Tuesday 17 September 2013

Gta V Cheats

I’ve spent the last few hours running around Los Santos, just exploring the streets. I haven’t even left the starting area, because there are so many activities to do. In its way Grand Theft Auto V is overwhelming, letting you do so many things that you don’t know where to begin or where to go.

However, the folk over at GamingBolt have you covered with a small guide to GTA V, which includes the locations of various activities including golfing and parachuting, though they’re still working on locations for darts and hunting. The guide also has a trophy/achievement list which you may want to avoid as it contains a few spoilers.

Cheats have also make a return to Grand Theft Auto, with the majority being various vehicle spawns, though there is a cheat called the Explosive Melee which I may have to try out. You can also change the weather, raise or lower wanted levels and activate a drunk mode. There’s no riot cheat though, which is a shame. Some cheats (my personal highlights) are below. The directions I believe refer to the D-Pad.

Explosive Melee – Right, Left, X, Triangle, R1, O, O, O, L2
Lower Wanted Level – R1, R1, O, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left
Raise Wanted Level- R1, R1, O, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right
Parachute – Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, Left, Left, Right, L1
Drunk Mode – Triangle, Right, Right, Left, Right, Square, O, Left
Slidey Cars – Triangle, R1, R1, Left, R1, L1, R2, L1
Spawn Stunt Plane – O, Right, L1, L2, Left, R1, L1,L1, Left, Left, X, Triangle
Spawn Rapid GT – R2, L1, O, Right, L1, R1, Right, Left, O, R2

The full guide is over here,, which includes all the cheat codes. Meanwhile I’m going back to my game, where Michael is enjoying a rather weird film at the cinema.

iOS 7 Review..

The changes to Apple's iOS software became apparent as I drove to the headquarters of the company's rival, Google. As I navigated using Apple's mapping app, I noticed one of my favorite attributes was missing: the directions for each next turn presented in green boxes that resemble highway signs.

Many of the changes in Apple's operating system for mobile devices are cosmetic. Gone are three-dimensional icons that mimic real-world counterparts, such as a magazine rack for the Newsstand app. They are replaced by larger, two-dimensional icons sporting abstract designs and pastel colors. Apple also extended that new look to many of its apps. In Maps, the green boxes are replaced with solid white across the top.

It didn't take long to realize that deeper down, the new iOS 7 software is the same as the one I've come to know.

The new software does have several functional improvements, but those take time to stumble upon. The good news is that even if you never discover them, you can still use your device the way you did before. The free update is available starting Wednesday.

I'm covering the features specific to Apple's new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in a separate review. This one is about whether it makes sense to upgrade to iOS 7 on your existing iPhone or iPad.
(Also seeApple unveils iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s)
The biggest functional change is the use of swipes instead of taps to access key functions. You can already swipe up from the bottom right side of the screen to quickly access the camera when your phone is locked. With iOS 7, you can also swipe up for the Control Center, which contains frequently used settings and apps. 
That's available whether or not the phone is locked.
Swipe down from the top of the screen to get recent notifications and the day's highlights, including the weather, appointments, reminders and stock quotes. Swipe down from the center of any home screen for a search box. From many apps, you can swipe from the left or the right instead of tapping the left and right buttons.

The Control Center is the most useful of the functional improvements.
From there, you can turn Airplane Mode, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on and off. Before, you had to find those switches in the settings. That would have come in handy for my flight to Silicon Valley last week for Apple's event introducing the new phones and software. Likewise, a Do Not Disturb feature is easier to access. It lets you silence incoming calls and messages, though you can make exceptions for certain numbers or for those calling repeatedly, in case there is a true emergency.

The Control Center also lets you easily control music playback and adjust the screen's brightness. It gives you quick access to a flashlight feature, the clock, a calculator and camera. My only complaint: You can't pick the apps featured and replace the calculator, for instance, with Facebook or Gmail.

I found the left and right swipes useful primarily within certain apps. In the Safari browser, I use it to return to the previous page. In Mail, I return to the list of messages after reading one. Again, these are all things I could do before with taps rather than swipes, but sometimes the swipe feels more natural.

The new software also makes it easier to manage multiple apps at once. Double click on the home button to see all open apps, each represented by a large image showing the app's content rather than just an icon, as was the case before. Close an app by swiping the image up. In the past, you had to hold down an icon and hit the minus button.

The Siri voice assistant is better, too. She sounds less robotic than she once did and can adopt a male voice. Siri is able to handle a greater range of commands, including adjusting settings and returning recent calls.

The most useful change is the ability to edit voice commands. I asked Siri how the Nets did, but she heard me as Mets. Instead of having to repeat the phrase over and over until Siri got it right, I simply hit "tap to edit." Then again, maybe she's smarter than me: The Mets are in season, while the Nets don't start the regular season until Oct. 30.
Specific apps that come with iOS are also improved, including these
The Maps app offers voice navigation for walking directions, though it still lacks biking and transit directions, as Google offers. The background of maps now dims at night so the screen light doesn't distract drivers.

Safari makes it easier to switch between open Web pages. Before, you got one page at a time and had to scroll through all to get to the last one. Now, all the open pages are presented like upright dominos, so that you can jump right away to one in the back.

The Camera offers eight filters to tweak photos the way you would on Instagram. But with Camera, you see what your filtered photo would look like before snapping. You can now take square photos, perfect for Instagram. In addition, photos you take are automatically grouped by trip and other attributes, so they'll be easier to find and share later.

The App Store offers suggestions based on your current location. I get an app for the American Museum of Natural History in New York when I'm a few blocks away, and apps for food delivery near my apartment in another neighborhood, where people with small kitchens don't cook.

A new iTunes Radio service offers free Internet radio stations, with buttons to easily buy songs you like on iTunes. I got my fill of 80s music with a Hits of the '80s station. I can create new stations based on songs or artists I hear, and I can move a slider between hits and discovery, the latter for more obscure tunes. Sad to say, few of the 80s songs were obscure, but that's a reflection of my listening habits and not the software. Unless you pay for the $25-a-year iTunes Match service, you'll get about four ads an hour.

Although I dismissed many of the changes as cosmetic, a few of them improve functionality. Gone are those familiar bars showing cellular signal strength. You see five dots instead. The idea is to create more space for actual content. In many apps, including Maps and Safari, menus automatically disappear until you need them again, again to leave more space for content.

These are all nice touches that make upgrading well worth it, especially for something free. You don't necessarily need a new phone.

originally shared from http://gadgets.ndtv.com

Monday 16 September 2013

How to Increase Internet Speed on Windows

In the 21st century, it can be witnessed that each and every individual is always in hurry. In every individual’s life, there are a number of tasks that need to be fulfilled and that is exactly why swift pace is what we prefer. We tend to hold a similar need in case of the Internet speed as well. Many a times, we face the problem of slow Internet speed that ends up heavily disrupting our activities and schedule at large. Hence, in order to prevent the occurrence of this particular situation in our lives, it is essential for us to pay heed to the tips mentioned below, which are believed to assist us in lifting up the Internet speed of Windows altogether.

#1 Reservable Bandwidth

First and foremost, you can begin with enabling the reservable bandwidth and following this by setting it on zero. If this is done, then your system will be in a position to reserve nothing, but the twenty percent default. In order to activate the same you need to follow a certain prescribed process.

Click on “Start” button then click on Run option (You can use shortcut “Windows button + R”) and type gpedit.msc. It’ll open new window of the “Local Group Policy Editor”. Then go to

=> Local Computer Policy

=> Computer Configuration

=> Administrative Templates

=> Network

=> QoS Packet Scheduler

=> Limit Reservable Bandwidth. Click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. Then it’ll open new window of “Limit reservable bandwidth”.


You will see “not configured” radio button is selected by default, by default, “the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection” so click on “enabled” radio button and in Options set Bandwidth limit (%) to 0. So from now system will reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%


#2 Using OpenDNS or Google Public DNS

To increase Internet speed use any DNS service either OpenDNS or Google Public DNS.

OpenDNS

Apart from the aforementioned approach, you can also consider making use of OpenDNS in order to lift up the Internet Speed on Windows. The OpenDNS is known to offer complete protection as far as phishing attacks and botnet infections are concerned. Moreover, the OpenDNS is known to ensure that the websites are easily accessible. However, the cherry on the cake still remains the fact that the OpenDNS is an experimental service and thus the chances of additional features being continually added to the same always remains bright.

Click on Start Button then open Control Panel then go to

–> View Network status or Network and Sharing Center

–> Choose Your Network Connection

–> Properties

–> Check for Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

–> Click on Properties again

–> Enter Open DNS preferred IP addresses (208.67.222.222 for the Preferred DNS Server box and 208.67.222.220 for the Alternate one.)

–> Exit and go to your desktop.

Open Run Windows (“Windows button + R” or open Run Window from Start Menu) Type ipconfig/flushdns in the black box that appears on the screen. The process of installing OpenDNS on your computer is now complete.

Screenshots:

1) 1.       Windows 7:

2) Windows XP:

Google Public DNS

You can also make use of the Google Public DNS is order to make certain that the websites are loaded faster. This is possible because the Google Public DNS is known to approach the server that is closest to you whenever you go ahead with a web page request.
If you want to use Google Public DNS instead of OpenDNS then follow same steps give above just use 8.8.8.8 for Preferred DNS server field and 8.8.4.4 for the Alternate one. Again don’t forget to flush the DNS as shown in above method.





Wednesday 4 September 2013

How to Add Captcha in Joomla 2.5


Native Recaptcha was added into Joomla in version 2.5. Using Recaptcha is a great way of preventing bots from making fake accounts and content on your site.
There are five steps to setting up Recaptcha:

v  Log in to your administrator back-end

v  To enable Recaptcha
          For Contact forms and the Registration
Ø  Go to Global Configuration, and select the "Site" tab.
Ø  Choose "Captcha - Recaptcha" in your "Default Captcha"field
Ø  Click Save & Close
 v   For the Registration form only    
Ø  Go to your User Manager. You can find this under Users along the top menu or in the buttons on the main page of your Administrator panel.
Ø  Choose one of the following
·         "Use Default" in your "Default Captcha" field. (This is the default setting and follows the "Default Captcha" field setting in Global Configuration)
·         "None Selected" in your "Default Captcha" field. (This setting ignors the "Default Captcha" field setting in Global Configuration. Used when you want Recaptcha in Contact forms but not in the Registration form.)
·         "Captcha - Recaptcha" in your "Default Captcha" field. (Only needed if "Default Captcha" field setting in Global Configuration is set to "-None Selected-" and when you want the Recaptcha in contact form but not in the Contact forms).
·         Click Save & Close.

v  Go to your Plug-In Manager. You can find this under Extension Manager along the top menu or in the buttons on the main page of your Administrator panel.

v  Edit the Plug-In "Captcha - ReCaptcha"
·         Set Status to "Published"
·         Copy and paste the Public and Private keys in their appropriate fields on the right.
·         Get the Public and Private keys by signing in with your Google account (create an account if you don't have one) here https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin/create
·         Register your website domain, and Google will provide you with your ReCaptcha keys.
·         Click Save & Close
That's it! You're done!