26 July 2017

Beware This New Facebook Login Scam (And How to Protect Yourself From Hacks)


Those who fail to pay attention are often the first to succumb to new hacks and scams — and if you regularly use Facebook, which is more likely than not, then you may need to start paying more attention. This is especially true if you prefer mobile to desktop. Image Credit: Statista Scammers, having noted that mobile traffic is now greater than PC traffic on a worldwide scale, are starting to adapt their techniques to take advantage of mobile users. And seeing as how mobile devices tend to be less protected than PCs, this is a winning move for them....

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6 Snappy Ways to Learn a New Language in 5 Minutes a Day


Maybe you want to move to a different country. Take on an international job. Or just want to broaden your horizons. In any case, being able to communicate in more than one language can be beneficial in more than one way. That’s not news for anyone anymore. In fact, learning a new language is maybe already on your bucket list. You just got stopped in your tracks by the red brick wall called busyness. What if we told you that it doesn’t have to be like that? For those willing to immerse themselves in language studies, but also suffering from time...

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The Last Untapped Productivity Source: Your Desktop Wallpaper


Countless apps and software suites can help you maximize your productivity. But have you thought about switching your desktop background to a wallpaper that boosts productivity? This relatively simple but effective trick could help you stay focused on the tasks at hand when your mind starts to wander. Below, you’ll get several ideas for how to choose a winning wallpaper via several strategically chosen categories. 1. Wallpapers Featuring Influential People Like most people, you probably have big dreams about doing great things with your life. Being as productive as possible could help you go a long way in actually making...

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New 3DS XL vs. New 2DS XL: Which is the Best Portable Nintendo?


Nintendo makes amazing video games, but sometimes their hardware decisions leave people scratching their heads. From discontinuing the NES Mini at the height of its popularity to the many models of the Nintendo 3DS, we wonder what they’re thinking sometimes. Perhaps the recent announcement of the New 2DS XL has you thinking of buying a system from the 3DS family. This is a great idea — even with the Switch’s great library, the 3DS is still kicking. But with so many confusing names, which one should you get? We’ll show you the differences between the various 3DS models so you...

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Facebook Is Tracking You! Here’s How to Stop It


Who is tracking your movements online? You’d assume your ISP, and the government. How about Google? That’s a given. But what about social media sites, like Facebook? Well, they’re in on the act too, and they’re less than forthcoming with transparency. In fact, in Europe, Facebook has received repeated warnings about user tracking. A Belgian court even threatened them with a €250,000 daily fine until they changed their tracking practices. Got your interest? Good. Here’s how you stop Facebook tracking you around the internet. How Does Facebook Track You? We’ve become a society intent on sharing… everything. How many times...

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Kaspersky Launches a Free Antivirus for Your PC


Kaspersky is launching a free version of its award-winning antivirus software worldwide. Kaspersky Free offers the most basic protection for free for everyone who wants it. And all without bombarding you with ads. Which is a generous offer from the Russian security vendor. Some of you may have noticed a downturn in the number of security issues you personally have encountered in recent years. This is mainly because hackers and cybercriminals have moved onto newer, more targeted means of making money. Such as ransomware and identity theft. However, despite this change in strategy, you still need good security software and...

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Everything You Need to Know About Chromebook Developer Mode


Chromebooks are fantastic devices. They are perfect for traveling business people, students can benefit from a Chromebook, ideal for senior citizens, and anyone else who wants an easy-to-use and secure operating system. But they’re not without their downsides. If you own a Chrome OS device, there’s good chance you’ve occasionally become frustrated at some of its limitations. Some of those limitations can be overcome by putting the device in Developer Mode. But is it a good idea? Could the negatives outweigh the positives? The answer is “Perhaps.” It depends on your technical competence and how you plan to use the...

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How to Add the Facebook Messenger Chat Widget in your Website



Facebook Messenger, with more than a billion monthly users. enables brands to have real-time one-on-one conversations with their customers. Businesses can also embed Facebook messenger buttons on their website and visitors, whether they have a pre-sales question or need to resolve an issue, can initiate a conversation with the simple click of a button.

The only downside with embedded buttons is that visitors will have to exit your website to send a message through Facebook Messenger. Wouldn’t it be nice if people could stay on your website and yet be able to message you through Facebook?

Well, that’s possible with the help of the Facebook chat widget (demo).  The widget sits in the corner of your page and when someone clicks the Facebook Messenger icon, a non-intrusive chat window pops up where visitors can type and send you a private message.

Here’s a live demo of the Facebook chat widget.

Embed Facebook Chat Widget

It takes one easy step to integrate the Facebook Chat widget in your website. 

All you to do is copy-paste the simple piece of code below anywhere in your website template and it will add the widget to all your pages. Remember to replace digitalinspiration with the vanity URL (name) of your own Facebook page.

<style>.fb-livechat,.fb-widget{display:none}.ctrlq.fb-button,.ctrlq.fb-close{position:fixed;right:24px;cursor:pointer}.ctrlq.fb-button{z-index:1;background:url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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) center no-repeat #0084ff;width:60px;height:60px;text-align:center;bottom:24px;border:0;outline:0;border-radius:60px;-webkit-border-radius:60px;-moz-border-radius:60px;-ms-border-radius:60px;-o-border-radius:60px;box-shadow:0 1px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.06),0 2px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.16);-webkit-transition:box-shadow .2s ease;background-size:80%;transition:all .2s ease-in-out}.ctrlq.fb-button:focus,.ctrlq.fb-button:hover{transform:scale(1.1);box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.09),0 4px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.24)}.fb-widget{background:#fff;z-index:2;position:fixed;width:360px;height:435px;overflow:hidden;opacity:0;bottom:0;right:24px;border-radius:6px;-o-border-radius:6px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;box-shadow:0 5px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.16);-webkit-box-shadow:0 5px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.16);-moz-box-shadow:0 5px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.16);-o-box-shadow:0 5px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.16)}.fb-credit{text-align:center;margin-top:8px}.fb-credit a{transition:none;color:#bec2c9;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-decoration:none;border:0;font-weight:400}.ctrlq.fb-overlay{z-index:0;position:fixed;height:100vh;width:100vw;-webkit-transition:opacity .4s,visibility .4s;transition:opacity .4s,visibility .4s;top:0;left:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,.05);display:none}.ctrlq.fb-close{z-index:4;padding:0 6px;background:#365899;font-weight:700;font-size:11px;color:#fff;margin:8px;border-radius:3px}.ctrlq.fb-close::after{content:'x';font-family:sans-serif}</style>

<div class="fb-livechat">
  <div class="ctrlq fb-overlay"></div>
  <div class="fb-widget">
    <div class="ctrlq fb-close"></div>
    <div class="fb-page" data-href="http://ift.tt/2v7OCu7; data-tabs="messages" data-width="360" data-height="400" data-small-header="true" data-hide-cover="true" data-show-facepile="false">
      <blockquote cite="http://ift.tt/2v7OCu7; class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"> </blockquote>
    </div>
    <div class="fb-credit"> 
      <a href="http://ift.tt/2vImr1R; target="_blank">Facebook Chat Widget by Digital Inspiration</a>
    </div>
    <div id="fb-root"></div>
  </div>
  <a href="http://ift.tt/2v7dS3q; title="Send us a message on Facebook" class="ctrlq fb-button"></a> 
</div>
        
<script src="http://ift.tt/2tJvr9G;
<script src="http://ift.tt/1zlikaI;
<script>$(document).ready(function(){var t={delay:125,overlay:$(".fb-overlay"),widget:$(".fb-widget"),button:$(".fb-button")};setTimeout(function(){$("div.fb-livechat").fadeIn()},8*t.delay),$(".ctrlq").on("click",function(e){e.preventDefault(),t.overlay.is(":visible")?(t.overlay.fadeOut(t.delay),t.widget.stop().animate({bottom:0,opacity:0},2*t.delay,function(){$(this).hide("slow"),t.button.show()})):t.button.fadeOut("medium",function(){t.widget.stop().show().animate({bottom:"30px",opacity:1},2*t.delay),t.overlay.fadeIn(t.delay)})})});</script>

The widget would work across all sorts of websites including Blogger & WordPress blogs, WooCommerce stores, and most static HTML websites. It would however not work with the new version of Google Sites as they do not offer an option to embed JavaScript in pages.

When visitors send a message via the Facebook Chat widget, it goes right to the inbox of your Facebook Page. As the business owner, you can install the Facebook Pages Manager app on your mobile phone to view and respond to messages.  The customer will be notified of your response inside their Facebook Messenger app.

The message history is preserved forever, there’s no limit on the number of messages you can receive in a day and your page can simultaneously receive pages from multiple visitors.  The widget also invites the visitor to like your Facebook Page.

One more thing. If the web page is using an ad blocker or if they have disabled social plugins, the widget nicely defaults to the messenger button.


How to Recover Your Lost Windows 10 User Profile


If an error message prevents you from signing into your Windows 10 user account, it’s possible that your profile has become corrupted. We’re going to show you how to fix it or make a new account. Your user account contains your personal settings, like desktop wallpaper, Taskbar preferences, and some program settings like browser history. It can be very frustrating to lose this. If you’ve encountered this problem before and have your own solution to share, let us know in the comments below. Signed In to a Temporary Profile When you try and sign into your normal user account it won’t...

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How to Use the Linux Command Line on Android With Termux


Android is a very capable operating system, with more and more applications approaching desktop class. Yet sometimes, you still really need to work in order to accomplish something on Android that would be a snap on a desktop. Fortunately, Android is Linux at its core. And Termux builds on this existing infrastructure. It provides a command line environment and allows you to install honest-to-goodness Linux apps on your Android device. Let’s go get some. Download: Termux (Free) Why Use Termux? There are already some apps in the Play Store that are ports of Linux applications to Android. These differ from...

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Search Your Browser History Even After It’s Been Cleared


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There are times when you would just like to look back into the past. That’s true about our browsing sessions as well. That forgotten life hack. The great website you failed to favorite. Or just a “tip of my tongue” bit of trivia that slipped away. And it’s even worse when you try to search your browser’s history only to realize that you recently cleared the history cache. That won’t be a problem anymore with History Search. With this extension, you can search through your browsing histories on Chrome, Firefox, and Opera, with Safari soon being added to the list. History Search stores...

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5 Ways to Watch Netflix on Linux without Silverlight


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Want to watch Netflix on your Linux device, but not sure how? Over the years it has proven tricky to enjoy movies and TV from your Netflix account on Linux. When Netflix relied on the Microsoft Silverlight software, it was almost impossible. These days, since Netflix abandoned the limits of Microsoft’s proprietary Flash-like plugin, it has become far easier to enjoy Netflix on Linux. Here’s how. 1. Enjoy Netflix the Easy Way: Open it in Chrome! For the overwhelming majority of readers, Linux no longer has a problem running Netflix. If your distribution comes with Google Chrome, then all you...

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6 Ways to Search ‘By Date’ on Google


A job hunting friend wanted to Google prospective companies. A normal search returns pages filled with search results. But as you sift through them, one question remains — how do you get the latest up to date information? There is no question about the quantity of information Google throws back at us. But try out a few searches of your own and you will see that “old” pages still sneak through. The pages may meet the gold standards of Google’s mystic search algorithm but the blast from the past doesn’t help my friend’s cause. Some information has a shelf life. And,...

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How to Install the Amazon Appstore on Android


The Google Play Store is undeniably the market leader when it comes to Android apps, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great alternatives available. One of the best alternatives is the Amazon Appstore. Sure, it doesn’t have access to Google’s own suite of apps, but that’s offset by some of its benefits: access to more than $20,000 of free content as well as some apps that aren’t even listed on the Google Play Store. However, the installation process can be a bit complex. You won’t find the Amazon Appstore as a downloadable file within the Google Play Store. Let’s...

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Facebook Strikes Again: How to Turn Off Autoplaying Videos and Sound


Facebook hasn’t rolled out an update that drives its users crazy in a while, so now seemed like a good time to do that. The site already loves targeting you with relevant ads, which sometimes include videos. For a while, when you came across a video in your News Feed, it would auto-play by default with the sound off. This is irritating because it can waste your mobile data, but at least it doesn’t blast the volume for everyone else to hear, right? Well, it’s gotten worse. Videos on Facebook’s mobile app now automatically play with the sound enabled (unless...

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Clean Up Wasted Space in Gmail Using This Awesome Trick


If you’ve been using Gmail for a while now, or have been making good use of your Google Drive, the free 15 GB storage might not seem like enough. Before deciding whether to upgrade your storage, you can do a quick search to clear your Gmail account of large and unneeded emails. Unsurprisingly, Google’s Gmail search functions are pretty robust. You can search by date, recipient, keyword, and most importantly for this trick, by file size. There are several operators you can use when searching for emails by size: Search for specific sizes. If you want to find all emails that are 5...

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How to Send Personalized Mass Emails in Outlook With Mail Merge


Mail Merge is like one of those old friends you haven’t called for years. Underestimated and ignored, until the day you need them badly. You just don’t realize its potential until you’ve been delegated the job of managing a few hundred invites at the last minute. Maybe, they are a bunch of wedding invites or a red alert to an impending zombie apocalypse. Or, it could be something innocuous – like printing a bunch of address labels and name badges. Don’t worry. You can send personalized mass emails with Microsoft Outlook 2016 in a few minutes with a few clicks. And save...

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Adobe Is Finally Killing Flash… in 2020


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Adobe has announced it’s killing Flash. This is it, with Flash going away for good. No comebacks, no last-minute reprieves, gone but not forgotten. The end is nigh, so Flash fans (also known as “idiots”) should make the most of this woeful piece of technology while they still can. Adobe Flash was once the default option for anyone looking to place anything flashy on their website. It powered web-based games, online video, fancy graphics, and more besides. However, Flash was (and still is) riddled with security issues, which is why we’re celebrating its passing. Adobe Flash, Your Time Is Up!...

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In Today’s Android World, Up-to-Date Software Is Only for the Privileged


If you’ve owned an Android phone, there’s a good chance you’ve faced software delays. There are several reasons why the latest version may not reach your phone on time. Until recently, you didn’t have to shell out top dollar for a phone to get instant Android security updates. But since last year, that’s not the case anymore — and you can blame it on the Google Pixel. The Nexus Is Dead, Long Live the Nexus Let’s step back a little. Since 2010, Google had been partnering with Android phone manufacturers to create “Nexus” branded smartphones. These phones were Google’s take on...

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How to Build a JavaScript SlideShow in 3 Easy Steps


If you’ve read our guide on how to make a website, you may be wondering what to do next to improve your skills. Making a photo slideshow is a surprisingly easy task, and one that can teach you valuable skills needed to get a programming job. Today I’ll be showing you how to build a JavaScript slideshow from scratch. Let’s jump right in! Prerequisites You’ll need to know a few things before you can get started coding. Alongside an appropriate web browser and text editor of your choice (I recommend Sublime Text), you’ll need some experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and...

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