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  • How to use Moto G as modem to connect to PC

    Motorola Moto G is one of the best mid range smartphone. It is not as powerful as the most of the flagship smartphone in terms of the specification but in real time performance is outstanding for the price it is available. The price of Moto G is $179. The Moto G runs on Android Kitkat OS and powered by Dual core processor with 1GB of RAM. In this post let us see how to use the device as modem to connect to PC. This method of using Moto G tethering works with both the editions of Moto G.

    Read: moto g 2nd generation pros and cons & Pros and Cons of  Moto G .

     

    Motorola Moto G as modem

    How to use Motorola Moto G as modem to connect to PC

    To use Moto G as modem, you need to first enable the USB tethering. To do this follow the below steps.
    Step1:  Touch to the Apps.
    Step 2: Go to Settings.
    Step 3:  Tap on to More.
    Step 4:  Go to Tethering & Mobile Hotspot.
    Step 5:  Check the box for USB Tethering. Do note that, if you enabled WiFi or if USB cable is not connected, then USB tethering option will not be enabled.
    Once the tethering is enabled, Moto G works as a modem to use internet from PC. You can disable USB tethering by unchecking the tethering & Mobile Hotspot.
    Note:
    1. Moto G Tethering works with Windows Vista, Windows 7 and popular linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora etc.

    2. Even you can also use Motorola Moto G as WiFi Hotspot to connect to any WiFi enabled devices using the Mobile Hotspot feature.

    How to use Moto G as WiFi Hotspot

    • Enable the mobile data on your Moto G.
    • Go to Settings->More–>Tethering & Mobile Hotspot
    • Check the Mobile Wi-Fi hotspot to enable WiFi Hotspot.

    Customising Moto G WiFi Hotspot Settings

    • Go to Settings->More–>Tethering & Mobile Hotspot
    • Tap to Set up Wi-Fi Hotspot.
    • Enter or Edit the Network SSID, Security Type and Password according to your wish.
    • Tap Save to save the settings.

    Moto G and Moto G 2nd Generation are the best priced well features smartphones available today. The timely Android upgrades, makes this device one of the most attractive phone to buy.

    Video Guide on How to Use Moto G as Wi-Fi Hotspot

  • Nokia Lumia 520 Review-Advantages And Disadvantages

    Nokia Lumia 520 is the most affordable Windows smartphone available in the market right now. It has 1GHz dual core processor and runs on latest iteration of Windows mobile OS Windows Phone 8.  Good touch screen and Nokia own apps makes this device one of the best deal to get it. The Nokia Lumia 520 latest price in India is Rs.8500.

    The Nokia Lumia 520 has 4 inch TFT capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 800X480 pixels and pixel density of 235 ppi. The touchscreen works even if you operate through key chain or finger nail. The screen produces good viewing angles and has scratch resistant glass. Nokia Lumia 520 is powered 1GHz dual core Krait processor with 512MB of RAM and adreno 305 GPU.

    Nokia Lumia 520 Smartphone

    The internal storage capacity of Lumia 520 is 8GB. The memory can be further added upto 64GB through microSD card. The connectivity features includes GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB. The device has 5MP primary camera for taking the snaps or recording videos. Nokia Lumia 520 camera is not as good as Lumia 720 but it does decent job for the price. The device is fuelled by Li-ion 1430 mAh battery which provides a power backup of 14 hours of talk time.

    Nokia Lumia 520 Disadvantages

    • There is no front facing camera and LED flash for the primary camera
    • Some of the popular apps are not available on Windows platform.
    • No USB tethering is possible
    • The call quality is not that great.

    Nokia Lumia 520 Specification

    • 1GHz Dual Core Processor with Adreno 305 GPU and 512MB of RAM.
    • 5MP autofocus primary rear camera
    • Microsoft Windows Phone 8 OS
    • 8GB Internal storage.
    • Expandable storage upto 64GB via microSD card.
    • Li-ion 1430 mAh battery
    • 4 inch IPS capacitive touch screen with WVGA resolution and 233 ppi pixel density.

    Nokia Lumia 520 Tips and Tricks

    Taking screen shot on Lumia 520: Taking a screen shot or print screen on Nokia Lumia 52o is very easy. Just press and hold power button and Windows button. You will hear a shutter sound for the confirmation. The screen shot will be saved in the gallery.

    Read: How to take screenshot on Nokia Lumia Smartphone.

    Nokia Lumia 520 as modem: The current stream of Android devices can be used as modem using the USB tethering or WiFi hotspot features. But Windows platforms do not support USB tethering. So to share data connection of Lumia 520 with PC, you can use Internet sharing feature. This feature enables the Lumia 520 as WiFi Hotspot.

  • How to Remove spaces from a cell in Excel

    In today excel tip let us discuss on how to remove leading space and trailing space in a cell of Excel worksheet.  By default there are three excel functions which are very useful in removing the space in a cell. The Excel function we are going to use cleanup the cell are CLEAN, TRIM and SUBSTITUTE function.

    TRIM Excel Worksheet Function:
    The TRIM function is used to remove spaces from a text excluding the one which is there in between two words. The syntax of TRIM function is as follows.
    TRIM(text)
    Examples:
    TRIM(A17) which removes the spaces in the starting of the text and end of the text.
    CLEAN Excel Worksheet Function:
    The CLEAN worksheet function removes all the non printable characters from the text. In real time, we can use CLEAN function for data which is exported from the other applications which contains characters that may not print with your operating system. The syntax of CLEAN function is as follows.
    =CLEAN(text)
    If you want to remove non printable characters as well as space, then you need to first use CLEAN function and then use the TRIM function.
    SUBSTITUTE Excel Worksheet Function
    The substitute function helps you to replace old text with new text. The syntax for substitute function is as follows.
    SUBSTITUTE(text,old_text,new_text,instance_num)
    Text     is the text or the reference to a cell containing text for which you want to substitute characters.
    Old_text     is the text you want to replace.
    New_text     is the text you want to replace old_text with.
    Instance_num     specifies which occurrence of old_text you want to replace with new_text. If you specify instance_num, only that instance of old_text is replaced. Otherwise, every occurrence of old_text in text is changed to new_text.
    As you could has assumed, now we can use this formula to replace blank with non blank. Look for the example below.
    =SUBSTITUTE(A1,” “,””)

  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Multi Window Tips

    We have seen multi window sidebar features in Galaxy Note 2,Galaxy S3, Galaxy Grand etc.  But with Galaxy Note 3, Samsung has introduced much improved and more feature rich Multi Window Feature.  In 5.7 inch full HD display, the Multi Window feature works flawlessly.  The previous models, one needed to change the screen constantly to suite the particular function we were using. But in the latest Samsung Galaxy Note 3, you can do two different tasks simultaneously such as looking up webpages while sending text in a single screen side by side.

    Multi Window Sidebar in Galaxy Note 3

    How to Use Multi Window Feature in Samsung Galaxy Note 3

    Activating muti window feature in Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is very easy.  Here is the quick steps which will useful for activating and using the multi window feature.

    Step 1:  In the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen. This opens a quick settings bar.

    Step 2: Swipe to right till you get the Multi window icon. Tap on it to enable the Multi Window.

    Step 3: The left side middle of the screen you will find a arrow mark.

    Step 4: Drag the application in the Multi window sidebar to the main window.

    Step 5: Drag the another application which you want to work along with the first opened app.

    Step 6:  You can adjust the size of the windows by moving the split bar handle.

    Step 7: Thats it. Start working on the both the applications at time.

    How to Disable Multi windows Side bar in Samsung Galaxy Note 3

    Follow the same steps 1 & 2 given above. As you know, when you first tap it, it will enable and if you tap it twice it will get disabled.

    Creating Paired windows

    As  mentioned earlier, muti window feature of Samsung Galaxy Note 3, you work with two apps at time. If you are using two apps always together, then you can use this feature. Using the Paired windows feature, you create a single to open two apps at a time with single tap.

    Step1:  When you have two apps open, Tap arrow key from the left of the screen.

    Step2: Tap on to see more option

    Step 3: Tap the create button.  New pop us comes up.

    Step 4: Enter the name  you want to give it to the paired window.

    Step 5: Tap Ok. Paired windows is created.

  • HTC Desire 600 Dual Sim Review

    HTC Desire 600 is a Dual sim Android smartphone with stylish design and good build quality. In terms of design it resembles HTC One smartphone. The device runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean along with HTC ‘s own UI layer HTC Sense 5. The price of HTC Desire 600 in India is Rs.26,299. Does it worth for the money? Let us see the pros, cons and features of the device.

    HTC Desire 600 sports 4.5 inch Super LCD2 qHD panel that has a resolution of 540×960 pixels resulting in a pixel density of 245 ppi.  It is disappointing that HTC did not added at least 720p screen considering its high price.The viewing angles and sun legibility are decent. The text and images looks decent as the screen size is small.

    HTC Desire 600 Review

    The HTC Desire 600 comes with a 8 megapixel primary rear camera with LED flash and auto focus.  HTC also included a dedicated image chip for quick processing of images and has smart flash which offers a five level flash that is automatically set based on the distance to the subject. Like other recent Android phones from HTC, this phone too comes with HTC own camera app. This provides option for users to select different scene settings among Normal, Landscape, Portrait, Backlight, Night, Text and Macro for still still images. Users can also switch between HDR, Sweep Panorama and Anti shake modes and choose the slow motion video mode. HTC Desire 600 also offers self timer through which one can put timer ranging from 2 to 10 seconds, select the resolution, video quality, review duration, image adjustments, ISO  and white balance settings.

    HTC Desire 600 Camera performance: The HTC Desire 600 takes good quality images with accurate color reproduction and captures good amount of details in daylight. However, the images taken in the indoors and artificial light looks soft and even grainy to a certain extent.

    HTC Desire 600 is powered by 1.22GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 203  GPU.  The internal storage of the device is 8GB which can be further extended through a microSD card upto 64GB. The phone performance is good enough for web browsing and even games like asphalt 7 we were able to play without much lag. The call quality of Desire 600 is good and captures signal in weal areas too. The HTC Desire 600 houses 1860 mAh battery which lasts almost one full day with ,medium to high usage.

    Disadvantages of HTC Desire 600

    Any review without discussing the negative of the device cannot be completed. So here is the list of demerits of HTC Desire 600.

    • The screen has only qHD resolution. Where as for the same price, there are many 720 p screen devices.
    • The camera performance in indoors and under artificial light are disappointing.
    • No Full HD 1080 p video recording support.
    • relatively slow chipset.
    • The price of the device is high considering the features.

    Summary of HTC Desire 600 Specification

    • 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad Core Processor
    • 1GB RAM and Adreno 203 GPU
    • 8 MP Primary Camera and 1.6 MP front facing camera.
    • 8GB internal storage and 64 GB external storage support through microSD card
    • Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) OS wih HTC sense 5
    • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
    • 4.5-inch Super LCD 2 Capacitive Touchscreen with qHD resolution.
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity