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Signal is a secure encrypted messaging app. Think of it as a more private alternative to WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype, iMessage, and SMS. Here’s why you should seriously consider switching to Signal. Why Signal Is Special Signal is available for Android, iPhone, and iPad. There’s also a Signal desktop client for Windows, Mac, and Linux. To join, all you need is a phone number. It’s free. The user experience of Signal is just like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and other popular chat apps. It’s a messaging app with features like one-to-one messages, groups, stickers, photos, file transfers, voice calls, and even video calls. You can have group chats with up to 1000 people and group calls with up to eight people . Signal isn’t owned by a big tech company. Instead, Signal is developed by a non-profit foundation and is funded by donations . Unlike Facebook, Signal’s owners aren’t even trying to make money. Signal doesn’t try to gather a bunch of data on you or show … [Read more...] about What Is Signal, and Why Is Everyone Using It?

If you’re building a spreadsheet to share with others or simply one for your own tracking, using a checklist can make data entry a breeze in Microsoft Excel. Here’s how to create a checklist in your spreadsheet and make it look like your own. Why a checklist? You might use a checklist for tracking items to pack for a trip, products for your company, a holiday gift list, monthly bills, or keeping track of tasks. With a simple check box form control, you can create a checklist for anything you like in Excel. Access the Developer Tab Before you can use the check box form control in Microsoft Excel, you need to make sure that you have access to the Developer tab . If you don’t see this tab at the top of Excel, it takes only a minute to add it. Right-click anywhere on your Excel ribbon and select “Customize the Ribbon” from the drop-down list. Alternatively, you can click File > Options > Customize Ribbon from the menu. On the right side of the window, under … [Read more...] about How to Create a Checklist in Microsoft Excel

You need to provide your phone number to sign up for Telegram. That’s how Telegram authenticates your identity. But you don’t actually need to use your phone number to use Telegram. Here’s how to hide your phone number in Telegram. You can add users in Telegram in two ways: First, by using their phone numbers (either by manually adding them or by sharing your contact book), or by using unique usernames (similar to Twitter). If you and your contacts use the username system, you can actually continue to use Telegram (join groups, subscribe to channels , and more) without ever sharing your phone number. To do this, all you have to do is disable a setting. RELATED: How to Find and Join Telegram Channels Table of Contents Hide Your Phone Number in Telegram on Android Hide Your Phone Number in Telegram on iPhone Hide Your Phone Number in Telegram on Android You can hide your phone number in Telegram by switching to a different setting from the … [Read more...] about How to Hide Your Phone Number in Telegram

As far as messaging apps go , Telegram is quite unique ( especially compared to Signal ). You get access to third-party clients, bots, drop-in audio chats, and more. Telegram’s public broadcasting channels are one such feature. Here’s how to find and join Telegram channels. What Are Telegram Channels? Telegram channels are different from Telegram groups, though they do appear to be similar. For instance, Telegram groups can have up to 200,000 users, and they can be open to the public. Channels, on the other hand, are specifically designed for broadcasting messages to a large audience. Unlike groups, they are not designed for conversations. You can have an unlimited number of subscribers to a public or private channel. Public channels get their own “www.t.me/username” URL. Only the channel owner or the admin can post to the channel, each message has a view count and details of who shared the message, and channels can include rich media like video, audio, polls, and … [Read more...] about How to Find and Join Telegram Channels

Unlike Signal and WhatsApp , Telegram doesn’t have a dedicated Disappearing Messages mode, but there are two versatile ways of sending disappearing messages in the app. You can send self-destructing media to anyone or use the Secret Chat mode. Here’s how they work. Send Disappearing Messages Using Secret Chat in Telegram Secret Chat is Telegram’s full end-to-end encrypted messaging feature (This is one major difference between Signal and Telegram. ). It only works for one-on-one chats, and everything that’s sent in a Secret Chat only stays on the device. Once you delete a Secret Chat, all messages are gone. RELATED: How to Start an Encrypted Secret Chat in Telegram The Secret Chat has a timer feature that lets you send disappearing messages anywhere between one minute to one week (including text, photos, messages, and other media). When you’re in Secret Chat mode, the Android app stops users from taking screenshots. iPhone users can still take a screenshot, … [Read more...] about How to Send Disappearing Messages in Telegram