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Is Your Laptop Childproof? Here Is A Mandatory Checklist!

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January 1, 2018

Is Your Laptop Childproof? Here Is A Mandatory Checklist!

With the changing times, electronics are effortlessly and very conveniently seeping into our everyday lives. They are a part of our work, business, bedroom, kitchen and almost all over the household area. However, least do we realise is how it impacts the little ones present in our homes. Consumer electronics like PCs and laptops expose them to various hazards along with risking our own data. So, here is a mandatory checklist that will help you keep your laptop childproof.

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1. Password Protection

The first most important thing to do is to protect your laptop with a strong password or pin. Your child may use the laptop or perform an activity on the laptop in your presence but for the other times, a password does its job. You might still want to keep wondering as to why you require a password only if you don’t mind losing any important data or the device itself.

2. Keep Out Of Reach

“Yes, I’ve heard it a million times. Old school advice.” Sigh. No matter how old this gets, always keep your gadgets somewhere the kids can’t reach. I have pets that are no less than kids but just a little more obedient. I have seen my earphones, power cable, glasses and everything personal getting into pieces. After facing a huge loss financially and mentally by purchasing new replacements every single time, I have finally started to keep my things at a higher height. No matter how lazy I am, I will not forget to place my things someplace safe.

3. Softwares & Anti-viruses

Start looking out for some reliable software that can protect your system and at the same time grant permission to utilise features exclusively. An anti-virus comes to the rescue when childproofing your device. It efficiently manages the data and enables utmost protection of the same. There also are certain inbuilt features that can enforce parental control and restrict your child’s activity on the system. Make use of them!

4. Internal Options

Most of the laptops as well as the other systems come with internal security options. Parental control is one such tool that could come to our aid. Some other small changes you can do internally is to create two users. Grant permission of second user ID to your kids and make sure it does not contain any important files along with being limited on features. It won’t be having those significant files so the access is completely safe.

5. Use A Tough Cover

Your laptop needs to be embraced by the toughest cover ever to pass the protection tests performed by those toddlers in the house. Kids often assume everything for a play ball. For any incidents that you can’t foresee, you need to have a sturdy laptop cover and a case for some extra protection.

6. Do Not Save Card Details

Well, this information can rarely be misused by kids but security comes first. It has seldom happened that a kid bought a bar exam review app and pay cable programme but it has happened once. You don’t want to be the next victim of such viciously innocent attacks, do you? The internet is full of stories of children making purchases online. So, we can protect ourselves from this by not saving the passwords in our website accounts. Probably we can note it in some password protected apps and later use it for a purchase when required.

Balancing a few things could maintain the peace between our personal life and work. So, considering the above-mentioned checklist you can lock down your important data and monitor the kid’s activity as well.

If you have any other suggestions in order to childproof your laptop and other gadgets, do share with us in the comment section below.

The Top Minimalist Blog Design Inspiration for 2020

WordPress

Editorial Team

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December 31, 2017

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The Top Minimalist Blog Design Inspiration for 2020

When it comes to blog sites, less is often more. A simple WordPress blog set up with a reliable WordPress hosting provider can get the job done. This simple premise has made its way all the way to the design world as well with minimalist designs. If you’ve just finished setting up your WordPress hosting, you should consider going with a minimalist design. This approach allows you to keep your design simple, focus on the content and makes it easier for users to use or access the site. To show that minimalist design can be functional and beautiful, here are some of the top blog designs using this style.

1. Anagrama

Anagrama is a design firm that works in branding, UI design and packaging design. They’ve done away with the standard horizontal navigation menu and organized everything into two near columns. The header is a simple brand logo followed by the firm’s contact information.

The idea here is to use a simple and consistent font, organized layout and minimalist user interface to allow their visitors to discover their work. Their blog content layout is organized into two columns with a small font size so that users don’t have to scroll down to read all of the content. This site is all about stripping away the unnecessary.

2. Neil Patel

Neil Patel runs a popular digital marketing blog. He sets up the blog in a direct response style by using the top of the fold to call out to prospects and convert them into leads. The top navigation menu is very simple and is static, meaning that it stays with you while you scroll down to the content below.

The blog posts are always accompanied by a high quality preview image and are set left then right in an alternating pattern. This layout is more attention grabbing than a standard one-column layout and helps each post stand out.

3. Un-Fancy

Un-fancy is a lifestyle blog that focuses on living a minimalist lifestyle. As the title of the blog suggests, there is nothing fancy about the blog’s design. However, it presents a clean and straightforward site that focuses on the content, high quality photos and user-friendly navigation.

Many sites are littered with widgets containing random things and adding clutter to the look of the site. Un-fancy does away with this by putting enough space between the widgets and only including what’s necessary. They even use a drop down menu for their category and archives navigation to eliminate the long list of links that often bog down the sidebars.

4. Minimalist Baker

Minimalist Baker is a minimalist themed food blog that unsurprisingly uses a minimalist design. The blog uses a vintage style logo and a very simple navigation menu that’s intuitively organized. The blog is all white but it manages to capture your attention with clear graphical buttons and beautiful photography.

One of the biggest wins on the blog is the typography. Everything is so easy to see and read. The blog has done a good job on choosing the right fonts for both the headers and content. The helpful tags on the bottom of each preview post do away with the category section and quickly help you find what you’re looking for.

5. It’s Nice That

It’s Nice That is an art blog, so you can expect it to be visually driven. And it is, but not in the way you’d expect it to. The blog has a great balance of content and images so that everything has context. The big standout is the gird-based design. Everything is so well aligned and organized. This is one of the cleanest looking blogs that you’ll see in a long time. The look reminds you of high quality magazine publications.

Just when you think you’re used to the three-column layout, the blog switches over to a six column, two column and then back to the three column. These layout switches allow you to discover new content and keep the whole presentation fresh. It’s something that large blogs should experiment with to combat blog post blindness.

6. I Love Typography

I Love Typography is a blog dedicated about typography. It uses a three-column layout – one with the main content, one with the blog navigation menu, and one that displays the latest fonts. Instead of trying to place their blog navigation on the top of the fold, this blog has made a wise decision to put it on the sidebar so that users can browse to other pages while they consume the content.

The column featuring the fonts is a smart way to feature unique content without trying to fit it somewhere on your navigational content. Three column layouts for blogs have gone out of style but this layout proves that it can work really well if you have a strong reason for using it.

7. Share Some Candy

Share Some Candy is an art blog that delves into everything from furniture, design, digital illustrations to videos. The first thing you notice is the site’s title in big type with multiple colors. The site itself is very simple but the color scheme and graphical accents really make it stand out.

The site has a two-column layout but in the archive section, users can browse multiple categories by tabs. Once a tab is opened, pages are laid out in three columns and organized alphabetically. This is a great way to organize your information when you have so many different pages of content.

8. Swissted

Swissted is a blog that features the art of graphic designer Mike Joyce. Many professionals want to do more with their personal sites but these sites call for less. Swissted is the perfect example of this. It has three links for the navigation with a search bar on the right hand side. It uses big bold fonts and texts to get to the point and lets the portfolio speak for itself in a neat and organized layout.

9. Cade Martin

Cade Martin is another site that focuses on getting to the point. The photographer uses two rows of navigation. One for his personal information and one for categories of his work. The photos speak for themselves and are presented in a card-based layout that allows potential clients to browse and discover his work without navigating through a uniform pattern.

As you can see, a minimalist approach can be both beautiful and functional. It is also friendly to mobile users. To make minimalist designs work, you need to use great typography, layouts, images and graphical accents to make your site stand out. All those small yet fundamental elements make way for your content and allows it to shine.

Huawei Honor 7X Review – With Dual Camera and 18:9 Display

Smartphone Reviews

Sreerag Nampoothiri

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December 29, 2017

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The Honor series from Huawei always surprised me by offering the best smartphones with a reasonable price tag. The Huawei Honor 7X is not an exception to it. When I got the review unit in a fancy box from Huawei I was pretty excited to open it and get my hands on it. I have used the device as my daily driver for almost a month and here is the full review of it.

Honor 7X Review

Design

The Honor 7X has an all metal design with great built quality. In comparison, the aluminum unibody design feels just as solid as the new OnePlus 5T. I liked the curved body of the phone which makes it comfortable and easy to hold. The only problem with the design is the dual camera set up on the back. The camera bump comes into picture most of the time. The giant camera bump for both the lens looks awkward in the beginning but you will get used to it. If you are a person who likes to text by placing the phone on the desk then it is going to get little tricky but cases are available to hide this camera bump and make the device lay flat on the table. Another problem, more from a convenience perspective, I could point out is the placement of fingerprint scanner. But, without this, there wouldn’t have an 18:9 ratio screen.

In my opinion, the Honor 7X has the best design compared to other smartphones in this segment. Whether it be the Mi A1 or Moto G5S, the 7X is clearly the winner here.The phone comes with a nano-coating on the body making it splash resistant. I have seen videos on the internet where people do the waterproof test and the phone emerges out, still functioning.

On the front, there are all sorts of sensors but, not the gyroscope. The 8MP selfie camera and unlike the 9i there is no flash. The 5.93 inch LTPS IPS LCD display is at 18:9 ratio and has a resolution of 2160*1080px. Honor 7X is the first phone from Huawei to sport an 18:9 display. This set up offers an effective pixel density of 407 PPI. The display seems pretty sharp and colorful for a phone of this price range and there is some considerable sunlight legibility issue even when the brightness is set to the maximum.

On the bottom, the speaker grill, 3.5 mm headphone jack and a micro USB port. When the whole world is adopting the USB C revolution, for some reason, honor has decided to go with the micro USB port. On the small chin, there is an honor branding which they could have completely avoided.The phone has a 3400 mAh battery. There is no support for fast charging but, Huawei has provided with powerful charging brick which will charge your phone at a considerably faster rate. You can charge the device from 0 to 100 in 2.5 hours.

On the top earpiece and front facing an 8MP camera. Can record 1080p videos. In the bottom, on the small chin, there is an honor branding which they could have completely avoided.

Performance

The Honor 7x comes with HiSilicon Kirin 659 octa-core processor with Mali-T830 GPU. The phone packs 4GB of RAM and 32/64GB internal storage options. The storage is expandable using microSD card. The SIM card slot is hybrid, means you can use a combination of either one sim card and microSD card or 2 sims.

The Kirin 659 is always my favorite compared to the Snapdragons in this segment. Personally, I find the processor offers better performance than the Snapdragon 600 series with an exception of fast charging. Honor 7x can handle all sorts of gaming. The gaming experience is smooth and the full-screen experience can be managed to crop fit to 18:9 ratio.

Software

The Honor 7x is running on Android 7 Nougat and an update to Android 8 is promised by the company. The EMUI is skin which is running on top of stock android which is not a complete disaster compared to other skins in the market. For beginners, there is no app drawer, all the apps are piled up and displayed on the home screen. This will take some time getting used to.

In terms of bloatware, there are some Huawei apps like; the Google now alternate Hi Board which I found completely useless. There is a Hi Game app and the most useful among these, the Honor Community. The Honor community app lets you connect with other Huawei users where you can discuss things related to your phone.

The files app won’t let you do most of the things which can be done using the popular file explorer like ES File Explorer. Other apps are the UC Browser and UC News which I have uninstalled in the initial few hours of usage. The swift keyboard, Facebook, Instagram apps come pre-installed. The phone also supports app twin feature which will help you login to multiple accounts in social media space.

Since the Honor 7x has an 18:9 display, the software scaling settings to stretch unsupported apps to fill the entire screen. On the whole, EMUI is fast and fluid but the questionable options and design choices may turn you away if you are used to cleaner build of Android. Unlike other skins, the EMUI combined with the already battery efficient Kirin processor, the phone offers excellent battery life.

The games like; Asphalt Nitro, Bubble Bash 3, Danger Dash, Modern Compact and Spiderman Ultimate Power comes pre-installed. However, most of these are sub-par level games and to top it all, some are just demo and requires in-app purchases to play it.

Camera

The Camera in Honor 7x helps you click great pictures during well-lit conditions and things change drastically when you switch to dim environment.

The 16 MP main camera is combined with 2MP depth sensor to help you click the portraits. The depth sensor is offering lot more than a telephoto lens. The portrait mode is little gimmicky when compared to the output of big players like Samsung, Apple and OnePlus. Can’t complain considering the price point at which the phone is listed.

The Camera interface is neat and simple. Swipe from left to right, you get a list of different camera modes. The available modes are; Photo, Pro Photo, Video, Pro Video, HDR, Night Shot, Panorama, Light painting, Timelapse, Slow-mo, Filter, Effects, Watermark, Audio note and more can be downloaded from the Honor store. Swipe from right to left, you will get the settings.

In the viewfinder, on the top, you will see options like Portrait Mode, Flash turn on/off, Moving Picture, Wide aperture, and a flip camera option. The moving picture mode is same as the Live Photo on iPhone which allows you to capture a short video along with the audio during the time of capture. There is no sort of Image Stabilization, making it difficult to get low light images or videos might get shaky if held in hand.

16MP main camera, 2MP depth sensor the phone is offering a lot more than a telephoto lens. The portrait mode is a little gimmick for this price point. Moving picture mode is same as the Live photo on iPhone, which allows you to capture a short video along with the audio during the time of capture. There is no sort of image stabilization, means you will get shaky videos if help in hand.

The post-processing really helps to pull out the best photos possible with impressive dynamic range and colors. The fingerprint scanner can be used to help click the pictures when the shutter button is out of reach.

The 2 MP depth sensor didn’t perform well in capturing the portraits in low light, It struggled quite a bit with edge detection. There are a few blemishes as a result. Outdoors, under good lighting conditions, the images shot with the 7x are sharp. They have great detail levels. What I don’t like about the images are the colors and the dynamic range. The colors seemed oversaturated, there was a significant loss in detailing the shadows. The 8MP selfie camera performed really well and gave me great results. This is something you can rely on for your selfie game.

Under low light, the 7x camera performance is sub-par. The images are a bit too dark and had a lot of noise. The full-fledged manual mode and a dedicated night mode with limited controls. There is a significant lag, 4 to 8 seconds at one time, for capturing the image in manual mode during the night. For the regular customers, who like shooting on auto mode, this camera won’t do any wonders. The Mi A1 clearly wins in here.

When it comes to selfies, the honor 7x does a really great job. The images are very bright and extremely sharp and have a lot of details. The skin tones and dynamic range are ok.

To Conclude

Overall, the phone felt really great for the price range it come from. Though the camera setup seems pretty reliable in the paper, in reality, it performed not up to the expectation. In terms of portraits, the Mi A1 clearly wins if compared side by side. The 18:9 display offers great viewing angle and sharp images. The performance and battery life were top notch and the Kirin processor has done a great job. The selfie camera gives you great pictures and the images look sharp and vivid. The absence of Gyro-sensor may be a problem if you are a gaming person. For this price tag, the phone is worth considering if you want a piece of everything from the 2017 smartphone innovations. Of course, except for the USB Type C port.

BlockChain Basics: Everything You Need To Know About Blockchain

Vinayaki Yadav

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December 28, 2017

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BlockChain Basics: Everything You Need To Know About Blockchain

Blockchain is an extensive topic which might actually need a long study and experience for one to thoroughly understand it to its deepest depths. However the good news is that it isn’t mandatory for one to start-up a Blockchain and know every single one of its info just in order to familiarise ourselves with it. Bitcoins are vast and recognised worldwide considering the fact that Bitcoin is just one of the many other types of a Blockchain.

Just a few more days for 2018 to welcome us and if you still do not know what Blockchain is then it’s high time you know the basics already. Blockchain is probably the next biggest thing to dominate our economy as humanity embraces more technological advancements.

Umm Blockchain, What?

We all have our data that we might want to store and guard from possible threats such as hackers or any other kind of leeches. The primitive method of storing this data is to secure it in one place (anywhere on the net/personal device). The revolutionary method of securing your precious information is to secure it in a Blockchain.

To simplify it further you should view Blockchain as a database. Desktop database will allow you to easily retrieve, change or add any information that you wish to. Similar to a desktop database even Blockchain is a database that is accessible to millions of computers that posses the same software. Every single data that a Blockchain holds is secured by impenetrable cryptography and not your ordinary “username/password” (DUH). Only the users that are permitted to make changes in the data can do so. No individual person solely has the permit to make these changes and that is why they can’t mess up with the info.

Okay But Why Blockchain?

Usually when we use the bygone method of storing our personal info or highly important data we involve a mediator or a third party. These mediators are basically central organisations that have access to our data. Why choose to trust a central authority when you could upgrade yourself to a world which works on the theory of decentralisation? Blockchain allows you to store your valuable data and it’s crystal clear. It reflects transparency and everybody using Blockchain can view what is going on the system but they have no power to change or manipulate it.

Commonly we depend on a central authority to authenticate and lead an online transaction. This central authority is aware of everything including who owns how much and how much is transferred between the two parties. This furthermore involves chances of manipulation by those working for the central authority or hackers that do not work for it. Thankfully the Blockchain is based on an idea of “distributed ledger” and not a “centralised ledger”. This reduces the chances of third party hacks or central authority manipulation.

Is Bitcoin Same As Blockchain?

Hell yes! Bitcoin survives on the ethics and morals of Blockchain. Bitcoin feeds on the values of Blockchain. What should we learn from this? We should learn the potential that Blockchain holds. Bitcoin is a digital currency. It is a paperless currency used in the E-world. When you make an online transaction to purchase something you do it through your bank’s portal. A third party(your bank) is involved in this case. However when using bitcoins you can make financial transactions without a mediator. Anybody can view these public records of transactions without revealing their identity but just because this data is shared across a lot of computers one no body can ever mess with it.

Wait! Won’t This Boom Illegal Trades And Activities?

It is possible that some sort of transaction could be secretly funding intentions of illegal markets , corrupt activities or terrorism financing. Abandoning Blockchain or bitcoins isn’t the answer to control crime. The ulimate solution to such a problem would be to use this digital theory under some sort of regulated regimes. Our government could enable the use of this technology with some revised rules and regulations in order to keep crimes at a bay. This is called hitting two spots with one stone. This could solve the threat of Bitcoin funding any illicit activities and also help a millions of people to carry on their trades.

Interesting, Keep Talking!

Blockchain can be used by anybody who believes in revolutionary ideas. Blockchain has been an existing concept yet not a common one. Blockchain can be adopted to replace all the communications and transactions which depend on a central authority. We see it as a potential futuristic idea and hence we believe in embracing it before others. Majors like IBM and Microsoft openly invest their faith in this new wave technology- “Blockchain”. Another example could be the diamond industry. It is looking forward to execute Blockchain theory since it would permit them to digitally track every single sale and ownership without any need for physical certificates. Another plus point is that this will help suppress the growth of blood diamond market which is a great threat to humanity since it contributes to a warlord’s evil ventures.

Future Of Blockchain Globally And India?

Blockchain isn’t a concept to lose its value over a period of time like some other technologies. It’s a practical visionary idea which needs a huge recognition to allow us to know its benefits. With massive business tycoons eyeing the Blockchain theory it is also widely used by start-up enthusiasts. In fact there are plenty of oppurtunities awaiting nations such as India and other Asian countries if they accept blockchain widely. These countries have capacity to execute blockchain within their economy and yield maximum advantage.

“It’s not about the places where people are really rich. Blockchain’s opportunities are the highest in the countries that haven’t reached that level yet.”

– Vitalik Buterim

(Founder@Ethereum speaking on how Blockchain reserves wide potential for Eastern Europe, India and countries like Africa)

Many Indian start-ups such as Auxesis, Cateina Technologies and international establishments like Coinlancer and Loci along with many other hot start-ups are embracing this new wave technology.

The mastermind behind the entire Blockchain idea was a Japanese person. Let us call him with a pseudo name “Satoshi Nakamoto”. He introduced the idea of digital info being distributed but at the same time it cannot copied or exploited.

Features Of Blockchain:

1. It is decentralised ie; it can’t be controlled by a central/single entity such as the government or any other authority.

2. Blockchain is a globalised concept. You have access to it irrespective of your region,race or social status.

3. Blockchain relies on encryption technology (cryptology) for security purposes which means that you’re not vulnerable to a third party threat.

4. Blockchain survives on the concept of a shared economy.

5. 100% transparent and secure since it can’t be manipulated by any single entity.

Any opinions you’d want to convey? The comment section below has been created just for you!

Axis Bank Start-up Social – An Exclusive Event for budding Indian Start-ups

Startups and Business

Vinayaki Yadav

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December 22, 2017

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Axis Bank Start-up Social – An Exclusive Event for budding Indian Start-ups

Axis Bank Startup Banking group organized Startup-Social event held in Bangalore this week Axis Start-up Social”. The event was an interesting exchange of ideas and discussions around the startup ecosystem in India. One of the private banking majors Axis Bank held this networking event at WeWork Galaxy, Bangalore to guide and direct entrepreneurs that held a distinct potential within them.

The event began with the session by Startup gurus like Vivek Gupta – CEO of a food tech start-up called Lucious. He shared his interesting story if how he ended up branding meat. And followed by a session Amit Rohatgi the CEO and founder of the Divrt. Both shared their valuable experiences in their entrepreneurial journey.

And then to make the event more funtastic, there was a Stand-up comedy act themed around Startup lifestyle in India. Standup comedian Vikram Poddar from Mumbai took to stage to explain the life of an Indian entrepreneur with humour which saw the crowd cheering and laughing out loud.

The prime idea behind this event was to share objectives and experiences of various entrepreneurs and how indian startups are shaping the nation and adding value to the world. The event catered to ideas that are ready to soar but just need a little mentoring and assistance to thrie. This unique event was solely themed to provide a platform for entrepreneurs that are aiming towards creating financial and other start-ups.

Axis Start-up Social reflected adherence and dedication towards providing various solutions that a start-up might necessarily need in order to reach the growth that it deserves. Previously this year there was also a successful initiation of Axis Start-up Banking product which is an intelligent combination of all the key tech-enabled products. Axis Start-up Banking focusses and ensures a financial help to the monetary and other necessities of a start-up.

A latest Nasscom Startup Report claimed after a study that there have been over thousands of start-ups boosting India’s position as one of the major start-up ecosystems around the globe. This takes into consideration the total number of technology start-ups in the nation to over 5,000 as per the report.

Mr. Sidharth Rath, Group Executive of corporate and transaction banking framed it in his very own words expressing how excited and hopeful they’re about this event. “We are excited to launch Axis Start-up Social, a platform through which we hope to provide the much required ‘extra edge’ to the start-up community by handholding them, sharing knowledge and providing them with a required financial solution. Today the Indian eco-system is flooded with innovative ideas but what is missing is the presence of the right channel and guidance in terms of acceleration. Scaling up and funding.Through Axis Start-up Social we endeavour to create an ecosystem to encourage innovation and next level of growth opportunities to start ups that area ready to take the leap. ” concluded Mr. Sidharth Rath.

Mr. Vivek Gupta , CEO of Licious foods shared his enthralling experience in the success of his delivery startup. The viewers looked forward to hear his story as he was live on stage. A lot of tweets and comments have been circulating around the event. A tweet by @v_shakthi read ” Loving the signage and the overall ambience at #AxisStartupSocial. Banks backing start-ups is a great boost to the ecosystem. Many other familiar names from the industry such as the founder and CEO at DIVRT, Mr Amit Rohatgi were also present there. The event was a networking event powered by brainy ideas, talks, coffee and much more entertainment like stand up comedy by Vikram Poddar.

Our nation is one of the most potential platforms for young minds that hold ideas which could receive great triumph if they’re provided with the right help. The youth and prodigies of India have brilliant ideas which could turn out to be potential companies in later future only if they are nourished under an eco-system which runs on a strong work environment. Technology today knows no bounds with a growth in demand and supply. This only leads to more success for the start ups that are making in big in various sectors be it educational, healthcare, technological or industrial.

Finally we can all claim that India is a booming market and economy for startups and new ventures. Entrepreneurs are building the future of India’s economy so this is a good opportunity that you could seize if you have been looking forward to make your ideas more concrete. Probably this could be the helping hand to kickstart your very own start-up.

Not Using Instagram? 7 Reasons Why You Definitely Should!

Social Media

Vinayaki Yadav

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December 19, 2017

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Not Using Instagram? 7 Reasons Why You Definitely Should!

Social media never fails to surprise us. Each of our accounts holds a lot of importance in our everyday lives. They are a medium for communication, awareness and entertainment. For instance, Instagram one of the most preferred platform is growing popular than ever before. Ever wondered why? Celebrity kids, artists all over the globe, “Fashion representatives”, bloggers and youngsters; gosh the list is long but you name it and you will have them on Instagram.

Sounds exciting? Well, I have summed it up shortly – Reasons Why Instagram Is Getting Popular And Why You Should Use It Too! These are some of the reasons that make the experience worth it all.

TechGYO_Why Use Instagram — (Image Courtesy: meso reference)

1. Visual Platform

People can see you through your pictures. You recognise an account for its pictures, videos and posts. You come across accounts that could hold images that you find interesting. How well does it feel to come across people that hold the same ideas and interests just like you? Sounds exciting right?

You can check anything of your taste by a simple hashtag before the word. There you go after a search! It’s magic to come across thousands of beautiful scenic views, animals, nature, food, fashion, DIY and everything nice!

2. Rapid Share

It’s quick. There is no explanation or reasons so as to why it is quick but since the entire platform works majorly on visuals it means a quicker means of communication. You upload your image/video and it can be seen by many viewers if your content could cater to their interests. You also need to know how exactly you can reach out to more viewers if you wish to.

3. The New Block In Social Town

Instagram has always been a cool concept since 2010. Something too interesting or futuristic right? However, despite such an early launch it started receiving popularity only now since the past couple of years. This could be because of the popularity quotient and the exclusive nature of the app. A lot of celebrities and social media figures have Instagram accounts.

4. Micro-Blogging

Facebook, personal blogs, YouTube channels are all mediums of socialising, however, there is just something odd and impressive about Instagram. It doesn’t feel a big process or too much work to come across things. It is like a personal mini blog that lets you express your life with a few words or many if you want.

5. It Is Free Of Cost!

Hands down to this one. Who would not want to be on a platform that’s both awesome and completely free of charge? Wouldn’t you like to live your favourite dreams through pictures of that island you wish to visit or see how your favourite mocktail is made?

A lot of apps have certain features you’ve got to pay for. You need to upgrade to a level in order to enjoy a more premium layout or function provided exclusively by an app. Instagram is not biased and gives an equal platform for everybody. Your personal/business accounts need no monetary maintenance.

6. A Younger Social Platform

Pay a closer look and you’ll realise that Instagram has a younger audience or set of users, unlike Facebook or Twitter. Since Instagram is both user-friendly and popular it immediately gets the acceptance from a younger generation. An independent survey even claimed that more than half of the user base is younger than 30.

7. Limited Advertisements

We love Instagram for its limited advertisement feature, unlike many other websites and apps. It’s inconvenient for the users to always come across an ad and then having to click on the close/skip button to put it off. Instagram values the convenience of its users and hence it’s undoubtedly amongst the most loved apps.

Aren’t you convinced yet? If you are not on Instagram there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t be except if you do not want to upgrade your social experience. Share your views and experience with the app right below in the comment section. Choose to be heard!

Ways To Run Windows Programs On A Mac Computer

Software

Editorial Team

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December 19, 2017

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Ways To Run Windows Programs On A Mac Computer

There is truly no doubt that Mac computers are pretty amazing in this day and age. They’ve improved significantly over the years and they’re only getting better. Unfortunately, computers and laptops from Apple have always been lacking in one specific area, software. It seems that a lot of developers only make programs for the Windows operating system. As a Mac user, there is a pretty good chance that you will find programs that are not compatible with your computer’s operating system. Are there are legitimate ways to run Windows programs on a Mac computer? You’ll find out in the guide below.

Switch Operating Systems

Your computer is yours and you can do whatever you want with it. If you feel the need to run Windows programs, you should consider taking the time to switch your computer’s operating system. This will be a long, time consuming process, but it could prove to be well worth it in the long run. By switching operating systems, you will be able to run the programs that are designed for Windows. Unfortunately, this will require you to wipe your computer and install the operating system from scratch. Suffice to say, this is something that many consumers will not want to do.

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Virtual Machine

If you only want to imitate IE on Mac or run another program, you should consider utilizing a virtual machine. This is a clever way to run Windows as a window in your Mac computer. With a virtual machine, you’ll be able to install Windows and other operating systems on your Mac computer using a separate window. In return, Windows will believe that it is running on a real computer instead of as a piece of software on the Mac. All of the programs will run through the virtual machine. Figuring out how to set up and utilize a virtual machine can be a little tricky, but it is well worth the effort.

Once you’ve figured it out, you’ll be able to run pretty much any Windows program on your Mac computer through a virtual machine.

Boot Camp

It has become clear that Apple knew their operating system might be lacking. This is why the company offers a Boot Camp program on their computers. With this feature, the user is able to install Windows on the same computer as their macOS. Just remember that only a single operating system can run at once. In order to switch from one operating system to the next, you’ll be required to reboot your computer. Nevertheless, using Apple’s Boot Camp is still a great way to gain access to your favorite Windows programs on a Mac.

Wine

Wine is another great way to use Windows applications on your Mac. It might not be suitable for all programs, but it works exceptionally well for many. The software actually rewrites the Windows code to make it compatible with the Mac operating system. Again, Wine might not work for every program, but it is definitely well worth checking it. If it does work for your program of choice, you’ll find that it is very convenient and easy to use.