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Secure messaging from Signal Desktop to your PC

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The quest for a brilliant messaging app by the PC users never ends. They go in search for more and more features which might be obviously needed and go on increasing their list of features that they wish to have day by day. But attention all the PC users we are going to introduce you to an excellent application in this article that will surely be going to impress you.

Signal Desktop is an application that gives more value to privacy while many other applications and companies are trying to steal our personal data by prying their eyes on our conversations and other personal data. The desktop version of this application is available to download for free for Mac and Windows devices as well.

If you look at privacy as your utmost concern for a messaging app, then you can definitely choose to use this application.

You can simply download the desktop version of the application and then pair it with your phone if you have an account earlier and start using it on your desktop. If you have used the chrome app, then you also get the convenience to import your previous conversations and contacts as well.

You can now stop your research and be searching for a brilliantly useful and privacy-oriented messaging application for your desktop. Just download Signal desktop and enjoy all the privacy features and the desktop messaging features at free of cost.

Simple Uber hack allows you to book cab from your PC

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Uber is a worldwide phenomenon these days. These popular cab services have made the commuting a really simple affair for the normal people and made can services affordable and reachable to everyone.

Every one of us might be using the cab services, but here is how can improve your rides and make it a better experience.

Book Cab from PC:

Uber primarily used to be an application in the mobile phone. One can book cab only by using their phone. But there is a simple hack using which you can actually book a cab right from your PC. All you have to do is just go to the Uber mobile website  and provide it with the details of your account like giving it your number and then confirming it with the OTP you receive and then it will ask you for a few more details like your email id and name, just give it the information and complete the process of signing in. And you also need to grant it with few permissions that it would ask for location permission and you need to grant it. After that, you would be able to book cab as it will show you the map like the one in the mobile app. Enjoy cab booking from your PC.

Estimate Uber fare without using the app:

Many of us have a doubt about the fare of our ride before we actually proceed to book it and we actually would like to know it at times, do you know that you don’t have to head to the app to know the fare, here is how you can know it. You can use the Uber Estimate site to know the fares of the rides before you actually go and book the ride in the app.

How to auto-shutdown a Windows 10 Computer

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Sitting in front of the computer will definitely make you forget the time and any important work that you might have. It might be a game or any other simple web browsing that you might be doing on the computer. If you really want to be disciplined and also feel it is important to have a strict schedule to be followed, then even your computer is going to help you for sure. Your Windows 10 PC has this feature that might help you a lot. To auto-shutdown your computer after a certain time, you just need to follow these following steps

  • Search for ‘Task Scheduler’ in the Cortana Search bar and then just click on that program.
  • Now the task Scheduler window will open and then you have to click on the option ‘Create Basic task…’
  • Now you just have to set a name to the task, as it is the auto shutdown task that we are creating, so just go for it, or you can even set anything you want, and add a description, then click Next.
  • Then in the next step, you just need to select the repetition of your task that you have scheduled whether daily, weekly, monthly or once. There are various other options available as well. After that click on Next.
  • In the Next step, you have to set the exact time at which you want that task to be done.
  • Now it’s the time to choose the action you want the task to do. There are three options available Start a Program, Send an Email, Display a Message
  • Click on Select a Program
  • Now click on Browse and then open the C:\Windows\System32 folder and select the file Shutdown.exe
  • In the arguments box add -s -t x, replace the x with the number of seconds within which you would like to shut down the Ex: -s -t 1800, click Next
  • It will then show the overview of the settings and choices that you have chosen, just check them all and click on Finish.

That’s all, you are done with scheduling the auto-shutdown in your Windows 10 computer.

Screen sharing tools that you can use anytime

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Screen sharing tools are definitely important whether for teaching, troubleshooting, collaborating with someone or presenting something online. But many of us actually face a lot of difficult I the process of finding the perfect screen sharing application that works perfectly fine. In  fact even if we have one that may not the be different from one that the other person with whom we want to share.

Now I am going to share you in this piece of article the most quick and easy screen sharing tools that one should need to share their screen.

Screenleap:

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This can be setup very fast and easy. This is definitely the one option that comes to the mind, when we think of the easiest and fastest screen sharing tools. This needs only a small download to be done by the host and he share a screen-share code which the other one had to enter it in the screenleap.com webpage, then they will be able to view the screen instantly.

Join.me:

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It is a very nice platform that is designed for easy and immediate communication. With an initial download only by the host, this program allows up to ten participants not in screen sharing, but also to video and audio features if they are using Chrome browser. There is no time limit like it does for screenleap.

Show My PC:

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The one thing that sets this program apart from the other users is that it gives remote access of your computer to the person. This will be helpful in case if you are trying to troubleshoot something on your PC.

Mikogo:

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From all the above mentioned above programs, setting up this program is a bit difficult and the host must have an account to start using it, and even the installation file is a bit larger than the above all. But it works well.

 

Taking a screenshot without Printscreen

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Taking a screenshot of your current screen can be done using many ways and one of the most prominent ones is the screenshot with Printscreen button in the keyboard. But what if you don’t have a Printscreen button on your keyboard, don’t worry there are three more other ways where you can take screenshots of your computer screen and here I am presenting you all the ways to do that in this piece of article.

Remap the Printscreen button:

Yes there are certain tools that using those tools you can actually remap the print screen button if you don’t have it or if it has stopped working. KeyTweak and SharpKeys are the tools that you can use. But before you remap a particular key with the printscreen key, you should ensure that you no more need that and then take that decision.

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Snipping Tool:

Many people are not even aware of the tool that is in built available with the Windows that can actually help you to take screenshots of your computer screen. Under the start menu type snipping tool in the search bar and you will see the snippig tool when you click on it a small window will be opened, where there will be some buttons, and when you click on the new button, the cursor will turn into a plus icon where you can select the particular area that you want a screenshot for. There are some options under the new button where you can select among the various types of screenshots that you would like to take. After you clicked the screenshot and edit window will be opened where you can do your edits if you want.

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