With the unveiling of iTunes 10, it is reported that Apple has removed the “create your own ringtone” feature. After the launch of the iPhone, feature was first introduced. It lets iPhone users to create ringtones from a track purchased from the iTunes store. As Mac Life realized, the feature is still found on iTunes 9.2.1 but is no longer built into iTunes 10. You can still use a manual method to create your own custom ringtone for your iPhone by using iTunes 10 for free.

If you want to create your own custom iPhone Ringtone , simply follow the step-by-step procedures. As I am a Mac user, the guide is written particularly for Mac user. That said, it should also work for those using Windows. I have highlighted the difference (if any) so Windows user can also follow. What if you are using the older version of iTunes (say, iTunes 9)? Despite the guide is specifically written for iTunes 10 user, you can also follow it to create ringtone on older iTunes version. The procedures are very similar. Okay, let’s get started. Step by Step Procedures to Create Free Ringtone on iTunes 10.

1. Launch iTunes and pick a song you want to convert to ringtone
2. Right-click on the song and click “Get Info” to view the song properties
3. Select “Option” and fill in the “Start time” & “Stop time” to extract the song you want to create as your iPhone ringtone. Ensure that the length is not longer than 30 secs. Otherwise, iTunes will not recognize it as a ringtone.
4. When you are ready, click “OK” to confirm.
5. Again, right-click on the song and select “Create ACC Version”.
6. iTunes automatically extracts the portion of song you have instructed in the previous step. The new song file is 30 sec in length. That’s the song you work on from step 6 and onwards.
7. Next, right-click on the song and select “Show in Finder”. This will launch Finder and locate the song file you just created. (Note: For Windows user, you should choose “Show in Windows Explorer” instead.)
8. Rename the file extension from “.m4a” to “.m4r”.
9. Next, go back to iTunes. Right-click on the song you have created and select “Delete”.
10. Click “Remove” to confirm the removal > click “Keep File” when you’re prompted. This instructs iTunes to remove the song from iTunes library & keep the actual file.
11. Go back, double-click on the ringtone file (with extension .m4r) you have just renamed. Your ringtone will automatically add to your iTunes’ ringtone library. You can sync it to iPhone using iTunes.

Hot Recorder is one of the most effective tools to record any VoIP call, not only Skype. However, if you are a Skype user you can rest assured that it is a tool that’s very well integrated with the Skype application. Below are the steps to do the same:

1. Set Up Skype to Record Calls: Installing and using Hot Recorder is about as simple as it gets. There is virtually no setup. After you run the install and launch the application, it attaches to your Skype window. Whenever you move your Skype window around the screen, the Hot Recorder window stays attached at the upper left edge.

   There are a few things that you may want to configure in Hot Recorder depending on your preferences. For example, in the options menu, you can assign a folder on your computer to save all of the audio files. The Sound Quality and Recording Type settings are also important because they will ultimately determine how quickly the size of your audio file grows. If you have a huge hard drive and are only recording the call for yourself, by all means keep the sound quality high and use Stereo sound. However, if your intent is to email the file or you’d like to store it on smaller media that does not have quite as much storage capacity; you may want to consider using Medium or Low quality.

2. Recording Skype Call: When you hit “Rec” and then dial a phone number or connect with another user on Skype, you will see the Hot Recorder display status change to “Recording” and the size of the audio file updates as well so that you know how much space the audio file is going to consume on your hard drive or USB drive. The current time duration of the call is also displayed, so if you are running a Podcast or radio show and you do not want the conversation to go beyond a certain time interval, you will know exactly how long the discussion is going. If there are parts of the conversation that you do not want to record, just click on “Pause,” and then when you are ready to start rolling again you can click “Rec” again and the call will continue. Once you click on “Stop,” you will be presented with the screen above so that you can fill out details about the phone call including who you talked to and anything else you want to note about the call.

   The important field is “Conversation with” because the listing of your calls shows this clearly, and it is one of the best ways you will have of remembering your calls. You can use any file name convention you like, so keep it in a format that you will be able to organize. You can easily sort all your interviews by date. Once you click on save, you will see the application encoding the audio and saving it to file. One interesting thing to note here is how the audio will get encoded when you choose audio. Hot Recorder saves the conversation in 2 channels it means that during playback your interviewee’s voice will play on the left and your voice will get played on the right. This is actually pretty cool if someone has stereo headphones. Unfortunately if one of your listeners has mono headphones or will be listening to your audio file on any mono device the conversation will seem oddly “one-sided.”

3. Playback and Extra Options: Playing conversations back after you are done recording is as simple as clicking on the “Player” tab. When you click on the Player button, you will see a list of all of the conversations you have had. Because the saved recordings are displayed by whom the conversation was with. If you accumulate a lot of conversations over time, there’s also a search feature available. There are a couple of cool extra features with Hot Recorder, and one of them is an answering machine. You can be anywhere in the world and never miss a phone message again as long as you have Internet access to check your email.

   If you run podcast/radio show, another cool feature are the “emotisounds,” which let you embed various sound effects into the conversation. This can get really hilarious if you play it right. Whenever someone says something that you do not like, just click “boo” or if they’re boring you to death just click on “Snore” – you will have your listeners in stitches. If you use Hot Recorder that is, recording phone calls for later playback and transcription to text, the free version is more than enough. However if you want to convert your files over to MP3 or WAV format so you can use them anywhere, you will need the inexpensive premium version that comes with an embedded Audio Converter.

Everyone love to watch videos and for this they require some media player. So media Players are very necessary tool for everyone. But choosing right media player for your operating system is a little tough task. But because of this reasons I am explaining some of the coolest media players which can be found easily and will always gives you a smooth performance.

1. VLC Media Player: VLC is one of the best media players and is liked by everyone. This magical tool is lightweight, portable and is capable of playing almost any video format. VLC can even be used as a streaming media server, can play DVD’s, can be used as an audio decoder, and doesn’t require external, extra codec’s to run. VLC can also escort customizable skins, as well as nearly every operating system that exists (Mac, Windows and Linux). According to me it is the best media player till now. So you must try it once. If you will not try the you will miss something really good.
2. Media Jukebox: It is an all- in- one media player, music collection organizer, iPod connector and music store with extreme tagging techniques. This music player can pretty much do it all. While not as small as VLC, it definitely does have a bunch of features. It can even be used to synchronize your phone, while finding tags for your newest imported songs, and simultaneously downloading the newest plug-in to customize your user experience. You can further maximize Media Jukebox’s abilities by adding playlists to download automatically and creating or using a custom skin. Media Jukebox deserves to be on this list for sure.
3. Song bird: Song bird is one of the most customizable media players ever created. Besides being created by Mozilla, and being open source, it allows users to create add-ons/plug-ins for added user experience. Built-in options include; Last.fm playback history plug-in, support for the iPod, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, metadata management, etc. Songbird truly shows what media players need to become with regard to customization.
4. Winamp: Winamp is also one of the most famous windows media players. It is one of the most widely used media players in the world. It has developed into one of the most feature oriented media players ever created. Features include: lots of customizable skins, built-in internet radio, support for a wide variety of audio and video formats, flash support, customizable plug-ins, support for multiple languages, ability to sync with your iPod, etc. There is a free version, of course, but you can upgrade to the PRO version for even more features.
5. KM Player: It is not as widely used but it is one of the best, free, media players. While supporting numerous different formats, languages, skins, etc, it is relatively lightweight and can be used for numerous different media related material. The application itself is extremely customizable by its own settings, but can be further customized to fit your own needs as well. Some of its cool and unique features are: Compressed album support, multiple file formats, numerous decoders, support for subtitles, plug-ins, etc.
6. DivX Plus Software: It is also not so famous but it is among one of the best media player. You will rarely found such type of media player. It is served with the services and bundles of all real players. It supports Video on Demand Service. It is a multipurpose Media Player means you can do many things with this media player. Though it is not popular but you must use it one for enjoying its cool and extra ordinary features which are : Download videos at a very high rate, Transfer videos at a very quick speed, Burns DVDs for TV, Supports TV and Movies.
7. Ace Media Player: This media player is only for Windows 98/ 2000/ XP/ Vista. This allows you to watch Quick Time, Real Media, DivX and Windows Media files within a single Media Player. It enables you to: Play all your local media types with a uniform interface, Avoid frequent switching from one media player to another, Use less memory while it is loading quickly, Has full screen playback with onscreen controls., Play and manage different types of media player with in the play list, Save desktop space in share mode, Auto- plays high quality of CD and VCD.
8. Adobe Media Player: It is a third party desktop video player which is totally based on AIR runtime.  This plays a clear image of video which you want to view. If you are adobe media player user then you can enjoy its various exciting features.

If you are a photography lover and have a Android Phone too, then sometimes you wish that could experiment different photography styles on your Pics & Snaps. Then many android applications for editing your pictures are already availble in android market and adding more day by day. So, Today we made a list of useful free and best Android Applications for editing your Photos. If you have more related android applications share with us in our comment section and share your experience with us.


Picasa Tool Pro
This is one of the oldest and most well-liked applications of a majority of photography lovers. It gives access to your online photo album and gives you admittance into multiple accounts. It also has a batch uploader and allows you to use pictures from your online photo gallery as wallpapers or contact images.

PRO Paint Camera
With PRO Paint Camera, you can edit your pictures to enhance their look. You also get the option of adjusting brightness and contrast and adding clip art. You can also include comments using different fonts. This android application is quite popular because of the multiple features it offers.

Adobe Photoshop Express

It has been popular amongst the desktop users since quite a long time. However, now you can also download it on your android. Adobe Photoshop is loaded with a number of features such as editing photos, rotating images, adjusting their brightness and add certain cool and amusing effects.

FxCamera
It enables you to give special effects to the photographs clicked from your mobile. You can choose from a list of 5 special effects and apply them on your pictures. FxCamera can be downloaded for free.

Photaf 3D Panorama Free
This is one of the most popular android applications. It lets you combine multiple pictures together. In fact the task of joining images together is done automatically. It is especially useful for people fond of taking pictures of landscape.

Camera360
This android app allows you to shot in six different styles and offers thirty special effects. If you want to take miniature images you may try the tilt shift mode, in case you are clicking photographs at night or at a place where the light is dim you can switch to the night mode. Then there is a scenery mode that allows you to embed photographs. Similarly there are 3other modes that offer unique photography experience.

Action Snap
It allows you to take four quick shots and compile them into a single image. You can also choose to give your snap a special effect after compiling it into one.

PhotoFunia
This is fun to use. Using this android application you can embed your pictures in different kinds of frames and at different places. It will give you a number of options such as making your photograph appear on a hording, a coffee mug, in the midst of a garden, on a book, etc. You can experiment all this by clicking a new photograph as well as with your existing images. However, you would be required to stay connected to the internet during the entire process of picture editing.

Retro Camera
This android application has five classic cameras that make your images look antique. Each of the five cameras offer different features; you can select the one depending upon the kind of photograph you wish to click.

iPhones avails maximum number of application to its users with all of these applications iPhones are now also availing the application related to Health. People who step back to going to skin specialists dn’t need to visit there coz iPhones new application is providing more than 100 disease’s High Defination pictures with their Causes, Symptoms, Precautions and their explanations too. In this DermoMap HD, user can diagnose, compare and practice too (medical professionals /students). It is available in 2 languages One is English and another is Spanish.

DermoMap HD iPhone apps is in very easy english that can be easily understand by students, medical and non-medical professionals, house wife and any age’s people. There are pictures of all type of skin problems which can be easily diagnosis by the users themselves. There is an alphabetical sequence of skin diseases which helps users to search skin disease easily and user can compare the skin problem by clicking their disease and compare with the given skin disease’s picture.
DermoMap is a useful tool to guide in the diagnosis of various dermatological conditions. It provides periodically updated information about the general symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of each disease. DermoMap helps promote, build up and spread dermatological knowledge. It features 4 intuitive, visual and practical sections specifically created to enjoy a truly “iPhone experience:” This application contains pathology images that may cause distress to sensitive people.

A number of Cloud storage options are available on the internet. While certain service providers offer free cloud storage services others may charge you for the same. Below mentioned are some good options if you are looking for free cloud storage:

Box.net
Box.net is known for its design and the social media tools it offers. It is compatible with the Microsoft images, files, mp3 files, Photoshop, flash video and many other applications. Box.net does not offer shell integration however, it does integrate with Zoho and Google. You get three kinds of account levels to choose from; these are as follows:

• Free account: It offers 5GB free storage space.
• Monthly Subscription account: You can avail 25GB storage space for a monthly charge of $10. You can also opt for 50GB storage space by paying $20 per month.
• Business account: It is also a paid account and offers 500 GB storage space.

You can easily create private folders and share them with others by clicking on the share button. Box.net allows quick and easy uploads and is quite user-friendly.

Amazon Cloud Drive
Amazon Cloud Drive offers 5GB free storage space. You can also get additional storage space by paying $1 per GB/year. You can easily upload as well as download files using windows explorer. Its uploading and downloading process does not consume much time. However, one major drawback of this site is that there is no privacy guarantee under this.
Google Docs
Google Docs give you a free storage space of 1 GB. You are allowed to upload a file as big as 1 GB. However, it is recommended to convert your files into the Google Docs format as these docs consume lesser space. In case your requirement is more than 1 GB, you can opt for its paid storage space. You can get an additional space at a yearly subscription charge.

Dropbox
It offers you 2GB free storage space. You can also claim up to 10.25 GB space if you refer people to sign in to Dropbox and help in increasing its users. It can be downloaded on Firefox and Google Chrome and also works well on iPhone. You can make use of Dropbox even if you are aiming to watch a movie file on iPhone. Dropbox offers automatic file syncing online and transversely on your computers. If you need to share certain folders with different people in order to work on same documents you can do so by using Dropbox. It also helps you access the files that you have already deleted. You can share folders using Dropbox, only those people whom you invite would be able to view these folders.

Windows Live SkyDrive
It provides you free storage space worth 25GB. You are given three folder options: Personal, Public and Private. You can decide as to which one you want depending upon your requirement. You can upload as well as share files with ease using Windows Live SkyDrive. You can keep your shared files as read-only or can give editing rights to the other users. Sky Drive is integrated with Hotmail and enables you to send up to two hundred images at a given point of time.

A list of a few android applications that allow you to stream music and video files from your PC

Subsonic
It is one of the most popular applications used to stream music as well as videos. You can not only stream videos and music but also download them with ease. Subsonic allows you to create playlist and search for your choice of music. A unique feature offered by this app is that the music you play gets stored on your phone and is accessible even when you are offline. This way you would not be required to stay online all the time in order to listen to music.

It is easier to connect to Subsonic as compared to other such applications because it gives you a server name. If you have used other video streaming applications you must be aware of the fact that you require an IP address to connect to them. You can take a free trial for a few hours and then this particular feature would be chargeable.
Tonido
Tonido is quite easy to use. It is known to be the simplest android application used to stream music as well as videos from PC. It also enables you to browse other files such as word docs, PDF files, excel files, etc. All these files are easily accessible on your mobile and what is even better is that you are not charged anything for viewing them on your handset.
Audiogalaxy
Audiogalaxy is one of the most popular android applications used to stream both audio as well as video files. You can listen to your favorite music and watch videos of your choice with the help of this application. This free application runs smoothly on Mac OS as well as Windows. You can make a playlist of your preferred songs and videos on your phone and stream them easily via audiogalaxy. You are not required to copy files to your phone, you can access them from your computer via 3G, WiFi or Edge.
Orb Live
This application also offers a unique media streaming experience. You can stream music, videos and also watch internet TV on it. If you want to use this application to run media files on your mobile, you just require OrbLive and if you wish to use it on Mac or Windows you need the free Orb application.
It has a free version and a paid one. The free version plays only 3 random files from your list while you can stream as many video files as you want in the paid version. Though using this application can be a bit expensive but the experience it offers is amazing.
JukeFly
If you are looking for quality video streaming you can log on and register on Jukefly’s website. Once you are registered on this site, the next step would be to install its Personal Music Server application on your computer and then on your mobile. Now, all the music files you have would be available on your mobile and it will enable you to stream it from your PC.
JukeFly enables you to surf music files from your PC and listen to them on the go. This way your music would stay in your computer and the JukeFly servers would only make use of the song name, album name, artist, etc.
This application is well-liked by the users because of its unique features and high quality video streaming experience it offers.
AndroMote
It is easy to stream music and video files through AndroMote. It scans the WiFi network and provides connectivity through UPnP or DLNA protocols. Once the connection is made, you can make playlists and stream music and video files with ease.