How To Install Adobe Reader in Windows 7

Pdf is one of the most popular document format. Adobe PDF reader is similarly the most popular pdf reader . Its quite simple to install it too.

• Go to http://get.adobe.com/reader/
• Uncheck the antivirus bundle. It's a cheap trick to make you install additional software.
• Click on download
• Let the install finish
• Now you can open any pdf file

Here's a video guide

How To Send Large Attachments By Mail(Gmail/Outlook)

Many a times I need to carry home a few documents from work and don't have a pen drive. Mailing the Files to my personal Id is an option but then if the file is too large even that doesn't work.

Most Free Email providers have limits on the maximum file size that can be mailed.

• MSExchange(Outlook) - 5 Mb(Varies with organization)
• Gmail - 25 Mb
• Yahoo- 25 Mb

I am assuming here that like most corporate organizations several file sharing sites are blocked.

So now I have a 60 Mb word document in my office computer and I need to edit this from home. One way of course is to avoid all this and Connect to my Office Computer by VPN from home. But lets just say that isn't happening for now.

If you have the permission to install software's or have 7zip installed in your Office Computer, Then you can use 7zip to split the file and mail it in multiple emails.
The same can be done using other archiving applications like Winrar but I would always prefer to use the open source and free 7zip.

In the worst case scenario lets assume we do not have any archiving application and do not have time/rights to install a new one.

There is still a way.

create a new mail and attach the file. the 60Mb original file and save it as draft. If you are using gmail/yahoo or any webmail then its quite straight forward. If you are using outlook then find out how the url for office web mail. Login to your office webmail from home and dowload the document from the drafts.

It's obviously only possible to share files with yourself with this method and not with other's. Never give your password to other's to share files with them by saving it to draft.

If you want to share file's with other's and do not have any other means except email , You might have to split the document into multiple documents and send.

If the restrictions are not in place then you can upload the documents to google drive, dropbox or any similar service. Or even better create a torrent and share the file.

If you have used any other technique To Send Large Attachments By Mail(Gmail/Outlook). Please let me know in the comments.

How to Create a Password Protected Zip File

Often we need to send Private files over the Internet and it is always better to password protect them for better privacy. 7zip is a Software for archiving files and is free and open source. Once you have installed 7zip , you can follow these simple steps to create an encrypted archive.

• Select all the files that you want to archive
• Right Click and Choose 7 zip
• Choose Add to Archive from the list of options
• Now Enter the password . Make sure it is a strong password
• Re-enter the password to confirm
• Click on OK.

When you open this archive the file names are visible without entering the password but the files can be extracted only after entering the password.

If you wish to prevent the file names from being visible without the password select the check box - Encrypt file names when creating the archive.

Here's a video showing the steps.

How To Split A Large File Into Small Files In Windows 7 Using 7zip

Many a times we need to Split large files into smaller files. This is especially useful when uploading to websites that have a limit on the file size.

If you just need to split the files send across to someone who can join them back then 7zip is a great utility.

If you are using Windows 7 Then you can follow these steps to install 7zip.

Its a simple procedure to split a file using 7zip. All we need to do is

• Right click on the file
• Choose 7zip->Add to Archive
• Here there is a field called as - split to volumes. Give the maximum size of the files to split into.
• for e.g if you have a 70 MB file and you give 20 there, it'll split the file into 4 files of  20,20,20,10 MB size.
• Now you can send these files separately by whatever means you like.
• The receiver of these files can simply select the files and say extract here and the file will be merged back.

Here is a video showing the same -

How To Zip Multiple Files Using 7zip in Windows 7

Many a times we need to send multiple files by email or any other means. It is useful to zip them into a single file and avoid the hassle of missing some files. By zipping them you are sure that none of the files are corrupted as unzipping will give an error.

If you just need to zip the files send across to someone then 7zip is a great utility.

If you are using Windows 7 Then you can follow these steps to install 7zip.

Its a simple procedure to zip using 7zip. All we need to do is

• Select all the files
• Right Click
• Choose 7zip -> Add to archive
• Click on OK
• The receiver can right click on the file and select Extract here

Here's a Video Tutorial to show the same -

How to Install 7zip in Windows 7

Windows comes with a default Archiving tool. But then for several reasons like

• Open source alternative
• split files by size 
• encryption

We need a different software. Currently I feel 7zip is the best out there. So how do we go about installing 7zip in Windows 7.

• First we need to visit http://www.7-zip.org/download.html to download the 7zip installer for Windows 7. Choose the msi installer.
• Run the Installer.
• Click on Next
• Accept the Terms and conditions and click on next
• Click on Next
• Click on Install
• Click on Yes
• Now 7zip is installed and ready for use.

You can also view a Youtube Video on How to Install 7zip in Windows 7

You can archive files, split files by size and encrypt archives.
Please comment below if you have used 7zip or any other FOSS for archiving.

How to Remote Access My Computer

So you want to access you home computer from Office or access your friend's computer who is in another city or access your computer from a friend's place... You get the point. If you need to connect to another PC which is directly connected to your computer then you can just Remote Login but if you are connecting to a computer through the internet then that won't work.

What we need for such situations is a VPN Connection that will allow you to log in to another computer and let you work as if you were sitting right in front of it.

I personally need VPN mostly for helping out friend's with their computer problems. There are plenty of VPN Software's available online like LogMeIn, VNC, CrossLoop.

I have been using Teamviewer as long as I can remember and haven't felt the need to look anywhere else. Other Software's have pretty much the same features if not less.

Features of Teamviewer

• Works for Computes behind a NAT , firewalls and proxy servers
• No need to install in Client Computer Just a standalone Executable.
• Several Modes to optimize speed or bandwidth Used
• Works on Windows,Linux,Mac,Android and Iphone
• Allows to Record a Session
• Allows File Transfer
• Free For Personal Use

Most Interesting Twitter Accounts To Follow

So You have created a Twitter Account and now you want to follow some Interesting Twitter Accounts. Here are a few Twitter Accounts that you might find Interesting. As you keep using Twitter You will come across many more Interesting Accounts and feel free to share them with me.

Tech Giants

Twitter is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based messages of up to 140 characters

Google is an American multinational corporation which provides Internet-related products and services, including Internet search, cloud computing, software and advertising technologies.

Facebook is a popular social networking service and website

Famous People

Barack Obama is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office.

The 14th Dalai Lama is the 14th and current Dalai Lama, as well as the longest lived incumbent

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time

Indian Tweeples

Barkha Dutt is an Indian television journalist and columnist. She is currently the group editor with NDTV

Vijay Mallya is an industrialist and a second-time member of India's parliament. He is the chairman of the UB Group

Amitabh Bachchan, born Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan on 11 October 1942) is an Indian film actor.

Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan and informally referred to as SRK, is an Indian film actor

Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player, well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes

Shreya Ghoshal is an Indian singer. Best known as a playback singer in Hindi films

Shashi Tharoor is a Indian Member of Parliament (MP) from the Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala who entered politics in 2009.

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is a British Indian novelist and essayist

How To Open A Twitter Account?

So Now you know what Twitter is and you want to know how to open a Twitter Account.

• First we need to go to twitter's website  - https://twitter.com/signup
• Fill In You  Full Name, Email Address, Username and Password.
• Twitter Will send you an email to the Email Address you just provided.
• Click on the link in that Mail
• Go to http://twitter.com and login using the username and password
• Twitter will allow you to import your contacts from gmail or other services and find twitter friends
• Now Write your first tweet , be creative 
• Finally go follow me @sougat818 :) 

Now You can find your favourite celebrities on twitter and follow some interesting Tweeples. 

What is Twitter?

There are a lot of social Networking Sites but very few are like Twitter. Twitter is a combination of Social Networking and Micro blogging. In short You can share with the whole world what you ate for dinner but you gotta do it in 140 characters or less.

While Initially it might sound like isn't that too short, the world has been sending SMS's for a long time now and they seem to be enough. You can send "tweets" from the web interface, text messages from your phone or using apps for your mobile.

The original project code name was twttr but then when they came across the word 'twitter' meaning - 'a short burst of inconsequential information' and 'chirps from birds', it struck as being perfect.

• The first Tweet ever was sent by Jack Dorsey

Since then Twitter has come a long way and has spread even beyond the confines of this planet!!

• The first Unassisted Tweet from the International Space Station by NASA

Twitter introduced Verified Accounts for celebrities to help people know that they are following original accounts. A simple search on twitter for your favorite celebrity can allow you to follow their life like never before.

A lot of services have come up catering to Twitter and things surrounding Twitter but more about that later. Go Open a Twitter Account and follow me @sougat818

Who visited my Facebook Profile?

There are a lot of apps in Facebook claiming to be able to tell - Who visited your Facebook Profile.

So which one is the one that actually works and which one's are fake. The answer is quite simple. All of them are lying, yes you heard it right.

Facebook has clearly stated that Applications CANNOT track profile (timeline) visits for people, Facebook has made this technically impossible.

You can read Facebook's Clarification in their help Center about Who visited my Facebook Profile

Facebook also states that Applications may do this in a different manner. What that means is You will get to know if another user visits your profile only if both of you are using that application. So Its more like Who visited my Facebook Profile and also uses application XYZ.

In Short

• If you are not using such applications then you can be very sure that No one can know If you visit someone's Facebook Profile. 
• Which also means that you will never know the answer to the million dollar question - Who visited my Facebook Profile.

How to Buy a laptop without OS

I currently own an Acer eMachines EM350 netbook and I need something more powerful now. I need a good laptop. I have been using Ubuntu, and consequently not been using Windows, in my personal Computer for over 5 years now. And to say the least I would be using Ubuntu in the new laptop as well. But as I soon realized its not an easy job to get a laptop without Windows preinstalled. So I