Monday 11 March 2013

 Create a secret partition in pen drive.

In this post, you will come to know about how to create a secret partition in pen drive. With the growth of computer and technology we are now almost alienated to the use of floppy disc as a mode of transferring data. It was replaced by CDs and DVDs a long time back. But it seems that even these are not handy enough to carry our important data. There comes the pen drive, a very small and portable device that can carry a huge amount of data in our pockets.
Pen drives come in different sizes and shapes and mostly weigh around 20 gms. The data storage capacity of a pen drive can vary from 2 GB to 32 GB. But the disadvantage of a pen drive is that it does not come with partition. There is even no option of partitioning a pen drive. Our laptops or computers recognize it only as a removable device. But there is a secret way of partitioning a pen drive. But before proceeding you are required to create a set of drivers of your own. This process will help you to create a number of partitions where you can keep your personal data away from your near and dear ones with whom you often share your pen drive to share data. Moreover, it will also protect your data from getting affected by viruses while plugging in on another PC. Following are the steps using which you can simply create a secret partition in your pen drive:
First you need to have a common USB pen drive driver. You can download it from http://www.mediafire.com/?oqlgdvcymzz. You need to download the archive and after uncompressing it, keep it saved into a folder on your desktop and start working. Remember to keep the contents in your pen drive as backup as it will help to format it.
1. Connect your pen drive which you want to part with your PC via USB port. Now right click on ‘My Computer’ and then ‘Manage’ on the Context menu. Next you need to click on the ‘Device Manager’ on the left of the screen. It will display the list of hardware devices which are connected to your PC at that time. Then scroll down to ‘Disk Drives’ at the right side of the window where you can see the pen drive is connected. Right click on the pen drive and select ‘Properties’.
2. Click on ‘Details’ tab in ‘Properties’. Choose ‘Device Instance Path’ from the scroll down menu. Here you can see a list of highlighted characters in the window named ‘Value’ below that should be like ‘USBSTORDISK&VEN_&PROD…’. Now right click on the value and select ‘Copy’ and close the window without changing the savings.
3. Now open the uncompressed folder that you saved on your desktop at the very beginning. Here you need to find and open the file named ‘cfadisk.inf’ in Notepad or other text editor like Notepad++ according to your choice.
4. Now you have to search for the words ‘device_instance_id_goes_here’ that can be available on the 26th line. Replace those words with the string copied by you from the Device Manager to the clip board. Finally save the file and close the editor.
5. Now repeat the first step i.e. going back to the ‘Device Manager’ but this time you have to click on ‘Driver’ tab and then the ‘Update Driver’ button.
6. Now select ‘Browse my computer to drive software’ in the next window once the system asks for the way you want to look for the driver software. Then select ‘Let me pick from a list of drivers…’ on the next window.
7. Uncheck the ‘Show compatible hardware’ box and click on the ‘Have disk’ button on the next window. Now click ‘Browse’ and select ‘cfadisk.inf’ file from the universal USB driver that was saved on the desktop earlier. Now click on ‘Open’, ‘OK’ and ‘next’ button respectively on the previous window.
8. Here you should get an update driver warning message saying that the driver you are trying to install is not compatible with the hardware. Click ‘Yes’ ignoring the message. The installation process of the driver will start at once. Another warning message will be displayed saying that the driver is not authentic or verified. Ignore the message again and click on ‘Install this driver software anyway’. System will update the driver and you should get a message of a successful installation of the driver.
Note: This modified drive can be used in this pen drive only. For another pen drive the entire process should be performed gain.
9. After completing the entire process once you come back to the ‘Computer Management’ window, you need to click on the ‘Disk Management’ on the left panel and start the partitioning process in your pen drive as you do the same in your regular hard disk. You may create multiple partitions and format them.
Note: You can access all the partitions created by you in your pen drive only from your PC. The other PCs can see only the first partition. You can copy the driver into the first partition of your pen drive and install it into the other PCs if you want to access it from other computers.
To delete the partitions and reset the pen drive just delete the partitions and completely uninstall the driver from the Device Manager for that pen drive

9 Alternative Ways To Access Blocked Sites

  1. Using IP Instead of URL

    This depends on the software/application used. Sometimes blocked sites are stored as a list of URLs (eg. www.yahoo.com, www.donwload.com,etc) and typing the IP instead of the URL might sometimes work. In a local computer, doing a ping domain.com command in Command Prompt (Mac users use Terminal) will return you the IP address. You can also do it online via www.whatsmyip.org
  2. Redirection with Short URL service

    Sometimes the URL you intend to browse might be ban, but converting them to another a shorter URL with short URL services might just help you to bypass the settings.
    Here’s 2 Short URL service we’ve previously mentioned – MooURL, SnipURL
  3. Google Cache

    Search engines like Google and Yahoo cache webpages and these cached pages are stored in search engines themselves, which likely will be added to the blocked list. Click on the ‘cache’ will bring you to a cache version of the page, as updated as how Google caches it.
    google cache
  4. Internet Archive – Wayback Machine

    Wayback Machine is a internet service that periodically keeps a copy of almost all websites in the Internet way from the date they’re started. Clicking on the latest copy of what Wayback Machine have should be somewhat similar to the real site. Another way to access blocked sites via caches.
    wayback machine
  5. Anonymous Surfing

    Some site allows you to take advantage of their proxy or domain to surf other sites as anonymous. Here’s 90+ proxy websites we’ve previously mentioned.
    More anonymous surfing services: 90+ Proxy Websites To Access Blocked Websites
  6. Use Proxy in Browsers

    There are tons of sites out there that distributes free proxies of almost any country. Here’s an example. Check out the following methods on how/where to insert proxies in your web browsers.
    Proxy Surfing – Firefox
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    Under Advanced tab, select Network tab, then click inside Connection Settings. Select Manual proxy configuration, put proxy under HTTP proxy.
    Proxy Surfing – Internet Explorer
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    Go to Tools -> Internet Options. Select Connections tab. Click into LAN Settings, check Proxy Server. Insert your proxy URL inside Address.
  7. Bypass with Translations services

    Online translation services like AltaVista BabelFish, Google Translate allows you to translate a website from one language to another and display the translated results on their own page.The trick here is to enter the URL (website you’re blocked), retranslate it even if you don’t need to and let Google or AltaVista fetch you the content.
  8. Subscribe to RSS Feed

  9. This might not work for all sites, but if the site you intended to visit provides RSS feeds, you can subscribe and read it with a RSS reader, or have it regularly send the contents to your email
  10. Retrieve web pages via Email

  11. Web2Mail is a free service that sends websites you want to read right into your inbox. All you need to do is send an email to www@web2mail.com with the URL as subject title.

 

Top 10 Windows 8 tips and tricks

Customize your tiles
Windows 8 tilesMake the most of your Windows Start screen tiles by adjusting the sizes, where they are located, and what is listed.
  • Move any tile by clicking and dragging the tile. While moving a tile, if you need a larger view of the Start screen move the tile towards the top or bottom of the screen to zoom out.
  • Use your mouse wheel to scroll left-to-right through your tiles.
  • Any Desktop shortcut or program can be pinned to the Start screen by right-clicking the icon and choosing Pin to Start.
  • In the bottom right-hand corner of the start screen is a magnifying glass with tiles, click this icon to get a zoomed out view of your Start screen. In this view, if you right-click on a group of tiles you'll be given the option to name group, which can be useful if you have a group of related tiles (e.g. games). In this view, you can also click and drag a group to organize your tile groups.
  • Create a new speed bump between tile groups by moving a tile to a speed bump.
  • Resize any User tile or Live tile by right-clicking the tile and choosing resize.
  • If there is a tile you want on your Taskbar, right-click the tile and choose Pin to taskbar.
  • Show admin applications on the Start screen by clicking Settings in Charms, click Settings, and change the Show administrative tools from No to Yes.
  • In Internet Explorer 10, you can also pin any of your favorite web pages to your Start Screen.
Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts
Knowing at least some of the Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts will make your Windows 8 experience much more enjoyable. Try to memorize these top Windows 8 shortcut keys.
  • Press the Windows key to open the Start screen or switch to the Desktop (if open).
  • Press the Windows key + D will open the Windows Desktop.
  • Press the Windows key + . to pin and unpin Windows apps on the side of the screen.
  • Press the Windows key + X to open the power user menu, which gives you access to many of the features most power users would want (e.g. Device Manager and Command Prompt).
  • Press the Windows key + C to open the Charms.
  • Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings, which is the same Settings found in Charms.
  • Press and hold the Windows key + Tab to show open apps.
  • Press the Windows key + Print screen to create a screen shot, which is automatically saved into your My Pictures folder.
See our Windows shortcuts page for a full listing of all Windows shortcuts.
Know your hot corners
The corners on your screen are hot corners and give you access to different Windows features. Below, is a brief explanation of each of these corners.
Bottom Left-hand corner
The bottom left-hand hot corner of the screen will allow you to access the Start screen, if you're in the Start screen and have the Desktop open, this corner will open the Desktop from the Start screen.
Tip: Right-clicking in the left hand corner will open the power user menu.
Top-left corner of the screen
Moving the mouse to the top-left corner and then down will display all the apps running on the computer. Clicking and dragging any of these apps to the left or right-hand side of the screen will snap that app to that side of the screen. Each of these open app icons can also be right-clicked to close or snap.
Right-hand side of the screen
On the full right-hand side of the screen will be given access to the Windows Charms.
Taking advantage of search
The Search in Windows 8 has been significantly improved when compared to all previous versions of Windows. To search for a file or run a program in Windows 8 from the Start screen just start typing what you're trying to find or want to run.
As you begin typing, the results will start appearing on the left-hand side. In addition to being able to search for files and run programs, the Search also supports limiting the search to apps such as Finance, People, Maps, Photos, Mail, Music, Videos, Weather, and much more. If what you are searching for is not a file or program, click on the app you wish to use as the search. For example, if you were searching for "New York" and selected the Weather App you would be shown the weather in New York, NY.
By default, Search organizes the available Apps by how frequently they are used and then in alphabetical order. If you want to keep your favorite app at the top of the Search list, right-click the app and choose Pin. Pinning the app will lock it in place regardless of how often it is used. If there is an app you don't want (e.g. Finance) you can turn on and off any of the search apps through the PC settings, which is found under the Settings in the Charms.
Bonus tip: The Search is also found through Charms and can also be opened by pressing Windows key + F.
Running two apps side by side
Any app can be pinned to the left or right-hand side of the screen. For example, open the People app and then press the Windows Key + . (period) to move that app to the right-hand side of the screen, pressing the same keys again will move it to the left-hand side, and pressing the same keys again will make it full screen. While an app is pinned, any other app or program can be opened and loaded into the available space on the screen. For example, in the below picture, we've opened a browser window and have the People app running to monitor our social networks.
Windows 8 People
Any open app can also be pinned using your mouse by clicking at the top of the tile and dragging it to the left or right-hand side of the screen.
Bonus tip: The Desktop can also be pinned to the left or right-hand side of the screen.
Note: In order for snap to work properly your resolution must be at least 1,366 x 768.
Windows 8 Task Manager
The Windows 8 Task Manager has been significantly improved over previous versions of Windows. Some of the new changes include showing a total percent usage at the top of your Processes, which makes it easier to determine total memory and CPU usage, improved Performance graphs, a Startup tab to see startup processes and their impact to system performance, and the App history tab (as shown below) that gives you the total resources an app has used over a period of time. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to start exploring the new Task Manager.
Windows 8 Task Manager
Use a picture password to log into your computer
Windows 8 includes a new feature called Picture password, which allows you to authenticate with the computer using a series of gestures that include circles, straight lines, and taps. Enable this feature if you want a new way to access your computer or have a hard time with passwords.
  1. Open the Windows Charms.
  2. Click Settings and then More PC settings
  3. In the PC settings window click Users and then select Create a picture password
Bonus tip: A four digit pin password can also be created and used to access your computer.
Take advantage of Windows 8 apps
Windows 8 comes included with several apps to help you get the most from your computer. Below are just a few of the included apps.
People
Microsoft touts the People feature in Windows 8 because they understand how many people are using social networks today. In the People feature you'll be able to connect your Windows computer to all the major social networks including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Once connected, you can pin the people app and monitor your social network (as shown below), use People in Search to find people, and get an overview of what is happening in all your social networks.
Windows 8 People
Reader
The Reader app will give you PDF support right out of the box.
SkyDrive
The SkyDrive app will give you access to the Microsoft cloud service SkyDrive, which allows you to store your photos, documents, and other files in the cloud and access or share those files with any computer with Internet access.
Store
Take advantage of the Windows Store and install one or more of the thousands of available apps designed for Windows 8. The Store is found in the Start screen, or use Search to search the Store app for any apps that you are trying to find.

Saturday 9 June 2012


How To Delete Facebook account


Due to privacy issue, some times it becomes essentials to delete Facebook accountinstead of disable Facebook account for a short period. People are trying to find a link for deleting Facebook account. but there is no direct link to remove Facebook account.If you are such a person who wants to protect your privacy and now planned to facebook account deletion, here are the simple steps that will delete your FB account in 14 days.
Just keep in mind that in meantime. you have to protect your self  login in facebook.

Steps required before  Delete Facebook account Information

Now a days many sites are linked with the facebook account.so, first you have to delete all those sites links from your profile usage. else deletion of facebook account won’t work. Checkout list of emoticons smileys for facebook
you can delete your apps that uses Facebook account.Simply login in to your account and click on App section in sidebar.and delete every apps that uses or connect with your facebook profile. otherwise f you use a Connect site to log in with your Facebook information, the account deletion will be canceled and your account will be reactivated.
Now its turn to move for final steps to permanently disable facebook account

One click-How to Delete/Remove facebook account

After completion of above steps, just visit this link after you logged in to your facebook account.


After  “Submit” button and follow the instructions. you will be asked to enter  password and a CAPTCHA image to enter in. .for spam protection CAPTCHA images used and password to  make sure you are the real owner of your account and not just an automated program.
Delete facebook account

After that never try to login with your facebook account. You will receive an email saying that your account will be deleted in 14 days, which is 2 weeks.

In meantime, just make sure that your browser cookies are deleted else sometimes may happen that automated facebook login happen. and try to avoid sites that having Facebook connect facility.
So, If you already applied for Facebook deleting accounts, share your experience via comments.also discuss facebook privacy issues that lead you to  delete facebook account:)

Tuesday 29 May 2012

 Disable / Enable  Delete Confirmation Dialog in Windows

Fullscreen capture 9222011 91032 PM.bmp Most of us hate it when we get a dialog box like the one given below when we try to delete a file . To disable this we have a simple process.

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  Steps To Disable / Enable “ Delete Confirmation Dialog ” box :
1. Right Click Your Recycle Bin’s Icon

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2. Select Properties. You will get a pop-up box like shown below.


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3. Uncheck the “Display delete confirmation dialog” .


Now from now on you won’t get the annoying message whenever you try to delete a file.




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  • Thursday 24 May 2012


     20 handy Android 2.2 tips and tricks.






    UPDATE: If you have Android 2.2
    Android is a great little mobile operating system for the modern smartphone, but it can feel a little bewildering and complex to the newcomer.
    Google's quest to make everyone feel at home by providing layer upon layer of option screens and hundreds of tweakable settings can leave people a little lost, plus there's your widgets to worry about, the Home screen layout and much more hidden beneath Google's green bonnet.
    So here, to make things a little easier for Android newcomers and those seeking a few more power tips, we present 50 essential Android facts and techniques.
    These tips are mostly for the 2.1 version of Android, which is by far the most common form of the OS out there today - but much of the advice will also work on older and newer versions and those boutique varieties skinned by some hardware makers.
    1. Activate the Android Power Strip
    The single most important feature in Android 2.1 is its built-in power strip widget. Here, you're able to quickly disconnect all the phone's battery-destroying features, like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and the Great Batter Killer that is GPS. Long-press on the screen and install it via the widgets category.
    Android power strip
    2. Android call screening
    If you're a paranoid call-screener, Android is there for you. Open up the Contacts listing of the person you're currently avoiding, then select Menu > Options. From here you're able to ping all incoming calls from this person directly to voicemail. Give people the brush off with Android.
    3. Set up custom caller ringtones
    Alternatively, if you like talking to people, the same screen lets you allocate a specific custom ringtone to each caller stored in your Contacts directory.
    4. Add your alarm clock to your task killer
    A classic mistake, this. We're constantly being told of the (debatable) importance of using a task manager to maximise Android battery life, and if you want to go down that route you're welcome. However, when killing all your tasks to save battery life, remember that your alarm clock is a task in itself - kill that and you'll wake up in a panic at 10.15am tomorrow morning.
    5. Organise things into folders
    While Steve Jobs may have recently made quite a big deal about letting iOS users organise things into folders, Android's been doing that for ages. Fancy a quick Home screen shortcut to your starred favourite contacts? Long-press the Home screen and make it so.
    6. Rename Android folders
    And, once you've done that, to customise things to perfection it's possible to rename folders. Simply open the folder, then long-press on its name in the top bar to bring up the Top Secret renaming field.
    Rename folders
    7. Check the date
    Possibly one of the tiniest undocumented features is the date-checking facility. Press the Notification bar at the top left of the screen. It tells you what the date is. Go on, try it. It will.
    8. Mount your SD card
    Also accessed via the Notifications field is the "Mount" option. Many an Android newcomer has failed at this hurdle, as mounting your phone's SD card is an awkward step that needs to be taken before it'll appear as an external drive for data copying. Plug it in, mount it, then copy.
    9. Set up your keyboard launch shortcuts
    One of the reasons many people still love their QWERTY keyboards is Google's inclusion of the reliable old keyboard shortcut system in Android. The phone has a completely customisable collection of app launcher shortcuts, which are found under Settings > Applications > Quick Launch.
    Quick launch
    10. Download more Android live wallpapers
    One thing that makes Android 2.1 a little more swish and exciting than the rather dull earlier versions is its support for Live Wallpapers - the animating image format that brings your Home screen to life. There's a negligible battery life hit for doing so, but in return you get a phone that looks cool. Which is what life's all about, right? Search the Android Market for Live Wallpaper - there are loads.
    11. Easy zoom
    A teeny little feature, this, but one that's super-useful if you're using all five of your Home screens - or a custom user interface that offers even more. Tapping the dots beside the dock at the bottom of the screen brings up a mini thumbnail list of all Home screens, allowing you to get from Screen 1 to Screen 5 without wearing a groove into your screen surface.
    12. Add a Navigation shortcut to Android
    Android 2.1 lets users set up local short-cuts to the Maps Navigation satnav app. As long as you have one of the latest Google Maps updates, you're able to select one of your Navigation routes and attach it directly to a shortcut on the Home screen - creating a one-press launcher for your favourite trips.
    13. Set your double-tap zoom level
    On phones that don't support multi-touch zooming, you can take more control of your web browsing zoom via the browser's setting page. Change your view to "Close" if you want the page to fly right into extreme close up when you double-tap the screen, or leave it to "Far" if you're happy to have text only cropping in a little closer when you double-tap.
    Android zoom level
    14. Change Android browser font size
    From the same menu you're also able to select your browser font size. Your personal ideal settings will vary depending on your screen size, resolution and eye sight, but a few minutes getting it set up so pages are instantly readable will save many cumulative hours of resizing over the coming years.
    15. Search web pages
    Menu > More > Find on Page lets you search for specific text terms on web pages, if you can't be bothered reading the thing properly as the author intended.
    16. Practise your robot voice
    Android 2.1 features voice-input for every text field. Which is nice, although the delay for "processing" - and often rather left field results - mean it's usually quicker to just bite the bullet and type things. Remember to say "comma" to tell it to insert a comma. Full stop.
    17. Add words to the Android dictionary
    This is such a useful feature it ought to be screamed about via a sticker on the phone when you take it out of the box. If you've been labouring through life with a difficult-to-spell surname, type it once into your Android phone's text field - then long-press on it in the suggested word field. This adds it to the dictionary, so you'll never have to type more than the first couple of characters of your stupid name again.
    Add to android dictionary
    18. Sign up for a Picasa account
    Google's online image-sharing tool may have failed to capture the public's imagination in the same way as Flickr, but there's one good reason to register yourself one - Android 2.1's 3D gallery can auto-sync your photos with your Picasa account. Photo sharing works both ways, so you'll have to deactivate sync if you don't want your entire web gallery popping up on your phone.
    19. Download web images
    If you've seen one of those funny photographs on the internet, long-pressing on it lets you download it to your phone - and it'll pop up in your Gallery for easy sharing.
    20. Manage your Android call log
    It's very easy to delete individual items from Android's log of made and received calls - simply long-press on an item and delete it. Then sleep easier.
    21. Facebook your Contact photos
    If you combine Android with the official Facebook Android app, it's possible to automatically pull in photos for your contacts through Facebook. You're also able to create a specific Facebook Phonebook folder on the Home page, keeping internet and proper friends separate.
    22. Browser combo button
    The Android 2.1 web browser features a clever multi-function button beside the address bar. While a page is loading it turns into a "X" to cancel loading, but once a page has finished it transforms itself into a bookmark adding and history management tool. It's always there for you.
    Browser combo button
    23. Android web history shortcut
    Also, further speed up browsing by holding down the Back key - this is your shortcut to your internet History. Ideal for navigating those complex browsing sessions - and also cuts down on unnecessary reloading.
    24. Use browser tabs
    The standard Android browser offers tabbed browsing, it just doesn't do a very good job of advertising it. Long-pressing a URL lets you open web links in a new tab - you then switch tabs by pressing Menu and selecting the Windows option. Not that user-friendly a system, but it works. Just remember that quitting to the desktop may automatically close everything in the middle of a tab-heavy session.
    Android browser tabs
    25. Multiple Gmail accounts in Android
    Android 2.1 added support for multiple Gmail accounts. Add a new internet identity to your phone by opening the Gmail app, then pressing Menu > Accounts > Add Accounts. Then remember who you're pretending to be

    26. Turn off Google auto-suggest
    If you're phone's a bit on the entry level side of things, your Google searching will be speeded up quite significantly by turning off the web suggestions feature. Having Google constantly guessing what you're about to type is nice, but can bring older phones crunching to a halt. Deactivate this feature by heading to Settings > Search > Google Search Settings.
    Turn off google suggest in android
    27. Add a hotline to the Android Home screen
    If there's one person you tend to call more than most - wife, councillor or parole officer - make it easy on yourself by adding a Direct Dial shortcut to the Home screen. Long-press on the background, then select Shortcuts then Direct Dial - to add the modern equivalent of a big red telephone to your Home page that instantly dials the one number without messing around with the Dialer or Contacts pages.
    28. Add a hotline to Techradar
    You can do the above with web site pages, too. Simply long-press on a web bookmark when in the browser, and you'll be given the option to "Add Shortcut to Home" - which will indeed drop an icon onto your Home screen that instantly launches the browser and starts loading your favourite site.
    TechRadar on android
    29. Shortcut to music playlists
    If you've setup a playlist for your music, it's also possible to add a shortcut to that on the Home screen in a similar fashion. Beats fiddling with the music player.
    30. Bypass Android slide unlock
    You don't have to slide the screen locker to bring your phone out of standby. A double press of your phone's Menu button will also wake it up, as long as your manufacturer hasn't removed that feature from its skin.
    31. Unconfirmed deletions
    Pressing Menu while in the Gallery lets you switch off the deletion confirmation dialogue, which could shave many seconds off your photo management times.
    32. Alternate text fields
    If you're a bit of a grammar fetishist, the Android stock keyboard can help. Holding down a key brings up a floating alternate text field for that letter, with all the special characters needed for accurately sending SMS messages to French and German people popping up.
    Alternate text
    33. More Android emoticions
    The above tip also works with the Android keyboard's selection of smiley faces, with a long-press on the smiley pulling up loads more. Although there still aren't enough sad/depressed ones for our liking.
    34. "What I meant was..."
    And if you're too old to know what all these smiley faces actually mean, press Menu then Insert Smiley while on the Android keyboard - then the meaning of them all is nicely explained for granddad.
    Android smiley
    35. Change Android auto-correct
    If you're having problems with the Android keyboard auto-correcting or simply don't like words completing and capitalising themselves, the options can be changed in Settings > Language and Keyboard > Android Keyboard.
    36. Install am Android file manager
    The lack of a way to properly manage files on Android 2.1 is quite odd. Sure, you can delete photos and music from within their apps, but you'll need one of the many file managers on the Android Market to mass-delete things in comfort, PC style. Astro is a good, free one to start with.
    37. Manage your Android battery
    Keeping track of the occasional rogue app is important when it comes to making sure you've got enough battery left for those odd occasions when you might actually need to make a phone call. The data collected by your phone and stored under Settings > About Phone > Battery use will tell you if one of your apps is staying on and hammering your battery, letting you do the human thing and delete it.
    38. Set keyboard, from keyboard
    Another rather obscure feature, this. Long-pressing the 123 button on the standard Android keyboard brings up a keyboard settings page, where you're able to switch keyboards (if you have others installed) and fiddle with settings on the fly.
    Android keyboard settings
    39. STOP
    Also, further speed up your typing by double-pressing the spacebar - this automatically inserts a full-stop.
    40. "Never heard of her"
    If you need to delete all mentions of ex-partners from your phone, the dictionary can be edited - go to Settings > Language and Keyboard > User Dictionary to clean up your typing history.
    41. Speak the Queen's English
    If you're fed up of the bizarre accent of the Maps Navigation voice, there's an English variant - go to Menu > Settings > Text to Speech > and tick the box to use your own settings. Now you're able to have an English accent. Much better for navigating the M25.
    British navigation voice in android
    42. Delete fat Android apps
    If you're running low on internal memory space, your apps can be sorted by size - and big ones binned to make space. Head off to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications and press Menu to filter them by memory use.
    43. Activate speakerphone
    It's not particular user-friendly having to press the Menu button while making a call, but you if you do so you're able to select the speakerphone option - plus other calling features.
    44. Delete entire threads
    If you have a late night SMS conversation you'd rather forget, long-pressing on the thread from the Messaging app's front screen lets you delete the entire thing in one go. It'll be like it never happened.
    Delete android message threads
    45. Make your own wallpaper
    You don't have to stick with Android's default collection of 1990s corporate imagery - any photo can be used as your desktop image. And you're even allowed to crop it, so it scrolls nicely with the desktop. Simply long-press on the Home screen and select Wallpapers then Pictures to use any pic you've previously taken.
    46. Android recent apps list
    Holding down the Home button brings up the Android equivalent of your most recently used apps list. It beats paging through the phone, if you've just quit something by mistake.
    Android recent apps
    47. Lose non-essential fancy stuff
    Speed up your phone and save a teeny amount of battery life by binning the fancy animations. You can turn them back on again when you need to impress an iPhone user. Find the toggles under Settings > Sound and Display > Animation.
    48. Built-in Android task killer
    Android features its own little task killer, but it's very, very well hidden. Manually close apps by going to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications then pressing Menu - and filtering the results by running apps. If you can be bothered with all that, you're than able to force close anything that's running.
    Android running apps
    49. Lock your phone
    Setting an unlock pattern adds a small layer of additional security to your phone - just remember to wipe the tell-tale finger smears from the screen.
    Set android lock
    50. Keep the screen on while charging
    It's often handy to have the screen stay on all the time, especially if you tend to recharge your phone overnight and use one of the fancy apps that turn your phone into a nice 1980s clock radio and. Go to Settings > Applications > Development and tell the screen to stay on while charging. Just don't tell your environmentalist friends you're burning through electricity like this.