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How To Use Android Phone As PC Mic
Efficient Reminder: Free Reminder Software
Convert Video Files To MP4 Using Free MP4 Video Converter
How To Transfer Passwords From IE, Firefox, Google Chrome To Android
Free Horror Game For PC: Slender. It’s Scary
Free Party Music Player with Windows 8 Support: Espera
3D Desktop Clock Software: Vector Clock
Add Notes To Mails In Your Gmail Inbox: Notes for Gmail
Alarm Clock: Free Alarm Clock Software
Cool Wallpapers HD: Android Wallpaper App

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Here, is a quick tutorial to use Android phone as PC Mic. We use multiple chatting clients or video calling clients on our desktop or laptop to communicate with our friends and family. To communicate, you need to have a mic installed on your desktop or laptop. Some desktop or laptop does not have inbuilt mic installed. For those PC's you can use your Android phone as mic and then communicate with your friends and family using any chat client.

We will be using "Microphone" app to use Android phone as mic. The app lets you use your Android microphone as PC mic to communicate through your PC. The app transfers your sound though 3.5mm audio cable from Android to PC and then to your friends or family. Do note that there will be a slight lag in the voice transfer from Android to PC.

Steps To Use Android Phone As PC Mic:

Step 1: Download and install "Microphone" app from Google Play Store. You can also scan the QR Code below.

Step 2: Connect your Android phone via 3.5 mm male to male headphone jack with your PC. The audio cable should be connected in the mic input jack of your PC.

Step 3: Launch Microphone app on your Android phone.

Step 4: Tap on the mic image on your Android screen.

Step 5: Now speak in front of your Android mic and your other chatting friend will listen to your voice.

The app works awesome on Android phone except the limitation that the voice lags while you speak using Android as your PC mic. Also, you need a 3.5 mm audio cable to transfer sound from Android phone to computer. Other than those, this Android app works very well to transfer sound from Android to PC, and can be used as PC mic.The app doesn't need any internet connection while transferring your audio from Android to computer. The audio is totally transferred through 3.5 mm audio lead.

You can check the post on tutorial to use Android phone as keyboard and mouse.

How To Use Android Phone As PC Mic was originally published at I Love Free Software

Efficient Reminder: Free Reminder Software

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 06:00 PM PDT

Efficient Reminder is a free reminder software that helps you by reminding you about all the events to be done within a specific date and time.

In day-to-day life we have many important dates such as Premium dates, Friend's Birthday, Anniversaries, Electricity/ phone bill last dates, Meetings, seminars, work deadlines, etc. Remembering all these is just impossible. So, how about a software which can give you relief from remembering so many dates. Here is a free and efficient reminder software for your rescue. The basic screen of Efficient reminder with few reminders looks like the below screenshot:

Here you can see a friend's birthday reminder with the date and time of alarm. Don’t forget to check out Desktop Reminder reviewed by us.

Features of this Free Reminder Software:

You can check the schedules in a list view.
Events can be seen in preset groups like Today, Next 7 days, Next 1 month, 1 year, not overdue, overdue.
Save Reminders such as Birthday reminders, Meetings, Anniversaries, Bills payment etc.
Very easy to search any event through the Quick Find option.
Editor is also provided so that you can write small comments about the event.
There is a recycle bin attached to the software making your data safer, if you delete any event by mistake.
Event labels can be added with different colours according to user's choice.
Events can be customized according to date, time, days left etc.
Attachments can be saved in the same data file where other data are saved.
Calendar shows the events in an intuitive manner in the form of days, week, and month as shown below:

Events can be imported either from other groups and some inbuilt international events such as valentine's day can also be imported and reminders can be set.
List View and Card View are the two views in which the events can be managed to see.

Download And Installation of this Reminder Software:

Efficient Reminder is free to download. You can download it here. Install Efficient Reminder by following simple installation instructions. Efficient Reminder will be installed and now you can use this smart reminder software. You may also try some free online reminder services reviewed by us.

Final Verdict:

Efficient Reminder helps a lot to free up space from your mind that’s in use to remember all the events and important dates. It can help you to organize your schedule with all the important events in a very organized manner. I would recommend to use this software and be punctual in your daily routine. One more reason to use this is it's user-friendly UI and minimum space occupied by the setup in the machine. So, all in all it's a very efficient software to use.

Efficient Reminder: Free Reminder Software was originally published at I Love Free Software

Convert Video Files To MP4 Using Free MP4 Video Converter

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Free MP4 Video Converter is a free software to convert video files to MP4 format. This free video converting software can convert any video clip to MP4 format. The output videos are playable on any low-end or high-end portable device like Apple, Black Berry, Sony, Motorola, HTC, etc.

MP4 is the most commonly used file format for video files. Free MP4 Video Converter can convert video files to MP4 format and supports a wide range of input file formats. These formats include .avi, .mpg, .ivf, .div, .divx, .mpeg, .m4v, .mpe, .mp4, .webm, .wmv, .asf, .rmvb, .ogv, .mkv, .ts, .mov, .qt, .tod, .vro, .dat, .mts, .m2t, .m2ts, .mod, .3gp2, .3gpp, .flv, .f4v, .amv, .3gp, .3g2, .dvr-ms, .rm, .rmm, and .rv.

How To Convert Video Files to MP4 using Free MP4 Video Converter:

Free MP4 Video Converter is a user-friendly software. You easily convert different video files to MP4 format. You can follow the below given simple steps to convert your video files in batches.

Step 1 – Import video files to Free MP4 Video Converter: First of all, upload a file. You can also add multiple files together.
Step 2 – Select the Output Quality: Next, select the type of quality for the output MP4 file. This quality can be selected by choosing the device on which you want to play the video file. For e.g., you can choose to play the video file on Apple, Acer, Asus, Samsung, Sony, and much more.

Step 3 – Convert videos to MP4 format: Finally, press the "Convert" button to batch convert all the files. That's it!

If you want to convert video files into video format other than MP4, you can check Ultimate Video Converter.

Key Features of MP4 Video Converter:

Support for a wide range of input formats: Free MP4 Video Converter supports a wide range of input video file formats including major video file formats like Ogg Media (OGM), DivX Video (AVI, DIVX), MP4 Video (MP4), MPEG Video (MPG, MPEG), QuickTime (MOV, QT and MP4), Flash Video (FLV), Matroska Video (MKV), Windows Video (AVI), and Windows Media Video (ASF, WMV).
Quality support for portable devices: You convert any video file to MP4 formats that are supported by many playback devices like Sony, Apple, Motorola, etc.
Quick Conversion: You can convert multiple files together, that too in few seconds. Further, if you choose the "install toolbar" option while installation, the conversion speed increases almost 6 times.
Batch Conversion: Free MP4 Video Converter supports batch processing. You can select multiple video files and process them together.
Theme: You can also change the theme of your free video converter. The software offers some really nice background skins which makes the interface looks very attractive.

File Renaming option: Free MP4 Video Converter saves the output files with their input file name, by default. You can rename these files before saving them in MP4 format.

Also check free MP4 player to play MP4 files.

Supported Input File Formats:

.avi, .mpg, .ivf, .div, .divx, .mpeg, .m4v, .mpe, .mp4, .webm, .wmv, .asf, .rmvb, .ogv, .mkv, .ts, .mov, .qt, .tod, .vro, .dat, .mts, .m2t, .m2ts, .mod, .3gp2, .3gpp, .flv, .f4v, .amv, .3gp, .3g2, .dvr-ms, .rm, .rmm, .rv.

Supported Output file Format:

.mp4

System Requirements:

Operating System: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Framework: .NET Framework 2 (SP2)

The Final Verdict:

Free MP4 Converter software is really a nice software to convert video files to MP4 format. Unlike other video converters, it is designed specifically to convert videos into good quality MP4 files. You can easily convert video clips to MP4 file format which can be played on most of your cellphone devices like iPhone, Samsung, Motorola, etc., and other playback devices. It's a useful and handy video converter application and the best part is that it is absolutely free. Go ahead and give it a try.

Download Free Mp4 Converter here.

Convert Video Files To MP4 Using Free MP4 Video Converter was originally published at I Love Free Software

How To Transfer Passwords From IE, Firefox, Google Chrome To Android

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Here, is a quick tutorial to save PC passwords from IE, Firefox, Google Chrome on Android. Your PC browser such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer allow you to save passwords. You can make them remember the login credential of multiple accounts. Sometimes you require these login credentials sitting away from your PC when you want to login on some smart device or some other PC or browser.

For this, you can sync login credentials and passwords with your Android phone. This helps you to import all the saved passwords to your Android phone from PC which becomes easier when you want to login sitting somewhere away from your PC. We will be using Dashlane app to sync your PC browser passwords with Android. Not only browser passwords, you can also sync login credential from any personal data vault like LastPass password manager available on your PC.

Steps To Save PC Passwords On Android:

Step 1: Download and install Dashlane app on your Android phone from Google Play Store. If you have a scanner app installed, then scan the QR code below.

Step 2: Launch the app and enter your email address to send the download link to download the PC client.

Step 3: Click on the download link to download the PC client. Install it on your PC.

Step 4: Sign-up with Dashlane to get the login credentials from your PC client itself.

Step 5: Import the passwords from the desired internet browser installed on your PC and of course from the personal data vault installed if any.

Step 6: Now login with the same credential on your Android in Dashlane app.

Step 7: Tap on the settings menu of the app and set the pin lock code. (if required)

Step 9: Come back and then tap on "login and passwords" option.

Step 10: You can now browse the list of login ID's and passwords on your Android phone.

Dashlane app is one of the easiest way to save your passwords and other credentials safely to carry them via your Android phone. Also, the app allows you to copy the login ID, login password, and show/hide the password. The user interface of the app is simple and Ads free.

You can also check out Password Manager plugins for Firefox browser.

How To Transfer Passwords From IE, Firefox, Google Chrome To Android was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Horror Game For PC: Slender. It’s Scary

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Slender is a horror game available for free download on your PC. Slender is a first person horror game with a mix of quest genre.

Slender game is created by Parsec Productions. You are on a mission, wandering in the dark woods. Try hard not to get caught by the Slender man.

Slender man is going to haunt both the Windows and Mac users. If you like scary stuff, then you can also read Halloween House and SCP Containment Game.

Let's Know About This Dark Horror Game:

Slender Game is so going to freak you out; get ready for a change in your sleeping schedule.

Slender game is based on the fiction character Slender man; a paranormal creature. In this game the Slender man character is designed so well to freak you out. Before going through any walkthroughs or Youtube videos, you might want to enjoy the first sight thrill of this Slender man (i.e., the reason why I am not putting any screenshot or description of slender man here).

You are given a torch light to wander in the woods, late in night. Your mission is to collect eight notes about the slender man. These notes may be located anywhere in the woods. While moving through the woods you find fences, houses, oil tanks, abandoned places, etc. Mostly the slender man appears after you start getting notes (the note and screen blurring is shown in below screenshot).

If you see a human like creature or if the screen starts blurring, then better start moving away from that region as fast as you can. Once spotted by the slender man, be ready to avoid the inevitable.

Controls To Escape From Slender Man:

Wish there are many controls and weapons to shoot this scary guy. But there are only a few controls in this horror game:

[W A S D] keys to move front, left, back, right respectively.
Use your mouse to control your character; as it is a 3D Game.
Right click for collecting notes and Left click for torch light On/ Off.
Shift: You definitely need this to start running.
Q/E to zoom in and zoom out.

Guess I wont be sleeping tonight either to play this game or because of fear or both. Now it's your turn to get those eight notes without being spotted by the slender man.

The graphics are good and the sound effects make you feel more haunted. Play this horror game and let me know how creepy this game is. Here is the link to Download Slender.

Free Horror Game For PC: Slender. It’s Scary was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Party Music Player with Windows 8 Support: Espera

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Espera is a free portable music player which was designed with parties in mind, playing music at parties to be more specific. That’s why in Espera you can find features which can come in very handy when songs are being played at social gathering, for example the Party Lock option, which freezes the music player options so that no one but the host can change the songs which are being played or adjust the volume.

As you can see from the image above, Espera also comes with full support for the new user interface style that Windows 8 brings. As for the player itself, it can play music which is stored on your computer locally, or it can lookup and play songs from YouTube, that’s what those two tabs local and YouTube are there, check out the image above. The most interesting features offered by this free Windows 8 party music player are:

Windows 8 interface style
Playlist support, export, import playlists and more
YouTube support for when local collection just isn’t enough
Artist sorting and selection
Party Lock feature – password protects the player controls

Using Espera shouldn’t be too much of a shock for all the users that have been using “standard” music players up until now. Maybe the new interface will take some time getting used to, but everything that’s important for playing music is clearly laid out for the user, first step, like with any other music player would be to import your music collection.

Similar software: Danjukebox, Mcool, Boom Player.

How to import and play songs with Espera – party music player

Songs can be added by clicking on the plus sign in the upper left corner of the screen after which you’ll be presented with the standard browse for folder window. Select your music folder and click OK, songs won’t be added to the playlist right away. Playlists are gonna have to created manually by selecting the songs from the upper selection window.

YouTube songs can also be added to the playlist, and in order to stream songs directly from the internet, you’re gonna have to have VLC Media Player installed on your system, since this free party music player uses some of it’s components to fetch YouTube music videos. Search box is available in the upper right corner of the screen which you can use in order to search for your favorite artist or song.

Now we come to the most interesting part of Espera, the party mode, which can be activated by clicking on the settings icon, which would be the gears icon in the top right corner of the window. Player options can be locked by entering the password in lower right corner, clicking on the Create Administrator button, and then clicking the Enter Party Mode button. Depending on which options you’ve decided to lock they will become unavailable.

Conclusion

Until the administrator password is entered, it won’t be possible to change any of the settings. If you already installed Windows 8 and you’re looking for a music player that has the same appearance like the new Window 8 user interface you should try Espera, which next to having Windows 8 user interface also comes with useful selection of music player tools, especially for parties, free download.

Free Party Music Player with Windows 8 Support: Espera was originally published at I Love Free Software

3D Desktop Clock Software: Vector Clock

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Vector Clock is a free 3D desktop clock software that can be placed anywhere on the screen of your desktop. This computer desktop clock is a small desktop gadget that can be easily customized to suit your needs.

The interface of Vector Clock has a wall clock like viewing and has been beautifully animated. This desktop clock comes up in various different skins designs such as Blue Bingo Vector Clock, Focus Vector Clock, Linus Vector Clock, Tisa Vector, Rio Vector Clock. Just select any skin design everyday and place it anywhere on your desktop screen, rotate them freely, change their size, or transform them in 3D style, without compromising the quality. Apart from that, you can also set alarm clocks or change the time zone of these clocks easily.

Download and Install Free Desktop Clock:

You can download as many free Vector Clocks as you want. They are available in both ‘separate portable version’ and in ‘standard Windows installation version’. You can preview each clock and download one by one, or directly download all the clocks together. If you download separate Vector Clocks, you can directly run their executable files. But in case, you download all the free ones together, you need to install them in your system before using them.

Why Vector Clock?

Vector Clock has an attractive, colorful, high-definition graphic interface which looks more attractive than the usual system clock. In addition to what system clock already does, this desktop clock facilitates users with other functions like setting multiple alarm clocks, stop watch timer, resizing and rotating clock, and pinning it anywhere on the desktop screen. It's not only handy, but looks extremely beautiful, and occupy very less system resources.

Also check other free system clock software: NTP Time Zone Clock, Multilingual speaking clock, and World Clock.

Key Features of Vector Clock:

Reposition: You can re-position Vector Clock and put them anywhere on the desktop screen.
Resize: You can drag the clock face and change it's size. Resizing doesn't affect the resolution of the clock at all.
Rotate: You can easily rotate these clocks in clockwise or anticlockwise directions.
3D Transform: You can transform these clock in 3D view.
Set Alarms: You can set multiple PC alarms, and select an audio sound to be played while your alarm rings.
Time Formats: You can even change the format of date and digital time.
Time Zones: You can change the time zone and view system time in different time zones.
Customizable: These Vector Clock can be easily customized to change the transparency level, size, behavior, and many other aspects.

Clock Image: You can choose any image from your system and set it as the background of the clock.
Clock Transparency: You can change the transparency level of the clock if you want.
Hide on Mouse Over: You can customize Vector Clock to hide when the mouse pointer rolls over the clock.
Keep on top: You can set the clock to be on the top of every window that is currently opened on your desktop.
Portable: You can keep the portable Vector Clock on your removable media and take them anywhere.
Calendar preview: You can also view the current date and time in calendar view of Vector Clock.

The Final Verdict:

Vector Clock is a nice and handy desktop analog clock tool that displays system time in different time zones. You can keep it anywhere on the desktop and can resize it easily. Moreover, Vector Clock comes handy in executable files and can be run directly without prior installation. It’s a nice classic desktop clock software.

Download Vector Clocks free.

3D Desktop Clock Software: Vector Clock was originally published at I Love Free Software

Add Notes To Mails In Your Gmail Inbox: Notes for Gmail

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Notes for Gmail is a free chrome extension which lets you add notes to mails in your Gmail inbox. You can add notes to any mail and put them on top of your Gmail inbox. This reminds you about important things like phone calls, to-dos, response drafts, etc.

Notes for Gmail is a simple and easy to use plugin for your Chrome browser which adds a sticky notes functionality to your Gmail.

Request an Invitation to install Notes for Gmail:

Notes for Gmail is still in its beta phase of application development. It is not available as a released version, and therefore can not be found on Chrome Web Store. However, you can request an invitation to join the private beta of Notes for Gmail and use the product before its final release.

Request an invitation: Go to the website and click on the "Request an Invitation" button. This will take you to the request submission page.
Fill the Request Form: Here, you need to enter the Email address of your Gmail account along with some basic details like, first name, last name, etc.
Submit Request: Click on the "Submit a Request" button to submit a request to use the extension.
Confirm and Continue: A valid response will send a confirmation mail to your Gmail account. You need to click on the confirmation link in the Email to complete subscription with Notes for Mail. The confirmation mail is most likely to be present in your Spam box. Further click on the "Continue" button to download and install Notes for Gmail Beta.
Download and Install Notes for Gmail: Next, you can download the Notes for Gmail extension file and add it to your Google Chrome Extensions. You can refer the website for clear instructions on how to add Notes for Gmail to your list of Chrome extensions.
Complete Sign up: Now open your Gmail account (or refresh it if it is already opened) and allow Notes for Gmail to Sign up with your Gmail account.

Add Notes to your Emails using Notes for Mail:

Once you add Notes for Gmail to your Google Chrome browser, you will notice an "Add Note" button on top of your inbox, and with each individual thread email. To add note to a particular mail, just click on this button and write whatever you want to write as a note to the mail.

The note will be saved and shown in your Gmail account.

You can edit, delete, or share this note on your Facebook or Twitter account.

Key Features of Notes for Gmail:

Adds Sticky Notes Functionality to your Mails: Notes for Mail lets you add a note to your important mails, like you add sticky notes to your PC, to remember important things at your workplace.
Beautiful Background Interface: The notes that you add to your mails looks stunning when displayed over beautiful background.
Works with Gmail and Google Apps: Notes for Gmail is compatible with both Gmail and Google Apps mail.
Supports Google Chrome and Firefox: It works with multiple versions of Firefox (v 3.6+) and Google Chrome (v 5+).
Allow Sharing: You can share your notes on your Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Also check how to add sticky notes on android home screen.

Final Verdict:

Notes for Mail is a nice app which lets you add notes to your important mails. You can use this extension to add notes to your emails regarding important things and stick them on top of your inbox.

Try it out here!

Add Notes To Mails In Your Gmail Inbox: Notes for Gmail was originally published at I Love Free Software

Alarm Clock: Free Alarm Clock Software

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Alarm Clock is a free alarm clock software which helps you to set alarms or reminders on your computer. This free alarm clock is simple and easy to use, suitable for all type of users. This smart alarm clock software let's you set alarm and repeat the alarm daily, or on every weekdays, or even on certain specific days. This free alarm clock software comes with some default alarm sounds to choose from. Apart from those default alarm sounds, you are allowed to browse and choose from any of your desired MP3 or WAV file as the alarm sound.

Alarm clock has got a small in size and straight-forward user interface that include options like time, alarm name, repeat, snooze, tone, add new alarm, cancel the selected items, and exit. This free alarm clock software could have been even more better, it had a feature to display the alarm message on the screen along with the alarm sound. However, you can only name the alarm, that too within a limit of 13 characters. Download Alarm Clock for free. Try out some other free alarm clock software for Windows.

Features of Alarm Clock Software:

Browse and select your desired MP3 or WAV file as the alarm sound
Repeat the alarm everyday, or on weekdays, or on any specific day.
Snooze option available with some preset snooze time intervals.
Set unlimited alarms.
Lightweight and user-friendly alarm clock software.
Remains active in the background, as it works from your system tray.

How To Set Alarm on this Alarm Clock Software:

Launch this alarm clock software.
Enter the alarm time in it's respective box.
Type in the name of your alarm.
Choose how you wish to repeat the alarm from the repeat option list.
Choose from any of the default alarm sounds from it's respective drop down menu.
To browse and select your desired MP3 or WAV file, select browse option that appears within the Tone drop down menu.
Click the Add Alarm button, that’s it.
To stop the alarm, press the Esc key on your keyboard.

Alarm Clock is a very basic alarm clock software which I came across. If you are looking for a simple and no-nonsense alarm clock software, then I would suggest you to use this alarm clock software. Download and try Alarm clock for free.

Alarm Clock: Free Alarm Clock Software was originally published at I Love Free Software

Cool Wallpapers HD: Android Wallpaper App

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Cool Wallpaper HD is a free Android app to download wallpapers on Android. This Android wallpaper app provides a collection of awesome wallpapers. You can easily set any one as your desktop background directly from the app or you can download any wallpaper and save it in your Android's photo gallery.

The app provides wallpapers in thumbnail format. You can easily scroll and browse between multiple collection of wallpapers. All the wallpapers provided by the app are in HD format. The app provides wallpapers according to the filtered wallpapers, popular ones, and new wallpapers. You can tap on any tab and browse the wallpapers accordingly.

Cool Wallpaper HD app has a simple user interface. You just need to browse the category, select the wallpaper, and then share it via Email, Twitter, and Facebook. You can even add the select wallpapers to your favorites and then browse them later at any point of time on your Android phone.

You can filter the list of wallpapers which include 3D, abstract, animal, baby, car, festival, flags, insects, landscape, quotes, religious, thanksgiving, and more. Select any one category and start browsing the wallpapers related to that category. You can even add any category to the favorites in the app.

This Android wallpaper app makes your wallpaper search easier as you don't have to search the wallpapers from external websites by accessing them on your Android browser. Just select the category, select the wallpaper and download it on your Android phone. The smart search of the app makes it even easier to search new wallpapers of your choice.

You can check out Android Wallpapers HD app reviewed by us. Also, check out post by us on mobile9 app for Android.

Features Of Cool Android Wallpaper App:

The app provides an awesome collection of wallpapers on Android.
You can browse between filtered wallpapers, popular one, and newly added wallpapers.
Browse wallpapers according to multiple categories.
Simple user interface.
Provides collection of HD wallpapers.
Add wallpapers in favorites.
You can download any wallpaper to your Android's photo gallery.
Set any wallpaper on your Android's background directly from the app.
Share the wallpaper via Email, Twitter, and Facebook.

Install Cool Wallpaper HD App:

Click on the link to download and install Cool Wallpaper HD app. Scan the QR Code below to get the direct download link.

Cool Wallpaper HD app makes your wallpaper download easy and makes your wallpaper collection an awesome one on your Android phone. The app is one of the simplest and one of the popular one in Google Play Store. Change your Android's background everyday to start the fresh day with a fresh wallpaper.

Cool Wallpapers HD: Android Wallpaper App was originally published at I Love Free Software

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