PlayStation Network sign in error 80710016

If you end up seeing a 80710016 error when trying to sign in to PlayStation Network, then your IP has most likely been banned by Sony. After the 2011 PlayStation Network outage, Sony beefed up their security which banned any suspicious IPs trying to access PlayStation Network. Unfortunately this also affected a lot of legitimate IPs and there seems to be no way to get the IPs unblocked. One reasons that legitimate IPs can get banned is due to simultaneous sign ins via the same IP to the PlayStation Network. For example, if one is connected to the PlayStation Network on their PS3 / PS4 and simultaneously try to sign in to the PlayStation Network on their website via a PC or smartphone or accessing the PS App on smartphones, then the PlayStation Network flags this off as suspicious and bans the IP. Therefore we MUST always remember NEVER to sign in to the PlayStation Network simultaneously! Solutions? If you have a dynamic IP address then you need not worry. Resetting your router should assign you a new IP from your ISP. If you have a static IP, you could wait a few days without accessing the PlayStation Network at all and see if if you're unblocked but there is high likelihood that you would get blocked again else you could call up your ISP and ask them to assign you a new static IP address. I hope this information helps a lot of people.

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mHotspot: Free alternative to Connectify Hotspot

mHotspot is a completely free alertnative to Connectify Hotspot which converts your Windows 7 & 8 laptop into a virtual Wi-Fi router and creates a secure wifi hotspot.

You can share single internet connection (LAN, Ethernet, Data Card, 3G/4G, Wi-Fi) for multiple devices.

Download mHotspot here

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Flutter : Play and pause your media with a gesture

Flutter is a small app that uses your webcam to let you pause or start your music playback with a hand gesture. Simply install Flutter, open your music player and listen to some music - to pause playback, just hold up the palm of your hand toward your webcam for a second and the music will stop. To continue listening, simply us the same gesture again, and Flutter will resume playback. A similar gesture is supported for skipping to the next or previous track.

Flutter works best if you gesture within a 1-6 feet distance from your webcam. If you get too close or are too far away it may have difficulties recognizing the gesture. Flutter runs in the system tray and will automatically activate your webcam when you launch your media player.

Currently supports Windows Media Player, iTunes, Spotify and WinAmp.

Download Flutter from here.

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Connectify Dispatch megres internet connections to make your browsing experience faster

 Connectify Dispatch allows us to use our normal home ethernet broadband internet connections and combine it with 3G/4G mobile data connections to get a fastest internet experience. Connectify Dispatch intelligently balances internet traffic and accelerate internet speed. You can experience the increased speed when downloading multiple files, using uTorrent or opening multiple web pages at once. It will make the internet more reliable, if one connection fails accidently, it can automatically switch to another connection.

Connectify Dispatch comes with Connectify Hotspot feature (mentioned in an earlier post) which lets you create Wi-Fi hotspot and share the combined internet connections to any Wi-Fi equipped devices. The service isn't cheap: Connectify Dispatch and 1 year of Connectify Hotspot will set you back $50, while Connectify Dispatch and a lifetime subscription to Connectify Hotspot will cost you $70. Connectify Dispatch isn't available on its own, unfortunately.

Download Connectify Dispatch from here.

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How to fix Battle.net password reset error

Recently, my Battle.net account was locked and I was asked to reset my password. When I did this I got the following message:

"An error has occured"

The fix for this is simple. Just change the

https://sea.battle.net/account/support/password-reset-confirm.xml?ticket=...

to

https://us.battle.net/account/support/password-reset-confirm.xml?ticket=...

And voila... It works!

Hope this helps...

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Connectify: Share any internet connection easily

Connectify is an easy to use software router for Windows computers that utilizes your PC's built in Wi-Fi card to wirelessly share any available Internet connection with friends, co-workers, and mobile devices.

Connectify can easily act as your primary router or even a repeater for your home router, extending its range and providing Internet access wherever you need it. Connect to your home network, enter the same Wi-Fi name and password, and hit "Start Hotspot." Devices will automatically connect to the Internet through either your Connectify hotspot or home router depending on proximity.

Before you know it you can finally have Internet access in that impossible back room or basement. In addition, if you run Connectify away from home with these settings, any devices that need to be bound to a specific network (such as Eye-Fi cards or wireless printers) will work flawlessly with no additional configuration no matter where you are! So forget trying to mess around on the command line with ICS, Virtual Wi-Fi, or Hosted Network, just install Connectify and have a real hotspot up and running in seconds.

Features:

• Software Access Point
  Transform your laptop into a real Wi-Fi hotspot, sharing any available Internet connection.
• Share Internet from other Wi-Fi Networks
  Re-broadcast the Wi-Fi network you're on, as your own secure Connectify Hotspot using your laptop's Wi-Fi card.
• Display Connected Computers/Devices
  Know who and what devices are connected to your Connectify Hotspot at all times.
• Simple Firewall Controls
  Set Internet and local network (LAN) access permissions for each connected device.

Download Connectify from here.

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burrp!TV Guide: Browse your favorite TV schedules

burrp!TV Guide is a great free service that allows you to browse your favorite TV schedules, view real-time program changes, set SMS reminders for your favorite programs, customizable results as per your preferences, favorites reminders and more.

Visit burrp!TV Guide here.

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Quick Gmail Tips

Previously I had posted a quick Google Tip which could be used to your advantage to signup to a single service using multiple aliases.

Read more here.

Here is another similar tip for Gmail.

Filter your emails

Gmail offers multiple variations of your email address all of which get delivered to your inbox. All you need to do is append a '+' (without the quotes) and any combination of words or numbers after your username.

For example: yourusername+forum@gmail.com or yourusername+spam@gmail

This could be used to your advantage not only to signup to a single service using multiple aliases but to be used to filter all emails coming into your inbox as the emails get delivered to the actual email that was used with the '+'.

Reduce annoying confirmation prompts

There are many times when we compose emails without the need for a subject or a message body. When we click 'Send' in Gmail, we get an annoying confirmation prompt. To prevent this from happening, just add EOM or (EOM) at the end of the the subject line (which is short for End Of Message) and email will be sent without the annoying confirmation prompt

Have fun!

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How to create and deploy your own QR Codes

You've seen them on newspapers, business cards, websites etc. QR Codes are appearing everywhere. So what exactly is a QR Code?

A QR Code is a matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by QR scanners, mobile phones with a camera, and smartphones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on white background. The information encoded can be text, URL or other data.

QR codes are still a relatively new concept, but they have a lot of potential in the ever changing mobile world. Some uses include added nutritional information on groceries, the ability to comparison shop for textbooks, access to free giveaways and bonuses at major music festivals.

You can easily create your own for free. Visit http://qrcode.kaywa.com and you can choose to create you're own QR Code from 4 different content types: URL, Text, Phone Number and SMS.

Once you have created you QR Code, you can include it on your website / blog, print it and use it on business cards etc.

To read QR Codes, you need a QR Code Reader. Visit http://reader.kaywa.com and download the Kaywa Reader application for your preferred phone. Once you have download the application to your phone, simply start the application and point your phone camera to any QR Code and let the application do the rest.

I have created a QR Code which points to the URL of this blog. Try it.

Go ahead and have fun!

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Pixlr: An amazing free online image editor

Pixlr an amazing online image editing app allows you to edit your photos online. It has the almost all the basic features which Adobe Photoshop has to offer. Loading times and image manipulation operations are amazingly fast. Pixlr is a great alternative to many of the commercial image editing tools and requires no registration unlike other similar online apps.

Visit Pixlr here.

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PayPerPost.com: Another way to get paid from blogging

PayPerPost.com is a service that allows advertisers to promote their products or service across PayPerPost.com's network of blogs. Bloggers can also benefit from the service by getting paid to post on their blog. They can monetize their sites when advertisers contact them with an opportunity to write about their business, products or services.

Visit PayPerPost.com here.

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Stupid Tip: What you could do when BSNL Broadband is down

My BSNL Broadband has recently been going down ever so often. It's been getting quite frustrating and any attempt to call the BSNL office doesn't really help, though the connection would be up after a little while.

One thing I noticed though was that after I made a call to the BSNL office (from my BSNL landline), the ADSL connection would be up again. At the time I just thought that the BSNL guys just fixed it.

Today morning, the ADSL connection was down again and I had no patience to call the BSNL office again; So what did I do?

I just picked up my BSNL landline for about 15 seconds and then voila! the ADSL connection was up again. Now I am yet to get a technical answer for what just happens, but for now I just think it's stupid. It works for me everytime and should be OK with me, atleast until the connection is fixed properly again.

Next time you face the same problem, try the above and let me know if it works.

UPDATE:
As promised, I found the technical answer for the problem here.

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Top 3 useful Facebook Apps

NetworkedBlogs

This app allows you to import your blog feed and also any blogs you wish to follow directly into Facebook in a separate neat tab. You can syndicate your blog posts to be published directly to your Wall, allow friends to vote on your posts, follow your blog, create a blog widget and more. You blog is also submitted to the NetworkedBlogs directory.

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=9953271133

UPDATE:
Facebook has currently discontinued adding tabs to personal profiles. Hence the NetworkedBlogs app is no longer displayed as a tab, though you can still post to your profile.


Static FBML

With Static FBML you can incorporate more advanced functions with your Fan Page, supporting HTML as well as FBML (Facebook Markup Language) for a more involved and engaging Fan Page on Facebook.


http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=4949752878



iLike

iLike lets you add music, playlists, and videos to your profile, dedicate songs to your friends, and see who's going to what concerts. For musicians and artists on Facebook, this application will let them create artist pages, upload music and events and get detailed statistics on their fans.

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2413267546



Special Mention:

Promotions for Fan pages

If you need a robust tool for the creation of marketing campaigns to run on your Facebook Fan Pages, then the Promotions for Fan pages is the perfect app for you. You can create Fan Page options for contests, coupons, sweepstakes, giveaways and other types of user interactive features. These are necessary features for many brands, as they look to centralize much of their social interaction around an established network such as Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=48008362724



Signup Form for pages

From the same developers as the Promotions for Fan pages app, the Signup Form for pages app aims to provide similar functionality with a more focused set of features. Fan Page administrators looking to better connect with users outside of direct interactions on their Facebook Fan Page can allow users to sign up for a service, product, newsletter or additional information. Gathering this info from directly within the Facebook Fan Page limits a user's need to be redirected or potentially confused by having to leave the Facebook site.

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=100986888577



UPDATE:
Family Tree

Create your family tree and include your relatives both on and off Facebook. Showcase your genealogy on your profile and use this application to find new relatives on Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2359239297



Birthday Calendar

Birthday Calendar shows you the birthday's on your Friend's list in a neat calendar view. You can also get notifications, email/cellphone alerts, send ecards, virtual gifts and more.

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=5437153164



COMMENT UPDATE:
The Fan Page Factory

A user who commented on this post, Aaron has suggested this great Facebook Fan Page that's got loads of information on Facebook Apps.

http://facebook.com/thefanpagefactory

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Top 5 Flash Games

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WebSnapr: Free website thumbnail screenshots

WebSnapr is a free website thumbnail generator that lets you capture and display screenshots for almost any website.

To generate a thumbnail, add the following code in your <img> src attribute:

http://images.websnapr.com/?size=[size]&key=[key]&url=[url]

Replace [size] with T (92x70 pixels) or S (202x152 pixels), [key] with your websnapr developer key which you will recieve when you signup and [url] with the URL of the website whose thumbnail you want to generate.

That's it. You're done!

Visit WebSnapr here.

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Quick Google Tip

Did you know a Google username such as - myname@gmail.com - is the same as - my.name@gmail.com - as Google completely ignores dots (periods) in the username.

You can use this to your advantage to signup to a single service using multiple aliases.

For example:

You can have multiple Twitter accounts registered with the same Gmail account. You will only need to add a dot (period) in the emails while registering. Once with myname@gmail.com, the second with my.name@gmail.com and so on.

Go ahead. Have fun!

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How to access all Google services with your Google Apps account

A Google Account is basically an unified sign-in system used by Google for most of Google's services including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Blogger, Picasa etc.

On the other hand, Google Apps is a professional/business solution of Google's services that consists of Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar etc. A Google Apps username is usually yourname@yourdomain.com which is personalized under your domain.

If you are a Google Apps user and you don't have a regular Google Account, then you wont be able to log in to most of the other Google services that are not a part of the Google Apps suite.

The solution is to make your Google Apps account a Google Account.

Go to the Google Account registration page - https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount

Enter your Google Apps email address while registering.

You will receive a verification email and/or a verification SMS. Once the verification is complete, your Google Apps email address will become a regular Google Account which can be user to access Google's services including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Blogger, Picasa etc. which was previously not available using your Google Apps account.

That's it. You're done!

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ProCSSor: Powerful CSS beautifier

ProCSSor is a free web service for formatting and prettifying CSS files on the fly.

It can grab a CSS file by simply copy-pasting, uploading or mentioning the URL directly.

The service has many options to create an output. Options include Brace Styles, Left/Right Columns or Indents.

Visit ProCSSor here.

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Stable version of Google Chrome Frame plug-in released

Google has relased a stable version of their Google Chrome Frame plug-in.

Read my previous post about the Google Chrome Frame plug-in here.

Here is what Google Chrome Frame plug-in brings for Internet Explorer users

Speeds up your web experience, i.e. sites that utilize Google Chrome Frame are more responsive.

Enjoy more advanced features, HTML5 and rich, modern web apps in IE6, IE7 and IE8.

Google Chrome Frame works under the hood with your current IE browser.

Download Google Chrome Frame here.

Download Google Chrome Frame (offline installer) here. DIRECT LINK

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How to get your Facebook username

Many Facebook users don't know this, but Facebook allows you to personalize your Facebook profile URL with your own username. So instead of having

www.facebook.com/profile.phd?id=123456789

you can now have

www.facebook.com/my.desired.name

To get your own Facebook username go to www.facebook.com/username and follow the instructions.

Be careful what you choose! Once you pick a username, it is not editable or transferable to another account, so pick well! Make sure it is spelled correctly, and that it is a name you won't have second thoughts about later.

Note: Your Facebook username also doubles up as your login, though you can still use your email address to login to Facebook.

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