Direct download your song - without scratching your head

Credits to my friend Prashant, I came across a website that claims to use its AI to find out direct download link of any song that you type. For more accuracy, you should type in artist name as well, since with same name, there might be multiple songs. Play it to verify, and then download it if you want to keep it.

So what? You'll be saved from visiting websites with loads of undesirable ads evading any trackers, phishing or even tricky scams. Also, your time. So, cut the crap and hit your song directly.

Sample search

Try now: http://www.openaisearch.com/

Secure your Google and add 2GB to your Drive!

Google, in their recent blog post, have urged users to complete a security checkup of their Google account before 17th february and they are gifting 2 GB of storage space to their Google Drive permanently for this. According to the post, it is "A quick checkup and a simple thanks".

And its pretty simple, will not take more than a minute.

Step 1: Click here to open up the security checkup webpage, and perform below three activities which is as easy as 1-2-3.

Step 2: Verify your Recovery Information.

Step 3: Review your Recent Activities.

Step 4: Check your Account permissions for some apps and devices (like some Android app or your mobile device).

Step 5: Remember to eliminate unnecessary permissions or report any suspicious activity. The main agenda is to confirm with you that your account is secured and recoverable.

Once you are done checking the above 3 steps, you will see a screen as below with all three steps checked.

Done!

According to the blog post, the three ticked checkboxes above "confirm you’re eligible for the free storage and, more importantly, that you’ve taken steps to enhance your online safety".

This checkup is worth it, since most people use multiple Google services, login from multiple places, use multiple devices with Google account signed-in, and also register to different websites like Stackexchange using Google sign-on among host of other services. So its good to always look into your account security frequently.

Users who finish their account checkup as mentioned above by 17 February, 2015, will automatically be granted additional 2 GB storage space permanently to their Google Drive around 28 February, 2015, and notified by email when space is upgraded.

Save when you recharge your mobile online!

Do you recharge your mobile or  DTH connection online? Among many offers from a lot of third party websites, I will share the 3 I use most frequently. If you search, you can find coupons many for different websites!!

1. www.komparify.com - In payment page, register/sign in with PayU money and use that option to get 2% discount on bill always. If you can find any coupon, you can combine that as well.

2. www.freecharge.in - is giving you 10% credits when you use coupon VISA10 while paying for a recharge using your VISA card.

3. www.paytm.com - always seems to come up with some cash-back in the form of credits, look at their website or their blog at https://paytm.com/blog/.

So, the next time you recharge, do a save-charge!! Find and use coupons. Let us know if you have something else to share by adding comments.

Using fake credit card numbers and email id for trial offers

Ever wondered why many trial offer sign-ups require your credit card or other billing details. Simple, these companies, don't want to let you go. They have a product and they want to sell it to you. These companies may be trusted brands or untrusted ones. Also, many times you need to download something from a website but you hesitate from providing your actual email id or credit card details.

When most online companies send trial offers to you, they make it mandatory for you to enter your credit card details in the sign-up form. After expiration of the trial period, if you do not explicitly cancel the subscription, they assume you are happy to go forward and they charge your card. That is absolutely fine according to their terms and conditions. And in case of spammy or untrusted websites, you are at a larger risk of losing your details to many other untrusted parties without your consent.

But, what about you? Did you really want to pay after the trial period? Did you fear about sharing your card details on an untrusted website just for checking out some exciting trial product or offer?

Here's the catch! To your rescue, there are:

- fake credit card numbers

- fake email addresses (or temporary email addresses)

1. If you want to just enjoy the offer and you know you will not pay after trial period, use temporary email address and fake credit card details. A temporary email address will get you signed up and access the trial service/product.

2. If you want to enjoy the offer and need to hold the option to continue in case you are impressed by it, use a proper accessible email address and fake credit card details. Because if you decide to continue the service, you can just change the billing details just before the trial period's expiry date.

3. If you are know what you are doing, trust the online service and its offering, and you know you will continue after trial period expires, you should use a proper accessible email address and proper billing details.

You can google out a lot of temporary email address providers or fake/test credit card numbers. In the case of a phone number mandatory field, unless the websites sends you a confirmation number or PIN, you can key in any random number.

The temporary email service providers give you a disposable email id for a specific duration ranging from a few minutes to a few weeks. They might offer you their own inbox and simply email redirection to your own id. Check out www.shitmail.org or www.guerrillamail.com for example.

As far as fake or test credit card numbers are concerned, all the service providers like VISA or Master Card follow some algorithms. Websites like www.freeformatter.com/credit-card-number-generator-validator.html generate random card numbers with those algorithms but without a valid CVV or expiry date or account holder name etc. You can key in according to your wish.

So now, you do not need to stop yourself from signing up from something, in genuine sites or in untrusted sites. Simply, enjoy the offer.

Do you know whether recipient has read your e-mail?

Hello guys. Have you ever wondered if the electronic mail (email) sent by you has been read or not? Well, the answer generally is you have wondered but could not find the answer. Without any specific commands and other tools, you can not normally say that the email sent by you to someone has been read or not.

Spypig (www.spypig.com) is a simple, free online service that lets you know exactly that. Most importantly, it is so easy to deal with and does not needs any registration. Open up the web site.

 

Step 1: Enter your own email address (the sender’s email ID).

Step 2: The title of the message

Step 3: Select any image of your choice. This will go along with the message.

Step 4: Create your tracker. Click on to create your “SpyPig”.

Step 5: Copy the image from here, and paste it in your message. For specific browsers, instruction are provided as label under the step.

Step 6: Send your email as usual, sit back and enjoy for you are now able to track whether that has been read or not.

 

For geeks, stay tuned up. I will bring a more interesting set of commands to do that.