Search With Your Voice In Google {+Top features}

Are you tired of searching by typing?Then this post is apt for you.Google has recently released Google voice where you can search with your voice.In Google search you can see a tiny little mic icon to the right of the search box.Tap on it and speak what you want to search.
You are ready to go!
You can also get answers to your queries.Below are the different type of queries that you can use in Google to get answers quickly.The main attractive feature is that it speaks out the answers.

How To Get Google Voice On Your PC?

If you can't see the mic icon on Google search box follow the below steps.

1. Go to Voice search.
2. Click on Try voice Search Now.

How To Get Spoken Answers?

By default spoken answers is enabled for all users but if you believe that it is not enabled for you follow the below steps to enable it.

1. Go to Search Preferences
2. Under Spoken Answers section click on Speak answers for voice search.
3. Click save.

What You Can do With Google Voice Search?

Time

You can ask Google to find the time by asking "what time is it" or if you want to know the time of a particular country you can use the following syntax "what time is it in New York".

Weather

Just like time you can search for weather details like "how is the weather today".This query will show weather details for your area.But if you want to find the weather of a particular region ask something like "how is the weather in California".

Calculator

You might be aware of Google's calculator but you might not be knowing that you can use this calculator with your voice.For example you can ask "what is 1000 -500".This will show up your answer in a calculator so that you can do further calculations.You can use different mathematical operators in your commands.You can also convert any number into binary,octal or hexadecimal by speaking "convert 20 into binary".

Timer

You might not be knowing that you can set a timer too with your voice.Just say "timer for 30 seconds" to set a count down timer that beeps at zero.This function can also be used without the voice.

Find Movies,Albums,etc. 

This is a very interesting feature that can be used even without the voice.But this feature gets its life with voice.Just ask "find movies starring Johnny Depp" to find all the movies starring Johnny Depp.You can also use this feature to find albums,musics,etc like "find albums of Michael Jackson".

Find Restaurants

You can easily find nearby restaurants by speaking "find nearby restaurants".This will list up nearby restaurants along with a map of their location.

Map

This old feature has now been integrated to Google Voice.Just say "show me my location" or "my current position" to display the map of your current location.You can also get map of other regions by speaking "show me the map of Chicago".

Find Pictures & Videos

With this amazing feature you  can easily search for pictures or videos of a person by simply speaking "find pictures of Ray William Johnson" or "find videos of Ray William Johnson".

Get Word Definitions OR Answers To Common Questions

You can easily get word definitions by speaking "what is a transistor" or "what is meant by transistor".If you want to find answers to common questions just go a head with your questions.For example ask questions like "what is the distance between the earth and the moon" or "who is the founder of Google" or "who is the president of USA".If it could not find the answers it will simply search instead.

Convert Currency

You can easily convert currency values by speaking "how much is 1 dollar worth in India" or "convert dollar to rupees" or "convert 100 dollar to rupees".

Sports

You can  also get sports results by asking "who won yeterdays grand prix" or ask for the sports score itself.

Still more.....
Learn all the search tricks and tips here.

Have I missed any features of Google voice or do you know any other tricks?If so let us know in the comments.

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Recommended Method To Open Password Protected Zip File Without Password

It has now been common that at least 10 of every 100 files that you download from the internet is password locked.This is locked either because it is scam or the owner doesn't actually want to share it with you.There is no way to realize whether it is fake or not other than just opening the password protected file.Getting the passwords to unlock these are quite difficult because most of them are locked down in surveys.I have already told you how to open password protected zip file without password in my previous posts.I have seen a great positive response to my how to open password protected rar file without password posts.Therefore I will share a similar trick to unlock zip files without password in this post.

Things You Will Need

• A good PC (It's better if you have a good one)
• Ultimate Zip Cracker Software

Free Download Zip Cracker

Steps To Open Password Protected Zip File Without Password

1. Download Ultimate Zip Cracker from the above link.
2. Install it following the steps in the read me file.
3. Start the program after successful installation.
4. Set the path of the zip file.
5. Choose the search method as password wizard (recommended for most cases).
6. Click start and choose the appropriate options in the password recovery wizard (we recommend you to skip unnecessary methods like date search for faster search).

   

   Always check the appropriate options in the recovery wizard.

7. Copy the password from the pop up and unlock your zip file.

   

   Pop up with the password

If that doesn't work...

If you are unable to retrieve the password for the locked zip file after following the above steps then we recommend you to choose the search method as dictionary attack and then for brute force attack.Brute force attack can take so long depending upon password length.Choose the settings appropriately.

Video Tutorial
To learn more about each recovery methods and to learn where to use them,make sure to watch the video right below.

If you still have trouble or if you find it difficult to choose a search method then tell us in the comments.We will try to find a solution for you.If you find any mistakes in this post tell us in the comments.

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How To Increase Browser Viewing Area In Chrome ?

Browsing the internet is fun.It is more fun when you can view wide range of content in a single large screen.Using toolbars will decrease the viewing area.Going full screen will increase the viewing area but not all likes it.Large viewing area helps to deliver more text on each lines.Moreover it is beneficial in watching videos.Last but not least it looks good.Check out these different ways of increasing the viewing area in chrome.

Reduce Scroll Bar Size

Drops and drops of water makes an ocean.Therefore lets start from the small.The default scroll bar looks bad.So don't we change it with an eye pleasing ultra thin scroll bar.To use the thin scrollbar simply download  Thin Scroll Bar from the chrome store.Scroll bar diet is another such extension that you can give a try.

Go Full Screen

Going full screen delivers huge viewing area.This is especially useful when you are reading online.This also eliminates the toolbars from the viewing area.To go full screen simply press F11.Press F11 again to exit full screen mode.This gif shows how big the viewing area will be.

Use AdBlockers

Ads cover up much of the space on websites.So blocking the ads will free up these spaces.Using adblocker extensions such as Adblock will help you increase your viewing area.

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Speed Up Your Internet Connection With A Simple Tweak: Replace your ISP DNS Server with OpenDNS

When we type a web address in our browser [like www.google.com] and hit go, the request goes to our local ISP servers who translate that domain name into a hard-to-remember IP address [like 66.102.7.104]

While this address resolution mechanism is transparent to the average internet user, it can sometimes be the main reason for slow internet access if the DNS servers of your ISP are acting choppy or not working at all.

To overcome these problems, you can consider changing your DNS server name to a more reliable but free service called OpenDNS. There's no software to install, just a small tweak in your internet connection settings. 

We just replaced the default DSN server address of our ISP with the OpenDNS servers which are :

     208.67.222.222

     208.67.220.220

The DNS server can be changed from the TCP/IP Properties section. [Control Panel -> Network Connections -> Local Network Connection -> TCP IP Properties]

Why OpenDNS is good ? Your domain resolution request to OpenDNS is executed from the nearest physical location and the address are also cached at their end. Therefore you notice faster internet browsing. 
Second OpenDNS would auto-correct misspelled domain names [or typos]. For instance, if you type www.gooogle.com by mistake, you'll be redirected to www.google.com without any interventation. The other advantage is that you have a much safer browsing experience since OpenDNS would prevent you from visiting a scam website by error.

Some precautions before using OpenDNS

1. In the extreme situation when OpenDNS servers go down, you should keep the address of your ISP DNS servers handy.

2. You can turn off the phishing protection or auto typo correction by visiting the OpenDNS preferences page.

3. Some users might have privacy concerns with OpenDNS while some dislike seeing ads when they mis-spell domain names. The choice is completely your's here.

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OEM Information & Logo - Windows XP

You can import your customized OEM Information and Logo unattended, we'll show you how in this guide.

To do this, you need to create 2 files - oeminfo.ini and oemlogo.bmp

» oeminfo.ini

Open Notepad and Copy and Paste the following example, then edit it accordingly:

[General]

Manufacturer=MSFN Unattended XP CD

Model=

[OEMSpecific]

SubModel=

SerialNo=

OEM1=

OEM2=

[Support Information]

Line1=Support Contact: chandrapalsharma95@gmail.com

Save it as oeminfo.ini

» oemlogo.bmp

Create a new image with a pixel size of 182 x 115 (width x height), customize your logo to how you would want it to look. Name the image file oemlogo.bmp.

NOTE: The MSFN Forums has a lot of discussion about the recommended image size for oemlogo.bmp. This guide used to recommend an image size of 180 x 114 (width x height). The following is quoted directly from the Setup Manager dialog of the Windows XP SP2 OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK):

Your logo graphic (Oemlogo.bmp) must be no larger than 172 by 100 pixels. Larger graphics will be cropped, and smaller ones will be centered.

One color of the oemlogo.bmp image will be transparent, which means instead of displaying that color, the current System Properties dialog color is used. To designate the transparency color, edit all four corner pixels of oemlogo.bmp to be the exact RGB index (e.g. 0:0:0 for black, 255:255:255 for white, etc) for the desired color. Older Microsoft documentation states that only one pixel: x=0,y=0 (located on the upper left corner) needs to be so colored, some MSFN members (perhaps using different language versions of Windows XP ) have reported that coloring different corner pixels worked for them. To be sure, color all four corner pixels the same RGB index that should be transparent and all bases will be covered—it only costs 4 pixels that most likely do not contain any meaningful part of the image. If image transparency is undesirable, just edit these 4 pixels to use a color that is not used anywhere else in the image, or create a 1-pixel wide border of that color around the image.

NOTE: In order for image transparency to work, the image must be saved as either an 8-bit (256 color) or a 4-bit (128 color) indexed bitmap file. Many digital image editing software applications default to saving bitmap images as 48-bit (also called True Color). While these images will display in the System Properties dialog, the transparency feature will not work with them.

NOTE: The oemlogo.bmp will not work at all without the presence of an oeminfo.ini file.

» Testing your OEM Information & Logo

Copy both files into your Windows System32 Folder (usually C:\Windows\System32\) and open up your System Properties box to see the changes. Edit your files again until you are happy with it.

» Importing your OEM Information & Logo Automatically

We can use the $OEM$ Distribution folders to do this. Create a sub-folder called $$ if one doesn't exist already, then create another sub-folder within $$ called System32. For example:

C:\XPCD\$OEM$\$$\System32\

Copy both oeminfo.ini and oemlogo.bmp to the System32 folder explained above. When Windows XP Setup is run, both of these files will be automatically copied to Windows' System32 directory, no matter what the Windows folder is called.

» Conclusion

If you done everything correctly, your System Properties box should look something like this:

[General]

Manufacturer=MSFN Unattended XP CD

Model=

[OEMSpecific]

SubModel=

SerialNo=

OEM1=

OEM2=

[Support Information]

Line1=Support Contact: chandrapalsharma95@gmail.com

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Matrix Falling Code Effect - Notepad CMD (.BAT) Tricks

Inspired by the movie Matrix, this falling code trick is extremely popular on social networking websites. Copy and paste the code given below in Notepad and save the file as "Matrix.bat" or *.bat.

@echo off
color 02
:tricks
echo %random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%
echo %random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%
echo %random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%
goto tricks

Matrix Falling Code Effect - Notepad Trick

Upon running the bat file, you will see the "Matrix falling code" effect.

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Make Your Keyboard Type (Any) Message Continuously - VBS Trick

This VBS trick can make any of your friend's keyboard type any message continuously. Open Notepad, copy the code given below and save the file as Tricks.vbs or *.vbs.

Set wshShell = wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "This is a Virus. You have been infected."
loop

Send this file to your friends as an email attachment to see the fun

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Make your Computer Welcome You

Do you watch movies? Have you always loved the way how Computers in movies welcome their users by calling out their names? I bet that you too would want to know how you can achieve similar results on your PC and have a computer said welcome.

Then you are at the right place, this article describes exactly how you can make your computer welcome you like this.

With this trick, you can make your Computer welcome you in its computerized voice instead of having a human said Welcome. You can make your Windows based computer say "Welcome to your PC, Username."

Make Windows Greet you with a Custom Voice Message at Startup

To use this trick, follow the instructions given below:-

1. Click on Start. Navigate to All Programs, Accessories and Notepad.
2. Copy and paste the exact code given below.

Dim speaks, speech
speaks="Welcome to your PC, Username"
Set speech=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
speech.Speak speaks

     3.  Replace Username with your own name.
     4.  Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as Welcome.vbs or "*.vbs".
     5.  Copy the saved file.
     6.  Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows XP) or to C:\Users\ User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows 7 and Windows Vista) if C: is your System drive.
     7.  Paste the file.

Now when the next time you start your computer, Windows will welcome you in its own computerized voice.

Note: For best results, it is recommended to change sound scheme to No Sounds.
You can change the sound scheme to No Sounds by following the steps given below:-

1. Go to Control Panel.
2. Then click on Switch to Classic View.
3. Then Click on Sounds and Audio Devices.
4. Then Click on the Sounds Tab.
5. Select No Sounds from the Sound Scheme option.
6. If you wish to save your Previous Sound Scheme, you can save it by clicking Yes in the popup menu.
7. Click on OK.

Try it yourself to see how it works. In my personal opinion, this is an excellent trick. Whenever I start my PC in front of anybody and the PC welcomes me, the fellow is left wondering how brilliant a computer do I have.

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Make your Computer Talk

Have you ever wondered how can you make your computer speak whatever you input to it like in the movies. Would it not be fun? If only it was possible! Rejoice, because now it is possible. Well, if you wish to know how to do this, then you have come to the right place. With this trick, you can create a script in Windows which will make your computer speak whatever you input to it.

To create one such talk script, follow the steps given below:-

Steps

1. Open Notepad.
2. Copy and paste the exact code given below.

          Dim Message, Speak
          Message=InputBox("Enter text","Speak")
          Set Speak=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
          Speak.Speak Message

    3. Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as Speak.vbs or "*.vbs".

    4.  Double click on the saved file, a window will open like the one in the image. Enter some text in enter text column and click OK.

Now your Computer will speak / talk what you typed in Step 4. Try it yourself.

Windows Compatibility: This VBS file can be executed on all versions of Windows including Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Personal Experience: I personally showed this trick to many of my friends and they were literally left awestruck. You too can impress your friends by making your PC talk and be the Computer Wiz.

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Make Undeletable, Unrenamable Folders

Have you ever wondered how you can make a folder which neither can be deleted nor be renamed. Well, if you have, then you have come to the right place. With this trick, you will be able to create folders in Windows which cannot be renamed or deleted.

Basic Concept
The basic concept behind this trick is the use of Keywords. Keywords are reserved words in any programming language which cannot be used as names of variables. Windows also uses certain keywords in its programming. Some of them are con, aux, lpt1, lpt2, lpt3, lpt4, lpt5, lpt6, lpt7, lpt8 and lpt9.

A Test
To test this concept, make a new folder in Windows and try to give it a name same as any keyword suggested above.

Result
Windows will  not rename your folder to any of the keyword given above.

Trick
So the question arises, how can we make a folder with a keyword as its name? The solution to this problem is included in Windows itself. As we know that Windows has evolved from D.O.S.(Disk Operating System), its commands can be used in Windows. You can use D.O.S. Programming in Windows to create a folder with a keyword as its name using the steps given below:-

1.  Click on Start.
2. Click on Run. Type in "cmd" without quotes.
3. In the Command Prompt Window that opens, type the name of the drive you wish to create your folder in the format <drive-name>: and press Enter. e.g. If you wish to create the undeletable folder in D drive, type "D:" without the quotes. Note that the folder cannot be created in the root of C:/ drive.
4. Type this command- "md con\" or "md lpt1\" without the quotes and press Enter. You can choose any of the keywords given above as the name of your folder.

Now Windows will create an undeletable, unrenamable folder in the drive you entered in Step 3. However the folder can be renamed to another keyword using Windows Explorer.


Deleting the Folder

Although it is not possible to manually delete the folder, you can delete the folder by typing "rd con\" or "rd lpt1\" in Step 4 instead of "md con\" or "md lpt1\".


Try it yourself to create one such folder which can neither be deleted nor be renamed.

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How to Speed Up Taskbar Thumbnails Preview in Windows 7

Windows 7 has provided a cool feature with ability to preview taskbar thumbnails whenever the mouse is hovered on the program icon. However, you may notice that it does have some latency to display the preview after mouse over the icon. To speed up the thumbnails preview, you can change the delay time with simple steps.

The delay time can be change via registry key. Please follow below steps to change it:
1. Go to Start -> Run, then type regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse.

3. On the right panel, look for MouseHoverTime and double click on it. Change the value to 0 (in millisecond) then click OK button to save the changes.

4. Close the registry editor and restart your computer in order to take the effect of the changes.


Once you have completed above steps, you can verify the delay time taken to display the thumbnail preview if it is faster than the previous.

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Hide Drives from Your Computer in Windows 7 or Vista

If you’ve got drives in My Computer that you never access, such as a USB Flash drive that you are using solely for ReadyBoost, a floppy drive, or a network drive only used for a particular piece of software, then you might want to simply hide the drive from your computer.

This tip will only hide the drive from being displayed, applications and the command prompt will still have access to it, and you can still manually browse to the folder if you type in the path.

Now what’s that floppy drive doing there?

Configure the Hidden Drives

Open up regedit.exe by using the start menu search box, and then browse down to the following key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

If the Explorer key does not exist, you can right-click on Policies, select New Key and name it Explorer.

The NoDrives key most likely does not exist by default, so you’ll need to create it with right-click \ new 32-bit DWORD and name it NoDrives.

This value is a 32 bit number, and the bits are arranged in reverse order with a value of 1 hiding that drive. For example, if we wanted to hide drives A: and F: we would arrange it like this:

Z	Y	X	W	V	U	T	S	R	Q	P	O	N	M	L	K	J	I	H	G	F	E	D	C	B	A
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Converting 100001 to decimal we end up with a decimal value of 33 or a hex value of 0×21, so if you double-click on the key in the registry editor, choose Decimal and then enter 33 into the value field.

In order to see these changes, you’ll need to restart explorer.exe, which you can do easily from Task Manager or the longer way by just logging off and back on.

Uninstall Tweak

To disable this tweak, simply remove the NoDrives registry key entirely.

Reference Info

Here’s a list of the values you’ll want to enter for a few different drive letters.

Drive Letter	Decimal	Hex
A	1	1
B	2	2
C	4	4
D	8	8
E	16	10
F	32	20
G	64	40
H	128	80
I	256
J	512
K	1024
L	2048
M	4096
N	8192
O	16384
P	32768
Q	65536
R	131072
S	262144
T	524288
U	1048576
V	2097152
W	4194304
X	8388608
Y	16777216
Z	33554432

If you want to hide multiple drives, you’ll need to use the table of all the drive letters to figure out the correct binary code, and then convert that to decimal or hex. (hint: you can use the calculator in scientific mode)

Look, now that worthless floppy drive is gone!

Naturally it would be better to disable the floppy drive in your BIOS, but this tip is still valid for other types of drives.

Note that this also works on Windows XP.

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