Having said that, there are third party tools available that could help you get a custom logon background. Windows 7 Logon Screen Rotator is one such tool. As the name implies, it lets you rotate your Windows 7 logon screen with the images of your choice. It’s a portable tool and doesn’t require installation. You can download the zip file, extract it and run the LogonScreenRotator.exe file. A screen will appear as shown in the screenshot below....

Luckily, in my search I stumbled across NexusFont, a piece of software that organizes fonts on your Windows PC. A brief reflection: Windows is surprisingly scarce on font management software! I’m a bit surprised, especially considering how some designers are giving Windows a whirl these days. Upon first starting, NexusFont scans your computer for installed fonts. You have the ability to search through these for a specific font that you want to use....

But the thing with browser extensions remains – one is always looking for the next best thing especially when productivity is involved. So, here we are pulling out Memo Notepad, a relatively new kid on the block for a tryout with notes. If you have used Quick Note before, you will appreciate the same simplicity in Memo Notepad. Side by side there’s very little to separate them. You need to give the extension an email address before you install the notepad tool in your browser....

Whether it’s stock Android or Samsung’s OneUI, people will always find something or the other missing. That’s where the role of a third-party launcher comes to life. Even you might have heard of reviewers suggesting slapping an X or Y launcher on the device from the day one if you are not the fan of default aesthetics and options. And in this post, we are comparing two of the most critically acclaimed Android launchers: Microsoft launcher and OnePlus launcher....

Flow by Microsoft and IFTTT allow us to set actions to be carried out with compatible apps based on certain conditions. From receiving text messages when someone important sends you an email or turning on your smart lighting system at a certain time, these two apps aim to allow us to work smarter by automating monotonous tasks with the aim of allowing us to ultimately achieve more. Flow Since Flow is the newcomer to the automation scene we will start with it first....

Xiaomi recently launched a new, lightweight browser known as Mint Browser to compete with Chrome. One may think that due to the lightweight nature of the app, it must be missing some features. Is it true? Let’s find out by comparing it to the most popular browser out there — Google Chrome. Size Matters Touted as a super light browser, Mint Browser weights just around 10MB while its counterpart goes up to 45-50MB....

The device is reportedly going to be launched in late February or early March at the Mobile World Congress 2017 and will be launched in two variants — a 2GB and 3GB for Rs 9,999 and 12,999, respectively. Nokia has lived a riches to rags story as a global market leader in the mobile phone segment and is now all set to capture the market again with its new partnership....

Cool Free Games Lately, as gaming piracy increases, major game companies have started to follow a new preventative business model. Currently implemented on many Android games, this model provides players with the possibility of playing games for free, while charging extra for power-ups and additional options. However, since these games are playable without the extra purchases, they still qualify as “free” (except for in the EU). If the player wants to advance quickly, he can always pay and gain an advantage over other players....

A major part of Android users rarely get their hands dirty with any of the above. But there are some tweaks in Android that really are worth it. The ones you pressure your technically challenged friends into or just do it for them yourselves. I’m talking about the Swiftkeys and Muzeis of the Android world. QuickClick is one such app. It will take some time to set up but you’ll reap the benefits for weeks and months to come....

And the same is true of the Anker PowerPort Wireless 10 charging pad. This Qi-certified charger is capable of fast charging and is almost in the same price bracket. Also, both have nearly the same structure. Hence, it only makes sense to pit both the RAVPower Fast Charge and the Anker PowerPort Wireless 10 charging pad to see which one is better suited for your needs. Let the game begin....

Then came the era of cloud services, enabling teams to work on single instances of documents on single platforms. Maintaining versions was still not so easy. However, if you are a MS Office suite user, you will be glad to learn how you can recover and restore older versions if your work is synchronized with OneDrive. Cool Tip: Here’s how you can configure autosave MS Office documents to save on OneDrive instead of the local device....

Samsung has been offering a Notes app right from its first Android phone. Google caught up with Keep eventually. Now the question is, should you use a Google app or one from Samsung’s own garage? We shall answer this question by comparing the two notes app — Samsung Notes and Google Keep. Let’s get started. Organization Even though I use Google Keep, I’m not too fond of it. Primarily because it doesn’t offer folders....

So today I am going to show you how to convert ISO file to a compressed CSO file and run it on your PSP. Please note that the trick works only for a PSP ISO file. Converting ISO to CSO After you have copied the ISO from the UMD disks you legally own, download and run CISO XP – ISO to CSO tool on your computer. The tool is very simple to use....

On the other hand, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 435 has proved its mettle and offers commendable performance without being too heavy for your pocket. The same applies to the Snapdragon 430 SoC which is basically same as the SD 435 but with an inferior 4G modem. However, both the chipsets are still relevant despite being around for more than a year. Today, we have stacked up the Snapdragon 450 against Snapdragon 435 to see how much improvements Qualcomm was able to make in a span of one and a half years....

Today’s expense apps aren’t just limited to adding expenses and income. They have become the ultimate finance tool with bank integration, detailed breakdown of expenses, multiple export support, and platform flexibility. Choosing a perfect app is a crucial process as it’s a head-scratcher to transfer data from one app to another. In this post, we will be covering two of the most successful and popular finance apps, Spendee and Wally....

Well, there is nothing geeky in playing with those options, yet, we will feature an extension today that will help you take full advantage of the about:config preferences in a more user friendly way. Tab Mix Plus is what we are talking about and some of the major capabilities in it are changing link behavior, tab configurations, menu options and session management. Let us check them out. Configure How Links Behave Most of us like to open links in a new tab when we click on them....

But on Android, I found the mere process of searching for torrents almost impossible. Because ads. And these are no normal pop-up ads where you can just close the tab and be done with. No, these are way more sinister. I found pop-ups that told me my phone needed to be cleaned/scanned. And they loaded over the current torrent website. That means I just lost the page I was in....

This means that if you want to change something fundamental about OS X – the way it looks for instance, you have to go deep. Thanks to the wonderful Mac community and passionate developers, it is possible. Let’s find out how. Turn The Menu bar Black It might seem simple but this is one of the biggest aesthetic upgrade you can make to your OS X homescreen. Especially if you have a Macbook Pro, the black menu bar really blends in with the black bezels....

Firefox is slow. But even that’s an understatement to how badly it runs on a netbook (I’ve been playing around with one lately). One of the main uses of netbooks is web browsing, one of the few things which the underpowered netbook processors are able to do without hiccups. But not with Firefox. As usual, it’ll take an incredible amount of time to start up. It works fine as long as you have five or less tabs open, but add a couple of more and it starts to stutter....

With such a great camera on your hands, it’s apparent that you’d want to get the most out of it. If only capturing moments was as easy as clicking on the shutter button and ending up with picture-perfect frames … sigh. Usually, that’s not the case. In reality, we have to tweak the settings and dabble with the hidden features to come up with those perfect shots. Exactly why we’ve got the top twelve Samsung Galaxy Note 9 camera tips, tricks and hidden settings for you, that are worth checking out....