Download unlimited files from Hotfile with premium account

Hotfile premium account

Hotfile is a popular file sharing and hosting website like Rapidsharethat allows users to upload files and share it with others with custom download links. Hotfile users can generate money by uploading files to their account and distributing it on the internet. Like any other file sharing sites, Hotfile imposes certain restrictions on free account. The non-premium Hotfile account users may not be able to  download multiple files at the same time- also they are not allowed to direct download Hotfile uploads using download managers like IDM. The only option to bypass these limitations is to buy Hotfile premium account or the use of applications like Hotfile auto downloader and Download Direct.

Hotfile is nowadays very commonly used in forums and websites to share large files. The investment on a premium account is good if you are a frequent downloader or blogger sharing large media files. Bloggers using shared hosting are limited to certain bandwidth restrictions. So if they use the hotlinking feature of Hotfile, they can save bandwidth and at the same time provide direct download links for their readers.

Features of Hotfile premium account:

Download multiple files from Hotfile servers without limit.

Pause and restart Hotfile downloads.

Use as a Backup for files: Hotfile uploads are not visible to search engines, unless they areshared on websites. So users can save the backup copies of their documents on Hotfileaccount online. But keep in mind that it’s not secure as the free storage and backupservice that we shared earlier.

Hotlink Hotfile downloads: This is a special feature for Hotfile premium account users to enable hotlinking to their uploads. That is the non-premium users can download such files direct and without going for a timer or Captcha verification.

High speed download with download managers: Hotfile premium users can download files at high speed using download managers. Go to the download manager settings to find site logins and enter premium details to auto download files from the internet.

Make money from Hotfile: One of the main reasons for the popularity of Hotfile is the reward program. Hotfile pays the uploader based on the number of downloads made from the links in his account and the origin of downloads. Download from top level countries are paid at up-to $15 for 1000 downloads. A typical Hotfile reward chart is shown below.

Eran money from Hotfile

Buy Hotfile premium account or sign up for a free  uploader account here.

Hotfile auto-downloader programs:

Though we haven’t tried yet, there are a few programs for bypassing Hotfile download restrictions. Most of the programs will not work. However, some of them are supposed to have the ability to download unlimited files from Hotfile. The Hotfile auto-downloader fromshabestar is an example for this.

Download Hotfile Auto Downloader from BrotherSoft here.

Free Hotfile premium account for Techknowl.com readers:

We are giving away one free Hotfile account for our readers. This account will be valid for one month from the date of activation. Just signup for our email newsletter and make valuable comments in the form below, to be a part of this contest. The winners will be announced on 30-10-2010 using Random.org.

Hotfile premium account winner is Raptor. We request the winner to contact us immediately for account details.

Buy iPhone 4 Mini Sim to Micro SIM cutter

iPhone 4

Apple iPhone and iPad use a special Micro Sim card slot. The Micro Sim card in iPhone 4 saves the unused space and  also prevents the quick unlock of the phone from the official carrier. The size of normalMini Sim card is around 15mm x 25mm. Whereas the size of the Micro Sim card used in iPhone 4 is  only 12mm x 15mm. We can cut the normal Sim card to Micro Sim card manually by using a scale and cutter.  However, the process should be very precise to avoid damage to the Sim card. As an alternative method, there is an iPhone 4 Sim  cutter, which makes it easy to cut mini Sim card to Micro Sim card exactly as required. The package of the product also contains two Sim card adapters in case if the user needs to switch back to Mini Sim mode.

iPhone 4 mini sim to micro SIM cutter photos:

iPhone 4 mini sim to micro sim cutter

How to cut iPhone 4 Mini Sim to Micro SIM.

Just load the mini SIM card to the Micro Sim cutter and press firmly on the top. Make sure to complete this in a single strong press. The Micro Sim card can be collected from under the cutter slot. Put the Sim card in iPhone 4 slot and activate using iTunes. That’s it.  You can buy iPhone 4 Mini Sim to Micro Sim cutter from us (India) for just $20 or 950 INR.  Contact us for more details.

Norton Internet Security 2011 product key and serial number giveaway

 

Symantec released the final version of the most popular securitysoftware in the world, Norton Internet Security 2011. Symantec Norton 2011 Internet security is a complete security suite designed for both offline and online protection of Windows based computers. This Advanced Plus certified software product could be a good competitor for Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, BitdefenderInternet Security 2011, Panda 2011 and other upcoming security software releases of the year. NIS 2011 comes with the basic antivirus, antispyware, firewall, antispam, antibot modules and an advanced behavior and cloud based detection technologies. We are currently running a Hotfile premium account promotion in our blog. Today we are announcing another promotional offer, giving you one year valid Norton Internet Security 2011 product key and serial number for free. All you need is to comment here with your email address and tell us why you need NIS 2011.

Norton Internet Security 2011 product screenshots:

Norton Internet Security 2011

Norton Internet Security 2011 features:
Being one of the early entrants into the computer security field, Norton has great expertise  in protection of  Windows computers from various sorts of threats.  NortonInternet Security 2011 final version completes another milestone in their success story. NIS 2011 has a few  protection components usually not seen in other products.  For example, the Norton File insight and Norton Network Insight in NIS 2011 can be used to check any file in your computer against the ratings provided by the Norton OnlineCommunity- thus we can avoid installation or execution of any applications if they are found infected.  The files downloaded from the internet are also tested for their reputation given by Norton Community.
Around 90% of the viruses and trojans uses a set of common methods for infecting computers. Norton Sonar Protection used in NIS 2011 scans files based on their behavior pattern,  and prevent unknown and emerging viruses. Norton Toolbar for Internet Explorer, and Firefox check websites and displays their security ratings in real-time. The web protection part also includes Norton Identity Safe which stores frequently used password in a wallet that is not accessible by keyloggers and online threats.  NortonInternet Security 2011 has a fast, responsive and lightweight interface. There is a setting called Application Ratings, which categorizes the trusted and untrusted applications running in the background. Users can opt to avoid the trusted applications in future virus scans, and thereby improve the speed and performance of the PC. Like this there are hundreds of features for the new Norton Internet Security 2011.  Parental controls, Intrusion Prevention, Network protection, Smart Firewall, Email protection,  are some them. Writing all features of NIS 2011 is beyond the scope of this post -so we are leaving it to you. Download and test a free trial version of Norton Internet Security 2011  and see how it works.
Norton Internet Security 2011 product key and serial number giveaway

Internet Explorer 9 shortcuts list

 

Microsoft recently released Internet Explorer 9 beta, the upcoming version of the most popular web browser in the world. We are totally impressed with the features ofInternet Explorer 9. It’s lightweight, fast and easy to use. The efficiency of the IE 9 can be improved by using a set of keyboard shortcuts. The keyboard shortcuts in Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 8 are almost the same. Here we have compiled a list of most commonly used shortcuts that will work with Internet Explorer 9.

Bookmark any website in Internet Explorer 9 – use Ctrl+D shortcut.

Open a new Tab in IE 9 – use Ctrl+T shortcut.

Search anything in a web page opened in Internet Explorer 9 – use Ctrl+F shortcut.

Open a new window Ctrl+N.

Close an existing window Ctrl+W.

Increase of decrease the text or page size in Internet Explorer 9 by pressing Ctrl++ or Ctrl- – until the desired size is achieved.

Delete browser history in Internet Explorer 9 – use shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Delete.

IE9 Inprivate mode

Use the private browsing feature in IE 9 with Ctrl+Shift+P.

Refresh a web page: F5

View the web page in full size: F11.

Open all browsing history, subscribed feeds and favorite in the IE 9 sidebar: Alt+C.

The keyboard shortcut to all developer shortcuts in IE 9 -F12

Open the new download manager introduced in Internet Explorer 9 – Ctrl+J.

Internet Explorer 9 has a special feature that lets you create a shortcut of any web page on to the Taskbar. To do this,  just drag and drop the favicon of the desired website to the Taskbar and pin it.

There are a lot more keyboard shortcuts for Internet Explorer 9. This is only a random list of shortcuts that will also work with other web browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari  and Google Chrome.

Windows Live Essentials 2011 full standalone installer

Windows Live Essentials 2011 is a collection of freeware programs from Microsoft. The WLE 2011 package includes Windows Live Writer 2011, Windows Messenger 2011,Windows Mail, Windows photo gallery, Windows Movie Maker 2011 and a few other useful applications. Currently there is no option to download these applications separately. Microsoft provides an online web  installer for Windows Live Essentials 2011 at the official web page that you need to connect the internet and download the full setup. If you have more than one PC or laptop it’s better to download the standalone Windows Live Essentials 2011 installer to save bandwidth and time.

Windows Live Essentials 2011 full setup:

Windows Live Movie Maker 2011:  With Movie Maker  in Windows Live Essentials 2011, you can create movies from your photos, video collections and customize it with sounds, and effects and transitions.  Windows Movie maker lets you import photos and video files from an external storage device or from you hard disk and edit them in a wizard driven process. You can split or join videos, edit or and sounds and animation using the tools provided. The created movie files can be uploaded Windows Live SkyDrive and share it with Facebook, Messenger or YouTube friends.
Windows Messenger 2011:  Windows Live Essential 2011 offline installer includes the latest Windows Live Messenger with social network integration. The new Messenger has a redesigned interface  which includes MSN services and social sections in one single window. In Windows Live social, you can add Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn,WordPress, Digg, Blogger and several other services and get live update from friends and read the feed of their activities. Windows Live Messenger 2011 lets you  chat with Yahoo Messenger, Facebook friends and make HD video calls with contacts. There is an MSN tab where you can read news and weather updates  from Microsoft MSN web portal.
Windows Live Writer 2011: The Windows Live Writer is one of the best features of the  Windows Live Essentials 2011 pack. It’s a desktop blogging software that  supports WordPress, Blogger, Typepad, and other blogging platforms. With Windows Live Writer, you can create, draft and publish blog posts without opening the web interface. The Word like ribbon interface in Windows Live Writer is  pretty familiar and easy to use. Apart from this, Microsoft has a web library, where we can find several plugins that will improve the functionality and features of the Live Writer.
Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011: Photo gallery as the name indicates is a photo management application includes in Windows Live Essentials 2011. You can import your photos from a digital camera or any external store device, organize and edit them with effects and corrections. There is also an option to publish selected photos directly to social networking websites.
Windows Mail 2011: The new version of the WLE helps users to manage their multiple mail accounts from the desktop using Windows Mail.  The Facebook and  Live integration in Windows Mail will load contact email IDs directly from online profile of friends.   Windows Live Mail also has Calendar, Feed and Newsgroup management tools.
Download Windows Live Essentials 2011 standalone installer here (direct link).
Other important software tools in WLE package are Windows Live Family Safety 2011 (Parental Controls), Windows Live Mesh (Free backup and sync), and Microsoft Sliverlight (Flash alternative).

AVG Internet Security 2011 license number free

 AVG produces the most popular free security software for Windows and Linux. They recently released 2011 versions of their antivirus and internet security products. The free version of AVG is good for people who are not always connected to the internet and not making online transactions. AVG Internet security 2011 and AVG antivirus 2011 on the other hand, provide complete protection against online and offline threats. The new AVG Internet Security 2011 has a redesigned user interface that is much faster and responsive. AVG Internet security focuses on the detection of new range of threats that spread throughsocial networking websites like Facebook, search engines and links shared online. We had an opportunity to participate in the free AVG internet security 2011 license numbergiveaway conducted by the AVG technologies. They sent us one year valid AVG internet security 2011 as a part of this offer. So if you are a free AVG user, use this chance to upgrade your software to AVG 2011 internet security for free.

AVG internet security 2011 license key

AVG Internet Security 2011 review:

Antivirus and AntiSpyware: We had scanned our computer with AVG internet security 2011 and detected several threats that Kaspersky and Symantec  missed.  However, we found the suite making some false positives. For example, it detected the Kaspersky AVPcomponent as an adware, which is obviously not correct. AVG Internet security is an advanced certified security suite as per the research conducted by several independent security labs. So we believe that the false positive  result was one rare incident.  AVG internet security 2011 comes  with an improved algorithm that scans the system three times faster and its  designed to  remove viruses, trojans, keyloggers and rootkits in real-time.

Firewall:  Almost all security software out there  creates the firewall rules automatically for the ease of the users. AVG internet security 2011 asks the users whenever an untrusted program access the internet  and thereby let them customize permissions based on their preferences.

AVG 2011 Link Scanner and Social protection

AVG Link Scanner and Social protection:  These days the most effective way for spreading  malware is social networks. AVG internet security 2011  has introduced a new SocialNetworking Security component which along with the AVG Link scanner provides great protection against malware spreading through search engines, email and social websites. AVG 2o11 installs a security toolbar in Firefox, Internet Explorer and other popular web browsers, which as shown above classifies sites based on  definitions and provides real-time ratings. You can also sign into your email, and Facebook accounts from this toolbar for instant notifications of mail and filtered social messages.

AVG Online Shield and Anti-Spam: AVG Online shield in internet security 2011 blocks phishing websites and harmful downloads in real-time.  Spam component works along  with MS Outlook and other mail clients for better email safety and productivity.

Another new feature in AVG Internet Security 2011 is a Windows 7/ Windows Vistasidebar widget for quick update or system wide scan right from the desktop.

AVG 2011 full offline installer:

Download full standalone setup for AVG Internet Security 2011 here (direct link)

Download AVG Antivirus 2011 offline installer here (direct link)

AVG Internet Security 2011 license number giveaway

AVG 2011 serial number

The free AVG Internet Security 2011 license number offer from AVG technologies lasted for around 3-4 days. The only requirement was to sign up for the AVG community with a working email address. Fortunately, we participated in the giveaway and got one year valid AVG Internet Security 2011  key (worth $55) as shown above in the screenshot. Since we are using Kaspersky 2011 and Norton 2011 in our computers, we are giving away this serial key to our readers. What you need to do is just signup for our email newsletter and comment here with your thoughts on AVG Internet Security 2011. The winners will be announced on 20-10-2010 using Random.org.

Download Ultrasn0w 1.2 unlock for iOS 4.2.1

As promised,  the iPhone Dev team today released an unlock tool for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S on iOS 4.2.1. The Ultrasn0w 1.2 unlock for iPhone 3G and 3G S is made possible though PwnageTool 4.1.3 for Mac and Redsn0w 0.9.6 b4 jailbreak tool released in the last week. This unlock works on iPhone 3G and 3G S models with baseband 05.14.02, 05.15.04 and higher. Here we use iPad iOS version 3.2.2 to upgrade the baseband of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S to 06.15.00. This is done by a custom IPSW file generated using the  PwnageTool 4.1.3. The step by step guide to unlock iOS 4.2.1 using Ultrasn0w 1.2 is given below.

Unlock iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS on iOS 4.2.1 with PwnageTool 4.1.3 and Ultrasn0w 1.2:

Before unlocking, we need to jailbreak iPhone 3G or 3G S using the latest Redsn0w 0.9.6 b4.

After that download iOS 3.2.2 for iPad and PwnageTool 4.1.3.

Here you will build a custom IPSW file using iOS 3.2.2 for iPad, and use that to upgrade the baseband of  iPhone 3G and 3G S to 06.15.00.  So that the iPhone will work with Ultrasn0w 1.2.

Now run PwnageTool 4.1.3 in expert mode. Select your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G S from the list. Each time click on the big blue button to continue to the next page.

You will be asked to select the location of  iPad OS 3.2.2 in the next step. Follow the instruction as given in application interface.  And in between you will reach  PwnageTool 4.1.3 options page, where you can customize the output IPSW file.

PwnageTool 4.1.3

Select general settings- and in that section, click on activate the phone ( for carrier locked devices) and upgrade baseband.

You may add pre-jailbroken apps in the next section,  Cydia package. Download the required packages and continue.

Make sure that you tick Cydia installer in the next page, custom packages.

Then build the IPSW file and save it your Mac.

After this put your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G S in the DFU mode. And restore the custom IPSW file using iTunes.  Now you have upgraded the baseband.

Download Ultrasn0w 1.2  for unlock

Open Cydia from your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G S Springboard.

Now go to Manage and the Sources.

Here  edit the Source URL as  http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com and save the settings.

Go back to the sources section and search for Ultrasn0w 1.2.  Install the tool and wait for the process to complete.

Currently this process can only be done on a Mac using PwnageTool 4.1.3. You will be able to unlock your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G S in Windows using a Redsn0w version that is excepted to available soon.

How to Change Default Download Destination Folder in Windows Live Messenger 2011 (WLM11)

By default, Windows Live Messenger 2011 (WLM11) saves your downloads  to the following location: C:\ Users\ UserName\Documents\ My Received Files.  My Received Files folder is not a very easy and handy folder to put your downloads. For this reason you might wish to change the default download destination folder to another one which is more easily accessible, or simply put your downloaded files to your desktop. Let’s see how to achieve this result!

1. Run and login your Windows Live Messenger 2011 (WLM11).
2. Click Tools and at the end of the menu, click Options.
3. In the Options window, click History on the left pane.
4. In the right pane, under the File Transfer section, click the Change… button.
5. Select the new download destination folder from the list.
6. Click OK.

Change your Windows 7 logon screen wallpaper

 

How To Use

The Tweaks.com Logon Changer for Windows 7 provides an easy way to customize the logon screen background with just a few clicks. Simply download the free application, run it and click Change Logon Screen.

The application will prompt for the location of the new background image and then install the new screen behind the scenes. Tweaks.com Logon Changer will even provide a preview of your new background on a logon screen.

      

When you have settled on a good logon background, click the Test button to see it in action.

Key Features:

• Automatic Image Resize - Don't worry about the 245KB file size limit imposed by Microsoft. The Tweaks.com Logon Changer will give you the option to automatically resize and recompress the image to the highest quality possible. The original image is left untouched.
• Automatic Image Backup - All OEM backgrounds and any previously used backgrounds are automatically backed up when a logon background is changed.
• Absolutely Free - Just tell your friends about Tweaks.com :)

If you want the default Windows 7 logon screen back just click Revert to Default Logon Screen and the application will automatically uninstall any customized screens.

Download Tweaks.com Logon Changer

The Tweaks.com Logon Changer is designed for Windows 7 only

Click here to download from Tweaks.com (Version 1.2 243KB Zip File)

Change Log

• Version 1.2 - 2/27/2010
  • Improved compatibility with OEM backgrounds
  • Automatic image backup
• Version 1.1 - 3/25/2009
  • Automatic image resizing and compression
  • Memory improvements
  • Notification tweaks
• Version 1.0 - 3/17/2009
  • RTM Milestone
  • New Aero glass interface
  • Bug fixes