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Android Apps Solutions

How to Enable Manual Exposure in Google Camera App

Google just updated its Camera app to bring in new features and performance. But any prolific camera user will find that the Exposure settings are missing in the options provide on screen. Don’t worry the Exposure settings have not been removed from the app, they have just been hidden by default.

Here is how to enable the setting:

  1. Open the camera app.
  2. Swipe from left to right on the screen to bring out the mode options
  3. Tap the ‘Cog Wheel'(settings button) on the bottom right.
  4. Select “Advanced”
  5. Turn On “Manual Exposure”
  6. Hit back twice to get to the main screen
  7. Tap on options button(Screen bottom right), Now Exposure option will show up with the rest of the options.
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Open Source Web

“Heartbleed” Bug: How to check if server is venerable

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‘Heartbleed’, A major new vulnerability in the open software OpenSSL could let attackers gain access to user passwords and even fool people into using bogus versions of Web sites!

While the scope and size of the damage isnt clear, the fact that it has hit some of the major websites is a huge cause of worry.

Here is how to check if a website is venerable to this bug:

  1. Visit the following webpage: http://filippo.io/Heartbleed/
  2. Type in the url of the website you want to check in the space provided
  3. Hit Go! (and pray)

 

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Solutions Web Windows

How to Change Proxy Setting in Internet Explorer

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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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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 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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