase limits

Registration on the BananaTag website is also necessary, next to having BananaTag application installed on your system. The online account is where all the statistics are gonna be kept, and where you’ll be able to review them.

How to keep track of emails with BananaTag

The first step that you need to take would be to either install the BananaTag app for Outlook, if you’re hosting your own email and use Outlook to read and send messages, or install the BananaTag Gmail extension, if you’re using Gmail. Note that in order to install this free email tracking utility and before you can use the service you have to register.

When you install the extension, you should see a new button next to the usual Send, name of the new button is gonna be Track & Send and you need to send your messages using that new button, if you want them tracked with the help of BananaTag.

Open up the main website and login to the members area to actually see the email stats. Dashboard will give you a full report on all the emails that you’ve sent. How many of them have actually reached their destination, how many were opened and how many clicks there were on the email links.

Similar services: WhoReadME,

Conclusion

BananaTag will very easily and without you having to mess around with code track emails that you send. Simple installation of either the extension or the Outlook application is all it takes after which BananaTag is gonna do its thing. Free accounts can track only 5 emails each day, for more you’re gonna have to upgrade.

Track Email Delivery, Opened Emails, Link Clicks with BananaTag was originally published at I Love Free Software

Generate Strong Passwords Using PWGen Password Generator

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT

PWGen is a free password generator software using which you can effortlessly create extremely strong and secure passwords in no time. For creating passwords using this password generator, you simply need to specify your password preferences like password length, character set, etc.

Using this free password generator, you can eveninclude words (pass phrases) in your passwords. PWGen is a very basic, yet smart password creator to assist you in password generation.

The user-interface is small and is filled with various options that help you to generate highly secure passwords. This free password generator makes use of random pool in order to gather entropy for system parameters and user inputs.

This smart Password generator software can generate multiple passwords at a time. For generating multiple passwords, you simply need to specify the number of passwords in it's respective box, and click the Generate button available over there.

PWGen even offers some advanced options to exclude ambiguous characters, exclude lower case letters from being the first character in the password, etc.

This password generator basically resides and works from your system tray.

The good part about this free password generator is that, it comes with a full-fledged and fully informative user manual which will surely help novice users or beginners for using PWGen. For generating password you may also try some other free password generator software.

Features of this Free Password Generator:

Generate one or multiple passwords simultaneously.
Allows you to specify the password length and character set.
Include words or Pass phrases in your passwords.
Lightweight password generator which comes in file size of less than even 1 MB.
Encrypt or decrypt clipboard with a single click from their respective options.
Supports languages like English and Deutsch.

How to Generate Passwords Using this Password Generator:

Run PWGen on your computer.
Specify your desired password length and character set.
Check include words option for including words in your password.
For generating multiple passwords, specify the number of passwords in it's respective column and click the Generate button available there.
If you wish to create only one password, enter 1 in the Number of passwords box and click the Generate button.
The generated password will be shown in the Generated password box.
The good part is that, if you are not liking the password, click the Generate button again, and it will generate a new password for you.
In this way, you can make this software generate strong passwords.

PWGen is a user-friendly and powerful password generator which I came across, as it let's you generate extremely strong passwords in no time. Download PWGen for free.

Generate Strong Passwords Using PWGen Password Generator was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free FPS Game For PC Download: Prism Guard Shield

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Prism Guard Shield is a popular free FPS Game available for PC Download. Join Prism and grab a chance to be a stealthy combat guard.

Note: Download size of this game is 1.6 GB. So, if you have a slow internet connection with limited data plan, this game might not be for you.

This game has both single player and multiplayer modes. This game has new emerging weapons and advanced surveillance technologies for you. Be a member of Prism and kill the terrorists.

Features of this FPS Game:

PRISM is a highly secretive defense unit from the near future. You become a member of it and guard it from suspected or potential targets. This game has 3 environments and 8 near future weapons. The game also has recognizable landmarks like Washington and San Francisco.

I was surprised that this game is available for free download because it has very good graphics and sound effects. This game is a good start for FPS game beginners. Though it is a free FPS game, it's download size is 1.6GB. But it's worth downloading because it has many features which are:

1. Single Player: In single player mode the game starts with a simple introduction. You have to report to the security section and then you get a report of threat from the terrorists.

Pick up your simple pistol and take some enemies in the beginning. After you kill some of them, grab their machine guns and shot guns to proceed further. Don't forget to pick up ammo and new guns from the dead enemies. You will be assisted with your fellow guards also. But go ahead because you are the lead for your team. Take the enemies and pick up some intelligent reports on your way. Sometimes you even find health packs which look like packets with a PLUS symbol on it. This game has an auto save option; which loads itself from previous checkpoint if you get killed.

Watch out for some cover; your armor and health will be indicated on the top right corner. Take some good head shots to kill the enemies faster. Don't sprint for longer time because you may be at the risk of getting killed easily. The number of bullets in your gun is also indicated on the bottom right corner of your screen as shown below.

2. Multiplayer LAN: In multiplayer LAN mode you can play with your friends. You have the option for join game and host game. Click here to learn how to Setup a LAN Multiplayer Game.

3. Multiplayer Online: In multiplayer online, you need a Gamespy account to proceed further. You just need to make an account in Gamespy to access the game servers.

4. Options: In options you can view controls, graphics, audio, and game.

The Controls are given in the game. Some of the most used controls are:

[WASD] to move.
Right click to zoom.
Left click to shoot.
Scroll wheel to change weapons.
E to pick up weapons.
G for grenade.
Spacebar to jump.
Shift to sprint.
C to change posture.

Get your hands on these future weapons and kill the terrorists. Use stealth tactics to take your enemies easily. Click here to play a fantasy FPS game reviewed earlier called Red Eclipse.

Click here to Download PRISM Guard Shield.

Free FPS Game For PC Download: Prism Guard Shield was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Screen Capture Software: SnapCrab For Windows

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:00 AM PDT

SnapCrab is a free Windows screen capture software which lets you capture screenshots easily. With SnapCrab, you can capture the whole desktop screen or just a selected part. It provides easy ways to capture screenshots in different forms and lets you modify the screenshot background.

SnapCrab displays a magnifier window to precisely preview the captured area. It has a inbuilt color picker tool which picks different shades of colors from the screen and identifies their RGB values. Apart from that, it also lets you instantly post the screenshots to your Facebook and Twitter account.

A Brief Overview of this Screen Capture Software:

SnapCrab is a nice and handy tool which provides different ways to capture snapshots from the desktop screen. It can be used to capture the whole screen, a specific window, or a specific area on the screen. You can choose a particular file format and file location in which you want to save your screenshots. It also allows you to directly open the screenshots with your default image editor. Moreover, it offers a great combination of tools and settings to enhance your screen capture experience.

Different Screen Capture Options Available in SnapCrab:

Capture Window: This option lets you capture a particular window that is currently being selected.
Capture Top Level Window: This option lets you capture the window which stays on top of every window currently opened on the desktop.
Capture Whole Desktop: This option captures the whole desktop screen for you.
Capture Selected area: This option lets you capture some specific part of the screen. You can use the resizing cursors to resize your captured area before taking the final screenshot.

Easily Capture Screenshots using SnapCrab Screen Capture Software:

Snapcrab is very easy to use. Just run SnapCrab and adjust settings according to your need. Now select the mode in which you want to take the screen shot and click on the SnapCrab icon on the capture window to take the screenshot.

Every screen shot that you take will be saved in PNG format by default. You can go to the setting options to save the screenshot files in other suitable formats.

Key Features of SnapCrab:

Various Screen Capture Options: SnapCrab offers you to capture the whole desktop screen, a window, or a specific part of the screen.
Captures Aero Glass Interface: It can capture the translucent window interface with different shades of color.
Set a Specific Background Color: You can create transparent backgrounds or assign a solid colored background to every screenshot that you take.
Sharing with Facebook, Twitter, and Evernote: SnapCrab connects with your Facebook, Twitter, and Evernote accounts and allow you to instantly share your screenshots.
Include Window Shadow: You can apply shadow to the window captures while taking screenshots.
Include Mouse Cursor: You can enable or disable mouse capture in your screenshots.
Magnifier Window: SnapCrab lets you preview the captured area in a magnifier window and helps you in making precise selections.
Assign Hot Keys: You can assign keyboard shortcuts to various screen capture functions. It helps in speeding up your work.
Repeat Screen Capture: You can select the "Repeat" option for repeatedly taking screenshots using SnapCrab.
Automatic Self Timer: SnapCrab has a timer function which allows you to set a time interval after which it captures screenshot.
Save Files in Different formats: You can save your screenshot files in various formats including JPG, PNG, and GIF.
Shrink Images: You can set Width or Height of your screenshots in advance and shrink them before saving as final output.
Color Picker: SnapCrab provides a color picker feature which can pick colors from the screenshots in real time and displays their RGB values.

The Final Verdict:

SnapCrab is among one of the best screen capture software which lets you capture screenshots in different sizes. The only thing it lacks is that it does not facilitates directly opening the screenshot files with your favorite image editing software like Gadwin PrintScreen does. Otherwise, it's a nice and handy tool to take quick screenshots from your desktop.

Download SnapCrab for Windows free.

Free Screen Capture Software: SnapCrab For Windows was originally published at I Love Free Software

See Live Weather on Android Wallpaper: Go Weather Animate Wallpaper

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 09:30 AM PDT

Go Weather Animate Wallpaper is a free live wallpaper app for Android. This Android live wallpaper app displays weather information on your Android's background.

Go Weather Animate Wallpaper is not a standalone app as it works with Go Weather app for Android. This Android app act as a theme for Go Weather app. To use this live weather wallpaper app, you need to first install Go Weather app and then install this Go Weather Animate Wallpaper app. The app automatically tracks your current location and then tells you the current weather update on Android.

Go Weather Animate Wallpaper is very easy to use and setup. Just install both the apps on your Android phone. Now long press on your Android home screen, select wallpapers → live wallpapers → Go Weather Animate Wallpaper. Head to the settings menu and then set the live wallpaper with all the weather information on your Android screen.

This Android live wallpaper app helps you to have the real-time weather forecast on your Android home screen itself. You don't need to head to any app to check weather forecast on Android. Also, the weather forecast updates itself without the need to update it manually. It is like performing two in one task on your little nifty Android phone. The app makes your work easier and faster.

We have already covered some useful wallpaper apps, like: 3D Digital Weather Clock Android widget app and Bubble Android Live wallpaper app. This Weather live wallpaper is a nice addition to that list.

Features Of Live Weather Wallpaper App:

The app displays updated weather information on Android home screen.
The background of the wallpaper looks nice with weather background look.
It displays the weather temperature including high and low and wind pressure.
The app automatically tracks the current location and check for the weather status of that area.
You can customize the text display whether it should be always, only on lock screen, or it should never show.
Adjust the text position to top and bottom.
Adjust the text size to small and big.
Light weight app in Google Play Store.

Install Go Weather Animate Wallpaper App And Go Weather App:

Click on the link to install Go Weather Animate Wallpaper app. Get the direct download link by scanning the QR Code below.

Click on the link Go Weather app from Google Play Store or use QR code below.

Go Weather Animate Wallpaper app makes your Android home screen look good with all the updated information about weather. You don't need any special weather app to launch and know the real-time weather status. Just make your Android home screen look beautiful and useful.

See Live Weather on Android Wallpaper: Go Weather Animate Wallpaper was originally published at I Love Free Software

Manage Access To USB Drives: USB Disks Access Manager

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT

USB Disks Access Manager is a free software to manage access to USB disks in your computer. This simple software lets you control the access permissions to your computer through removable USB disks.

USB Disks Access Manager has a simple interface which does not include bundle of features or complex setting options. It's quite simple and handy, and can be easily used by professionals or novice users alike.

Download and Install USB Disks Access Manager:

USB Disks Access Manager is very easy to install. The download size of the file is just 421 KB and takes seconds to get installed in your computer. Once installed, you can set USB Disks Access Manager to control read/write access permissions to your computer, through the removable USB disks.

Also read our reviews on 5 best free USB Encryption software.

Configure USB Disks Access Manager to Manage Access to USB Disks:

USB Disks Access Manager is designed primarily with a motive to let you easily control access to your removable media. It provides three different options to manage access to your computer through USB disks:

Read and Write Access: This is the default option provided by USB Disks Access Manager. It allows your computer to read data from USB disks, and copy files back to the disk. You can both, read data from, and write data to the USB disk in this mode.
Read Only Access: This option makes the USB disk write protected. In write protected mode, you can not write anything on the USB disk. This helps in preventing data from your computer to be copied on the removable USB disks. You can only "read data" from the USB disk when Read Only mode is selected. In order to allow copying files to the USB disks, you need to choose the "Allow Read and Write" option in USB Disks Access Manager.

Disable USB Disk Detection: This option restricts your computer to detect any USB disk connected to your computer. This is helpful when you do not want to transfer data from your computer to another computer, or do not want any file to be copied from a Flash drive to your computer. In this mode, your computer will not detect any removable media connected to it, and prevent arbitrary file transfer from your system or to your system.

Don't forget to read how to make USB Disk bootable.

The Final Verdict:

USB Disks Access Manager is a handy application which lets you manage the access permissions of your USB disks in simple ways. You can set USB Disks Access Manager to control read/write, read only, or disable USB disk permissions. Moreover, it helps in preventing virus-infected USB disks from affecting your computer.

Download USB Disks Access Manager free.

Manage Access To USB Drives: USB Disks Access Manager was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Publishing Software: SpringPublisher

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 06:30 AM PDT

SpringPublisher is easy to use publishing software that helps you create high quality business cards, letterheads, post cards, flyers, etc. The templates are very creative and help you to generate some high resolution artwork. You can add various image effects through this software and print them. Along with the image effects, you can also add text, QR codes, logos, barcodes, images, etc. The built in graphics editor and templates simplify the process of designing whatever you want. This is a unique tool that is free and helps you enter maps and bar codes in your designs.

Installation of free Publishing software

The installation of SpringPublisher is quick and easy. You need to go here and click on the download free button. The download process will start and an .msi set up file will be downloaded. After this click on the file and the installation process will start. You just need to follow the usual installation process and the set up will be complete. Once the installation is complete you can start using the software.

Interface of SpringPublisher

SpringPublisher has a very creative interface that can be said to be similar to any other photo creation tool. There are tabs and panels on the interface of the software that help you create, edit and print the designs you require. You can change the view of the screen according to your choice though the default size is set to "Fit to Screen." There are photo editing options in the left panel and on the right you can find layer and canvas properties options.

Using this free Publishing software

With all the options present on the screen and the software made to be user friendly you will not face any problems while using it. Creating new designs and printing them becomes really easy with SpringPublisher. Once you open the software you will be provided with three options, namely:

Create a blank project
Template library
Open a project file

If you click on the option create a blank project then you will be provided with a screen where you can create your own creative project. Whereas the template library shows you a list of templates that can be used in your project and finally the option open a project file will give you the option to open an already created project.

The options on the left panel manage your page by adding new images, inserting text, inserting bar code, inserting maps, or inserting different types of shapes. The insert image menu helps you insert different images from your computer, whereas the insert maps options will help you insert map of a specific area. Through the insert text option you can write anything creative in your design and the insert bar code option helps you to insert bar code if you require it in your project.

In the right panel of the software you can make changes in the properties of the text and images that you have inserted in the screen. In the element properties box you can set the position and alignment of the image. Then you get to set the size, rotation and opacity of your image or text. There is also a toolbar above the screen that has delete, copy, paste, undo and redo options. Once you are done with your work you can save it by clicking on the save project tab on the top. You also get the option to print your project or save the design as an image.

Before starting your work it is very important to be clear about the things you want to insert in your project and the topic on which you are creating the project. Download SpringPublisher free.

Free Publishing Software: SpringPublisher was originally published at I Love Free Software

Keyboard Shortcuts For Firefox Browser

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Here, are keyboard shortcuts for Firefox browser. Keyboard shortcuts are the best way to browse with Firefox browser at a faster speed. It lets you browse in an easy and better way on the browser. If you know keyboard shortcuts of Firefox browser very well, then you can really speed up your browsing.

Like Google Chrome browser, Firefox browser also has its own keyboard shortcuts. Many keyboard shortcuts are almost same in Google Chrome browser and Firefox browser.

Keyboard Shortcuts For Firefox Browser:

Ctrl+T → Open a new Firefox tab

Ctrl+N → Open a new Firefox window

Ctrl+W → Close a Firefox tab

Alt+F4 → Close Firefox window

Alt+D → Jump to address bar

Ctrl+Enter → Add www. at the beginning of input address and .com at the end of the input address.

Ctrl+Tab → Switch between tabs from first to last

Ctrl+Shift+Tab → Switch between tabs from last to first

Ctrl+K → Jump to search bar if installed

Ctrl+1-8 → Jump to browser tab 1 to 8

Ctrl+Shift+T → Undo close browser tab

Ctrl+U → Show page source

Ctrl+Plus button(+) → Increase text size

Ctrl+Minus button(-) → Decrease text size

Ctrl+Click on Link → Open link in a new Firefox tab

Ctrl+B → Show/hide bookmark sidebar

Ctrl+Shift+B → Organize bookmarks

Ctrl+D → Add bookmarks

Ctrl+J → Open or close download window

Ctrl+H → Show/hide browsing history

Ctrl+Shift+Del → Clear private data

Alt+Space+Enter → Restore Window

F11 – Turn full screen mode on/off

Ctrl+Shift+J → Open java error console

F1 → Help.

Click the link and check out more keyboard shortcuts for Firefox browser.

You can also check out keyboard shortcuts for Google Chrome browser reviewed by us.

Keyboard Shortcuts For Firefox Browser was originally published at I Love Free Software

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