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How To Run Android On Windows Pc

Android is the leading mobile OS in the market today.It is growing so fast in the market.Everybody is buying an android phone instead of old java phones.But most of them can't buy them at all because android phones are expensive to buy.If you wanna buy a perfect android 2.2 phone then it will cost you around 326 U.S dollars.However you can try and use android os on your pc and can trick your mind that you own an android phone.I have shown here that how to run android 2.2 on your windows pc.So here we go.

Softwares needed for this experiment to run on pc.
1. java development kit which is known as jdk 1.6.0 .

download jdk

2. android development kit.You can download it here

download android sdk


Now proceed as follows :

  • install java sdk namely jdk 1.6.0.
  • install android sdk.Android sdk would not install without jdk so you have to first install jdk 1.6.0.
  • now run android sdk.
  • click on installed packages.You will see a list of installed packages.But if you run this sdk first time on your pc then you will not see any packages.You should install anyone you want.














  • now click available packages then click android repository.Now expand that repository and uncheck all entries now check those entries that you want to install such as if you want to install android 2.2 then check it and click install selected and wait for few minutes until it is downloaded.




  • once you have downloaded click virtual devices then click new and enter any name select android os version in the target and click create avd.



  • then select your avd and click start,you will see a box then click launch in it.

  • now you will see a black window with a virtual keyboard.You will see a power button if the os starts itself then it is good if it does not then hold the power button for a while to start your virtual phone.

  • now your android is ready to run.Use it like a phone.You can do anything with it you can browse internet,install apps read memory card.To read a memory card you should first convert it to an image files then you should edit the avd and give the location of that image file.



android menu sccreen

android homescreen

How To Hide Disk Drives In Windows 7

This post will show that how to hide disk drives in windows 7.

We all have a pc and we maintain it according to our needs.We use it store our important data and files.We also play interactive games on it.A pc is like a true friend which always help us.But when someone from outside want to access your pc you will prevent him to access it.However if gain access to your pc by some unfair means then he will see all your files,can play your games or whatever he want.But most of them do not know about the computer usage.These may be children in your home or in your locality.They quickly start searching games in the hard drives once they gain access.You can prevent access to all the disk drives present in your pc as a result tricking them.When you hide the disk drives they won't be able to see any disk drive present on your pc,therefore they can't access it.In windows XP this trick would not work on professionals because hiding only the disk would not restrict access to them.They can be accessed by typing the disk path in the my computer address bar i.e. C:\ ,this will open c drive but in windows 7 the drives are restricted when they are hidden,you can't access them like in XP..So here is the way to do this.

1. open start menu and click run and type  gpedit.msc

2. now click on administrative templates below the user configuration.

3. now click on windows components.

4. now look for windows explorer and click on it.Do not expand it.

5. now look for 'Hide these specified drives in My Computer'.Double click on it and enable it and in the 

group policy editor

options menu select 'restric all drives' to restrict access to all the drives.

group policy editor

now you have successfully prevented access to all the disk drives.No one can access these drives except the administrator.

Best Free Antivirus Apps For Android Phones

Android is the current leading mobile os in the market.It is a powerful os developed by google.However most android users find some issues specially battery.To keep your android phone free from malware you can use a variety of antivirus apps.There are number of antivirus apps available in the market some of them are free and some of them are available for few dollars.However in this post you will find some best antivirus apps for your android phone.

Five Best Antivirus Apps For Android :

lookout antivirus
image from : brothersoft


1.Lookout Mobile Security : it is an android app which is capable of identifying malware present in your   phone.it has following features.
      1.1 antivirus and firewall : antivirus scans your android phone to find unwanted and malicious files or                                                                              programs.Firewall blocks and scan attacks.
       1.2 backup : save sensitive data to cloud.Restore your data in case if it is lost , by accessing it through a browser.
        1.3 missing device : helps to locate your lost device by representing it on gmaps through GPS.You can wipe all data if device is not located.

risk detector
image from : podnova


2.Risk Detector : risk detector is able to identify viruses,spywares,trojans and malware.It scans the installed apps in your phone.It also has bug fix.


3.Smobile Antitheft :

  • antitheft and identity protection provides protection from viruses and malwares.
  • you can remotely wipe out the device completely in case if the device is lost.
  • we can view the android phone's GPS location.
  • it also protects your device from spyware,trojans and worms.
  • trusted by US Federal Government.
  • Virus protection updates automatically defending your device in real time from harmful apps and content.
super security
image from : androidspin


4.Super Security : it is a free security android app that provides cloud based engine technology to help your device to fight viruses and malwares,It also provides a strongbox to hide your sensitive files.

Features :

  • mobile anti lost.
  • strongbox.
  • antimalware
  • taskmanager.

netqin antivirus
image from : vector-eps

5.Netqin Mobile Antivirus : netqin has following features,
  • performance and optimization : optimizes device performance by managing memory and cpu.Built in with automatic task killer which helps to increase battery life by closing unused apps.Also cleans up cache and unwanted files.
  • mobile anti lost : it provides global security for privacy leakage.Allows you to locate your lost phone.If the user can't get back his mobile then all the content can be deleted by simple remote commands which are sent to the device.
  • backup : backup and restore contacts to a memory card or to the netqin server.Allows users to restore their lost or deleted contacts.
  • antivirus : it is built with cloud and client twin engine technology which scans,detects and removes viruses.Provides full scan,scheduled scan and real time scan
  • traffic monitor : monitors the traffic to save you from paying money for excess data usage that you actually not use.It monitors that your data usage never go above the limit.

How To Enable Multitouch On Xperia X10 Android Phone

Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 is an android smartphone with android 1.6 os upgradable to android 2.1.It is powered by 1 GHz scorpion processor,adreno 200 GPU qualcomm snapdragon chipset.This post will teach you how to enable multitouch on xperia x10.You can do this as follows .

xperia x10
                                                           image from: www.gsmarena.com

1.download flashtool version 0.2.5 and install it in your computer or laptop.You can download it here,click below:

flashtool download for windows


2.download dualtouch and save file to desktop.You can download it here.

dualtouch download


3.now download FTF file for flashtool to your desktop.You can download it here.

FTF download


4.open flashtool folder and copy dualtouch.rar and FTF file to the firmware's folder.

5.after this connect your x10 android phone to the pc via usb cable.

6.launch flashtool.exe and click flash

7.wait for the process to complete.

8.after process is complete,restart your android phone.

NOTE : This procedure is only for xperia x10 android phone with root access and it should not be tried with other android phones.

How To Increase Android Phone's Battery Life

This post will tell android users that how to increase it's battery life.Smart phones like android has high power consumption due to a wide variety of applications,hence they have shorte battery life.Increasing battery life in android is found to be difficult by many android users,because most of them are new to use android.Most users want attaractive display of various icons,for which they use high memory themes which may slow down the phone and also sucks the battery.Also various phone resources are always on whether they are in use or not in use and they waste battery life.We can save battery life of our android phone by manually disabling these resources which are not in use such as wifi,3G,bluetooth,phone sync.Disabling these will save your android battery.

juice defender

However if you do not want to do this manually then you can use juice defender.Juice defender is an android application which can extend your android's battery life by managing most power consuming components such as 3G,wifi.Juice defender is fully customizable and you can setup everything according to your needs.After complete configuration juice defender runs own its own and improves your android phone's battery life automatically.It keeps power consumption under control by disabling power draining components when battery runs low.

Juice Defender Features :-


1.cpu scaling when idle.
2.two homescreen widgets with easy UI.
3.2G/3G toggle automation.
4.wifi toggle automation.
5.battery optimization
6.five preset profiles

How To Play Farmville On Android Phone

hello friends, you all know what Farmville is. If you don't know then it is a social network farm simulation game for facebook web users developed by zynga.The total users of farmville are about 800 million.This games allows users to manage virtual farms which includes everything virtual that is virtual crops,virtual harvesting and virtual planting.Most fb users play it on pc.However it can be played on your android phone also..It can be best played on android 2.2 froyo,i can't say whether it will run on android 2.1.So here is a trick to play it on your android.


farmville


step1. download flash 10.1 to your android 2.2 phone.

step2. open up the browser and log in to facebook.

step3. when you try to launch farmville on your phone it will show an error.Here is a solution:
           type, about:debug in your browser's address bar and hit go.The browser will go back to same screen where you were on before.

step4. now goto menu then click more and scroll down to settings.

step5. locate 'UA STRING'.

step6. choose desktop.This will trick facebook into thinking that you are accessing them from a pc or laptop and not from an android phone.

step7. go back until you see the facebook page.Or you can go to it directly by entering address.Refresh your phone's browser and play farmville !!!

How To Install Flash 10.1 On Android 2.1 Eclair

here is a tutorial to install flash 10.1 on android 2.1 eclair.Most of the android users think that flash 10.1 will not work on android 2.1 but they are wrong.You can install flash 10.1 on eclair and run flash files.Here is the method to install it.

flash for eclair


step 1.download flash for android 2.1 eclair and extract the .apk file on the desktop.If you do not have it you can download here by clicking the link below

flash for eclair .


step2.install apps installer to your android phone.You can download it here.

apps installer

step3.connect phone with pc via usb and copy .apk file to the root folder in the memory card.

step4.start the apps installer and follow the steps to install the .apk file

step5.restart your phone.You have now successfully installed flash 10.1 on your android 2.1 phone.Now you can play flash files on your android 2.1 phone.

tested on google nexus one and it worked.

How To Open Multiple Gmail Accounts In Same Browser

How To Open Multiple Gmail Accounts In Same Browser most of the time we work on a same browser on the web.So opening other email account of same server in other browser will be a messy work.However you can still open multiple email ids on same browser.Lets talk about google's gmail.Gmail is an email service provided by google.Gmail also provide you a lot of space about 7GB.When you open a gmail id in one browser then google will not allow you to login as different user on the same browser.You have to change the settings before you can open multiple gmail ids in the same browser.You can do it as follows.

1.log in to your gmail account.If your connection is slow click basic html view to load the page faster.

2.now click settings.A page will open now look for google account settings.Click that link and a page will open which will look like as below.
gmail account settings


3.now click edit specified by multiple sign in.Now a page will open as follows.

gmail account settings
4.check use multiple google accounts also check all the options below that.And now you have successfully set up your account to open multiple gmail ids in same browser.

How To Root The Android OS

Rooting can be said simply hacking your android os to get root access.Rooted configuration provides direct access to the flash memory chip on the phone's circuit board.So you can install third party android apps that are not supported in the unrooted version.Rooting can be used to increase the capability of the android os.The rooted device can provide much facilities with extended capabilities than the unrooted version.But beware because rooting the phone voids the warranty.So root your phone only when you agree.So here are simple steps to root your

android

.

rooted android
In this method to root the android os we will be using z4root.z4root is used to root the android phone.

1.First download the z4root .apk file.

z4root download .


2.Connect your android phone in storage mode to the pc through a usb cable to transfer the z4root .apk file .

3.Before rooting don't forget to enable usb debugging in your phone.Neglecting it will cause problems.Also you must have a sd memory card and transfer the file in the phone's memory and not to the memory card.

4.After transferring the file locate that file.If you can't locate it directly then use the phone explorer.You can download and use astro or linda file manager to explore that file.

5.After the file has been located,tap it to install it.After starting the application wait for few minutes.

6.After rooting process your phone will restart with root access.Now you can install third party applications that didn't work on the unrooted version.

How To Make Android OS Run Faster

how to make android os run faster many people find their

android

phones not running fast enough to satisfy their needs.This may low down the experience of using the phone.If the phone is slow then it is difficult to install any application and running any application.Most people advise to root android,but the phone can be made faster by using simple tweaks.Don't root your phone because it voids the warranty of your android OS.Here are some tips and tweaks to make your android faster.

android logo

1.Disable screen animations.These animations add interactivity to your phone but also consumes memory.If you want your phone to run faster,then disable these screens.If you can work with normal screen then it can save your phone's memory.

2.Disable auto-sync function.You can use it whenever it is needed,but if it is not needed then you can disable,thereby saving approx 8 to 9 percent of your phone's ram.This function make heavy use of memory.So it is advisable to disable it.

3.Disable browser plugins in android.

4.Use of task killers is a better option because they automatically free up the ram by killing unused processes and tasks.In froyo (android 2.2) it is built-in,so you do not have to download a third party task killer.

5.Do not install such applications that you do not use,because these applications keep running in the background and slow down the phone.

6.Store your applications and games in the memory card rather than your phone.

7.If you are using android 2.1,then do not install such applications that make heavy usage of resources.In this case the OS will automatically shutdown that process.

8.Disabling the live wallpapers can make your phone a little bit quicker.

9.Update the phone software whenever required,because updating the phone can provide extra functionality and extra performance to your android.

How To Remove Autorun.inf Using Winrar

how to remove autorun.inf using winrar Autorun.inf is a virus that can corrupt all the hard drives on your windows computer.Most antivirus programs may not be able to recognize it.But you can remove it manually.It's symptoms are when drives are not opened or they open in a new window.We can use winrar to manually remove that autorun.You can do this as follows.

1.open any drive with winrar in which you want to search the virus.

2.Winrar's explorer shows all hidden files stored in that drive.

winrar's explorer


3.look for autorun.inf and autorun.exe.

4.if you can't locate exe file then open .inf with notepad ,it will have a link to that .exe file.

5.if you can both files present in the drive then delete them.

6.repeat the above steps if that virus has infected your entire hdd.

7.restart your computer.

now your pc is free from that virus.

How To Video Chat On Facebook

how to video chat on facebook facebook logo

We all are familiar with ,how to chat on facebook.But we can chat only in form of written text during older days of facebook but now facebook has launched new video calling and chatting feature which enables us to chat live with our friends,it is powered by skype.To use the video chat feature you have to install a plugin called 'Facebook Video Call Plugin'.

Video Call Setup


facebook video call setup

after downloading it start the installation and allow it download the plugin over the internet.After completion it will automatically quit.Now the plugin has been installed.Now go to:

www.facebook.com/videocalling 

facebook video chat

with your facebook account logged in.This will set up your web account to be able to use video calling.Now log in your facebook account click on any person in the chat box with which you want to chat.You will see a small video camera on the top right of the chat box.Click on it to start the video call.You need a webcam to perform a video call.It is the newest feature of facebook,it makes chatting more simple because you and your friends are talking face to face.Now enjoy video chatting with any friend.

Access Hidden Themes And Wallpapers In Windows 7

Here is a cool trick to access hidden themes and wall papers in windows 7.These themes add more interactivity to your system's visuals and it looks cool .Also you can manually copy the wallpapers to any other location in your computer and can access them later.So here is a method to access these hidden themes and wallpapers.

1.click start  .Then click run then type the following command,

C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT


2.windows explorer opens up a folder which contains folders like MCT-AU,MCT-CA,MCT-GB.Now you can access these folders to explore the country wise wallpapers and themes.You can directly click on a theme to apply it.

3.when you click on a theme it will be directly added to the personalization menu of the desktop.Now enjoy the new themes and wallpapers.




How To Recover Deleted Files In Windows 7 Using Recuva

how to recover deleted files in windows 7 using recuva you are performing some maintenance task on your computer and suddenly by mistake deleted some important files,that contains very important information about your tasks,your passwords etc.Now you feel what you have done,deleted the important files from your computer.Now what to do,how will you manage without that files,because that files were very important to you.First you think what can i do to resolve this ,you may call a software engineer and ask him to recover your files which may cost you heavily for such a simple task,or you may find an alternate location for that files i.e. backup.But what happen when there is no backup at all,then you will be sad.Don't worry you can still recover your files from your computer even if you have deleted them.But you should not store anything on your computer's hdd after the deletion of your important files.If you continuously keep on storing new files on your computer that important files may completely become unrecoverable.

When you delete files from your computer,they do not actually get erased from the hdd,they are still in the hdd.The computer only removes methods and links to access that file.It resides in a random disk block on the hdd.That disk block allow other files to store in it by replacing that file currently stored in it (the file that is deleted is stored in this block and may get replaced if you keep on storing new files to the hdd after deletion of your important files).So it is advisable not to store anything after deletion of your important files.You can recover your files by using Recuva software recovering tool.But do not download it on your computer,bring it in a disk or a pen drive and then install it.You can use recuva to recover files from pen drives,thumb drives,disk drives,memory cards or any kind of semiconductor memory.Now Proceed As follows to recover deleted files:This will work on windows xp,windows vista and windows 7.

1.Install recuva for windows.

 RECUVA Download

Recuva File Recovery

2.Now choose the file types which you want to recover.If you want to recover all deleted files then click the other files option.

Recuva File Recovery

3.Now select a location in which you want to search for deleted files.You can scan your media and micro sd card and any kind of storage devices except disks.

Recuva File Recovery

4.Now allow recuva to do some work.Let it search your pc for deleted files.It may take upto 30 minutes.

Recuva File Recovery

5.After scanning it will show all the files that were deleted.The files highlighted in green are in excellent condition for recovery and they are not altered by any other file.Check any file right click on it and click recover highlighted.That file will be recovered in seconds.

Happy Computing!!!!!!

How To Lock Folders In Windows 7 Without Using Any Software Tool

Remember folder lock a kind of a software used to lock your private folders to hide them from others. You should first install this software and then set a password for the software for locking and unlocking. But this software has a disadvantage that if you forget the password then it is of no use. However, you can still lock your folders in windows 7 without using any third party locking software. For this purpose you should log in as admin in windows 7, now you can set permissions to that folders,that who can view that folders including you. So proceed as follows to lock folder :

How To Lock Folders In Windows 7 Without Using Any Software Tool


  • In Windows 7 right click on any folder which you want to lock,click properties, then click security.

  • lock folders in windows 7

    • Then click edit and select any user in the group from which you want to hide and lock your folder then check all the blocks in the deny column.
    • Now you have successfully locked the folder. Now the person from which you are hiding the folder can't access the folder.


    It is a very effective method to lock folders in windows 7 because it does not involve installation of third party software. So this is an answer to the question that how to lock folders in windows 7 without using any software tool. So enjoy happy computing.

    How To Speed Up Microsoft Windows 7: Tips And Tricks

    Windows 7 is a very interactive and powerful operating system for computers running on x86 and x64 architectures. The minimum requirements to run windows 7 is availability of 1 GB ram,1 GHz or higher CPU. But mostly memory is the problem. We want our computer to run using minimum possible memory and it should not waste memory. Most applications that are not in use by the user runs in the background and consumes large amount of memory, as a result computer becomes slow. So user should keep track of processes,and terminate the extra processes that are not in use. Here are some tips to speed up a Windows 7 PC.


    How To Speed Up Microsoft Windows 7: Tips And Tricks

    Always clear cache and unwanted files. These cache files resides in the RAM and consumes most of its space,as a result memory is wasted. So always clear the unwanted files. There are 3 methods to clear the cache. Doing this you can make your pc run faster.

    • Go to run in start menu and type %temp%,it will open temp folder.Delete everything in that folder.
    • Open my computer and right click on C:\,then properties then disk cleanup
    • Another method is to clear using the mooo disk cleaner.
    Mooo Disk Cleaner Download

    Uninstall Software

    Do not install programs that you do not use or programs that can serve the same purpose. For example if you want to play audio files then there is no need to install any other media player program. Media Player Classic is one software that can play any media file on your computer. You can also terminate any background process that is no longer in use by using task manager in windows 7.

    windows 7 task manager


    Use System Tools

    run windows 7 default programs provided in the accessories such as disk cleanup and disk Defragmenter. Also check your disk for errors periodically,you can go to run and type chkdsk.It will automatically check errors and fixes it. If windows 7 is running slow then you have to defrag the hard disk. Analyze disk before efragging.

    Prevent Registry Errors

    keep the windows 7 registry clean and error free. Use registry fix v1.6 to clean up the errors in the registry.

    If you follow above steps your system can consume as low as 392 MB of ram while it is idle.

    happy computing.