How To Search Anything That You See With Google Goggles

Google has a great reputation in search market and they are moving a step further with Google Goggles. This is an Application that is developed by Google that helps you search what you see. It searches for anything that you capture with your handheld device.

How To Use It

For using it you must have an Android or iOS device as official app is available only in their respective stores. After downloading (Links below) it on your smartphone, launch the app. You will just have to then point at anything and take a picture of it. The picture will then be uploaded to Google's own server and with their magical algorithms, perfect matching results including Google search, Images, eBooks, Video etc. of it will show up and everything happens in a few seconds. 

Google Goggles in action; Picture Courtesy: Lifehacker

Recently, Google added support to business cards. As you scan your business card it converts all the information into an uncluttered format. And this can be saved in your phone for later revision. This can be really helpful when you are running short of time. Also, this works pretty well for landmarks, books, contacts, artwork, logo's and more. But this app still falls short when you click food, animals, apparels etc. in it. 

You can download this app on Android from Play Store and for iOS users from iTunes. 

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How To Use Tablet As Your Second Monitor

Driving an external monitor with a laptop is quite common now a days. Since it adds a gorgeous display to your work space, it also increases your efficiency at the same time. Whether you're trying to keep up with twitter feed or some website, it acts as a secondary computer which can be tweaked as per your requirement. Since external monitors are not mobile like Tablets are, Tablets can be a better option as a secondary screen for on-the-go users. 

It isn't as easy as hooking up an external monitor but it doesn't requires hacking to make it working either. Here are some Apps which will let you do it in minutes.  

Air Display: Air display is quick and easy to use. You can use your tablet in either orientation -- Landscape or portrait -- as you like. Apps are available for both Android and iOS Price: $9.99 

Celio Corp Redfly's ScreenSlider: It can be used with Android and Windows. iOS app is under development. It cost a $1.99 as a regular download but it is currently in sale for just $0.99.

Splashtop XDisplay:  Though one of my favorite's, it can play graphic intensive games, stream content and can give remote access to your Desktop. Setting up iPad as secondary monitor is just as easy as other services. Free for 10 Minutes in each session and $4.99 in-app one time purchase.  

iDisplay: Nothing special, it can work both for PC and Mac and is priced at $4.99. 

You will be presented with instructions on their respective site but here are some general ones.

Firstly, download app on your Tablet and on your PC. Check if your Tablet and PC are connected on the same Wifi network. Then Open app on your Tablet and select name of your computer. Follow the on-screen instructions and your Tablet will be connected with your PC. 

You can also invest in some sturdy stand for your Tablet to make it feel more like an External Monitor.  

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How To Change Default Search Engine To Google In Internet Explorer 10

Microsoft has done a pretty good job in hiding the option of changing default search engine in Internet Explorer 10. Though they want to make people love Bing but its not possible, at least now.  You need to make changes in Desktop version of Internet Explorer. Since both share the same files, Metro version will also have Google as default search engine. Reverting Google back to default is fairly simple process, so lets get started. 

First of all, you need to access Desktop, which can be done by either clicking on Desktop app in start screen or by pressing Windows+D 

Now open Internet Explorer and click on small gear icon on top right corner and after clicking it, click Manage Add-ons. 

  
Now click on Search providers on the left panel and then at the bottom of windows click find more search providers. A page will open up and locate Google on it. 

Click on Google and it will prompt you for installing it. Click Add. Now in both versions of Internet Explorer, that is Metro as well as Desktop, Google will be default search engine. Now close and reopen Internet Explorer to make your changes take effect. 

Alternatively, if you are OK with using Google as an app, Google has a official app in the Windows store which can be downloaded by both Pro and RT users. Click here to get the app. 

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Speed Up File Copying Rate With TeraCopy

Copying large files can give a pain sometimes. Since Windows inbuilt copy/paste transfer dialog is slow and it can annoy you sometimes. Windows 8 has dropped the primitive Copy/paste dialog while adding features like pause, graphs etc. Although, it's good but it isn't available in Windows 7, Vista or XP. (Vista's Copy/Paste is obnoxious)

Tera Copy from Code Sector is free file copying utility that decreases time to finish copying a file. Its just 2.8 MB file and I am pretty amazed how much they have packed in such a small file size. Just like Windows 8, TeraCopy can pause the ongoing file transfer. Also, a quick thing to note is, this is one of those products which do not annoy users. It can overcome the default Windows Explorer Copy/paste dialog so it do not ask you again and again to make it your default file transfer software (One annoying thing that our browsers do) 

 In a case if there is a coping error then TeraCopy will try several times to recover, and in the worst case scenario, will simply skip the file and not terminating the whole transfer. Overall this is a must have software for every Windows User and did I mentioned this service is free. 

You can download it from here CNET or Code Sector.

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How to make your Macbook Speakers Louder

Macbook Speakers suck and we all in one or the other point try to make it louder from its maximum settings. On fullest setting too, many things are not clearly audible. Luckily now, there exists an app in the App store that can boost up your volume.

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