Best of e-mail clients alternative to Outlook: eM Client: setup Yahoo or Gmail or others email accounts with eM Client

Looking for a good email client? There are plenty of choices out there, but before you decide, choose a good one. Of course, you might want to try a few and check out their features and move on to the next if you got time to experiment. The best use of e-mail clients is access to previous(already synced) emails offline. You don�t need to go online every time to check previous emails. Most of us who use emails have used Outlook I suppose. It is �the-must-have� email client in corporate offices. But for home use, if you don't like to use Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird is also a good email client replacement for Microsoft Outlook. If you are interested in Thunderbird, find previous posts here.

eM Client: Probably one of the best email client out there.

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Useful Android Apps: How to compress videos on Android Phones?

Have you ever wondered how to compress videos on Android smartphone? In this post we will explore a very useful Android App that every enthusiast must have on his or her smartphone to compress videos.

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How to install and configure Genymotion emulator on your computer for Android Studio?

This video explains the steps involved to download, install and configure Genymotion emulator, which is considered to be faster than the default emulator that comes with Android Studio. VirtualBox Software is required to be installed to run Genymotion emulator.

Part One: Download and Install Genymotion emulator for Android Studio

Part Two: Configure Genymotion Emulator to use with Android Studio

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First Things to do after buying a new laptop

So you have bought a new laptop. Great! And you can�t wait to start using your new device. But here are some recommended things you should do before you start using your laptop.

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How to Type in Hindi Using English Keyboard on Windows (Google Hindi Input Tools Example)?

If you would like to type in Hindi or convert English letters/words to Hindi on Windows, this is post if for you. There are some online tools using which we can also achieve similar results, but those are online tools and cannot be used when we are offline. In this example, we will be using, Google Input Tools on Windows to type in English and let Google Input Tools generate Hindi letters/words for us. The advantage is that Google Input Tools

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How to setup Open Live Writer- a Windows Live Writer (WLW) replacement for Blogger service?

Windows Live Writer (WLW) is now Open Sourced and the new project is called �Open Live Writer (OLW)". It was officially announced on December 9, 2015 on the .NET foundation website (Windows Live Writer is now Open Sourced � Open Live Writer).

Most bloggers on Windows loved the Windows Live Writer as it�s like a �one tool for blogging� to several blogging services such as Blogger, WordPress, etc. You can check out our previous blog post on Windows Live Writer here. Though Windows Live Writer still works on the latest Windows 10, there are some issues working with Blogger platform. Check out this post: Windows Live Writer does not connect to Blogger service any more.

How to install, setup and use Open Live Writer for Blogger service?

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Upgrade Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 for FREE!

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system released by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. Windows 10 is the latest Microsoft Operating System released to consumers since July 29, 2015. To encourage the adoption of Windows 10, Microsoft announced that during its first year of availability, upgrades to the operating system would be made available free of charge to users of genuine copies of eligible editions of Windows 7, and Windows 8 after update to Windows 8.1.

However, not every Windows Operating System is up-gradable to Windows 10. On Microsoft Website it says:

"This free upgrade to Windows 10 is available for PCs and tablets. Qualified Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 devices can upgrade for free."

Find out if your Windows is eligible for free upgrade to Windows 10.

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Windows Live Writer (WLW) is Open Sourced as �Open Live Writer (OLW)�

Many bloggers on Windows love Windows Live Writer! In a previous post, I blogged about Windows Live Writer being a good tool for blogging to multiple blogging services from a single tool. Windows Live Writer is like a �one tool for all blogging�.

Over the past few years there has been speculations that Windows Live Writer may be open sourced. And it was announced on December 9, 2015 . Live Writer has been open sourced. The project is called �Open Live Writer (OLW)�.

Live Writer is now Open Source!

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How to Install Microsoft Office Picture Manager with Office 2013 or later?

Microsoft Office Picture Manager, as the name suggests, is a picture manager and editing tool from Microsoft which is included in Microsoft Office Suite upto Office 2010. Anyone using Office versions prior to Office 2013 should be able to see Microsoft Office Picture Manager under All Programs> Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Office Picture Manager is a useful tool for doing basic photo editing that is already included in the Office installation. One does not need to install another software. It can do most of basic photo editing such as: adjusting brightness, contract, mid-tones, color, re-sizing, cropping, rotate, etc. Many Office users miss this useful little program.

If you are looking to install Microsoft Office Picture Manager along with your Microsoft Office 2013 or later, do the following :

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Tools for editing photos for government exams online application in India

Most online applications for government exams in India asks for scanned photograph and signature in specific pixel size and image size such as -

Upload Scanned Images of Photograph and Signature:
The scanned images of photograph and Signature should be in jpg/jpeg format only.
Size of the photo image must be greater than 4 kb and less than 40 kb.
Size of the signature image must be greater than 1 kb and less than 30 kb.
Dimension of photograph image should be 3.5 cm(width) x 4.5 cm(Height) only.
Dimension of signature image should be 3.5 cm(length) x 1.5 cm(Height) only.

Such file size limits are set so that the web server space is not exhausted by letting candidates upload any image size as several lakhs or even crores of candidates apply for government exams. Even a photograph taken with smartphones in high quality will be at least 3-4 MB in size. If 3000 candidates apply, it will be roughly 3 GB of photographs!

I have had some novice computer users, especially relatives and friends ask me to edit their photos as per the specifications issued in the advertisements. And I have also advised them on free tools they can use to do basic photo editing for such purposes. If you have Adobe Photoshop great! Otherwise, let's see some of those tools which we can use for basic photo editing.

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