February 2014

Play Android games on PC (Virtualbox)

13.2.14

You can now play your favorite Android games on your PC. Just follow the 10 simple steps below.

Step 1: Download and install Oracle VM VirtualBox. Please refer to the VirtualBox website for the minimum system requirements.

Step 2: Download an Android OS image file for VirtualBox. I would recommend buildroid_vbox86p_4.0.4_r1.1-20120530.ova.

Step 3: Download and extract VMLite. (We only need adb.exe inside the zip file for installing apps into Android Virtual Machine

Step 4: Uncheck all "Network Adapter" as it may cause some errors later. After that you may set number of CPU cores and RAM. Click "Import" once you are done.

Step 5 (Optional): To enable multi-CPU, you need to check "Enable IO APIC" and then adjust the number of core in "Processor"tab.

Step 6 (Optional): Adjust "Video Memory" and check "Enable 3D Acceleration".

Step 7: Click "Network" icon and then check "Enable Network Adapter". Select "NAT" from drop down list for the "Attached to". The same configuration should be done for both "Adapter 1" and "Adapter 2".

Step 8: Click "Port Forwarding" button under "Adapter 1" tab and keyin 5555 as host and guest port. Once this is done, you may start your VM.

Step 9: As some of the apps or games may automatically rotate the screen which I find it quite troublesome, you can disable it inside the settings.

Step 10: Press host control key (default is Right CTRL) to switch between the virtual machine and your system. Open a command prompt and go to extracted VMLite directory (Step 2).

Issue the followings command for installing apps.

adb connect localhost
adb install

Alternatively, you may use the following single line command.

adb -s localhost:5555 install

Step 11: Enjoy yourself :)

Use your mobile camera as PC Webcam

9.2.14

We already know internet users loves to chat via webcam using different types of chat application like Skype,Yahoo etc. but somewhat Webcam can be costly and sometimes unavailable, but in this article i will show you how to use your mobile camera as PC webcam for Video Chat. it can save your money and same webcam experience.

I have select one good application for converting your Mobile Camera into PC webcam using small application easily.

SmartCam application is simple to use and easy to install for all mobile platform like Symbian, Android etc and connect as a Webcam for your PC via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Installation:

Download SmartCam PC Application, and install in your PC.

Then Download SmartCam(Android), SmartCam(Symbian) SmartCam(Bada) and Install app in your Mobile.

Open SmartCam app in your mobile and goto setting and put your local IP and select connect via Wi-Fi or bluetooth.

and then Connect to your PC, now go to your Chat application (Skype or Yahoo) and select Smartcam in Video settings.

How To Boot Into Safe Mode On Windows 8 or Windows 8.1

4.2.14

How To Enable Safe Mode in Windows 8?

At Old safe mode was enabling by pressing f8 key in windows 7 or Windows XP. But windows 8 and windows 8.1 does not supports it. In windows 8 or + you have to be trick to enable safe mode in Windows 8 or windows 8.1.

Booting into Safe Mode On Windows 8 Or Windows 8.1:

On your computer then hold the Shift button and mash the F8 key, this will sometimes boot you into the new advanced “recovery mode”, where you can choose to see advanced repair options.