Month: February 2023

  • How Can I Use WhatsApp in My Browser (WhatsApp Web)?

    How Can I Use WhatsApp in My Browser (WhatsApp Web)?

    Would you like to type messages on a proper keyboard instead of a phone? WhatsApp can be used not only on your phone, but also in your computer’s browser. It’s called WhatsApp Web and this is how it works.

    How can I use WhatsApp Web?

    To use WhatsApp Web, you need to have a WhatsApp account. You can get started at whatsapp.com.

    Once you have these, you can start using WhatsApp Web:

    • Account
    • Phone with WhatsApp
    • Computer and browser

    How to use WhatsApp in your browser 

    You can chat in your browser in the same way as on your phone. Conversations are automatically updated in your browser and on your phone, so messages don’t get lost.

    • Go to web.whatsapp.com in your computer’s web browser
    • Follow the on-screen instructions
    • Open WhatsApp on your phone
    • Open Settings > Linked devices
    • Select Link device
    • Point your phone’s camera at the QR code displayed in your browser
    • Now you can use WhatsApp Web in your browser

    For the latest instructions, visit the WhatsApp Web site: web.whatsapp.com

    What is WhatsApp?

    WhatsApp is an instant messaging service owned by the US-based company Meta and is particularly popular in Europe, India and South America. In North America and some European countries (such as Sweden and France), its market share is much smaller.

    Here are the statistics for 2023 on WhatsApp usage in different countries:

    Statistic: WhatsApp: penetration rate among global messaging app users as of April 2022, by country | Statista
    Find more statistics at Statista

  • Removing and Washing the Cover of Your IKEA Långfjell Chair

    Removing and Washing the Cover of Your IKEA Långfjell Chair

    I recently changed my work chair from IKEA’s Långfjell to Martela’s Luna Active. The fabric on the chair was a bit scruffy, so I needed to clean it up a bit for sale. The problem was how to get the cover off the chair. 

    Here’s how it worked.

    Washing the Långfjell work chair cover

    At first, I tried a little rubbing with the foamed dishwasher water on the areas where the grime was most visible. But it didn’t seem to be enough, so I thought I’d put the fabric in the washing machine.

    I got sucked into the depths of YouTube videos, because removing the fabric was not as easy as I imagined.

    How to remove the fabric cover from a Långfjell chair

    Remember that the end result may not be what you want when you take the following steps. You may not even be able to get the chair back to the same condition as before dismantling. But if you want to continue, here’s how. Remember, you do the following steps at your own risk.

    The main trick is to remove the whole mechanism from the base of the chair and cut small flaps in the fabric so that you can remove the fabric without dismantling the mechanism.

    • Raise the chair mechanism to the top position
    • Turn it horizontally on the floor
    • Cut the bottom of the fabric to allow room to slip the mechanism whole through (image below)
    • Remove the mechanism from the chair by unscrewing the four screws
    • Remove the black clips holding the fabric to the chair base
    • Pull out the fabric
    • Wash in a delicate wash to prevent the fabric from shrinking

    Here’s an illustration of cutting the fabric. So we had to cut the fabric, but in the end it was easier than dismantling the chair mechanism.

    Remember these

    The fabric is attached to the chair by strings that go through the chair. You must remove the black clips before the fabric comes off. They are both at the bottom of the chair and in the curved part.

    Good luck!