Big production houses and other watchdogs fighting against Piracy are fighting a losing battle. They have introduced laws and punished networks like Napster, Kazaa and Pirate Bay. But whatever they do technology always seems to find a way. Whether it is P2P sharing or torrents, there is no way to stop piracy, because the very concept of piracy is alien to the Internet age. The word piracy is a legacy of the olden days – of CD discs and cassette tapes. Read the rest of this entry »
I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Note. That’s Samsung’s latest addition to it’s Galaxy range of smartphones. The reason I chose an Android phone, when I could have bought an iPhone, is because Android is the future. I admire Apple as a company and they make beautifully designed and engineered products, but in the long run they will not be able to compete with Android. Read the rest of this entry »
Dear Mrs. Gandhi and all other politicians who want to control the Internet, I write to you as a concerned citizen, to request you not to try to censor the Internet. I am not afraid that you will succeed. Other governments in stricter regimes have tried to control the Internet, and they have failed miserably. The common people have proven time and again, that they cannot be controlled or brainwashed, whether it is by fanatical dictators, or overly concerned elected representatives, such as you and Mr. Sibal. Read the rest of this entry »
You do not expensive social media monitoring tools if you just need to track how many people clicked on your Twitter links
Have you ever wondered how well your tweets are doing on Twitter? Do you know how many people clicked on the links you tweeted? There are some very expensive tools out there like Radian 6, which give you very deep insight into your social media activities as well as what people are saying about you. But if you are on a limited budget and all you want is some data on how your tweets are doing, there are several tools which will let you get this data for free. I’ll just talk about a couple of favorite quick and easy ways I use to get this data. Read the rest of this entry »
The Android OS auto syncs photos
I was quite surprised to notice that any photographs I take on my Android phone are automatically uploaded to Google+ – these are not shared automatically but stored in a private folder, till I decide to share them. This is a good way to automatically back up your photos, but I am surprised that Google has not promoted this feature more aggressively. Read the rest of this entry »