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Internet Download Manager or IDM for short is not available for Linux based OS. But there are alternatives which you can use which give the same performance as Internet Download Manager. I will be describing the Top 3 alternatives for IDM in this post. 3. Aria 2 For advanced users who prefer to use the terminal, Aria 2 is a download manager command line like wget. But, it has many more advanced features as it can support multiple protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, BitTorrent and many more. To install on Ubuntu or Debian type sudo apt-get install aria2 in the terminal.

Internet trends are ever changing. One day Myspace rules the social media and the next day, it's next to nothing. Recent studies have also shown that Facebook is loosing a lot of users- mostly teenagers. Who would have thought this would happen? So, you see, it's very hard to predict what the Internet might hold for us in future. Here are some of the popular Internet trends which have already just recently begun. You can capitalize on them for the foreseeable future. 1: Mobile Websites More and more people visit your website using mobile devices like their smartphone or tablet. If you still have no mobile website, then undertake the appropriate steps as 20% of total Internet traffic is said to come from mobile devices. This can cost you customers. Also, this mobile site is known as RWD (Responsive Web Design) where each page basically desktop, tablet and smartphone can be viewed. 2: Flat design Websites also are sensitive to fashion trends. Therefore it is good t...

So, you want to root your Android HTC smartphone ? Just follow these steps and enjoy the benefits of your rooted Android HTC smartphone. There are few pre-requisites before you get started : Please be careful in following the steps given below. Make sure that ClockworkMod Recovery is available for your device. 1) Java JDK : This is required to prepare the SDK. You can download it here . 2) Android SDK : Click here to download Andoid SDK. 3) HTC USB Drivers : Download HTC Sync from  here . HTC Sync has all the USB drivers. 4) USB Debugging : Enable USB Debugging by going to Settings ->Applications ->Development. 5) Do a Backup : It is necessary to make a backup of all your applications on a medium other than the internal memory (SD card or synchronization account in the cloud like Google Drive, Dropbox, SugarSync etc) with the app "App Backup and Restore". It is also advisable to set up automatic synchronization of your or all of your Google accounts.  6)...

Having dived into free and open source software (FOSS)  and realized it's importance and freedom given,  I recommend you to use LibreOffice instead of the  Microsoft Office  Suite for viewing and creating all your documents and presentations.  I'm not saying this just because I support FOSS. I will provide solid reasons why you should migrate from Microsoft Office which is a proprietary software to LibreOffice which is totally free. LibreOffice was a part of Apache OpenOffice until 2010. Whether you have a windows machine or a Mac, LibreOffice can be installed on both. Microsoft Office It is a very good document viewing and editing software which will cater to all your needs with very few bugs and is easy to use. The price may be seen as a bit too high given that today the fight between computers and tablets is very competitive and that Windows 8 is not much used many people. One of the major advantages of MS Office is that it can handle enormous a...

This article will provide you the steps using which you can host your website on Dropbox for free. For those who do not know, Dropbox is an online service that allows you to store, sync and share content like photos documents and videos online. Dropbox offers free 2GB storage space. Additional storage if required can be purchased or earned by referring others to download it. Follow the steps below to host your mini website on Dropbox .  The 'Public' folder provides a direct link to the file placed in this folder and you can easily share this link with anyone via social media like Facebook, Twitter and so on. This folder is convenient for large files. We will be using this folder to host your mini website. Because Dropbox is free and allows you to upload files easily (without knowledge of FTP). When I say small site I am talking of a website designed with iWeb which comes with all Macs but the hosting solution that is presented by Apple MobileMe, which costs € 79 / ...

So, you have this cool idea of implementing and launching your own website ? Great! This article will give you some ideas on how to launch your new website and gain traffic a bit more faster than everyone else. After all, more traffic equals more money and more branding for the product that you are promoting. The preparation and launch of a new website should be anticipated long before its actual creation, for greater efficiency. Since search engines take into account the age of a site to promote its presence in the ranking results, the aim of the game is to buy the domain name as soon as possible, even if the project is still embryonic. Thus, when the actual date of launch of your site arrives, it will already be a few months old. Some companies even prefer to buy old domain names, a little more expensive, but its online presence is effective for several years. However, the seniority may be reset with the change of ownership. Know that more and more professionals believe ...