Amazon free Android app of the day – June 06, 2011

Amazon free Android app of the day: Aporkalypse – Pigs of Doom. Original price of this app is $0.99.

You can download this app from the below url,

Enjoy!

Tips and Tricks for your Android Dropbox

We all know Dropbox is an excellent online storage service and we can use it effectively to improve our productivity. There are so many ways we can use Dropbox in our day-to-day life. Here are few tips and tricks to use Drobox in your Android phone effectively,

• If you write an article or want to jot down your ideas quickly, use Dropbox’s text editor. It will be synced with your other devices and you can continue working on it from your other mobiles or computers.
• Sync your camera pictures/videos – Open your Android Dropbox application and click on the menu, choose New -> Picture or Video. You can take a picture or video and save it. It will be uploaded to the Dropbox server. Later, you can download it to your computer. No need of connecting your mobile to your computer via cables 🙂
• To view a file in off-line mode, long press on that file to download it to your Dropbox folder. You can download music, videos like this.
• Share files to your friend – Install “shareQR” application in your Android device. Go to your Dropbox folder and long press on the file you want to share. A pop-up menu will open, choose “Share a link” and share it using shareQR app. Send the link to your friends, they can use QR reader app like BarcodeScanner and download the file.
• Install apk files without connecting to your computer – Download the apk file on your computer and copy it to the Dropbox folder. Now it will be synced with the server. Open the Dropbox folder in your mobile and click on it to install the application.
• Share bookmarks – Create .url shortcut from your browser and place it in the Dropbox folder. It will be synced with all the devices and computers, click that file to open the page.
• Reading e-books – Copy .epub files to your Dropbox folder. It will be synced with all your computers and mobiles. Open the Dropbox folder in your Android mobile and click on that file. It will open the file in the default ebook reader like Aldiko.

These are just few tips to use Dropbox effectively in your Android device. You can find more tips and tricks from the Dropbox forum. If you know any tips and tricks, please share it via comments 🙂

Source: http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=21730

 

Amazon free Android app of the day – June 03, 2011

Amazon free Android app of the day: Office Jerk. Original price of this app is $0.99

You can download this app from the below url,

Enjoy!

Amazon free Android app of the day – June 02, 2011

Amazon free Android app of the day: TaskKiller Pro. Actual price is $1.99.

You can download this application from the below url,

Enjoy!

 

List of malicious Android apps

Steve Kovach from Business Insider has compiled a list of 26 malicious Android applications which can steal your private information like unique ID, model number, etc. So watch out for these applications when you download from the android market.

Here is the complete list:

http://www.businessinsider.com/up-to-120000-android-phones-have-been-infected-with-malware-2011-5

Thank you very much Steve Kovach 🙂

 

 

Amazon’s free app of the day – June 01, 2011

Amazon’s free app of the day: PAC-MAN. Actual price of this app is $4.99.

You can download this app from the below url,

Enjoy!

 

Amazon’s free app of the day – May 31, 2011

Amazon’s free app of the day: Plants vs. Zombies (Wifi Download only). Actual price of this app is $2.99.

You can download this app from the below url,

Enjoy!

How to connect to a VPN network from iPhone,iPad and Android

You can connect to your office VPN network from your iPhone, iPad or from an Android phone. Even you can connect to your desktop computer using your iPad.

You need the below apps/details before proceeding,
1. Junos Pulse app – This is a free application from Juniper Networks. It is available for both iOS and Android.
2. RDP lite – This is also a free application. It helps to connect to your computer using remote desktop protocol.
3. Your VPN url – You can get this information from your network administrator.

Now follow the below steps to connect to your VPN network,

1. Install Junos Pulse app from the app store or from the android market.
2. On the first run, it will ask you to accept the end user license. Read the license carefully and accept it if you want.
3. Now the application will ask you to enable it. Click the enable button.
4. After enabling it, Junos Pulse will show the configuration screen. Tap ‘Configuration -> Add new configuration’ buttons.
5. In this screen, enter a name for this network and the VPN url. Click ‘Save’
6. Now go to the main screen and click ‘Connect’. It will connect to your VPN and display the login screen.
7. Enter your login credentials and log into your network. Once connected, you can close the application, it won’t disconnect the network connection.

Now you can access your intranet sites and other applications.

Use RDP lite to connect to your remote desktop and access it.