Category: Tips and Tricks

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 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.
December 1, 2014
How to choose a Best Android Smartphone

Now we are seeing lot of new smartphone launches on everyday. Each phone comes with various price and specifications. You might be thinking which one to choose. What key factors you should consider before buying and Android smartphone. Here is the quick tips which I follow to purchase or recommend a smartphone.

How to choose a Best Android Smartphone

Here is the few key factors before purchasing any Android Smartphone.

Android Versions and Future Updates: For me, this is the deciding factor. Having smartphone with outdated operating system is not great. You will not be able to install some of the apps and also you will not be getting the new futures. Some new mobile manufacturers, do not even provide a bug fix update too. So do a quick research on, whether the device you want to purchase has the latest available Android OS and also the future Android update path of the company.

Internal storage: Many people ignore the internal storage capacity of the device. When the device supports microSD card, why we need larger internal storage? Only few apps can be moved to microSD card. All other apps, you need to install it on the internal storage unless you root the device. Another, drawback of having less internal storage is, as soon as the memory available decreases, phone performance decreases. So buy a smartphone with internal storage of atleast 8GB.

Display: Display plays a major role. The main thing you need to look on display of a Android smartphone is viewing angles and pixel density. Big display screen with low screen resolution will make the videos and text look pixalated.

Battery: Some manufacturers, show big numbered batteries. However battery life of such devices are less. There many factors which effects the battery life. The size of the screen, screen resolution, CPU power etc. So, have a research on battery life of the device before you purchase the device.

CPU and RAM: Never go by the clock speed or how many core it has. Check the chipset of CPU. Low quality chispet with higher clock speed and multi core CPU performance will be much less than the good quality chipset single core CPU. The RAM size, considering today’s apps requirement, one should have atleast 1GB of RAM.

Camera: For some, this is not a deciding factor. Never go by the how many mega pixel camera the device has. The quality of the image and videos depends on the lens quality and sensor quality. The custom technology too plays a role in good camera performance.

Summary: These are the few guideline factors you need to consider before purchasing the device. It is always good idea to read few reviews, user feedbacks, comparing the competitors will be the key to buy a best Android smartphone.

November 27, 2014
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.

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
November 18, 2014
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.

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

November 16, 2014
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.

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.
October 22, 2014