Tuesday 27 November 2018

DIY - Mi Redmi Note 4 Screen Replacement

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DIY - Mi Redmi Note 4 Screen Replacement


In this video we'll see a demo of Mi Redmi Note 4 Screen replacement in case of a broken screen.

You can buy a compatible screen replacement for your phone and replace it on your own instead of taking to a repair shop. In this video, I used a compatible screen replacement for Mi Redmi Note 4 phone that came along with the front frame and not just the screen.

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Wednesday 21 November 2018

CamStudio Review - Best free open source desktop recording software for Windows

CamStudio Review - Best free open source desktop recording software for Windows

CamStudio is a free and opensource software for recording desktop screen. It is probably one of the best screen recording software with tons of features. It is useful for making demonstration or tutorial videos with good features.


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Thursday 25 October 2018

How to Create Task from an Email in Gmail and Google Tasks App?

How to Create Task from an Email in Gmail and Google Tasks App

With most email clients you can easily create tasks from an email or at least mark a reminder against an email to follow up later. Google also has a separate product called "Google Tasks" to manage tasks. Gmail has also introduced "Add to Tasks" feature in Gmail so that we can easily create task from an email in Gmail. Of course, we can also create our own tasks from the Google Tasks also. Let's see more in detail.
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Saturday 29 September 2018

Solution for: Error: Cookies are blocked or not supported by your browser. You must enable cookies to use WordPress

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On some clients' website built using WordPress, there was this error:
Cookies are blocked or not supported by your browser. You must enable cookies to use WordPress

If you also have a WordPress website where you are seeing the error "Cookies are blocked or not supported by your browser. You must enable cookies to use WordPress" when attempting to login, please find the solution below.
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Thursday 27 September 2018

How to display Next Item and Previous Items in OSCLASS Classified websites?

How to display Next Item and Previous Items in OSCLASS Classified websites
If you are running a classified website using OSCLASS CMS with some of the default themes available, you might have noticed that there is not NEXT and PREVIOUS links when an item is viewed. So, the visitor will have to either go back to home or click on related listings, tags etc. if available to view other listings. The NEXT and PREVIOUS links are desired on the item page.

If you are running an OSCLASS website, and would like to add NEXT and PREVIOUS item links, we shall see how to add in this post.
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Wednesday 26 September 2018

How to sync Google Contacts and Calendar with Outlook?

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If you are using Gmail with Outlook, it is easy to setup Outlook to use Gmail. However, you might have noticed that Google Contacts and Calendar does not get automatically synced with Outlook. You may add contacts in Outlook but those will not get synced with Google Contacts and vice versa. If you just want to add the Google Contacts with Outlook, exporting the Google Contacts and importing the contacts to Outlook would work. But then it will still not sync with each other. In this post we shall see how to sync Google Contacts and Calendar with Outlook.
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Monday 27 August 2018

How to reset Drupal 8 administrator password using phpMyAdmin?

How to reset Drupal 8 administrator password using phpMyAdmin?

This post describes in brief the steps to reset the Drupal 8 administrator password in case you forget them. Writing down passwords are a big no no, and no matter how hard we try to remember passwords, sometimes, we may miss it, especially if you have various different password for different systems. And forgetting passwords also usually happens on development systems when you set some dummy or random passwords, phuff!, you no longer remember them. In this post, we shall see how to reset Drupal admin user password easily from phpMyAdmin.
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Wednesday 22 August 2018

Mail app is missing on Redmi 5 phone

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Almost every Android phone has stock email app preinstalled. Same is the case with Mi phones I had previously used- Redmi 2 Prime, Redmi Note 3 and Redmi Note 4. The default Mi Mail App is pretty decent and I had used it extensively both for work and personal emails. But in the recent Mi Redmi 5 phone purchase, I was surprised not to find the stock Mi Mail app preinstalled. As per Mi forums, the Mail app is also missing on other Mi phones as well. In this post, we shall see how to get the Mi Mail App if you want and also see other alternatives.
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Friday 27 July 2018

Useful Free Osclass Plugins - Popup Success Publish Box and Share Free Plugin

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Image Courtesy: Osclass Point

If you manage Osclass website and are looking for free and useful plugins, then check out "Success Publish Box Free Plugin" by Osclass Point. By default, Osclass displays a simple flash message notifying that listing has been published successfully. If you want to spice up a bit, then "Success Publish Box Free Plugin" is a great plugin for that purpose. It not only displayed a nice looking popup but it also includes social media share buttons, so ad publisher can share or promote the listing right after posting the ad.
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Tuesday 24 July 2018

Free Social Login Plugin for Osclass - Facebook Login for Osclass websites

Free Osclass Plugin Facebook Login

Nowadays, many people are using Social Media, be it Facebook, Google+, Twitter etc. Therefore, using Social Login simplifies the registration process in just a few clicks instead of letting user's type in to a user registration form with their details. Among the many social networks out there, Facebook is one of the most popular one. In this post, we shall see how to login users to Osclass websites using Facebook.
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Sunday 22 July 2018

How to change the default web browser in Android Phone including Mi Redmi Phone?

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Google Chrome is one of the most used web browser. Google Chrome is usually always included on new Android phones as well. In addition, most Android manufacturer also includes their own stock web browsers on Android phones. On Android phone, usually the links clicked are opened in a web browser. If you prefer a particular browser, and it is currently not set as the default browser, then we'll see how to change the default web browser in Android Phone including Mi Redmi Phones.
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Monday 9 July 2018

How to resolve Microsoft Outlook stuck on 'Loading Profile'?

How to resolve Microsoft Outlook stuck on 'Loading Profile'

Sometimes, when starting Microsoft Outlook, it would get stuck on 'Loading Profile' and it will never load or will take a long time to load. In this post, we shall see how to resolve Microsoft Outlook stuck on 'Loading Profile'.
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Saturday 7 July 2018

How to extend Wi-Fi range using two Wi-Fi routers?

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Are you looking for ways to extend Wi-Fi range? We can extend Wi-Fi using wireless repeaters or wireless extenders easily as they have built in Wi-Fi repeater features. Using such routers we can easily extend Wi-Fi range at home or office. Besides wireless routers with repeater or extender features, one can also buy dedicated Wi-Fi repeaters and extend Wi-Fi network. They are usually cheaper than Wi-Fi routers. If you have such routers, then refer to the previous post, how to extend Wi-Fi using two Netgear Wi-Fi routers with Wi-Fi repeater features.



However, if the routers you have do not have Wi-Fi repeater / access point features built-in, then we can still extend Wi-Fi range using those routers. In this post, we shall see how to extend Wi-Fi range using two routers without Wi-Fi repeater features inbuilt.
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Saturday 9 June 2018

How to shorten long Google Drive file share links?

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Saving files to Google Drive and sharing links to others?

You must have noticed that the link from Google drive file sharing is a bit long. Links can be shared via messaging or emails which they can open directly. But if in case, people need to type the links to open documents, it could be tedious and people could make mistakes too. Why not shorten the links so that it is easy to read or type?

Here is how.
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Sunday 3 June 2018

How to install Player Unknown�s Battlegrounds (PUBG) game on PC?

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PlayerUnknown�s Battlegrounds game is attracting a lot of attention becoming one of the most popular games being played. You can install PUBG on Android, directly from Play Store. PlayerUnknown�s Battlegrounds is a good game. PUBG for PC is already available on Steam, but it is not free and you need to pay around 15 � 20 USD. The experience of playing PUBG on mobile is good, the controls are awesome. But if you don't want to pay for the PC version and still want to play on a bigger screen on PC, then follow the instructions below how to install PlayerUnknown�s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on PC. This example is relevant for Windows computer.

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Saturday 2 June 2018

Google Adsense Auto Ads not working on Blogger blogs

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Google recently introduced Auto Ads to allow Google to automatically publish ads on websites. The advantage for website owner is the ease of Google Adsense implementation, ad optimization as Auto ads will identify any available ad space and place new ads there, potentially increasing your revenue.


But, Google Adsense Auto Ads does not work with Blogger Blogs, another Google Product. (as on 2 June 2018).
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How to add cookie consent notification and cookie policy page to WordPress website ?

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European Union (EU) laws require websites to give EU visitors information about cookies used on website. In many cases, these laws also require websites to obtain consent from the visitor.
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How to add a cookie consent notification to Blogger? Cookie Consent Code Generator and Cookie Policy Page Generator

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European Union (EU) laws require websites to give EU visitors information about cookies used on website. In many cases, these laws also require websites to obtain consent from the visitor.



Blogger is a blogging platform from Google and as such the platform is managed by Google. As a blogger, we are only using the system to post content. The management of the Blogger system is not in our control. Thankfully, Google have we have added a notice on Blogger to help meet these regulations. The notice lets visitors know about Google's use of certain Blogger and Google cookies on the Blogger blog, including Google Analytics and AdSense cookies.


To check the default cookie consent notification implemented by Blogger, refer to our previous blog post here - How To check Cookies notification in Blogger for European Union countries outside EU ? 


In case, if you are not satisfied with the default notification and you want to apply your own cookie notification, you can do so following the below steps.


To save you time and to use an existing tool/services for this purpose from silktide, we shall use an online cookie consent code generator to generate a code which can then be added to Blogger to generate the cookie notification prompt.
This website uses cookies, which are necessary for its functioning and required to give you the best experience on our website.


How to add a cookie consent notification to Blogger?

Cookie Consent Code Generator

  • Go to the link https://silktide.com/tools/cookie-consent/download/
  • Choose a theme - where the cookie consent notification should appear. There are six options - full width top, full width bottom, pop-up right with dark and light background. Choose any one you desire and click 'Continue'
  • Customize the message and button text displayed if desired.
  • Add a link to your cookie policy page if you have. If not, leave blank to use the default link.
  • Click Continue
  • Copy the code generated as per the settings applied above

Integrating with Blogger:

  • Login to your Blogger dashboard
  • Click Layout > Add a gadget > Choose HTML/Javascript
  • Paste the code generated from the above step
  • Save
  • You may keep the gadget anywhere
  • Save Arrangement
  • View your blog to check out the cookie notification.


cookie consent code generator blogger

cookie consent blogger

If you need to edit the message, you can do so by going to https://silktide.com/tools/cookie-consent/download/, re-customize and get a new code. You can also edit the message by editing the contents of the HTML/JavaScript gadget you added.


How to add a cookie policy page to Blogger?

If you would like to add a custom cookie policy page on Blogger, you can do so by following steps.You can write your own cookie policy page by including details of cookies used on your website. Or to save time, you may also use a cookie policy generator and include it in Blogger.


Online Cookie Policy Page Generator


  • Go to : https://cookiepolicygenerator.com/generator
  • This online cookie policy generator presents a series of questionnaire for you to answer. Select the appropriate information relevant for your website.
  • Based on the inputs, a cookie policy is generated
  • Copy the final output.

  • Login to your Blogger dashboard
  • Click on Pages from the left sidebar
  • Click New Page
  • Give a title to the page. E.g. Cookie Policy
  • Paste the output you copied from the online cookie policy generator
  • Check some grammatical and punctuation errors if any
  • Click Publish when done.


Note: If you want the cookie consent notification prompt to link to this cookie policy, go to https://silktide.com/tools/cookie-consent/download/ and include this link in the cookie policy URL field and regenerate the code as described above.


Monday 28 May 2018

How To check Cookies notification in Blogger for European Union countries outside EU ?

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European Union (EU) laws require websites to give EU visitors information about cookies used on website. In many cases, these laws also require websites to obtain consent from the visitor.

Blogger is a bloggin platform from Google and as such the platform is managed by Google. As a blogger, we are only using the system to post content. The management of the Blogger system is not in our control. Thankfully, Google have we have added a notice on Blogger to help meet these regulations. The notice lets visitors know about Google's use of certain Blogger and Google cookies on the Blogger blog, including Google Analytics and AdSense cookies.

In this post, we will check "How To check Cookies notification in Blogger for European Union countries outside EU?"
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Thursday 17 May 2018

How to integrate Google Calendar with Thunderbird Email client - 2018

How to integrate Google Calendar with Thunderbird Email client

Thunderbird is an excellent email client and a good alternative to Microsoft Outlook email client if you are looking for a free one. Thunderbird can be used with a lot of email accounts including Gmail. If you are using Thunderbird email client and with Gmail, this this post is about how to integrate Google Calendar with Thunderbird Email client.
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Tuesday 1 May 2018

How to add custom ads.txt to Blogger / WordPress / Other websites?


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What is Ads.txt ?


Authorized Digital Sellers, or ads.txt is an IAB initiative that helps ensure that the digital ad inventory is only sold through sellers you identify as authorized. Creating your own ads.txt file gives you more control over who is allowed to sell ads on your website and helps prevent counterfeit inventory from being presented to advertisers. An ads.txt file can help buyers identify genuine inventory and help publisher receive more advertiser spend that otherwise might have gone toward counterfeit inventory.

In this post we shall see "How to add ads.txt to Blogger / WordPress / Other websites?"..


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Monday 9 April 2018

How to stop spam subscribers on WordPress email subscribe form?

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Email subscription forms are very essential for any website to let visitors subscribe to new contents. Email subscription forms will also let website owners collect emails which can be used for online marketing. However, mail subscribe forms may also attract a lot of spam subscribers. In this post, we shall see how to stop spam subscribers on WordPress email subscribe form using free plugins.

Before we discuss how to stop spam subscribers, let's discuss briefly how to include a Subscribe Form in WordPress.
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Saturday 7 April 2018

How to configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin on port 8080 by default?

How to configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin on port 8080 by default

In this post we shall see How to configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin on port 8080 by default? XAMPP Control Panel tries to open the Apache and phpMyAdmin pages at http://localhost, which is using http port 80. After changing Apache http port from 80 to 8080, Apache and phpMyAdmin can no longer be opened on port 80. So by clicking on "Admin" button on the XAMPP Control Panel, Apache and phpMyAdmin pages will not open. Instead we will see that the site cannot be reached.
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In such a case, we need to manually add port 8080 after localhost in the URL in the browser address bar. Or, we can also configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin to open on port 8080 by default when the Admin button on XAMPP Control Panel is clicked.

How to change Apache http port from 80 to 8080 in XAMPP?
Watch this short video for steps. Or refer to this article for the steps.


How to configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin on port 8080 by default?

As mentioned above, XAMPP Control Panel tries to open the Apache and phpMyAdmin pages at http://localhost, which is using http port 80. After changing Apache http port from 80 to 8080, Apache and phpMyAdmin can no longer be opened on port 80.

In such a case, we can also configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin to open on port 8080 by default when the Admin button on XAMPP Control Panel is clicked.

Watch this video how to configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin on port 8080 by default:

Steps to configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin on port 8080 by default
  •  Stop services from XAMPP Control Panel
  • Click on CONFIG on the XAMPP Control Panel
  • Click on SERVICE AND PORT SETTINGS
  • On the Apache tab, change the port from 80 to 8080
  • Click save
  • Click save
  • Start Apache
  • Start Apache and MySQL Services from XAMPP Control Panel
  • Click on Admin button on XAMPP Control Panel corresponsing to Apache and phpMyAdmin
  • Apache and phpMyAdmin pages should open automatically using the port 8080
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Alternative: to configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin on port 8080 by default

You can configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin on port 8080 by default from XAMPP from the XAMPP userinterface itself as described in the video. Or you can also edit the settings in xampp-control.ini file as described below.
  • Stop services from XAMPP Control Panel
  • Navigate to C:\xampp
  • Find the file xampp-control.ini
  • Open the file xampp-control.ini in a notepad to edit
  • Search for [ServicePorts]
  • Under [ServicePorts], change Apache=80 to Apache=8080
  • Save the file
  • Start Apache and MySQL Services from XAMPP Control Panel
  • Click on Admin button on XAMPP Control Panel corresponsing to Apache and phpMyAdmin
  • Apache and phpMyAdmin pages should open automatically using the port 8080

Sunday 1 April 2018

Free Music Tracks For YouTube Videos From YouTube Audio Library For Offline Video Editing

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If you are one of those people who create videos for YouTube, you may be hunting for background music tracks and sound effects. As we all know, using any music is a big no, no. If the music used is not royalty free, YouTube Content ID system will detect copyright violations on the music used in the video.
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Thursday 22 March 2018

How To Create New Disk Partition On New Windows Computer or Laptop?

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Bought a new computer or laptop with Windows installed? Great! In this post we shall see how to create new disk partitions on the new Windows computer.

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Sunday 18 March 2018

How to disconnect Google Drive Backup and Sync from computer correctly?


If you are using Google Drive on your computer to access files on Google Drive from your computer, let us discuss how to disconnect Google Drive Backup and Sync from computer the right way.

How to disconnect Google Drive from your compute correctly?

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Wednesday 14 March 2018

How to display classic Facebook Like, Tweet and Google + buttons using AddThis?

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Social Media buttons are must for any website today to let visitors engage with your website using their Social Media accounts. It is also good for website owners as Social Media buttons enable visitors to share and increase your audience. There are many ways to add Social Media buttons on websites either by directly using Facebook Social Plugins code or using plugins available for the type of website platforms such as WordPress, Drupal etc.
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Wednesday 7 March 2018

How to enable Google Adsense New Ad Format - Adsense Auto Ads on your website?

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Google Adsense announced a new Google Adsense Ad Type called "Adsense Auto Ads" in a post on Inside Adsense on 21 February 2018. In the post Google mentioned that Adsense Auto ads will use machine learning to make smart ad placement and monetization decisions, saving you time. Publishers need to place one piece of code just once to all the pages where Auto Ads need to be displayed, and Google would take care of the rest.

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Wednesday 21 February 2018

How to resolve 500 Internal Server Error on WordPress after migration?

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Migrated a WordPress site from local development computer to a production server and encountering 500 Internal Server Errors when visiting posts or pages like the error message below:
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
In this post we shall see How to resolve 500 Internal Server Error on WordPress after migration?


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Monday 19 February 2018

How to transfer files and switch from iOS to Android?

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If you have been an iOS user and would like to switch comletely to Android with your files transferred or if you have an Android phone, you can do so in the following three simple steps. In this post, we shall see how to transfer files from iOS to Android and switch with the help of Google Drive, which is probably the easiest way to move your files.
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Sunday 18 February 2018

How to flash MIUI on Mi Android Phones - Fastboot Update Mode

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There are times when one may need to flash an Android Phone, may be due to issues or for some others, simply to try a different flavor of Android version or features provided by other Custom ROM developers. In this post, we shall see how to flash MIUI on Mi Android Phones - Fastboot Update Mode.
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How to flash MIUI on Mi Android Phones - Recovery Update Mode

how-to-flash-miui-mi-android-phone-recovery-update-mode

There are times when one may need to flash an Android Phone, may be due to issues or for some others, simply to try a different flavor of Android version or features provided by other Custom ROM developers. In this post, we shall see how to flash MIUI on Mi Android Phones - Recovery Update Mode.
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How to flash MIUI on MI Android Phones- System Update Mode

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There are times when one may need to flash an Android Phone, may be due to issues or for some others, simply to try a different flavor of Android version or features provided by other Custom ROM developers. In this post, we shall see how to flash Mi Android Phones via System Update Mode.
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Friday 16 February 2018

How to check transaction history of Airtel Payments Bank Saving Account on Airtel Android App?

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After Digital India initiatives by the Government and especially after demonetization, usage of digital payments have increased. Nowadays, many citizens are using various modes of digital payment be it usage of debit cars, ewallets, Unified Payment Interface (UPI) etc. Airtel also introduced Airtel Payments Bank which is beneficial for Airtel subscribers to pay utility bills and also to do online shopping on select eMarchet websites where the payment method is supported. As on 15 Feb 2018, Airtel Payments Bank offers an interest of 7.25% which is higher than regular saving account in any Bank. For all those using Airtel Payment Bank, we shall see how to check transaction history of Airtel Payments Bank Saving Account.
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Sunday 4 February 2018

How to verify MD5 or SHA1 checksum of file on Windows Computer?

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When we download files from the internet or copy from one source to another destination, the file may not be exactly the same as the source or in other words, the file may have being corrupted in transit. So there is a need to check the integrity of the file. That is where verification of hash is required. Let's see "How to verify MD5 or SHA1 checksum on Windows Computer?"

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Sunday 14 January 2018

How to disable access to hard disk to Windows users?

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If your Windows computer is also used by other users or family members, and you want to disable access to a particular hard disk or hard disk partition, then we can do so with a little bit of setup on Windows. In this post, we shall see how to disable or restrict access to a particular hard disk or hard disk partition to a particular user on Windows computer.
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Tuesday 9 January 2018

Monday 8 January 2018

How to remove Linux installation from dual boot with Windows OS?

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For Windows OS who want to try Linux without completely removing Windows OS, dual booting Linux along with Windows OS is the best way to experience the best of Linus OS and Windows OS. Dual Booting Linux on Windows OS will let a user choose the OS to use when booting. After trying out Linux OS, if a user wants to remove the Linux OS, it is also easy to do so. In this post, how to remove Linux installation from dual boot with Windows OS.
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Thursday 4 January 2018

Solution to contacts getting merged randomly with each other on Android Phones | Contacts Corrector

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There is a strange issue observed on Mi Redmi phones where contact numbers are getting merged with other contacts, randomly. This is creating a lot of confusion lately when dialing people or when receiving calls, since the phone shows another person's name instead of the caller.


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