Monday, September 9, 2019

How To Get The Best Stickers In WeChat?

The presence of stickers makes the chat not only attractive but also enjoyable and fun. If you wish to know the method of using stickers in WeChat while having a conversation, then this blog is perfect for you. Go through the given below instructions.
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The method of saving stickers that have been sent
With the help of social media, you can use good stickers in your chats. You can save the sticker that has been shared to you or else to the groups for increasing the collection of stickers. It is the easiest method by which you can add new stickers to WeChat. For doing it, you do a long press on any sticker that you wish saving. Then, choose to Add to Stickers. This option shall be present on pop-up menu. Resultantly, the chosen sticker shall be saved and shall be available immediately next to the heart symbol.
Go for third party sticker applications
You might have noticed plenty of third-party applications for not only Android but also iOS which provide stickers that have been added to WeChat. Few are awesome whereas the rest are not. Have a look at the sticker applications in your app store and get the one which you like the most. Don’t forget to see the reviews before installing the sticker application.
The method of using a WeChat sticker store
  1. Firstly, choose emoji symbol.
  2. Then, press the ‘+’ symbol. It shall be towards the end at the left-hand side of the emoji section.
  3. After that, go through the collection of stickers.
  4. Next, choose Get.
  5. Repeat this process to get more stickers.
The method of making WeChat stickers by your own
  1. Firstly, take the GIF from whichever place you wish.
  2. Then, save it to the smartphone or PC.
  3. After that, you need to resize it till it reaches less than 500 KB.
  4. Next, you need to save the GIF to the smartphone.
  5. Then, open a chat.
  6. After that, choose the sticker symbol which is after the heart towards the end.
  7. Next, choose ‘+’ in the chat window.
  8. Lastly, choose the GIF and add it.
The method of making stickers on PC and using WeChat Web for transferring
  1. Firstly, open WeChat Web on the device.
  2. Then, you need to scan the QR code from the display with the smartphone signed in into WeChat.
  3. After that, go for a File Transfer option for transferring files from the device straight into WeChat on the smartphone.
Kellie Minton  arrived on the cyber security scene in the early 2000s when virus and malware were still new and slowly evolving. Her longtime affair with writing with an interest in the cybersecurity industry, combined with her IT degree, has contributed to experience several aspects of security suite industry such as blogging at norton.com/setup.

How To Turn On Reader Mode In Google Chrome?

Reader mode lets the user browse the content without unnecessary stuff. It helps in reading the page without any distraction such as ads and sidebar. Unfortunately, Google Chrome is a famous browser, but it does not provide reader view. But the best part is that you can use the experimental flag for turning on reader mode in Google Chrome browser.
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  1. The method of using reader mode in Google Chrome
  2. Firstly, go to Google Chrome.
  3. Then, view the URL chrome://flags.
  4. After that, write the word ”reader” in the search bar for dramatically filtering ”Enable Reader Mode” flag.
  5. This is a flag present in Mac, Windows as well as Chrome OS.
  6. Note that by default it shall be disabled on Chrome browser.
  7. Next, click on the ‘Disabled’ option.
  8. After that, select ‘Enabled’ option.
  9. Then, Chrome shall ask you for relaunching the browser.
  10. Next, press on the ‘Relaunch Now’ option for again opening the browser.
  11. Don’t forget to save your items.
  12. Then, sign-out from the sites.
  13. After that, turn on the flag.
  14. Next, you need to turn on the reader mode in Chrome. You should press on the three dots settings option.
  15. Then, you shall get an option of ‘Distill Page’ showing the reader is turned on the browser.
  16. The method of using reader mode in Chrome Canary 
As you are using a Chrome canary version, so the reader mode flag shall allow you to turn on the reader mode from address bar.
You should press on the symbol for turning on the reader mode for viewing the simplified page.
  • The method of checking reader mode in Chrome
  • Firstly, go to any of the web pages.
  • Then, press on Settings.
  • Lastly, click on the Distill Page.
  • Problems of Chrome reader mode
Sadly, it is only a bit helpful. One of the major reasons is that they do not filter the text nicely. Many times it shows a bar having only a few lines rather than of the entire text.
  • Have a look at the alternate reader mode extensions of Chrome
A good step is using a third-party extension for Chrome.
  1. Firstly, visit the Chrome Web Store.
  2. Then, look for the ‘reader view’ extensions.
  3. After that, search for some extensions.
  4. Next, press on the ‘Add to Chrome’ against the ‘Reader View’ extensions for installing the browser.
  5. Lastly, give confirmation for the installation by pressing on ‘Add extension’ option.
Kellie Minton is a qualified IT engineer by education. After working in the IT sector for a decade, she began writing about it two years ago. She loves to write about emerging technology like office.com/setup.

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

How to Install vShare Without Jailbreaking an iOS Device

If you have an iPhone or iPad and want to download apps or games outside from the App Store, then possibly you have heard about vShare. It is an app for the iOS device, which enables the iPhone or iPad users to install apps outside the App Store. The apps it has are mostly cracked that have extra features. The vShare app was initially available for jailbroken iOS devices. This means without jailbreaking their iPhone, or iPad users can’t use it on their device. But, now vShare can also be downloaded on an iOS device without jailbreaking it. If you want to download and use any app that isn’t available on the App Store, then you can use vShare. Here is how to install vShare without jailbreaking an iOS device.
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How to get vShare on your iPhone or iPad without jailbreaking
On the official vShare website, you will get the direct option for downloading vShare on normal iOS device. So, the process isn’t long or complicated, just go to the vShare.com and download the app for jailbroken devices. Here is how.
  1. Tap on the ‘Safari’ icon on your device to launch it.
  2. After opening the browser, search for vShare.
  3. Now, look for the official vShare website and open it.
  4. Select iOS download.
  5. After selecting your device, look for the ‘Download/Download Here’ (without jailbreak) option and click on it. Clicking the download button takes to the next page where you’ll get the link to download and install vShare on your iOS device.
  6. Click on the ‘Install’ link. You may see two buttons for it, select anyone to download the file to install vShare.
  7. Now, open the downloaded file to go to the installation page, and select ‘Install’ from the top.
  8. This may open settings, select ‘Install Profile’ and enter your passcode when prompted. This will now return you to Safari.
  9. Tap on the ‘Install’ button in the browser and again tap ‘Install’ to confirm. vShare app now starts downloading and installing to your iOS device.
  10. Select ‘Install’ on the installation screen.
  11. Then select ‘Next.’
  12. When the Settings appear, tap ‘Done.’
The vShare application will be installed on your iPhone or iPad without jailbreaking it, and vShare icon will start showing up on the home screen. Go to your home screen to confirm the app is installed. If you don’t see the vShare icon anywhere in your device, repeat the above steps. You can also tap on the icon to launch and visit the vShare store.
How to resolve the vShare white screen issue
If vShare is successfully installed on your device, but when you open the store, it displays a white screen and no apps or other things. This problem has been encountered by some users, but it can be fixed quickly by erasing the website data from Safari. Here is how to troubleshoot this problem.
  1. Go to your device ‘Settings.’
  2. Scroll and tap on ‘Safari.’
  3. On the Safari screen, tap on ‘Clear History and website data.’
  4. After that, tap on ‘Advanced’ on the same screen.
  5. Then tap on ‘Website Data.’
  6. Select ‘Remove all website data.’
  7. After clearing the website data from your Safari browser, go back and reopen ‘vShare.’
The white screen should not appear again to you.
How to use the vShare app to download and install games or apps
vShare is the best place to find and download exclusive and unofficial apps on the iPhone. Here you’ll also get many apps with extra features. Moreover, you can also download wallpapers and ringers from the vShare store. Once you get the vShare app on your iOS device, getting these items is a simple matter. Here is how.
  1. Locate the vShare icon on your home screen and tap it to open the vShare store. The games and applications will start showing up on your screen.
  2. Use the above tabs or bottom buttons to see the thing you want to see and install. If you know the name of the item you wish to download, use ‘Search’ to get it directly on your screen.
  3. Select the thing you want to install and tap the buttons with screen directions.
Enjoy using the apps with more extra features.
Kellie Minton is an avid technical blogger, a magazine contributor, a publisher of guides at mcafee.com/activate and a professional cyber security analyst. Through her writing, she aims to educate people about the dangers and threats lurking in the digital world  .

How to Connect and Play Games with Mouse and Keyboard on Xbox One

Have you ever thought about playing games on your Xbox console just like a PC, that is with Mouse and Keyboard. If you have played games on your computer, then might be more comfortable with these with your mouse and keyboard buttons than a controller. Playing games with an Xbox console could be handy, but not as flexible as this combination. Although, Xbox One allows to connect a USB keyboard to it, but not for gaming. You can only connect and use a USB keyboard for text input. Also, the console has limited support for the USB keyboards. Other than advantageous controlling, there could be several more reasons for playing with the keyboard and mouse combination. If you have these devices extra and tired of playing with the Xbox controller, then using them isn’t a bad plan.
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Here is how to connect and play games with mouse and keyboard on Xbox One
Connecting mouse and keyboard to Xbox One with XIM Apex
XIM Apex is an adapter that allows you to connect mouse and keyboard with your console as a controller. XIM Apex changes the output signal of these devices to something that Xbox One uses and understand them as a controller. Although there are some other products such as Titan One, and CronusMax works the same. You can use them to play games with your mouse and keyboard, but the procedure for connecting with them will be different. Here is the start to end guide to connect and play games with mouse and keyboard on Xbox One.
  • Install the XIM Apex Manager app:
Firstly, you’ll need to install this app on your smartphone. XIM Apex Manager App can connect and communicate to the XIM Apex USB adapter over Bluetooth. The app will be required to set up the XIM Apex adapter. XIM Technologies, Inc has provided both iOS and Android version of the app on their respective store. On Android, you can download it from Google Play Store and App Store on iOS.
Connect and set up mouse and keyboard with XIM Apex adapter
  1. Take the adapter and connect it to your Xbox One console. Do not turn on the console before connecting the XIM Apex to it.
  2. After that, start your console.
  3. Now, take the mouse you want to use and connect it to the USB hub’s port 1. However, XIM Apex already has a hub to connect with multiple USB devices, but if your keyboard has an in-built hub, then you can also use it.
  4. Make sure to use the high-class USB 2.0 data cable instead of charge-only to connect the devices with the hub.
  5. Now, connect the keyboard to the USB hub’s port 2.
  6. Then attach the Xbox controller to the USB hub’s port 3. The USB hub must be connected to an Xbox controller all the time through a USB cable. Make sure to not turn on the connected controller before using the XIM Apex.
  7. After that, plug in the USB cable of hub into the USB port of XIM Apex adapter.
  8. Now, find a free USB port on your Xbox One console and insert the XIM Apex into it. The adapter will start flashing the different color lights when you start the console.
  9. Take the smartphone on which you’ve installed the XIM Apex Manager app and launch the app.
  10. Tap on the ‘Continue’ button on the XIM Apex Manager’s welcome screen.
  11. The XIM Apex’s license agreement will now appear on the screen, select ‘Agree’ to accept and continue.
  12. Now, tap on the ‘Download’ button that shows up. Doing so begins downloading the recent updates for the application.
  13. After it finishes, the app will start finding the XIM Apex adapter with the Bluetooth.
  14. Locate the pairing button on the XIM Apex adapter, it is at the center and surrounded by lights. Press it to pair with the XIM Apes Manager app.
  15. Once the app pairs with XIM Apex and connects to your console, it will show you a list of games on your smartphone.
  16. Find the game you want to play and tap on it.
  17. Then, tap on the top ‘Xbox’ icon in the app. The lights on XIM Apex will change with your command and its functioning.
  18. Now, on the next screen, use the adjusting buttons to set the sensitivity for aiming. Make sure to set it to the maximum. You’ll also need to set it to the maximum on your console.
  19. Now, configure the mouse and keyboard buttons and ‘Save’ your settings.
Now, you’re all set to go and enjoy your new controls.
Kellie Minton  arrived on the cyber security scene in the early 2000s when virus and malware were still new and slowly evolving. Her longtime affair with writing with an interest in the cybersecurity industry, combined with her IT degree, has contributed to experience several aspects of security suite industry such as blogging at www.norton.com/setup  .

Monday, September 2, 2019

How To Customize The Taskbar In Windows 10

The owners of Windows 10 device depend a lot on their taskbar for searching things, accessing applications, checking the battery level and the clock. But one major feature that many of the Window 10 devices do not comprise of is the possibility of changing the width of the taskbar buttons. Here’s how you can customize the taskbar on Windows 10.
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The method of changing the width of the taskbar buttons
For changing the display scaling, you need to follow the given below instructions carefully.
  1. Firstly, press on Start.
  2. Then, click on Settings.
  3. After that, look for the System.
  4. Next, go to the left panel and press on Display.
  5. Then, go to the right-hand side, below Scale and layout and modify the scaling according to your requirement.
  6. As a result, everything shall become smaller.
If it is not what you wanted, then you can give a try for using small buttons.Go through the below instructions carefully.
  1. Firstly, press on Start.
  2. Then, click on Settings.
  3. After that, go to the Settings application.
  4. Next, look for the Personalization option.
  5. Then, go to the left panel.
  6. After that, press on Taskbar.
  7. Next, go to the left panel.
  8. Then, press on Taskbar.
  9. After that, go to the right part and look for the ‘Use small taskbar’ button.
  10. Note that after completing the above steps, the taskbar buttons shall become smaller.
If you wish to set the width of the taskbar buttons to custom size, then there is an option that can help you out.
Go for the Registry Editor
  1. Firstly, visit the Windows search bar and write regedit.
  2. Then, press on the result that is on top.
  3. Next, go to the Registry Editor.
  4. Then, look for HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Control Panel>Desktop>WindowMetrics.
  5. After that, go to the right part and search for MinWidth. Then, you require to double click on it. If you are not able to view the MinWidth string value, you need to make it by right-clicking on the available area and press on New.
  6. Next, press String value.
  7. Then, write MinWidth.
  8. After that, press on the Enter key.
Next, do a double click on the ‘MinWidth string value,’ write a value between 38 to 500.
  1. Then, press on OK.
  2. After that, you require to close the Registry Editor.
  3. Next, restart the PC.
Remember! You need to do the above steps again so that you can get the appropriate size that you are searching for. It is a trial and error procedure. After trying a few times, you shall be able to get the correct size.
Kellie Minton is a qualified IT engineer by education. After working in the IT sector for a decade, she began writing about it two years ago. She loves to write about emerging technology like office.com/setup .

How to Create Desktop Shortcuts in Windows 10

One of the best parts of Windows 10 is that it allows users to make desktop shortcuts for apps, files, folders as well as websites. Desktop icons might seem a bit old-fashioned, but they are still beneficial.
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The method of making a shortcut for an application
  1. Firstly, go to the Start menu of your Windows 10 device. Then, search for the application that you wish to work on by going through the Apps list. It shall be towards the left-hand section of the menu. Note that if it is present in the tiles options towards the right-hand section of the menu, then users shall be able to move it from there as well.
  2. After you get it, move the application’s shortcut from the Start menu to the desktop.
  3. Note that you shall be able to view the option ‘Link’ that gets displayed whenever you are moving over the screen.
  4. Next, leave the mouse option for making a link of a program.
 
The method of creating a shortcut of a file or folder
For making a desktop shortcut of a file, go through the given below instructions carefully.
  1. Firstly, place the file anywhere in the ‘File Explorer’.
  2. Then, press the Alt key.
  3. After that, move the file or folder to the desktop and put it there.
  4. Next, note that the option of ‘Create Link in Desktop’ shall get displayed on the screen.
  5. Then, lift the mouse button for making the link.
  6. Remember that pressing the Alt key is compulsory. If you don’t press the Alt key, Windows shall display the option of ‘Move to Desktop.’
 
The method of making a Shortcut to Website
Luckily, using Google Chrome, as well as Mozilla Firefox, you shall be able to make desktop shortcuts to websites very fast. Whereas this does not happen the same in Microsoft Edge due to a few reasons. Edge doesn’t allow you to add a desktop shortcut straightforwardly.
 
How to work with shortcuts
  1. Note that whatever kind of shortcut that you make, you shall do right-click later on, choose ‘Rename’ and modify the name.
  2. Remember that any of the ways mentioned above can be used for making shortcuts in other folders also. Do you wish for making a shortcut to the site or else app in the Download folder of yours? Then follow the instructions carefully. Only put it to wherever you want rather than the desktop.
  3. By chance if you are unable to view even a single shortcut on the desktop, then it might be hidden. Do a right-click on the desktop and select View. Then, press on Desktop Icons to get back your shortcuts like earlier.
Kellie Minton  arrived on the cyber security scene in the early 2000s when virus and malware were still new and slowly evolving. Her longtime affair with writing with an interest in the cybersecurity industry, combined with her IT degree, has contributed to experience several aspects of security suite industry such as blogging at norton.com/setup  .

How To Check Who Has Viewed Your Instagram Profile

In this contemporary time, majority of the people are part of the social media. So you must keep track of your account and its safety. Instagram is among the most famous social media platforms and plenty of people use it on a daily basis. Sometimes, people just randomly visit innumerable profiles. This can be a bit unsafe for a few people. The question of who must have seen my Instagram account keeps going on in the head. If you’re among these people, then go through this blog carefully.
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Method 1: Search the Instagram profile viewers with the help of posting stories
  1. Firstly, go to the Instagram account.
  2. Then, view the story that you have been uploaded by you.
  3. After that, pull it up to look who all have seen the story.
  4. Next, observe that you’ll get a number of people have seen your particular story.
  5. Note that this shall not let you know the exact names for whoever has seen that story.
Method 2: Check Instagram Posts
  1. Firstly, go to your Instagram account.
  2. Then, have a look at any photo that has been uploaded by you.
  3. After that, press the number of likes to view the list of likes and comments.
  4. This shall give you an idea of the stalkers.
Method 3: Instagram Highlights
Instagram Highlights stores the number of people who have seen your story. So if the number of people might have increased, then it is confirmed that people would have seen your profile as Instagram highlights is only available in the profile pages.
Method 4: By using the Instagram business account for tracking profile visitors
In this, users shall be able to view the number of viewers they had in the last week, or the viewers have seen the post in their feed. Knowing about people who have seen the Instagram page shall present you a glimpse about yourself. For instance, if you are a teenager, then getting famous might be very important for you. You can get to know who among your friends keeps a track about you by frequently checking your account.
Note: By this method, you will get to know the number of profile views in the last seven days. It shall not display the name of the viewers whoever have seen your Instagram profile or picture.
While you cannot exactly find out who has checked out your profile, you can get an idea by checking the statistics.
Kellie Minton  arrived on the cyber security scene in the early 2000s when virus and malware were still new and slowly evolving. Her longtime affair with writing with an interest in the cybersecurity industry, combined with her IT degree, has contributed to experience several aspects of security suite industry such as blogging at norton.com/setup  .

McAfee Vs. Kaspersky Internet Security

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