Saturday, September 10, 2016
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
4 Reasons You Should Never Use Wordpress.com
First I want to clear up the confusion between WordPress, WordPress.com and WordPress.org. WordPress is WordPress right? Not really. There are very important differences between them.
Firstly there is WordPress – the blogging software platform. Secondly there is WordPress.org – the organization that provides you with free downloadable installations of the WordPress software. Finally there’s WordPress.com – the commercial entity that provides you with the WordPress software as a service which is ready to use. Phew!
You can download and install a free version of WordPress from WordPress.org yourself. Alternatively you can install it easily through some hosting providers like Qservers This means that you and your hosting provider are responsible for your WordPress installation. It also means that you need to do backups, security updates and any upgrades that are necessary yourself
The other option is where you use the WordPress blogging software hosted on WordPress.com servers. All backups, security updates and upgrades are handled for you by WordPress.com.
However, there are a number of constraints which I outline below.
1. You Can’t Alter Page Structure
While you can change HTML in the body of your page, you have no access to the HTML of the <head> and <footer> sections of your page. You also have no access to the PHP files you would normally have access to on a self-hosted WordPress.org installation. What this also means is that you can’t add CSS or JavaScript links or blocks to your webpage as you normally would.
2. Limited Themes & Plug-Ins
Plugins are one of the many features that makes WordPress a pleasure to use. How about if you wanted to install some plugins? You can’t do it .
It’s as simple as that.
With a self-hosted WordPress.org site, you can install as many themes as you like and from any source such as Theme Forest . With WordPress.com you are constrained to the themes they allow.
There are 160 themes at the moment. Some are free and others are premium themes (cost money). With WordPress.org, the number of available themes is endless.
3. It Costs To Add Style
You’ve finally settled on a theme and now you want to change a few little things. On WordPress.com you need to purchase a Custom Design Upgrade to use customized CSS on your blog. Currently it sells for $30 per blog per
year. It could get quite pricey depending on the number of blogs you want to customize.
4. The Content and Copyright Issue
Actually, there is no issue about who “owns” the content on a WordPress.com site. Their TOS states clearly that they have royalty-free access to your data to promote your blog:
“By submitting Content to Automattic for inclusion on your Website, you grant Automattic a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the Content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing and promoting your blog. If you delete Content, Automattic will use reasonable efforts to remove it from the Website, but you acknowledge that caching or references to the Content may not be made immediately unavailable.”
Think of changing your site/blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org?
Need Expert to build you a professional WordPress website?
Contact us today! We deliver the best.
Whatsapp/Call: 08066801898
BBM:5EEC082E
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Thanks.
Firstly there is WordPress – the blogging software platform. Secondly there is WordPress.org – the organization that provides you with free downloadable installations of the WordPress software. Finally there’s WordPress.com – the commercial entity that provides you with the WordPress software as a service which is ready to use. Phew!
You can download and install a free version of WordPress from WordPress.org yourself. Alternatively you can install it easily through some hosting providers like Qservers This means that you and your hosting provider are responsible for your WordPress installation. It also means that you need to do backups, security updates and any upgrades that are necessary yourself
The other option is where you use the WordPress blogging software hosted on WordPress.com servers. All backups, security updates and upgrades are handled for you by WordPress.com.
However, there are a number of constraints which I outline below.
1. You Can’t Alter Page Structure
While you can change HTML in the body of your page, you have no access to the HTML of the <head> and <footer> sections of your page. You also have no access to the PHP files you would normally have access to on a self-hosted WordPress.org installation. What this also means is that you can’t add CSS or JavaScript links or blocks to your webpage as you normally would.
2. Limited Themes & Plug-Ins
Plugins are one of the many features that makes WordPress a pleasure to use. How about if you wanted to install some plugins? You can’t do it .
It’s as simple as that.
With a self-hosted WordPress.org site, you can install as many themes as you like and from any source such as Theme Forest . With WordPress.com you are constrained to the themes they allow.
There are 160 themes at the moment. Some are free and others are premium themes (cost money). With WordPress.org, the number of available themes is endless.
3. It Costs To Add Style
You’ve finally settled on a theme and now you want to change a few little things. On WordPress.com you need to purchase a Custom Design Upgrade to use customized CSS on your blog. Currently it sells for $30 per blog per
year. It could get quite pricey depending on the number of blogs you want to customize.
4. The Content and Copyright Issue
Actually, there is no issue about who “owns” the content on a WordPress.com site. Their TOS states clearly that they have royalty-free access to your data to promote your blog:
“By submitting Content to Automattic for inclusion on your Website, you grant Automattic a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the Content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing and promoting your blog. If you delete Content, Automattic will use reasonable efforts to remove it from the Website, but you acknowledge that caching or references to the Content may not be made immediately unavailable.”
Think of changing your site/blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org?
Need Expert to build you a professional WordPress website?
Contact us today! We deliver the best.
Whatsapp/Call: 08066801898
BBM:5EEC082E
Check my signature for a link to our website.
Thanks.
WARNING: 9 things you should never search for on Google
They are mostly things that are a bit disgusting, some of which we filtered out because they’re just too NSFW.
Either way, you should be warned that if you do choose to search for the things on the below list, they may not have pleasant results (apologies to adjacent colleagues and the IT department looking through my work computer).
We’ve done our best to describe, but we will not hyperlink. We’re not monsters.
See the list, below:
1. Fournier
Orlando Magic NBA player Evan Fournier’s nickname is “Never Google” and there’s a reason.
His last name, which is an old French word for “Boulanger” (or “Breadmaker”), is also the name of a type of gangrene that affects the genitalia.
You’ve been warned.
2. Krokodil
The street name for Desomorphine, a morphine derivative with powerful opioid effects, which has been used as a substitute for Heroin in Russia and Ukraine.
The side effects of the often-illegally produced drugs include toxic substances which can “cook” the skin, or cause large scale tissue infection or damage in the injected area. It’s become known as a flesh-eating drug.
3. Your favourite food
You’ll only get hungry. See, they’re not all about flesh-eating this and that.
4. Mouth larva
One Redditor was looking for ‘moth larva’ and instead ran into this beastie.
We can confirm, it’s exactly what you’d expect and you shouldn’t go there.
5. Google
Haven’t you heard that 100 per cent true thing about the infinite loop and the world ending?
Also, chances are your URL field is also a search bar – save yourself some time and search for what you’re looking for (if not, change your default search engine to one you want).
6. Calculus Bridge
It’s not a really hard maths problem.
It’s hardened plaque across the teeth – a big old chunk of it. Generally it has to be chipped away by a dentist. It’s not that pretty.
7. Your e-mail address
It can be illuminating to see what you’re linked to online, and sometimes terrifying.
Reddit users reported sold accounts, spam, password leaks, the lot – in fact, it’s probably safest to search to double check, even if you don’t like what you find.
A recommended tool to find if you’ve been compromised in a data breach is haveibeenpwned.com, which may let you know.
8. Harlequin ichthyosis
It’s a severe genetic disease in which, at birth, a child’s skin is encased in thick white plates of skin, separated by deep cracks.
This has many complications – because there are cracks in the skin the newborns are more susceptible to infection and constant care is required to protect and moisturise the skin.
Either way, you should be warned that if you do choose to search for the things on the below list, they may not have pleasant results (apologies to adjacent colleagues and the IT department looking through my work computer).
We’ve done our best to describe, but we will not hyperlink. We’re not monsters.
See the list, below:
1. Fournier
Orlando Magic NBA player Evan Fournier’s nickname is “Never Google” and there’s a reason.
His last name, which is an old French word for “Boulanger” (or “Breadmaker”), is also the name of a type of gangrene that affects the genitalia.
You’ve been warned.
2. Krokodil
The street name for Desomorphine, a morphine derivative with powerful opioid effects, which has been used as a substitute for Heroin in Russia and Ukraine.
The side effects of the often-illegally produced drugs include toxic substances which can “cook” the skin, or cause large scale tissue infection or damage in the injected area. It’s become known as a flesh-eating drug.
3. Your favourite food
You’ll only get hungry. See, they’re not all about flesh-eating this and that.
4. Mouth larva
One Redditor was looking for ‘moth larva’ and instead ran into this beastie.
We can confirm, it’s exactly what you’d expect and you shouldn’t go there.
5. Google
Haven’t you heard that 100 per cent true thing about the infinite loop and the world ending?
Also, chances are your URL field is also a search bar – save yourself some time and search for what you’re looking for (if not, change your default search engine to one you want).
6. Calculus Bridge
It’s not a really hard maths problem.
It’s hardened plaque across the teeth – a big old chunk of it. Generally it has to be chipped away by a dentist. It’s not that pretty.
7. Your e-mail address
It can be illuminating to see what you’re linked to online, and sometimes terrifying.
Reddit users reported sold accounts, spam, password leaks, the lot – in fact, it’s probably safest to search to double check, even if you don’t like what you find.
A recommended tool to find if you’ve been compromised in a data breach is haveibeenpwned.com, which may let you know.
8. Harlequin ichthyosis
It’s a severe genetic disease in which, at birth, a child’s skin is encased in thick white plates of skin, separated by deep cracks.
This has many complications – because there are cracks in the skin the newborns are more susceptible to infection and constant care is required to protect and moisturise the skin.
Monday, September 5, 2016
How To Blog Without Copying And Pasting -
A lot of bloggers this day cant cope without the copy and paste style of blogging, they believe that you must copy in other to be a successful blogger or you will be left at the back. "That is not true" as a blogger you should have some bloggers you look up to as your mentor, learn from their blogging style or method and inculcate it into the running of your own blog then try to develop a strong present on social media like Facebook, twitter, google plus and instagram where you can source for vital Information from top bloggers like dailymail.co.uk and top Nigerian blogs like Lindaikejiblog.com and other social media users.
However, I am not saying that when you see any information worth publishing from the top blogs you just publish, No that is against the rule of professional blogging. You have to make a research about the authenticity of the story, take a few information add it to the topic you are writing then modify it in your own words.
Blogging is not for lazy people and is not all about creating topics as a new blogger your focus should be on traffic and not posting topics, you might copy and paste 20 topics daily on your blog, but someone that created and post one original topic daily have 100% assurance that google will crawl his post and make it public on search engine resulting to more traffic on his blogs.
Don't just be any blogger, be an outstanding blogger that teaches with blogging and understand that to succeed in blogging you must have passion in blogging and not the love for reward.
Source: http://www.nigeriacurrentaffair.com/2016/09/how-to-blog-without-copying-and-pasting.html#more
How To Increase Your Adsense Earnings - Webmasters
m): 1:18pm On Mar 22, 2015
No doubt, Google Adsense is one of the easiest and best ways to monetize your blog. I have a high-traffic blog and I started monetizing it with Adsense last November. Here are my monthly earnings since then:
November 2014: $128.61
December 2014: $291.55
January 2015: $361.52
February 2015: $434.74
(Click here to see proof of earnings)
As you can see, the earnings keep increasing by the month. And going by present figures, I'll net at least $530 by the end of March 2015. Presently, I earn $15 - $25 daily (but I earned $31 a few days back).
Now, I want to share with you some of the strategies I've used to increase my Adsense earnings consistently and some things I've learned since I started monetizing with Adsense:
First, traffic matters most. Presently, my blog attracts around 4,500 daily visits and generates about 15,000 daily page views (see the screenshot). Without decent amount of traffic, you won't earn decent income from Adsense.
Second, keep testing different ad placement formats until you get the one that attracts clicks the most. There's no format set in the stone, so you have to keep tweaking to see what works best for your blog. However, be careful not to place too many ads above the fold. Adsense hates this!
Third, link ads rock! I've observed that many Nigerian bloggers put up only banner ad units and ignore text link ad units. Truth is, text link ad units are usually more in line with your content, so they tend to attract lots of clicks. If you've not been using them, you're losing money!
Fourth, increase your page views. The more page views you have, the higher the number of ad clicks you'll generate. Why? Because more page views mean visitors stay on your blog to read multiple pages before leaving. In addition, the more your page views, the lower your clickthrough rate. And the lower your clickthrough rate, the safer you are (because Google Adsense bans accounts with exceptionally high CTR). To increase your page views, use "Related Posts" and "Popular Posts" plugins or widgets.
Fifth, wide ad units attract most clicks. I've observed that the leaderboard that most bloggers place in their blog headers and the skyscraper usually placed in the sidebar don't really attract attention. Why? Because visitors are usually focused on the content area, not the header or sidebar. So, ad units embedded within content attract most clicks.
Sixth, always monitor your Adsense dashboard. When necessary, it gives you hints on what to do to increase your earnings. Also, it sends you warning signals when some things are goung wrong.
Seventh, monitor your traffic with Google Analytics, not the Blogger Dashboard traffic stats. As for the traffic stats on Blogger dashboard, it gives exaggerated traffic reports because it counts visits from bots and search engine spiders as part of your traffic. However, Google Analytics tracks only real human traffic. Why should you monitor your Analytics stats. Let me share this with you: last week, I noticed that my clickthrough rate was getting higher, and I couldn't explain why. I then noticed that the number of page views has reduced. With the help of Google Analytics, I was able to find out the exact date the problem started. And I was able to find the cause of the problem (one silly plugin was making the blog show blank on opera mini, which increased the bounce rate and reduced the number of page views). I quickly deleted the plugin, and things went back to normal.
Eighth, search engine traffic generates most clicks. Why because SEO brings fresh visitors, not repeat visitors who are already "blind" to your ads.
Please note that my blog runs on WordPress, not Blogger. And most of its traffic (95%) comes from search engines (Google majorly). It's solely targeted at Nigerians, and it's less than 2 years old.
So, if you have any questions regarding this post or something to add, leave a comment and let's learn from each other.
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No doubt, Google Adsense is one of the easiest and best ways to monetize your blog. I have a high-traffic blog and I started monetizing it with Adsense last November. Here are my monthly earnings since then:
November 2014: $128.61
December 2014: $291.55
January 2015: $361.52
February 2015: $434.74
(Click here to see proof of earnings)
As you can see, the earnings keep increasing by the month. And going by present figures, I'll net at least $530 by the end of March 2015. Presently, I earn $15 - $25 daily (but I earned $31 a few days back).
Now, I want to share with you some of the strategies I've used to increase my Adsense earnings consistently and some things I've learned since I started monetizing with Adsense:
First, traffic matters most. Presently, my blog attracts around 4,500 daily visits and generates about 15,000 daily page views (see the screenshot). Without decent amount of traffic, you won't earn decent income from Adsense.
Second, keep testing different ad placement formats until you get the one that attracts clicks the most. There's no format set in the stone, so you have to keep tweaking to see what works best for your blog. However, be careful not to place too many ads above the fold. Adsense hates this!
Third, link ads rock! I've observed that many Nigerian bloggers put up only banner ad units and ignore text link ad units. Truth is, text link ad units are usually more in line with your content, so they tend to attract lots of clicks. If you've not been using them, you're losing money!
Fourth, increase your page views. The more page views you have, the higher the number of ad clicks you'll generate. Why? Because more page views mean visitors stay on your blog to read multiple pages before leaving. In addition, the more your page views, the lower your clickthrough rate. And the lower your clickthrough rate, the safer you are (because Google Adsense bans accounts with exceptionally high CTR). To increase your page views, use "Related Posts" and "Popular Posts" plugins or widgets.
Fifth, wide ad units attract most clicks. I've observed that the leaderboard that most bloggers place in their blog headers and the skyscraper usually placed in the sidebar don't really attract attention. Why? Because visitors are usually focused on the content area, not the header or sidebar. So, ad units embedded within content attract most clicks.
Sixth, always monitor your Adsense dashboard. When necessary, it gives you hints on what to do to increase your earnings. Also, it sends you warning signals when some things are goung wrong.
Seventh, monitor your traffic with Google Analytics, not the Blogger Dashboard traffic stats. As for the traffic stats on Blogger dashboard, it gives exaggerated traffic reports because it counts visits from bots and search engine spiders as part of your traffic. However, Google Analytics tracks only real human traffic. Why should you monitor your Analytics stats. Let me share this with you: last week, I noticed that my clickthrough rate was getting higher, and I couldn't explain why. I then noticed that the number of page views has reduced. With the help of Google Analytics, I was able to find out the exact date the problem started. And I was able to find the cause of the problem (one silly plugin was making the blog show blank on opera mini, which increased the bounce rate and reduced the number of page views). I quickly deleted the plugin, and things went back to normal.
Eighth, search engine traffic generates most clicks. Why because SEO brings fresh visitors, not repeat visitors who are already "blind" to your ads.
Please note that my blog runs on WordPress, not Blogger. And most of its traffic (95%) comes from search engines (Google majorly). It's solely targeted at Nigerians, and it's less than 2 years old.
So, if you have any questions regarding this post or something to add, leave a comment and let's learn from each other.
1 Like
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Apple Iphone 7, Iphone 7 Plus Prices Leaked Ahead Of Launch -
Apple has already sent out the invitations for the launching event of next iPhones -- iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus -- scheduled for September 7. The smartphones until now have been through numerous leaks and rumours, now the latest one claims to reveal the duo's pricing in China.
According to a report by Phoneradar, iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus are expected to come in three variants (based on storage) -- 32GB, 128GB and 256GB. While the iPhone 7 32GB is said to cost CNY 5288, the 128GB and 256GB variants are expected to costs CNY 6088 and CNY 7088 respectively. As for the larger and more powerful iPhone 7 Plus, the 32GB, 128GB and 256GB versions are supposed to come with a price tag of CNY 6088, CNY 6888 and CNY 7888 respectively.
Converting the prices to Nigerian currency, the 32GB, 128GB and 256GB of iPhone 7 would approximately cost 249,574.01 NGN, 287,331.04 NGN and 334527.34 NGN respectively. While 32GB, 128GB and 256GB versions of iPhone 7 Plus would roughly cost 287,331.04 NGN, 325,088.08 NGN and 372,284.38 NGN respectively.
However, since the above is straight conversion of China prices, one could expect the smartphones to cost more in Nigeria as import duties and other factors too come into play.
As per some recent reports, the iPhone 7 will feature a 4.7-inch 3D touch display, while the iPhone 7 Plus is expected to feature a large 5.5-inch display. The company is also planning to increase the display resolution in the iPhone 7 to enable users to use the device for reading and app navigation.
The iPhone 7 is rumoured to be powered by Apple's A10 processor paired with 2GB RAM. The 'Plus' variant is said to feature the same processor with 4GB RAM.
As for the camera, the upcoming iPhone 7 is expected to bear a 12MP rear camera coupled with a 5MP front-facing snapper. As far as the iPhone 7 Plus is concerned, you can expect a 16MP rear camera. Both will be powered by the iOS 10 OS version.
The handsets might also ditch the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack and instead come with a lightning connector for headphones.
http://technella.blogspot.com.ng/2016/08/apple-iphone-7-iphone-7-plus-prices.html
According to a report by Phoneradar, iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus are expected to come in three variants (based on storage) -- 32GB, 128GB and 256GB. While the iPhone 7 32GB is said to cost CNY 5288, the 128GB and 256GB variants are expected to costs CNY 6088 and CNY 7088 respectively. As for the larger and more powerful iPhone 7 Plus, the 32GB, 128GB and 256GB versions are supposed to come with a price tag of CNY 6088, CNY 6888 and CNY 7888 respectively.
Converting the prices to Nigerian currency, the 32GB, 128GB and 256GB of iPhone 7 would approximately cost 249,574.01 NGN, 287,331.04 NGN and 334527.34 NGN respectively. While 32GB, 128GB and 256GB versions of iPhone 7 Plus would roughly cost 287,331.04 NGN, 325,088.08 NGN and 372,284.38 NGN respectively.
However, since the above is straight conversion of China prices, one could expect the smartphones to cost more in Nigeria as import duties and other factors too come into play.
As per some recent reports, the iPhone 7 will feature a 4.7-inch 3D touch display, while the iPhone 7 Plus is expected to feature a large 5.5-inch display. The company is also planning to increase the display resolution in the iPhone 7 to enable users to use the device for reading and app navigation.
The iPhone 7 is rumoured to be powered by Apple's A10 processor paired with 2GB RAM. The 'Plus' variant is said to feature the same processor with 4GB RAM.
As for the camera, the upcoming iPhone 7 is expected to bear a 12MP rear camera coupled with a 5MP front-facing snapper. As far as the iPhone 7 Plus is concerned, you can expect a 16MP rear camera. Both will be powered by the iOS 10 OS version.
The handsets might also ditch the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack and instead come with a lightning connector for headphones.
http://technella.blogspot.com.ng/2016/08/apple-iphone-7-iphone-7-plus-prices.html
Easy Step On How To Install Android 7.0 Nougat On Your Device
Google recently announced the release of its latest Android Os -- Nougat-- The search engine giant announced that it has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat OS to Nexus devices, it also mentioned that the process will be incremental and will take time to reach all Nexus devices. The OS will be hitting select devices including the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C and General Mobile 4G (Android One).
Google has not revealed exactly when the OS will be reaching different regions. However, if you are one of those users who did not risk your Nexus with developer previews but cannot wait enough to get the final public version either, then these following steps are for you. Users won't need to root their Nexus device in this process and can also switch back to the final consumer version of the OS if required:
Head to Google's Android Beta programme website from the Nexus smartphone or the Pixel tablet. Mind you, the version can only be installed in those devices that are currently eligible for it.
Sign-in with your Google account connected with the particular device.
Hit on 'Your eligible devices' find your device and Continue reading @http://technella.blogspot.com.ng/2016/08/install-android-7.0-nougat-os.html
Google has not revealed exactly when the OS will be reaching different regions. However, if you are one of those users who did not risk your Nexus with developer previews but cannot wait enough to get the final public version either, then these following steps are for you. Users won't need to root their Nexus device in this process and can also switch back to the final consumer version of the OS if required:
Head to Google's Android Beta programme website from the Nexus smartphone or the Pixel tablet. Mind you, the version can only be installed in those devices that are currently eligible for it.
Sign-in with your Google account connected with the particular device.
Hit on 'Your eligible devices' find your device and Continue reading @http://technella.blogspot.com.ng/2016/08/install-android-7.0-nougat-os.html
How To Use Xender On Your Blackberry 10 Device - Phones -
Blackberry 10 device owners face one major problem which is the inability to share large files to an Android phone fast.
It's either they use bluetooth or beam which both are annoyingly slow or even have to transfer the such files to a computer first before transferring them to the Android phone.
It's no doubt that Xender is one of the world's leading applications for file transfer and sharing. It offers the convenience to transfer files of different types and sizes between mobile devices, either Android or iOS based. So now, you can enjoy that convenience of transferring those large files from your Blackberry to your Android.
Download Xender Here=> http://datafilehost.com/d/KlBejUbUJk
How Can I Use Xender on my Blackberry?
»Launch Xender on your Android device
»Create a Group/Connection
»Leave it running, once hotspot is created
»Go to WiFi setiings on your Blackberry
»Connect to the WiFi.. (Something like this "ADYFGRTMmmy"
»Launch Xender on your Blackberry
»Tap "+"
»Tap "Join Group" to search for connection
»When it's finished scanning
»Tap the Android's Xender name
»Wait for it to connect
After a successful connection, Voila, you can now send any of your preferred file.
It's either they use bluetooth or beam which both are annoyingly slow or even have to transfer the such files to a computer first before transferring them to the Android phone.
It's no doubt that Xender is one of the world's leading applications for file transfer and sharing. It offers the convenience to transfer files of different types and sizes between mobile devices, either Android or iOS based. So now, you can enjoy that convenience of transferring those large files from your Blackberry to your Android.
Download Xender Here=> http://datafilehost.com/d/KlBejUbUJk
How Can I Use Xender on my Blackberry?
»Launch Xender on your Android device
»Create a Group/Connection
»Leave it running, once hotspot is created
»Go to WiFi setiings on your Blackberry
»Connect to the WiFi.. (Something like this "ADYFGRTMmmy"
»Launch Xender on your Blackberry
»Tap "+"
»Tap "Join Group" to search for connection
»When it's finished scanning
»Tap the Android's Xender name
»Wait for it to connect
After a successful connection, Voila, you can now send any of your preferred file.
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