Chrome offering (in my opinion) a better browsing experience, Safari for iOS remains the most widely-used web browser, as well as the default one for all iOS devices. We’ve already shown you a few basic tips to better use Safari on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, so this time let’s go a bit further and explore some advanced (and little-known) tips to further improve you web browsing experience using Apple’s default iOS browser....
This is great news for Android users running older devices and struggling with the few MBs of storage space left, after accumulating hundreds of photos, videos and everything else. Especially for a country like India, where budget phone launches have seen extravagant launch events and unprecedented media frenzy, this move by Google will be welcomed with open arms. Expensive Data Plans? No Worries If you’re out and about or live in an area where data plans are too expensive, Google Maps now lets you switch you to Wi-Fi mode to completely download the maps of wherever you are traveling....
Be it a direct message on Twitter or someone tagging me on a post, they never miss anything. Though some may find these notifications useful, to someone like me who already gets bombarded with tons of new mails daily, the notifications are like a pile of waste hogging unnecessary space in my email. Though these services provide a way to stop these notifications emails through their account setting’s page, it isn’t always easy to figure out where those settings are....
Twitter and its tweets. My first port of call (and yours too I believe) is my own timeline where I can see what my circle of friends are up to. My second visit is to Favstar which helps me find popular tweets easily. I don’t have to rummage about in my own Timeline or wait for a great tweet to come in. Favstar grabs most of them and collects them for me to see at any time of the day....
The C7 Pro is seen as an upgrade to the older Galaxy C7, however, let not the name deceive you — the C7 Pro overtakes its older self in terms of its premium looks and design. So, without further delay, let’s get started on the initial impressions for the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro. Design The C7 Pro sports a super slim metal body at just 7mm thickness, rather thinness, gives a premium look to the device....
Chrome is a powerful and feature-rich browser but unless you know how to customize it properly and make use of its hidden features, you’d probably get frustrated with it soon. This ebook is your one-stop resource for everything you need to use it productively and save time. You’d be surprised to know that even though Chrome is a mainstream browser now, very few of its users utilize it to its full potential....
Nexus One, manufactured by HTC, was hailed as the iPhone killer, which at the time was specifically the iPhone 3GS. Fast forward and it’s safe to say iPhone escaped totally unharmed, but for its time the Nexus One was an impressive piece of hardware. Just for fun, it’s worth exploring what almost seven years of hardware and software innovation can bring. It’s time for a spec showdown between the Nexus One and Pixel....
Your Dash buttons are automatically populated with products you order frequently. Click the brand name for information on the specific product that button purchases and click the white button to purchase immediately. There is an argument to be made that finding a Dash button and clicking it isn’t much easier than finding a product and clicking Buy, but that’s up to you to decide. Personally, I don’t use Dash buttons very often because the thought of a one-click purchase still scares me....
Dropbox ? The digital age is merging with the ‘cloud’ age, and unlike other changes, this is a pleasant one. It makes sense to use Dropbox especially when syncing files to and fro with your own computer is so easy. But as we have seen over the months, it is not necessary that your computer be a partner in the sync. You can directly save files from the web to Dropbox; automatically send Gmail attachments to Dropbox; or even use Dropbox to upload photos to Facebook....
So today I’d like to show you how you can easily and quickly mirror your Android phone’s screen across different users that use different devices. Maybe you’re presenting your project or it’s a remote business talk. Sharing screens across devices hasn’t been easy, until now. To achieve this, we are going to use a service called Screenmeet. It lets you mirror the screen of any device (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS) to other devices with different OS platforms....
As this streaming are done on the move, they require a cellular data connection and they don’t come cheap. To address the issue, YouTube has already rolled out the feature of offline playback where the user can download on Wi-Fi to view it offline. This feature is very helpful as it helps to cut down on data usage and thus turns out to be cheap. Facebook, however, has not rolled out this feature for the users....
These are OS specific shortcuts. If you want to learn about app specific shortcuts for Safari, Chrome, Evernote Mail etc, check out our dedicated guide to the most useful keyboard shortcuts for popular services. Just Switched to a Mac? Get our eBook – The Ultimate Guide to OS X Yosemite for a Mac Beginner. It is the perfect eBook for people who want to get a hang of a Mac and how to get the most out of it....
Multiple tabs add to the clutter and constant hopping between tabs while searching for them is a hassle. PowerSwitch is a handy Chrome extension that gives you a one-click solution. Here are the ways in which you can make it work: PowerSwitch gives you a keyboard shortcut to switch between multiple open tabs. You can click CTRL+K (COMMAND+K for Mac) to bring up a list of open tabs. Select one and jump to it by pressing Enter....
contacts were just meant to store phone numbers and that too in a very limited amount. In today’s Android smartphones, forget about the limitation, for each contact you can store details like email, address, birthday, IM name, contact faces and what not. Though the phone provides a privilege to enter so much of detail, doing it manually can be time taking and normally an individual would tend to avoid the task....
But this can be pretty dangerous on streets, malls and public areas, stairs and escalators. In fact, organizations have come up with banners issued for public safety to restrict phone messaging in public areas. While you are continuously staring at your phone’s screen, you don’t know what’s coming ahead and what you might step on. If it’s really necessary for you to use your phone while walking, make sure you use the Iris app on your Android....
Today I will show you the steps to reveal MAC and IP address of your Android phone. Let’s have a quick look. MAC Address As MAC address of a device is unique, it does not depend upon the Wi-Fi network you are connected to. Head over to Android Settings—>About—>Hardware Information and look for W-Fi MAC address. You will see your device Wi-Fi MAC address displayed there. IP Address IP address of Android depends on the Wi-Fi network you are connected to and changes from network to network....
organized computer (keeping all my files in a folder and sub-folder structure ), I also have the habit of putting things temporarily on my desktop . At the same time I work on multiple machines , so there is always a chance that I have something half done on one machine. When this happens, I have to put in a lot of manual effort to transfer a file or folder to the other machine (when the task needs to be completed there)....
locks on folders or encrypting entire drives to protect data or restricting file viewership. But there are times when we need a certain level of security over some documents. I require a lot of those on my Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents and I do so by password protecting them. The added advantage is that I can easily share the files with the same degree of safekeeping. So, people who don’t know the respective passwords would not be able to view and/or modify the protected files....
Stacks is a new tool which aims at making group task management easier. It has a clutter-free interface to check the assigned tasks and visualize the workload of employees. The tool comes with an inbuilt dashboard which displays all the tasks assigned to you date wise. It lets you filter and see all your tasks (and those of other users) using the Active Tasks tab. Click on Settings link located on the top menu....
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger The upgrade that Tesla has incorporated here is substantial. To put it in perspective, the only two production cars that are faster are the LaFerrari and the Porsche 918 Spyder. Not only are these made by companies that have been making cars for eons, but also specialize in making really fast cars. Tesla said it best in their statement – If that hasn’t got your attention yet, then let’s also talk mileage....
