Now, after I got my hands on all the pictures, I used to download them to my hard disk and upload them again on Facebook and Picasa for sharing. Clearly I was wasting my bandwidth and time, and that persuaded me to look for alternate web services that could automate the task for me. pi.pe (That’s how they like to write their name) is one such great web service which helped me with the task at hand....
Running an old or buggy Instagram app version, an outdated or incompatible operating system, oe Instagram server issues are some of the factors responsible for the social network’s app crashing on your iPhone. We have figured out a few methods below to get your Instagram back to normal. 1. Close Other Apps If your iPhone’s Instagram app keeps crashing after opening it, that could happen because your device’s RAM might be falling short on keeping all the open apps running....
Android uses a much smarter way. In an app, the user just needs to look for the share button, tap on it and select the app he wants to share the photo with. The Android ecosystem takes care of everything else. When you access the share menu on your Android smartphone, you see a list of apps that support intra-app sharing. The list keeps on increasing as you install more apps that support the function, and most of them we tend to never use....
Today we are going to see how we can tweak the Android Notification Bar or the Status Bar and make it look prettier using custom themes. Omega StatusBar is a nifty app that makes it possible to add a personal touch to the Android notification bar without rooting the phone. So let’s see how to use the app. Customizing Android Notification Bar Step 1: Download and install Omega StatusBar on your device from the Play Store....
Now, since we can not really control the pollution levels because most of these pollutants released in the air are due to vehicular emissions, construction sites and festivities like Diwali. We still can avoid being harmed by the particulate matter in our air by using air masks. Air masks come in several specifications and sport a different brand and price tag each. You might have seen people wearing surgical masks to counter pollution, but those aren’t really helpful as they’re meant to help contain the wearer’s bacteria and viruses from getting out, not the other way around....
played games like FreeCell, Hearts and Solitaire. And since these were deactivated, there was more fun in playing them. I used to activate the service and enjoy the 3 hour session (I was caught often and suspended for that too, but you know how it is when we’re in college). Now, while the college had those usual rules for prohibiting playing games, they didn’t block them. In fact, these games (and some other such features) are turned off by default in some editions of Windows 7....
Additionally, the new app brings some great new features to Facebook Events that would have been difficult to squeeze into the main app. If you’re an Evite user, there has never been a better time to check out Facebook as a sensible alternative. Choose Your Interests Right off the bat, Facebook’s Events app wants me to sign in with Facebook and for the first time choose my interests. Events already shapes what you see in a way that Facebook doesn’t....
If this happens, then the Spotlight app is broken on your iPhone or iPad, and you actually need to enter the entire name of an app for it to come up in the search suggestion. But, in some instances, even that doesn’t work. It’s infuriating, but let’s take a look as to why this happens in the first place. On iOS 11, Spotlight sports the ability to scan within apps....
Important note: There’s a cool giveaway at the end of this post so make sure you don’t leave reading the post midway. 🙂 Whatsoever guarantee they may give, there are certain vulnerabilities your data is exposed to with so many trespassers peeping into the network. As a computer user we tend to take measures like encrypting data for security. Unfortunately, we seem to have no choice but to trust the service provider when our data lies in the cloud....
Usually, Google Drive will keep all your files and folders in perfect harmony. Once in a blue moon, it may struggle to work as intended. For instance, while you are uploading or sharing files, they don’t seem to appear on your computer. Let me help you troubleshoot Google Drive’s sync error. 1. Pause It Some users have reported that pausing Backup and Sync and restarting it helped them fix the problem....
You can start with flight search from the Google search page itself. Put in a query and you will see the Flights link on the left of the page. That takes you into the dedicated Google Flights page. Of course you can directly reach there too by entering the URL. The various options available are pretty self-explanatory. You can make most of them out from the screenshot below. But to catch just the right flight and also save money in the process, you have to tinker around with the filters available on Google Flights Search....
Password Security and Two-Factor Authentication We’ve covered how to setup two-step aka two-factor authentication or 2FA before in this post. The purpose of an audit is to make sure it works properly. If you use your Dropbox password on other websites, now is the time to change it. If you keep important stuff in Dropbox (like your 1Password database), change your password if it’s been more than six months. Regularly changing your password keeps your information secure in case of a breach....
The company has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16257 and Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15237 to Insiders in the Fast ring. To be able to use the feature, a compatible eye tracker is required. Microsoft aims to empower people with disabilities, helping them operate the Windows 10 PC with just their eyes and the current test update is meant to improve the final product experience. “The experience requires a compatible eye tracker, which unlocks access to the Windows operating system to be able to do the tasks one could previously accomplish with a physical mouse and keyboard,” the company stated....
The Snapdragon 660 is one of powerful mid-range processors and one of the closest contenders to the Kirin 710. Also, in the upcoming months, these two octa-core processors will be seen in plenty of new mid-range smartphones. Hence, it only seems fair that we pit them against each other and see which one of these two is the better processor. Specifications That Matter Performance Improvement and Efficiency One of the fundamental differences between the two chipsets is their fabrication node....
The one word that has probably been synonymous with Windows desktop customization all these years is Rainmeter. For those who’ve never tried it, let’s quickly dive into what it is and how to make use of it. What is Rainmeter? Rainmeter is a desktop customization tool through which you can create and apply various customizable skins to your desktop. Skins for hardware monitors, clock, weather forecast, RSS Feeds and more....
headers and footers in MS Office, don’t we? Well, it is one of the best ways to make some object, text or graphic appear on every page of a document. Say for example, you are creating a document for your client and you wish to have the company name, logo, etc. printed on every page of the hard copy. There is nothing better than this feature to do that. You can vary things like page number, section-based header and footer, even-odd page sequences and a lot more....
Whether it is for business or just catching up with friends, Skype has been around since 2003. Thankfully , the process of setting up a Skype Meeting to Outlook is easy and doesn’t require much time. So, let’s get going. How to Add Skype Meeting to Outlook Meeting Step 1: Before you add a Skype meeting to Outlook, you must check if your Outlook already has the said add-in. To do so, click on File > Options, and select Add-ins from the menu....
However, I don’t want to ditch dark mode in Chrome just because of that. That’s why learning to always launch Chrome in Incognito mode can be so useful. That reduces the chances of forgetting to get to Incognito mode once you’ve opened the browser. But how do you do that? If you are willing to spend a couple of minutes, you can easily create a shortcut that lets you easily open Chrome in Incognito mode....
I find advertisements very annoying and I’m sure you can also resonate with me on that thought. If you do, then here I have figured out a number of ways in which you can get some respite from advertisements while using your mobile. I said some respite because as we are finding out newer ways to bypass advertisements, companies and advertisers are making things tougher for all by forcing them on to us....
On Windows 10, iCloud Drive doesn’t let you have any say as to where it downloads and syncs your files. It uses the primary partition on your PC by default. So unless you have lots of free disk space to play around with, this poses an obvious issue. Digging through the various iCloud settings won’t help you out either. Well, I tried. But don’t worry. You can ‘trick’ iCloud Drive into using another location in Windows 10....
