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Before you go ahead and start creating a custom email address on iPhone, let us remind you that Hide My Email feature is available only for iCloud+ subscribers. You need to pay for at least the entry-level iCloud plan to enjoy the benefit. Also, the functionality is available on iOS 15 or higher. Apple has released the latest iOS 15 to all the compatible iPhone models on September 20. If you are still stuck on iOS 14, it’s time to upgrade to iOS 15 from the Settings > General > Software update menu....

Now, when there is an appointment, there has to be a date and time associated with it. What bothers me with this field is, not all appointments require a schedule on absolute dates. Sometimes, we have to work with referential dates. For example, a week from today or something like 2nd Tuesday in August. What do you do in such scenarios? Probably, you navigate through the calendar, find out the exact date and then make a choice....

I know that this is usually considered the “price” of buying a Samsung phone. You get an awesome screen, a great camera, now a metallic body but you have to live with the bloat. Power users usually root and install a custom ROM but that’s too much of a hassle for most users. And if you’re using something like Note5, installing a custom ROM means losing on important features like notetaking with S Pen and annotated screenshots....

With Caller ID you can see a caller’s phone number on your phone whenever you receive a call. Of course, when you are the one making a phone call, the other party will also be able to see your phone number displayed on their screen. There are occasions however, when to protect your privacy or other reasons, you would prefer to keep your phone number hidden from the screen of the ones you are calling....

But downloading through the tool means you can’t use your favorite download manager and obviously it will not work on other OSes. There is a workaround where some source code trickery enables you to download the ISO from the browser but that’s just too many steps. We always strive for simpler solutions and so we have got one for this too Let’s see what it is. The Easier Way When you do a Google search for Windows X ISO, the top result is generally from Microsoft followed by some how-tos and torrent links....

Contrary to popular belief, image-editing doesn’t always mean Photoshop. For all the simple souls out there, Microsoft Word 2016 can come in handy if you want to give a makeover to your pictures on PC. Yes, you heard me right! The MS Word 2016 sports a wide array of image-editing tools that can truly make any image social-media ready. Here’s how it’s done. Step 1: Insert the Picture Start by clicking on Insert > Pictures and choose the image of your choice....

I don’t know about the latter part, but I do know about the former. Yes, you can effectively and easily research your topic on Android just like you would do it on PC. Let’s see how you can do it. How to Effectively Research a Topic on Android A web browser is an integral part of the research. You can search, sort, and extract content according to your liking. Now, you can do the same thing on your Android Smartphone with the new task based browser – Tangram Browser....

If you are typing in Word by conventional standards, having to not worry about your capitalization can be great. However, if what you are typing requires unconventional punctuation or structuring, for example, a poem, auto-capitalization can get in the way. The good thing is that with most Microsoft Word features, users can determine if they want to enable or disable them. You can update your settings if your Microsoft Word app does not automatically capitalize text when it should....

So the other day, I was troubleshooting an issue on my friend’s PC using TeamViewer. And much to my annoyance, I realized that there was no sound coming from the other side. If it was an issue that didn’t require audio, I would have gladly let it go. But as luck would have it, it was a VLC-related issue for which explicitly needed audio. In situations such as these, the sound settings are the usual culprits....

Microsoft Edge Chromium’s dark mode extends beyond the dark theme present in the non-Chromium version of the browser. As long as websites feature built-in support for a darker color scheme, it will render them in dark mode as well. Let’s check out how to activate and use this functionality. Turn on Dark Mode in Microsoft Edge Chromium Whether you use Windows or macOS, Microsoft Edge Chromium’s dark mode functionality works the same on both platforms....

How To Setup Your Mobile In Google Calendar Go to Google Calendar settings. Click on Settings –> Calendar settings. Click on Mobile Setup tab. In the mobile setup page, select your country from the drop down and enter your mobile number. Click on “Send Verification Code” button. Your mobile phone will receive an SMS having the verification code. Enter the code in the box given on the mobile setup page and click on “Finish setup”....

Whether you want to listen to the full track on repeat mode or use the same track to create your video, you need to identify the song first. We are here to help. Let’s begin. 1. Shazam Shazam is a music recognition app that works on Android and iOS. It also integrates directly with Siri and Assistant. Just download the app, create a free account, and set it up. Play that cool TikTok video on loudspeaker or another smartphone, and fire up Shazam to identify the song used in the video....

Thankfully, Apple is cracking down on the creepy websites that track your behavior whether you click on their site or not. Besides that, Apple’s latest version of Safari incorporates the Intelligent Tracking Protection 2.0, which scrutinizes and wards off third-party as well as first-party cookies with a potential of tracking your browsing activities. That’s why Safari may throw errors while opening a suspicious or improperly designed page. If you have been facing the “Can’t Establish Secure Connection” error with your frequently visited sites, then you are not alone....

While a simple restart of the PC or laptop fixes the problem most of the time, it’s not a guaranteed fix. However, if you are stuck with your Windows 10 PC’s file explorer not responding, we have compiled a few fixes to repair the issue. Let’s get started, shall we? 1. Restart Windows Explorer One of the first things that you can do is restart the Explorer. If it’s a simple issue of corrupted cache files, the odds are that it will solve your issue....

What if you approached life’s challenges from the point of view that you are working you way through a video game. Instead of viewing life’s obstacles as challenges, what if you viewed them as missions or quests to be completed. Superbetter is a game which help us to view our challenges from a different angle in order to cope with and even overcome them. How it Works We will focus on the Superbetter website in preference over the Android and iOS apps since the website is the most general offering with the most functionality....

That means you lose all the aero and transparent glass effects which consume power. That’s fine provided the effects return when you plug in the power source. Now, this is where the problem arises. A lot of times the computer fails to restore the aero effects and it stays with the basic color scheme even when it’s not in the power saver mode anymore. The problem can be resolved by restarting the system, but there’s a more convenient method available....

In the mid-2000s, Firefox became a largely popular browser thanks to it’s slow and laggy alternative, Internet Explorer. However, Firefox started to lose its reign with the arrival of Google’s Chrome in 2008. Since then, Chrome has dominated the desktop browser space. However, with Quantum, Firefox intends to take on Google and make a comeback. Firefox claims that Quantum is twice as fast as Firefox was six months ago and uses 30% less memory than the Chrome....

You can’t browse through the videos without the navigation process getting on your nerves. Plus, the option to cast from the phone is conveniently missing. In a nutshell, it left a lot to be desired. Well, if you ask me, this was not what we all signed up for when we got the Fire TV Stick. My research led me to a neat workaround using the ES File Explorer File Manager app....

Typically, one would think that this privilege should be with the organizer of the group video call only. It kind of is but things work slightly differently in Microsoft Teams. What does that mean? Well, find the answer here where you will get to know how to stop someone from removing you in Microsoft Teams. Note: You can use the below-mentioned guide to stop people from muting others in Microsoft Teams as well....

At times surveyors can get inundated with responses, especially if you have posted the link on a social media platform like Instagram or Twitter. And analyzing and going through all the answers can be a taxing affair, especially if it’s a time-bound survey. So, if you’re looking for ways to limit responses on Google Forms, you’ve come to the right place. In this post today, we will explore three methods....