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We are presenting a range of smart home products that are going to revamp your home in a smart way. Let’s see what we have. Also See These Desk Management Accessories Will Declutter Your Life Google Assistant, Siri, Cortana, Hound or Bixby — we now have an arsenal of smart assistants waiting to take our commands. But there is a question – aren’t these limited to just our phones? From playing music, checking facts or setting reminders to providing data on a plethora of subjects – the Echo Dot will give you all the information in a matter of seconds....

When you’re talking about a simple and free time tracking app with multiple platforms and report features, there aren’t many. I tried a couple of them and some were good at one thing, but not all. That’s where Toggl comes in. I’ve been using it for the past couple of weeks to track my time spent writing articles here at Guiding Tech and sessions at my web development class. Note: I mainly tested Toggl for Mac, iPhone, and Chrome....

In this post, we decided to explore these cool PicsArt techniques. Let’s see what tricks this tool has got up its sleeves. 1. Add Multiple Effects PicsArt comes loaded with a bunch of cool effects. You can change the entire look of your image by adding an effect. To enhance your images further, you can even apply multiple filters. To do so, open the image in PicsArt, tap the Effects option and apply the first filter of your choice....

So many of us use WhatsApp daily but we don’t understand the app completely – how it handles data, how we can be secure, how to block spam and marketing contacts and how to keep our conversations safe and backed up. If you’re a frequent WhatsApp user, these are the things you should know. Don’t worry though, I’ve got you covered. Here are the top 10 WhatsApp tips you should know about....

With the introduction of Windows 10, Microsoft announced a brand-new Project Spartan — Microsoft Edge browser. The browser was based on Microsoft’s EdgeHTML rendering engine. Due to a different web-rendering engine, the Edge browser never received much interest among the developers. Microsoft Edge lacked long-list of extension support and often some popular sites didn’t work well with the default Windows 10 browser. Microsoft finally gave in and announced the Chromium-based Edge browser....

The Terminal on macOS can be extremely useful in tweaking the performance of your Mac. Now it entirely depends on what you want to achieve. In case you have been dreading to use it, you can always get comfortable by using simpler tricks. Here are the top 11 terminal command tricks to try on your Mac. 1. Open Folders One of the coolest ways to get familiar with the Terminal is to use it to open files and folders....

The Outlook users’ problems range from not getting notifications to receiving notifications without badges or sound. Some iPhone users do not see a preview of the message. Let’s check the solutions. 1. Restart Phone Before you start trying other solutions, we would suggest you restart your phone. Often, this simple solution fixes all the notification woes. 2. Update Outlook App Another simple solution that you should try is to update the Outlook app....

After a while, though, the contents of the text(s) may miraculously reappear. If you have experienced this and wondered why it happened, the next paragraphs would demystify the whole occurrence. Also, we will walk you through some ways to fix this error and view the content of such hidden texts. Let’s get right to it. What Causes This Error Well, a little back story. End-To-End Encryption One of the reasons why over a billion people use WhatsApp monthly is because the instant messaging platform is very secure....

There are three ways you can go around with it. You can use the native method to create a timeline in Google Slides. Or, you can make use of the Add-ons if you want to push up things by a few notches. So, without further delay, let’s see how to create a timeline in Google Slides. 1. Create Timelines in Slides Using Templates Google Slides bundles a slew of templates that’ll easily help you pick one to get started....

Father’s day is around the corner. If your father loves fishing, long drives, and camping in the wild, Father’s Day is the perfect time to get him a cool portable solar generator from Bluetti. These solar generators provide clean and green energy, and help drive essential electronic items like fridges, laptops, fans, and coffee machines. More importantly, these solar generators are the perfect backup during long and sudden power cuts....

If you’re a pro user, you might have experienced the same. If this were the Web 2.0 days of yore, I’d be telling you to use Delicious or Xmarks. They don’t exist anymore. But their spirit – cross-platform bookmark manager with powerful features – lives on. And if you’re ready to up your bookmarks game, I’ve got some great suggestions for you. 1. Pinboard The first time I really gave Pinboard a shot was when I read about it on The Sweet Setup....

With bezel-less displays swiftly turning into the new norm, phones today have become more delicate. Hence, a durable case should be one of the first investments that one should make after buying a new phone. In this post today, we have lined up some of the best cases for the Samsung Galaxy M20. Take a look. 1. Casotec Premium Leather Finish Case The case doesn’t have button covers, which is a good thing....

MacBook Pro vertical stands also have extra slots to keep another laptop, iPad, phone, or other accessories. It’s a must-have accessory for your desk. Don’t confuse a standard laptop stand and a vertical one. While a standard MacBook Pro stand helps give a better view and typing experience, vertical stands come in handy when the laptop lid is closed and connected to an external monitor. 1. Vaydeer Vertical Stand Vaydeer vertical stand comes in three configurations....

Cyberbullying is a thing on Instagram. Thankfully, the platform offers a few different ways to remove unwanted followers from your profile. We’ll discuss all of them and more. So, let’s get started. 1. Manually Remove Followers on Instagram If you already know the usernames of the accounts you no longer wish to be followed by, here’s the easiest way to remove followers on Instagram. Step 1: Launch the Instagram app on your Android or iPhone....

If Discord is interrupting you with a similar error message, fret not. In this post, we’ve put together some of the best troubleshooting tips that’ll help fix the JavaScript errors on Discord. So, let’s begin. 1. Terminate Discord Processes Start by restarting the Discord app. You may have tried this already, but you must kill all Discord services running in the background while restarting Discord. Step 1: Right-click on the Start menu and select Task Manager from the list....

To make things easier for you, we’ve compiled a list of the best games you should check out this month. The list contains game titles which have been a success on PC as well as those based on popular movies and actors. Here are the seven best Android games you should give a try this month. Nonstop Chuck Norris As the name suggests, Nonstop Chuck Norris is a game based on the on-screen antics and legend of Hollywood superstar — Chuck Norris....

As advanced as they are, they are still web apps. Which means they require an active internet connection and all of their data is saved on a server far away and is not accessible from your local machine. Which also means you can’t run data heavy tasks through web apps. Chrome Packaged Apps were developed to tackle this exact problem. What Are Chrome Packaged Apps? Chrome Packaged Apps are:...

If you are a frequent Guiding Tech reader, you must already know that we do regular roundups of instant cameras, mobile printers, and security cameras, among others. So, if you are in the market looking for some cool instant cameras for kids in 2020, here are our recommendations. But before that, Here are the best home secu­ri­ty cam­eras with local storageFujifilm Instax Mini 11 vs. Mini 9: Should you upgrade...

Microsoft OneNote is the veteran note-taking apps available through the Office productivity suite. With changing times, it’s good to see Microsoft adopting and improving OneNote with more features and cross-platform availability. OneNote’s user selling point has been its unique note organization approach. Unlike rivals such as Evernote and Bear Notes, OneNote doesn’t rely on tags to find/organize notes in the app. OneNote mimics the traditional notebook-style in the software. You can create a notebook in OneNote, add different sections in it and use pages to add notes....

But at the end of the day, the Note 9’s S Pen is not merely for jotting down notes on the lock screen or for clicking pictures. It can do a lot more, and it does so without breaking a sweat. In this post today, we will show you how to explore all the features of the Galaxy Note 9’s S Pen with these nifty tips and tricks. 1. Customize the Camera Shortcuts One of the most convenient S Pen features is that it can click photos at the touch of the button....