How to fix: iOS Bug Crashing iPhones by Receiving a Text Message

Recently a new iOS bug has emerged  that causes  the app to continuously crash when a certain message is received. If you have an iPhone, it is likely that one of your friends (geek as well) had fun sending an SMS including this lines:

effective.

Power

?????????????????? ? ?h ? ?

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If the text  is received, this will causes your phone to reboot without any notice or explanation. This is obviously a very big problem for iPhone users, especially those with mischievous friends and enemies.

Why this text message bug causes iphone crash and reboot:

This bug which requires a specific string of symbols and Arabic characters to be sent, was first noticed on reddit, and has been spreading around the Internet since then. It seems like the smartphone is struggling to handle Unicode characters.

How to fix the iOS text message bug causing iPhone crash/reboot

Apple is aware of the bug and working on a fix (hopefully very quickly).  If you receive one of these messages, there are a few possible fixes that have worked for people who have encountered the bug:

1. If the Messages app was opened to the conversation with the person who sent the offending message, the Messages app can be reopened to this conversation. Sending a reply message fixes the problem.

2. If Messages was opened to the conversation list view, the app will crash when you attempt to open it. You can fix this by having someone send you a message or by sending a message to yourself. You can use Siri to send yourself a message.

Update:

An other solution can be tested:

• Put your iPhone date two month forward.
• Go to settings > Messages >(under Message History, select keep messages 30 day)

NB: this will fix the problem but will delete all your messages inbox.

Google Photos: Now officially available for Android, iOS and web.

Google Photos is now officially launched ! Removed from Google+, the application is now available on Android and iOS.

Google Photos is the photo application by Google for use on Android or iOS smartphones as well as for desktops. The new service, which has "graduated" from Google+, now offers unlimited storage of photos up to 16 megapixels and video shot in 1080p. all  storage details, are available on Google help center.

Is Google Photos the same as Google Images ?

No, it's completely different. While Google Images allows you to search for images already published on the web, Google Photos stores your own photos for free with unlimited storage.

Originally, Google Photos was available via Google+. Today, it is no longer necessary to have an account on the social network Google+ to use the application.

Google Photos  a powerful tool to organize your photos:

Photos organizes your images using powerful face detection and machine learning, and lets you search for photos by keyword even if the photos aren't tagged in any way. Google Photos also allows editing photos and videos by applying filters, and easily share them on social networks.

Google Photos is available on Android and iOS devices, and on its dedicated website.

WAYme: find and meet up easily with your friends.

WAYme is a fast and innovative new app to easily share your position, find a friend position, set up a meeting point or send your location in just one click. WAYme also indicate the quickest and easiest way to get there with a highly accurate and instantaneous geolocation.

WAYme Features:

1. Locate your friend:

With one click you can ask for a friend position, and you can receive an instantaneous response from him with an itinerary to join him.

2. Set up a meeting point:

If you want to set up a meeting point with a friend in your favorite place, nothing easier, search the place on the WAYme map and send it directly to your friend.

3.Customize your map:

WAYme allows you to search and save points of interest (restaurants, shops, ...), and create your own map, enabling you 

4.Other features:

Privacy: No possibility to locate you without your agreement.

Free access: No registration required or friends list to manage.

Simple: The intuitive interface makes it easy

Snapshot: Share your position and favorite places in real time.

Accessible: Available everywhere for free.

GPS nav: Switch directly to your GPS navigation mode for real-time guidance.

Download WAYme for Android.

Download WAYme for iOS.

Get a FREE serial number for Steganos Online Shield VPN

In a previous post we've learned What is a VPN and How does it work ? And we've talked about ZenMate: Chrome extension for Free VPN with easy location switching.

VPN is a network technology that creates a secure network connection over a public network such as the Internet.

The Steganos Online Shield Is  a VPN Service,Which Secures Steganos users online by Encrypting Their connections to one of Its servers.It is something like masking the IP Address to protect against Hackers as well as Data Loss.

Get a FREE serial number for Steganos Online Shield VPN:

Now Steganos is offering free serial numbers valid for one year with 2Go secure traffic per month.

To get this offer just follow these simple steps:

1. Visit this link to request a free personal serial number.
2. Enter your email address and click on "request Serialnumber".

3. After few seconds you will receive an email with a personal serial number and a link to download Stegnos Online Shield VPN.
4. After installing VPN program click on "I have a serial number" then past the activation code that you received in your email.
5. Click on "Redeem" and that's it, you've got your Free VPN Shield.

Note! The VPN is NOT a way to increase its anonymity for prohibited practices. A VPN does not make you completely anonymous and invisible !. It�s a way to protect your Internet privacy. 

How to disable the �seen� feature on Facebook chat

After the  recent update, Facebook displays a small notification in the chat window when the other person reads your message. A feature that seems to irk a lot of people, a feature commonly known as �seen�. If that bothers you too, then it�s now possible to install a simple browser extension to disable the feature when using Facebook chat.

You might have heard about the old add-on named �unseen� (not working anymore), this extension was the best way to disable the seen feature, but after it stopped we've all been waiting for an alternative solution. Today, I will show you a new extension similar to �unseen� with more features.

Facebook Chat Pro is a Chrome extension that lets you turn off the �seen at� message, it will prevent your friends see you have viewed a message,  and they will not know when you are typing a message. This can be really helpful if you visit many websites and you can�t respond to everyone.

After installing Facebook Chat Pro, you will be able to enable/disable these features. Just click on icon on the top right of your browser then choose �option�, then on �prevent your friends see you have viewed a message� if you don�t want your friend to know that you've viewed the message, or on �prevent your friends see you are typing a message� if you don�t want your friend to know  that you�re typing.

Also, by using this extension you can choose a period of time before showing the �seen� notification. You can set this duration on �Notifications� window.

Download Facebook Chat Pro.

How to Find Out Who Blocked or Deleted You on Facebook

Do you find yourself looking at you friend list and asking �who unfriended me?�, �Who deleted me on Facebook?�. Ever asked yourself this question? Ever wondered why the number of your friends has changed? We have the solution. through this new tutorial you will find out who deleted you on Facebook.

There are many apps that claim that they can tell you who deleted you, but in fact they�re spying on you. However, some applications work for real as the old Unfriend Finder (doesn't work anymore). Today, I will show you a new way to find out who removed you from his friends list.

Unfriend Notify for Facebook, is a simple extension available for Chrome and Firefox, that let�s you see who unfriended you, just visit FBFriendCheck.com, Choose your browser, then click on �Activate�, and you�ll go to the download page.

Please make sure, you are only using the original! There are many apps on Facebook and extensions claiming to show you who unfriended you!

After installing this Add-on, just visit your friend list on Facebook, and you�ll see a new tab named �Lost Friends�.

Note! Many applications will ask you for access to your data to spy on you, but not this one, it�s fun! and it�s Safe. 

Compare the actual size of smartphones side by side

Are you going to buy a new smartphone but you�re not sure about the size. Phone Size can help you.

Phone-size.com is an online service which compares the dimensions of the major smartphones on the market easily. Just as Camera Size, Phone Size will show the actual size of a phone on your screen! So you have to Adjust the settings in the top bar so they match your monitor (try to be as precise as possible).

Visit Phone-size.

Visual Comparison of Mobile Devices:

Phone-size is a useful tool to show the life size of smartphones, the only problem is that it covers a limited number of phones.

Mobile Device size is an other web app which was designed to help you visually compare the dimensions of cell phones and tablet devices side by side (different angle of view) and comprehend how small a specific device is in relative to other mobile devices. The difference between this tool and Phone-size, is that Mobile Device size doesn�t show you the real size of a smartphone, but it gives you a relative size to other smartphones.

There is a large list of 3G/4G mobile phones and tablet devices to choose from, including ones from Samsung, Apple, Nokia, Google, T-Mobile, Blackberry, Motorola, LG, Huawei, Sony Ericsson, ZTE and Doro.

Mobile Device size gives you many specifications such as:

• Customer Opinions (From Amazon).
• Sample Videos.
• Announcement Date.
• Dimensions.
• Display size.
• Screen resolution.
• Pixel Density.
• Primary Camera resolution.
• Platform.
• Weight.

Visit Mobile Device size.

Best of Computer Tips and Tutorials for 2013

2013 was a great year for information technology. Only few hours before the end of this year I�ve decided to share with you our best tutorials and articles that we�ve published during 2013 on different categories such as Software, Internet, Computers, Mobile, Windows, Games� It is also a good way to remember our old but interesting publications. So here is the Best of OpenHow publications of the year 2013:

Best of �Internet� Articles:

Convert text and images into ASCII art

Update your Facebook status via anything

FlightRadar24: International air traffic in real time

How to send FREE SMS worldwide

How to get a free Virtual Credit Card (VCC)

How to Receive SMS Online and Bypass SMS Verification

What is a VPN and How does it work ?

We know what you�re doing: a website to Raise Awareness for Social Networking Privacy

Magnifying the Universe: between the infinitely large and the infinitely small

The most beautiful 360� panoramas of the Martian soil

Nukemap: detonate a nuclear bomb anywhere

Breathtaking timelapse of the American landscapes

Best of �Mobile� Articles:

How to Make Free Calls Worldwide using your phone number

Secret codes and hidden menus on Android

Run Android apps on Windows pc with BlueStacks

Best of �Security� Articles:

How to Scan your files online

How to Lock your files with a Password

Lock your USB flash drive with a Password

Best of �Computer� Articles:

How to get a virtual computer online

Run Android apps on Windows pc with BlueStacks

Online emulator of the oldest Operating Systems (MAC-OS/MS-DOS)

Learn How To Type Faster on a Keyboard

ZenMate: Chrome extension for Free VPN with easy location switching

Best of �Games� Articles:

Play electronic games of your childhood with Pica Pic

Make your own video game with Gameglobe

Can You Run It: Find out if your Computer can run the latest games

Wikistream: Monitor the Activity of Wikipedia in Real Time

This is absolutely amazing. We know that Wikipedia gets additions, edits, and deletions all of the time, but without a visualization we just have to assume that�s the case.

Wikistream is a service based on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. This service allows you to follow live changes on all Wikipedia articles in any language. You can see the user name and the number of characters that has been added or removed from the item.

If you don�t want to see the full global stream of Wikipedia activity, Wikistream lets you choose which country to follow, and lets you toggle which type of information you�d like to see in real-time.

Hopefully wikistream provides a hint of just how active the community is around Wikipedia. wikistream was created to help recognize the level of involvement of folks around the world, who are actively engaged in making Wikipedia the amazing resource that it is.

Visit Wikistream.

How to Make Free Calls Worldwide using your phone number

There are several ways to make unlimited free calls through a DSL line by using free software such as Skype. But today you will learn how to make free calls worldwide using your phone number.

Rebtel is a Swedish company based in London that offers a free international call service via Internet. Unlike the service provided by Skype, with Rebtel you can use your own phone number to make free calls anywhere, including USA, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Canada.

How to make free calls with Rebtel ?

Rebtel offers a unique free calling service that works on all phones. No matter if you have a smartphone, a landline or a computer, you can make free calls at any time! All you have to do is:

• Create an account on Rebtel.
• Download Rebtel for Iphone, Android, or Windows.
• Enter your friend�s name and his phone number in international  format - they will give you a unique local number for each of your friends.
• Use your regular phone to call the local Rebtel number that they gave you.

You can also use Rebtel to call anyone that have this application installed (works like Skype)

Note! Rebtel offers 5 minutes of free calls on registration, and you will get $5 (�4 or L4) for everyone you referred and makes a payment.

How does it work?

Learn How To Type Faster on a Keyboard

Most of us use two fingers of each hand to type on a keyboard, in this tutorial you will learn how to type faster on a keyboard. You will memories every key on the keyboard, you will type faster while looking at the screen by using the correct fingers, and gain speed.

Typing faster can enable you to keep up with your brain; that little voice in your head that has great ideas might only last for a few seconds before it�s forgotten.

Use All your fingers while typing:

Most people have the bad habit of typing with two fingers only, while they can use 10. If you take a closer look at your keyboard, you�ll notice raised bumps on each of the F key and J key. This is to help you find the correct finger placement without having to look at the keyboard.

Place your fingertips on your keyboard, as in the picture. This is the basic position for touch typing. You can find this position without even looking at the keyboard (feel the bumps). You can be fast without this position but you will not exceed 30 words/min, while with your 10 fingers, you can reach the speed of 180 words/min and more.

Learn to type faster without looking at the keyboard:

After you get the right position, familiarize yourself with the keyboard, many websites can help you for this step, websites as Keybr.com, Touch Typing Study, or many others� I personally used sense-lang.org. As a beginner, this website will help you to memories every letter on the keyboard. When you get to lesson 16, you will be typing words and sentences that have meaning. Typing sentences that have meaning is very important for you to be successful !

By practicing 30-60 minutes a day, after one week, you should be able to type 40 words per minute without looking to the keyboard. And this is only the beginning.

Camera Size: Compare the size of digital cameras

Thinking of buying a digital camera for your next vacation? Here is a online service that will help you easily view the different sizes of cameras. While many tools exist to compare technical characteristics, Camera Size lets you know the size of each camera.

Camera Size is a user-friendly web application that displays the exact dimensions of digital cameras to better compare. Operation is easy, just choose the two cameras that you want to compare from the drop-down list, and you�ll get the photo and the size of each camera.

The menu on the left sidebar allows you to choose the orientation of the camera (on supported models). You can rotate the camera left, right, top, front or back.

At the right side you can see an image of a regular AA Battery, which gives you an option to visualize the size of the camera. If that�s not enough, you can initialize a helper image of an average human male hand by clicking on the �Show hand�. You can drag this image around and position it under each camera and better visualize the size of the camera.

camera size comparison tool.

How to Test your vision online

Are you working daily on your computer and you want to test your eyesight?

ThinkQuest is an online tool to test your vision at home for free. This allows you to test your eyesight through a succession of letters becoming small. A bit like a doctor!

To take this test the application will ask you to choose the size of your monitor (you must have either a 15�, 17�, or 19� monitor), and your screen resolution, to measure out the correct length that you should sit back at (the length will vary depending on your screen size and resolution).

Now read the row of letters on the screen and press �next� to display more rows in decreasing sizes. When you can no longer read more than half the words on a line, press �stop� and you will get the result.

Of course this self eye test is no substitute for visiting your doctor but if you follow the steps well, you may get some idea about how good (or bad) your vision is.

Test your eyesight online with ThinkQuest.

ZenMate: Chrome extension for Free VPN with easy location switching

In a previous post we've learned What is a VPN and How does it work ? VPN is a network technology that creates a secure network connection over a public network such as the Internet.

ZenMate is a free extension for Google Chrome that will allow you to get a free VPN. A service that lets you connect anonymously and access sites that are blocked or censored in your country! Unlike other Chrome extensions � which are usually regular proxies without encryption - ZenMate will encrypt your browser traffic and build a secure tunnel around the data you send or receive. Your IP is hidden, your Internet unrestricted and your privacy protected.

How to use ZenMate and Change your IP:

Once you have installed this extension, a shield icon appears on the top right of your browser and you will be redirected to a new page that will ask you to enter you email to activate ZenMate. Then you will have a message saying that they �have sent you an eMail with your account credentials but you�re already signed in and can surf the web protected right away!�.

To access settings just click on the shield icon on the top right of your browser, to turn ON/OFF the service, (ON: the color of the shield turns green), you can even choose your location by clicking on �Change location�. ZenMate secure your connection and lets you access restricted content that only works in some countries such as Hulu.com or Pandora.com which only works in the USA, by changing the IP address location.

Download ZenMate for Google Chrome for free.

Note! The VPN is NOT a way to increase its anonymity for prohibited practices. A VPN does not make you completely anonymous and invisible !. It�s a way to protect your Internet privacy.