Month: December 2013

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Firefox Open Source Web

How to Change Proxy Setting in Firefox

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Connecting to a proxy server is a very common requirement at most business establishments. To use Firefox through a proxy it must first be configured to do so. Here is how to do it:

  • Click the “Firefox” menu. Hover over “Options”, and then select “Options” from the submenu.
  • Open the “Advanced” category. Click on the “Network” tab.
  • Click the “Settings” button. This will open the “Connection Settings” window.
  • Choose “Manual proxy configuration”. This will allow you to enter information in the fields.
  • Enter your proxy information. Enter the proxy server that you are connecting to in the “HTTP Proxy” field. If you need to enter a specific port, enter it into the “Port” field.
    If you are connecting to a different FTP proxy, enter it into the “FTP Proxy” field. If you want to use one proxy server for all of the protocols, check the box underneath the “HTTP Proxy” field.
  • Press “OK” to save your changes. You may need to restart Firefox for the changes to take effect.
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Android Nexus 5 Solutions

How to Enable Whatsapp Notification Light – Nexus 5

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Nexus 5‘s notification LED can be configured to notify new messages on Whatsapp. It can be configured to show different color light based on the type of message received too. Here is how to do it:

  1. Open Whatsapp and goto the Settings page.
  2. Select “Notificaitons”
  3. Scroll down to find the section “Message Notifications” and select the “Light” option
  4. Choose the color of notification you want for messages

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To configure for Group Notifications, follow the first two steps as the above and then do this:

  • Scroll down to find the section “Group Notifications” and select the “Light” option
  • Choose the color of notification you want for group messages

 

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Android Apps Solutions

How to Remove Picasa Albums from Gallery (and stop Sign In requests) – Android

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Update: This solution also removes the annoying sign in request from Picasa that is seen on some android devices.

When you first start using an Android phone it will request you to sign in to a Google account. Doing so automatically triggers a process that syncs your data and photos from your phone to your Google account and vice versa. This synchronization also downloads all your old Picasa web albums to your phone.

While this is a useful feature at times, it tends to be a problem when you really don’t want those pictures on your phone or need to save the space on your phone.  Then it makes sense to disable this feature. Here is how to do it:

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Android Nexus 5 Solutions

How to Enable Notification Light on Nexus 5

Nexus 5 comes with a beautiful multi color notification light. This can be used to notify events when the screen is off.  This feature is disabled by default and can be enabled from here:

  • Goto Settings -> Display
  • Check the tickbox option next to “Pulse Notification Light”

You might need to configure the color of the light, frequency and other options in the specific application’s settings(like Whatsapp and Gmail), for which you want the notifications.

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Android Nexus 5 Solutions

How to Insert Sim Card in Nexus 5?

To make calls and use mobile Internet on your Nexus 5, you will need to insert an active micro SIM Card. If no card is inserted, the message “No SIM card” appears on the phone’s lock screen.

To insert the sim card you will need to eject the SIM card tray or slot. This is located in the right hand side of the phone. The eject button is a small hole just below the tray door(on the top below the Power on button).

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