How to Clear Cache from a Specific Website in Chrome

For privacy reasons and better performance of our browser, we should regularly keep deleting the cookies and other temporary stuffs from the websites. Our browser also allows us to delete the temporary stuffs at the click of a button too. But do you know, clearing your cache memory is also important?

Yes, although not for security reasons but for better and faster performance of your computer you should consider clearing your cache time to time. So how do you do that? Well, it’s very simple. You just go to C Drive properties, and click Disk Cleanup. It will list all the memory and other files that could be deleted to free up space.

But do you know how to clear cache from a certain website, because the above method only deletes all the cache memory and not any specific website data. Well here is how to:

1. Run Chrome
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + I (or manually right click anywhere and click Inspect button). This will open the developer console on your right.
3. Step number 2 above is important, if you don’t do that this step will not work. Now right click on the reload button on your address bar on top.
4. Now you shall see three options as Normal Reload, Hard Reload and Empty Cache and Hard Reload. Note: if you missed the step 2, this wont do anything.
5. Click the last option, empty cache and hard reload as this will empty the cache for this website you are on and will reload the page using fresh downloaded data.

Check out this video that I have created explaining the differences between cache and cookies as well as normal reload and hard reload.

Google Has A New UI In Testing For Search On Android

Google has a new UI in testing for Search on Android according to a user on Reddit. At the moment this only appears to be in testing for a small number of users, and although Google could end up introducing this new UI to the stable version of the Google app at some point in the future, the user who discovered this new UI and the visual changes that you can see in the screenshots below is using the Google app beta, specifically version 6.14.17.21, and they mention that they’re on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, though that may not necessarily have any affect on them seeing this new UI.

The visual changes to the UI are not a drastic departure from what most people are probably seeing, but it does tend to make things seem a bit more organized and in turn should streamline the experience when searching for stuff. The more organized format takes a user’s recent searches and it separates them into their own respective categories, such as images, maps, in apps, videos, news, and more. Of course there is also an “all” category as the very first tab which is what you would see first upon opening the Google app with this new UI and tapping on the search bar. This would allow users to see all of their recent searches, but should they want to narrow things down they could simply swipe or tap on one of the adjacent tabs and look for searches that are specifically of those types.

In addition to the recent searches being separated out for the tab categories that they fit under, in tabs like the one for images, you can see popular searches as well, and under the maps tab you’ll see various categories like gas stations, restaurants, coffee, bars, hotels and more. What might be the most unique part of this visual change is the in apps tab which essentially just looks like your app drawer with the ability to search from within the apps that you have installed. If you’re on a stock version of Android, or even on most versions of Android that have a manufacturer UI skin, a search of your apps from the app drawer is already possible, so this may seem a little bit redundant but perhaps Google wanted to make this possibility simpler and available from more places.

Google Is Bringing Classroom To Personal Google Accounts

Google is bringing Classroom to consumer Google accounts so that education professionals have more tools at their disposal and more ways to continue interacting with and teaching students. This isn’t just open to teachers though, as Google is making Google Classroom accessible to students with their personal accounts as well, which means they can just as easily access all of their coursework and any other relative information placed within the classroom by their teachers from just about anywhere, so long as a personal Google account and internet is accessible.

This means big things for Google Classroom and big things for the way kids and students of all ages will be able to learn. For example, if a teacher puts together a classroom for students to log in and access notes for an upcoming test, as well as collaborate with other students so they can study and prepare, students who don’t have a G Suite account will able to participate with their own personal account so they aren’t left out of the process. Additionally Google is making it possible for new Classroom users to create their own classrooms in the weeks ahead, though they did not mention a specific date. The Classroom access from personal accounts is available from today though, so those wishing to get a head start will have the option to do so.

While access will now be open to those with personal accounts, this new ability won’t just allow any student or teach to log in whenever they wish. Administrators will still have to allow access to specific users, but luckily admins are getting new controls that will allow them to incorporate users who are trying to access Google Classroom from a personal account, and it will also let them open up access for people who are trying to access the Classroom from a different G Suite for Education domain. This new level of access is Google’s way of taking learning to the next step as they believe that no matter what the learning relationship is between a teacher a student, Google Classroom has the means to make the learning process an effective one that works for everybody.

Android 8.0 Rumors & Expectations For I/O 2017

Google’s I/O 2017 developer festival is just over 68 days away as of today – taking place from May 17th to May 19th – and that means nearly everybody is beginning to get excited about what could be coming next for Android. Amid that excitement, rumors have begun to circulate, apparent leaks have begun to occur, and the Android 8.0 operating system (OS) has affectionately been given the placeholder name “Oreo.” With about two months remaining before rumors and leaks are expected to be either verified or rejected officially, there is plenty of time to consider the changes Oreo might bring. At this point, there are three main leaks, in particular, to be considered.

As mentioned above, Android Oreo is currently just a placeholder name. The official name for the up-and-coming OS won’t likely be known for at least a further two months. However, the placeholder is certainly not chosen randomly. For starters, Google recently partnered with Oreo to make a web-based game centered around the cookies. The game was released just days after Hiroshi Lockheimer teased that Oreo could be the official name for Android 8.0. Google has also consistently named each iteration of Android after treats and following the letters of the alphabet. For example, Android version 6.0 was Marshmallow and 7.0 was Nougat. So “Oreo” makes sense and in addition to simply making it easier to talk about, it’s hard to imagine another treat the company would use that begins with the letter “O” at this point. though there are certainly other possibilities.

The first of the recent leaks pertains to the copy and paste feature that has existed in Android for a long time, thanks to its ability to multitask efficiently. Sources have said that Google plans to introduce smart “assistive” features including a feature to make copying and pasting much easier and is called Copy Less. The example scenario provided is one that many users have experienced. Under the current system, a user must first long-press over text, select the text as needed using sliders, and then click copy. Then a user has to use the OS’s built-in switching features to change applications, long-press again where the text is to be inserted – sometimes requiring an additional press to select the text box – and then click the “paste” option. While not dissimilar to how a desktop performs similar actions, that is a lot of steps for a mobile user. With the rumored Copy Less feature, the system will use machine learning to assist users in the copy part of the process. For example, if a user is looking at restaurants in one application and then goes to a messaging application and begins typing, “the restaurant is at…” the system should automatically suggest the address of the restaurant that user was just looking at within that other application.

So, what does a user do once the address of the previously mentioned restaurant arrives on their device? As Android currently functions, the user has to copy that address from the message and paste it in an app like Google Maps to make use of it. That often requires the entire text message to be copied, pasted and edited so that just the address is showing. That’s also where the second speculated feature for Oreo comes into play. With Android 8.0, rumors say that a user will be able to simply click the address and be taken to the contextually relevant application of their choice, such as Google Maps. Although support in third party applications is not confirmed, having the feature build directly into the operating system should make it very easy for those applications’ developers to implement the feature themselves. This would also not be an entirely new feature for Google. Web versions of Gmail already allow addresses, phone numbers, and other information to be clicked with contextually relevant results. iOS has also had a similar feature for years. However, a similar feature would be almost perfectly complimentary to Copy Less as it is currently described.

Finally, it has been suggested that Google could be taking a page from the books of several Android manufacturers and incorporating gesture support at the OS level. Several companies like Gionee and Huawei have already released gesture controls in their own skinned versions of Android, such as the ability to draw a “C” on the screen to launch the camera app. Meanwhile, Google has not actively pursued inclusion of those features. Sources have been careful to point out that gestures, in particular, will not necessarily make the final cut for Android 8.0. It is also completely unknown whether these features would be fully customizable or linked directly to the Google or associated manufacturer-specific app eco-system.

It bears repeating that although the current collection of rumored enhancements don’t seem too far-fetched, the exact source of the leaks has not been revealed and Google does not always end up implementing all of the features it puts effort into experimenting with. It would probably also be a bit naive to think that any leaks represent the entirety of what Google has been working on for its mobile OS. The company likely has many other improvements up its sleeves that won’t be revealed until the company is good and ready to reveal them.

On that note, it is entirely possible that Google won’t even use an I/O keynote address to talk about Android 8.0. That would be disappointing, but it is important to bear in mind that the Mountain View California event is not centered solely on Android or even Google, but more generally focuses on software development as a whole. Unfortunately, even if Oreo is revealed at I/O 2017, new versions of Android seem to take a long time to gain traction. According to the most recent reports, Android has remained relatively fragmented over the last year or so. Android Nougat has only managed to reach 2.8% of all Android devices and the most commonly installed version of the mobile OS is Android Lollipop – which is in use on 32.5% of all Android devices. Since Lollipop is comprised of Android versions 5.0 and 5.1, that effectively represents a gap of nearly three generations between the most commonly used version and Android 8.0. Such fragmentation represents a problem Google is going to need to address at some point. That said, the company should be able to resolve the issue through continued optimization of its Android OS software – more of which will hopefully be revealed in just over two months.

Dish Raises $1 Billion For Entrance into Wireless

Dish Network may be preparing to enter the wireless market as it announced on Friday that it would be selling convertible notes to raise $1 billion on top of the $5 billion it has on its balance sheets. According to a press release, the net proceeds are to be used for strategic transactions that may include those that are wireless and spectrum-related and for other general corporate uses. The unsecured notes will be sold to accredited investors and will be settled in cash, shares of Dish or a combination of both with the interest rates being determined between Dish and those who buy the notes.

The move comes at an interesting time for Dish as it purchased 700 MHz E-Block licenses in 2008. According to FCC rules, the company must meet the interim milestone of 40% signal coverage by the end of this month followed by the final milestone in March 2021 or the accelerated milestone of 70% buildout by March of 2020. The satellite provider plans to launch narrowband IoT, which is technology designed for the Internet of Things, to meet the deadline. Walter Piecyk at BTIG Research noticed on a document Dish filed with the FCC it plans to deploy a 5G capable network that would support IoT and said his company believes it doesn’t make financial sense nor would it be in the public interest to build 4G/LTE in the already crowded market. He also stated it would be cheaper to do 5G than building 4G from the ground up and wouldn’t have to worry about the burdens of backward compatibility. Dish has also said it plans to look for partnerships and will consider joint build partnerships if it will lower the costs. Dish is also bidding in the FCC’s incentive auction of a 600MHz spectrum which has been expected to wrap up sometime in March.

While it seems likely that Dish is prepping up to deliver on its milestones that it needs to meet, Piecyk said it’s too soon to jump to conclusions. However when you use the listed uses of the funds from the sale, couple that with the $3 billion it raised in August that had the same uses of funds listed it’s hard not to draw that conclusion.

Find out How Easy is it to Crack or Guess your Password?

Being a Security Analyst I really wanted to show you guys the importance of keeping your passwords secure and strong enough. However, I know most people don’t like to create a strong password because they are not easy to remember. But on the other side, easy passwords are not secure and can be guessed within a minute. Don’t believe me? Check this out.

But before proceeding further, I want to share one of the password guessing methods used called as Brute Force. So what is brute force? Brute Force is a method of trying all the combinations of English letters, upper case, lower case, special characters and numeric one by one to see which password works. This is one of the methods used by hackers to crack a password when nothing works.

With that being said, let’s jump over to this website called as Random-ize. It allows you to instantly check how long it would take for a hacker to guess, crack or brute force your password (using computers of course). You just need to start typing your password in the password box, and no need to press Enter as it will show you the result instantly.

Using this website is safe as well, as it doesn’t store any of your information, so just head over to the website and give it a try. I am sure you will be either shocked or glad to see your result lol. Link to the website is down below.

Check out this video i have created explaining how this works.

Track and Monitor Data Usage in iPhone or any Apple Device

Data is not free for most people, if you are one of those then this article might interest you. Being an Android user, tracking your data usage is fairly simple as we just have to visit the default app that records entire data activity and even resets every fixed date of the month when the billing cycle resets.

In case you are an iPhone user, then you know there is no way (as of writing this post) to determine the amount of data you have consumed in the past month when not on wifi and thus you end up paying more charges for the data overage. This was the same case with my friends in my shared plan.

Well, here is a simple solution for you. There is a free app called as My Data Manager that allows you to monitor and track your data usage in your iPhone.

Using this app you can, not even monitor the data remaining, the time remaining before the data resets but even get alerts if you are close to consume all of it.

After a month’s usage and testing of the app, I am now in position to recommend it to you as well. Check out the video tutorial i had created for better understanding.

So give it a try, either visit your app store to look for it or just visit the link below and never pay for the unnoticed data overage.