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List of simple tips and tricks of Smartphone, gadgets and browsers. These includes Tethering of smartphones, Enabling WiFi Hotspots, Browser optimisation, Tips and Tricks on Browsers etc.

  • How to Download Asus Zenfone PC Suite

    Asus Zenfones feature rich Android smartphones powered by Intel Atom Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology. Currently there 3 major versions of Zenfones are available-Zenfone4, Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6.  The smartphones comes ZenUI. Asus provides Free PC suite for Zenfones in the name of PC Link.

    Asus Zenfone PC Link
    Asus PC Link

    Asus Zenfone PC suite PC Link helps you to access the device from the convenient of PC. For example you can send SMS from PC using the keyboard and mouse. Similarly, Zenfone PC suite allows you do most of the tasks from the PC. It is also useful installing the required drivers for Zenfones. Let us learn how to download Asus Zenfone PC suite PC Link.

    Read:

    How to take screenshot on Asus Zenfone.

    How to take screenshot On Asus Zenfone 2

    How to Download Asus PC suite PC Link

    Follow the steps below to download and install the Zenfone PC suite.

    • You can download Asus Zenfone PC suite directly from the official support page here.
    • Follow the on screen instruction to complete the installation.
    • Once installed, the Asus PC Link PC suite shortcut will appear in the desktop

    Before opening the Asus Zefone PC Link PC suite for the first time, you need to configure the PC link in your Zenfone.

    • Launch the Asus PC Link on your Zenfone.
    • New Dialogue box will appear if “USB debugging” is not enabled. Tap on Ok.
    • You will redirected to the Developer Options page. Check “USB  debugging” and tap Ok.
    • Read the instruction and tap on to “Done”.
    • Connect your Asus Zenfone to PC using the USB cable. Select “Always allow from this Computer” option if you want and tap Ok.

    Connecting Asus Zenfone with PC using the PC link PC suite

    Whenever, you want mirror your Zenfone and control your Asus Zenfone from your PC with mouse and keyboard follow the steps given below.

    • Connect the Asus Zenfone to PC through USB cable.
    • Start Asus PC Link app on your device.
    • Start the Asus PC Link Windows application on your computer.
    • Click “Connect” Button to establish connection.
    • Press Ok button on your Asus Android smartphone when the input method dialogue is popped-up.
    • Now you can control your Asus Zenfone by operating ASUS PC Link Windows application.

    Now you can access and use your Asus Zenfone from the PC using Asus PC Suite. This methods works for all the Asus Zenfone. This guides provides solution on

    How to download Asus Zenfone 4 PC Suite

    How to download Asus Zenfone 5 PC Suite

    and

    How to download Asus Zenfone 6 PC Suite.

    If you are facing any difficulties on following these steps and facing any errors, please share it in the comment section below.

  • How To Take Screenshot on Asus Zenfone

    Asus Zenfones are the midrange Android smartphones and it is powered by Intel Atom Processor. Currently Asus has released 3 smartphones namely Asus Zenfone 4, Asus Zenfone 5 and Asus Zenfone 6. There is also a tablet called Zenfone 7. There is further variations based on the internal storage capacity of the devices.

    Take Screenshot on Zenfone

    As you might have already read before, Asus Zenfones comes with Zen UI which is a customised UI from Asus. In this tutorial on How to take screenshot on zenfone, we will learn both the default method and Zen UI customised method.

    For taking screenshot on Asus Zenfone 2 and Zenfone 5, there is another simpler way. You can refer my new post on how to take screenshot on Zenfone 2

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    Read: How download Free Asus Zenfone PC Suite.

    How to Take Screenshot on Asus Zenfone

    As mentioned earlier, there are two way on which you can take screenshot on Asus Zenfone. We will learn one by One.

    Method 1: Android Default method of Taking screenshot on Zenfones

    • First go the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Now, press and hold Volume Down key and Power Button simultaneously.
    • You will see a flicker on the screen and a shutter sound which confirms that, the screenshot is taken.

    Method 2: Taking screenshot on Asus Zenfone using Recent Apps Key

    For using this method, follow the steps, given below.

    • Go to Settings->ASUS customised settings
    • Tap on to Recent apps key
    • Chose Tap and hold to capture screen.
    • Now go the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Tap and hold Recent apps key. The screenshot will be taken.

    Where the screenshots will be saved on Asus Zenfone

    The screenshots will be saved in the gallery-> Screenshot folder.

    Video guide on How to Take screenshot on Asus Zenfone

  • How to Take Screenshot on Xiaomi Redme 1S

    Xiaomi Redme 1s is one of the best Android smartphone in the sub 6k segment. It provides a lot of features such as powerful processor, good camera, customised MIUI interface etc. You can read details review in my previous post Redme 1S review. In this post, we will learn how to take screenshot on Xiaomi Redme 1s. You can refer to other tips refer to Redme 1s tips.

    Xiaomi Redme 1s Aff

    How to Take screenshot on Xiaomi Redme 1S

    Xiaomi Redme 1s provides two ways of taking screenshot. One is the standard Android method and another one is the exclusive MIUI method of taking screenshot. Let us see this one by one.

    Taking screenshot on Redme 1S using MIUI method

    • Go to the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Pull the quick toggle menu by swiping the screen from top to down.
    • You will find ‘Screenshot‘. Tap on to it.
    • The screenshot of the Redme 1S screen is saved.

    Taking screenshot on Redme 1S using the standard Android Method

    • Go to the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Press and Hold volume down key and power button.
    • The screenshot of Redme 1s screen is saved.

    Where the Screenshot of Redme 1S gets Saved?

    The screenshots will be saved in the gallery folder.

    Video guide on How to take screenshot on Redme 1S

     

  • How to Take Screenshot on Mac

    In Windows, there is a dedicated key to take screenshot. But in Mac OS  running systems, there is no dedicated button. So many of the new users, have a question on How to take screenshot on Mac?. There are many ways you can take the screenshots. One is take screen on Mac keyboard shot , another one is taking screenshot using menus and last one using the dedicated apps such as Grab app. We will learn, how take screenshot on Mac OS running systems such as Apple Macbook Air, Macbook Pro etc.

    Take screenshot on Mac

    How to take screenshot on Mac using keyboard shortcuts

    If you want to take screenshot of entire screen of Mac, then hold down Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 3.

    How to take partial screenshot on Mac

    Hold Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 4, and then drag the crosshair pointer to select the area. You can hold Shift, Option, or the Spacebar when you drag to resize the selection area. To cancel, press Escape (esc) before you release the mouse button.

    How to take screenshot of a specific window in Mac

    Hold Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 4, press the Space bar, take  the camera pointer over the window which you want to take screenshot  to highlight it, and then click.

    This method works with open Finder windows and most application windows.

    Where are taken screenshot of Mac are saved?

    By default, all the taken screenshot will saved as “Screen shot (date and time).png.” You can open these screenshots with Preview or other image editing apps. Mac OS X v10.6 and later versions save the screenshots in PNG format. However you can change the default format using Terminal.

    defaults write com.apple.screencapture type image_format
    killall SystemUIServer

    How to take partial screenshot on Mac without using keyboard

    Go to File>Take screenshot>Choose the option based on your requirement such as From Selection, From Window or From Entire Screen

  • Micromax Canvas A1 USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot

    Micromax Canvas A1 is one among the Android One series smartphones. The other two are Spice Dream Uno Mi-498 and Karbonn Sparkle V. These are smartphones get a direct software update from Google. The hardware specifications also made based on the guidelines of Google. The good performance, almost all features of Android in a pocket friendly price, timely Android updates makes these device very attractive. In this post, we will see how use Micromax Canvas A1 as modem through USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot.

    Micromax Android One Smartphone

    How to use Micromax Canvas A1 as Modem

    Using Micromax Canvas A1 as WiFi Hotspot

    To use Micromax Canvas A1 as WiFi hotspot, you need to have a active data plan. Then enable the mobile data on your Canvas A1. Now to use Micromax Canvas as WiFi Hotspot, follow the steps given below.

    • Go to Settings > More… > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot
    • Tap on to Mobile Wi-Fi hotspot to enable.
    • Once enabled, you will find a icon, in left top notification area.
    • Tapping once again will disable the WiFi hotspot.

    Customize WiFi Hotspot Settings

    • Tab on to Set up Wi-Fi Hotspot.
    • Enter the SSID, Security type and Password and tap Save.

    Using Micromax Canvas A1 USB tethering

    • Connect your device to PC using the USB cable,
    • All the required drivers will installed automatically. If now, you can get it from Micromax support page.
    • Go to Settings > More… > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot
    • Tap on to USB tethering.

    You can even use Micromax Canvas A1 Bluetooth tethering by pairing up with PC or other devices which supports Bluetooth. Micromax Canvas A1 is powered by 1.3 GHz Quad Core Mediatek Processor with 1GB RAM and has 4.5 inch WVGA display screen.  There are 5 MP primary rear camera and 2MP front facing camera. Canvas A1 houses 1700 mAh battery and has connectivity features such as 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB and GPS. Micromax Canvas A1 price in India is Rs.6,299.