The unique selling point for SwiftKey Keyboard app on the Android is its ability to predict words and phrases while you are typing them on the touchscreen. It’s so good that on occasions all you have to do is simply keep tapping to cover up whole sentences just with the help of the app. The app works best with the ‘thumb-typing’ technique allowing you to fire off quick texts, and provides auto-correct functionalities along with support for over 60 different languages.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/mobile/swiftkey-keyboard-app-enhance-typing-experience-android/#more-21962Monday, September 30, 2013
Using Developer Tools in Microsoft Word Guide
A macro is a group of computer instructions that one can record and access with a shortcut key combination or a button. Creating shortcuts for basic functions you perform often or blocks of text will save you a lot of time. For example, let’s say every document you create needs a copyright notice at the bottom. Rather than copy and paste the text each time, create a macro.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/ms-office/guide-using-developer-tools-microsoft-word-2/#more-21970Herbs And Their Useful Properties
It includes those particular plants that have been used to heal the mankind since the ancient times, and now with the help of modern research more and more beneficial uses of all such herbs has and is being discovered by the experts.
http://www.healthycaterpillar.com/various-types-of-herbs-and-their-useful-properties/Friday, September 27, 2013
Send Any File Type on WhatsApp for Android
However if you own an Android phone, today we are going to show you how you can use an app called What’s Packed along with WhatsApp to lift the file sending restriction. The app masks the file you wish along with an audio file that can be later extracted at his recipient end.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/mobile/how-to-send-any-file-type-on-whatsapp-for-android/A Guide To Eating Healthy And Nutritious Food At Coral Gables
The world is going organic. People are realizing that the benefits organic foods can bring to health and lifestyle are significant. Organic food is grown in a natural way that is without the assistance of any chemicals and harmful insecticides. The g...
http://www.healthycaterpillar.com/a-guide-to-eating-healthy-and-nutritious-food-at-coral-gables-2/Biography: Damien Hirst and His Paintings
He further went on to study fine arts at the University of London in 1986, here he was a lead organizer for countless independent student exhibitions, the first of which was “Freeze” in 1988, which was the first time he got a chance to interact with Nicholas Serota, Charles Satchi, and Norman Rosenthal.
http://artgaga.com/blog/short-biography-damien-hirst-paintings-2/Inspirational Abstract Art
Thus we can safely say that Abstract Art is divided in to two categories; Fauvism and Cubism, the former constitutes a partial abstraction while the latter often constitutes a complete detachment from reality.
http://artgaga.com/blog/abstract-paintings-inspirational-art-that-really-works/Thursday, September 26, 2013
A Guide To Eating Healthy And Nutritious Food At Coral Gables
The world is going organic. People are realizing that the benefits organic foods can bring to health and lifestyle are significant. Organic food is grown in a natural way that is without the assistance of any chemicals and harmful insecticides. The g...
http://www.healthycaterpillar.com/a-guide-to-eating-healthy-and-nutritious-food-at-coral-gables/Gaining Weight: The Healthy Way
Peanut butter is a healthy food choice to gain weight and muscle especially for children. It is a soft and salty spread on bread with 190- 210 calories per serving (2 TBS). Peanut butter is also high in other nutrients like fat (16- 17g), proteins (7-8g) and carbohydrate content 6-7g in each serving of 2 tablespoons. You can add peanut butter spread in sandwiches for kids. Women most often prefer to eat creamy peanut butter while men prefer to go with chunky spread.
http://www.healthycaterpillar.com/healthy-food-that-will-help-you-gain-weight/Review Of The iPhone Powered Home Alarm System
The world is changing, and technology is helping us live our lives in a better way. Processes are being automated, and if used right, technology can have a massively positive effect on our lives. Imagine using your iPhone to monitor your house, and having the ability to monitor all activity within your house, even when you’re not at home! It’s not a part of an imagination anymore; this has now become reality!
http://www.lostintechnology.com/apple/ismart-alarm-review-iphone-powered-home-alarm-system/#more-21958Wednesday, September 25, 2013
For Windows 3 Free Screen Recording Applications
A very popular feature of such screen recording applications includes the ability to record streaming videos. That way you can record whatever you are streaming and then play it back at your own pleasure at a later time.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/windows/3-free-screen-recording-applications-windows/#more-21953Tuesday, September 24, 2013
iOS 7 Like Control Center on your Android Phones
While talking about Android, the feature has been available for quite some time now from the notification pull down drawer. Moreover, with room for widgets Android users can use any one of the many control widgets available from the Play Store and control the common settings directly from the screen. But wouldn’t it be fun to try out the iOS like Control Center on your Android even before it’s available to iOS users? You can really give your Apple fan boys’ friends a hard time. So if you are in, lets see how we can get the iOS 7 Control Center on Android devices.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/mobile/get-ios-7-like-control-center-on-your-android-phones-right-now/For Children 4 Free Android Apps
Developed by Bertheussen IT, WordFued is a much improved clone of the puzzle game Scrabble, which helps children to boost their literacy skills and increase their vocabulary. The basic objective of the game is to use the 15×15 tiled board to combine words into phrases and earn points for creatively placing those letters on the digital board.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/mobile/4-free-android-apps-created-children/#more-21947To Make Use Of Google Drive Cloud Storage In 5 Innovative Ways
We will be using Google Drive to showcase the creative methods you can use with cloud storage services, but the same techniques can easily be replicated on pretty much all other available services as well. Google Drive offers every user a basic package of 15GB online disk space in total, which can then be upgraded to a 100 GB for $4.99/month.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/internet-tools/5-innovative-ways-make-use-google-drive-cloud-storage/Tips To Improve Laptop’s Battery Life
It’s quite a dilemma in the sense that every day, Laptops are improving in performance and power, which ultimately means more battery power consumption. Buying a brand new laptop means you can usually get an uptime of around 3-4 hours maximum on your battery. Eventually, as time goes by, and as you continue to use your laptop’s battery, the life of your battery starts to decrease.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/windows/5-tips-improve-laptops-battery-life/#more-21941Create Abstract Painting of Your Own
Painting Abstract art is not as easy as it looks; it requires a huge amount of imagination and a certain perception of the objects you wish to paint, they could be nature, music, poetry , your 4th grade crush, a break up, your mother in law and how they all can make you feel and react.
http://artgaga.com/blog/how-to-make-an-abstract-art-painting/Direct Response Marketing: Your Way to Branding Success
Since online marketing is one of the most important means of generating a direct response, it is relevant to analyze the most common pricing models or marketing approaches are CPM (Cost per mille where mille equals a thousand), CPC (Cost Per Click) and CPA (Cost Per Action or Acquisition). CPM or the cost per thousand impressions is like buying running advertisements in bulk durations and is suited for organizations and entities with a sizeable amount of marketing budget. CPC or cost per click is the most popular means approach in online marketing since the marketer only has to pay for users that actually land on to their content. CPA or cost per action/acquisition allows a marketer to pay only upon a successful transaction or purchase. CPM pricing per impression is usually the lowest while CPA pricing per action is the highest with reliability as the only tradeoff.
http://www.writeawriting.com/business/direct-response-marketing/Monday, September 23, 2013
6 Tips for Building Your Business on Instagram
It’s important to have a loyal fanbase following your Instagram account. To start off, make sure your Instagram profile is connected with your Facebook account. This will help you get the word out to people on your Facebook, which hopefully will lead them to follow you on Instagram as well. You also need to gradually build up your Instagram following by engaging with people related to your target audience. Try following a set number of people on a daily basis. With time, people will start following you back and your fan-base will increase. You can also make use of hashtags to help you with trying to increase your exposure. There are many people out there who are actively searching for content using hashtags relevant to their interests. By creatively using hashtags in your posts (both images and videos), you can exponentially increase the chances of people finding out about you.
http://www.writeawriting.com/social-media/6-essential-tips-build-business-using-instagram/Healthy Food That Will Help You Gain Weight!
Working out to reduce extra calories is one among the common trends in the current day world. Yet, there are some people in our surroundings who are interested in gaining healthy weight. However, unluckily, most of the time people start using high we...
http://www.healthycaterpillar.com/healthy-food-that-will-help-you-gain-weight/Popularity of Abstract Watercolor Paintings
Some of the earliest pioneers of abstract painting include Pablo Picasso, abstract art was in its infancy at that time and as such, paintings dating from that time tend to be very different from Abstract Art as we know it today. In a nutshell, Abstract Paintings are aimed towards appealing to the human subconscious
http://artgaga.com/blog/abstract-watercolor-paintings-rise-popularity/Sunday, September 22, 2013
How to Write Short Stories
A very important step of story writing process is to have characters that are realistic. Remember you have to have a complete understanding of each character. Your characters don’t have to be perfect. Like real human beings, your characters can have strong traits and flaws. Your characters can either be a product of your imagination or inspiration from real life people. Make sure you make a list of attributes that each character possesses as well as their likes, dislikes, fears, accent, punch lines etc. This is essential so you don’t miss out on any characters’ charisma in your story.
http://www.writeawriting.com/how-to-write/5-tips-perfect-art-short-story-writing/5 Tips to Perfect the Art of Short Story Writing
As the name says, short story has to be concise so scratch out any extra details you have in mind. Draw visual sketches so that you know what will happen at each stage. Divide your thoughts into introduction, action, climax and of course, a well worked out ending. Also decide who will be telling your story: first person, second person or the third person. The language and style of story depends on the person narrating the story. If while writing, your characters and plot want to change direction, listen to them. This way you will be able to compose your story in a way much better than you expected. Once you are done writing, share your story with friends and closed ones and value their feedback.
http://www.writeawriting.com/how-to-write/5-tips-perfect-art-short-story-writing/The Basics of Choosing a ‘Natural Cancer Fighting Diet’
Doctors therefore must apprise patients in detail about which foods they should consume and which they should strictly avoid and what the consequences are if they don’t. You can also use other holistic techniques like reiki therapy and yoga to combat your cancer.
http://www.healthycaterpillar.com/natural-cancer-healing-diet-and-food/5 Ways To Make Use Of Google Drive Cloud Storage
Google Drive allows you to upload a video file upto 10GB in file size, supporting all the popular formats like .mp4, .flv, .wmv and more. Once you’ve uploaded a video file to Google Drive, you can play it back thanks to Google Drive’s Video Player. You also have the option to add captions on the videos. To upload a video to Google Drive, make sure that you are signed in to your Google account. From there, simply head over to the Google Drive main page.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/internet-tools/5-innovative-ways-make-use-google-drive-cloud-storage/How To Create An Online Comic
Make Beliefs Comix offers a very detailed yet simple interface allowing users to create a comic strip of one, two or three panels.The overall theme of the comics is ‘Cartoonish’ in nature, and works well with casual and humour based comic stories. The application offers a diverse range of characters, which you can select using the characters scroll bar. Similarly, you have a wide range of objects at your disposal. Each character can be easily moved around the mouse cursor once they’ve been added to the frame.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/internet-tools/5-free-tools-create-online-comic/#more-21916Friday, September 20, 2013
To Get Rid of Dog Fleas Home Remedies
You simply need a home brewed shampoo for pets and give your pet a proper bath with it. In the case when you are unsure of which kind of shampoo you should be purchasing for your pet, then here are some ingredients which you can make sure are present inside the shampoo: citronella, cedar, rosemary, bergamot, juniper and some other aromatic herbs.
http://www.healthycaterpillar.com/home-remedies-dog-fleas/Using Evernote as an RSS Reader
The first step includes creating a notebook and placing all your RSS feeds into it. However, there are many among us who like to a be a little more organized especially when it comes to matters of reading RSS feeds. To keep track of different websites/blogs, many people create a unique notebook each having its own RSS feed associated with it. This way, they can keep track of their RSS feeds and filter out the important feeds from the casual ones. This method is best suited for users who decide to make a separate RSS only Evernote account, effectively keeping their personal account separate from the RSS one.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/internet-tools/guide-using-evernote-rss-reader/#more-21906To Shut Down Windows System Using Command Prompt
In this article, we will learn to do all of that. Let’s begin with the shutdown process using the command prompt. Remember that shutting down your Windows from the command prompt can be done with Windows XP, Windows 7 as well as Windows 8. To start off, click on the start menu and choose to open the ‘Run’ window. Alternatively, you can press the shortcuts for it; Windows Key + R
http://www.lostintechnology.com/windows/learn-shut-windows-system-using-command-prompt/French Artist: Claude Monet
Monet was thus admitted to the Le Havre secondary school for elementary studies in arts, needless to say he was an excellent student. Monet took to painting as a hobby, and in his school days he was forever coming up with charcoal caricatures and paintings that he would then sell in the market for around twenty francs.
http://artgaga.com/blog/a-little-about-claude-monet/Famous Floral Paintings
There have been many “periods” of art; broadly speaking, the Romanticism, Expressionism, Symbolism, and Impressionism. Romanticism was actually a reaction to the Industrial Revolution and consisted of a marked apprehension and confronting attitude to all things modern.
http://artgaga.com/blog/selection-famous-paintings-flowers/Home Remedies to Get Rid of Dog Fleas
How to Treat Home Remedies for Dog Fleas When you become a dog-lover or a cat-lover or the lover of any furry pet creature, you have to take its negative side effects along with you as well. One such side effect of keeping a furry animal is the ...
http://www.healthycaterpillar.com/home-remedies-dog-fleas/Thursday, September 19, 2013
A Tutorial on Creating a Google Plus Page
To get started with Google Plus page, you will first need to have a Google account. Go to Gmail.com to create your Google account. Once that is done, visit Google Pages to begin. Follow the simple steps by Selecting A Category The first step in creating a Google Plus Page includes selecting a category. You will see five different categories to choose from. Once the category is selected, you can move on to further steps.
http://www.writeawriting.com/social-media/learn-create-google-plus-page/Use Browser Homepage as Task Reminder
There are a number of task reminder tools out there and each boasts about its own features. But then, computer users are so much busy with their work (both online and offline) that they just forget looking into their tasks at times. So, we thought we would tell you about a simple trick that will help you to keep track of all your reminders. This article explains how you may use your browser homepage as a task reminder or just to list down things that you like. Moreover, it doesn’t require any tool or software. All you need is a simple text file saved as an HTML file and then some tinkering around with your browser settings. Here’s how you can make it happen!
http://www.lostintechnology.com/how-to/use-browser-homepage-task-reminder/#more-18093Beauty The Oil Cleansing Method to Beautify and Cleanse Your Skin Organically
It is important for you to know that your skin contains a certain kind of oil which is referred to as sebum and this lubricate is responsible for moisturizing your skin and maintaining its health.
http://www.healthycaterpillar.com/oil-cleansing-method-ocm-recipie/To Quickly Purge Cache & Delete Junk Files For Android
In case something goes wrong, you can always restore your device to your previous state. Trust me, I’ve had the experience of losing all my data while tinkering with new apps on my Android phone! It’s always better to be safe then sorry, as they say. You can either go for a cloud based service like Dropbox, or copy all your files and folders to your local computer hard drive.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/software/best-android-apps-quickly-purge-cache-delete-junk-files/#more-21878Top 10 Stolen Valuable Crafts
The relics most significant in quantity that have been stolen include Iraq Cultural Relics, these comprise of over tens of thousands of historical treasures that were stolen by mobsters from the Iraq National Museum of Baghdad. The theft took place in 2003, for a period of 2 months (March-April).
http://artgaga.com/blog/top-10-valuable-crafts-stolen/Abstract Floral Artwork
Artists are able to translate much darker moods and perplexities of the human mind than we normally conceive. On a funny note, people that are allergic to flowers in reality can enjoy these paintings without worrying a bit!
http://artgaga.com/blog/abstract-paintings-flowers/Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Shut Down Windows System Using Command Prompt
In this article, we will learn to do all of that. Let’s begin with the shutdown process using Remember that shutting down your Windows from the command prompt can be done with Windows XP, Windows 7 as well as Windows 8. To start off, click on the start menu and choose to open the ‘Run’ window. Alternatively, you can press the shortcuts for it; Windows Key + R. Type in CMD and hit the OK button to open up the Command Prompt.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/windows/learn-shut-windows-system-using-command-prompt/Four Features Of IOS You Should Be Excited About!
Apple has admitted to Siri’s lack of integration with external applications, and this is a major reason why the iOS 7 update will include a Twitter search feature for your phone. So the next time you interact with Siri, your phone will be able to filter out results from the social networking giant and allow for a more versatile and ‘social’ search based result.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/apple/four-ios-7-features-excited/#more-21899Biography of Caravaggio (Michaelangelo Merisi)
Despite being the genius that he was, Caravaggio foolishly killed a young man in 1606 during a brawl and he was subsequently forced to flee from Rome with a price on his head. But his troubles were far from over; he was once again the subject of public outrage when he had a brawl in the city of Malta (during the year 1608) and barely a year later he was the subject of a near-fatal attack that nearly claimed his life.
http://artgaga.com/blog/caravaggio-biography/Art of Oil Painting for Famous Celebrities
Using a photo as a guide to your creation is a good idea for beginners particularly. It saves a lot of time as well because painting live people is a tiring and time-consuming task. Begin working on your artwork by first doing a rough sketch also known as ‘transparent underpainting’.
http://artgaga.com/blog/oil-painting-famous-celebrities/Tuesday, September 17, 2013
How to Use Twitter Advertising for Your Business
Those who want to promote their product or company name through tweets (small messages written and posted by the users to the audience), they can do so by purchasing trends. Trends are basically the topics with a hash tag (‘#’) and they are mentioned on every user’s page on the side because they tell them about the most talked about topic on the website in that particular hour. However, if you get to purchase in particular the ‘promoted trends’, these are specifically for the advertising purposes, you can get your product to be highlight and trending with a hash tag.
http://www.writeawriting.com/social-media/simple-tutorial-twitter-advertising/Tips on Using the Screenshot Tool in MS Word 2013
With Microsoft Word 2013, you can directly use the screenshot tool for both the screen and a specific portion. Go for the “Screen Clipping” option to select a specific portion of the screen. As soon as you click the “Screen Clipping” button, the Word document window will minimize to allow you to select the screen portion that you want to capture.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/use-screenshot-tool-ms-word-2013/A Tutorial on How to Set Automatic Mail Reply in Microsoft Outlook 2013
The first step in setting auto-replies in Microsoft Outlook 2013 or any other email client, for that matter is to compose a message under a specific subject. It is a common scenario to mention ‘Out of Office’ as the subject and write out a message body such that the duration of your unavailability along with the alternative POC (Point of Contact) is fairly evident. After this, you are now ready to set up Office 2013 to send auto-replies to some or all of the colleagues who send an email message to you during the relevant time period. Microsoft Outlook 2013 allows you to use the auto-reply feature without the need for Microsoft Exchange Server and encouraging you to set the desired Outlook Template and Rules to achieve the full functionality.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/automatic-reply-outlook-2013/Under One Hood Manage Your Cloud Data From Multiple Services
Currently, there is a lot of competition in the market for cloud based storage services, which actually has led to a lot of these companies providing pretty much the same kind of features and storage capacity. Consequently, people try out multiple services to pick the best out of the lot. But, if you’re using multiple cloud storage services, then you may be looking for an easy way to manage your cloud data of all the subscribed services from under one hood. Thankfully, there are number of cloud storage managers available out there that allow managing multiple cloud storage services. In what follows, we provide you with a list of best cloud managers, and also discuss some of their shining features.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/software/manage-cloud-data-from-multiple-services-under-one-hood/#more-218805 Online Tools For Web Designers
As adept at writing CSS as you might be, there are always a lot of time-consuming style issues to be contended with. Layer Styles cuts down the time it takes to generate CSS styles by combining options like background, border, border radius, drop shadow and radius, all of which can also be used individually. Layer Styles also takes the guesswork out of the equation, making it easier to tweak objects until they’re just right. Plus, if you hadn’t guessed, it looks and operates much like Photoshop, so it’s easy to use for the majority of designers.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/internet-tools/5-online-tools-help-web-designers/#more-20306Evolution of Abstract Art
Abstract Art rarely depicts any imagery that can be classified as accurate representation of reality; though this is not always the case. Abstract Art may have a slight, partial, or even a complete deviation from reality as we know it. In other words, Abstract Art purposefully distorts certain aspects of reality in its depiction.
http://artgaga.com/blog/abstract-paintings-from-famous-artists/Digital Art on Canvas
Virtual creations can be brought about with infinite original copies, in other words, there is no single original in case of digital art which bothered the critics the most. However, there have been favorable arguments for digital art as well. People argued that since it involved all kinds of creative aspects, thinking, brainstorming, knowledge of art and design therefore it is definitely an art.
http://artgaga.com/blog/what-is-digital-art/How to Use VLOOKUP Function in Excel 2013
VLOOKUP is a function that retrieves a value from a list based on a given unique identifier. So, if you need to know what’s the price of an item with id 23, you use the VLOOKUP function to retrieve the value of price based on the unique id identifier. Although, it does sound pretty easy, you should keep it in mind that this function is best utilized in situations where your list needs to be reusable. For example, if you employ the function where every time the cashier enters the id of an item, he gets the details of the item, then it would be useful, but if you need to check the value just once, you’re better off searching the value manually from the table/data set. VLOOKUP is a database function, so it needs a key to work. We have used the ID column for our key. It must be noted that since it is an identifier, it must be a unique value for each row in your database (or table).
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/vlookup-function-excel-2013-guide/Monday, September 16, 2013
How to Use Track Changes Feature in Word 2013
In cases where there are multiple users are working on the same document, remotely, there are various challenges that require attention. Firstly, there must be a way to identify each user and the changes they make so that other users don’t get caught in confusion due to run-time editing. Secondly, the original document and the structure must remain intact in order to approve or enhance the changes made by a user. This would inherently highlight the need for user as well as document administration. Once you enable the track changes feature in Microsoft Word 2013 by selecting the Review tab in the ribbon interface and clicking the Track Changes button (it should turn blue as soon as you click it, indicating that the feature has been successfully enabled).
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/how-to-track-changes-microsoft-word-2013-guide/Jack Vettriano: A Scotish Artist
One of his earliest credited works is a copy of Claude Monet’s “Poppy Fields” which he signed with the fictional name “Jack Hoggan”. Vettriano’s primary studies in art were actually self taught; he used to go to the Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery where he would spend his time studying the paintings on display.
http://artgaga.com/blog/jack-vettriano-master-singing-butler-2/Amedeo Modigliani Early Years in Art
Modigliani left Micheli’s school due to the onset of tuberculosis which would later on claim his life. In 1902, he pursued the genre of his interest in the Scuola Libera di Nudo in Florence and by 1903, he moved to Venice and enrolled in Regia Accademia ed Istituto di Belle Arti.
http://artgaga.com/blog/amedeo-modigliani-facts-biography/Sunday, September 15, 2013
Best Apps For Android To Quickly Purge Cache & Delete Junk Files
In case something goes wrong, you can always restore your device to your previous state. Trust me, I’ve had the experience of losing all my data while tinkering with new apps on my Android phone! It’s always better to be safe then sorry, as they say. You can either go for a cloud based service like Dropbox, or copy all your files and folders to your local computer hard drive.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/software/best-android-apps-quickly-purge-cache-delete-junk-files/#more-21878Launch Internet Browsers In Private Browsing Mode
Almost every major internet browser offers a private browsing mode as well, which allows users to surf the web in private so to speak. What it means is that a user’s history, search, accounts and passwords are not stored on the local hard drive. The private mode feature is particularly helpful in case of public computers where the same computer is generally used by a large amount of users. In this article, we will show you exactly how to switch to private mode and set your Internet browser to always open in private mode by default. Be warned however, with the private browsing mode enabled, you will have to log into your accounts and websites every time you use the browser. Let’s start with enabling private mode in Google Chrome.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/browsers/launch-internet-browsers-private-browsing-mode/Friday, September 13, 2013
To Google RSS Reader For Desktop & Mobile OS 3 Amazing Alternatives
As of June 2013, all user data was scheduled to be deleted from Google servers, and this process was completed by July 15th, 2013. Google’s official view about the discontinuation of their RSS reader was the ‘declining’ user-base, and that they wanted to focus on fewer other things. Google Reader might be dead, but RSS-addicts have switched to alternatives. In this article, we will look into three alternatives to Google Reader, and how you can continue to keep yourself updated with your favorite blogs/websites.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/internet-tools/google-reader-alternatives-rss-readers-mobile-desktop-os/Edgar Degas - The French Artist
Degas’s early artistic style was greatly reminiscent of the works of both Ingress and his teacher Louis Lamothe. Degas spent the next three years of his life in Italy where he stayed with his aunt’s family, it was during this time that he made detailed studies that would go on to create his first true masterpiece “The Ballelli Family”.
http://artgaga.com/blog/edgar-degas-a-strong-brick-in-the-wall-of-art/Joan Miro: The Spanish Painter
His artwork, though seemingly simple on the surface, always carried a complex and profound thought behind it. Miro defined an artist as a person "who, amidst the silence of others, uses his voice to say something."
http://artgaga.com/blog/joan-miro-paintings/Configure Blog And Draft Posts In Word 2013
Microsoft Office has had blog publishing capability since its 2007 version, and as expected, blog posting with Office 2013 got even better. You can create titles, add photos and smart-charts all within Word 2013. It won’t be much of stretch to expect Microsoft’s Windows Live Writer being challenged in the near future.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/ms-office/configure-blog-draft-posts-word-2013/#more-21871Thursday, September 12, 2013
Prominent Painter of History - Da Vinci
Da Vinci is often credited with proposing the first ever theory of human anatomy by explicit diagrams which illustrated the working parts and functioning of the human arm and limbs. He also indulged in art and sculpture, his most famous painting is the Mona Lisa which is widely regarded as the most elusive painting in history.
http://artgaga.com/blog/leonardo-da-vinci/Brief Account of Sandro Botecelli's Life
The Mystical Nativity was strikingly different from Botticelli’s previous pieces in aspect of the images he painted in it and the ones that followed after. Botticelli’s reputation was in constant fluctuation, after his death in 1510, he was more attacked than any other artist of his time.
http://artgaga.com/blog/life-and-work-of-sandro-boticelli/In Private Browsing Mode How To Always Launch Internet Browsers
Almost every major internet browser offers a private browsing mode as well, which allows users to surf the web in private so to speak. What it means is that a user’s history, search, accounts and passwords are not stored on the local hard drive. The private mode feature is particularly helpful in case of public computers where the same computer is generally used by a large amount of users. In this article, we will show you exactly how to switch to private mode and set your Internet browser to always open in private mode by default. Be warned however, with the private browsing mode enabled, you will have to log into your accounts and websites every time you use the browser.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/browsers/launch-internet-browsers-private-browsing-mode/A Tutorial on How to Use Goal Seeker and Scenario Manager in Excel 2013
Being a manager, you often find yourself in a situation where you need to analyze multiple cases that can produce entire different results. Suppose you own a small Movie store that sells DVDs at a rate of $30 per DVD. For every 100 sales, you will be making $3000. If you were to change your charges to 25% or 35%, what would be the sales then? There can be multiple scenarios where a variable can change your outcome dramatically. The Scenario Manager helps investigate such scenarios by listing down the possible outcomes of such scenarios, so that you can make a better decision.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/use-scenario-manager-goal-seek-excel-2013/How to Use Data Validation Tool in Excel 2013
Excel 2013 has a wide range of formulas and functions that we don’t find in other Office suites. An important feature of Excel is Data Validation that controls data or values, which users input into a certain data range. With the Data Validation Tool, you can not only control data that is be typed in, but can also prevent the input of invalid values or data. It lets you create a rule which can, for instance, allow you to restrict entry of a value greater than 100, or keep users from entering invalid dates, numbers etc.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/use-data-validation-tool-excel-2013/Word 2013 Formatting Options: How to Convert and Edit PDF File
If you’ve just upgraded Microsoft Office to latest version, you can launch Word 2013 and use its PDF Reflow feature that helps import a PDF file into a Word document and allows the text to be edited, formatted and saved in PDF and other Word formats. The Word 2013 PDF Reflow feature has a bit of a downside; it doesn’t work well with the PDF file that contains too many images. Having said that, it never really shows any problems while converting text-based PDF files.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/convert-edit-pdf-file-word-2013/How To Participate in a Twitter Chat to Increase Your Business Reach
Twitter chats can be a great way to find new opportunities for your business, meet new people, and network with fellow marketers. Also known in the Twitter world as ‘Twitter Parties’ or ‘Tweet Chats’, these conversations kick off when a large number of Twitter users start talking about a certain topic. The use of hashtags (#) gives birth to these conversations. If a certain hashtag is being used by a lot of people in a given period of time, it gets added to the Twitter Trends. But even if it doesn’t, the use of a certain hashtag allows people to keep track of the tweets being sent out.
http://www.writeawriting.com/social-media/participating-twitter-chat-good-business/iPhone 5S Vs iPhone 5
The iPhone 5S comes in three different colors; silver, gray and gold. (The old iPhone 5 was only available in black and white). Fitted with a new 64-bit architecture A7 processor, the iPhone 5S boasts a much faster performance and the ability to run complicated algorithms. In comparison, the iPhone 5C is more alike to the old iPhone 5, with the rear side being switched with a full piece of colored polycarbonate. The iPhone 5C uses a dual core Apple A6 processor, which is again the same as was used in the old iPhone 5. The iPhone 5C will be available in 5 bright colors; yellow, white, pink, blue and green!
http://www.lostintechnology.com/apple/iphone-5s-vs-iphone-5-comparison/#more-21842Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Add Google Drive & Dropbox As Storage Options To Office 2013
By Default, whenever you try to save a document, Office 2013 gives you the option of SkyDrive service. You can use the “Save As” option to manually locate your Dropbox or Google Drive folder (on your local hard drive) and then save the document. But, there’s a way to add Dropbox and Google Drive Save option to Office 2103 without having to locate your local cloud storage folders.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/ms-office/add-google-drive-dropbox-storage-options-office-2013/#more-21800Jan Vermeer: A Brief Introduction
It is this exact lack of any detailed knowledge of his life that historians often call Vermeer the “Sphinx of Delft” since nothing authentic about his life has yet been uncovered except from the city archives of Delft and registers, as well as comments and official documents from other artists of the era.
http://artgaga.com/blog/jan-vermeer-dutch-painter/Become a Master of the Canvas
The quantity of the lubricant has to be increased after every new layer of work on the same canvas. This technique is known as ‘fat over lean’. The reason for this is because every lower layer tends to soak the lubricant from those layers above it.
http://artgaga.com/blog/oil-painting-techniques/Using Wise PC 1stAidFix Most Common PC Problems
PC 1stAid works best in collaboration with Wise Care 365 app to thoroughly perform the scan operations. However, unlike other troubleshooting apps, it doesn’t install any extra tools without your consent. When it requires the aforementioned tool, it will notify you about it, and only when you allow it to download and use the other tool, it proceeds with the scanning and troubleshooting process. The main dashboard displays all the problems that it can fix. It also shows detailed description for each problem just to let you the situation where you could use the solution. It’s highly advisable to first read and understand the description before running the respective fix process.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/software/fix-common-pc-problems-wise-pc-1staid/Tuesday, September 10, 2013
In Word 2013 How To Disable Typing Animation Feature
This little tweak involves editing Windows Registry. Therefore, you need to gain administrative privileges to make the required changes. To begin, use the Win+R hotkey combination to bring up Windows Run console. Now type-in regedit and press Enter to open Windows Registry editor. Alternatively, you can use Windows Start Search to location and open Windows Registry with administrative privileges.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/ms-office/disable-typing-animation-feature-word-2013/#more-21805Monday, September 9, 2013
How to Send File on WhatsApp for Android
WhatsApp has changed the way we get connected to our friends and as it has evolved, we can now share photos, music, videos, contacts and personal location in a jiffy. However the file sharing options via WhatsApp are very limited and one cannot send any other file type (except photos, video and audio). There is no way a user can send a PDF or a ZIP file to any of its recipients. However if you own an Android phone, today we are going to show you how you can use an app called What’s Packed along with WhatsApp to lift the file sending restriction. The app masks the file you wish along with an audio file that can be later extracted at his recipient end.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/mobile/how-to-send-any-file-type-on-whatsapp-for-android/Disk Space Usage 3 Analysis Tools For Windows
Maybe you don’t know, but your system is continuously creating and deleting files in the background for carrying out routine operations. Each command given to your operating system creates data, which is mostly stored in temporary folders and is deleted automatically once the process is completed. Similarly, every software you have on your system, leaves a footprint even after you remove it completely. With time, these files pile up, which consequently take lot of your precious hard disk space. Considering the fact that even the best disk cleaner tools often fail to free up space on the hard drive, it’s surely not an easy task to manually search for hefty files and folders. What you can do is employ a disk space usage analyzer tool that has the ability to thoroughly scan the all the drives and folders and sort the folders and files by size. Today, we will briefly discuss three best disk space usage analyzers.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/software/top-3-disk-space-usage-analysis-tools-windows/#more-21783Origins of Abstract Art
Abstract Art was first experimented on during the late 18th century; when Romanticism, Expressionism and Impressionism were the most popular art genres and many of the era’s most famous artists that would go on to become posthumous legends in their own right had something to do with abstract art in its infancy.
http://artgaga.com/blog/abstract-paintings-inspirational-art-that-really-works/A Guide on How To Create Custom Email Rules and Alerts in Outlook 2013
The Rules & Alerts feature is used by almost all the avid Outlook users, as it not only helps them manage daily emails, it also allows creating custom alerts for IMAP/POP3 email accounts as well as associating conditions with selected email accounts. For those who’ve just started using Outlook, it lets you create three types of custom email rules & alerts including Stay Organized, Stay Up to date and Blank Rule. Each rule contains some exclusive conditions, which are not there in other types, to address the specific need of the users with regard to sending and receiving emails. Among other rule and alert options, the Stay Organized and Blank Rule types have garnered more positive response from the users ever since they were introduced with Alerts feature. In what follows, we bring you a guide on how to create custom email rules & alerts and discuss numerous scenarios where you could employ it to keep your email accounts clutter-free and well-organized.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/create-custom-email-rules-alerts-outlook-2013/Important Word 2013 Features you Should Know About
Since its inception in 1983, Microsoft Word has gone through a slew of feature improvements to clinch No.1 position in the competition. Being used in virtually all companies, professionals have little choice but to stick to the application, which is why expectations for improvement in every new release of Word are very high. Have you noticed any significant improvement in Word 2013 in terms of word processing? Find out top 10 features of Word 2013 in this article.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/top-10-ms-word-2013-features/Sunday, September 8, 2013
Home Decor With Oil Paintings
If you are convinced that oil paintings are the artifacts you are going to decorate your home with, then the next step is to select the areas where you are going to display them. The box art large oil paintings are the talk of town nowadays and we’ll suggest going for them for your drawing room walls.
http://artgaga.com/blog/make-your-home-decor-an-enticing-experience-with-oil-paintings/Friday, September 6, 2013
Best MS Excel 2013 Features You Should Know About
The latest version (Excel 2013) stands out from other similar spreadsheet solutions, as it brings a stupendous number of feature improvements to the table. Some important features of Excel 2013 to name are welcome screen, flash fill, data models, cloud integration, charts, timelines etc.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/top-10-ms-excel-2013-features/Thursday, September 5, 2013
Best Alternatives to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint 2013
Google Docs has rapidly become the most preferred alternative to Microsoft Office. Mostly used by online teams for collaboration on tasks, Google Docs is a web-based application, providing compatibility with Microsoft Office apps’ file formats. The smooth integration with tablets and smartphones is also a plus point. Other alternatives include LibreOffice, Microsoft Web Apps and KingSoft Office.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/best-alternatives-to-microsoft-office-suite/iOS 7 Control Center on your Android Phones
With iOS 7, Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad users will have one touch access to the Control Center from where they can access their device frequently used settings and apps. iOS 7 is still in developer beta stage right now, but once it’s out for the general public this fall, users will be able to just swipe up on the device screen and control common settings like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, screen brightness and stuffs.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/mobile/get-ios-7-like-control-center-on-your-android-phones-right-now/Creating Artistic Abstract Art
Abstract art is all about expressing your vision of reality. It’s about showcasing how you see the world around you and make it flow onto the canvas like orderly chaos. It’s completely different from simply drawing.
http://artgaga.com/blog/how-to-make-an-abstract-art-painting/Multitasking on Android with Kakudo Get iOS Like Side Swiping
I love multi-tasking on Android, but what I don’t like is how it’s implemented. Consider a scenario where you have to copy some text from your Android browser to notes. Normally this can be done by switching between the apps using the recent app button on Android (dedicated key or long press home), but I wish I could just swipe between my recent apps like iPhone or iPad and get things done really fast.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/mobile/get-ios-like-side-swiping-multitasking-on-android-with-kakudo/Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Guide To Make Your Data Secure On All OS Platforms
In today’s modernized society, we have a lot more personal information online than compared to what we have in physical form. We are living digital lives with digital personalities. All information related to us is stored online. Things like credit card number, account passwords, social security number, employment details, security checks, criminal records etc. Virtually, everything can be traced and anyone can be found. This is where Dashlane comes into play. It’s an extremely safe password manager application, serves as an efficient digital wallet and a handy auto fill tool. It helps a user manager his/her online presence and information.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/software/dashlane-review-guide-to-make-your-data-secure-on-os-platforms/#more-21609French Artist Claude Monet
Claude was expected to join in on his father’s grocery business when he got older and thus help in expanding it, but Claude had cherished a deep passion for the arts since his early childhood. He really wanted to become a painter and showed great potential. Monet was thus admitted to the Le Havre secondary school for elementary studies in arts, needless to say he was an excellent student.
http://artgaga.com/blog/a-little-about-claude-monet/Download These 5 Apps Survive the Zombie Apocalypse:
No one expects to find themselves in a natural disaster or other emergency situation, but in the unfortunate and unlikely event that you do, your smartphone might actually be your greatest survival asset. Here’s a list of 5 apps that you want to download before the next earthquake, flood, fire, or current end-of-world favorite, zombie apocalypse.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/mobile/survive-the-zombie-apocalypse-download-these-5-apps/#more-18944Top Android 7 Security Apps
Android on one hand being a very stable and effective operating system, does pose certain security threats to individuals and companies alike. Google continuously keeps an eye on its Android Apps market to remove malicious and insecure apps. The induction of most of such ‘dubious’ apps can also be attributed largely to the fact that Google allows anyone to put their own apps in the market and only removes if flagged by a third party person. But fear not, as there are a considerable amount of security apps available on the Google Android Market that are built to protect and secure your OS.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/mobile/top-7-android-security-apps/#more-21629Top Five Reasons Why You Should Use Microsoft Office 2013
1. Microsoft Office 2013 has outdistanced its competitors in providing connectivity with cloud storage. With Microsoft account, you can easily sync (upload and download) your documents online to your SkyDrive account. 2. MS Office dev team provide support for Office 2013 running in parallel to any previous versions. So now you can have Microsoft Office 2010 running on the same system, while you test run the new Microsoft Office 2013. 3. Microsoft Office has always had a very solid spell checking system, and Microsoft Office 2013 brings more enhancements to this very feature. 4. Office 2013 offers full support for touch-screen interface without any glitches. 5. New Modern-UI inspired user interfaces along with new features.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/5-reasons-why-you-should-upgrade-to-office-2013/A Complete Guide on How to Insert Checkboxes in Excel 2013
The use of check-boxes can be pretty handy in making all sorts of forms in Excel 2013. Adding check-boxes to Excel 2013 spreadsheet can help you easily implement conditional functions without having to use any complex formulas.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/insert-checkboxes-excel-2013-spreadsheet/A Guide on Converting a PDF File into a PowerPoint Presentation
A PDF file can be edited using a specialized PDF editing tool, but converting it into a PowerPoint slide and making changes to it would be a better option if you were to make presentations out of PDF document. Converting is pretty simple. we have a simply, yet powerful web app for you, called ConvertPDFtoPowerPoint, which lets you convert PDF into PowerPoint presentation (PPTX format).
http://www.writeawriting.com/softwares/convert-pdf-file-powerpoint-presentation/Tuesday, September 3, 2013
A Step by Step Guide to Creating Organization Charts in MS Visio 2013
Microsoft Visio offers the right set of tools to create organization charts, without requiring you to draw the chart and enter the employees’ names, designation, phone and other details by hand. While most organizations choose not to divulge promotion-related info to all employees, it’s been observed that providing a clear roadmap for career growth always helps employees in selecting the most suitable professional development path right from the outset. This article is an attempt to help you create professional-looking organization chart using Office 2013 suite apps.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/create-organization-chart-visio-2013-guide/How to Create an Organization Chart in Visio 2013
Visio 2013 is an application that can effortlessly create, manage and modify organization chart details and export the updated chart to widely-used formats. If you’ve ever felt that creating and managing organization charts is not a cinch and takes a lot of time to design the layout, the above mentioned software may make you think otherwise. Microsoft Visio offers the right set of tools to create organization charts, without requiring you to draw the chart and enter the employees’ names, designation, phone and other details by hand. The only labor intensive work that it requires is creating a simple spreadsheet in Excel, containing the Names, Supervisor, Designation, Department, Phone etc., fields and then fill in the relevant records.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/create-organization-chart-visio-2013-guide/Memorable Photos to Authentic Oil Paintings!
Photos are usually memorable! A photo is usually snapped on an occasion of joy that you’d like to captivate for the rest of your life. And this isn’t new at all! Photos have been taken since the invention of camera and today virtually everyone has a photo collection to recollect the lovely moments and memories.
http://artgaga.com/blog/become-artistically-immortal-by-converting-your-pictures-to-painting/Change The Auto-Save Interval In Word 2013
MS Word allows you to change the time interval of automatically saving a document while it’s being modified. Here’s how to do it! Open a Word document and click the ‘Office Button’ (In earlier Word Versions) on the top left of the widow or click the ‘FILE’ button (in case of Word 2013). Select the ‘Options’ Tab on the left, and click on ‘Save’ to open a new menu. You will be able to see “Save AutoRecover information every 10 minutes”. The default time interval is already 10 minutes. It’s up to you if you want to decrease or increase the time interval. It’s recommended to keep the time interval to a minimum if you want to keep your data safe and automatically saved every few minutes.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/ms-office/word-2013-change-the-auto-save-interval/#more-21640Intro to African Wall Art
Experts have written a colossal amount of literature on decorating walls and decorating them right! Today, however, we’ll just leave out the traditional approach of hanging tapestries, antique wall clocks etc. In order to lay our focus on the core and classical art factor.
http://artgaga.com/blog/a-brief-introduction-to-african-wall-art/Monday, September 2, 2013
Change Adware/Spyware-powered Search Engine In Chrome & Firefox
Sometimes it happens that you type-in a query in your web browser (Chrome or Firefox) address bar, and it takes you to a completely different search engine (rather than the specified Google, Bing etc., search results page). This may be an indicative of your browser being a victim of Adware/Spyware attack. Such malicious apps sneak into your system through an application, which is developed by a non-verified author (usually toolbar add-ons, streaming sites software etc). In this post, we will guide you through the process of removing adware/spyware tools and reverting to default/selected search engine in both Firefox and Google Chrome. These adware programs basically modify your default search engine (Google or Bing) to redirect to their own customized landing page. It can extremely annoying because these low-class search engines are of low quality, and have a lot of advertisements on their results page. But thankfully, with a few changes in your browser setting.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/how-to/change-search-engine-adware-spyware-chrome-firefox/#more-21772Affordable Way to Decorate Your Home Walls
If you are trying to decorate your home walls on a budget, then you can’t really miss out on these decorative wall art stickers and 3 dimensional decals. These walls stickers don’t really require you to redo the background and can be pasted on any flat surface, painted or wall-papered, without any glitches.
http://artgaga.com/blog/advantages-of-decorating-your-home-with-removable-wall-art-stickers/Inexpensive 3D Wall Art for Home Decor
There are countless online stores selling 3D wall art items, but we’ll suggest using this one for immediate delivery and exceptional customer care. For starters, you can go with 3D circle wall stickers to revamp your TV lounge, sitting area, study and kitchen walls. These 3D decoration items will cost your under USD 15 and will deliver a sense of virtually unlimited satisfaction. Below are some images that explain the use of these 3D wall stickers in various capacities.
http://artgaga.com/blog/decorate-your-home-walls-with-inexpensive-3d-wall-art/Remove Formatting From Text in Microsoft Word
Many times when you copy text from another source (document, webpage etc), the formatting of that particular text never comes out the way you want it to. This happens because the copy command basically copies not only the text but also the various formatting done to the text (bold, underline, font size, hyperlinks etc). However, the formatting can easily be removed with a single click in a Word document. Microsoft Word’s latest 2013 version and all previous versions provide a very simple way to remove formatting on a selected text.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/how-to/how-to-remove-formatting-from-text-in-microsoft-word/A Tutorial on Creating Data Entry Forms in MS Word 2013
Word 2013 supports numerous form controls and other complementary elements that are used to make one professional user data entry form, but all these controls are not visible in default UI setup. If you’re about to give out forms in digital format to your target audience in order get them filled, you should consider adding check-boxes, drop-down menus, combo boxes and other types of controlled input elements that may help users in filling out forms without any issues. The input controlled-powered forms save the time that users would’ve spent understanding the required syntax of the answers.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/create-data-entry-forms-word-2013/Sunday, September 1, 2013
For All Office 2013 Applications Disable Start Screen
Every time you open an Office 2013 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) application, it greets you with the new Start Screen, containing the options to create new document, open existing, recently used document templates accompanied by the search templates feature. This is pretty different startup behavior as compared to previous versions, where Office apps would automatically create the new document as soon as you launched them. While the infamous Start Screen can be switched off from the Options window of each Office application, you don’t have any direct option to turn off the Start Screen for all Office applications. After the jump, we will discuss a simple workaround for disabling Start Screen in all Office apps.
http://www.lostintechnology.com/ms-office/disable-microsoft-office-2013-start-screen/#more-21765A List of MS PowerPoint 2013 Features
The frustration of downloading videos for you presentation is over, because with PowerPoint 2013 we have the ability to import media directly from the web. You can link media from sites like Facebook and YouTube and not have to manually download the entire file. To top it off, it supports a variety of video and audio formats, so you no longer have to worry about installing different codecs to play the media. PowerPoint 2013 will do the job for you. Unlike the PowerPoint 2010, the welcome screen in this version is actually useful. You can choose the style of presentation right upfront and also download your favorite themes and templates using the instant search feature. It also contains links to recent documents, and your SkyDrive accounts, which is pretty helpful, owing to the fact that you can use cloud storage to save your work and access it from any remote location.
http://www.writeawriting.com/ms-office/top-10-powerpoint-2013-features/Facebook Hacker Exposes Security Loophole
Khalil Shreateh, the Palestinian hacker exposed a security loophole by breaking into Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Timeline. After posting directly on Facebook CEO’s wall, Shreateh was losing out on a minimum of $500 that Facebook paid to independent researchers who exposed security loopholes in the system. Khalil Shreateh initially contacted Facebook using the Whitehat Disclosure Program reporting the bug that allows you to post on the walls of people you are not friends with. The hack violated one of the very fundamental principles of Facebook: you can’t interact personally with people you are not friends with.
http://www.writeawriting.com/news/facebook-hacker-exposes-security-loophole/
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