Author: Shiva Charan Devabhaktuni

  • Google Privacy Issue Fixed

    Most of us aren’t aware of the fact that there is an issue with Google’s Privacy Policy. Well the problem is that Google allows those people who add you to their circles on Google+ to email you by default without even having your email address. This is a major concern for many folks out there cause they would end up with tons of spammy emails in their Gmail inbox everyday. The good thing is you can easily opt out of this by just clicking on the gear symbol on the top right. Now select Settings, scroll down the general category to Email via Google+ and select the classes of people who are able to send you emails. Lets hope that we wont have to deal with this Google Privacy Issue anymore.

    Also read:  Learn “How to use Google Effectively” in under 5 minutes!

  • Stream LIVE Video from your Phone

    To use your Android Phone to stream Live Video all you need to do is install the following app from Google Play and you are ready to go.
    IP Webcam
    Click here to Download
    This app turns your phone into a network camera with multiple viewing options. View your camera on any platform with VLC player or web browser. Stream video inside WiFi network without internet access. Use IP Webcam with tinyCam Monitor on another android device or with third-party MJPG software, including video surveillance software, security monitors and most audio players. Videochat support (e.g. Skype, Chatroulette, only video stream for Windows only via an universal MJPG video streaming driver).

    Also read: Battery Doctor – A real Battery Saving app

  • Activating speech recognition in Windows 8.1

    Steps to activate Speech Recognition in Windows 8/8.1

    • Go to the control panel and type in “speech recognition” in the search bar and click on the “start speech recognition”.
    • You will go through the starting stages where you will be needed to test your microphone settings and your voice and then you are ready to go.

    Also read: Skype Audio Not Working – Fix

  • Skype Audio Not Working – Fix

    Few months ago I had faced a problem with my desktop Skype, my audio wasn’t audible to the other person. I checked whether my webcam was in working condition. I use MS LifeCam VX-2000 and it has a built in microphone. However after checking with other system tools like Speech recognition in Windows 8, I found that my microphone was in working condition. So I checked the Skype microphone settings and found that the default microphone setting was set to my Creative Sound Blaster. I quickly changed it as shown in the following screenshots and everything was working fine as usual.

    • Open your Skype for desktop PC and then click on Tools.
    • Select Options.
    • Now go to the Audio option and you can set the type of audio input that you want to use.
  • Unlist your number from TrueCaller

    Unlisting a number from true caller

    • Go to the following link on the official website here.
    • Choose your country and enter the phone number in the relevant fields
    • Type the captcha
    • Press “Unlist” (The blue button)

    They say the number will be  unlisted permanently and it takes 24 hours for the changes to happen.

  • YouTube Monetization Disabled ?

    Is your YouTube Monetization Disabled? then, it may be due to any of the three reasons delineated below.

    Monetization Reviews

    If you do not own the rights for the video that you have just submitted for monetization review, then your account might be next in line for disabled monetization. If you repeatedly submit such videos then you are bound to get banned from monetization. You will never get back the ability to monetize your videos on YouTube using the same Adsense account.

    Banned Adsense Account

    If your Adsense account is banned due to invalid click activity or any such thing then you will lose your ability to monetize YouTube video using that account.

    Also read: How to get your suspended YouTube account back

    Community Guidelines

    If you receive multiple Community Guidelines strikes, copyright strikes and/or worldwide Content ID blocks, you may lose the ability to monetise your videos on all the accounts linked to your AdSense account. All of your accounts must be in good standing to regain monetisation after six months. Note that account monetisation may still be disabled if you delete the blocked videos.

    If you have any doubts regarding this, then please feel free to leave a comment below.

  • Tweak settings for WordPress Database Optimization and Trash Emptying

    Download the wp-config.php file from your server and make the following changes as per your requirement.

    Empty Trash Automatically

    You can control the number of days before WordPress permanently deletes posts, pages, attachments, and comments, from the trash bin. The default WordPress setting is 30 days.

    define( 'EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 15 ); // 15 days

    To disable trash set the number of days to “0″. Note that WordPress won’t ask for confirmation when someone clicks on “Delete Permanently”.

    define( 'EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 0 ); // "0" days

    Also read: How to modify WordPress Post Revisions & AutoSave settings without plugins

    WordPress Database Optimization (Automatic)

    You can enable WordPress Database Optimization by adding the following define to your wp-config.php file only when the feature is required

     define( 'WP_ALLOW_REPAIR', true );

    The script can be found at {site-name}/wp-admin/maint/repair.php

    Note that when this functionality is enabled, the user need not be logged in to access this feature. This is because its main intent is to repair a corrupted database, Users can often not login when the database is corrupt.

  • How to modify WordPress Post Revisions & AutoSave settings without plugins

    There are many inbuilt functions for WordPress posts like the AutoSave, Post Revisions, etc. One can easily tweak them without much coding knowledge. The following changes have to be made in the wp-config.php file.

    Modify AutoSave Interval

    When editing a post, WordPress uses Ajax to auto-save revisions to the post as you edit. You may want to increase this setting for longer delays in between auto-saves, or decrease the setting to make sure you never lose changes. The default is 60 seconds.

    define( 'AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL', 160 ); // Seconds

    Post Revisions

    WordPress post revisions, by default, will save copies of each edit made to a post or page, allowing the possibility of reverting to a previous version of that post or page. The saving of revisions can be disabled, or a maximum number of revisions per post or page can be specified.

    Also read :

    Disable Post Revisions

    If you do not set this value, WordPress defaults WP_POST_REVISIONS to true(enable post revisions). If you want to disable the awesome revisions feature, use this setting:

    define( 'WP_POST_REVISIONS', false );

    Note: Some users could not get this to function until moving the command to the first line under the initial block comment in config.php.

    Specify the Maximum Number of Post Revisions

    If you want to specify a maximum number of revisions, change false to an integer/number (for example 2 or 4).

    define( 'WP_POST_REVISIONS', 3 );
  • Megalist of Hostnames for different Hosting Providers

    Here is a list of different hostnames for different Hosting providers to establish a database connection in your hosting account. Almost all online software installations today like WordPress, Drupal, require a database connection.

    Hosting Company Database Hostname
    1and1 db12345678
    AN Hosting localhost
    Aruba.it localhost or real IP provided with activation mail.
    A Small Orange localhost
    BlueHost localhost
    DreamHost mysql.example.com
    GoDaddy – Shared and 4GH Hosting In the Databases menu go to MySQL. To the right of the database name click on Actions and Details. The hostname is at the bottom of the window.
    GoDaddy – cPanel Hosting localhost
    GoDaddy – Plesk Hosting Use the IP address shown in the Databases Section in Plesk. Do not include :3306
    HostGator localhost
    HostICan localhost
    ICDSoft localhost:/tmp/mysql5.sock
    Infomaniak Network mysql.yourdomain
    iPage username.ipagemysql.com
    IPower username.ipowermysql.com
    LaughingSquid localhost
    MediaTemple GridServer internal-db.s44441.gridserver.com
    MediaTemple (dv) localhost
    MegnaHost localhost
    NearlyFreeSpeech.Net username.db
    NetworkSolutions mysqlv5
    one.com example.com.mysql
    pair Networks dbnnnx.pair.com
    QTH.com localhost
    Rackspace Cloud localhost for unmanaged servers, variable for Cloud Sites like mysqlXY-AB.wcN.dfQ.stabletransit.comwhere X,Y,A,B,N,Q are variables
    SysFix.eu Power Hosting datapower.sysfix.eu
    Yahoo mysql
    Hosts with cPanel localhost
    Hosts with Plesk localhost
    Hosts with DirectAdmin localhost
    Tophost.it sql.your-domain-name.it
  • Facebook for Windows 10

    The official Facebook application for Windows 10 has been launched.

    Supported processors

    x86, x64, ARM

    Download it here.

    Also read : Fixes for Windows 8.1