Thursday 17 July 2014

Update Lumia Device to Windows Update

All the Windows Phone 8 users would get the new Windows Phone 8.1 with Cyan update. The Lumia 625 and 925 users are already receiving the OTA update globally, including India.

Users can manually check for updates from Settings, Phone Update, Check For Updates. You can check if the software update is available in your region / operator for :
  • Lumia 520 
  • Lumia 525 
  • Lumia 620 
  • Lumia 625 
  • Lumia 720 
  • Lumia 820 
  • Lumia 920 
  • Lumia 925 
  • Lumia 1020 
  • etc

How to Update :

Step 1. Your phone notifies you when an update is available for you. You can also check for updates, just tap Settings > Phone Update.

Step 2. To view and to install the updates, tap the notification message, and follow the instructions shown on your phone. You can install the update immediately, or postpone the update to a more convenient time.

Step 3. The update should take around 15-30 minutes, but a major update could take up to 2 hours to complete depending on your phone model. You are not able to use your phone during the update installation. Follow all the update prompts, and do not worry if your phone restarts several times during the process, that is completely normal.

 Reference - Microsoft

Wednesday 9 July 2014

How to download all photos from orkut in one easy step


If you still have an Orkut account and have some data there that you'd like to download, there is a easy easy ways to do so. Before you begin, know that you can't download information from other people's accounts. Google only lets you download data from your own Orkut account.

Exporting to Google+ is easy - just follow these steps:

1) Go to Google+ and log in to your account.
3) Click to select each album you want to export or choose "Select all".
4) Click "Import selected". 

This method will stop working after September 30, 2014

This will transfer your photos to Google+. All these photos will only be visible to you. You'll have to change their privacy settings to make them visible to others.
If you want to save the pictures and scraps to your computer instead, you can use Google Takeout. This service lets you download all your Orkut account data in a zip file. 

This is how to download your Orkut data:

1) Head to Google Takeout and sign in if you haven't already done so.
2) Click "Choose services" and then select Orkut.
3) Click "Create archive" and wait till the archive is ready. If you like, you can leave the page, and receive an email when the archive is ready.
4) Once the archive is ready, click Download. Google says there's no limit on how many times you can download your Orkut information.

You will be able to download your Orkut data using Google Takeout until September 2016.