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Google Is Going To Start Showing Your Name, Photo And Reviews In Ads, Here's How To Opt Out

After sending ads directly into user's inbox, Google has rolled out a new "Terms of Service" update on how they utilize user's information and photo in content and advertisement. Dubbed "Shared Endorsements", the new policy allows Google to use your face, name and reviews for advertisements as shown below. Starting November 11th, your name, photo and endorsements (reviews and facts like you follow a brand on Google+) will get displayed in ads on web which reaches around a billion users globally. Thankfully, Google allows us to Opt-out/disable this completely as demonstrated next.

Google Shared Endorsements
Google Shared Endorsements

Win Free VPN Service: Kepard Offers Three Free VPN Accounts for Secure Surfing

Sending even a basic document over the Internet is never a totally secure activity these days. Why put up with this when there are virtual private networks, or VPNs, available? Kepard has some of the finest VPN service options available, and all of them can allow you to send images, documents, and data of all kinds - and without any fears of hackers or data theft.

Using technologies such as encryption and advanced protection, this firm has developed a strong reputation for reliability and security. And now, you can enjoy this same top quality service because they are giving ten lucky people a chance to win VPN accounts. Winners each get ninety days of service, and will enjoy some of the safest surfing possible.

It won't matter what OS, device, or preferences the winners have because Kepard has created a complete line of services meant to meet all client's needs. Some of the fastest up and down stream transfers will be enjoyed, and with servers in five countries around the globe, a customer can switch around and remain extra protected, and as often as they would like to do so.

Is This Protection for Everyone?
The entire Internet is at risk for hacking and viruses, and Kepard has the solution that eliminates all of these risks right away. So, this protection is ideal for everyone who uses the Internet. Each day, millions of people unknowingly experience threats from malware, viruses, tracking software, hackers, and more. Simply using your ISP can allow you to be tracked. This is why Kepard's VPN services are a good solution for those in the US, UK, and elsewhere.

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With Kepard, you get privacy, security, and flexibility. You can forget about risks or threats and simply enjoy the Internet and all it has to offer. Ready to Get In On This?

How To Setup Internet Access Priority With Multiple Networks On Windows

If you are using multiple NIC's (Network Adapters) to access more than one network, it gets tricky from where you internet connection comes from. Here is one such scenario and solution to make Microsoft Windows prioritize internet connection from a particular network over the other. In my example setup I have one LAN connection (192.168.0.1) and one WiFi connection (192.168.1.1) and would like Windows to use internet from my fixed-line broadband connected via LAN.

Networking Configuration

This Is What You Can Do With iPhone 5S Slow Motion Video Capture At 120 fps

Apple iPhone 5S comes with an improved camera, and one of the new feature is the ability to shoot at 120fps allowing smooth videos in slow-motion. Here's an excellent video demonstration of iPhone 4S slow-motion video shooting capabilities.

[EXCLUSIVE] Download And Use Leaked Blackberry Messenger For Apple iOS Before Everybody Else

The much awaited BlackBerry Messeger (BBM) App for Apple iPhone and Google Android release got delayed as the company has decided to pause the global roll-out of BBM for Android and iPhone citing quality issues which are being worked upon now.

Luckily, the brief release of BBM Messenger for Apple iPhone was enough for users to grab the .IPA file and post it on the internet for others to install. The results were so overwhelming that there were about 1.1 million active users in the first 8 hours without even launching the official Android app. The official Blackberry Messenger app is now pulled down from Apple iTunes store, but here is how to grab it now and install without requiring a jailbreak on Apple iPhone.

BBM For iPhone

Get 10GB extra space on Google Drive for free

10GB extra space on Google Drive

While Google Drive is no-way near the massive offering of free cloud storage like 10 TB from weiyun it does offer an excellent streamlined document editing, sharing and storage solution to Gmail users. Google has two great news for users, first they are giving away the popular Quickoffice mobile application to open and edit Microsoft® Office documents across your Apple iOS and Google Android devices for free and also topping up the offering with another perk by giving away an additional 10GB of free cloud storage space on your "Google Drive" account if you link the two by September 26, 2013.

OLX Classified Mobile Apps

Thanks to the aggressive TV campaign OLX needs no introduction to Indian users. The online classified advertising service allows anybody to post and access free ads in India, catering a wide range of categorized buying and selling advertisements the service has now native mobile apps for all platforms. The new OLX Classifieds Mobile Apps are optimized for searching, finding, selling and buying the products from users mobile phone faster and easier. Available on Apple iOS, Google Android, Microsoft Windows Phone, Nokia, Blackberry and even Amazon Apps platforms the native apps provides platforms look and feel with support for features like Auto location, photo clicking and upload during the ad posting process.

OLX.IN Mobile

German Expert Warns Against Using iPhone5S Fingerprint Function

In light of the PRISM spying by NSA, German experts earlier warned their Government against using Microsoft Windows 8 by companies and authorities. And once again a German data-protection specialist Johannes Caspar warns against using iPhone 5S's new Fingerprint ID function. While Apple claims this to be secure by saying 'your fingerprint is only stored on the iPhone, never transmitted over the network' the expert arguments that 'The biometric features of your body, like your fingerprints, cannot be erased or deleted and stay with you until the end of your life without changing. They are crucial and should not be used for something as non-vital or casual as unlocking your device.

How To Measure Download/Upload Speed From Linux Command Line

speedtest resultThere are numerous web-services like Speedtest.net which allow users to simply open a web-browser and benchmark their internet connections upload and download throughput with ease. However, if you need something similar for your server which does not have an graphical interface here are a few options to check network throughput from terminal/console. One can simply check download speed by using something like the command below at the terminal,

wget --output-document=/dev/null http://speedtest.wdc01.softlayer.com/downloads/test500.zip

But for a thorough check with option for outputting beautiful shareable badge like the one on the right, we will use the "Speedtest" command-line utility as shown below.

Speedtest From Terminal
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