Cortana is Microsoft's digital assistant and if you want, she can always be at your fingertips, ready to help you find anything on your Windows 10 PC, give you the weather forecast, and make sure you don't miss any important dates.
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By default, Cortana is not enabled on your Windows 10 PC, but it doesn't take long to get her up and running!
How to set up Cortana on Windows 10 PC
FF8 Ultra - Lunatic Pandora Mod Pack v1.0. You can either go through the tedious process below or go to this website and donate (your own price) for a copy of all of the Tonberry Mods, along with an 'Ultra'. Launcher that Injects the UV Fix, the 'Hardmode' and 'Add-On's package, and comes with the GeDoSaTo config files.
Cortana 'lives' in the taskbar, but before you can get her into her home you have to launch her for the first time.
Now Cortana is all set up and ready for you to use. Simply type something into the search bar, and watch her do her magic.
How to pin Cortana to your taskbar on Windows 10 PC
Although Cortana 'lives' in your taskbar, she might not appear there by default. If you don't feel like opening the Cortana app every time you need her, pinning her to your taskbar will save you a little extra time.
How to turn on Hey Cortana on Windows 10 PC
Now anytime you want to search the web, know the weather forecast, or get the baseball scores from last night, all you have to do is say 'Hey, Cortana,' and ask your question.
How to train Cortana to respond to your voice only on Windows 10![]()
You can train Cortana to only respond to your voice, that way not just anyone passing by can shout out Hey Cortana in passing and accidentally her (or maliciously) on. To do this you need to train Cortana to listen to your voice. Make sure you are in a quiet place before you start these steps.
From here, Cortana will instruct you say six sentences out loud, so make sure you say them loudly and clearly. Once you're done, Cortana will know your voice and respond only to your commands.
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There are many ways to listen to music for free on the Internet and one such site is YouTube where you can find virtually any type of music. However, the quality may not be up to standard and you may sometimes find fake music that simply plays an advertisement or a spam message. Searching for and downloading an MP3 is another popular method but the user is required to have some knowledge on how to search for the MP3 and using the appropriate tools to download the file making sure not to get infected by unwanted or malicious software.
An appropriate and safer place to legally listen to music online is via Pandora Radio. They do not have the biggest user base even though their music catalog is over a million songs, competitors like Spotify have over 20 million songs. Unfortunately only users from the United States, New Zealand and Australia can access Pandoraâs website while other users are redirected to a restricted web page in order to comply with the requirements of DMCA.
The music streamed by Pandora is using the standard HTTP port 80 which makes it very easy to bypass. All you need is an open web proxy that is located in the US, NZ, or AU but we do not recommend using this method because they are usually slow, unstable, and may log your usage.
Here we have 10 better ways to access the restricted Panda Radio.
Use Browser Based VPN to Access Pandora
Although there are many VPN companies that offers 1-2 weeks of free trial for their VPN services, we prefer the browser based VPN addon because they are easier to install without requiring any knowledge in the complicated configuration that involves PPTP, OpenVPN and etc.
1. ZenMate
ZenMate is a popular browser based VPN that acts as a proxy between you and the website so that the website recognizes your location based on the VPN server that you are connected to. The free version of ZenMate has 4 locations which are Romania, Germany, Hong Kong and the United States. From what weâve tested, ZenMate connects us to their Romanian servers by default and you can easily change to the United States by clicking the ZenMate icon, go to Change location and click the âChangeâ button beside United States.
Do take note that you will be visiting other websites using ZenMateâs IP address for the specific browser with ZenMate installed and enabled. This may trigger a warning for websites like online banking, Facebook, Google and etc as a security measure to protect your account from being illegally accessed by another user from another location.
The ZenMate extension is available on Firefox, Chrome, Opera and even for mobile devices that run on iOS or Android.
Download ZenMate
2. Browsec
Browsec is an alternative to ZenMate if for some reason you cannot get ZenMate to work. It comes with a free edition that allows unlimited data usage on their regular servers while paid users get to connect to turbo speed premium servers. Browsec has four locations which are Singapore, Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. To access Pandora, simply change your Browsec location to United States by clicking on the Browsec icon.
Browsec can be installed in Firefox, Chrome and iOS. You can also find a portable version of Firefox bundled with the Browsec extension at their download page. This is very useful so that you can run a dedicated Firefox browser just for Pandora while using another instance with your original IP address.
Download Browsec
3. Hola
Hola is a much smarter browser extension that only visits restricted website using their VPN servers. This does not cause any inconvenience that requires to verify your online account when you suddenly appear logged in from a different country. To access the restricted pandora.com using Hola, click on the Hola icon, move your mouse cursor over to the âTop popular sitesâ which will turn into an editable box, type pandora.com and press Enter key. Hola will intelligently browse Pandora from United States.
Our only gripe on Hola is the top popular sites that are displayed by default show a lot of pornographic websites. Hola is compatible with browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and also Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac OS X operating systems.
Download Hola
4. DotVPN
Not only does DotVPN have the ability to change your IP address, it also comes with a lot of features such as a bandwidth saver, adblock, tracking protection, block analytics and firewall. Before you can start using DotVPN after installation, you will need to create a free account from the extension and the best part is it immediately works without the need to validate your email address. There is also quite a huge list of servers that you can connect to which are Canada, Germany, France, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, United Kingdom and United States.
Do take note that DotVPN is only available for Chrome browsers.
Download DotVPN
5. Betternet
Betternet is the most simple extension if compared to the 4 above. It changes your IP to an American IP based in New York and there is nothing else to do after installing the Betternet extension apart from manually clicking a button to connect to Betternetâs servers. You wonât find an option to change the location of the proxy server nor filtering or whitelisting.
Betternet can be installed in Firefox and Chrome browsers, iOS, Android and Windows operating system.
Download Betternet
6. friGate
friGate is an extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Opera that allows access to Pandora but it isnât the best in terms of reliability and performance. For example, we could only use UK or NL proxies in the Firefox version of friGate which cannot be used to access Pandora. Only the âExtension Proxy-Chromeâ seems to work without Pandora restricting our access.
friGate âExtension Proxy-Chromeâ works out of the box without any configuration. Although their proxy servers are in Russia, Netherlands, Spain and Germany and not in the United States, it does work on Pandora because their proxy is anonymous and the real location cannot be determined.
Download friGate
Use SmartDNS to Access Pandora
Smart DNS also works as a middleman in between Pandora and the visitor but instead of rerouting all traffic like a VPN does, Smart DNS intelligently reroutes only a very small required portion of traffic to the server. This will effectively maintain the userâs Internet speed without causing additional delay. There are quite a few Smart DNS services that requires a paid subscription, but we found 2 that are free to use.
7. TVUnblock
TVUnblock is able to offer a Smart DNS service for free by showing limited advertising on their website and also accepting donations. It is quite surprising that a free Smart DNS service provider goes all the way in providing as many as 8 servers from different locations to offer better performance to users around the world. All you need to do is visit the TVUnblock website and it will automatically suggest the Smart DNS server closest to you.
It is best to configure the DNS servers directly to your computer or device because it has a higher priority which will overwrite the DNS settings on the router. For example, if youâve configured TVUnblock DNS settings on your router and your computerâs DNS is set to other DNS such as Google Public DNS, or the ones assigned by your ISP, then it is the DNS setting on your computer will take effect rather than the one that is configured in your router.
Visit TVUnblock
8. ProxyDNS
ProxyDNS is a paid Smart DNS service that comes with 30 days money back guarantee which means youâll have to pay upfront. However, their website did mention that you can test their Smart DNS service for free without time limits on Pandora and Grooveshark. To access Pandora with ProxyDNS, all you need to do is visit the ProxyDNS setup guide web page and configure it to use their DNS servers without the need to create any accounts. The ProxyDNS servers are as follows:
Preferred DNS server: 74.207.242.213
Alternate DNS server: 50.116.28.138
After setting your preferred and alternate DNS server to ProxyDNS, you can jump straight to Pandoraâs website using any web browser without being restricted.
Visit ProxyDNS
9. Tunlr
Tunlr was one of the first to offer a Smart DNS service and for free too! There was news of Tunlr closing down from some other websites but we were able to sign up for a free Beta account and used it to stream Pandora without problems. You will need to enter your email address, verify it, and you will be presented with 3 options on where you want to set up Tunlr. After youâve finished configuring Tunlr as your DNS server, visit their Services page to verify if youâve set it up correctly.
Although there are no official announcements from Tunlr on where their company is heading, there might be a chance that their service will be turned into a paid subscription in order to continue running their Smart DNS service. Do sign up for the free beta when you still have the chance.
Visit Tunlr
10. Portaller
Portaller is another free Smart DNS service that allows you to access Pandora without being in the United States. All that is required to do is simply changing your DNS server setting to Portallerâs IP address and it will work immediately. The following primary and secondary Portaller DNS server IP addresses are:
Preferred: 107.170.15.247
Alternate: 77.88.8.8
Not only is Portaller free, theyâve also released the whole website source code and hosted it on GitHub so anyone with a server in the US, Australia or New Zealand can create their own personal Smart DNS server.
Visit Portaller
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Excellent. Nice post.
ShresthasR9 years ago
Thanks ! Dude !!
very informativeâ¦
Amir9 years ago
Thanks for the tip. :)
interesting article and tool, thanks.
Lampros9 years ago
Thanks for the info. These restrictions make me crazy!!!!!
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