Before Reinstalling Windows – To do list

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Before you reinstall Windows, these are some of the things you need to backup. (Otherwise there is a good chance you will loose something!).

• Windows – you must have your Windows CD and serial number ready.
• Programs – know where to download the programs you need (see my recommended programs) or have them on CD ready to install. Remember that Office (the suite that combines Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access) is separate to Windows and does not normally ship with new computers. You will need to buy it or use the free alternative – Open Office.
• Email – your email (inbox, sent etc.), address book and email account settings. Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird. I strongly recommend Plaxofor managing your contacts. I strongly recommend del.icio.us for managing your favourites.
• Browser – favourites, cookies, passwords. I suggest you save your passwords in a database (e.g. Access) or spreadsheet (e.g. Excel). Keeping them all in one place is not very secure but it makes them easy to access. If you use Firefox, use this to view your passwords. You can use the free programMozBackup to backup your Firefox and Thunderbird profiles.
• Drivers – some of your hardware may require or work better with new drivers. Get copies of these or know where to download them from. (For example, your network card, monitor, mouse, printer).
• Documents – always store your personal documents/files on a separate hard disk. This should be an external disk so you can take them wherever you go. If you do not have one, use a partition on your hard disk. If you don't have a partition, file your documents somewhere like My Documents (that standard folder on every computer). Make sure all your documents (music, photos, ) are in this place – wherever it may be – and that you have them backed up.
• iTunes – if you use iTunes, backup your iTunes library file (which houses your playlists, library, track rating and so on).
• Google Earth – You can export your Places by clicking on My Places then going to Save. After reinstalling, go to Open, choose the file you saved and all the places you marked in Google Earth will be brought in.
• Program Settings – each program you use may have settings you have personalised. Check each of your programs for these and note down what they are. For example… FileZilla FTP settings; VOIP SIP settings; RSS feeds; PuTTY settings.
• Fonts – if you installed extra fonts to your computer, back these up. Normally located here: C:\WINDOWS\Fonts
• Hosts file – if you are a web developer, you may have changed your hosts file. Normally here: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
• Private Key – if you use SSH2, remember to save your Private Key.

You may also like to backup your entire hard drive by copying it to an external drive (or a partition) just in case there is something else you need and did not backup.

After reinstalling windows

Some of the things to do when you have you new installation of Windows include:

• Go to the recommended programs page for a list of things to do after you have reinstalled Windows.
• Check your display settings (right click desktop and choose Properties. Go to Settings > Advanced > Monitor. Choose a high refresh rate (at least 80 Hertz if available). Not required on laptopts

Apple iTunes 12.3.2 for Windows XP, 7, 8 and 10

Your music, movies, TV shows, apps, and more. The best way to follow your favorite artists and friends — and discover the music they’re talking about, listening to, and downloading. iTunes is home to everything that entertains you

ONE CLICK DOWNLOAD

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Features:

Forget rifling through stacks of CDs or flipping through channels. iTunes puts your entire music and video collection a mere click away, giving you an all-access pass to thousands of hours of digital entertainment. Browse. Organize. Play. All from your Mac or PC.

View your library by artist, album, episode, year, rating — any way you want. Find what you’re looking for with a quick search that reveals results as you type.

Turn CDs into digital music by importing them to iTunes. Organize your entire collection with custom playlists.

Shuffle songs to mix up your groove. Listen to music from other computers on your network. Play video using onscreen controls.

What's New:

For You. Get playlist and album recommendations you'll love, selected just for you based on your musical tastes. The more you listen, the better For You gets.

New. Discover the best new music, handpicked by our music editors. Explore mixes created just for activities like exercising, or find great handcrafted playlists in a wide variety of genres. With Apple Music, you'll always have the perfect soundtrack for any occasion.

Connect. A single place to connect with your favorite artists. See thoughts, photos, music, and videos shared from your favorite artists. You can comment on or love anything an artist has posted, and the artist can respond to you directly.

Beats 1. Tune in to Beats 1, broadcast live from cities around the globe. Enjoy music, interviews, exclusive radio shows, and the best of what's going on in the world of music. Beats 1 -- worldwide and always on.

Apple Music Radio. Radio has been completely redesigned. Play from Featured Stations, where our music experts hand select every song you hear. Or, start a new station from any artist or song. In addition, it's now easy to quickly return to your favorite stations with Recently Played.

My Music. Find all your music in one place, including iTunes purchases, music you've imported from CD, and now songs from Apple Music.

iTunes Store. The iTunes Store is still the best place to buy your favorite music -- one song or album at a time.

How to unjailbreak your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Cydia Impactor

Want to remove your jailbreak without updating iOS? The just released Cydia Impactor can help you unjailbreak your iPhone with little effort. In this video tutorial, I’ll show you how to revert back to stock iOS and remove your jailbreak without updating your iOS version

Note: This tool is in beta for iOS 8.3 and iOS 8.4, so your mileage may vary. Be sure to backup your device, as this will delete all settings, apps, and contents. It will remove all jailbreak related stuff and “unjailbreak” your iPhone. You will still remain on the same firmware, but all of your data will be wiped. Proceed with caution.

Also, I should mention that Cydia Impactor will not work with the 6th generation iPod touch, since there are no OTAs for that device.

Step 1: Backup your iOS device using iCloud or iTunes

Step 2: Make sure that you device is plugged in, and has at least 20% battery life

Step 3: Install Cydia Impactor from Cydia

Step 4: Run Cydia Impactor by tapping delete all data and unjailbreak device, then tap theDelete All button to confirm. Once the process begins, be sure not to touch your device until you see the iOS setup welcome screen

Step 5: Once completed and at the welcome screen, go back through the initial iOS setup process and activation

That’s it. You will now have a stock iPhone on your current firmware. If you want to reestablish your jailbreak, just use the same jailbreak tool that you used to jailbreak before. You can also choose to restore your backup during the iOS setup process.

What do you think? Are you excited to have this new firmware preservation tool?

HOW TO SET UP A CUSTOM DOMAIN ON BLOGGER

Today I’m going to show you step by step how to set up a custom domain on Blogger. I know what you’re thinking, this looks scary but once you understand the process it’s really not that bad so I’ll try to be as clear and as detailed as I can. Make sure to check out the FAQ at the end of the post if you’re having any problems. Don’t want to go through the hassle yourself?

WHAT YOU NEED + WHERE TO BUY FROM

There are lots of places to purchase a domain name so do your research and pick somewhere reliable. There’s no point searching for the cheapest place if they don’t provide a good service, offer assistance and have a good support team. You don’t need to purchase hosting because your blog will still be hosted by Blogger, we’re just adding a custom url/domain. You may want to purchase whois / privacy protection to “hide” your details from appearing.

WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF HAVING MY OWN URL?

Purchasing your own domain name means that you own it, it is yours and you can take it with you wherever you go. What I mean by that is if you decide to move blog platforms, go self hosted or set up a static website it is yours and you can move it also. Another benefit is when you move it, all links and SEO work are kept the same so you don’t lose ranking. Blogger uses 301 redirects to forward users from the subdomain (www.domain-name.blogspot.com) to the custom domain (www.domain-name.com). A custom domain also looks more professional, it’s easier to share and remember. You can also set up an email address using your domain (contact@domain-name.com) to keep everything the same.

HOW TO SET UP CUSTOM DOMAIN ON BLOGGER

RETRIEVE YOUR DETAILS

1. Login to Blogger, go to Settings > Publishing > Blog Address. Click on Add a Custom Domain Name.

2. Add Custom Domain Name, add in your new domain name www.domain-name.comand click save.

3. You should now see an error. This gives you the details you need to properly set up your new domain so keep this page open for the next step. The first CNAME is the same for everyone. The second is a specific CNAME for your blog.

4. Open the Settings Instructions in a new tab to refer back to later. Here you can see the settings for a top-level or sub domain. For this tutorial, I’ll be using top-level domain – www.domain-name.com.

5. If your details aren’t coming up, visit this page on Google Webmaster and click Verification Details beside your domain. At the top, click the drop-down Details and you will see your Host and Points To information there.

SET UP CNAME RECORDS

If you set up with GoDaddy or Blacknight, I have more specific instructions at the end of the post!

6. Open a new tab and login to where you registered your domain and find settings. Click on DNS (Domain Name System) settings or records, it could also be called Name Server Management. Create a new CNAME record. I’ll explain below the method for both Blacknight and GoDaddy as it slightly varies depending on the provider. If you can’t find the right settings, check out this page for further instructions or check with your domain name provider.

7. Under the Name/Host/Label field, enter www or domain-name depending on where you bought the domain. Under Destination/Target/Points To, enter ghs.google.com. This is the same for everyone.

8. Your second CNAME will consist of numbers and letters. Under theName/Host/Label field, enter the details from Blogger that look like 00aa0aaaaaa. Under Destination/Target/Points to field, enter the details from Blogger that look likeaa-a0aaaa0aaaaaa.dv.googlehosted.com.

SET UP A-RECORDS

9. Now you can add your A-Records so that your naked domain (domain-name.com) will be redirected to your full domain (www.domain-name.com) otherwise visitors who click on your naked domain will see an error.

10. Enter the following list of Googles IP addresses, you will need to enter a new record for each of the 4 IP addresses. Find the A (Host) heading and table and enter the following where Host is @ and the value is the following

• 216.239.32.21
• 216.239.34.21
• 216.239.36.21
• 216.239.38.21

You can now delete old entries that aren’t needed anymore and click save.

11. Ensure that your settings are active before proceeding. This could take up to an hour.

THE FINAL STEPS

12. Go back onto Blogger > Settings > Publishing > Blog Address and enter your domain name and hit save. This time there shouldn’t be an error. Make sure to tick the option of redirecting from domain-name.com to www.domain-name.com.

13. Readers who click on your old-domain-name.blogspot.com URL should be redirected to your new custom domain domain-name.com automatically.

14. These changes and settings can take up to 48 hours so don’t panic if it’s not working straight away. If it still isn’t working after 48hours, go back through the steps and make sure that everything is correct.

USING GODADDY

Note: This is steps 6-8 in more detail for GoDaddy users.

Login to your GoDaddy account. Click Launch beside Domains > DNS Zone File. You’ll see a table with different headings. Find the CNAME heading and click quick add. For the Host enter www. For Points To, enter ghs.google.com. Again, add your specific CNAME – for Host enter the details from Blogger that look like 00aa0aaaaaa. ForPoints To enter the details from Blogger that look like aa-a0aaaa0aaaaaa.dv.googlehosted.com

USING BLACKNIGHT

Note: This is steps 6-8 in more detail for Blacknight users.

Login to your account and go to websites. Click on your domain name > DNS > DNS Records. Add a new record and change the type to CNAME. For domain enter wwwthen for canonical name add ghs.google.com. and save. You may have to deactivate one of your other records for this to save. Add another record for your specific CNAME – for the domain field, enter the details from Blogger that look like 00aa0aaaaaa. Forcanonical name enter the details from Blogger that look like aa-a0aaaa0aaaaaa.dv.googlehosted.com. Add another new record for each of the A (Host) IP addresses as stated above.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS + ISSUES

ADSENSE STOPPED WORKING?
If you are using Adsense on your blog, you will have to update the URL to your new custom domain.

WILL I LOSE TRAFFIC?
Blogger uses 301 redirects to forward users from the subdomain (www.domain-name.blogspot.com) to the custom domain (www.domain-name.com) so you won’t lose ranking. Check out this guide to make sure you’ve changed everything else over so you don’t lose readers or followers.

IT WON’T WORK WITH/WITHOUT WWW?
Make sure to set up your A-Records and the redirect in Bloggers Settings the final steps.

MY BLOG WON’T LOAD/WORK/ETC?
It can take up to 48 hours for everything to be configured properly so double check that you have done everything right and give it a couple of hours.

MY BLOG IS SHOWING A “DO YOU WANT TO BE REDIRECTED” PAGE?
That’s normal, it will show until your settings have all been configured and synced. Timing will depend on what provider you are with, it could be instant or could take a couple of hours. After that time it will automatically redirect without the message showing.

HOW TO SET UP A CUSTOM DOMAIN ON BLOGGER USING 1&1

I’ve had a couple of emails lately about how to set up a custom domain on Blogger using a domain name from 1&1. I don’t have much experience with 1&1 having never used them myself but the experience I do have is enough for me not to recommend them to clients. If you do a quick Google you’ll see plenty of reviews about them and you can decide what’s best for you but I’ve found them to be rather slow and difficult. I always recommend not going for cheap domain or hosting as, amoung other reasons, there tends to be a lack of support.

In saying that I know some of you have already purchased your domain or want to buy something cheap just to test it out, so here is a tutorial for setting up a domain using 1&1. At the time of posting, this is the steps. However domain providers tend to change the process and dashboard a lot so apologies if that happens.

HOW TO SET UP A CUSTOM DOMAIN ON BLOGGER USING 1&1

If you have purchased a domain from somewhere other than 1&1, I have a general tutorial here on setting up a custom domain on Blogger, why you should and answers to some FAQ and issues.

RETRIEVE YOUR DETAILS ON BLOGGER

1. Login to Blogger, go to Settings > Publishing > Blog Address. Click on Add a Custom Domain Name.

2. Add Custom Domain Name, add in your new domain name www.domain-name.comand click save.

3. You should now see an error. This gives you the details you need to properly set up your new domain so keep this page open for the next step. The first CNAME is the same for everyone. The second is a specific CNAME for your blog.

4. Open the Settings Instructions in a new tab to refer back to later. Here you can see the settings for a top-level or sub domain. For this tutorial, I’ll be using top-level domain – www.domain-name.com.

If your details aren't coming up, visit this page on Google Webmaster and click Verification Details beside your domain. At the top, click the drop-down Details and you will see your Host and Points To information there.

ENTER YOUR DETAILS ON 1&1

1. Login to the control panel, scroll down until you see the heading “Domains” and click Domain Centre.

2. Click the checkbox beside your domain and select Domain Settings > Edit DNS Settings.

3. Under Basic DNS Settings choose 1&1 name servers, under Advanced DNS Settings choose Other IP address and in the space for IPv4 Address enter 216.239.32.21 and save.

4. Go back to Domain Overview Dashboard, click Add Domain > Create Subdomain. Enter the first Name/Host/Label field from Blogger, which is www

5. Click on the subdomain and click DNS Settings. Under Advanced DNS Settings choose CNAME and enter the first Destination/Target/Points To from Blogger, which isghs.google.com

6. Go back to Domain Overview Dashboard, click Add Domain > Create Subdomain. Enter the second Name/Host/Label field from Blogger, which is unique to you and will look like 00aa0aaaaaa

7. Click on the subdomain and click DNS Settings. Under Advanced DNS Settings choose CNAME and enter the second Destination/Target/Points To from Blogger, which is unique to you and will look like gv-a0aaaa0aaaaaa.dv.googlehosted.com

8. On your domain settings for your custom domain you should now see the URL you bought and two subdomains. We now have to wait for the settings to update. This could take a couple of hours.

FINAL STEPS ON BLOGGER

Go back onto Blogger > Settings > Publishing > Blog Address and enter your domain name and hit save. This time there shouldn’t be an error. Make sure to tick the option of redirecting from domain-name.com to www.domain-name.com.

Readers who click on your old-domain-name.blogspot.com URL should be redirected to your new custom domain domain-name.com automatically. These changes and settings can take up to 48 hours so don’t panic if it’s not working straight away. If it still isn’t working after 48hours, go back through the steps and make sure that everything is correct.

Time to Choose Who Manages Your Account When You Die

The new feature of Facebook is setting you to set your friend that who updating and keeping yours Facebook profile when you die
Facebook and other Internet services walk a difficult tightrope between respecting the privacy of the deceased and the demands of grieving friends and family. Previously, Facebook automatically froze the accounts of members it learned had died, angering some heirs who wanted to edit the deceased’s online presence. It will roll out the new options to members in the U.S. on Thursday, with others to follow later.
In a change of heart, the world’s most popular social network will begin allowing its members to designate someone—what they call a “legacy contact”—to manage parts of their accounts posthumously. Members can also choose to have their presence deleted entirely.
Asking us to make plans for a digital afterlife may sound morbid, but it can bring clarity to an issue that’s both legally and emotionally challenging. In 2013, Google became the first major Internet company to allow users to select digital heirs for its Gmail, cloud storage and other services, dubbed “inactive account managers.”
What’s the point of maintaining a social network after death? Facebook legacy contacts will be able to manage accounts in a way that can turn the deceased person’s Facebook page into a kind of digital gravestone. Legacy contacts can write a post to display at the top of their friend’s memorialized profile page, change the friend’s profile picture, and even respond to new friend requests on behalf of the deceased.
Being a legacy contact is different from simply logging into the account of the deceased, and there are important things legacy contacts can’t alter. They can’t edit what the deceased has already posted, or what his or her friends post on the page. If you chose to post a photo while you are living that looks embarrassing when you are gone, your legacy contact can’t do anything about it. A legacy contact also can’t decide to delete a whole account.
If they’re granted prior permission, legacy contacts can also download an archive of posts and photos from the deceased, but not the contents of his or her private messages.
All of this is optional. If you do nothing, when Facebook finds out you’ve passed, it will simply freeze your account and leave posts and pictures at the privacy settings you determined, a process it calls memorialization. Facebook says it has done this to hundreds of thousands of accounts to date. (As before, Facebook won’t show advertisements on memorialized accounts.)
These restrictions might upset some people who think their job as a caretaker is to maintain a Facebook page as thenicest possible memorial. “We gave this a lot of thought, and ultimately decided against it for this first version,” said spokeswoman Jodi Seth. Facebook feared that curation responsibilities might add an extra emotional load to grieving, among other concerns
There’s more fine print worth paying attention to: You can only select one person—and no backup—so spouses and partners who often travel together may face a difficult choice about whether to designate each other. Ms. Seth says Facebook is continuing to think about how it might allow for contingent legacy contacts.
To select your legacy contact, go to Settings and choose Security and then Legacy Contact at the bottom of the page—it’s the same for the Facebook website or mobile app. There you can designate an existing Facebook friend (in other words, only someone who’s already part of the social network), grant that person permission to download an archive of your data, or choose to have your account deleted after death.
It’s exhausting to think that Facebook has become so interwoven into our lives that we not only have to think about setting our birthdays, relationships and jobs in stone there, but now also our deaths. Still, Facebook’s new service empowers people to make choices about their data while they’re living, and for many, that’s a relief.
If you don’t choose a legacy contact on Facebook but name a digital heir in a legal will, Facebook will designate that person.
Facebook members can change their legacy contact selection at any time, but once they’ve died, a legacy contact can’t pass along the responsibility to someone else.

Change Android App Background (CM10 / CM11)

Change Holo Dark or Holo Light background in CM11.


Requirements -

• A CM 11 or CM 10 ROM
• Framework-res.apk of the ROM
• Apk Tool - Get It

To Change Holo Dark Background


1st Step -

Decompile 'framework-res.apk'
Open 'res\drawable\background_holo_dark.xml'

2nd Step -

you can see this line in 'background_holo_dark.xml' file

Code:

<gradient android:startColor="#ff000000" android:endColor="#ff272d33" android:angle="270.0" />

In that line

This is the color in the top of the background

Code:

android:startColor="#ff000000"

This is the color in the bottom of the background

Code:

android:endColor="#ff272d33"

So you can change the hex color code to change the gradient background. To get some color codesClick Here

To Change Holo Light Background


1st Step -

Decompile 'framework-res.apk'
Open 'res\drawable\background_holo_light.xml'

2nd Step -

Follow Previous Method

So you can change the hex color code to change the gradient background. To get some color codesClick Here

Attention - Don't use too light colors in dark background and too dark colors in light background. It will make text unclear.

My Works

• Change Galaxy Y Startup Logo
• Enable Navigation Bar / Soft Keys on CM7 / CM9 / CM11
• Customize CM11 Holo Dark/Light Background

Best Way To Hack WiFi Password Easily

Hack WiFi Password With Backtrack "Linux window"

In this post you will learn about how to hack WiFi password. Now you are going to be a little hacker for start this smart hacking trick in Ehowoz. Today we are introducing you top one method for hack any WiFi puzzle password. Best thing of this way is no matter password is in capital with numerical or highly secure security cover or secure codeword. Before Start hacking you need to download two software VMware and Backtrack. Through this software you will able to hack WiFi code.

                                 As we know that many time we have to need wifi connection for example we are in other city and want to use internet in mobile or laptop free so without wifi connection we can't use internet. When we try to connect wifi signals that time ask password for access to connect, so that time we give password but show error that we give wrong password because of we don't know that what the correct password. We should know that if we don't know password we can't use wifi connection free but through this method it will hack any wifi password very easily

How I Was Hack My Friend WiFi Password

Friends now i am going to tell you my first experience. One day i am at friend home that time i am getting bore because of my friend is so busy in some other work that time i think that i should use internet in my mobile so i ask WiFi password to my friend, he didn't tell me password just take my mobile and give password to my phone. After these scene i challenge to my friend that i will hack your password in a month that time he smile and said to me ok if you hack my password then i will give you treat then after one day i realize that it is a big challenge for me. I try so many methods to hack WiFi password but i didn't get success. After 28 days my cousin come at my home he is a (software engineer) he saw me upset then ask me what happened with you then i told him all story. My Cousin said to me don't take a tension i have best method to hack WiFi password then he told me this method. After using these method i realize that this method is top one method to hack. Next day i went to my friend home then i hacked his password as a hacker.

Now you should use these way to hack any WiFi password just follow some steps then you will get success.

Method To Hack WiFi Password

Following Steps are:

1)  Install VMware then Run VMware Then open Backtrack ISO.

2) After start Backtrack, Open Shell Console.

3) Write airmon-ng then hit enter. This will show you interface, chipset, driver and etc.

4) Write airodump-ng wlan0 then hit enter. Wait for some times when it's going to search for available connections.

5) You can see a list of hotspot then select a hotspot name which you want to hack.

6) Then just copy the ch value of your chosen connection. Then write airdump-ng-c then past ch value just after this. Then next to the ch value type –bssid space your bssid number then -w wep_hack wlan0 and just press enter.

(Example: airdump-ng-c ch value –bssid 00:1F:9F:73:C0:45 -w wep_hack wlan0)

7) Wait for few seconds and do not close the window.

8) After finished window then open a new shell console then write dir then hit enter.

9) Write aircrack-ng -a 1 –b and your bssid.

(Example: aircrack-ng -a 1 -b 00:1F:9F:73:C0:45 wep_hack-01.cpp)

10) Then its show you these text decrypted correctly 100%, it means that you have successfully done this process.

11) Enjoy.

Warning: Don't try it for illegal , this method just for knowledge. 

Note:

If you have any question regarding hacking method you can post below for solution.

Android L - The Next Android Version

Android L is the next android version to be released after Kitkat. Still "L" is a code-name. The "L" can be changed into another food like 'Ice Cream Sandwich', 'Jellybean' or 'KitKat'. It will have many new features and user friendly interface than previous versions. There are lots of things to tell about it and lets see it.

Preview

Google has released developer preview of Android L for Nexus Mobile Series. If you have an Nexus you can taste it (at your own risk).
If you want to get it go HERE

Design

Android L has a new user interface. Google named it as "Material Design". It is Simple, User Friendly, Clear, Wonderful and New. The real meaning of "Material Design" is both 2D and 3D (flat and 3D).

New Navigation Bar

Android L has a New and Nice Soft-button Style on navigation bar.

Old Navigation Bar

New Navigation Bar

Performance

#New Android Run-time (ART)

The 4.4 release introduced a new, experimental Android run-time, ART. Under 4.4, ART was optional, and the default run-time remained Dalvik. With the L Developer Preview, ART is now the default run-time.

• Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation

• Improved garbage collection (GC)

• Improved debugging support

Most Android apps should just work without change under ART. However, some techniques that work on Dalvik do not work on ART. Pay particular attention if:

• Your app uses Java Native Interface (JNI) to run C/C++ code.

• You use development tools that generate non-standard code (such as some obfuscators).

• You use techniques that are incompatible with compacting garbage collection.

#lockscreen Notifications

• PRIVATE. - Shows basic information, hides the notification’s full content.

• PUBLIC. - Shows the notification’s full content.

• SECRET. - Shows nothing, excluding even the notification’s icon.

Some of the major new features are:Lockscreens in the L Developer Preview have the ability to present notifications. Users can choose via Settings whether to allow sensitive notification content to be shown over a secure lock-screen.
Your app can control the level of detail visible when its notifications are displayed over the secure lock-screen.

For More Info Go HERE