Cool tips n tricks related to smartphones, tablets and computer

When you delete a file, it goes to the Recycle Bin. To remove it completely from your hard drive, you have to delete it from the Recycle Bin as well. However, even after you have completely removed it from your hard disk, one can easily recover the deleted file using a powerful data recovery utility, such as previously reviewed Recuva. Although data recovery software come useful in situations where you delete something by mistake, anyone with malicious intentions and the right set of tools can easily recover and access deleted sensitive information from your hard drive. xShredder is an open source application for windows that allows you to protect your privacy by overwriting free space as well as shredding confidential files using powerful permanent data removal techniques. The program provides multiple shredding methods including British HMG IS5 Base Line, US Army AR380 19, German VSITR, and Peter Gutmann. Further details after the break.

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google Drive launched with one feature missing — the ability to save Gmail attachments directly to your google Drive account. Well, thanks to Amit Agarwal, after doing a bit of work, your attachments will automatically be saved to your google Drive.

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When you started using your first USB flash drive, someone must have told you to always use the “Safely Remove Hardware” option before pulling out of your computer. Earlier operating systems did have this requirement in order to avoid corruption of your flash memory. However, the operating systems have evolved with time, and the “Safely Remove Hardware” option is now there as more of a formality. Until and unless you pull the USB flash drive out during data transfer, there is really no harm in disconnecting it out without using the aforementioned remove dialog box. The modern windows operating system even allows you to enable quick removal of USB devices. In this article, we will show you how to enable it.

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The wait is over – after years of speculation, google Drive is finally here, with apps for windows PC, Mac and android available for download and iOS apps for iphone, iPad and iPod Touch coming soon. So what does google’s long-awaited and much-anticipated cloud storage service have in store for you? Does it have what it takes to make a significant impact in today’s cloud storage market riddled with countless others? Read on to find out all of this and more after the break.

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No cloud service these days can be complete without a companion android app and the latest talk of the cloud town i.e. google Drive is no exception. Now that Drive is finally out and about, and we have already taken it for a spin as a web and PC/Mac sync service, let’s turn to its android app that’s also available on google Play Store, and see what google’s entry into the cloud storage arena has to offer us on their own smartphone platform. More information after the break.

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The google Drive desktop application in windows 7 creates a nice little shortcut in your Favorites folder for easy access to your files. Using windows Explorer, you can copy files to it like any other file or folder in windows. But there’s a faster way to copy files to your google Drive account. Using the Send to context menu option, you can right-click on any file or folder and send it straight to your google Drive folder. Here’s how to set it up:

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Dropbox, Box, SkyDrive, and other cloud storage services (reluctantly) welcomed a new competitor today: google Drive. The freemium service, which replaces google Docs, lets you store files and access them from your computer, phone, or tablet, no matter where you are.

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Although the google Drive desktop folder attempts to streamline access to your cloud storage space, it’s easy to forget to save files there when it’s not your default Documents folder.

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google Drive. Dropbox. Box. SkyDrive. Cubby. iCloud.

All cloud storage services. All offer a free plan, with varying levels of storage and features. All offer paid upgrades for more storage and yet more features. With pricing becoming such a hot topic, especially with the launch of google Drive, let’s take a look at the free upgrades some of these services are offering, and how you can take advantage of them today.

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The long-awaited cloud storage service from google is finally available to the masses, allowing you to store, access, and share your files on a platform dubbed google Drive.

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