How to borrow airtime on 9mobile network

If you run out of airtime and want to make an important call or send a text, with 9mobile easy credit service you can now borrow airtime for calls, text or data from 9mobileNg. 

How to check your eligibility status for 9mobile easy credit. 

First, you need to confirm if you're eligible to borrow airtime on 9mobile.

To do this, simply dial *665*3# or send text STATUS to 665. 

USSD code to borrow airtime on 9mobile easy credit. 

After checking your eligibility status, you can now go on and borrow credit without delay. 

Dial *665*amount#

E.g *665*200# to borrow N200

Or 

Text Amount to 665

E.g 200 to 665 to borrow N200

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Note that 15% of any amount you borrow will be deducted as service charge, which means if you borrow N200, you will receive N170 and if you borrow N100, you will receive N85. 

Below are the list of amount you can borrow on 9mobile easy credit. 

•  50
•  100
•  200
•  500
•  1,000

You have no cause to worry about, when you run out of airtime on your 9mobile line, simply dial the USSD code to borrow airtime and pay later. 

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How to check UBA account balance on mobile phone

Banks are coming up with innovative ways to satisfy and bring in more customers to their base, UBA has made it easy for customers on their banking platform to check their account balance without the use of Internet. 

This means, if you don't have the UBA mobile banking app install on your phone or you don't use a smartphone, you can easily check your account balance by dialing a USSD code on any phone you use with the number registered with the bank. 

How to check UBA account balance 

As long as you use a mobile device, and can also check your airtime a balance then you can also check your UBA account balance with the USSD code issued by the bank. 

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To check your account balance, you have to make sure you're using the phone number that have been linked to the bank during your registration, simply dial *919*00# and your balance will be sent to you. 

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How to get MTN double data 2017

This post will show you how to get double data bonus  on any data plan on your MTN line, this is not a tweak, you don't need to change imie or use any VPN application to get the MTN data bonus. 

All you need to do is follow the steps below to start enjoying the bonus. 

How to activate mtn data bonus 

Step 1. First, you need  to send MTN data bonus code to start enjoying the offer, simply text "double to 131"  to activate the bonus. 

Step 2. After that, send "promo to 131"

Step 3. Next, send "free to 131"

You will receive a lot of message from the text you sent, just ignore till your get a message with "DEAR CUSTOMER,ENJOY FREE DATA ON YOUR MTN ZONE, DAIL *131*1#" 

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We are almost there, if you get the above message, then you've successful activated the MTN data bonus on your MTN line, now purchase any data plan by  dialing *131*1# to choose from any of the listed data bundle, you will receive double data from the plan you subscribe to. 

Check mtn data bonus 

To check your available double  data bonus, simply send "2 to 131"

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See how to prevent laptop broken hinges

There are many laptops brand and models  you can choose from, they come in different size, shape, specifications and design. 

Just like every other electronics, the laptop can develop fault, this might be due to rough  usage, faulty parts or power problem. 

Most of the latest laptop are fragile, apart from the faults listed above, they tend to break easily,  and one of the area it tend to develop this fault is the hinges. 

The likes of hp 15, hp 250,lenovo G50-45, lenovo G50-80 etc are build with fragile carcass. 

This post is going to show you, how you can handle your laptop carefully to prevent the hinges or carcass from breaking off. 

 

All you need to know about laptop broken hinges 

The hinges allows you to close and open the laptop at will, it  hold the screen with screw to prevent it from falling, and is screwed to the bottom and top carcass of your laptop to make you close and open it easily. 

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From factory,  the hing joint is tighten to make the top carcass stay properly at any level you bend it. 

However, this tend to  make the laptop carcass break off since it is not strong enough to handle the force that comes with it when you open and close at random. 

It is advisable you losen the hing joint with a plyer to free the joint a bit, this will help reduce the force that comes with it when you open and close your laptop. 

Take it to a good engineer to help you do the job properly, this will save you the stress of buying a new carcass or hinges. 

 

Apart from this, lastest laptop models comes in slim size , the carcass  are fragile and can easily break off if not handled carefully. Always place the laptop on a flat surface to prevent it from falling and do not place heavy objects on it. 

Haven done what's written above, your laptop hinges and carcass will last longer, it won't pull off the carcass like that of hp 15 or other slim latest laptop with fragile carcass. 

Problem that occurs when the hinges of a laptop is broken. 

When the hinges of the laptop break or pull off from the down carcass, it will develop other issues on the laptop if not repaired as soon as possible, below are the fault that may arise it the issue occurs:

1. The screen will not stand correctly 

2. The screen will break if not handled carefully 

3. The flex (signal cable)  will get spoilt 

Where to repair  laptop broken hinges 

If your laptop hinge is broken and you're looking for where to repair it, you can take it to any good laptop engineer closer to you, and If you're in Lagos, you can contact me to help you fix your laptop hinges at affordable price. 

This is how you prevent your laptop hinges from getting broken, and breaking the laptop carcass. Kindly share the post by using the share buttons. 

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How to open recently close tabs on opera mini Android phone

Opera Mini is one of the widely use Android browser on mobile, it has gain more than 100million user with India leading the chat. 

The lightweight browser comes with a lot of features that includes Block Ads, video downloads, add to home screen, browse privately tab, and multi-task that allows user to open a lot of tab. 

I wrote a post on how to open recently or accidentally close tabs on Google Chrome on Windows, today I'm going to show you how you can open recently close tabs with Opera Mini on Android phone. 

With Opera Mini, you can open more than 100 tabs on your phone, while trying to switch tabs you might mistakenly close an important one. 

Sometimes,after closing a tab, the need to get the information back may arise especially when you didn't save the page you open. 

You have nothing to worry about whenever such scenario occurs, this post will show you how to recover recently close tabs Opera Mini on Android. 

Open close tabs on opera mini 

Step 1. Click on the button showing the recent number of tabs currently running. 

Step 2. Click on the 3 dots radio button at the bottom right hand corner of your browser. 

Step 3. "Select reopen closed tab"

Immediately you do that, any tab you close will come up again, you can now click on it and allow it  load the information in it. 

Kindly share your experience, and don't forget to hit the share button. 

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4 Ways to Fix This Copy of Windows is not Genuine Error

If you're not using a purchase version of the Windows  Operating system, you will get the this copy of Windows is not genuine error within some few months of using it. 

When this error appears at the bottom right hand corner of your desktop screen, the desktop background will turn black, and you won't be able to set any custom wallpaper or take screen shots of your desktop. 

This article will show you how to remove this error, below are the list of four methods you can use to solve the problem. 

Method 1. Uninstalling KB971033 Update

If you're experiencing this error, there is a file that recognises your copy of Windows, such file comes with KB971033 update and removing the file will eliminate the issue, you have nothing to worry about, as it won't affect your PC. 

Step 1. Search for control panel, I believe you can find your way to this area on your PC. 

Step 2. To make things easier, change categories to small icons in other to view all the settings in control panel. 

Step 3. Locate windows update and click on it. 

Step 4. When it is open, click on installed updates to view the list of all updates installed on your PC. 

Step 5. Find KB971033 or use the search option to find it if you have a lot of items listed. 

Step 6. Right-click on it and select uninstall, click yes to finish to the process. Restart your PC when you're done, you will not find the error again. 

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Method 2.Using SLMGR –REARM Command 

If you're still experiencing the issue, you can also try this method.

Step 1.Open command prompt as an administrator, click the window button on your keyboard and type CMD into the search box.

 

Step 2. You will get command prompt, right click on it and select run as administrator. 

Step 3. Enter the following command into the CMD interface. 

SLMGR -REARM 

Should in case you get an error while rendering the SLMGR/REARM command, you can also try SLMGR/REARM. 

Step 4. Restart your PC when the whole process is done, you won't get the error again. 

Note : SLMGR  manages the Windows software license in your PC . While the REARM command, will  reset the license details.

Method 3. Deleting SLUI.EXE

Step 1. Open  file Explorer 

Step 2. Input C:\Windows\System32\ into the search bar. 

Step 3. Search for slui.exe and delete it, there is nothing to worry about, it won't cause any harm to your computer. 

Step 4. Restart your computer and the "this copy of Windows is not genuine" error will be gone. 

Method 4. Windows activator 

This is also one of the easiest way to fix the "this copy of Windows is not genuine"  error, all you have to do is download Windows KMSpico or activator or buy the CD from  the vendor closer to you. 

Step 1. Run the software 

Step 2. Disable your Internet connection and turn off your anti virus. 

Step 3. Click on activate button, and it will activate all Windows products installed on your PC. 

The software supports:

• Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise
• Windows 8 Core/Pro/Enterprise
• Windows 8.1 Core/Pro/Enterprise
• Windows 8.1.x Core/Pro/Enterprise
• Windows 10 Home/Pro/Enterprise
• Microsoft Office 2007
• Microsoft Office 2010
• Microsoft Office 2013
• Microsoft Office 2016

Your Windows will be activated, restart your PC and the "this copy of Windows is not genuine" will be eliminated. 

These are the four methods you can easily use to rectify the issue, let's read your thoughts on the issue and how you solve it if you're currently experiencing the error. Also don't forget to hit the share button. 

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How to open recently or accidentally close tab on Chrome, Firefox

Many of you use the Internet for so many things, and it is a common thing for you to open many tabs on your browser, especially when you're doing a lot of work  on the Internet like switching from facebooking, checking of mails to reading the latest news etc. 

Modern days browser  like Google Chrome, Firefox  supports opening of many tabs on your computer, while trying to close a particular tab you might accidentally  close the one you have no intention of closing, this can be very painful especially if you're reading an important information on the tab. 

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Sometimes when this happen, users tend to go a long way of searching for the post title online hoping to see the site they accidentally close on Chrome browser. 

However, I write this post to ease the stress of going through that process, it will put you through on how to quickly open any accidentally closed tab you close on popular browser like Google Chrome, Firefox or Explorer. 

Steps to open recently close tabs on Chrome 

If you happen to experience this kind of scenario while using the Internet, you will find the “CTRL+SHIFT+T” /(“Command+Shift+T” for Mac) shortcut command  useful as it will help you open back recently  close tabs. 

You can also right click on any open tab and click on “Open Closed Tab” to open recently close tab. 

You can also check on your browser history to access previously close tab, to check browser history simply click on “CTRL+H”/(“Command + H” for Mac users).

The shortcuts works on all major browsers but note it doesn't work work on Safari browser, to open recently close tab on safari click on  “Command+Z”. 

Knowing these shortcuts can be very useful as it will not only save you time but will save you a lot of stress and effort. Kindly share the post to enlighten those who must have find themselves in this kind of situation. 

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How to deactivate /delete instagram account parmanently 2017

Instagram has grown to be one of the world leading social network, launch in 2010 and acquired by Facebook in 2012,the mobile-photo sharing app has become a must have application installed on many smartphones. 

If you own an instagram account, and probably thinking of deactivating it due to some reasons, this tutorial will put you through on  how to delete your instagram account parmanently. 

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The first half of this post will show you how to deactivate your account temporarily which you can later activate again, while the second half will show u how to delete or deactivate your instagram account. 

Without wasting much time, let's get down to the nitty-gritty of the tutorial. 

Deactivating instagram account. 

You might decide to deactivate your instagram account temporarily rather than deleting it permanently should  in case you  want to get it back,  follow the steps below. 

Note: that you can not deactivate or delete your account with the instagram app.
Temporarily deactivating your account will hide your profile, comments, photos and likes  until your reactivate your account by logging in again. 

1. Go to instagram.com on your browser and log in to your account. 

2. Click  the profile icon on the top right hand corner of the screen. 

3. Click on "Edit account" 

4. Scroll down the page to find the “Temporarily disable my account” link. 

5. Click on the link and a new window will open asking you reasons why you want to deactivate. 

6. Select any of the reasons from the drop down menu and input your password. 

7. After that, click on the read button with “Temporarily Disable Account.”

Delete instagram account parmanently 

If you've decided to delete your account, you can click on the remove account link here on any browser, you will have to log in to proceed. 

After successfully login, you'll have to choose any of the reasons in the drop-down menu, after selecting any of the reasons, input your password and and click on the “Temporarily Disable Account.” button to delete your account, once you hit the button, your account can not be recovered again.

 Unlike the temporarily deactivation, once you delete your account, your photos, videos, comments, likes, and followers will be remove permanently and also note that you won't be able to register with same username on instagram once you delete your account. 

These are the easy steps to delete or deactivate  your instagram account, don't forget to hit the share button to share the post to someone who might also need to know the procedures. 

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How to download or save any whatsapp status on Android-photos & videos

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Whatsapp have been rolling out a lot of features to keep the platform more interesting to it over 1 billion users , one of the features that is recently added is the whatsapp is the "whatsapp status" that was adapted from the snap chat stories features. 

The new feature have replaced the old whatsapp status, it allows anyone on your whatsapp contact to view any shared images, GIF or videos for 24hrs before it automatically get deleted. 

Your friends can upload interesting  images, GIF or videos on their whatsapp status which might prompt you to download them. However, whatsapp didn't give the option to save any of the image, GIF or videos, you can only view it or tell your friend to share it with you. 

The good news is, you can now download any of the whatsapp status to your phone gallery without wasting time. 

This post is going to put you through on how to go about it,we are going to make use of "story saver for whatsapp" 

Features of story saver for whatsapp

1. Download  whatsapp status : pictures and videos 

2. Repost status stories 

3. Download multiple whatsapp picture status and whatsapp video status  

4. Inbuilt media player and stories viewer 

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The app doesn't require any permission to use but it is Ad-supported, though it is not filled with annoying pop up ads. 

How to save whatsapp picture status and whatsapp video status. 

1. Download and install "story saver for whatsapp" on Google play store. 

2. Launch the app, you will see list of taps like " Recent stories",  "Save stories", and " How to use" 

3. Click on "Recent stories" pictures and videos will be displayed in different taps. 

4. Select any picture or video  you want to download and click on the  download arrow down icon . 

All pictures will be save to ‘StoryPictures’ folder while videos will be save to ‘StoryVidoes’ folder in your phone gallery. 

I know you're going to like this app but make sure you ask for permission from your friends before you download and repost their status stories. Don't forget to hit the share button when your done. 

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