Ever wondered how fast cellular technology has developed? Remember those huge basic hand-held devices with vulgar designs which were in the market ages ago with unaffordable prices? Yes, it was all there from where the present smartphones come from. As I was reading some latest specs of the latest model of smartphone suddenly I realized about my first used handset which was Motorola a basic, standard featured phone and I was amazed that is making me to write on this article.
Though the first ever phone was built in 1973 in NewYork that weighed around 1kg and took 10 hours to charge, it was in 1983 and before I was born, the first ever portable handset was released by Motorola company into the market. It was priced around 4000$ and was symbolizing a status in the society in those days. These phones, in general, were confined to the business category of people only until 1990's Nokia 1011 model was the first to be released into public in 1992 and from there the market has begun. However, the screen with very limited customizable colors by 1997. In 1999 Nokia was the first to offer wap services while in Japan the first camera phone was introduced to the market by Sharp company. Later color came into life in the field of cellular technology.
Camera phones made their way into the markets since 2002. Video calling became possible in 2003, with the introduction of 3g on camera phones, which was first known to be adopted by the UK in collaboration with Blackberry. Later by 2007, the technology moved further with developing more smarter phones with touch screen LG was the brand to make first touchscreen mobile phone with superior built quality with a set of features like swiping and scrolling. However, Apple proved to have stronger built and superior quality in touch screen by 2007 and the competition was getting tough and tougher in manufacturing smartphones with improvised and fine hardware and software
Voice recognition, 4g, by Samsung introduced in 2011-2014 became very popular before iPhone which came up with Siri. By 2015-2018 size of the phone was what mattering the markets. Larger screen size to stream videos came into the competition were attracting the crowds. Mobile payments, usage of Google maps, Skype have also begun in this era only. I remember using expensive international phone cards priced around 10-20$ that last for only 5-10 minutes Skype, hangout, Nimbuzz, Rynga and few other apps that came later were saviors and precious in those times especially for students who were studying abroad.
Fingerprint sensors developed gradually since 2013 and are now common specs in the current generation smartphones. Cameras improved, fast charging and charge holding capacities, single slot to multiple slot sim cards, from memory storage to huge in-built memory capacities, hotspots and even wireless mobile charging, split screens and many advanced key features is what we witness in the present generation smartphones. I remember that long time ago where people used to sit with a newspaper on roadside especially in villages and suburbs, but now we see many are engaged with their heads down focussed on to the mobile screens occupied with some sort of useful and useless activities. Sometimes using mobiles phones while driving even caused fatal accidents. The technology has leap jumped from huge boring handsets to interesting and time killing smartphones without which the human race is totally depending on, like a parasite.
In today’s changing online technical world, privacy is rare. If you do not want to share your information with strangers on the internet, then you have to actively take steps to protect your privacy.
In this post, we will learn how to remove your name and number from the True Caller directory.
What is True Caller
True Caller is a free smartphone Application. Almost everyone installs True Caller in their phones. This app shows you the name and location of the person calling on your phone. But sometimes we do not want to disclose our identity and do not want someone to know your name. This post will be able to solve your dilemma.
By following these steps you would be able to remove your name from True Caller directory.
First of all, if you have already installed the True Caller app on your smartphone then deactivate that account because True Caller would display the name of the account. Make sure you deactivate the account and not uninstall it. Uninstalling would not solve anything, your name and number would still be registered in True Caller app.
Make sure you deactivate the account and not uninstall it. Uninstalling would not solve anything, your name and number would still be registered in True Caller app.
Steps to remove your name
Go to the setting menu of True Caller and click About.
In that list, you would see the option to Deactivate.
When you click Deactivate, True Caller would ask for a confirmation. You have to click Yes. After that, your account would become deactivated. Now that your account is deactivated, you could uninstall True Caller app from your mobile.
If you don’t have a True Caller app in your mobile then you have to go to the official website of True Caller and 'Unlist' your name there. You can search the link for that on Google.
On their official website, you have to enter your mobile number that you want to remove from True Caller list. Then it will ask you a reason for that. You would see different options for the reasons why you want to remove your number from True Caller app. Click on all of them and click Unlist. After entering the details the Unlist option would be highlighted.
After completing this step wait for two minutes and then search your number. It won’t show your name.
For your information, I want to tell you True Caller app reads all your contact information after installation. After that, the names and numbers of your contact list will be saved in True Caller directory. When someone would search that number the name that you entered in your contact detail would be displayed.
YouTube is the most popular video-sharing site in the world.
All the latest movie trailers and songs are released on YouTube first before it is aired on TV. So if you want to catch the latest movie trailer you would go to YouTube.
Another great feature of YouTube is that you could also upload your favorite videos and share it with the world.
But you could use all these features of YouTube when you have a high-speed internet connection. A good internet speed ensures that you have an amazing viewing experience on YouTube.
But when the buffering speed of the video is slow or when it takes a long time to load, then it gets very irritating.
When you are watching an exciting video and if it stops in between and starts buffering, then it ruins the whole experience of watching that video.
But there are some tricks and hacks to solve this problem. So let us learn how to increase the speed of YouTube.
Factors that affect the speed of YouTube
- The first and obvious factor is your internet speed. The buffering speed of YouTube is directly dependent on your internet speed.
- The second factor is your computer hardware. If your computer runs on an old hardware configuration, then it may also affect your buffering speed.
How to increase the buffering speed of YouTube up to 20%
1. Block the IP address used by CDN networks
Content Delivery Networks is a system through which different networks deliver a website, based on your geographical location.
The videos on YouTube are delivered by US-based servers, where the information was stored.
When you watch videos through different servers, it affects YouTube buffering speed. So you should block the different IP addresses used by CDN networks.
2. Use the DNS (Domain Name Server) of YouTube
You could increase the buffering speed of YouTube if you use the internet connection through a separate DNS connection.
To do this, first, you have to go to control panel and choose Network Connections. Now here you have to choose Properties. In the properties, go to the menu and choose Internet Protocol.
Open DNS addresses and insert the number of new DNS server. (You could search it on Google.)
3. Use SpeedBit Video Accelerator
SpeedBit Video Accelerator is an excellent software to increase the buffering speed of YouTube.
This will also increase your overall internet speed as well. You can download the free version of this software.
4. Clear the cache data
You should regularly clear your old cache and browsing data, such as history, passwords etc; so that your internet speed is not affected.
There are software available on the internet that would regularly delete your unwanted and old browsing data. You could just search it on Google.
5. Change the video quality
To increase the speed of YouTube, you could change the quality of the video.
You could change the high-quality videos to low quality like 360p or 240p.
6. Close the Ads on YouTube
While watching a video, when an ad suddenly pops up, it could reduce the speed of your video. You could install a plug-in that would stop the ads on YouTube. Adblocker is an excellent option.
7. Update your Browser
You should regularly update your web browser. It is a very important factor that would help in increasing YouTube speed.
So these are some of the few simple tips and tricks that would help you increase the speed of YouTube and enable you to have a better viewing experience.
I hope you will use them to improve the buffering speed of YouTube videos.
It all ultimately depends on your internet speed but using these methods you could at least increase your default speed by 20%.
The world is becoming a smaller place day by day. Thanks to internet. We are very close to the people all around world and also have the option to directly connect to anyone in the world with a click using WhatsApp or Skype or other similar applications. The traditional ways of communication and marketing have undergone a phenomenal transformation with the advent of the internet. Here we will talk amount how social media marketing is gaining ground and helping the small businesses to make more money with least monetary investments.
Pros
We are all very much aware of the advantages on usage of internet. Though it has made the people lethargic and that is the least to say. We have come to expect everything to happen with a click. The new breed of work force would not even think about going to a bank to deposit money. He would rather do all that online from the comfort of his own. Who would not give into the temptation of doing all banking chores, all your grocery shopping etc. right from your AC rooms. No parking problems, no traffic, no crowds.
Cons
But obvious is the fact that you do not get to touch and feel what you buy. There is no inter personal relationship online to start with. Online frauds are on the rise, your personal information is available online, you do not “see” the person you are dealing with are some other factors which are considered as deterrents to the online wave.
Having said that I would like to talk more about the marketing of products and services and how it is developing and flourishing in this new era. With so many new apps available is desktop and mobile versions, marketing has taken on new dimensions
As of Feb 2016, WhatsApp has more than 1 billion users globally. Now this is very huge number. Add to that the fact the messages and video sharing is free (India). If we were to analyze any other marketing models like through TV, ads, newspaper etc. we can see that there is a monetary aspect. You need to pay to get listed. Also the audience is limited. WhatsApp unlike these, gives you the access to the targeted user base with no cost involved. Even if WhatsApp was to be made chargeable, the charges would be bare minimum compared to others. WhatsApp allows small businesses who cannot hire a dedicated marketing team or software to expand its user base. There are no time limits here, no deadlines.
Next best marketing tool today is Facebook. Unlike WhatsApp this platform allows real time communication between people. It also has the provisions to create pages, groups and shops to cater to the marketing needs of small businesses. It allows you to boost certain pages and groups with minimal monetary input. You have the flexibility and the freedom to create your own online store and show case your products. Once that is done, you just need to drive the traffic to your store. This again does not need a dedicated marketing team or software, any individual with interest and flare can do the job well. Facebook with its in build chatting feature, allows prospective buyers and sellers to “talk” to each other and negotiate. With both the buyer and seller having an individual profile also helps both parties to understand and judge each other better.
This is another powerful platform. Twitter has mostly the elite cream of the market users. Here also its pretty easy to create brand of your own and publicize it or drag traffic to it. You can tweet and retweet your products and services to the targeted client base. You can start up discussions and forums. Hashtags are another very powerful and popular twitter tool. It can be used to create publicity streams and trends.
Housewives - Small and very small businesses
The section of the people who have most benefited from these social marketing have been the housewives with small and very small businesses. The number of housewives entering into home based initiatives are increasing day by day. They have businesses relating to clothes, accessories, food, gift items etc. You name it and they have it. This is a powerful means of providing the much needed financial independence to those who are unable to go out and work due personal and other reasons. With the help of these platforms they are able to create a client base spanning across cities, countries and even continents and this is not an exaggeration.
With the growing use of internet and its expanding user base, it is very likely to be the next big in thing in marketing and sales. In future also we should expect more such tools to come up which make the life of the marketing people easier and the competition more tough. And in the end as always the customer would be the real winner
References:
https://www.facebook.com/business/overview
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-whatsapp-marketing/161221/
http://www.cio.com/article/2380667/twitter/14-ways-to-use-twitter-to-market-your-business.html
The first thing I do in morning is not to pray to God for another wonderful morning, or thank him for the two beautiful kids I have or plan for the day ahead or think about my health and do some exercise or yoga. The first thing I do is switch on the Wi-Fi and see the number of messages I have in WhatsApp. I may or may not read them immediately but then I cannot start my day without doing this chore religiously. It’s an addiction, the addiction to technology. There are so many groups and so many people (sorry friends) who keep posting forward messages or discuss some topic just like in any other forum. But when I need a friend, do I have any of these virtual people around?
Addiction
The addiction does not end with just getting up and checking the messages. It lasts through the day. While having breakfast or lunch or dinner, while working in office, while helping my kids with their homework, the subtle presence is always there. The desire to know if there is a new message however irrelevant it may be. The desire to know the new gossips in the family groups. The desire to check the new DP (display pictures) or the new status. To know if I have been added in any more groups. Add to it the competition to create new supposedly “meaningful” groups and keeping it more active and “meaningful” than the groups started by others. Suddenly, I am like OMG (Oh my God) of all the addictions, did I have to fall prey to this WhatsApp? On a lighter but serious note, there is an unnamed disease, which is traced to excessive WhatsApp usage. Basically, only our thumb doing repeated scrolling and “touching” while the other fingers don’t move much. So dears, please do be careful and give your hands and fingers the much needed exercise in between please.
Information
But before you jump to a conclusion about this smaller version of the idiot box, let me tell you there are so many things which are so helpful and make it worthy of the time spent. A family group where the parents are in the native place, the son is in USA and daughter is in Chennai and they have kids. For all happy and sad occasions, you can share the pictures in the family groups. The grandparents will always be happy to see the kids the pictures and the videos because that’s the best they can have since they are unable to stay with new generation.
Similarly, my son misses school for a day. Immediately I post a message asking for homework and classwork done for that day in School Parents group and within minutes I have the screenshots being shared. No, the herculean task would be to make him do that homework.
As we move forward in life, our responsibilities increase, priorities change and the “me – time” is reduced. We seem to loose contact with our friends from college and school (yes we all had friends in school). But WhatsApp is a platform which has brought us all together again. A school friends or college friend’s group is just what is need to bring a smile to our face. A reminiscent of the good old days.
There have been instances where patients received appropriate blood donors through this wonder app. Some cases where lost people were also found with the news being spread faster through this app. But again things when in the hands of good people is safe, but the moment it falls in the hands of unscrupulous people it can create problems. So we all need to be careful and vigilant always.
My World
With everything said and done, WhatsApp continues to be a good time pass for me. Again the first thing I do in the morning is to check the messages, the gossips, the updates and the DPs.
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