15 Useful Google Tools You Probably Didn't Know About

There’s hardly a day that goes by without most of us using at least one Google tool, be it search, YouTube, Maps, Translate, Gmail, Android, News or Analytics. But Google is much more than just these commonly-used products.

In fact, Google actually has a bunch of incredibly useful online tools that you might not even have heard of. So, let’s take a look at 16 cool Google tools you probably didn't know about…

1.You can set a timer on Google (and get an alarm to sound when time is up) by looking up any amount of time on the website, followed by "timer."

2.Google.com/sky lets you explore the far reaches of the universe using images from NASA satellite, Sloan Digital Sky Survey and Hubble Telescope.

3.Getting married? Google will help you plan your wedding, by guiding you through breaking the news, locating a venue, making a website and more.

4.Google nGrams is a fun tool that lets you search for words in 5.2 million books published between 1500 and 2008 so you can see how they've been used and changed over time.

5.Intimidated by huge numbers? Google will help you figure out how to pronounce that 12-string behemoth if you type "=english" after it.

6.There's a "Manual" feature in Google Translate that lets you draw characters or symbols.

7.Similarly, Google Input Tools lets you type in over 80 different languages without having to download a special keyboard.

8.Find a gorgeous font that you can use for free using Google.com/fonts.

9.Google Scholar makes it incredibly easy to search for information in professional journals and papers.

10.Brush up your cultural knowledge by using Google Art Project to check out super high-resolution photos of artwork from the world's greatest museums.

11.Think Insights is Google's "digital cheat sheet" for marketers, where it uses its data to glean what's on deck for the industry

12.Want to get a pulse on what people care about at any given moment? Google Trends shows the most searched terms every day.

You can even plot how different search terms have waxed or waned in popularity over time.

13.Panoramio combines Google Maps with your personal photos, thus letting you plot their pictures over the real-world locations where they were taken.

14.The Google Sound Search widget works like Shazam to help you identify songs you hear. It will also link you to buy each track in the Google Play Store.

15.Google Keep is a killer notes and reminder app that works across both desktops and smartphones.

Best 6 Screen Sharing & Remote Desktop Software Free

Remote desktop access is called controlling the another person's PC or device through remote desktop connection. Remote desktop also refers to an software which allows the user to interact with another computer's desktop and do anything through remote access. It is a client/server model in which there is one client PC which connects to the another client's PC with the help of host (called third party software) through the internet and you can manage or access the computer which are placed on different location far from you. Like if your any family person lives in different place which is far from you and they have some kind of software problem in their computer and want your help So you can help them with the help remote desktop & screen sharing software, While solving the problem you can feel that you are sitting in front of their PC because remote desktop access let you all the authorities of another person computer, you can manage their computer files, programs and helping them to solve their problems without going out your friend's home. Remote desktop also help in business purposes for online meetings or sometimes you have to manage lots of computers in your company or solve your clients problem, so you cannot manage particular computer by  because it takes lots of time of yours to go to the particular computer and solves problem but with the help of remote desktop you can get your access your clients PC and solve their problems by siting only at one place.
  

#1 Team Viewer

Team Viewer is best, popular and one of the free for non-commercial use and is all in one software which can help you manage online meetings and can get access to your partner's PC. It takes only few seconds to connect any PC or server. You can get access to your office computer from home or can also access your application and data. Team Viewer gives you different packages, for online meetings you can add up to 25 participants. you can boost your products sales by giving online presentations.

#2 Mikogo

Mikogo is 100% browser based tool which helps to set up online meetings. It is free for non-commercial use and for business purposes provides different plans you can check on their website. Mikogo is an powerful and great online meeting software for set up online conferences and for online presentations. Large number of companies use mikogo for their business purposes. It is a cross platform software and you can set up meeting up to with 25 participants.

#3 Join.Me

Join.me is an free, simple screen sharing software with the help of this you can manage online meeting and can share your partner's screen. They have different plans for business user's. For non-commercial use it is free. You can keep record of your meetings so you can share later with other participants. You can also download mobile app and take meetings where ever you are on road, on home etc.  

#4 Ammyy Admin

Ammyy Admin is an easily way to share a remote desktop over the internet. You don't have to download any software just download 0.5mb tiny exe file and click on it after open it fill session ID and password and you can connect with your partner's computer. You can also voice chat with your partner and relatives or you can send and share large number of data through Ammyy Admin. It is a free software for remote desktop connection

#5 LiteManager

LiteManager is an remote access software which helps to connect with your partner's computer and set up online meetings. In free version you can you can manage up to 30 computers. You can do tesxt chat, audio and video chat with your remote desktop. You can also download trial version for 30 days as well as free version for basic purposes. It is mainly designed for system administrators. It is a reliable, convenient and fast software and you can use easily.

#6 Screenleap

Screen leap is free and reliable software for screen sharing. For free use you can share your screen only 1/2 hours per day with maximum 8 participants. It is a quick and easy software just download it and create a session then fill session ID and password after it you can easily share your partner ID with in few seconds. 

These are 6 best screen sharing remote connection based online software for PC and laptop. These are based on our research so if you have any best software for screen sharing which is missing in the list just leave your comment we will check and update it in the list soon. Don't forget share it with others.

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10 admin tasks to knock out by the end of the year

As the final days of 2014 fly by, make sure you've tended to any lingering IT chores so you can start the New Year off right. 

The year is winding down. Next thing you know, 2015 will be here and you'll be wondering what happened to good ol' 2014. Hopefully, you'll get everything completed and in good shape to ensure your IT department continues working like a well-oiled machine as you head into the New Year.

But which year-end admin tasks should take priority? I compiled a list of 10 things you can slap on as a recurring calendar event to help ensure that they are completed at year's end. Will they all apply to every admin out there? Probably not. But you can be sure that a few of these tasks will be necessary on your network, systems, or department.

1: Updates

I'm always shocked at how many administrators go without updating systems. Don't get me wrong. I fully understand where this is coming from. But those updates often bring crucial security patches, bug fixes, and necessary feature additions. Unfortunately, updates have been known to break systems -- and that's the last thing you want to have to deal with heading into a new year. So before the clock strikes midnight on December 31, be sure you have all updates done and working on all servers and desktops.

2: Malware/antivirus

Make sure all machines have the necessary malware/antivirus software. There is no better time than the end of the year to do this. No matter how diligent you are, some desktops will slip under the security radar. Though you may be knee-deep in hardening your servers, you must not allow those machines touched by end users to go ignored. Ensure that every desktop and laptop machine has both anti-malware and antivirus software installed and up to date ─ otherwise, all that work you've done on your servers could easily be compromised. This might also be a great time to switch over to a managed system (one you can control from a centralized location).

3: User loose ends

End users come and end users go. During the hectic daily grind, there are times when users are released from duty, and their profiles, logins, and data remain. Although the data might be a "must keep" piece to the puzzle, it's doubtful that profiles and logins need be saved. So go through your user list and clean house. Remove those users who are no longer with the company. If there's data that must be saved, move it to a centralized repository that can be accessed by those who need it.

4: Active directory degunking

When Active Directory works, it's a thing of beauty. When it fails, it's a nightmare. Although a rogue AD profile will not likely take down the ship, there's no reason to chance that nightmare. It's the end of the year and you should take the time to back up the AD server and clean up the Active Directory database. For more information on this process, take a look at Brian Posey's "10 things you should know about degunking your Active Directory database." The article is a few years old, but the information is still relevant.

5: QuickBooks data files

Like Active Directory, QuickBooks can be either a boon or a bust. When the data file is clean, QuickBooks works like a champ. When the data file is dirty, the software can start to drag and even bring the whole QuickBooks system down. With that in mind, the end of the year is a perfect time to clean up that QuickBooks database. There is a built-in tool for this that will walk you through the process of backing up the database and then cleaning it. I always recommend doing this quarterly -- but if you can manage it only annually, check to make sure it's been done by the end of the year.

6: External hard drive status checks

Hardware fails. Period. End of story. All those external drives you have backing up your servers, data, and other information... they will fail. It is always best to be ahead of that game rather than trying to play catch up. (The game of "catch up" can be costly.) Nearly every external drive has a tool you can download to check the health of the hardware. Do not depend on the Windows tools to test these external drives. Go to the manufacturer's website and download a drive-specific tool for your testing purposes. You may find a dying drive in time to extract the data and replace the hardware without loss.

7: Bare metal backups

If you aren't already doing this, get a backup of every server so you can dump that backup onto a new piece of hardware and get up and running in hours. This should already be on your radar (or even better, already implemented). If it's not, now is the time to do so. You should at least have a monthly bare metal backup created and stored offsite. Year-end is a great time to inventory those offsite backups and make sure each one is viable and ready to go.

8: Documentation

This is one of the first tasks to get thrown out the window. Let me put it as succinctly as possible: If you have solid documentation for your servers, systems, and procedures, your department will run infinitely smoother. Without documentation, you will have an administrator quit and disappear with all the information necessary to properly manage one of those servers or clients. Don't let this happen. Take the time at the end of the year to update all documentation and even put into place the process by which you will keep documentation up to date on a daily or weekly basis.

9: Software disks and manuals

How many times have you needed an older piece of software or wanted to reinstall something recently purchased... but you couldn't find the install disks and licenses? The end of year is a good time to track down all that software and store it in your office. To this I can add ...

10: Total cleanup!

Through the year, your office, the server room, storage locations, break rooms... everything can fall into disarray. Now that the clock is winding down on 2014, take a day or a week (however long is necessary), to spit-shine every inch of the department. All that dust and dirt gets sucked up into servers ─ and we know what that leads to. Beyond the obvious, a neat and tidy department leads to more efficient work. All of a sudden, you know where everything is and nothing is buried under a pile of cat5 cables or old pizza boxes. A clean IT department is an efficient one.

Tech Lang Syne

Yes, there are tons of things you have to do before the clock ticks midnight and you ring in the New Year. But if you know precisely what must be done to get your department shipshape before the end of the year, you'll be better prepared to start 2015 at full steam

10 Best Bug Tracking Tools For Developers

When it comes to web development, every programmer knows very well about the importance of coding in any web development project. This is not just an important aspect of web development, but one also has to take care of the common issues generated at the same time. Because if someone is not mentally fit or active, the chances of getting an error or bug become more high during the coding stage.

There have been a lot of different tools and applications available in the market, which helps the web developers to for bug tracking during the development stage. Error or Bug Tracking is very much essential for any web development or software development project and over the last decade, these third party tools turned out to be very successful. With the help of few clicks, you can track all the program and removes any errors or bugs from it.

If we talk about the software development languages, several bug tracking or bug fixing tools have been integrated into it. These bug tracking tools help the web developers to automate their task and track the error easily. Some of the best bug tracking tools for web developers have been listed here, check them out.

BugLogHQ

StackHunter

BugDigger

Airbrake

BugHerd

Takipi

Sifter

Sentry

Exceptional

Raygun

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The Best Programming Languages Every Beginner Should Learn

Computer science is a booming industry in the US - and it pays extremely well. There's always demand for sharp, talented engineers, which is why learning how to code can seem like an attractive option.

But, as is the case with any new skill, it can be difficult to know where to start. Here are a few steps you should take early on and programming languages that are best-suited for beginners.

Before you learn a language, start with 'drag and drop' programming.

"Drag and drop" programming is a basic technique that allows you to build code by dragging and dropping blocks or some other visual cue rather than manually writing text-based code.

It makes it easy to understand the basics of programming without getting caught up in meticulous character placement, according to Hadi Partovi, co-founder of a website that offers online coding courses called Code.org.

"Once you've learned the basic concepts using drag and drop, you'll immediately want to learn [how to] do the real thing," Partovi said to Business Insider.

There are plenty of programs out there that can help you get started with drag and drop programming, including MIT Scratch and Code.org's Code Studio, and Google Blocky.

Python is one of the easiest languages to start with.

Python is an easy language for beginners, according to Partovi, because there's less of an emphasis on syntax. So, if you forget your parentheses or misplace a few semicolons, it shouldn't trip you up as much as it might if you were coding in a different language.

But Javascript is one of the most useful languages to know as a developer.

Javascript isn't as easy as Python, but it runs on every single platform out there - Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android among others. Every single Web browser, and even new types of devices like smartwatches use Javascript at some capacity, Partovi said.

"Once you reach that level of critical mass, it's not going away," Partovi said.

Once you have the hang of Javascript, try playing with Ruby and Ruby on Rails.

Ruby on Rails is a great tool that can help you with the backend aspect of your programming. Although Ruby and Ruby on Rails have similar names, there's actually an important difference. Ruby is a scripting language, just like Python, but Ruby on Rails is a Web app framework built on Ruby. In other words, Ruby is the language, while Ruby on Rails is a tool that makes it easy to use the Ruby language to build websites.

What makes Ruby and Ruby on Rails so attractive, according to Partovi, is that there's very little prototyping involved. This means that once you have the code written, it's pretty easy to get the final product up and running.

BONUS: Get familiar with HTML...you're going to need it if you want to build a website.

While HTML isn't a programming language in the sense that Python, Ruby, and Javascript are, you still need it to build a website. HTML is used to describe how your website looks, while other languages like Javascript power the interactive components, such as what happens when you clock a button on the site.

25 Websites That Will Make You Smarter

Rather than waste your life on Facebook and Instagram, put your daily interneting to good use.

 

Here's a list of websites that will actually make you smarter:

1. CodeAcademy

Learn programming languages like HTML, CSS, and Javascript with this free, interactive resource.

2. Coursera

With more than 800 free courses on topics that range from internet history to financial engineering, the education platform helps you deepen your knowledge across a range of subjects.

3. Digital Photography School

Read through this goldmine of articles to improve your photography skills; they're helpful even if you're a complete beginner. There's also an active forum where you can find a community of other photographers to connect with.

4. Duolingo

Sharpen your language skills with this fun, addictive game. It's a college-quality education without the price tag. If you're looking for more free language-learning materials, you can also try BBC Languages.

5. edX

From classes like The Science of Happiness to Responsible Innovation, edX offers tons of MOOCs from many of the world's top universities.

6. Factsie

Did you know the horned lizard can shoot blood out of its tear ducts? Keep clicking through this site to find unusual historical and scientific facts, along with links to sources. Another great site for fun facts is Today I Found Out.

7. Fast Company's 30-Second MBA

In short video clips from from accomplished corporate executives, you'll learn great business advice and life lessons, really fast.

8. Freerice

Expand your vocabulary while feeding the hungry. It's the best way to feel good about yourself and learn words you can use for the rest of your life.

9. Gibbon

This is the ultimate playlist for learning. Users collect articles and videos to help you learn things from iOS programming to effective storytelling.

10. Instructables

Through fun videos and simple instructions, you can learn how to make anything from a tennis ball launcher to a backyard fort. You can also submit your own creations and share what you make with the rest of the world. Still wanting to learn more? You can visit eHow and gain a wide range of skills, such as how to cook, decorate, fix, plan, garden, or even make a budget.

11. Investopedia

Learn everything you need to know about the world of investing, markets, and personal finance.

12. Khan Academy

Not only will you learn a wide variety of subjects through immensely helpful videos, but you'll get a chance to practice them and keep track of your learning statistics, too. It's a great way to further your understanding of subjects you've already taken or to learn something new.

13. LearnVest

The personal finance site offers news, classes, and resources to help you learn the basics of managing your money.

14. Lifehacker

On this highly useful site, you'll find an assortment of tips, tricks, and downloads for getting things done.

15. Lumosity

Train your brain with these fun, scientifically designed games. You can build your own Personalized Training Program to improve your memory and attention and track your progress.

16. MIT Open Courseware

Want to be as smart as an MIT student? Check out classes and course materials from the institute here.

17. Powersearching with Google

Learn how to find anything you ever wanted by mastering your Google search skills. Also, read this article on 100 Google tricks that will save you time in school.

18. Quora

Get your questions answered by other smart people, or read through the questions other people have asked. You can learn anything from productivity hacks to the best foods of all time.

19. Recipe Puppy

Enter in all the ingredients you can find in your kitchen, and this wonderful search engine will give you a list of all the recipes you can make with what you have. It's a great way to learn how to cook without the hassle of buying everything beforehand. For a more extensive list of recipes, try AllRecipes.

20. Spreeder

This free, online speed-reading software will improve your reading speed and comprehension. Just paste the text you'd like to read, and it'll take care of the rest.

21. StackOverflow

It's a question and answer site for programmers - basically a coder's best friend. Other great sources to learn code are Learn X in Y Minutes and W3Schools.

22. TED-Ed

This is a new initiative launched by TED with the idea of "lessons worth sharing." It is meant to spark the curiosity of learners around the world by creating a library of award-winning, animated lessons created by expert educators, screenwriters, and animators. You can create your own customized lesson to distribute around the world by adding questions, discussion topics, and other supplementary materials to any educational video on YouTube.

23. Udemy

Feed your brain with online courses on everything from web development to playing the guitar. You can also teach your own classes through the platform.

24. Unplug The TV

A fun website that suggests informative videos for you to watch instead of TV. Topics range from space mining to "How Containerization Shaped the Modern World."

25. VSauce

This Youtube Channel provides mind-blowing facts and the best of the internet, which will make you realize how amazing our world is. What would happen if the world stopped spinning? Why do we get bored? How many things are there? Watch the videos and find out.

 

 

Top 20 Most Popular JavaScript Libraries for Users

JavaScript is the most popular programming language that is widely used today for developing web applications. It is a client-side scripting and computer programming language and specifically used for web browsers to facilitate interaction with users, manage the browser and much more. For all mobile, desktop applications as well as for gaming web development, this programming language can be a boon as it is used as server-side programming language for maximum functionality.

JavaScript Library is basically a pre-written scripting language that ease the development of JavaScript based applications such as AJAX and other web-centric technologies. The main use of these libraries is to write functions which are embedded in or incorporated from HTML pages and interact with DOM of the page.

Below is this article you will come across with some of the best JavaScript libraries for 2015. The collection of JavaScript libraries in this article are the best and result-oriented both for novice and advanced developers as all of them has some of the exceptional features and qualities including, multi-touch gesture, Js Widget, Mouse Trap and much more.

1) Intense Images 

Intense Images is the innovative and only JavaScript library that allows you to view full-screen images with ease. Users can make use of mouse/touch position for panning and the styling of image elements completely depends upon the users. Remember, this JavaScript library is intended to handle only creation, management and styling of image captions and viewer.

2) Hammer.js 

This is another great JavaScript library that allows you to add touch gestures to your web page and even help you to recognize touch gestures as well as mouse gestures and pointer Events. Hammer.js is also compatible for multiple instances at a time and can help you to develop multi-user touch interfaces with ease.

3) Epoch 

It is the finest general purpose real time charting library that is specifically used for creating smooth, beautiful and high performance images. This JavaScript library basically focuses on two diverse factors of visualization programming, the basic charts for developing historical reports and real time charting for representing frequently updated timeseries data.

4) Boba.js 

This is the smallest JavaScript Library that makes use of Google Analytics. This easily extensible library is compatible with old ga.js library and also with advanced analytics.js library. This library comprises one box function, TrackLinks that will help you to track everything easily.

5) Lazy.js 

This is actually a utility library for JavaScript which is similar to Lo-Dash and Underscore, but there is a major difference between them which is lazy evaluation also referred as deferred execution. This can become a supreme performance in most of the cases, especially when it comes to deal with larger collections or compiling multiple methods together.

6) Sweet Alert

7) WOW.js

Reveal CSS animation as you scroll down a page.  Smaller than other JavaScript parallax plugins, like Scrollorama (they do fantastic things, but can be too heavy for simple needs)

8) Blast.js

Blast.js separates text in order to facilitate typographic manipulation. It has four delimiters built in: character, word, sentence, and element. Alternatively,Blast can match custom regular expressions and phrases.

9) js Capture

10) RulersGuides.js

11) Visjs

Vis.js is a dynamic, browser based visualization library. The library is designed to be easy to use, to handle large amounts of dynamic data, and to enable manipulation of and interaction with the data. The library consists of the components DataSet, Timeline, Network, Graph2d, and Graph3d.

12) Gifshot

JavaScript library that can create animated GIFs from media streams, videos, or images.

13) Mathjs

Math.js is an extensive math library for JavaScript and Node.js. It features a flexible expression parser and offers an integrated solution to work with numbers, big numbers, complex numbers, units, and matrices. Powerful and easy to use.

14) Draggabilly

15) Fn.js

fn.js is an opinionated JavaScript library that pushes you to to adopt strategies that encourage a functional programming style.

16) Shine.js

With the help of this library, users can make awesome shadow.

17) Path.js

18) Dropzonejs

DropzoneJS is an open source library that provides drag’n’drop file uploads with image previews.

19) Stickerjs

A Javascript library that allows you to create a Sticker Effect.

20) Select.js

These were some of the most popular JavaScript Libraries which can do wonder for developers, both novice and advance developers, who are looking for something innovative and advanced with some exceptional features. Although there are many other JavaScript libraries available today, but to enjoy additional benefits and features you may consider one of these libraries indeed.    

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