We love VLC: Which is why we decided to write an eBook about it. You can read it online here. From the outside, VLC can seem pretty basic. Truthfully, there are competing media players that have many more features. But luckily, it looks like VLC has taken notice of the matter and is trying to integrate some awesome new functionality. Chromecast support is rumored to be arriving sometime this year!...

This post covers the meaning of Conversation categories, how to enable or disable them, and how to create, rename, and delete categories. By the end of the post, you will have become a champ in handling conversation categories on your Samsung phones. Let’s get started. What Is Meant by Conversation Categories in Samsung Messages Conversation Categories offer an easy way to organize your text messages in different folders. Traditionally, all the messages would appear in the same folder....

Say goodbye to emailing or messaging files to yourself to make them available on your secondary Android phone. You can use Nearby Sharing for that. Whether you want to share files between your phones or someone else’s, Nearby Sharing will work for phones kept nearby. Without making you more excited, let’s jump into the world of the Nearby Share feature on Android. What Is Nearby Share on Android If you have used AirDrop service on Apple, you must have a slight idea about Nearby Share....

Now, if you want you can hide the reading pane and the calendar pane in want of more space and detailed view of the message pane. Then, there is a third variant where you can keep all panes intact, yet gain little extra space by switching to the compact view. In this case the folders pane is contracted to a narrow strip. We will see today how to do that and how to make full use of the compact view....

To some, it might sound like just another thing to remember, but this is different than your usual password. Let’s take a look at what PIN is, how is it any different from a password, and why should you use one. Let’s begin. 1. Password A password is a simple alphanumeric sequence that you use to unlock your Windows 10 laptop. If you want to use a complex password, you can add special characters (@#$%) to the mix....

When I woke up and tried signing in to LastPass on Chrome, I couldn’t remember the password. Well, I’ll just recover the password I thought. Apparently, it’s only possible using a one-time recovery key stored locally, which I had already used up (I didn’t have backup OTPs, which was my mistake). I tried it from other places I had LastPass installed. Same. That was it. I was locked out. Now, I had a choice....

However, now that the iPhone has introduced bigger screen devices, it proves to be really useful for people who like to operate the device with a single hand. Assistive Touch gives a small floating icon that sits at one or the other edge of the device. Once the user touches it, a floating menu opens up that allows the user to perform certain quick actions. Why Assistive Touch for Android?...

During such conversations, I learned about a cool new way to launch applications using Launchpad. Launchpad is a new feature introduced in Mac OS X Lion. It’s an iPhone like application launcher for Mac, which makes it easier to launch applications. As there was no Mac around, I used my Android to see a webcast for Launchpad, and it was really impressive. Here, have a look. When I came home, I started searching for a similar tool for Windows, and that’s when I learned about XLaunchpad, a Launchpad like application launcher for Windows....

root your device , and now you’re ready to leave your device’s default ROM behind and discover a great custom ROM for your handset or tablet instead. You have certainly come to the right place! When it comes to rooting, flashing and installing custom ROMs, no two devices are the exact same. That said, there are some general tips and hints that should apply straight across the board. If you are ready to give installing a custom ROM a try, just remember that there are risks involved, so proceed with caution....

Having this feature is important for testing out your microphone’s volume level, the proximity to the speaker, audio quality and more. Perhaps you also just want to capture a bit more reverb. Here are two ways on the Mac to enable live monitoring for free. Download AudioMonitor AudioMonitor is a free application for OS X that lets you monitor and edit the audio input coming into your Mac. You can download it at Softpedia....

We still long for a hardbound photo book or album that will be closer to our hearts than the pixels on a screen. Google appreciates your effort to immortalize your moments of joy. That is why the tech supremo, Google, now lets to make your own Photo Book. You can now create a softcover or hardcover photo to share your moments. This wonderful feature is available in the US and Canada as of now....

MS Outlook calendar to show multiple time zones at the same time. The advantage of doing so is that you have clocks from around the globe (the ones that you have configured to show) showing against your appointments. And this in turn eases the way you refer and associate your tasks in line with your partners working from different parts of the world. While we have covered multiple ways to keep track of different time zones, we are now set to elaborate on setting up multiple time zones on Google Calendar....

Custom emoji reactions will help you make your conversations more fun and engaging. Be it reacting with fire emoji or sending a poop emoji, the new possibilities have opened up. The custom reactions were part of the Messenger update that also introduced features like chat themes, vanish mode, selfie stickers, etc. In this post, we have covered how to react with custom emojis, how to add new emojis in the panel, reset custom emojis, and Messenger emoji reactions not working....

Forgetting a password can be really annoying. You’re locked out of your account and can’t access anything unless you reset the password. While most services let you easily reset your password, changing the admin password on Windows 10 can be a bit troublesome. If you forget your Windows admin password, there’s no way to access the system. That makes resetting the password even more difficult. If you’re in such a situation right now, then you’ve come to the right place....

Sometimes, we accidentally delete the contacts from our phones. Other times, we forget that removing contacts from one device will remove it from all the connected devices. In many cases, due to incorrect sync, contacts get deleted too. Whatever the reason for contacts going missing, here’s how to recover deleted Google contacts. Wait… Check If Contacts Are Deleted Before trying to restore the contacts, make sure they are deleted. That’s because Android phones let you customize what contacts should be displayed on your phone....

While the Share Sheet on your web browser does feature the option to download PDFs to the Books app, the actual procedure can often feel confusing due to stark differences in user interfaces among browsers. Below, you are going to find out exactly how you must go about saving a PDF to the Books app on five major browsers on iOS — Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera Mini....

Skype is no longer part of the default apps package on Windows 11. Microsoft Teams is here to replace the Skype experience on Windows. The Microsoft Teams flavors the Chat. Let’s set it up. Where Is Chat in Windows 11 After you install the Windows 11 on your computer with a compatible hardware, you will notice the Chat icon right beside the Windows 11 widget menu on the taskbar. Click on it and Chat pops up to serve you with contacts suggestions....

Let’s get a better look at these important new features below. Sharing Spreadsheets Via iCloud Link With iWork for iCloud (here’s a nice read about it), Apple made it possible to create and edit documents using not just your Mac or iOS device, but also your web browser. Now, with iWork for iOS 7, you can take any Numbers spreadsheet (or iWork document) and share it via a link with anyone....

If you want, you can also perform a face swap with just about anyone in a standard photo editor. I guarantee it’ll work even better and look even more accurate, yet it’s not very time-consuming at all. All you need is some decent photo editing software like Photoshop or Pixelmator. Face Swapping For the tutorial, I found a free stock photo of three people on Imagebase. You can download it there too if you want to practice using the same image....

Google is trying to make our lives easier by showing us these things. However, some people do not like the reminders shown by Google. Primarily, because of privacy reasons and sometimes, the bill has already been paid, and yet Google sends a reminder. So if you are also not liking the bill reminder feature for Google Assistant, we will tell you how to turn it off. But before that, let’s understand how Google knows about your bills and other information....