When you are presenting a slideshow, hold down the Ctrl key and press the left mouse button. You will notice that the regular mouse pointer will disappear and a laser like dot appears on the screen. Once you see the laser pointer, you can move it across the screen to explain the viewers certain aspects of your presentation. To use mouse cursor again release the control key. That’s all. By default the color of laser pointer is red but you can change it to green and blue if it’s camouflaging with the slide background....

I like to use Apple Notes on my iPad because it works well in the split-screen mode. At the same time, I want to sync the notes to my Android phone as well. Since the Apple Notes Android app doesn’t exist, it leaves people clueless. Fortunately, you can get and view Apple Notes from your iPhone or iPad on Android using the two methods mentioned in this post. That’s possible with the help of the Google Chrome browser on Android (even Microsoft Edge will work) or with Gmail....

In such a time, for those who are concerned about their privacy, a Berlin-based artist has come out with a camouflage concept, borrowed from the animal kingdom. Adam Harvey of the HyperFace Project has come up with designs with patterns that would appear as faces to the visual software — confusing the algorithm with an overload of faces so that it isn’t able to tell which one is real. HyperFace is being developed in collaboration with Hyphen Labs NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism project....

That’s precisely what we’ve done here for you. Below you’ll find the differences between the silicone and leather cases. Almost all of these differences apply to the cases for all models of the iPhone, whether you have an iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 or any sizes and models in between. What colors do the cases come in? How do they hold up over time? Are they good for drop protection?...

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Mission to Simplify Online Life In the blog statement that LastPass released, they noted that it’s been their mission to simplify the online lives of people everywhere. And there’s nothing better than a password manager that can create, store and type your (strong) passwords for the various websites/services that you need ’em for. LastPass was a good free solution to this problem, but the paywall for multi-device was a hurdle for some folks....

Blatant egotism aside, this move by Facebook has some pros and cons. The good thing is you don’t need to jump between two apps, wait for animations to load and press the back button twice to get back to Facebook. From a user experience perspective, this is a good move. But that’s the only good thing about it. The in-app browser is controlled by Facebook. This means you don’t know which web standards it uses, or the underlying technology....

Apple imposes its WebKit rendering engine on all third-party browsers. So it’s practically impossible to gain an advantage in terms of performance over Safari. Thus to excel, Microsoft Edge really has to offer quite a lot to stand a chance against Safari. So how does it fare? Well, you are going to find out. Download Microsoft Edge User Interface and Navigation Both web browsers feature crisp user interfaces albeit with slightly different aesthetics....

The main idea of both the apps is the same — to provide seamless integration between Android and Windows PC by letting you transfer files, share notifications, and reply to messages. However, there is a huge difference between their functionalities. So let’s check out how does the Microsoft Your Phone app differs from Samsung Flow, which is an upgraded version to Samsung SideSync. Compatibility Microsoft’s Your Phone app can connect with all Android phones running Android Nougat 7....

announcement tags the latest version of Skype as 6.0 for Windows and Mac. Among few interface changes that came in, the major look out is towards its integration with Facebook and Microsoft Accounts (Live, Hotmail and Outlook). This looks like a promotional strategy to enhance user flexibility such that they can access the above mentioned profiles and contacts without navigating away from the Skype interface. But, if only it had included Yahoo messenger it would have then become the most esteemed desktop messenger (yes, a huge number of people still use it)....

Well, as you would have expected, the process isn’t that straight-forward. Over at our mobile channel GT Mobiles, GT contributor Marc has a cool post that’s a step-by-step guide to help you switch back to the older version of your iPhone (or iPad or iPod touch) app. Click on the link below to check it out. How to Downgrade an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch App to Its Previous Version The above article may contain affiliate links which help support Guiding Tech....

Ever-changing and evolving, Norton redefines what it means to be an antivirus program. I have always admired their apparent desire to push above and beyond what is expected of computer defense software, expanding their capabilities to cover the backing up of data or performance optimization. The latest version of Norton 360, an all-in-one security cum backup cum PC tuneup suite, has just been released as a free public beta to gain feedback from actual users....

As it turns out, OpenEmu for Mac, a new application, was released sometime back that takes an entirely new approach to how you can play your old game library, allowing for a more convenient and cohesive experience overall. Here’s a look at how this new application for old-school gamers works. As several other free apps out there, OpenEmu is an open source project exclusive to the Mac that actually builds upon other existing collaborations to serve as a sort of hub for all your ROM (game backups) files....

Let’s take a look at how Photos compares to its predecessor and how the new (optional) photo storage options differ from what we have today. Let’s get started. Photos vs iPhoto Speed The first thing that stands out about Photos is how fast it is when compared to iPhoto, which at least on my 2011 Macbook Air, tends to struggle quite a bit. On the other hand, browsing my content on the Photos app is certainly faster and smoother....

Over the years, I have tried many apps, and finally narrowed down to the best ones. This is where Polarr and VSCO come into the picture. Two photo editing tools available on the mobile platform that are not only powerful, but also easy to use. When it comes to app download size, Polarr outweighs with roughly 61MB while VSCO appears to arrive in a 47MB package. Download Polarr Download VSCO Let us see how these two heavyweight photo editors fare against each other, and which one you should use for your daily needs....

Mail is easily one of the most useful apps for downloading, reading and working with your email on a day-to-day basis. However, as useful as you might consider the native mail application, there is actually a lot more that you can do with it by only knowing a couple of tricks, which is exactly what we’ll show you in this post. Ready? Let’s get going. Put Your Mac to Sleep With An Email This is a really cool tip that requires a bit of advanced tinkering and creating your own Apple script (but don’t worry, we’ll explain everything here), but once you set it up, you can have your Mac go to sleep by just sending yourself an email from one of your accounts....

This is exactly the case with Puzzle and Dragons. However, this Japanese mega hit is far more than just a one track success. It is an intricate and addictive game that hides beneath simple controls and mechanics. In fact, while on the surface the game might seem like a simple puzzle, it encloses up to five different genres, making it appealing to a broad set of gamers. Let’s dig deeper into this addictive game and see why it has become such a phenomenon by taking a look at the different genres it boasts....

The antidote that brings readability back and helps save you money (and the planet) comes in the form of PrintFriendly. It is a simple web service that cleans the web page of ads, navigation and web page junk, so you save paper and ink when you print. It’s free and easy to use. There are two ways you can use PrintFriendly… Enter a URL: Copy-paste the URL into the field box on the PrintFriendly homepage....

The thing is, though the shadow copy is accessible to only the Ultimate, Business and Enterprise users, they are created in every variant of the OS, i.e in Basic or Home Premium as well. Today, we’ll show you an amazing freeware, called the ShadowExplorer, which will help you take advantage of this Windows leniency and access the shadow copy of the files irrespective of the version of Windows you are using....

If troubles are inflicting your browser and you’ve tried removing as much as you can to help identify the cause, yet have had no luck, try resetting the browser to it’s default state. We’ve listed how to do this with the top five Internet browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer (IE), Opera and Safari. Reset Chrome Settings to Its Factory Defaults To reset Chrome’s settings is to impact the following:...