Megaleecher.Net

Making technology work for you...

Get Your Free Subscription By Email:

Installing and configuring Siriproxy on Raspberry Pi

Combine the awesomeness of Apple's Siri voice recognition capability with ability to tap into it using SiriProxy, and our favorite hacker friendly mini Linux computer Raspberry Pi and we have an excellent voice controlled home automation system which runs 24/7 waiting for voice commands to do assigned tasks. To get this super-geeky project working we need to install and configure SiriProxy on our Raspberry Pi setup, follow the instructions shared below to install SiriProxy on the official Raspbian “wheezy” distribution.

SiriProxy Demonstration

Download Windows 8.1 Preview

As expected the first preview of Windows 8.1 is out now for public download. To be released as a free update to Windows 8 later this year, this pre-release version is now available for downloading to early adopters.

Microsoft Windows 8.1 Preview is available as a free update from the Windows Store, as well as bootable ISO images. Users already running Windows 8 and updating via Windows Store need no extra serial number or registration, for new users installing from the ISO image are able to get this preview build for free using officially provided Windows 8.1 registration product key: NTTX3-RV7VB-T7X7F-WQYYY-9Y92F.

Download Windows 8.1 Preview

Microsoft says Windows 8.1 offers improved balance between the classic desktop UI and the new tile based “Modern” UI which is more suited for touch-screen usage. Apart from the return of the Start button and the much wanted boot to desktop option the new update features more personalization options, more apps, new "Search Heros" integrated web-searching, new Store, Extensive SkyDrive integration, 3D printing support, Miracast streaming and much more.

Get Driver Genius 10 Professional Edition For Free

Driver Genius 10 Professional is a popular application in it's niche, this driver manager utility for Windows allows users to backup, restore, and updates system device drivers automatically with just a few clicks. The real strength of Driver Genius is the strong database of over 80,000+ different drivers which allows users to find and update device-drivers which Windows can't find on its own.

Here's a chance to grab a genuine license code for Driver Genius 10 Professional (worth $29.99) absolutely free, just follow the links posted ahead to get your personal registration code delivered to your email.

Driver Genius 10 Professional Edition

Apple iOS 7 Announced : Images, Video And Details Posted Below

Dubbed as the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone, Apple today announced the developer preview of Apple iOS 7 with immediate availability and final version for end-users version scheduled for fall release. The latest Apple iOS supporting iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad features an entirely revamped design with flat UI and lots of colors with "parallax" effect for the wow factor, updated apps, a new control center which gets launched by a bottom screen swipe, and a brand new WebOS card-style multitasking system.

Apple iOS 7
Apple iOS

Apple iOS 7 update will be available this fall to end-users for all device newer to iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPad mini, and 5th-gen iPod touch, with few features not being available on iPhone 4 or iPad 2. Apple also launched a brand new iOS in the Car service, which is basically a trimmed down version of iOS 7 for car interface. Compatible dashboard systems in your car should now be able to sync with your iPhone 5 featuring Maps, audio-only FaceTime calls, music, Siri, or other useful nifty features. Do watch the official video of new features posted below.

First Ever Video Demonstration Of Microsoft Windows 8.1

Microsoft has finally posted a video walk-through showing what to expect from the upcoming Windows 8.1 update. The video features highlights of new features and improvements of Windows 8.1 scheduled to be released later this year as a free update for Windows 8 customers. This "first look" video for Windows 8.1 addresses improvements and enhancements in personalization, search, built-in apps, Windows Store, and cloud connectivity aspects of the operating-system update.

Windows 8.1 video demo

Raspberry Pi Recovery System (New Out Of Box Software - NOOBS) is here to help you get started...

Making life easier for Raspberry Pi users, the core team has announced a new, feature packed "Raspberry Pi Recovery System" aptly named New Out Of Box Software (NOOBS). The utility allows users to select and install operating systems for the Raspberry Pi on an SD card without technical details like partitioning or card imaging.

The Recovery system creates a FAT partition on user supplied SD card with highly-compressed versions of various supported OS images like Raspbian, RaspBMC, Pidora, OpenELEC, ArchLinux and RiscOS. Just like recovery apps for Mac OS X the RasPi recovery allows users to press SHIFT while booting to launch it and use features like ability to easily reinstall the existing OS, install a different one, launch web-browser for online support or edit config.txt file using a handy editor for troubleshooting.

NOOBS main windows

Apple OS X Mountain Lion Update v10.8.4 Direct Download Links

Few days ago, Apple made OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 Final update public. The update is recommended for all OS X Mountain Lion users and features a number of fixes to improve the overall operating-system stability, compatibility, and security. The update is available for immediate download via Apple Mac Store, users having difficulty downloading the update from there can directly download using the links shared below using any download manager with convenience of multi-threaded download with resume support.

Mac OS X Combo Update 10.8.4

Flickr Updates With One Terabyte Of Free Online Storage At Full Resolution With Native Apps For iOS And Android

Days after Google+ Photo annoucement, one of the oldest, leading photo-storage service flickr announced some big changes which will please it's users.

The service will remain free as earlier and will now offer one terabyte of online storage under the zero payment plan, the interface has also been revamped and is now more attractive and easier to use. Users will also be able to share photos in their original quality at high-resolution. Another, welcome advancement is the introduction of native mobile apps for Apple iOS and Google Android which allows the "Upload once, send to any device, any screen, any friend, and any follower" scenario.

flickr 2013

First 3D Printed Gun Sketches Released Publicly, United States Department of Defense Bans The Files, Pirate Bay Takes Over Distribution

As planned DEFCAD released the fully 3D printable gun sketches online which clocked up more than 100,000 downloads within its first two days of release. Soon after getting popular the United States Department of Defense kicked in and censored the file downloads claiming control of the information. However, 3D printable CAD files for the world's first 3D printable pistol named "Liberator" are still available for download on numerous other file-sharing portals and torrent websites like ThePirateBay.

The 3D Gun

It seems the censorship by United States Department of Defense, and the media coverage it resulted eventually lead to the issue and files getting more limelight and publicity. Resulting to this popularity, the full first page of ThePirateBay's 3D file section is now populated with various torrents of these files only.

This is just one of the many helpful tips we have posted, You can find more stories here,
Do subscribe to updates using your favorite RSS feed reader or using the secure FeedBurner email update form on top of this post.