Month: January 2014

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Solutions Web Windows

How to Change Proxy Setting in Internet Explorer

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Internet Explorer 7 Logo (Photo credit: dannysullivan)

Here are the steps to change the Proxy settings in Internet Explorer:

  1. Open Internet Explorer and select Tools from the menu bar.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. Select the Connections Tab.
  4. Select LAN Settings.
  5. Check the two tick boxes under Proxy Server.
  6. Enter your Proxy server name and the port number in their respective edit boxes.
  7. Click on OK.
  8. Close and re-open your Internet Explorer and you should be good to go!
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Chrome Solutions

How to Restore Previous Session in Chrome

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Logo used from the start of the Chrome project until March 2011 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

To restore the tabs from your last session do the following in Chrome:

  1. Click on the top-right corner menu button in Google Chrome.
  2. Go to “Recent Tabs”
  3. Here you will see a list of recent closed tabs. Along with them, near the bottom you will see number of tabs closed(eg. 4 tabs).
  4. Click on that and your last session will be restored.
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Android Solutions Web

How to Set Android Reminders from your Web Browser

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Google has a feature that allows you to set reminders on your android phone from the web browser. For this you will need to be logged in to the same google account as the one in the device.

Here is how to do it:

  1. Open the web browser and go to http://google.com
  2. Check if you are logged in, you can do this by checking the top right corner of the google page. If you are logged in your userpic will be there.
  3. Type “Remind me” on the google bar and hit enter
  4. Use the Create Reminder block on the top of the results to set your reminders.
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Chrome Open Source Web Windows

How to Change Proxy Setting in Google Chrome

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google chrome (Photo credit: toprankonlinemarketing)

Google Chrome uses the same connection & proxy settings as Windows. Changing these settings will affect Google Chrome as well as Internet Explorer and other Windows programs.

Here is how to change the proxy settings in Google Chrome:

  1. Click on “Customize and Control Google Chrome” menu (Located to the right of the address bar)
  2. Click “Options” button.
  3. In “Google Chrome Options” window select ‘Under the Hood’ tab.
  4. In the ‘Network’ section, click the “Change proxy settings” button.
  5. This will open another window.  In the “Internet Properties” window click “Lan settings” button.
  6. Under “Local Area Network (LAN) Settings” window click on the Proxy server for your LAN” and enter your proxy settings.
  7. Click OK and Apply to save the settings.
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Android Nexus 5 Solutions

How to take a screenshot on your Google Nexus 5

Here is how to take a screenshot in the Google Nexus 5:

  1. Press and hold both the ‘volume down’ and ‘power’ button at the same time.
  2. After about a second or so, you will hear a beep(if your phone is not on silent mode) and see the screenshot animation. Following this you will also see a notification that will appear in the status bar at the top of your screen, telling you your screenshot has been captured.
  3. Once you have taken the screenshot it gets stored in a folder called “Screenshot“. You can access it via the Gallery or Photos app.
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