Article: BlueStacks is an Android emulator that you can use to install and run most Android apps. You can download BlueStacks for free from bluestacks.com. This will load the Android operating system, which may take a minute or so for the first time. You can browse through the featured apps, or click the "Search" button and search for a specific one. Note that although BlueStacks supports a lot of apps, not all apps are available. Note that you can't open any app store directly. You'll need to search for a specific app and then select the app store you want to download it from. When you select an app for the first time, you'll be prompted to "Enable AppStore." This will require logging in with a Google account, after which you'll be able to access the Play Store and download apps to BlueStacks. If you sign in with a Google account that you already use on an Android device, you'll have access to all of your past purchases. You can also click the "APK" button on the left side of the window to manually install APK files. These are Android app packages, and can be downloaded from a variety of locations online. Your mouse cursor will act as your finger when using apps. Click the mouse to tap something, and click and hold the mouse to press and hold something. To zoom, press Ctrl++ and Ctrl+-. Use Z and X to tilt left and right. BlueStacks will recognize most USB game controllers. You'll be informed that your controller will work when launching apps that support it.
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Download and install BlueStacks. Launch BlueStacks and click the "Android" tab. Find an app to load. Sign in with or create a Google account to install apps. Use your mouse to mimic touch when using apps.
Article: Have the bill ready when you contact your utility company. You need these details to transfer over to a different provider. Call them and inquire about changing your electric provider over to the new company that you selected. They will explain further details about how it will affect your bill. In most circumstances, your utility company can conduct the switch to your new service. In some cases, switching providers may take up to a month. In some circumstances, you may have to contact the new energy provider yourself. In this case, give them a call and explain that you want to switch providers. Give them your current energy provider information and they will be able to complete the process for the switch. Visit the new energy provider's website and see if there are any options to sign up online. Find the online web form and fill it out to register for the new energy provider. Allow time for your supplier to switch and look at your new electric bill. If everything went through correctly, you will see your new energy provider next to the charges for your electricity. In most cases, your bill will still be issued by your local utility company.
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Get a copy of your current electric bill. Contact your current utility company. Call the new energy provider if your energy utility can't make the switch. Sign up online rather than calling. Look at your next bill to confirm the change went through.
Article: During the conversation, if you focus completely on what that person is saying, you can worry less about making eye contact correctly. Nodding, repeating important bits of information, using open body language, and other active listening skills are just as important to a conversation, if not more so, than good eye contact. To listen actively, it's important that you: Sit forward in your chair Nod along Listen closely and repeat important information Process what's being said Don't just wait for your turn to speak Respond accurately to what is said When you are listening, you should have eye contact for 80% of the time and the other part should be short breaks and a little head movement to say without saying that you are listening. Be calm and don't over think it to keep things as natural as possible. Avoid staring. Eye contact is good, but a dead-eyed, laser-locked gaze is just creepy. Stay relaxed and don't stare. Remind yourself that you are hoping to have a pleasant conversation with this person, and there will be no need to be anxious or worried. Try not to look away instantly when something else calls for your attention. If somebody calls you, don't look away as if you just got rescued from a boring conversation. Instead, slightly hesitate before looking at your caller. Looking away then quickly looking back is also a good idea. Remember though, important disruptions such as dangerous or priority interruptions warrant instant attention. . Keep your eyebrows relaxed, or your eye contact can look suspicious or intimidating, even if you're doing a good job remembering it. Try to keep your eyes open as much as possible, avoiding a squint, which can communicate that you dislike what the other person is saying, or a furrowed brow, which can communicate anger.. Go to the mirror and look at your eyes while you smile, and while you frown, or grimace. See the difference in what your eyes do? Practice keeping your eyes like you're smiling, even if you're not. Eye contact and good listening is especially important when you are at a job interview, but also any time you want to communicate attentiveness and respect. Potential employers might think that you're hiding something or you're not confident if you struggle to make eye contact, which can hurt your chances. Eye contact communicates interest and respect, two things that you want to make sure you establish on any good date. When you're out with someone you're interested in, try making eye contact as much as possible. Windows to the soul. Making eye contact can also be a great way of judging your partner's interest, but don't jump to conclusions. If you see your partner struggling to keep eye contact, it might be because they can't wait to go home, or because they're just as nervous as you. If you're having an argument or other heated discussion, it can be tempting to want to avert your eyes. This communicates a lack of confidence, or a deferral to the person you're having the conversation with, which is something you hope to avoid. If you're in any kind of disagreement, locking eyes is an assertive gesture that helps you to communicate the confidence that what you say is true. If someone is trying to intimidate you, they want you to look away. Frustrate them by refusing. Stare right back.
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Practice other good listening skills. Find a happy medium. Show eye magnetism. Smile with your eyes Always make eye contact in job interviews. Make eye contact on dates. Make eye contact when you want to prove a point.