[How To] Watermark Images on your Wordpress Blog

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Maintaining your copyright is one of the main thing that comes to anyone's mind. When you blog, you want that your images should not be used by others. If they use, you actually deserve a credit to that picture. But this is generally not done. You also, sometimes Google your images and forget to give the credit to the original poster of that image. This is again wrong and you could be penalized by law for the same. Make sure your always give proper credits.

TechHive's New Monthly Custom

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Customs or Traditions are important for any religion and for the "Technology religion", we need to make our own customs and traditions. So, here at TechHive we thought of a custom that should be implemented from the next month. Though, this was already in use in the month of October, but from the month of November, we shall stick to it more often and provide you better posts on that custom of ours.

Android Games you Must Try

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Android is one of the most common operating system we find on our devices these days. And everyone likes to play games, be it an old man or a young teenager. And choosing from that good collection of apps and games from the market is an another difficult task. So, here I bring a list of Android games that you should try out at least once. If you like them, you can keep on playing or else just uninstall them.

Boost RAM on Windows XP : Hack

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RAM is sometimes a problem when running a heavy-duty application on your Windows XP. Like in Windows 7 and Vista, you can boost RAM using  a flash drive, you can not do the same in Windows XP. But, today here is a hack or an exploit you can say, by using which you can boost Windows XP's RAM and enjoy better performance at no extra cost. There are other methods also to optimize your RAM and boost your Windows XP, but here I shall be talking only about boosting it through a flash drive.

Android Apps for Better Blogging

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Android is a powerful tool for the day. It is almost your mini-computer which fulfills all your needs, but blogging can become better if you use your Android to an optimum level. As we all know, the Android market is one of the largest mobile store market that is available to the general public for use. But to choose the right app from that market is another big task that is not easy! So, here is a list of Android that can help you blog better to some extent!

[How To] Backup WordPress Database using phpMyAdmin

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Backing your blog or website is one of the most important thing, because you never know what might happen to your site! A regular backup is a must for every website, I mean at least once a day or thrice a week is recommended. Backing up the database can sometimes be a tedious task, so here is an easy way to back up the database without the use of any plugin in WordPress.

Evernote : Cross Platform Notemaking App

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Remembering things is one of the most difficult task for some of us. So, we intend to jot down notes, which wastes a lot of paper every time we make a note. So, here is an Eco-friendly(sort-of) way to remember things across all your devices. Whenever you are on your computer, using your Android Phone, or working on your iOS device or even working on your Blackberry device and you need to make notes, its easy! Just use this app and you can sync all your notes to their server and access them at anyplace, anytime on any platform.

Must have Android Apps : October 2011

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Android is the most common mobile operating system found today. And the best thing about android is that you have access to millions of apps for free. But, to choose from those best apps, you need to spend some time, or rather a lot of time. So, here I come to share with you all the apps that I found useful for my Android phone. The list may differ from person to person and also from what you use your phone for. So, don't kill me if you do not like these apps :P

Fix Error 3194 : iTunes

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Error 3194 is the error that pops on your screen when you try to update or restore your iPhone or iPod? Well, not anymore. Here is the solution that can help you easily overcome this error.Error 3194 seems to be triggered when unsigned firmware is used, often during an iOS downgrade or even during some restores. Here’s a small guide on how to troubleshoot this error in an easy way. All we have to do is, just to block the Apple's firmware signing services.

iOS 5 : Should you Update?

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iOS 5, the latest iOS version from Apple came out for the general public this week. And updating to it has been quite a tedious task for some of us, due to Error 3200 and Error 3194. But, it is actually good to update it to the latest iOS, the iOS 5. So, here I would discuss and highlight a few reasons why you should update to iOS 5 and a reason why you should not update to iOS 5.

Choosing a Domain Name : The Most Difficult Task

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Choosing a domain name for your business or your blog can sometimes be a very tedious job. So, here are some tips to help you overcome that job. If you run an on-line business, picking a name that will be marketable and achieve success in search engine placement is paramount. Many factors must be considered when choosing a good domain name. This article summarizes all the different things to consider before making that final registration step! 

Update Status from Different Devices : Facebook

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Have you ever updated your status from different devices? Like say, from your iPod or from your Mobile? If yes, you would be aware of what I am going to talk in this paragraph. If no, you better read this! Whenever you update your status on Facebook, it shows the device you used to update your status, if its other than the Facebook PC website. If you update status from your Android phone, it will show "via Android" or similar for other devices. So, if you do not have an Android device, you can't update your status "via Android", can you? Of course you can, you just need a bit of going here and there on Facebook applications.

Calculate Time Spent On Any Website

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Time is a precious thing, which we all should take care of! Spending too much time on the internet on Social Networking websites is not a good idea as it affects your real life to some extent. Now, you can monitor and control the time you spend on a website at a stretch.

doPDF : Save Anything as PDF

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PDF stands for Portable Document Format and it was created by Adobe to ease document exchange. Do you ever have to send out documents to others, and you want that those people should not edit those documents, well here is the key! Just convert that file into a PDF and editing PDF's is a bit tricky, though it can be done! So, all that this application does is that it saves any webpage/image/document or anything else that you can print from your computer into a PDF file, which you can take with you wherever you want to!

Top Cydia Repos : October 2011

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Here is a list of the top 5 Cydia Repos that you can use on your Jailbroken iOS device, which more or less satisfy all that you need to have on you iOS device. By adding these sources to Cydia, you can access hundreds or even thousands of HD themes, games, ringtones and tweaks for free. I haven't included standard Cydia repos as these sources are pre-added to Cydia by default whenever you jailbreak your iDevice.

Sync Facebook Profile Pictures and Birthdays : Symbian

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Having a contact picture for your contacts on your phones is good! Sometimes, you do not remember people by their names, rather by their faces. This feature comes by default in the Android phones that you purchase, but the "old" and still common Symbian OS on Nokia Phones does not have that feature, as far as I know! And since, I am still stuck on a Symbian OS phone, I always wanted to have pictures of all my Facebook and Phone book contacts synced, I tried searching how to do that and finally, I came across this application, which solved my problem.