Remove Write Protection From Pendrive and Memory Card – How to Guide

Don’t you just hate it when you buy a Pendrive or a Memory card and there’s nothing you can do to it? Whether it comes with software on it, or you’re just trying to use it for any other purpose, you should have the right to change things up however you like.

In this guide, you will be shown how to Remove Write Protection From Pendrive and Memory Card. It’s a fairly simple process, so be sure to follow each and every step carefully. This guide is for information purposes and we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device in the process.

Before we proceed, what is Write protection exactly? Write Protection is when the manufacturer locks the device down from being written on and prevents unauthorized access to add, change or delete the files on the device. While the uses of write protection is a good thing because it prevent files from being tampered with and the manufacturer can make sure all users are getting the same files, but it’s also very inconvenient. To remove this protection, to you will need to format the drive.

In this guide, I will show you exactly how to do that. Follow each and every step carefully, please. Windows platform is used for the purpose of this guide.

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How to Remove Write Protection From Pendrive ?

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Step 1: Plug in your pendrive into your USB 2.0 on your computer. In order to make sure the computer has read your pendrive, you can go down to your bottom left on Windows, you will notice a small USB drive icon. If you click that, it will say “Removable Disk.” This means that the pendrive has been read successfully.  You can take a backup of your files from the pendrive or Memory card, Because we here are going to format it Completely.

Step 2: Next we need to open up command prompt. You can do this by simply going to “Start”, then just search for “Command Prompt”, or you can simply just type in “cmd” and command prompt should pop up.

Step 3: In the command prompt, type in the drive letter of your pen drive with a colon at the end, like this: “ F: ” but without the quotation marks.

Step 4: After putting in the previous command, type in “format” without the quotation marks. Here’s how to do it: “format F:” and then press “Enter.”

This should get the process started to remove write protection. Make sure that you are entering the right command with the right drive letter. If you have more than one pen drive plugged in, make sure that you do select the right one as you can accidentally format the wrong drive, causing loss of data.

Step 5: After the process is complete, proceed to closing command prompt.

Congratulations! You’re successfully removed the write protection on your drive.

If you have any questions or concerns, please write them in the comments section below. Let us know how we did and how things went for you.

UsbFix - Remove Shortcut Virus from your USB Drives

UsbFix, a tool you can't miss, by SosVirus.net

Remote memory devices are a major source of viral contamination and it is most important to protect your USB devices from those malware. 
UsbFix is an anti-virus developed by El Desaparecido - www.en.usbfix.net. 

Key Features

• Irradication of infections: external memory devices are subjected and are the main targets for infections. Malware can damage your device and your precious data which they contain. In case of infection, it is strongly recommended to request assistance from a virus/security contributor in the Virus/Security Forum.
• Repair: it will erase all infection traces; rehabilitate all security functions such as registry entries, task manager, hidden files and more.
• Save: although all infections traces are deleted, this software will save all files and folders. Even the registry is saved in C:\UsbFix\Backup before clean-up and deleted files are kept in C:\UsbFix\Quarantine.
• Prevention against future infections: UsbFix will not only clean infections but will also protect your device by creating autorun.inf files to protect the devices.
• Deleting infections : We can't do without removable media in everyday life, though they are the main targets for malwares, which can seriously dammage them
  To avoid this danger, there are softwares like UsbFix
  They aim at deleting all infections spreading through removable media
  Repairing : By completely deleting all traces of infections, the program rebuilds the security functions the malware has damaged, such as access to the registry, or task manager or display of hidden files, and many other things
  Backing up : Even if the program suppresses all traces of infections in removable disks, it will back up the user's files and folders. For example the registry is backed up in C:UsbFixBackup before cleaning; and even deleted files are backed up in the quarantine of UsbFix with the extension .vir C:UsbFixQuarantine
  Preventing a future re-infection : UsbFix does not only clean infections, it also prevents future risks : It creates autorun.inf files on drives (removable or not), to protect them from other infections in the future
• UsbFix Tutorial.

Its efficiency is acknowledged on all helping boards devoted to disinfection
UsbFix has been downloaded more than one million times all over the world
Protect your removable media from malwares with UsbFix !

All infections met by UsbFix are automatically sent to our team of developpers, for quicker and better updates


Minimum system requirements :
Operating system : Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.
Hard disk drive : 2 MB.

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Resize Image without loosing Quality – How to Guide

People hate to visit websites which require more time for loading. So one should always seek to improve the webpage load time, so to do so you have to look at many things like loading sources, page cache, media files etc. One among such media file is images, adding beauty to your page, but at the same time, it is regarded as the most bulky resources which takes much time to load on the page, thereby causing inconvenience to the visitors.

But one can improve the page load time by cutting the size of an image to a significant amount. But even resizing the image without any proper knowledge may be troublesome as you may lose the quality it had. Though photoshop provides a nice feature to save the original quality of the pic, it is not preferred much as it’s too expensive to purchase the photoshop application for desktop or web version. So here I’m going to provide you with free online tools to Resize Image without loosing Quality

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Web Based Tools to Resize Image without loosing Quality

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1.Kraken.io :

JPEG, PNG, GIF, SIV are some of the image formats that can be compressed with this online application. This reduces the image to a quite considerable point without losing the image size.

This application is also available in Chrome and Firefox extensions

2.Imageoptimizer.net:

After uploading the image from your computer, give the size of the image and quality you wish to have after processing. This provides only some control of the output and compression ratio But Greatly Helps to Resize Imagewithout loosing Quality.

3.Smush.it:

Smush.it is the best and popular online application you can have to compress images. It is present with an up-loader as well as URL box to have the image. In this you will not be provided with the ‘enter’ option to enter the image quality as that of previous one because it automatically optimizes the image by compressing it to a limit.

4.Compressjpg.com & Compresspng.com :

I would suggest you to have these application, for more control of the image quality. A slider appears as soon as you upload an image to auto control the quality of the last image. A preview panel is provided for showcasing the changes according to the quality slider change. So before downloading the image you can have the review of your final image. This application is available on different domains for JPG and PNG images.

5.Punypng.com :

This application is available to compress the PNG files. Upload an image and you can get a compressed size of the image. Besides this, tinypng.com , a quick tool to compress the PNG images to the best level without affecting the image quality.

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Desktop tool to Resize Image without loosing Quality

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If you need a Desktop tool to do this task then i would suggest you to have PNG Gauntlet as your first choice, You will need .Microsoft Net Framework 4.0 to run this tool on your Windows.

You won’t Face any difficulty in Using this tool as it is very User Friendly. While Optimizing the images PNG Gauntlet will show you older size and Optimized size of the image. this Program is not that Fastest at it work but Useful.

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intelliPaper reveals disposable, paper-based USB drives

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USB drives have become so prolific in recent years that they've become practically disposable. Now, one company has created a different type of flash drive that can literally be crumpled up and thrown in the garbage. With an embedded silicon chip, intelliPaper seamlessly turns an ordinary strip of paper into a fully functioning USB drive.



The team plans to release USB-enabled note cards, called 'DataNotes,' in mid-2013The design team at intelliPaper has patented technology that allows electronic components ...The paper used is about as thick as card stock, and the embedded chip can hold 8-32 MB of ...Once it's ripped from the full sheet and folded in half, the paper can be inserted into an...View all



We've seen concepts for a USB stick made out of paper before, but the design team at intelliPaper has now patented technology that allows electronic components to be layered into a regular sheet of paper with USB contact points exposed. Once it's ripped from the full sheet and folded in half, the paper can be inserted into any USB port to access the files it holds, just like a typical USB drive. Files can be added and removed like any other storage device, and the drive can be reused for as long as the paper and contacts remain intact.



The paper used is about as thick as card stock, and the embedded chip can hold 8-32 MB of data – the team has not decided on a fixed capacity yet, but it will be within this range. So far, the developers have implemented their technology in mail-out flyers, promotional brochures, and business cards, among other items. Uploading data to a fresh card does require a special reader and some software to avoid damaging it, which intelliPaper offers to customers. If someone doesn't want to risk damaging the paper drive itself, intelliPaper also communicates wirelessly with any near field-enabled smartphone or tablet.



Once it's ripped from the full sheet and folded in half, the paper can be inserted into an...
Since intelliPaper is so inexpensive to produce, it's not hard to think of plenty of uses for such a paper-based USB drive. Tourists could send out postcards with vacation photos uploaded onto them, couples could send wedding invites with a digital version attached, and schools and businesses could hand out multiple pages of documents uploaded to a single sheet of paper.



The company mostly ships intelliPaper to customers in bulk, but it is also preparing to release products aimed at individual consumers (greeting cards, note cards, and so on). The design group recently finished an Indiegogo funding campaign that was intended to speed up this process, but only raised US$6,480 of its $300,000 goal. Nevertheless, the team did manage to find a U.S. distributor and plans to release USB-enabled note cards, called "DataNotes," in mid-2013.



Check out the video below to see intelliPaper president/CEO Andrew DePaula demonstrate some of the many uses for a sheet of paper outfitted with USB capabilities.

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How to Fix Upside Down Videos in VLC

VLC will fix the upside down video and play it immediately in the media player. Moreover, with VLC, you can use two methods for resolving this glitch. The first one is through the Transform feature and the other one is through Geometry-Rotate.

To start, open the VLC program and click the Tools menu.

Next, press Effects and Filters.

The default display is Audio Effects. Hit the Video Effects tab to proceed to the next step.

Under Video Effects, check the Transform checkbox.

For this illustration, because we want to resolve the upside down video, we will select Rotate by 180 degrees.

You also have an option to rotate the file by 90 or 270 degrees, or flip it horizontally or vertically.

You will see the result immediately. This is the original video.

This is the resolved movie. After the fix, you can continue playing and watching the video.

The other way of patching up upside down video using VLC is through the Geometry-Rotate feature.

To access this tool, you still have to click the same commands used in the first method. Go to Tools >Effects and Filters > Video Effects. Instead of going to Basic, browse to the Geometry tab.

Next, check the Rotate checkbox. In here, you can see the Angle needle. This needle will be used to rotate the video according to your preferred angle.

This is the default angle of the video when you enable Geometry’s Rotate feature.

Move the needle downwards to rotate the upside down movie by 180 degrees.

You can see the effect in real-time. This is the result file rotated by the Angle’s needle.

Remember though that VLC’s fix is not permanent. Once you close the file and play it again, you will still see the upside down video.

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Google Glass Features

What is Google Glass?
Google Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD) that is being developed by Google in the Project Glass research and development project, with a mission of producing a mass-market ubiquitous computer.Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format, that can communicate with the Internet via natural language voice commands.



Features of Google Glass

Record videos, take pictures

Just say the word and Google Glass will take a picture or record a video – you will never have to touch the hardware. The photos and videos will be stored on the 4GB flash memory of the device, and can also be shared on social networking websites or emailed.

Show messages

Google Glass will show you text messages as well as emails you receive and allow you to reply to them via voice commands.

Find information

If you are in the habit of Googling things a lot, you will find that your task has been made easier by the new Glass. You simply need to ask a question and the device will pull the answer from the internet. For example, you can ask when Taj Mahal was built or to give you a few photographs of the monument and the device will provide appropriate replies on the small screen in front of your eye.

Show maps

The widely used Google Maps are integrated into Glass, so that users will be able to chart the course of their journey or look up locations or establishments via voice commands.

Live video sharing

Google Glass can show the world what you are seeing – live! If you are attending a family function, your child’s school play or a concert, you can share the feed with your friends and family in real-time and make them a part of the experience.

Integrates Google Now

Google Now, the digital voice assistant from the search giant, has been integrated in this device. It will keep track of your daily habits, such as when you leave for office or the route you take. It will give you alternate routes if there is traffic on the way or give you weather updates periodically, among various other functions.

Translate

This is a neat feature that may come in handy when you travel abroad. You simply need to ask Google Glass to translate a phrase or sentence from one language to another and it will speak that out.

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How to Turn Computer Web Camera to Security Camera

What is the Cammster?

Cammster is an alarm system for your house with additional features which works by a principle of the motion detector.

Cammster is created for those who don't want to leave apartment without supervision during holidays, business trips etc.

Cammster advantages are photographing and sms notifications with link to the photos.

How it works

Leaving apartment, you leave the turned on computer with the webcam connected to the Internet and the launched program.

If movement is detected, the program will photograph the place through the webcam and will save pictures to the selected storages. You will be notified by sms and email about it.

*If you have pets, you can adjust sensitivity of the program to avoid false alarms.

What can Cammster?

• Motion detection
• Save photos into the E-mail attachments
• Save photos to the RapidShare
• Save photos to the Dropbox
• SMS alerts about detected motions
• Running several detectors in different tabs or computers.
• History of alerts

Activate it Here

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Fix Desynchronized Video and Audio with VLC

There are few things more aggravating than trying to watch a video whose audio is about one second too slow. Here's a quick fix for the problem in VLC.



You should use VLC Media Player to do that. I'll list the steps below,

01. Go to Tools -> Track Synchronization.

02. Beside the label called "Audio track synchronization", must be a timer.
If the audio is delayed, type the gap between the lip-sync(in seconds) and put a -(minus) before the time. (It should look like -1.000, if the delay is 1sec.)

If the audio is hastened, just type the number of seconds without minus sign.

03. Then check whether it's synchronized properly or not. If not succeeded, then adjust the time.

Note: 1.567 = 1 -> Seconds; 567 -> milliseconds. The period(.) is really important if the audio sync time differs in milliseconds.


 OR


while playing in VLC
press K   ( for 1 sec delay 1000MS )







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Some important abbreviations

* VIRUS = Vital Information Resource UnderSeized.

* 3G = 3rd Generation.

* GSM = Global System for Mobile Communication.

* CDMA = Code Divison Multiple Access.

* UMTS = Universal MobileTelecommunication System.

* SIM - Subscriber Identity Module .

* AVI = Audio Video Interleave

* RTS = Real Time Streaming

* SIS = Symbian OS Installer File

* AMR = Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec

* JAD = Java Application Descriptor

* JAR = Java Archive

* JAD = Java Application Descriptor

* 3GPP = 3rd Generation Partnership Project

* 3GP = 3rd Generation Project

* MP3 = MPEG player lll

* MP4 = MPEG-4 video file

*AAC = Advanced Audio Coding

* GIF= Graphic InterchangeableFormat

* JPEG = Joint Photographic Expert Group

* BMP = Bitmap

* SWF = Shock Wave Flash

* WMV = Windows Media Video

* WMA = Windows Media Audio

* WAV = Waveform Audio

* PNG = Portable Network Graphics

* DOC = Document (MicrosoftCorporation)

* PDF = Portable Document Format

* M3G = Mobile 3D Graphics

* M4A = MPEG-4 Audio File

* NTH = Nokia Theme (series 40)

* THM = Themes (Sony Ericsson)

* MMF = Synthetic Music Mobile Application File

* NRT = Nokia Ringtone

* XMF = Extensible Music File

* WBMP = Wireless Bitmap Image

* DVX = DivX Video

* HTML = Hyper Text Markup Language

* WML = Wireless Markup Language

* CD = Compact Disk.

* DVD = Digital Versatile Disk.

*CRT = Cathode Ray Tube.

* DAT = Digital Audio Tape.

* DOS = Disk Operating System.

* GUI = Graphical User Interface.

* HTTP = Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.

* IP = Internet Protocol.

* ISP = Internet Service Provider.

* TCP = Transmission Control Protocol.

* UPS = UninterruptiblePower Supply.

* HSDPA = High Speed Downlink PacketAccess.

* EDGE = Enhanced Data Rate for GSM[GlobalSystem for Mobile Communication]    Evolution.

* VHF = Very High Frequency.

* UHF = Ultra High Frequency.

* GPRS = General PacketRadio Service.

* WAP = Wireless ApplicationProtocol.

* TCP = Transmission ControlProtocol.

* ARPANET = Advanced ResearchProjectAgency Network.

* IBM = International Business Machines.

* HP = Hewlett Packard.

*AM/FM = Amplitude/ Frequency Modulation.

* WLAN = Wireless Local Area Network

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