However, the feature isn’t without its downsides. Taking criticism can be a hard pill to swallow, not to mention the various vulgar and inflammatory attacks that can result from gung-ho Tumblr users. But there’s no option to completely deactivate the feature should the occasion arise, which kinda sucks. Tumblr does allow you to at least manage who can reply to your posts to a certain degree, though. While that’s not as good as completely disabling the feature, it still offers a massive degree of flexibility....

There’s a lot more you can get out of your PS Vita if you take the time to do some work. For example, one of the things that the PS Vita is best suited for is watching movies and shows. This is especially true if you have a first generation PS Vita, since those models boast an amazing OLED screen where colors just pop beautifully. Unfortunately, not all videos run out of the box, but if you know how to convert/encode them properly, you can enjoy a great multimedia experience on your gaming device....

It is great that these operating systems have considered our security (and privacy) to this extent. Unfortunately there is a possibility that these permissions can be used against you for malicious purposes. Certain apps may indeed be spying on you and collecting your information against your will, among other malicious activities. There are steps that you can take to mitigate against this possibility however. These are what we will be exploring in the context of both iOS and Android....

Well if you also experienced something similar to this, don’t panic, no spirit possessed your PC. Chances are you might be a TeamViewer user and one of the several affected ones due to widespread hacking of TeamViewer accounts. Majority of the users reported few days ago but some users also claimed experiencing such an attack as far as six months back. But even after the numerous reports, TeamViewer was adamant on not admitting it got hacked and instead blamed user’s poor password choices....

Being in this digital age means that in many cases, books aren’t those bulky things that you have to lug around. E-books are the name of the game these days, and they can be opened on a wide range of devices from computers to phones. Luckily, libraries are embracing the digital realm as well and you’ll increasingly find them providing access to digital content. One of the ways this is facilitated is through the 3M cloudLibrary app....

If you are not careful, you might end up with dozens of sticker packs on WhatsApp. In that case, finding the relevant sticker during a conversation can be a tiring experience. Let’s remove some unnecessary stickers packs from WhatsApp, shall we? WhatsApp for iPhone and iPad WhatsApp follows the OS guidelines on each platform. Meaning, the iPhone and Android apps use a different interface. First, we will talk about the iPhone app and then move to the WhatsApp Android app....

It’s a great service except for one issue. By default Firefox’s address bar is connected with Google search and hence you could directly type a query and press enter to get the search results in Google. Now, OpenDNS automatically replaces this with its own search engine. I came to know only when I conducted a search in my Firefox address bar. Going back to Google as your default engine isn’t difficult....

There are a few scenarios here. Let’s say you deleted the game folder from File Explorer just like any other file/folder on your computer. There is also a way to delete games from the Steam client itself. Either way, there are a few ways to restore that Steam game without downloading everything again. Let’s begin. 1. Restore Deleted Steam Game Folder from Trash Let’s assume that you’ve merely deleted the games folder and it still sits in your computer’s Recycle Bin....

Depending on how much time you spend on the computer, all these passwords will quickly add up. You could have hundreds of different passwords to store. If you’re working on a project with someone or perhaps on vacation for a few weeks and want someone to check in on your services, it’s unrealistic to have to fully expose yourself. Dashlane has a built-in feature for sharing passwords with friends and family in a way that’s super secure and keeps you completely in control....

You show the Live Photos you’ve taken with your friends who don’t have an iPhone 6s yet. They’re amazed, as mine were. They ask you to send the photos to them. Uh oh… that’s where things get a little complicated. Since Live Photos require 3D Touch to view and 3D Touch is only available on the iPhone 6s, can only 6s users experience Live Photos? Erm, yes and no....

Now, sending and receiving money is as simple as sending a message on WhatsApp. However, you’ll first need to get this feature and set it up. WhatsApp started rolling out this feature sometime last week using the beta app, though the chatter for this feature is quite old now. It will make way for more and more users on both Android as well as iOS in the coming days. However, as with any new and exciting feature, WhatsApp has not made anything easy this time as well....

Do Not Disturb , of which we’ve already written a bit before and which also allows you to use a small workaround to have your iPhone alert you only when certain contacts call you. Let’s take a better look at how to do this on your iPhone running iOS 6. Creating a Custom Contacts Group The first step in this workaround is to create a custom group of only the contacts you want to receive calls from....

You can copy the file to your portable device, which will take considerable time and interrupt your movie. Another option is to share the file on Windows and then access it on Android (Check out our guide if you are wondering how that’s done). This second option might take less time than the former, but again, you would have to pinpoint the exact time you paused the movie, and all these extra tasks break the fun in enjoying the coffee....

For the unaware, tiling an image means to make a repeating pattern from a picture. The picture that is to be tiled is smaller as compared to the bigger image. There are two ways to make a seamless pattern in GIMP. One is using the native Tile feature and the latter takes the help of the Offset and Tile for a more realistic approach. Let’s check them both to tile an image....

Switching from Android to Android phone can be painless as you are probably using the same Gmail ID to sync notes, tasks, contacts, and apps. When switching from Android to iPhone, you need to use relevant tools to make the transition as smooth as possible. In this post, we will talk about easy ways to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone. We will also mention adding Outlook contacts to iPhone....

However, not everyone is blessed with stable connectivity, and many users often complain about unsuccessful update attempts. That led me down the rabbit hole to discover many users wondering if it was possible to install these updates on Windows 10 PC in an offline mode. So I’m addressing that today along with the recommendations for the particular updates that you should install offline. Which Windows Updates to Install For the most part, your computer will continue to function as it is even if you don’t install any updates....

The Uplet app for Mac not only allows you to upload your photos to Instagram from a Mac, but you can upload multiple photos at once — without having to combine them in a collage. Since Instagram doesn’t support photo albums, the photos will just show up one by one in your friends’ feeds and on your profile. But Uplet works well and it doesn’t cost too much, so here’s what you need to do....

Inspired by the success of Motion Stills, these apps test experimental technologies such as object recognition, person segmentation, stylization algorithms, efficient image encoding, and decoding technologies. Let’s check out how to use Storyboard and Selfissmo photo apps for Android phones. 1. Storyboard Storyboard is a nifty Google app that transforms videos into single-page comic layouts. The app will automatically turn any uploaded video into frames of comic strips. Google says, it can produce up to 1....

There are many paid and free services to track a lost smartphone with the help of built-in GPS. A laptop on the other hand usually does not come with a GPS tracking device and hence it can be difficult to trace one. To increase your chances of recovering a lost laptop, a company called Timeon Technologies has come up with a great tool called LockItTight. LockItTight is a free tool for Windows that lets you track your laptop by giving you precise location of your device and by monitoring what’s going on in your computer....

One such app is Mi Drop by Xiaomi. Yes, the popular smartphone brand Xiaomi. If you are a newbie to Mi Drop or you have been using Mi Drop for a while now and are wondering how to use Mi Drop on a Windows PC, you are in luck. Today, in this post, we will tell you how to use Mi Drop to transfer files from Android to PC....